The team selection has been completed, and I’ve just returned from the bathroom.
Like last time, we need to create a Discord room to get to know each other and discuss the overall plan. It feels a bit odd to say we’re getting to know each other without actually meeting.
While I was in the bathroom, the team members had gathered and were chatting away, and the Discord room was already created.
As I was about to enter the room via the link that Dae-sik sent,
<Byeoljji Mom donated 50,000 won!>
– Please take good care of our Byeoljji ^^
“Ah, yes. Are you a viewer, Byeoljji? As a team member, I will work hard together and aim for victory.”
[CEO has arrived hahaha]
[Pushy parents bribing the director, oh no]
[??? : Please make my child a starter]
[Ah haha, there are no candidates anyway, everyone is a starter]
[Could it be a request to host later?]
That statement was true. Why would I go as far as to thank someone who donated? Even though I wore the director’s hat, I was just an ordinary streamer like the players.
However, my thoughts and theirs seemed different, as donations began to pour in one after another.
<King Wiggly donated 100,000 won!>
– Please love our Image a lot too hehe
<Amollight donated 100,000 won!>
– I came from the Lariri room, I heard I could donate here, is this how it works?
<Park Hodoo donated 100,000 won!>
– Hyeyang << He may be foolish, but the child is nice.
"Uh, you don't have to shoot if you're from the players' room. Just because I've received money doesn't mean I'll treat people differently. I'm not some school teacher receiving bribes from parents."
[What is happening hahaha]
[But you can't hide that rising smile, right? It's a blatant lie?]
[Who hates money? Those who say they hate money are the ones who love it the most]
[Bribe hahaha, terrible word selection]
[- Incorrect -]
[What is a bribe?]
[Something like a bribe to take good care of our child.]
[Hmm... they all donate 100,000 won, but Byeoljji Mom...]
[Oh my]
[We shouldn't discriminate by the amount~]
[Still, it's a bit concerning, whether knowingly or unknowingly.]
[Who among the players hasn't donated yet?]
[Dae-sik, Dae-sik...]
[Dae-sik is an invaluable resource hahaha, he doesn't have to receive anything.]
[Whether they give or not, he'll probably roll around like a dog anyway hahaha]
[For real haha]
Finally, a donation of 150,000 won came through.
<Oh Dae-sik Mom donated 150,000 won!>
– Please help our Dae-sik escape from being an unranked ghost.
[??? : Please kill the ones who killed my daughter 15 years later.]
[For real, it’s that level.]
[150,000 won, Dae-sik Room’s Healing Master class.]
[This person is the vice president.]
[This is really the living point hehe.]
[For real haha]
[Will Dae-sik finally escape this time?]
[Ah haha, the director is Mollu, won’t he help win once?]
[But with the roulette unfairness, that’s not likely.]
[Dae-sik participates in a lot of tournaments, yet he has no results.]
[He does well in practice but suddenly crumbles in the actual matches…]
[It’s a bird-chicken issue.]
[Isn’t this basically the last dance?]
[No, no, it always gets called the last dance but they keep participating in tournaments, so it seems like he can go for another five years.]
[This time, it’s ‘for real.’]
“You’re giving me a difficult task.”
Dae-sik, with considerable broadcasting experience, had participated in many competitions with other streamers.
Before the Eo War tournament, he had also participated in various AOS, FPS, and fighting games… but his best result had been a second place. In some cases, he had even been eliminated in the qualifiers.
In tournaments conducted as teams or individually, strangely enough, the results always turned out that way.
Like, whether something was possessing him, Dae-sik, the unfortunate man who had never once won. Perhaps he had struck a flow that would prevent him from winning for life.
And I needed to break that flow. It wouldn’t be an easy task.
But it was worth a try since I had received money from pushy parents.
“Hello.”
“Oh, the director has arrived.”
“The director is here.”
“It’s the director, the director.”
[Oh, it’s chaotic]
[Why are they so giggly?]
[I feel like I’m in an all-girls school]
[How do you know what it’s like to go to an all-girls school?]
[I was a public service in an all-girls school hehe]
[You must have been everyone’s boyfriend;]
[Hey haha, there’s your boyfriend passing by.]
[PTSD incoming…]
[It’s lively, glad to see, though I don’t know how long it will last.]
