Chapter 12: Sis, Wake Up

The next day arrived.

Having completed the commission from before, I finally received one I could draw during the stream, which had me feeling a little excited.

‘I’ll get to draw on stream today.’

Playing games on stream was fun, but personally, I preferred drawing.

It felt more relaxing to run a stream that way.

Of course, gaming had its appeal, but my personal preference leaned toward art.

Hoping for a moderate number of viewers, I started my stream.

[The broadcast has started!]

As the notification popped up, I quickly checked my channel and noticed that my follower count had increased by about ten people.

It seemed that a few viewers had decided to follow after yesterday’s stream.
Feeling a sense of growth and progress, I cleared my throat and greeted the audience.

“Hello, everyone.”

[+HurryAndLeave: Hahaha.]

[+HurryAndLeave: You’re right on time.]

[How does that HurryAndLeave guy always show up?]

[Pepe: He probably sits around waiting for the stream to start, but he’s still always late. Sigh.]

As soon as the stream began, my two regulars, HurryAndLeave and Pepe, were in the chat, as usual.

A few more viewers joined in, bringing the total up to a stable count of about 16.

“Just a heads-up: today’s stream is focused on drawing.”

I figured it was good to announce this ahead of time in case anyone was expecting a gaming stream.

[+HurryAndLeave: That’s cool. Drawing streams are fun too.]

[Art streams are enjoyable, LOL.]

[Pepe: Is today one of those days where you can draw on stream?]

“Yes, fortunately, I got permission for today.”

It was a rare, legal day to draw on stream.

Because of that, I planned to stream a bit longer than usual—maybe around three hours.

With that in mind, I started sketching out the rough draft and began working on the piece.

[Author: HurryAndLeave]

[Title: Live—Yogurt’s Drawing Stream, LOLLLLL.]

[Content: I’m heading in to watch, LOL.]

L: Seriously, this guy is so consistent with his streams, LOL.

N: HurryAndLeave: The streams are a bit short, but he really does stream regularly.

L: Let’s gooooo, LOL.

N: HurryAndLeave: I’m diving in!

L: They told us to stop with the viral promotion, but here we are again, LOL. I’m coming for you soon.

N: OMG, so scary.

N: HurryAndLeave: Just block them already.

L: Is his stream actually fun? I only saw the clip of Glim getting headshotted yesterday.

N: HurryAndLeave: Honestly, it’s pretty fun.

[Title: Live—Glim’s Stream Gets Invaded, LOLLLLL.]

[Content: (Clip) What is this? She’s getting invaded without permission, LOLLLLL.]

L: Glim’s just throwing a tantrum again, LOL.

N: It worked for her before, so why stop?

L: After getting headshotted like that yesterday, if she doesn’t go back for revenge, is she even Glim? LOL.

L: Wait, I just checked her stream—she’s still streaming?

N: Yeah, after getting absolutely humiliated yesterday, she’s kept her stream going.

N: She said she won’t stop streaming until she’s satisfied with her performance.

N: Looks like she’s never going to turn it off, LOL.

N: Hey, hey, hey!

[Title: Glim’s Surprise One-on-One Challenge, What’s Going On? ]

[Content: (Clip) Challenging someone peacefully drawing to a one-on-one match, LOL.]

L: This is going to stir up some drama.

N: Drama? Nah, LOL.

L: But why is she so desperate?

N: (Link) Watch this… it’s a compilation of yesterday’s legendary posts.

N: Wow, I just watched it… LOL, yeah, no wonder she’s acting like this.

L: Glim <<< If her opponent wasn’t a guy, I don’t think she’d go this far and crash their stream. Is it just me?

N: If it were a girl, she probably would’ve shrugged it off and ignored it, LOL.

N: She’s just milking it for content. Let’s enjoy the show.

[Title: Yogurt’s Legendary Response, LOLLLLL.]

[Content: (Clip) “I’m drawing right now, so maybe come back later.” LOL.]

L: As expected, Yogurt knows how to manage a stream, LOL.

N: Why are people calling him Yotteu? His stream name is YogurtLover.

N: YogurtLover → shortened to Yogurt → shortened to Yotteu.

N: Sounds like some kind of fat-melting injection, LOL.

L: OMG, LOLLLLL.

L: Glim eating that Bard ult like a champ was the highlight, LOL.

N: Why buy Zhonya’s? Yotteu’s already handing out infinite Zhonya’s for free, LOL.

[Author: Pepe]

[Title: He’ll probably just finish the drawing and then join the one-on-one for fun, LOLLLLL.]

[Content: (Clip) But seriously, can Glim even beat him?]

L: No chance.

L: I can’t even imagine Glim beating Yotteu, not even if my mom got involved.

N: Why’s your mom getting dragged into this? LOL.

N: The crime of raising a child who participates on Red, LOL.

N: That’s… harsh, but fair.

“Wow… Glim really seems to like me.”

