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Chapter 21: Large Server
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[Is Empress Wayo joining a large server??]
(Shanks meme)
Shall we go find it... the One Piece?
-Hell yeah lmaooo
-ALL HAIL EMPRESS WAYO
-Is she actually joining?
ㄴ She's showing interest
ㄴ Hell yeah lol
ㄴ What the hell is this Interest d'Or crap?
ㄴ Fuck, I thought it was confirmed;
[Why CHZZK is fucked...]
Empress Wayo's gonna join the large server and rack up endless Grand Slams until the whole streaming scene collapses...
-How do you get a Grand Slam in streaming?
-This is a genuine emergency...
-She's gonna win every Ballon d'Or now lmaooo
[The people who are REALLY fucked right now]
The Wayodogs <<<
"Just wait till she joins a large server"
"Collab streams are where she really shines" lmao
What are you gonna do if your Lone Island d'Or-winning master gets in there and can't string a sentence together??
-As if our Empress Wayo would do that??
-I'm telling you, collab streams are where she really shines lol
-Have you gone Wayonuts?
[Are you guys actually insane?]
(Wayo's stream)
Saw the forum talking about her and checked her stream, and she's got 140 fucking viewers lmao
We're seriously scraping the bottom of the barrel, talking about a streamer this tiny
-Lmaooooooooo
-No, she wasn't this small before;;
-Empress Wayo really is fucking small-time...
-It's because she's playing Pawnworld;;
ㄴ fr;;
ㄴ She'd have hit 200 if she played Lel
[Can't Empress Wayo just stay out of the large server...?]
Fuck, then we can't even give her the Lone Island d'Or anymore
-fr lmaoooo
-She's only small-time because she doesn't do collab streams, okay? lol
[You guys are fucking hilarious]
Who said they'd let a small-time streamer into the server?
-Oh
-Lmaooooooooo
-They really might not let her in...
-Empress Wayo getting turned away at the door...?
ㄴ (Impossible reaction sticker)
[Why Empress Wayo won't get turned away]
(Minecraft collab stream Peach Garden Oath screenshot)
Empress Wayo's connections are top-tier too yep
-Who are those people?
ㄴ You don't know Empress Hae, the god of networking??
ㄴ They're both S-tier at cozying up to people lol
-She's friends with those two?
ㄴ Yep
ㄴ Holy fuck, birds of a feather lmao
[Are they even still close with Wayo?]
You're making such a fuss over one little collab stream ages ago lol
-Empress Wayo was the one who fed them and gave them a place to sleep;;
ㄴ Fun fact: Wayo was a rookie back then
ㄴ Back then she was small-time even by small-time standards lol
-You think the Peach Garden Oath's a fucking joke??
ㄴ For real, those Three Admirals are the real deal
ㄴ "Three Admirals" lmaooo
[Wayo didn't even have fifty viewers during the Peach Garden Oath]
Are all fifty of them here? Fucking lmao
-Not much different from now lol
ㄴ Lmaooooo
ㄴ She lost viewers because she took a break, okay? lol
[Empress Wayo's really losing her aura...]
Now she's even leeching off her lackey bitches...
-Wasn't Wayo the leech back then too?
ㄴ Nah, Wayo had the most viewers by the end
ㄴ Because she leeched them off the collab stream, fuck lmaooo
ㄴ Lmaooooo
ㄴ She still had the most lol
-For real, those girls used to wash Empress Wayo's feet;;
[Can't believe I'm seeing those bitches get leeched off lol]
They're the gods of leeching off big streamers
-fr lmaooo
-Leeching off leeches, ALL HAIL EMPRESS WAYO
ㄴ That's all part of What yep
-ALL HAIL WAYO
-Isn't the large server the one leeching off Empress Wayo??
ㄴ Is this guy a genius??
ㄴ That was it all along lmaooo
ㄴ (99+ missed calls from MIT)
ㄴ The Wayodogs have finally lost it lol;
* * *
Large servers.
I'd never given them much serious thought, but this time was different.
There was a reason for that.
Before, I hadn't seen any particular need to join, and my viewers hadn't seemed all that interested either, so I'd stayed away.
But now my stream was going through a drought, and those precious bastards, my viewers, had left.
So what reason did I have not to join?
I didn't even have anything to do now that I'd broken free of my Lel addiction.
Maybe this would be a good chance to try a large server for once. With that in mind, I casually brought it up on stream...
-??
-?
-You're actually going?
Sure enough, they pushed back.
"Oh, for fuck's sake. My stream's dying. I've gotta save it somehow."
-Did WE kill it???
-You're the one who took a break, asshole
-Are you leaving us too...?
"Leaving you? What are you talking about? And isn't joining a large server a good thing?"
These people were funny, though.
What was so bad about joining a large server?
Wouldn't going be a good thing?
They'd poured a ton of money into making the server. How could it not be fun?
"You should be pushing me into it. It's not like you're my defense turrets."
-...Huh?
-Wait, she's got a point lol
Once I explained what I meant, the viewers who'd been opposing me out of habit realized something was off.
"They say the simps who pretend they aren't fanboys are the scariest..."
-??
-???
-I'm a simp??
"You're practically dripping bone broth. Want me to play Lel and stitch your heads back up?"
-🖕;;
-So you do know playing Lel patches our heads back up
-Piss off
Anyway, regardless of their reactions, I was still only considering it.
