I Have a Reason to Hate Streamers

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[Title: Breaking News) Gawol Ranks 1st]

(Attached Photo: Real-time Rank Chart)

They really did it!

Just took this.

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– These days, everywhere I go it’s all about that girl.

[Writer: Green Giraffe Green Picture]

[Title: Gawol vs Hero Rank Game Analysis]

(Attached Photo: Han Da-eun’s Chest Photo)

S-sorry.

Actually, there’s nothing like that here.

I just wanted to show off some tiddies…

Huh? You’re not that mad?

Seems like everyone loves boobs-!

[Comments]

– This guy…

– There’s a pic so I’ll at least look.

[Writer: Green Giraffe Green Picture]

[Title: Gawol vs Hero Real Analysis]

This time it’s for real.

(Attached Photo: Initial Standoff Position)

First, we gotta see Gawol maintaining her distance.

She’s keeping about two steps away from the great sword’s range.

Just slightly outside the single strike distance, so even if Hero jumps in, she can easily dodge it.

Here, Gawol’s provocation intention becomes clear.

She didn’t just cross the line and flap her mouth.

I think… it would be like that.

(Attached Photo: Hero’s Preemptive Strike)

(Attached Photo: Gawol Stepping on the Great Sword)

It’s safe if she’s outside the great sword’s reach, but Gawol can’t attack easily either.

But if Hero doesn’t attack, the angle to enter is hard.

Hero naturally gets fired up, so the provocation seems to have worked well.

In the end, she went in but…

(Attached Photo: Hero Attempts a Grab)

The problem is, Hero immediately gives up on the great sword and tries for a grab.

She was supposed to go for a sword play, so I guess she didn’t expect this.

Gawol makes good use of the ground, but with this strength difference, it’s clearly a lost fight.

I thought they changed the battle style right there.

Looking at the terrain, it seems she led him to a good place for Silver Magic.

I realized after rewinding;

…

(Attached Photo: Silver Magic Set Outside Smoke)

At this point, Gawol reveals the core of her build.

A trap build focused on Silver Magic and memorization, indicating she prioritized this from the start.

Fixing the enemy’s position is important, so she stubbornly clings to control.

This worked quite well, as she set up all her Silver Magic.

(Attached Photo: Rock Stone Shotgun)

Hero looks like he’s just taking it.

During that time, he strategically uses the battleground he made into chaos.

No matter how Gawol is, if stuff like this comes flying from the smoke, she can’t dodge.

Plus, the opponent is a knight?

In the end, she got hit a few times and took considerable damage.

…

(Attached Photo: Blood Thread)

There were ups and downs, but at the moment the smoke cleared, she slipped in, marked, and finished.

It’s been ages since a match won with Silver Moon was this fun.

[Comments]

– Not just one but two crazy girls using weird builds, lol.

– How did I not know such a thing existed?

└ Of course you didn’t.

└ In the Inbl rank environment, just hearing memorization and trap specialization reeks, you know?

– With all that Silver Magic laid out, she almost lacked damage, lol.

*

After defeating Hero.

I couldn’t win against my next opponent.

I got hit by an unexpected strike, and the knight’s enhanced fists were definitely lethal.
I’m still feeling a bit queasy about it.

It’s more painful to get hit hard like this than lots of small attacks.

When the 3rd round ended, I had about 6% health left.

Starting from around 91% health, I held my ground quite well given the opponent’s name value.

I took my turn leaving their health about half gone.

Well, the situation had tilted significantly by then.

My follow-up players naturally secured the game victory.

The valuable victory was right before my eyes.

[Victory achieved.]

[Infinity 2,739 RP → 2762 RP]

[Rank Chart]

1st: Sigma Gawol

2nd: Sigma Luce

3rd: ACL Donghae

4th: Eunha Azure

5th: Q Prime Holy

…

In the end, I arrived.

Korean server rank 1.

It held some meaning, no matter how you look at it.

At first, I thought I’d jump for joy.

But I guess since I’m introverted?

No flashy reactions came out.

There are people who’s just made for making a scene and losing themselves in celebrations.

I only stared blankly at my name at the top.

Then suddenly, while glancing at the chat.

I found it hard to suppress the rising corners of my mouth.

There were people cheering for me, clumsily, instead of me.

– Gawol Daebak

– Kyaaaaaaaaaa

– So what’s next?

