Chapter 149

Chapter 149

Like reciting the “Shiyilyabangsungdaegok,” Gyeoul lamented the injustices faced by the top line when she suddenly realized she was live on broadcast. She slapped her own cheek and calmly said,

“…I’m sorry, everyone. I think I got too emotional when I should have been calm. I’ll steady my mind and do my best!”

Omedeto – …It’s okay. I understand.

Moral Bang – For real, you gave a red start at the beginning and even ganked four times, so it’s natural to be frustrated when things go like this.

Color Science – But why is our jungle so blatantly excluding the top when they didn’t even open their mouths during pick phase? The enemy’s just walking around, easy to catch.

Calcium Plus Burger – I dunno, maybe the nickname sounded feminine and they didn’t like it.

Universe’s Best Beauty Han Gyeoul – …What part of ‘Jeonnam3GangDokkihaksalsaj’ sounds like a feminine nickname?

National Average Silver – Ugh, seeing you already blaming the jungle, I guess Gyeoul won’t be able to climb ranks. Just top whining.

ssy951127 – What nonsense is that? Manager, can you please block the upper guy?

CYAN – Wow, it hasn’t even been long since the broadcast started, and already the hate is sticking.

Free Ant – The snipes are coming in already, lol.

Han Gyeoul Love – Genius vocalist of Girl Revolution, number one of Girl 100, Gyeoul fighting!!!!!!

MingmingSsu – Fight.

Male Mosquito – This.

MIX Pluto – Ting.

Room Challenger – Forget about fighting, let’s just surrender. They don’t deserve to win.

“Thanks for the support. And I’m not at a big loss, so I can still play. Since all my spells are down, let’s take it slow….”

Triple Kill!

With a red cheek from slapping herself, Gyeoul screamed calmly.

“Jungler—-!”

Moral Bang – Breaking news) Ally jungler attempted a bottom dive, gave a triple kill to the enemy ADC.

Male Mosquito – LOL, this is a real sign.

Trailer – Hahahaha.

Omedeto – So when Gyeoul was asked why she couldn’t gain an advantage, turns out she did!

Room Challenger – …But that advantage went to the enemy team.

Calcium Plus Burger – Gyeoul, the enemy jungler is back! Focus!

Oracle – Huh? This time the enemy mid came too.

Please Buff Our Top – What’s our mid doing?

ssy951127 – Now that everyone is here, let’s get a pick on Mia and then recall.

suspens67 – Gyeoul, seriously let’s surrender. These guys don’t deserve to win.

With the chat filled with hopelessness, Gyeoul made a perfect comeback utilizing her spells and successfully took down two out of three, meeting her demise in the process.
Winter skillfully used the spell that returned just in time to successfully take two out of the three, while dying.

Double kill!

Oh my, I believed in you!!!!

MingmingSsu – Great

Male Mosquito – Winter

MIX Pluto – Cry

Sweet Potato Seller – Haha, this is the hugging skill of a current idol. If you come closer, there’s no way I’m letting go.

Pot Collector – Winter, take me ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

Three Meals a Day Mardang – Han Gyeoul’s debut is on fire!

Loranglorang – Winter has already debuted in Girl Revolution, right?

Three Meals a Day Mardang – No, it’s a pro gamer debut!

Call Me When Bored – Join the pro league!

In front of the heated chat window, Han Gyeoul raised her arms high and declared.

“Everyone, I will prove that one top can change the game!”

And then they lost the game 12 minutes later.

*

After finishing the broadcast, Winter stretched like a cat, took off her headset, and turned around.

And she spotted me sitting in the corner on a chair, not visible on screen.

“Eeek! Teacher Taeyang, were you watching?!”

“Uh, I started from the middle, but I was watching.”

Winter’s face turned bright red at my words, and feeling embarrassed, she curled up like a ball and covered her face.

“Eek, what should I do…? You weren’t disappointed, right?”

“No, I wasn’t disappointed. In fact, I was amazed. It seems to suit you even better than I thought.”

“…So you weren’t surprised?”

“Uh, honestly, I was surprised… It was very different from what I had seen before. You used to play mostly as a support, right?”

Where did the feminine and cute utility support who comforted teammates with gentle chat messages go?

“Did you change it for the fun of the broadcast?”

“No… I actually used to mostly play top.”

“Then why didn’t you do it at home?”

“W-Well, when I’m at Teacher Taeyang’s house, I wanted to look like a neat girl… It was like pretentiousness.”