[There’s no worry about filling the audio.]
The atmosphere in the Discord room was much more cheerful than I had anticipated. It was almost a bit noisy.
With four women in the team, it was understandable. Including me as the director, there were five of us.
Now that I think about it, only Dae-sik was the lone man. There was a reason viewers were calling Dae-sik’s team a harem party.
“Hello, director.”
“Yes, Dae-sik. Long time no see.”
“I was waiting.”
[What!?]
[Waiting for Mollu… Is this perhaps?]
[Are you opening Moll-Dae-sik?]
[Open what?]
[It raises reasonable suspicion.]
[Dae-sik, I really trusted you!]
[It seems difficult because it’s tough to be with high-energy people.]
[For real, his voice lacks spirit.]
[All energy seems to have been drained haha.]
Dae-sik’s voice had hints of fatigue. Come to think of it, this person had a bit of shyness. I remember him being awkward around women too.
He had managed to become somewhat friendly with me. But in a situation with four unfamiliar women, it would be impossible for him not to feel tired.
“Are you waiting for the director? What’s going on? What’s the deal, you two? I have a good feeling about this.”
“If it’s Mollu, I’ll agree as Dae-sun’s representative.”
Moreover, since it seemed like all their personalities were extroverted, the fatigue had surely multiplied. Being the representative Dae-sun amidst a bunch of relentless romantics was already not easy. I could somewhat feel the pain Dae-sik was likely experiencing.
“What relationship are we talking about? It’s just a player and director relationship.”
Saying this, I redirected the players’ attention and continued with the overall progress.
“We won’t be doing any specific matches today. We will just identify the main picks you usually play and decide on a team name.”
“Oh, we’ve already chosen our team name.”
“What is it?”
“Ohho Dae-jang-gun. We named it after our team ace’s surname, Dae-sik.”
“No, that’s not a good name…”
In the back, Dae-sik’s voice was uncertain, but no one paid attention to it.
“We also decided on our nicknames. Something like 00 General Image. By the way, Dae-sik is the unranked general Oh Dae-sik.”
Kugh.
“…Director? Are you laughing?”
In an instant, I felt ridiculous enough for a sound to escape my mouth. Dae-sik’s bewildered voice could be heard, but I ignored it. Well, it was funny.
“Then we’ll call the team Ohho Dae-jang-gun for now; let’s start with identifying the main picks. Byeoljji, could you mention the agents you usually enjoy using?”
Just then, as this preliminary investigation was ongoing, Lariri, who had been speaking last, asked me a question.
“Director, are we doing that one again this time?”
“What’s that?”
“That, the Hiddink strategy.”
During matches, using informal speech towards team members to facilitate quicker orders and reduce distance between teammates.
It was a strategy I had used in the last tournament. Although it didn’t seem particularly effective. I mean, I mixed informal and formal speech during matches as well.
However, it seemed to have left quite an impression on Lariri, for her to bring it up like this.
“Do you want to use the Hiddink strategy?”
“Yes! It would feel way less awkward than calling each other formally.”
“Well, it’s not always the case… but if everyone agrees, we can do it.”
The women quickly agreed, and in the end, when Dae-sik also agreed, it was decided unanimously to employ the Hiddink strategy.
It seemed Dae-sik reluctantly agreed, but if he really disliked it, he would have firmly rejected it. Considering the rising atmosphere, even if he was discontent.
Perhaps feeling pleased that her opinion was taken into account, Lariri’s voice rose as she continued.
“Then, can I speak casually to Mollu?”
“Me?”
[What?]
[Let’s go!!!]
[What’s the connection between the Hiddink strategy and speaking informally to the director? hahaha]
[Looks like she wanted to speak casually to Mollu and suggested the Hiddink strategy.]
[Ah haha, have you seen how players speak casually to Hzid?]
[Lariri just wanted to be friends with Mollu…]
[Being friends with the moderator guarantees a smooth switch. hehe]
Watching the chat go wild, I continued.
“I can’t do that. I’m the director, not a player.”
“Is that so?”
It wouldn’t do. It wouldn’t do at all. How could one be so familiar to a director like me?
Hearing Lariri’s disappointed voice, I firmly nodded my head.
