There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world,
I was starting to think things were going too smoothly, and sure enough, I got hit in the back of the head like this.
How can Oh Hong-kyun have such a friendly face and do something so ruthless? Of course, if we’re nitpicking, it’s more my fault for not reading the contract properly.
It’s not like I haven’t been in the workforce; I should’ve read through the contract multiple times to check for toxic clauses or anything that would screw me over. But honestly, I felt more disappointed in myself than betrayed by Hong-kyun.
Well, it’s not quite a toxic clause, but still.
Changing outfits before the official broadcast? To be honest, I could manage it. It wouldn’t have been possible before, but haven’t I done cosplay at G-Star recently?
That meant I was halfway used to it. Now, looking at the feminine, flowing clothes, I couldn’t exactly say, “This is castrating my masculinity, therefore I can’t wear this.”
I had also been dressing up Camilla for shopping purposes before, anyway. Even with my resentment, I obediently changed my clothes.
However, getting makeup done was something I just couldn’t adapt to. Typically, I don’t even wear makeup.
“This is, this is a bare face?”
“Yes, yes… I was a bit lazy…”
The staff members looked overly excited, smearing all sorts of sticky creams on my face and brushing away, making me feel like I was going to die from the tickling.
I wonder if this is how the subjects felt in the madness of ancient medieval artists.
And here I was now, all dressed up and finished with the makeup.
“Wow, you look so pretty!”
“This is insane, insane. Seriously…”
“The viewers will be so surprised. If you wore makeup all the time, it would be complete chaos!”
Afraid that makeup would get into my eyes, I had kept them shut throughout the process.
Now, I opened my eyes to see how many female employees were around me. Surely it started with one, but now there were five.
Each said something, and the surroundings became a buzz. I was hearing compliments about my looks five times a second.
I could somewhat understand their excitement; my feelings upon facing the mirror and seeing the results were not much different from theirs.
The thing is, I understood the situation quite well, and my feelings upon facing the result in the mirror were not much different from theirs.
“….”
They say that when you see someone too beautiful, words just escape you and silence envelops the surroundings. That was exactly where I found myself right now.
Is this… me?
I stared blankly into the mirror without saying a word. There was Camilla, just like usual but different, a Camilla in perfect condition, even better than normal.
I already had no complaints about my looks. I wasn’t particularly unhappy about it.
However, the Camilla I was facing now clearly demonstrated that there was a whole other level above what I had known, leaving me utterly speechless.
If I had known it would turn out like this, I should’ve learned how to put on makeup without being lazy. I mean, there wasn’t anyone to show off my made-up self to, and I didn’t really have any particular goals, but just being able to see myself like this brought me immense satisfaction.
Pretty Camilla had been stuck with the wrong owner, unable to fully bloom her beauty.
I stood there staring at the mirror for a moment, lost in thought, until the call of the employee snapped me back to reality, and I walked out.
With the thought that I really needed to learn some makeup skills.
*
“Wow… this is beyond my expectations… it’s totally Camilla, for real.”
That was Honggyun’s reaction upon seeing me return.
He mumbled something about how it felt like the real Camilla had come to life, and that I looked even prettier than her, which made me sneak a smile.
“So, why did I need to change clothes again?”
There was no way I was letting that slide easily.
When I glared at the director with my triangle eyes, he cleared his throat and opened his mouth.
“Well, um, I thought it might have a better effect if the guest matched their outfit as well—”
That was a reasonable explanation. After all, why else would they prepare an outfit? Probably to make the official broadcast a bit more lively.
The outfit I was currently wearing was similar to Camilla’s basic skin but with a different twist, casually transformed into everyday wear.
Sure enough, as expected from the reactions at G-Star, I could predict similar responses this time around.
It was somewhat expected that Edo would react like this.
“I’m Camilla, so do the other supporters wear different outfits like me?”
It was a spontaneous comment as if she were opening a wardrobe full of cosplay outfits, wanting to check out the other characters’ costumes.
But an unexpected answer came back.
“Oh, aside from Kayak, there are no other supporters.”