I thought I’d put things to rest during our ranked game when the hierarchy was clearly established.

But I didn’t expect her to go as far as crashing my stream and throwing down the gauntlet like this.

I couldn’t understand where her confidence was coming from.

Sure, it might be worth acting like this for the sake of creating some fun content for her stream, but who knows her exact reasoning?

All I knew was that if someone challenged me, it was my role not to back down.

[+HurryAndLeave: Ah, I was enjoying the chill vibe of this art stream…]

[That Glim jerk ruined everything, ugh.]

[Seriously annoying.]

[Pepe: Are you going to keep streaming after the one-on-one?]

“No, I’m planning to end the stream right after.”

Streaming was fun, but it was just a hobby for me.

By keeping a strict limit on how long I streamed each day, I could continue enjoying it without burning out.

[+HurryAndLeave: Ah.]

[That’s disappointing.]

[Sigh.]

[Pepe: Could you maybe stream a little longer tomorrow? Your streams are so calming to watch.]

“Oh, no, I can’t.”

The sooner you decline, the better.

That way, people don’t get their hopes up unnecessarily.

[+HurryAndLeave: Wow, so firm, LOL.]

[This is hilarious, haha.]

[I was expecting you to go, ‘Oh, really? Sure!’ but nope, LOL.]

[Big Yogurt Energy, LOL.]

[Pepe: LOL. By the way, your viewer count has really gone up.]

The current viewer count stood at 31.

As I noticed the numbers steadily increasing, I returned to finishing the drawing.

“Hoo… I’m seriously so nervous.”

[Don’t be scared, Glim. Everyone already knows you’re a noob, LOL.]

[User has been temporarily muted!]

[But honestly, Glim, this is a fight where you’ve got nothing to lose.]

[If you lose, everyone expected it. But if you win? Boom, instant reversal in the pecking order.]

[If you think Glim’s gonna choke, upvote this, LOL.]

[Upvoting furiously.]

[Yeah, honestly, of all people, Glim inspires zero confidence.]

Her hands trembled uncontrollably.

This was a match where her entire future seemed to hang in the balance—a one-on-one showdown with someone she’d repeatedly lost to before.

Maybe I didn’t see it that way, but Glim definitely did.

“Before we start, I need to find a sparring partner.”

For one-on-one matches, timing and flow were critical.

Finding someone to warm up with was the first step.

Normally, I’d pick one of the viewers to spar with, but there wasn’t time for that now.

Instead, I called someone I knew through Discord.

Tr-ring.

The dial tone rang briefly before someone picked up.

“Hmm, what’s up?”

“Unnie, uh, I have an urgent favor to ask. Can you spar with me one-on-one for a bit?”

“…Suddenly?”

“Yeah, please, it’s really important.”

“…Fine. I’ll log in. Wait for me.”

“Thank you!”

I sighed in relief. There was always a chance they wouldn’t pick up, so it was a stroke of luck.

[Was she sleeping? LOL.]

[Waking someone up just to use them as a sparring partner—savage, LOL.]

[Classic Glim, seriously.]

[You’re really out here disrespecting your elders, huh, Glim…]

[Born on December 31st and claiming elder status, LOL.]

[LOL, just a few hours older than others and acting all superior.]

After a short wait—

Ding!

A familiar nickname appeared in the notification.

-Lusha has joined the game.

[Lusha, hi~!]

[The great Lusha appears!]

[The saintly Lusha, who logs in without a word even when her annoying younger sibling wakes her up, LOL.]

[This is what we love to see, LOL.]

[But why was Lusha even sleeping right now?]

[Lusha’s sleep schedule is totally random because she only streams when she feels like it, LOL.]

[Hilarious, LOL.]

Without wasting any time, Glim sent Lusha an invite.

-Hey, Glim. Hi. Why’d you call me? I was literally sleeping.

“Unnie, help me out. I really need a one-on-one sparring session.”

-…How urgent is this, seriously?

“It’s really urgent.”

-Fine. Let’s just get started already.

“Okay! Ah, thanks.”

Lusha sounded a little groggy, clearly still tired from being woken up, but it didn’t matter.

Apologies could come later. For now, the priority was winning the upcoming one-on-one match against that guy.

“Unnie, just play as a sniper the whole time. The person I’ll be up against is really good at sniping.”

-Got it.

With that, Lusha picked a sniper, and naturally, Glim chose a counter to that role.

[Wow, this is hilarious, LOL.]

[Endless counter-picking, huh? Wild.]

[Didn’t she already lose last time even with a counter? Why does she keep trying this, LOL?]

[User has been temporarily muted!]

[Glim’s in such a bad mood today, LOL.]

[She’s nervous because she’s about to get destroyed by Jaehun. Cut her some slack, guys, LOL.]

[User has been temporarily muted!]

It was time to dive into her training session.

Special drills would hopefully prepare her for the battle to come.