– Chuchuchuchuchu

– Mom! I want to become Gawol! Mom! I want to become Gawol! Mom! I want to become Gawol!

– You? You have talent. Just keep it up.

It’s funny, but I felt happier about their reactions than the glory of being rank 1.

I really enjoy streaming.

Sometimes I’m scared of malicious intent, but sweeter than that is the love from people, and I can’t take it.

The feeling is… strangely elevating.

Even in the game, I felt my neck getting hot.

During my Arena victory, I spent hours wandering the community searching for “Gawol”.

Recently, I’ve been losing sleep over the pro debut situation.

I might end up doing that this time too.

If I keep running the washing machine, won’t it feel weird?

Since I’m the only one in the lodging these days, it should be fine.

Anyway, I’m itching to feel smug right away.

But that would make me seem shallow and lightheaded.

I decided to suppress it and continue streaming.

I already took all the screenshots.

After the broadcast, I planned to brag everywhere I could.

In the community, many people were sharing the news for me, so I didn’t bother writing something.

“Now I’m rank 1 in the Korean server. Hehe, how about it? I told you I could do it. It’s obvious.”

– Why is the girl who says it’s obvious smirking? lol

– Just don’t hold back and smile.

– Aww, lol

– I said I’d decide what to do to celebrate after hitting rank 1.

– So what’s next? Third time asking.

“I’ve thought about it, but doesn’t it feel a bit strange? I should be getting the congratulations… Why am I the one who has to do something?”

– Have you finally lost it?

– You’re the one who offered to do something.

– Are you challenging us now?

–

“About the doing something… I never promised. It was just a chance for ASMR, that was all. Anyway, let’s think about what to do next.”

Actually hitting rank 1 doesn’t mean it’s all over.

The position of being number 1 is always a lonely one.

Once you reach the peak, another fight begins to hold that position.

But why should I go through that hassle?

Thinking about keeping this spot at rank 1, I had no intention of doing so.

Trying to do that would only tire and bother me.

I know my abilities best myself. Having gained prestige and cheer, the rest didn’t matter much.

“Okay, now speak slowly. I’m not going anywhere.”

*

What the viewers asked most for was, in the end, a cam stream.

Specifically, a drinking stream while the cam is on.

It seemed they were expecting something like my first stream, but I don’t know.

Back then, it was just a matter of overdrinking.

The goal was to numb my fears, so I drank enough to lose my judgment.

And I was in a rush to down it too.

Next time, I don’t need to drink to the point of losing my judgment.

I’ll prepare plenty of snacks and, with no rush, plan to sip leisurely.

I’d even bring someone who could stop me if things get out of hand.

When it comes to that, Elderin is easy to call… but.

I had already made plans to hang out with her soon.

I felt I had pestered her too much lately, so I decided to look for someone else.

They say that spending time only with one person isn’t great for the stream.

Recently, I met Ryeohee, but she’s a VTuber and can’t join such a stream.

So, by elimination, there was only one person left.

[Calling ‘Sulbbang’… 01:43]

– So, it’s a stream where we gather, drink a bit, and chit-chat?

“Yep. There might be some serious topics, but I won’t dive too deep.”

– You want me to stop you if you get too drunk, right? To prevent you from going out of control.

“…Right. Honestly, I still don’t quite know my limits. I’ll be careful, but I can’t be too sure.”

Is it that the veteran streamers are different?

Without complicating things, he grasped the crux of my words.

I’ve already met Sulbbang in real life.

It’s known that we had a meetup after the Arena, and I even participated as a guest.

For the viewers, this isn’t exactly a surprising collaboration.

– If you invite me, I’ll be grateful. I checked, and it seems I’m free that day too.

“Really? You’re planning to come?”

– Yeah. But who else is coming? Is Serin noona coming?

“Huh? It’s just you, I’ve decided to see her separately soon.”

– ?

A moment of silence fell.

Did I misspeak about something?

Sulbbang seemed astonished, as he had nothing to say.

– You need to be aware of what you’re saying.

“What do you mean?”

– You’re going to do a drinking stream with just a girl, and you want me to clean up if you get drunk?

“U-uh?”

– No way. I’m out.

I sincerely apologized before the call ended.

My reasoning couldn’t catch up.

Let’s think it through slowly.

If I got completely wasted… and it’s just us two left, and if Sulbbang turns off the stream?

What would people think?

No matter the truth, it would definitely lead to misunderstandings.

Ah, how embarrassing.

My face turned hot.

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