Though he gained a little bit of backbone that hadn’t existed after returning from Goehae, Yoon Gyeom was fundamentally quiet, disliked being in the spotlight, and had an acknowledged gentle personality. Even his parents who heard the news worried asking ‘can you really do well as a coach,’ yet he says he’ll do well…… Yoon Gyeom scratched his cheek, feeling embarrassed for no reason.
“And when you shoot and upload player self-content, don’t leave yourself out saying you’re the coach, act super close and get your face on camera a lot. Shielding the team owner is absolutely absolutely forbidden. Just follow this and your fans will take up pitchforks and defend on their own.”
“Huh? I have fans?”
“You got cursed at a lot during your active days so your core fans are crazy strong. Didn’t you know? Originally when you eat one hit, you become worth a hundred.”
“I, is that so? But jakeon? That kind of thing didn’t originally exist……”
“These days it’s different from the old days, you need to gather fans to make money. The absolute best is when both fans and haters stick to you…… Luckies already has so many haters, so you just need fans to stick.”
“Fans? Haters?”
“Ah! Of course you have to win one out of two times. That way it’s deliciously sweet and salty, right? If you don’t have the skills, it’s a bust.”
“……”
Yoon Gyeom didn’t understand half of what Pyeonghwa said. He thought he’d become a bit younger since he seemed to communicate with Bae Sinhyo, who was seventeen years younger than him in Goehae, but that wasn’t the case…… Yoon Gyeom thought he should study kids’ language these days to become a good coach.
“Ahem… Right, Pyeonghwa-ya. Do you have any thoughts about joining the newly starting Luckies? As ‘Noh Pyeonghwa,’ not Pax.”
“As Noh Pyeonghwa?”
“Since Pax has a strong malicious commenter image…… If you’re worried about your skills being revealed on broadcast, the team can support the skill book you want. We’ll provide equipment you need at this amount, and I’m thinking of a weekly salary around this much.”
Yoon Gyeom pitched while spreading his fingers. The amount he suggested was a bit higher than what typical first-string rookie players received. No matter how much Luckies was a ruined team, since they were starting anew, he didn’t want to skimp on the money given to players.
Oh. Pyeonghwa let out a short exclamation. Taking it as a positive meaning, Yoon Gyeom more actively appealed Luckies.
“You said being a pro gamer was your dream from before, right? It’s a chance to debut directly in the first string, not the second string. Don’t worry about teammates. You know Seol Bora, the A-rank Hunter? That friend joined the team this time.”
Ohh. Pyeonghwa let out a slightly longer exclamation. Active A-rank Hunter Seol Bora’s game rank was Master, top 0.3%.
Usually from Master onwards, there are full-time gamers who’ve bet their lives on games like first and second string pro gamers, item sellers who make money selling in-game goods, and game broadcast VJs. But Seol Bora was a master who rose to Master rank by gaming in her spare time while also having a main job.
He’d heard she was talent coveted not only by Hunter guilds but also by various pro teams, but how did such a person end up going to a ruined team like Luckies? Pyeonghwa tilted his head.
“We’re entering training camp from next week until the preliminaries, so let’s meet and sign a contract before that. Ah, come with your parents. Since you’re still young……”
“Ehhh? I don’t want to though?”
“……Huh? You don’t want to?”
He naturally thought he’d accept, but an unexpected answer came. Yoon Gyeom blinked as if bewildered. Since he was wearing a gas mask, he couldn’t tell what Pyeonghwa was thinking. On the goggles that seemed to express the wearer’s emotions, a strange expression ( = . x ) was displayed.
“A, are you saying you don’t want to join?”
“Yes.”
“May I know the reason…?”
At Yoon Gyeom’s cautious question, Pyeonghwa rolled his eyes and thought of excuses.
It’s a lie that he doesn’t want to become a pro gamer. In fact, he fucking wanted to. He also wanted to proudly be active as the name Noh Pyeonghwa, not the malicious commenter Pax.
But there was a reason he couldn’t. Since the Championship preliminaries were scheduled for early May, if he entered training camp, he’d have to give up several months’ worth of aggro points. Then he couldn’t buy the ring, and the probability of destruction would rise.
And with broadcasts already started, there was no guarantee he wouldn’t get caught being Pax. The person he feared most when caught was Do Dohae.
While doing malicious commenting activities, Pyeonghwa only poured indiscriminate personal attacks on Do Dohae. If that dual personality psychopath found out that Pax was him, he might really come to kill him…….