“Excuse me?”
Honggyun scratched the back of his head with an awkward expression.
“Last year we selected 10 supporters, and the year before we picked 5. But just because we had a lot doesn’t mean it was effective.”
“That’s true.”
“Rather than picking random people to fill up positions, I thought it’d be better to choose just one proper person.”
“….”
So basically, I was chosen as that ‘proper person.’ It was a compliment that felt great yet slightly burdensome. The schedule felt unusually convenient, and now it made sense.
“Thanks to that, we can allocate the budget for the supporters to you, Kayak, so it’s good for both of us, right?”
“Ah… then can you pick up 2 Camilla skins for me?”
“I’d love to, but if I ask for 2 skins to be made, I might just work myself to death. Just talk directly to that team after the broadcast is over.”
“Tsk.”
I was trying to use the excuse of her changing outfits without even telling me to grab another skin, but she slipped away like a slippery eel. Talk about a master of avoidance.
“Let’s start today’s broadcast.”
*
– Abyss – Discovering a Major Patch with Special Supporters
[Let’s go! Let’s go!]
[Waiting made me feel like my neck was going to stretch off ㅇㅇ]
[Why are there so many people in the public channel today? Is something happening?]
[That’s because…]
[Yes~ I’ve informed you~]
Just a few minutes after the official channel of Abyss turned on, viewers filled the chatroom, and the messages started flying by rapidly.
There were more viewers than usual. The additional influx of viewers was the reason for the spike. Everyone knew where the new viewers were coming from, how, and why, without needing to explain.
[So when is the host coming out?]
[Who is the host?]
[Is Kayak definitely coming out today?]
[Somebody just come out already, or I’ll go have dinner.]
How long had the viewers been waiting?
“Hello, dear users who love Abyss. Nice to meet you. I’m the overall director, Oh Hong-kyun.”
“Hello, beloved users. I’m the overall director, Oh Hong-kyun.”
As Hong-kyun opened the broadcast, the viewers’ attention wasn’t on him at all.
“[Who’s next to him??]”
“[Did the gallery master come? LOL]”
“[Kayak’s entered the gallery, ROFL]”
“[Is that a cosplayer?]”
“[What if they actually bring Camilla here? LOL]”
“[Hong-kyun, damn, you’re gonna get roasted! ROFL]”
The viewers were buzzing with excitement. Hong-kyun smiled in satisfaction, as if he’d predicted this reaction, and then looked over at the woman beside him, signaling it was her turn.
However, Kayak just stared blankly back at him, as if waiting for an epiphany, then abruptly focused forward and spoke with a somewhat dazed expression.
“I’m streamer Kayak, and I’ll be joining you as a supporter this time.”
“[Ah, LOL, a broadcasting accident right from the start!]”
“[Didn’t she know we started?]”
“[Wow, she’s even prettier from the front.]”
“[What does she do?]”
“[Her ears are all red, LOL, cute!]”
The woman resembling Camilla, Kayak, seemed to realize her mistake, her ears turning a strange shade of red. Her face was expressionless, but the viewers caught her blushing and found it endearing.
“We’ll be broadcasting together with streamer Kayak every week at this time. It’s planned for a total of 8 episodes. So, what were we supposed to do today, Kayak?”
“Yes, today, we’ll read the patch notes from the other day and play the game directly.”
“[I see.]”
“[If it’s already interesting, that’s a big thumbs up! LOL]”
“[Her speech sounds so stiff, it’s obvious she’s memorizing a script.]”
“[Just looking at her face is fun, mm-hmm.]”
After that, the broadcast went smoothly. The trouble began when Kayak started reading the patch notes.
“Lenok got adjusted… Personally, I think a nerf is totally fair.”
“Lenok needs a buff, teacher… Well, considering the tier of ak736… I’ll stop here.”
“Calling Lenok a master hero is somewhat stretching it. A master hero is something like Camilla, with a low pick rate, only used by a few people—.”
Hong-kyun had no intention of interrupting her; he just watched with intrigued eyes.
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