Chapter 4 - Not an Easy Broadcast
“Evita-nim, thank you so much for joining the fan club. I’ll work hard on my broadcasts, so please enjoy watching.”
[You have successfully completed the mission: Let’s achieve 10 fan club members.]
[You have acquired 10 points as a reward.]
‘Yes, yes!’
I started broadcasting at 5 PM and it’s already 8 PM.
I took breaks in between to drink water and rested for about 5 minutes at a time, calling it a song appreciation time when I felt strain on my throat, but it’s still extremely tiring.
And my throat really hurts.
Come to think of it, this is the first time in my life I’ve talked so enthusiastically for about 3 hours.
It was natural for my throat condition to worsen due to this sudden forced labor.
‘But I succeeded. I did it!’
Even if my voice gets hoarse, that’s a problem for tomorrow’s me.
Right now, it’s time to celebrate the success of the first mission.
I greeted the remaining 30 or so viewers by reading their nicknames one by one and then ended the broadcast.
“Whew… I’m dying.”
The water bottle I had placed beside me was now completely empty.
I take out a new water bottle from the refrigerator, moisten my throat, and head straight to the bathroom.
‘Finally, I’ve got points.’
I was told that by using points, I could gain various abilities through the power of the god.
However, the acquisition of abilities was only possible for types that would increase the goddess’s believers and expand her influence… in other words, only types that would help with broadcasting.
‘What’s possible with 10 points? Hey, is it possible for me to return to being a man with these points?’
[It’s not possible until you expand the influence and acquire enough believers, but.]
‘No, I knew that, I’m just curious how many points are needed.’
[30000 points are needed.]
‘……’
It’s 3000 times the points I acquired today.
Even if I clear one mission like today’s every day, it would take nearly 10 years, so I can’t help but sigh.
[There’s no need to worry too much. As the difficulty of the missions increases, the amount of points you can receive as a reward also increases.]
‘Sigh…..’
The road ahead was much longer than I thought.
Still, if I have to do it anyway, it would be a waste to drag it out.
An ability that could make the broadcast more popular… the first thing that came to mind was ‘appearance’.
If I had a beautiful appearance, the number of viewers would more than double just by turning on the cam.
[If you want the level of physical change the manager is imagining in your head, it would require about 7000 points.]
“What?”
At first, I was surprised and asked again, but thinking about it, it was a reasonable point value.
The women I was imagining in my head were top stars dominating South Korea.
Then how about this much?
[3500 points would be…]
Then this much?
[1500 points are needed.]
“Oh, come on!”
[It’s 100 points.]
Even changing just one eye or nose required at least 100 basic points.
When I’m in such urgent need of points, at this rate, it would be better to get plastic surgery.
Although I don’t have money for plastic surgery either.
Anyway, appearance is out.
Then how about voice?
[It’s 5000 points.]
“Sigh…”
Did I set the standard too high?
Imagining the voices of famous voice actors, the required points make me sigh.
It was less than changing appearance, but from the position of having 10 points, it seemed infinitely high all the same.
In the end, what I could do was just slightly improve the recovery power of my throat or reduce the trembling in vocalization to enable more accurate pronunciation?
But it’s so minimal that it could be mistaken for a placebo effect.
This calls for a change of plan!
For now, it’s time to hold.
Since the direction of the broadcast isn’t definitely decided yet, I’ll gather more points and invest them all at once.
In that sense, I urged the helper.
Hurry up and give me more missions!
[Mission!]
[Let’s achieve 30 fan club members.]
[Reward: 15 points]
[Mission!]
[Let’s achieve 500 water balloons as offerings.]
[Reward: 10 points]
[Mission!]
[Let’s achieve 100 simultaneous viewers.]
[Reward: 10 points]
Three missions were created at once.
That’s good, but offerings?
[To create the goddess’s temple and beautiful divine statue, sacred paintings, and books recording sacred words…]
“Stop the nonsense!”
They really go overboard.
Even so, all I can do is be dragged along by their intentions.
Anyway, if I clear all the newly created missions, I could acquire 35 points.
‘Good. I’m bubbling with motivation!’
That’s what I thought, but that feeling subsided relentlessly as soon as I woke up the next day.
“Ugh…”
My throat hurts.
It wasn’t to the extent of my voice cracking or becoming hoarse, but a subtle pain makes me frown.
‘Was it too much?’
Talking for 3 hours almost without rest was more physically demanding than I had thought.