Uugh. Absolutely not. Just thinking about it, his butt that got hit back then felt like it was burning. Pyeonghwa deliberately opened his chest wide and spoke in a shameless tone.
“I have to go to college though?”
“College?”
“Being twenty years old only happens once. I’ll go to orientation, MT, join clubs, be top of my major to get scholarships… Ah! I’m going to be class president too.”
“……”
Yoon Gyeom couldn’t continue speaking and just gaped his mouth. It was truly the kind of fresh dream a twenty-year-old would have. At that age, a year feels huge, so it seemed nothing he said would get through.
But he couldn’t give up here. His life was riding on this Championship. At first, he planned to sign a trainee contract with Pyeonghwa and if he couldn’t follow training well, move him to reserves. But after facing him directly in Phase 3, his thoughts changed. There weren’t many players even in the pro scene who could change the flow of a match like Pyeonghwa.
“W, college… isn’t that important in life. Especially class president is just an errand boy for classmates. Pyeonghwa-ya, can’t you just not be class president? I’ll excuse you from training as much as possible during lecture times……”
“Where did you graduate from college?”
“Huh? Jangmak University Hunter Studies.”
“Whoa! I got into Jangmak University Virtual Reality Studies too! Are there good restaurants near there?”
“In my time there was only one kalguksu place. But that was about 15 years ago……”
“I see. Thanks for the recommendation. Then bye.”
“Huh? Wait! Pyeonghwa-ya!”
Pyeonghwa shouting logout seemed to have no lingering attachment. On the surface, that is.
Inside the gas mask, Pyeonghwa swallowed back a trickle of tears. It felt like if he stayed any longer he’d give in to him, so it seemed better to exit quickly.
With Yoon Gyeom’s dejected face as the last thing he saw, Pyeonghwa opened his eyes inside the dark capsule.
“Ahhh! I want to be a pro gamer too! Me too!”
Pyeonghwa writhed and vomited out his upset feelings. A while later, he came out of the capsule and took off the gas mask. Perhaps because he focused too much on the game, his back was drenched with sweat.
Pyeonghwa stripped off his equipment items and put them in the laundry basket. He shuffled into the bathroom powerlessly and turned on the shower.
“Living is truly painful.”
The egg rolled following him all the way into the bathroom. After finishing a refreshing shower, Pyeonghwa scrubbed the egg’s surface with an unused toothbrush to cleanly wipe off the dust.
Pyeonghwa changed clothes and sprawled out on the sofa. Should I check the aggro points gathered today……
“Jackpot.”
<AP: 31,291>
Over 30,000 points already! Since the Ring of Eons is 100,000 points, doesn’t that mean it won’t take even a month? Pyeonghwa’s depressed lips spread wide.
“Ah! I should release the replay. Please watch lots and lots. Hehe! I should edit a highlight video too. But I don’t know how to edit videos……”
Pyeonghwa entered his broadcast channel and changed the function that was membership-only to public.
When he checked the channel revenue, an enormous amount of donations had come in. Jackpot, so this is why people broadcast. Pyeonghwa, who was gaping while checking the revenue details, was shocked that there was someone who joined the membership paying 12,345,678 won.
“I can leave video editing to a professional. Ehehe.”
Pyeonghwa hummed and opened the delivery app. Since he made a lot of money, he wanted to enjoy this moment lavishly. Pyeonghwa ordered king crab worth several hundred thousand won.
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[Came to watch Pax video replay since the board was so crazy
Author: LOLO
Time melted away lol he’s fucking good but why is this bastard so dumb lol
They say he filmed and came out from Diamond tier newbie zone? So such a person really exists
But seeing him do it, it makes sense ㅇㅇ It was hard to follow with my eyes so I kept rewinding
From when Nam Cheolsu’s side couldn’t do anything and died in Phase 2, I watched on my knees in proper posture
Isn’t he better than most second string kids at that level? Seems like he got offers]
└[Godgye Breakthrough: Above second string below first string]
└[Great Pax: Pax says he’ll play hardcore games from 7 PM every day for a while to hit Master]
└[LOLO: Seems totally possible, Nam Cheolsu’s tier is Master too lol]
└[Ayumu-chan: Someone paid 12 million won and joined paid membership during broadcast]
└[LOLO: Huh? The replay worked fine though]
└[Ayumu-chan: That was released to public later, the person who paid 12 million is so wronged]
└[Knight: Wow he got tons of donations during broadcast too, he’ll be rich]
└[Heart Mage: Fuck malicious commenter is turning his life around but my life stays the same ㅜㅜ]
└[LOLO: ㅇㅇ originally can’t beat talent-gifted people]