I hadn't even filled out the application.
Unlike Hae the Bastard's claim that it was simple, there was actually quite a lot to write.
An introduction was a given, but there were also plenty of fields to fill in for my role on the server.
From what I'd seen, it was a themed server where everyone stayed in character and engaged in RP.
I supposed you could describe it as living as a citizen in the city from a famous open-world gangster game.
That meant I had to come up with a new name, a character concept, and so on.
For my job, I could pick from a list of available options.
"Nothing's confirmed yet, though. I'm just thinking about it."
-Would they even take you??
-Can you actually get in just because you want to?
"I'm only filling out the application."
[I'll write you a recommendation, so just apply, Pingping!]
Well, judging by Hae the Bastard's message, applying was probably all I needed to do.
For reference, Pingping was her pet name for me.
'You fucking missing-enemy-ping bitch.'
It had originally been Missing-Enemy-Ping Bitch, but she'd started calling me that after going mainstream.
What a sellout... This was why I didn't do collab streams.
"So, I'm gonna fill out the application for now."
CHZZK itself was supporting this server, and there were already all kinds of promotions running for it, so the application had been made public.
That meant I could show the whole thing on stream.
"I have to pick my character concept and job here."
-Never thought I'd see this on Wayo's stream lol
-Go thug go go go
-It's gotta be gangster
Maybe because the game hosting the server was a gangster game, "gangster" was proudly listed among the jobs.
That would probably be the most popular choice.
It seemed likely to generate plenty of drama for the streams, and more importantly, it had a simple, basic appeal.
Games were fun because they let you do things you couldn't do in real life.
In that sense, gangster was a job that fit the essence of gaming perfectly.
"Hmm, but I'm a law-abiding citizen."
Of course, I wasn't particularly drawn to it.
-"Law-abiding" my ass
-Then why'd you break streaming law and take two weeks off??
-Wanna be a cop, then??
A cop? That wouldn't be bad either.
I did like shooting guns.
But... hmm.
"I kinda want to do something ordinary on a server like this."
A cop or a martial artist would be fine.
But precisely because it was that kind of server, I thought an ordinary person's job might be fun too.
"There are a lot of skilled professions, though."
-Yep
-Well, it's not like you can be an office worker lol
-Those jobs are more fun anyway
"There are too many jobs... I'll have to think about it."
If the list had been shorter, I probably could've picked something quickly.
Having every kind of job on there only made the choice harder.
Could they even fill all these jobs with streamers?
They'd called it the largest server ever, and apparently it really was going to be enormous.
-What's your name gonna be?
-Your concept and name are important too
"My name? Can't I just use Seongwon?"
-Bro Seongwon's a valid choice
-You're gonna play a male character?? Hell no;
It was a shame construction worker wasn't on the job list.
Han Seongwon, the construction worker, would've been perfect.
I was confident I could give them the full, authentic experience too.
"Hmm, is that too much of an inside joke?"
Disappointing as that was, I started entering Han Seongwon in the name field, then paused.
I'd be meeting other streamers on the large server.
Having the name Han Seongwon floating over my head, with no connection to my own name, might confuse people.
I'd have to explain the whole story every time someone asked.
-Then you're making up a new one??
-A brand-new name would be fun
"Okay, I'll go with a new name this time."
-Hell yeah lol
-Ordered fried chicken
-Hold on, gotta call the relatives over
"Huh?"
-Woke my grandma up
-Wow, I can't wait
-What kind of name will she come up with? I'm shaking
-Empress Wayo's naming skills 👍👍
These bastards. They'd spotted a chance to go for the kill...?
It had been so long since I'd streamed that I'd forgotten: naming things could send a streamer straight to heaven or straight to hell.
-All my relatives are here!!
-We're watching together in the living room
-My younger sibling's got an exam tomorrow, but I slapped them and said they had to watch this before bed lol
I broke into a sweat.
The chat, which had been slow just a moment earlier, was suddenly flying. I regretted giving them an opening.
But what could I do? This was a streamer's fate.
So, after thinking for a moment, I typed two syllables into the name field.
[Name: Wayong]
-?
-??
-Boring as fuck;
-Took a break and lost ALL her touch
-How are you gonna stream when you've lost your touch this badly??
"W-Wayong."
-..?
-Miss Wayo, ma'am.
-Acting cute isn't gonna fix this;
-All right, let's leave~
Fucking bastards.
The next day, after thinking it over, I submitted my application.
* * *
Time passed, and the large server's opening day arrived.
"All right, shall we?"
I logged in as the server opened and got into a black car that had been prepared in advance.
-Yes, boss
-Let's goooo lol
In the end, I'd picked my job alone after turning off the stream.
There had been plenty of options to consider, but this one had looked the best.
[Wayong]
"Didn't my character turn out great?"
-Yep, he looks badass lol
-Why isn't it a female character;;
This male character, with black sunglasses perched on his nose and his neat hair slicked back, worked as...
Vroom.
"Off we go~"
A taxi driver.
Footnotes:
The mock “d'Or” awards parody the Ballon d'Or, turning mere interest or a lack of collab streams into supposed achievements.
“Broth” is Korean slang for obsessive fans. Wayo extends the insult with bone broth; “stitching their heads back up” means snapping them out of their devotion.
Wayong adds a cutesy final “ng” sound to Wayo, which is why chat accuses her of trying to act cute.
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