Chapter 37 : Those two are troublemakers, but they’re the strongest

“They’re troublemakers, but the strongest.”

“What’s the color of the panties today… ah.”

“Eh?”

“Did I just hear that?”

“Sexual harassment… Se-ku-hara…?”

“No. It’s the same meaning, but the nuance is different.”

“Definitely a question that would be a letdown if it was missed in QNA.”

“You’re asking me that…?”

“Yeah, something’s off hereᄏᄏᄏᄏ”

· “Ugh, Do-young, Do-young…”

• “If a controversy document doesn’t come up, that’ll be a miracle.”
• “Is the controversy the problem? Even if reported, there’s nothing to say.”

Okay. Looking at the chat, I’m not in a common sense-rejecting world.

I haven’t seen men do that to women in Japan either. Honestly, Korean sentiment must be quite different from Japan’s.

Is Do-young ignoring Korean Confucian sentiments and bringing in Japanese VTuber culture? Though he’s somewhat of a VTuber fan, there’s no way the introverted Do-young is that…

“Uhh. Ah. Sorry.”

Do-young, stuttering and broken.

Right. There’s no way he’s that much of a fan…

“Ugh, die already.”

• Crazy buffalo, bastard.
• “I just signed a petition to give Do-young the death penalty…”
• “No seriously, I’m uncomfortable. Why the sudden sexual harassment;;”

Well then, now I have to calm these people down instead of the broken mess.

“Umm…”

• “Yuki, please stay quiet. We’ll handle it.”
• “Yuki, should we kill him?”
• “Yeah, this Do-young! How dare he offend the great Yuki, the idol of everyone!”

Is it possible?

Actually, the best solution here is to add a concept like exhibitionism or insensitivity.

Something like “I’m not wearing panties~” or answering with “Huh? It’s white?” would be the response. A case where breaking a cliché has become a cliché.

But no, I don’t want to.

Yeah. It’s so boring. It doesn’t even fit my RP. More importantly, saying something like that can’t even be covered by my acting mode, as Kang Soo-hyun.

So, how should I respond?

“You can imagine whatever color you believe it is~.”

• “Ugh.”
• “Boring.”
• “This is such a messᄏᄏ”
• “These are the same people who were just calling Do-young a failure?”

“Yeah, yeah~. We’re going to play the game now~. If anyone’s still curious about my panties’ color, ask chat GPTX to make it for you~.”

Still, ignoring the complaints in the chat, I turn on the computer. I wonder if today’s going to be cooperative with Kill Log Note…

As I wait for the game to load, Do-young approached me.

“I… you could’ve just attacked me.”

It seems like Do-young values the entertainment of the stream more than himself.

“It’s okay. Let’s fill the fun with the game.”

Being disrespectful in the name of fun is the worst thing.

I need to make the choice that protects everyone.

Of course, the people around me matter more than the stream, right?

Well, some might think differently, but at least for me…

Zing-

“Ah. It’s on!”

[Knockout]

• “Wow, knockout.”
• “The game filled with Misa’s tears…”
• “I wonder how many mad movies we’re making today.”

“Today? Since Kill Log Note is here…”

Maybe around 10?

“Hmm~♪”

Do-young watched Suhyun pick a character while humming.

His mouse scrolled through the character screen, his body shaking with excitement.

Looking at him, Do-young shrank back.

It felt like looking at a doll. The unrealistic appearance, but more than that, the atmosphere.

It felt like a made-up image.

“Who should I pick… I usually use Chamber, but today, I’m locking him. Let’s have fun.”

• “Then let’s go with Aisha.”
• “Huh.”
• “Misa’s main champion, ᅲᅲ”
• “If you take this too, you’re a real bastard.”

The chat was also responding like this…

Do-young, not knowing the personalities of Shirahama or Yuki, was thinking he would just pick Chamber.

“Okay. Decided!”

Snap!

[Training’s over. It’s time for the real thing.]

Ugh… that’s harsh.

• “Misa’s going to cry.”
• “She’s probably already crying because of the NTR from the president.”

O2LO-

With a bright smile, Suhyun picked Aisha.

Clearly, a choice to take everything from Misa.

With pure malice and the sensation of running the stream, Do-young felt a bit taken aback.

He’s not caring about the image?

But he’s so good at managing the stream image…

Thinking like this, I found it fun to see the new sides continuously appearing.

At that moment, Suhyun leaned forward and looked at Do-young’s screen.

“What about Kill Log Note? What are you thinking of picking?”

“Ah. I’ll go with Sky.”

“Heh.”

This time, Suhyun looked at Do-young with interest.

Well, Sky is a debuffer with a summoning concept. And a scout focused on support.

In this case, it’s like Suhyun, who picked Aisha, is going to support him.

[Alright. Where should I go?]

A woman with strong muscles, her orange hair fluttering.

A character known as a ‘Druid,’ able to summon green creatures.

“Then… okay. I’ll be expecting a carry, Yuki.”

“Yes. Heh…”

Suddenly, Suhyun tried to stifle a laugh.

Do-young had no idea what was going on.

“What was funny in that conversation?”

“Do you remember any anime with a character who controls summons and one who controls dimensions?”

“Ah, I see.”

So that’s what it was. She was quite a funny girl.

Heh.

• “Go, the strongest.”
• “Isn’t that the anime with the commoner and the commoner?”
• “Now that you mention it, it really is the same ᄃᄃ”

“How about we go with that concept today?”

“I’ve never done something like that before.”

“Eh, just try it.”

“…Let’s curse each other freely.”

