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Chapter 11: Friend
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[Wayo, you crazy bastard...]
(Proof I bet on the favorite)
Did this fucker Wayo do her Kumon homework first?? I'm about to lose all my points;
-What does doing Kumon homework mean?
ㄴ It means she secretly practiced beforehand, dumbass.
ㄴ Why are you swearing at me, fuck;
-Seriously, why is she so good? That game's hard.
[These Outwind experts are so fucking dramatic;;;]
I bet on the favorite because they said it was hard, but this game's a fucking joke.
-My fucking points;;
-It IS a hard game, dumbass.
ㄴ Looks easy as fuck lol. Even the enemies attack slowly.
ㄴ Seriously, fuck these Outwind experts.
[This forum's giving me chills today]
You fuckers actually watch Wayo's streams??
I thought we just used her for memes.
-Seriously;;;
-Fucking VTuber weebs lol
-You don't watch Wayo?? Then what do you watch?
ㄴ I don't watch streams at all. I just hang out on forums, dumbass.
ㄴ Lmaoooo
ㄴ Doesn't this fucker deserve a permaban??
[Wayo only looks good at games when it isn't Leore]
All she ever does on the Rift is throw.
-Hey now, those are risky plays.
-Wayo just doesn't have a brain.
ㄴ So true lol
ㄴ She just doesn't think.
[Still, Wayo's mechanics are way above VTuber level]
(Wayo's Leore highlight montage)
Isn't she the best among VTubers, at least?
-VTubers are good at games these days lol
-Wow, that clip is pretty sick lol
-Aren't all those opponents feeding her kills Bronze, Silver, and Gold??
ㄴ Well, yeah lol
[Wayo would be seriously good if she just used her brain]
Does she really work at a major corporation??
-Wayo's an executive at a major corporation, yeah.
ㄴ fr??
-She is just messing around to blow off steam.
[Empress Wayo needs to enter a Lel tournament]
Put her in a UFC tournament where you get flamed to death for losing, and she would grab everyone by the collar and beat the shit out of them.
-Empress Wayo would get flamed for faking her rank.
ㄴ So true lmao
ㄴ Wayo using her brain? Definitely not Emerald level.
ㄴ Please use your brain lol
[Wayo dueling the giant just now]
(GIF of the fight with the giant)
I think she is really going to die this time.
-That guy's strong as fuck.
-Please fucking die lol
-Those dodges are insane lmao
ㄴ Seriously.
ㄴ She has just completely mastered that game.
[Wait, isn't she going to lose??]
That giant's strong as fuck lol
-Please.
-Come on, I bet on the favorite lol
-?? Looks like she is going to win?
[Send it to the top]
(Picture of Wayo's character)
This fucker's just the god of greatswords...
-GREAT WA YO
-We stand before David himself...
-She actually beat the giant to death lmao
[Wayo's smug face]
(Wayo's expression after beating the giant)
Upvote if you want to punch her so bad lol
-That character really looks like something out of Ruliweb.
ㄴ Seriously.
ㄴ "The god of question marks," my ass lol
-She would have twice the viewers if her character just looked normal.
ㄴ What can you do? She likes it lol
[Uh, hey, lmaoooo]
Why is she going in there? Lmao
Lmaoooooooooooo
-Lmaoooooooo
-Wayodick, holy shit.
-This fucker's just the god of streaming lmao
[Send it to the top]
(GIF of a bull headbutting a tree)
The GOAT of headbutting dinosaurs lmao
-This fucker just loves the favorite lol
-It's time to go, so now she is fucking throwing;;
-Lmaoooooooo
-Now that's how you set up an end to a stream 👍👍
-Fuck, my points.
* * *
“Yesterday was nice...”
“What?”
“Nothing.”
I sat in a chair on set, my chin resting on my hand.
It was the afternoon after I'd stayed up late gaming.
So, had it been about twelve hours since I'd died a glorious death in Outwind and had every insult imaginable hurled at me by the viewers who'd bet on the long shot?
Now I was on set for a solo booking.
Yaaawn.
I let out a small yawn and looked around the set through sleepy eyes.
“I told you not to do it that way! Hah... What's wrong with you?”
“I-I'm sorry!”
“Do you not want to do this shoot?”
“That's not it!”
A potbellied man in a red cap was holding a rolled-up sheet of paper and scolding a young male staff member.
The man doing the scolding was the producer in charge of today's commercial.
“When do they say we're starting?”
“Hmm, should I go get coffee?”
“Doesn't look like we're starting anytime soon, right?”
I felt this every time I did a modeling shoot.
The atmosphere on set was just like the Rift in Leore.
When things were good, they couldn't be better, and the results were good too.
But when things were bad, even the air felt hostile, and the results weren't great either.
This was the latter case.
Still, just like in Lel, all I had to do was play my part well, regardless of the atmosphere.
It wasn't as if anyone could give me a hard time anyway.
I just had to follow the directions and pose, right?
“I'll go get coffee.”
“Okay.”
But not getting started was a bit of a problem.
Roselia must have thought this would take a while too, because she went to get coffee. Once I was alone, I took out my phone.
Since I had some time, I figured I'd browse the forum and look for a game to play next.
[Honestly, Wayo's just hardstuck Plat, but this season hands out points like candy lmao]
It's fucking hilarious that she is aiming for Diamond. Dream on, you little shit lol
'...This fucker.'
