I May Be a Virtual Youtuber, but I Still Go to Work - Chapter 94.1

The atmosphere in the Talk Code was tense.

However, the chat in the custom game lobby, where ten players were gathered, was anything but quiet.

The order of the Kongsadamang team was none other than Subakjeongol, the youngest of the Makgeolli Crew.

Keugemang loved teasing his younger teammates, so even in the finals, neither of them lost their wit.

– [All] Subakjeongol: Hyung, prepare to die.

– [All] Subakjeongol: I’ll show you what happens when an old man joins a kids’ tournament.

– [All] Keugemang: Aww~ You’re turning thirty next year too~ You’re an old man too~

With the two of them, boasting a combined 5 million YouTube subscribers, going at it, everyone else could only watch nervously, unable to interject. But there was someone who boldly stuck their face into the middle of these whales’ banter.

It was Magia.

– [All] Magia: LOLOL

– [All] Subakjeongol: Hey, Magia, don’t laugh!

– [All] Magia: Oh, sorry, I thought it was team chat.

– [All] Subakjeongol: Wow, that’s even more offensive?

– [All] Magia: It was a genuine mistake.

– [All] Keugemang: Good job, our niece, keep stirring!

– [All] Magia: Drrrk Drrrk

– [All] Keugemang: ?

If you were to count subscribers, Magia’s official Parallel channel, with 175,000, was almost at the very bottom among the ten gathered there.

Only slightly higher than the rookie Serena, perhaps.

Naturally, it was a strangely novel sight for the others.

However, the players of the Kongsadamang team didn’t let their guard down.

That seemingly harmless little kid was more dangerous than anyone else.

If you only counted after Signal Flare (Awakened Magia) appeared, their win rate against the Youngun team was 0%.

Before that, it had been 100%, but the situation had completely reversed.

It was a complete predator-prey reversal world.

The round score was quite close, around 7:10, but Magia’s clutch plays at every crucial moment often caused the game to explode.

Still, the Kongsadamang team, having defeated the favored Pandral team, had plenty of confidence, but they couldn’t ignore the issue of stamina.

They had gone to overtime three times yesterday, and the last set had lasted nearly 50 rounds in total, so everyone was teetering on the edge. They had barely slept due to the pressure of preparing for the finals.

Subakjeongol was trying to create a cheerful atmosphere by chatting with Keugemang because he knew that his teammates were so exhausted that they couldn’t even joke around.

But, even so, shouldn’t they burn brightly and finish strong?

It was the finals, after all.

As soon as the game preparation signal was given, Subakjeongol ended his conversation with Keugemang and started shouting loudly in the team voice chat room.

Coach Kongsadamang didn’t think there was any more advice to give, so he quietly listened to him.

“First of all, let’s not be too conscious of Magia, and let’s just do what we’ve been doing. Their team isn’t that aggressive without Magia’s clutch plays, right?

More than anything, when we played against Pandral’s team, it seemed like if someone could just mark Magia one-on-one, they could defend to some extent.”

It was Taro from the Pandral team who had locked down Magia 1:1.

He was surprisingly good at reading Magia’s mind and throwing flashes, and he managed to blind Magia quite often, so Magia seemed to hesitate a little.

[That’s true, but the problem is that we can’t block Magia like Taro. That’s been the problem since the later stages of scrims.]

[Her unorthodox plays are really overwhelming. I don’t know how many mind games she’s playing with those smokes. It’s one thing if the team is playing separately, but she sticks with you when it’s important? That’s really chaotic.]

“I agree. But we have to try to block her, there’s no other way. We’ll lose if we can’t.”

[That’s right.]

[Let’s do our best……]

Even if he said it with energy, the gloomy atmosphere didn’t seem to be recovering.

Well, what else could he do?

Subakjeongol, who played the role of the youngest member of the Makgeolli Crew, had no choice but to be funny here too.

Soon, Subakjeongol’s suppressed dialect tone burst out.

“Hey, hey, my brothers. Don’t be so down. Everything will be alright. Even if we lose, I’ll buy you delicious food.

We lost because we lacked skill, not because our teamwork was bad, right? Let’s cheer up! Fighting! Let’s go!”

On the other hand, in the Youngun team, who were preparing in a calm atmosphere, everyone burst out laughing at Youngun’s words, who hadn’t left the voice chat room yet.

“Honestly, I knew we could make it this far.”

– Ugh

– Die

– Get out

– LOLOL

-This guy still LMAO

– Let’s talk after the tournament LOL

– We need a hearing… right?