…Pretentiousness? What are you talking about with game character choices?

*

Oh Yoori confessed.

“I like you.”

Her words began to dye the world red, like a river glowing in the sunset.
The world began to be stained red like a stream.

“I like you!”

A young and immature girl, such a girl conveyed her awkward sincerity purely.

“It doesn’t matter that there’s a 12-year age gap! I don’t care about what others think! What’s important is how you feel about me!”

Soon, Yuri couldn’t suppress the aching pain in her heart and held her chest with both hands, shedding tears.

“I like you.”

At that pure confession that reminded Director Kim of the innocent romance of school days, he clapped and said, “Okay, that was great. We’ll contact you with the results later.”

“Phew…, thank you!”

Watching her, worried she might make a mistake, I finally felt relieved and greeted the director and production team before leaving the audition site with Oh Yoori.

As we entered TwoBear’s car, Oh Yoori opened her mouth.

“But isn’t a 12-year age gap a bit much? Honestly, it was hard to get immersed….”

“If it were reality, I’d also feel it’s too much, but it’s a movie. You need to get into character.”

“Is that so? …Alright. I’ll have to try harder.”

Oh Yoori, with her head down, looked at me cautiously.

“How was my acting?”

“Well, it was excellent. I’ve always believed in your acting talent. The other production team members seemed a bit impressed too.”

She has a potential rating of S and her current ability is rated A. It’s evident she’ll excel if she focuses solely on acting, so it’s strange to have any doubts.

The only concerns were controlling her condition and avoiding unnecessary controversial slip-ups.

Well, even though she has a bit of a chronic middle school syndrome, her pessimistic and cynical personality would likely keep those mistakes in check.

“It feels like you’re rating my acting talent higher than my talent as an idol.”

“I’ll have to pass on that part.”

“…At least tell me a white lie.”

At that, I chuckled lightly, and Oh Yoori, who was looking at my face, let out a small laugh as well.

“By the way, is that personal broadcast going well? I’m a bit worried, honestly.”

“Why? Are you worried Winter might slip up during the live?”

“No, I’m not too worried about Winter. I think she’s mentally the strongest of the Girl Revolution members.”

This was similar to a comment made by vocal trainer Lee Hyerin in the past.
It was a statement similar to what Hyerim had said.

However, it was quite surprising that the same opinion also came from a member who maintained a more personal relationship than that of a trainer.

“Surprising, isn’t it? Didn’t Gyeoul often show you her softer side?”

“I think showing a softer side in that situation and brushing it off is actually something to be rated highly, don’t you?”

“What situation are you talking about?”

Upon this, Oh Yoori stared at me intently and said,

“The situation where powerful competitors are sharpening their knives one after another.”

“Competitors? Alcest?”

“…Let’s just say Alcest for now.”

What’s with the “for now” comment…

“I’m worried about Eunbyeol unnie. If she was just an assistant, it would be one thing, but since she’s leading, I’m really concerned.”

“She’s doing great. Even more than expected. It’s not an exaggeration to say it’s amazing.”

“…Well, that’s a relief.”

I thought while watching Oh Yoori, who nodded subtly with a significant expression. It struck me that her inability to spend time with Seo Eunbyeol, a friend since the Flower days, seemed to have lasted longer than I thought.

I guess with being active as an idol and working in the promotion team at the office, they didn’t have many overlapping schedules.

“So, how about we take a quick trip to see Eunbyeol? It would help if you get used to shooting personal broadcasts too.”

“But, I’m supposed to go to training for the next schedule.”

“As Team Leader, I’ve deemed it necessary for Oh Yoori to have a special lecture on personal broadcasting right now. Afterward, I’ll treat you to something delicious with Eunbyeol. Let’s go.”

“…”

Oh Yoori, who was gazing at me blankly, covered her mouth and smiled bashfully like a flower.

Then she suddenly got serious and said,

“You can’t do that kind of flirting outside. It’s really dangerous. Seriously.”

This kid’s talking about dangerous stuff.

“I mean, why would I flirt with a middle schooler…?”

“Then please refrain from such behavior, even if it’s not flirting. I’m seriously saying this out of concern. This is not a joke; something might happen. I can’t bear to see Team Leader Seon on the 9 PM news.”

“If I make it to the 9 PM news, isn’t that a good thing? Like an interview for Girl Revolution, or there wouldn’t even be a reason for me to be on it.”

“…I wish that were the case too.”

“…”

With that resolute tone that even radiated a sense of authority, I instinctively nodded my head.

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