I Became a Member of My Favorite Group! - Chapter 47

The invitation message for the Last server sent by Kang Ha-neul reached most of the top-ranked streamers on Twitch.

One of them was a male streamer known as “Ladder,” whose real name is Park Sung-il.

He’s an amateur gamer who reigns at the top of the rankings in League of Legends.

He’s also a pitiful figure, as he’s about to enlist in the military soon.

“Ah, everyone. Before we end the stream today, I have an announcement.”

• “Oh.”
• “What’s up?”
• “Something big?”
• “The stream’s running late, nice.”

“No, it’ll be quick, so don’t get your hopes up. Anyway, I got a joint broadcast proposal from Ha-neul-bom today. She suggested we play a game called Last together.”

As Sung-il explained in his usual lazy tone, the chat was flooded with question marks.

Most people here had never even heard of Last.

• “???”
• “Last?”
• “What’s that…?”
• “I’ve seen some videos, but it didn’t look that interesting.”
• “What kind of obscure game is this? Even the Twitch big shots are jumping on it… [Message deleted by moderator.]”

“Yes, I’ll say it again. Refrain from bashing other streamers. Attacking me is fine, but attacking others will get you banned immediately.”

Although there’s a chat moderator, Sung-il personally steps in when he sees something inappropriate.

So, he immediately banned the viewer who made the derogatory comment and leaned back indifferently.

• “Kya~”
• “The charisma, lol.”
• “Ladder doesn’t hold back!”
• “Heeung… Sung-il oppa…”

Basically, this chat is filled with hardcore fans who idolize Ladder’s every move.

So, even his mundane actions are met with admiration.

[‘Sung-il and Jae-jun’ has donated 5,000 won.]

• “Does Jae-jun count as another streamer? You never say anything when people bash him.”

At that moment, a donation came in.

Here, Jae-jun refers to Ladder’s real-life friend and fellow streamer, known as “Mountain Thief.”

Unlike Sung-il, who’s quiet and only gets energetic around close friends, Jae-jun is almost the complete opposite.

Sung-il often refers to him as a “beast,” and in his chat, “beast” or “that guy” always points to Jae-jun.

Even his appearance is quite intimidating, so the nickname fits perfectly.

The nickname “Mountain Thief” was even suggested based on this aspect of Jae-jun.

“Yes, he’s not a streamer; he’s a beast, so he doesn’t count. Thanks for the donation.”

• “Lolololololololol.”
• “Just… a ‘beast.’”
• “The beast’s heart, acknowledged by Ladder, lol.”
• “That guy’s a beast in League. No brain, just instincts.”

As the chat continued to roast Jae-jun as usual, Sung-il spoke up again after a brief pause.

“Anyway, I’m planning to join the joint broadcast since it’s a rare opportunity. Luckily, I know most of the participants, but I’m a bit worried because I don’t know much about the Blue LUV members.”

• “Oh.”
• “The Blue LUV members are coming too?”
• “I’ll get to see Erin-chan, nice.”
• “Oppa, take this chance to get closer to the Blue LUV members, let’s go!”

“Do you guys know who they are? I don’t.”

Sung-il is generally not well-versed in subculture stuff.

And VTubers, being a niche within that, are even more unfamiliar to him.

So, he was genuinely surprised when the chat reacted as if they knew who the Blue LUV members were.

[Mountain Thief] – I’m invited too.
[Mountain Thief] – This is great.
[Mountain Thief] – Finally, I get to meet Lulu-chan.
[Mountain Thief] – I’ll prepare my greeting today, goodbye.

Suddenly, Jae-jun appeared in the chat, and everyone greeted him warmly.

Except for one person.

“…He’s here again. Hey, do you know who the Blue LUV members are?”

[Mountain Thief] – ?
[Mountain Thief] – Are you saying you don’t know Lulu-chan, the cutest on Twitch?
[Mountain Thief] – Do you want to fight me?