“Well, it’s not like I picked the team well or anything. I’ll hold a separate hearing about this after the tournament… those who want to come and criticize me, please do….”

– Yeah, you know it

– That’s enough

– Sigh 

“I just want to say this to you all.”

After a moment of silence, Youngun said.

“Thank you. I learned a lot again through this tournament. I don’t know if I’ll be able to be a coach again in the next tournament, but I’ll make good use of this experience and become a good coach then. 

Keugemang, thank you for faithfully following my request to reduce my ordering, even though it might have been rude.”

[It’s nothing. Hehe.]

“Bajubi, if you’re angry with me, you can hit me once at the after-party. You can kick my butt, or punch my stomach. Or even slap me.”

[……Okay.]

“Serena. You’ve suffered so much because of me. But. It’s not over yet, so please suffer a little more. Honestly, 805 points? It wasn’t a waste at all. I’d be willing to spend up to a thousand points even if we auctioned again.”

[Hahaha…. Can I hit you instead of Bajubi?]

“Next. Kamik. Thank you for silently doing your job well. As expected, Tier 1 is Tier 1. I benefited greatly from you surviving and not missing kills.”

[It’s nothing. Thank you.]

Everyone was about to explode with secondhand embarrassment in the atmosphere as if the finals were already over.

Everyone had suffered so much throughout this tournament.

Before they went straight to the finals as the first place in the round robin, everyone wondered if this was a dream.

“Lastly, Magia. Honestly, I didn’t know anything about Magia, and that made the team falter a lot. But thanks to you speaking up that one time without feeling pressured, we were able to come this far.

I felt a little sorry after I found out that you’re a working professional and that you’re doing the broadcast as part of your company work. It must have been really burdensome for you among the streamers. I’m so grateful for your courage to stand up to me back then.”

But Magia was still angry.

She was hoping for the tournament to end as soon as possible, now as before.

She had managed to relieve some stress by running wild after being unleashed, but in the end, it felt like work for company promotion rather than a tournament to enjoy, so what could she do?

She couldn’t even see the boss properly because she was preparing for the tournament, so she couldn’t help but be annoyed.

So, the venomous Magia snapped.

[To be honest, I hope I never see the coach again.]

Laughter erupted everywhere.

Serena, who had suffered the most, laughed the loudest.

– LOL

– Kyaaaaa

– She says what she wants to say!

– Savage LOL

– This is it LMAO

“No. How can you say such hurtful things!”

[If you’re going to do auctions like this next time, just don’t bid at all and build a team with all unpicked players.]

“… Oh, should I really try that?”

[Are you crazy?]

ᅳLOL

— I’m dying of laughter LOLOLOL

ᅳLOLOLOL

“Anyway. You’ll come to the after-party, right? All of our team members said they saw Magia’s face at the year-end party. I’m the only coach who hasn’t seen Magia, so I really want to meet you and apologize….”

[You should apologize to Serena, not me.]

“Anyway. I’ll see you at the after-party.”

[I’ll see if I can make it. I have a lot of work piled up because I was preparing for the tournament. I feel bad because I keep passing work on to my junior.]

“I hope you can make it. Keugemang is ruined! Fighting!!!”

*    *    *

The finals match itself was relatively close.

The first set went to overtime, with the Youngun team barely winning with a round score of 15:13.

The Youngun team was also leading in the second set with a round score of 9:7, but the Kongsadamang team was sticking with them until the end.

But.

{{ Magia >> (head) (Dragon-B) Subakjeongol}}

[Magia—!! Magia has broken through A again!!]

[Wow, really. That smoke mind game is really OP!! It’s a play that wouldn’t be easy in the pro scene, but this isn’t a pro tournament!! I think she knows that if she throws it, it’ll work half the time!!]

In the end, the fact that no one could perfectly block Magia’s unorthodox charges played a huge role.

Taro of the Pandral team, who had been marking her with insane flash accuracy, had been eliminated in the semi-finals, so the moment Magia, who had gained momentum, broke through, a hole was bound to open in the defense line.

[What was really significant just now was that the Kongsadamang team was trying to pull back and defend? But it seems like Magia has become somewhat familiar with the Kongsadamang team’s tactics. She anticipated the timing of their retreat and jumped out.]

[That’s right. Magia is now thoroughly familiar with the defensive strategies that the Kongsadamang team has learned, and she’s gleefully smashing them!]

More than anything, Magia had already broken through the Kongsadamang team’s defense line countless times.