Why was there so much slander today?
The forum didn't talk about me all day long, but I came up pretty often compared to how many viewers I had.
And most of it was practically slander.
Well, it was an anonymous forum... They were probably just saying whatever.
[ExclamationDrifter] - Wayo has solid fundamentals, though. She could probably reach Diamond pretty quickly if she learned to read the map better.
ㄴ This fucker's back lol
ㄴ Log out before you post;;
ㄴ Stop blindly defending Wayo. You're keeping her from improving.
Still, I was busy hitting downvote and leaving a few comments in my own defense when...
“Here's your coffee.”
“Ah! Cold!”
A cold touch against my face made me jump. Roselia had come back without me noticing and was holding an iced Americano against my cheek.
“You'll rub my makeup off.”
“They'll have to touch it up later anyway. Here's the cup sleeve.”
“Ugh... Thank you.”
The set stayed busy as I took the iced Americano from Roselia and drank.
The producer wasn't just giving the guy a quick scolding. He'd been at it this whole time, so something must have happened.
“Roselia.”
“Yeah?”
Our dear Roselia was calm even in a situation like this.
Well, as a former army officer, she was probably used to this sort of atmosphere.
“Why's he doing that?”
“Oh, apparently the newbie messed up.”
Still, Roselia wasn't so laid-back that she would just sit around doing nothing.
As sociable as ever, Roselia seemed to have caught one of the staff on the coffee run and asked what was going on.
“He's treating the newest person like that?”
“He's a bit...”
Roselia wrinkled her nose.
That exaggerated expression made it very clear what she thought of the man.
“He could at least finish the shoot before scolding him... Where's the company's director?”
We were shooting a product commercial for a major corporation.
Normally, someone from the company would have put a stop to this, but I couldn't see anyone.
“There's your company person.”
Roselia pointed at the producer, who was still raging away.
“Him?”
“He's an executive's younger brother. Apparently, he's good at his job.”
What a fucking spectacle.
I crossed my legs and rested my chin on my hand again.
This was my only booking today, so I'd been planning to go home and do a surprise stream if I had time afterward.
Instead, this guy was spending the whole day picking the new hire apart.
“I'll go talk to him.”
“Would you?”
“Sure. It's no big deal.”
Deciding this was taking too long, Roselia shrugged and strode over.
“Hellooo? Are you out of your mind? Hm? Our dear new hire?”
By then, the producer had changed tactics. He was tapping the junior staff member's shoulder and mocking him.
Only when Roselia came close did he lower his hand and offer a friendly smile.
“Yes? Oh, I'm sorry. But the situation here is...”
“I understand, but surely you could finish the shoot first...”
“Please wait a moment. With things in this state, today's shoot...”
Since we were outsiders, the producer was being polite.
But the conversation didn't seem to be going well.
Sluuurp.
After watching for a moment, I took a sip of coffee and stood up.
“Excuse me, could you...”
Click, clack.
When I started walking, a staff member spoke up to stop me, but I went straight past.
Ahyeon the model couldn't hear very well.
“Look, we have rules on our set too. I understand where you're coming from, but I'd ask for a little patience...”
Click.
At the sound of the heels I was wearing for the shoot, the director turned away from his conversation with Roselia and looked at me.
Still a bit far. I'd better take two more steps.
Click, clack.
As I approached, Roselia quietly stepped aside.
Usually, Roselia looked after every little thing like a nanny, but perhaps because of that military background, she knew when to step back in business situations like this.
“Excuse me.”
I looked at the producer for a moment.
He was a little shorter than average, so with my heels on, I was looking down at him.
“Wh-what?”
He faltered, apparently intimidated.
Well, I'd lose if we fought. Still, appearances had their own kind of power.
“Aren't we shooting?”
“N-no, well... Tsk... Hah, I don't know if you realize this, but we have rules too.”
But his hesitation only lasted a moment.
Apparently feeling that a much younger model had put him down, the producer went red in the face and launched into an explanation.
“I'm sorry, but a set runs on close coordination. If we don't address mistakes like this right away, then on future shoots...”
On and on.
I had plenty I wanted to say to this producer, who kept explaining without any intention of backing down.
I came all the way here for a shoot, and you've spent the whole day yelling without getting anything done. What am I, a spectator? This is some next-level bullshit. If you don't want to shoot, let's just half-ass it and call it a day. Stop fucking ruining the mood...
'...But that's what Wayo the variety gaming VTuber would say.'
Kim Ahyeon the model, taught by our respected mentor Han Seonghwa, only needed two sentences at a time like this.
“Roselia, let's go.”
“Okay. Let's go.”
I'm not doing your shoot, dumbass~
“What?! Where are you going!”
“I came as a favor to a friend, but I can't work like this.”
A cancellation penalty? Fine, I'd pay it.
Not that I thought I'd actually have to.
So he was an executive's younger brother?
Even executives were just contract workers, weren't they?
I got into the car and made a call.
[Hello?]
Besides, did he think he was the only one with connections?
I'd been working since I was six. This was my seventeenth year. And more importantly, today was a bit of a special case.
“I can't do this shoot. Why's everyone here such a fucking nightmare?”
[What...?]
A low, deep voice came through the phone.
Footnotes:
Kumon is a worksheet-based study program. The forum joke treats practicing the game in advance as doing homework.
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