“Forget it. Let’s not talk about this.”

• “Lolololololololol.”
• “Is Mountain Thief a VTuber fanboy? Lol.”
• “You can feel the sincerity, lol.”
• “Honestly, not knowing Lulu-chan is a crime, lol.”
• “Lulu-chan is the queen, lol.”
• “I didn’t watch VTubers either, but Lulu-chan is the only one I follow. She’s so cute.”

Usually, when this topic comes up, Sung-il’s chat gets flooded with comments like, “What’s that, you weeb?”

But today, for some reason, that didn’t happen.

Instead, many comments showed respect for Lulu, which piqued Sung-il’s interest.

“She must be really popular. Does she have a YouTube channel? I want to see what she’s like.”

• “Yeah, she does. Go check it out.”
• “Search for Blue LUV, not just Lulu.”
• “No, not that one.”
• “Oppa, are you finally walking the path of a VTuber fanboy?”

“No, what VTuber fanboy? I’m just curious about who she is.”

Sung-il was certain he’d never be interested in VTubers.

He’s just not into subculture stuff, whether it’s anime or anything else.

He’s only doing this to avoid awkwardness during the joint broadcast since he’s the only one who doesn’t know the participants.

“What’s this? It says ‘Absolutely do not watch.’”

• “Lolololololololol.”
• “It got exposed, lol.”
• “You have to watch that. It’s a must.”
• “Oppa, watch it and give us your thoughts on Lulu-chan, let’s go!”

“Oh, really? Is it fun?”

With his experience in streaming, he instinctively knew this video contained Lulu’s embarrassing moments.

But he deliberately played dumb and clicked on the video.

This happened on a stream a few days before the joint broadcast.

Today, I woke up with a pounding heart.

I was even more nervous than the day I did a joint broadcast with Chae-yoon unnie.

And for good reason—today is the day of my first external joint broadcast.

Even just looking at the names of the participants in the Last server today is overwhelming.

If I make a mistake during the stream, what kind of backlash will I face?

That’s my biggest worry.

“Unnie! Let’s do our best today!”

“Yeah, let’s do it.”

But I can’t just stay frozen with nervousness.

When the stream start time arrived, Chae-yoon unnie and I cheered each other on and went to our respective rooms.

Now I feel a little more at ease.

“Hehe, everyone play Last~. Everyone play Last~~~~~~~.”

I hummed a self-composed tune as I turned on my computer.

We’ve practiced together briefly before, but this is the first time on stream.

I’m excited to see how fun the content will be.

Once the computer booted up, I double-checked the settings just in case.

I made sure the game launched properly.

Yeah, it’s good. No issues.

Now, all I need to do is start the stream, so I pressed the red button.

The familiar stream waiting screen appeared, and viewers started trickling in.

• “Lu-ha.”
• “Hi-Lu.”
• “Lu-ha-Lu-ha.”

“Hehe, hi, everyone!”

I waved at the viewers who greeted me warmly.

I launched Last and decided to chat with the viewers while waiting for more to join.

There’s still some time before the server opens, after all.

“As I mentioned earlier, today we’ll be playing Last on a server created by our CEO! Are you all excited?”

• “Yeah!”
• “Yes!”
• “Super excited!”
• “Are we getting another Luicopath like last time?”

Among the chat messages I liked, there was one that made me feel a bit uneasy.

“Luicopath.”

Ever since the joint broadcast with Chae-yoon unnie, it seems like a strange meme has stuck to me.

“Oh, come on, it’s not a Luicopath! It was just for fun, I told you!”

• “?”
• “For fun?”
• “Sure~”
• “Here we have the excuse of the person who went berserk and smashed heads with a stone as soon as unnie died.”
• “‘Killing them isn’t enough. I have to destroy what they hold most dear.’”

Ugh, you guys just don’t let it go.

Of course, I was really upset when unnie died, but!