• ‘They are troublemakers but the strongest’
• “Haha, this is wild.”
• “The strongest combo is born!”

As they chatted, the match was found, and the battlefield appeared.

With Suhyun’s low level standing out, the enemies and allies aligned with Do-young were visible in the team window.

‘This is 100% going to stir up some conversation.’

“Should we address this?”

Tap. Tap.

“Ugly, Yuki…”

• “It’s a bit uncomfortable to look at…”

So ugly… so terribly ugly…!

Suhyun loosened her fingers and tried to clarify her skills on the keyboard.

With just three lines, she emphasized her glamorous record, almost to the point of using the word ‘great.’

[Stinger Master: WhitePalette seems a bit underleveled?]

[GeckoRobotDog: ᄀᄎ Our team’s got the kill.]

[SoftMellowMellow: The nickname level though ᄏᄏᄏ]

With the presence of Kill Log Note, the lengthy explanation naturally became unnecessary.

Even gamers who didn’t watch the stream knew his name, it was that famous.

Do-young felt a little happy to have shown a cool side, but he couldn’t let the public opinion form this way.

Click.

“Ah, WhitePalette is better than me. Don’t worry.”

[Eh. No way. Can that be possible?]

[They must be a pro gamer.]

Two of the team members quickly turned on their voice.

Suhyun looked at Do-young in surprise.

“Should I kill too?”

“Turning on the voice is easier for briefing, but it seems like it will get troublesome in many ways. Don’t turn it on.”

“Okay~.”

Do-young nodded repeatedly, agreeing.

Currently, Do-young’s oshii, from HanaLive, Takahashi Sayo, always turned on the voice when drinking.

Since Sayo was known for making bombshell statements while drunk, she liked doing that.

But before graduation, he enjoyed watching “Higurashi Nanoka,” who always stuck to a playstyle of not turning on the voice.

Though Sayo was from a big company, Nanoka had top-tier recognition and popularity in the industry, so this was also possible.

Do-young thought that, if he had to choose, Nanoka’s style was more fitting.

After all, Suhyun had a similar playstyle, traits, and even voice to Nanoka.

‘…Wait.’

Whip!

Do-young turned his head toward Suhyun with tremendous speed, and once again, his thoughts froze.

Her unique pure voice, strangely mixed with sexiness and a teasing mischievousness.

And, this might be a bit awkward to say, but Nanoka had a legendary clip that always got mentioned.

“Ugh. The mic is caught. Wait… Everyone! Don’t look!”

A clip of her being flustered when her avatar was too big and the mic got stuck on her chest during an anniversary live.

Sneakily.

Not knowing much about women, Do-young blatantly stole a glance at Suhyun’s chest.

He was so obvious about it that Suhyun didn’t notice, so it didn’t lead to disaster.

It really felt like Nanoka. Wait, no?

As someone who was a membership subscriber and had bought her merchandise (which was carefully kept in the studio), Do-young was convinced.

But this was an old topic, and it was rude to ask a streamer collaborating about it…

‘I’ll just check it myself.’

“This round. I’ll support with all my strength.”
“Then, do you usually support at 50%?”
“No. I don’t usually play support at all.”

-ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ

• Why is he acting like this again?
• The buffalo mode is back.
• I’ve never seen him play scout before;;

Ignoring the boiling public opinion about his clearly buffalo-like behavior without any explanation, Do-young immediately bought Sky’s skills.
The summons stun the enemies and apply a flash effect.
With this, he planned to observe Suhyun’s playstyle as much as possible.

[Attack started!]
“Alright, let’s go.”

“Yep~. I’m a pistol master, after all.”

Do you even have any weapons that aren’t mastered?
With a tired expression, Do-young smiled and raised the “Mae” symbol.
“First, I’ll clear this.”

Whoosh!
As Sky reached out her hand, a green hawk soared powerfully and flew toward the corner ahead.
It was a flash used to figure out if the enemy was there or not…

[3 enemies blinded]
Totally lucky.

“Yuki, there are three people defending in Area A.”
“Really?”
“Can you take them out?”
Suhyun smiled a little ominously.
“Of course!”

Boom!
Suhyun’s Aisha, with a purple dimensional shield, charged forward.
It’s an overpowered skill that blocks any attack once, but it has a downside.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
“Ah!”

The issue is the sound of the skill activation is so loud that it gives away your position immediately.
Pretending to dodge the barrage of bullets, Suhyun figured out where the enemy team was.
One on top of a box, one behind a box, and one by the wall.

Click.
Pick!
Reloading the magazine, Suhyun shot with an absurd speed and the faint popping sound of the gun.
It’s an automatic pistol, Ghost, similar to Chamber’s headhunter.
Though it has a silencer, since she just revealed her position, it’s useless.

The reason it’s similar to a headhunter is that, despite being a pistol, it can attack at range.
Pick! Pick!
The sound was quite cute, but the result was far from cute.
With an incredibly high sense of control and fine-tuned execution, three consecutive headshots were achieved.

“Whew.”
Siii…
In Area A, no one was left, and Aisha with the Ghost stood, smoke rising.
“Yay! Triple kill!”

• “She’s scary every time I see her…”
• “I can’t wait to see her ‘Domain Expansion’ soon.”
  This is insaneᄏᄏᄏᄏ
  Suhyun, looking innocent, finished the first round.
  Suhyun’s triple kill.
  Do-young killed one person.
  And with the nickname Kill Log Note, one person who disconnected, the first round was over.

[TeamChinaRage: Ah, shit, seriously.]

In many ways, this game was just unfortunate for the opponents.