[Making Fried Rice with the Host]
“Getting seriously focused while making fried rice.”
It’s different from when I’m gaming, you know?
When I game hard, I feel like I can’t lose, but this feels more like putting in real effort.
So delicate… so pretty…
ZigKaterbelt: I wish I could eat fried rice made by my sister…
Dominator: The atmosphere is just different… Friede’s looks speak for themselves, but when you see her cooking, it’s warm and kind, you know?
Kimkkaedullak: No wonder Forming praised her as beautiful in real time; at that level, she’s not just a hero, she’s a saint.
SweetGuy: Friede could be my mother.
Nilmyeongso-Geom: What kind of joke is that?
NoName: I know! I heard it in an anime my uncle showed me. It’s a famous line from the villain in “Counterattack of Kwak Dal-ho.”
[Sister’s Enthralling Wine Tasting]
“Look at how that drop of wine drips down the corner of her mouth…”
“It sticks to her chin and drips down her neck…”
“Is this intentional? It has to be, right?”
“When cooking, she’s all about the good wife, wise mother charm, but when drinking, she acts like a seductive vixen?”
“I feel like I’m going to pass out… ㅠㅠ”
NoName: I’m even worse than that drop of wine, damn…
Kimkkaedullak: I love you, sister! ㅠㅠ
LAmpadu: I just posted the highlights from the stream we did together, so go find it and download it yourself, okay?
NoName: Thank you, big bro!
[Casting Nadenade on Forming]
“Why is this so lovable?
“Please give me Nadenade too, my sister!”
“I want to be a pitiful follower blessed by my sister.”
“I want to be a baptized martyr.”
hope5555: I’m starting to get scared now ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
NoName: Is this really Friede religion? It feels like a new religion is about to form beyond just fandom.
NoMySister: Her looks are outrageously good, for real.
ZigKaterbelt: Look at my sister’s looks… with that level, even pyramid schemes would have mindless sign-ups.
SweetGuy: If my sister started selling something, she’d be the sales legend of the century, no arguments allowed.
[Good at Games, Rich, Top-notch Looks, and Great Personality]
“What’s lacking?”
NoMySister: IDK?
Kimkkaedullak: Among marriageable women on Earth, she’d definitely be in the top two.
IsusinGeneral: It’s amazing that there’s even one more woman like her on Earth.
Kimkkaedullak: Wait, thinking about it again, maybe she really is number one?
DustToBankruptcy: If I married Friede, I’d probably have M-shaped baldness but still be happy.
NoName: For real, lol.
—
The day after wrapping up the collab stream with Dayoung, today is a sweet day off.
Checking my email has become a part of my daily routine.
The manual email account I accessed without auto-saving…
What greeted me was the number 1,600 showcased prominently in my inbox.
‘This much from just a few days?’
Actually, it’s been over ten days since I effectively stopped checking since the brawl tournament.
This hastily made email linked to my YouTube channel and Switch account felt like it would never be useful…
Seeing this pile of emails already makes me sigh, but what can I do?
If I don’t sort it out now, it’ll get more annoying, and I’ll end up having to deal with it anyway.
Thinking about it, the number of emails piling up has been increasing day by day.
So, when did this start?
Oh, right, since I won the brawl tournament… it seems.
The emails cover a wide range.
Support emails from ordinary subscribers.
Emails filled with dark desires for personal requests.
Occasionally emails with awful attachments, like a trap.
Advertising request emails from numerous companies.
And…
“What’s this about now?”
An email from the STK team.
With the brawl tournament and my connection with Eunha, I had bundled it in a VIP group earlier.
Thanks to that, I couldn’t confuse it with imposter emails, but I became curious about why they mailed me.
I hovered my mouse over the subject and clicked, revealing a rather perplexing story inside.
In short, they’re planning another tournament.
This is the invitation.
Unlike the brawl tournament, which is drawn out over time, this one is a one-day event wrapped up as quickly as fire play.
A showdown between the STK team and the Streamer Team.