Do you really think I can’t tell the difference between the game and reality?

It was all just acting to make the stream more entertaining.

Hmm.

That’s right.

“Just you wait. I’m going to play this Last session without killing anyone. I’ll go full pacifist mode.”

• “Pacifist?”
• “Wow! You know Undertale!”
• “I give it three minutes before you break, lol.”
• “Hey, someone go kill a Blue LUV member in front of Lulu-chan.”

Hey, that’s mean!

How can you talk about killing our Blue LUV members?!

I’ll definitely protect them!

“Huh? It’s open!”

While I was busy arguing with the viewers, the server our CEO had set up appeared, and I quickly clicked the join button.

By the way, we’re not using Discord or anything.

In the Last server, there’s in-game voice chat if you’re close enough.

The core fun of this game is playing solo but naturally encountering others in the game.

In the process, you might kill each other, steal, or even find unexpected allies.

Isn’t that the real charm of Last?

Thud—

With a grand entrance sound, I joined the server.

After a short loading screen…

Thud—

A sound like falling into grass, and the screen changed.

I found myself on a beach somewhere.

Checking the map, I was thankfully not too far from the main farming area, the plains.

• “Good spawn location.”
• “You could build a house nearby.”
• “Seems like no one’s around.”

“Yeah. I don’t see anyone. Did they not join yet…?”

Just in case, I checked the server list.

Nope.

Everyone’s already in.

I must’ve just been unlucky not to run into anyone yet, so I quickly started moving.

First, I need to build a house.

If I were surviving alone, weapons would come first, but if the members come this way, we’ll need a place to live.

Clang— Clang—

I mined nearby ore.

While gathering wood on the side, I was filling my inventory at a decent pace when…

“Huh? Someone’s here.”

“Really? Hey! Who gave you permission to farm here?!”

“Huh?”

A strange voice from somewhere froze me in place.

Turning my head, I saw someone aiming at me from a hill.

They even had a companion next to them.

Gasp.

Did I already run into enemies?

I haven’t even seen the Blue LUV members yet…!

“Uh, uh… I don’t have anything… Please spare me…”

Thinking I’d do anything to survive, I begged for my life.

Truthfully, my inventory was pretty full of farmed items.

But if they took those, I’d be in a hopeless situation, so I pretended to be completely broke.

“Hey, don’t lie to me. You’ll lose your head… Huh?”

But it didn’t work. They aimed their bow at me and started approaching.

Then, they suddenly stopped, as if they noticed something strange.

What, what’s going on?

Are they sparing me?

“Gasp! Are you Lulu-chan?!”

“Huh? Oh, yes… I’m Lulu…”

Do they know me?

As they got closer, I could see their username: MountainThief…?

What does that mean?

Mountain… Thief? A Thief in the mountains?

• “It’s Mountain Thief, lol.”
• “Why does that guy have such a weird username? Lol.”
• “He didn’t know how to say ‘thief’ in English, so he went with that.”
• “That guy’s brain is literally a beast’s, lol.”

Glancing at the chat, the viewers thankfully told me who it was.

Ah, it’s Mountain Thief.

I know, I know.

Even though I only watch Blue LUV streams, I know the names of famous streamers.

The person next to him must be Ladder.

Even though we’re exchanging peaceful greetings, I’m preparing to run in case they try to kill me.

They might’ve asked for my name to carve it on my tombstone or something.

As the two of them got closer, I started worrying.

Maybe they’re planning to get close and kill me with a stone.

Swallowing nervously, I prepared to run, but…

Thud—

“I’m a faaaan! Lulu, please accept me along with these items!”

“Huh? Oh, okay…?!”

Suddenly, Mountain shouted at the top of his lungs, bowed deeply, and started dumping all his items in front of me.

Like a golden goblin, he started spilling out everything from his bow to his clothes.

What, what’s going on…?

Why is he doing this?

Is this some kind of hidden camera prank?!