I boiled water and drank it little by little, and ordered some health foods that are supposed to be good for the throat online.
It felt like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted, though.
“What should I do?”
Taking a break from broadcasting today would break the flow.
The viewers who had imprinted my broadcast in their minds through the somewhat successful first broadcast.
However, that work only happened once yesterday, so there’s a high possibility it could be easily forgotten.
For that reason, taking a break is rejected!
Then today’s broadcast should aim to proceed with as little talking as possible.
‘Among the broadcasts I can do right now, the one where I can talk the least is games. Only games.’
There was no choice.
And although I had initially concluded that my gaming skills weren’t competitive, that was from the perspective of being a man, and it was different as a woman.
Skills that fluctuate between Platinum 1-2.
This level would be in the upper ranks among female BJs playing League of Legends.
Moreover, since my main position is jungle with ADC and top as sub-positions, there was no reason to be underestimated as a ‘Hyeji’.
‘Yes, let’s go with this today.’
Now that I’ve made the decision, it’s time to prepare.
It’s already 5 PM.
Although it’s not fixed as the broadcast time yet, I still gave a message to the viewers before ending yesterday’s broadcast that I would probably start broadcasting at 5 PM today, so I have to keep the promise!
I press the broadcast start button with a slightly lighter heart than yesterday.
The screen turns white.
Soon, the familiar ‘League of Legends’ client window fills the center.
An intense BGM that excites the heart plays, and my gaze immediately turns to the viewer nickname window.
“……”
Unfortunately, it’s still completely empty.
Well, I just started the broadcast.
I let go of greed and steady my heart.
It’s only the second day of broadcasting.
Let’s put in effort rather than expectations.
Ah… of course, drawing attention with the broadcast title is also an effort.
[4th Year Reserve Forces, Rookie Female BJ plays League of Legends. I’m Plat 1. Bronze-Silver-Gold comrades, learn from my broadcast.]
[Hani is broadcasting!]
-Is this the broadcast of Hyeji-nim who boasts about her tier that she got by getting carried?
-Ah, I can’t stand Hyeji’s tier boasting.
-How dare a tool boast about their tier? There are statistical results showing that tiers raised by tools should be rightfully viewed as one tier lower on average.
-Hyeji must explain.
-Ex
-plain
-Ex
They say Korean men have a characteristic of tolerating being mocked for poor study or exercise skills, but not tolerating disparagement of their gaming skills.
Thanks to that, the broadcast title successfully drew attention.
The momentary gloom over the empty viewer list didn’t last long.
In an instant, it filled up the list, and the scroll was gradually becoming denser.
“Hello, viewers. Nice to meet you. I’m Hani, conducting my second day of broadcasting today.”
-Run, Hani?
-Never mind Hani, how dare a Plat Hyeji look down on Gold?
-But what’s with the ‘4th Year Reserve Forces’ in the title? Transgender?
-Hyeji, I’m Silver 3, want to 1v1? If I lose, I’ll join your fan club!
As strongly as the attention was drawn, the state of the chat window was also rapidly heading towards the abyss.
If left like this, I might lose control of the broadcast and be dragged along to ruin.
A special measure to overcome the current situation!
“Everyone! You may have many questions and things you want to argue about, but let me tell you an important fact first. I’m not Hyeji.”
-If not Hyeji, then Hyeja?
-Ah, the pun above is a no-no.
-Are you Hong Gil-dong? A world where you can’t call your father ‘father’ and can’t call Hyeji ‘Hyeji’.
“I’ll prove it with actions rather than words. Look at my record here.”
Starting with my most played champion Evelynn, followed by Diana, Zac, Lillia, Nocturne, etc., appear.
“My main position is jungle, and if lanes overlap, I go top or ADC. I’m not completely incapable of playing support, but if we’re talking about proportion, it’s less than 10%. Do you still think I’m a Hyeji who gets carried?”
-Ch, cheating by using facts.
-Let’s compete fairly with instigation and fabrication!
-Not a Hyeji who climbed with support duo carry? I don’t know. Then it must be an ‘oppa’ you know who played for you.
-Am I worse at games than even a woman? I’m trash, trash. I’ll never escape from the deep sea.
As I proved it with my record, the atmosphere in the chat window subsides a bit.
At the same time, I hear a welcome sound.
[You have successfully completed the mission: Let’s achieve 100 simultaneous viewers.]
[You have acquired 10 points as a reward.]
‘Nice!’
It’s a good start for the second day of broadcasting.