At the beginning, they said it’s a friendly competition, so there’s no pressure, but considering the excitement from the brawl tournament, I wonder if anyone will join with a light heart.
I’m not sure about the Streamer Team members yet, but it seems they’re planning to gather participants who showed good performances in the last brawl tournament.
Don’t they practice at all, even in the off-season?
I get that it’s still a month until preseason, but this feels a bit excessive for player usage, right?
“This does feel a lot looser than the brawl.”
Before the tournament starts, there’s banter time, an event match, and finally, a fan meeting.
Well, it’s an event, so I’ll just roll with it.
The event match detail listed in the email.
Definitely softer than the brawl tournament.
One round of Soul Warfare team match.
And one round from another game.
For this event, it looks like they’ll be using Cloud Fall, which has made quite a name for itself as much as Soul Warfare.
“I’ve heard that name before.”
There were plenty of streamers featuring Soul Warfare, as well as Cloud Fall.
But that’s about it.
I didn’t know more than the glimpses of gameplay that occasionally appeared in thumbnails.
Thinking to give it a look, I read the game description across various tabs, from the official website to different communities.
From what I gathered, it’s a battle royale-style game where players farm equipment in a designated area and fight until only one is left.
Divided into Esper and Reaper, there appears to be considerable uniqueness for a survival game.
The controls and graphics all seemed ordinary enough.
Oh, here when I say “ordinary graphics,” I don’t mean that the quality is mediocre.
Since virtual reality has emerged, discussions on graphics have become less of an issue.
It’s become a standard to have such high-quality graphics that it’s tough to differentiate between games.
“Hmm.”
I rested my chin on my hand, caught up in thought.
The game itself seems fine. However, for this type of game, the higher the understanding of the map, the better you perform.
Even if it’s an event, if I’m going to play a game, wouldn’t winning be better?
Considering the gamer’s inherent desire to win, this situation doesn’t seem so great.
Losing would be a bit, slightly… No, actually pretty frustrating.
Should I rethink my approach?
Wanting to win at a game I’m trying for the first time might be asking for too much.
With a tangled mindset, I leaned back in my chair.
As my weight gradually tilted me backward, my gaze shifted from the monitor to the ceiling.
Seeing the vast open ceiling after the close and filled monitor slightly eased my mind.
Right, why get worked up over this?
It’s just an event, an event. It’s a game, and I should be enjoying it.
Maybe it’ll be a delightful place where troll picks get laughed off?
After all, for the improvised Streamer Team to defeat the powerful organization of the pro team, ordinary practice wouldn’t suffice.
Looking at the planned event date, that seems quite challenging too.
It’s not like the people involved are asking to fight to the death, right?
Well, let’s put aside the game and move on to the fan meeting. This is slightly intriguing too.
A fan meeting, huh…
STK is a prestigious gaming team, so they’d naturally have a lot of fans, but streamers are included in this fan meeting too.
It makes me wonder…
Do streamers really have enough popularity to hold a fan meeting?
Before I was summoned to this world, I was pretty oblivious to the industry, so I began to doubt whether this was even possible.
Considering they’re holding it at the Soul Warfare official arena, it seems plausible.
‘I should probably dress properly for this.’
Suddenly, I felt a slight tremor in my body while thinking about the outfit I would wear.
Now that I reflect on it, the issues I was worrying about feel so silly, and a wry smile escaped me.
Ah, did I have my mind set on going without even pondering whether I should?
I must be living quite a busy life.
I didn’t think I had any bad or unpleasant feelings about it.
This will be good buildup for gaining attention.
In the end, isn’t that how becoming famous goes?
Collabs, events, tournaments… What’s next?
That’s when it happened.
—Ding!
My smartphone sitting on the desk pinged with a notification sound.
I fumbled to grab it and brought it closer to my eyes.
Hmm, let’s see who sent this.
And just like that, I checked the notification message with a light heart.
“What?”
Surprise, an involuntary gasp escaped my lips.
I thought it might be spam, but it turned out to be a message from an unexpected person.
[Ajini: I wanted to meet you… I have something to say, sis.]
What could this be about?
