Gender Swap: The Introvert’s Broadcast

To play solo queue with Harin, some preparation was necessary.
For example—
"I made this smurf account for a reason."

A brand-new account, fresh and unranked.
This was essential since my main account was Challenger-tier, making it unsuitable for duo queue with Harin.
To be exact, it was impossible.
[🗡️OmnipotentCthulhu: Wow, they actually did it]
[🗡️OmnipotentCthulhu: Made a smurf account LOL]
[Didn’t think they’d make a smurf, but here we are]
[What’s the deal between Dama and Harin? Dama and Harin? Dama and Harin? Dama and Harin?]
[Fact) They’re not involved at all]
[It’s clear they’re just unrelated parties…]
[Sniping allowed? Sniping allowed? Sniping allowed? Sniping allowed?]
⇨ User has been temporarily banned!
[Like that’s gonna work, idiot LOL]
"By the way, that guy’s a mod in every chat. You really shouldn’t give people like that any power."

I remembered appointing him as a mod during a trip to London, but still, it was a bit concerning.
When one person moderates everywhere, it’s bound to stir up some drama.
"Eh, no one really complains about him. He’s more like… a mascot mod."
[🗡️OmnipotentCthulhu:?]
[🗡️OmnipotentCthulhu: Why am I the mascot mod?]
[Honestly, you kind of are, LOL]
[It’s like inviting an oddball to hang out, and they surprisingly agree.]
[Hey hey hey]
[Don’t hurt Cthulhu’s feelings LOL]
[But it’s true, so what can you do]
[Cthulhu, don’t feel bad, you’re great...]
[Kang Hoomin: Honestly, yeah, kinda true.]
[There are two mascot mods here now LOL]
[10,000 won donation! 💸]
—Why do only the regulars in Dama’s chat get called mascots?
[Well...]
[You know why, even if no one says it.]

"Alright, everyone, enough bad-mouthing. Let’s get to solo queue. No point stirring up unnecessary drama."
I didn’t want to hear unnecessary chatter.
I was a peace-loving person, after all.
[🗡️OmnipotentCthulhu: Then don’t bring it up in the first place, idiot.]
[🗡️OmnipotentCthulhu: If you weren’t a guy, I’d honestly wreck you right now.]
[I’d fight you even if you were a guy.]
[Equality means equal beatdowns LOL]
[Totally gender-neutral justice here LOL]
[By the way, these aren’t my regular viewers, FYI.]
[Kang Hoomin: People in Dama’s stream are way better, for real.]
[Eh, not really.]
[Wait, don’t you need to follow for a month before chatting? LOL What is this chaos?]
[This chaos is why streams are fun, huh?]

The chat wasn’t exactly civil on a normal day, but teaming up with Harin seemed to push it to a whole new level.
Why were there so many trolls?
I sighed, thinking I needed to make one request.
"During the commentary later, don’t mess around. Some people will come just for the commentary, so let’s not ruin the vibe."
"True," Harin chimed in.
Maybe because she backed me up, the chat seemed to begrudgingly agree.
Impressed by Harin’s knack for managing viewers, I invited her to join the game.

Then—
"What’s with your account name?"
"It’s factual."
"Huh? What do you mean?"
The smurf account’s name was simple:

[HarinHumanTraining]
The account was literally dedicated to making Harin a better player.
Watching her play before, there were some… surprising moments.
[🗡️OmnipotentCthulhu: She does have some bug-tier plays, though.]
[🗡️OmnipotentCthulhu: Seriously, I’ve seen some horror shows.]
[Good thing she’s hosting tournaments instead of competing in them.]
[By the way, did she give you the prize money?]
[That’s sponsor money; no way she could skim it.]
When someone asked about the prize money in the chat, I answered simply.

"I got the prize money the day of the win and split it among the team. It was a nice chunk."
"We should’ve lowered the prize amount. It’s too much."
"I’m not complaining."
"How is that my problem? Wanna die?"
"Not really."
With that banter, we queued up for a match.
Soon—
Ding!

The match was found.
"I’m top, and Harin’s mid."
Playing bot lane duo could’ve been fine, but I wasn’t feeling it today.
I wanted to play the roles we liked, for now at least.

[🗡️OmnipotentCthulhu: Top again? LOL]
[🗡️OmnipotentCthulhu: Total top lane addict.]
[Top lane’s fun, though, isn’t it?]
[For real, it’s fun LOL.]
[Let’s go solo queue!]
[Is Harin getting endless feedback?]
[Kang Hoomin: Actually, Harin’s got quite a temper in Leore.]
I’d heard those rumors, too.
Apparently, Harin had a short fuse when playing Leore, getting upset if teammates didn’t meet her standards.
"I don’t get mad, I just comment when people play badly."
"Sure…"

We’d see once the game started. Words could only go so far.
Not long into the game—
"This jungler… I wanna punch them. Are they even human? My dad could play better."
"Why drag your dad into this? Calm down."
"My dad’s Gold-tier. He’d do better than this guy."
"Oh, well… okay, then."

At first, I thought she was joking about her dad, but if he really was Gold-tier, I had no rebuttal.
[🗡️OmnipotentCthulhu: LOL what is this]
[Her dad’s Gold? Seriously?]
[First time hearing this on Harin’s stream LOL]
[Her dad’s Gold? Really?]
[Kang Hoomin: Never heard this before; is it true?]
[Biggest lie I’ve heard all day.]
[She’s just messing around.]
The chat was as skeptical as I was.
Even if I trusted Harin, this was hard to believe.

Then, Harin pulled out her phone and made a call mid-game.
"What are you doing, calling someone mid-game?"
"Calling my dad."
"What?!"
I knew Harin was serious about gaming, but calling her dad in the middle of a match?
Before I could stop her, a voice came through the speaker.

[🗡️OmnipotentCthulhu: ???]
[🗡️OmnipotentCthulhu: She’s insane LOL]
[She really called her dad?!]
[Classic Harin LOL.]
"Dad, what are you doing?"
—"Lying down. Why?"
"I’m streaming right now. Can you judge if our jungler’s worse than you?"
—"How bad are they?"
There was some shuffling before her dad spoke again.

—"Yeah, I’m better than this guy. Anyway, I’m going back to sleep."
"Okay, thanks, Dad. Night."
And just like that, she hung up.
She really had her dad judge the jungler’s skills live on stream.
"What the…?"

I was stunned.
Who calls their parent mid-stream to critique a teammate?
Of course, I couldn’t even call my parents, but still.
[🗡️OmnipotentCthulhu: She’s insane LOL]
[Totally serious about Leore, huh?]
[This is peak Harin LOL.]
[Who else would even think of asking their dad this?]
[Fact) Harin gives her dad 7 million won monthly as allowance.]

Seeing the chat, it didn’t seem like anyone thought she was being disrespectful.
If anything, the allowance bit made it feel like playful banter between them.
Still, her actions were undeniably bold.
After some time—
"Harin, you should quit Leore. You’re really bad today."

[🗡️OmnipotentCthulhu: LOL]
[Yeah, she’s really bad today.]
[She’s usually not this bad, though.]
[Still, she’s crashing hard LOL.]
And so, our solo queue session came to an end.