In life, everything has a beginning and an end, and nothing is eternal.
It feels like just yesterday that I started my journey as an Abyss supporter, yet today feels like the very last day.
“A shame, but Kayak will be ending her broadcasts after today and won’t be appearing in future ones.”
[No!!!]
[Don’t go! ㅠㅠㅠ]
[Are you leaving us?]
[If you want to see Kayak, tune into her personal Twitch broadcast.]
[Do we really have to go back to those dull days with just Honggyun?]
[I loved listening to Kayak’s calming voice like a radio…]
[This isn’t real, this isn’t real, this isn’t real!]
[Ah haha, if Honggyun has any sense, he’ll renew her contract.]
As Oh Hong-kyun spoke, the chat flooded in like a tsunami.
Are there nearly 20,000 viewers right now? The chat was so lively it had me shaking my head in disbelief.
“Everyone, I’ve already tried to persuade her, yes.”
Honestly, it felt unfair to Honggyun. He’d asked a few times in the past if I would consider making a regular appearance, given the enthusiastic responses during each broadcast and the active reactions from the community users.
The rejection of the renewal was on my part. There was no particular reason; I just wasn’t drawn to the offer at all.
I had become accustomed to appearing on official broadcasts. Wearing Camilla’s costume at every show, conducting the broadcast in a different setting from my home, and following a somewhat structured script had all become routine.
But just because I had gotten used to it didn’t mean I had to continue. I wasn’t in a financial bind, nor did I have nothing else to do. If it was neither good nor bad, there was no reason to decline, but conversely, there was no reason to accept it either.
In the first place, I had accepted Honggyun’s initial offer because of Camilla’s skin, hadn’t I? Just because I agreed to renew the contract wouldn’t mean they’d give me more Camilla skins, and there was no need to bind myself to that.
“I’ll see you all again. The supporters program may be ending, but I’m always willing to come as a guest if you invite me.”
More importantly, I needed to move on. After wrapping up my duties as a supporter, I headed to the development team at the Eonix headquarters.
There was something important that stood apart from everything else. After wrapping up my Supporter activities, I made my way to the program development team at the Eonix headquarters.
“Ah, Kayak! You’re here.”
The employee briefly glanced my way, as if it were a habit, before diving back into work.
I still vividly remembered how they used to fidget and dart around whenever I entered the room. Truly, humans are adaptive creatures.
Honestly, I found this straightforward approach much more comfortable than being treated like some special guest. It meant I could jump straight into the main topic without any small talk.
“So, what’s the situation?”
“If you look here…”
The employee pivoted their screen to show the hard work they were putting in.
It was filled with programming languages and commands—an English jumble. No point showing this to me; I couldn’t make heads or tails of it.
“Ah, sorry! I’ve been seeing you so often lately that you feel like one of our Team Members.”
“Well, I’m not really sure, but it seems the preparation is mostly done?”
“Yes, I’ve never worked on something in such a short time before, but… I don’t think there will be any problems.”
If problems arise, we’ll just work overtime, right?
Seeing the forced smile on their face made my heart ache a bit. After all, the unexpected work the team was doing was all because of me.
Yes, they were developing a new skin for Camilla at my request.
Together with the art team, we discussed the design and appearance, and the other departments applied it into the game and tested for bugs.
I didn’t know the exact procedures, but I could tell from indirectly observing the process that it required more effort than I initially thought.
For some reason, with Camilla, just touching the code seemed to mess things up and lead to even more in-game bugs.
Thanks to everyone’s hard work, Camilla’s new skin was set to release this week. Although it was a limited-time skin, the employees were genuinely intrigued by creating one in such a short time.
I may not have done all that much, but as the instigator and the one who conceptualized Camilla’s design, it felt like I had wrapped up a significant project.
I couldn’t wait for the day of the skin’s release. I want to see the results as soon as possible!
– New skin “Hero of Victory Camilla” released!
You can meet Hero of Victory Camilla on the battlefield after patch 13.2!
“I guess Eonix really wants to push Camilla, both Snowflake Queen Camilla and the Camilla skins seem to be coming out pretty often.”
Upon hearing the news of Camilla’s new skin release, Nicang logged into Abyss and was currently experiencing the skin.
[No, no, it’s an event skin]
[Eonix developers posted related tweets, yep]
[The skin turned out great]
[The cape fluttering looks awesome]
[Kayak asked for the skin instead of the supporter fee]
[Just Camilla;;]
[As expected, it’s the teacher]
[They say all the proceeds will be donated to the orphanage]
“Oh, Kayak. Hmm, because of the supporters. I see. Donations too? Truly the teacher. Amazing.”
The behind-the-scenes stories popped up in real-time in the chat. Supporters, Kayak, new skins, donations, and so on… to summarize, it was said that the skin was created thanks to Kayak.
Truly beyond imagination. Just when it seemed a little quiet, something like this blew up.
Nicang thought the scale was different. How could an ordinary user, a streamer, pull something like this off with a game company?
This was no different than a shoutout. It contained the meaning that Eonix officially supports and recognizes Kayak.
[Several lines and motions added]
[Try pressing Control 5]
[You can also toggle the cape on and off]
“Wait a moment, I’ll try each one.”
The skin had impressive quality for something made in a short period. It wasn’t just that the skill effects changed and the appearance looked good; it also contained Easter eggs fitting for an event skin.
Following the viewers’ comments, Nicang pressed the interaction key, and Camilla on the screen began to move. She danced slowly, and beneath her feet, two letters appeared.
K.Y. stands for Kayak.
“Kayak’s initials are included. The cape can become transparent and disappear, and I can take it out again…. Do the lines come out while moving?”
Unlike pulling out and putting away the cape while dancing, the character’s lines couldn’t be selected separately. Typically, lines are triggered during skill casts or movement in-game.
Whenever I’m on a stream, it’s typical for me to drop some lines.
That’s how Nicang was busy manipulating Camilla while listening to all the dialogue.
– “I’m strong, I’m never weak.”
“Oh, this line? Is this the one? Looks like it was specifically tailored just for Kayak. Did she record this exclusively? Wow, she really went all out.”
[Camilla’s strong ㄷㄷㄷㄷ]
[She really became strong]
[But honestly, she’s not as weak as before]
[KayakTube has all the build guides, so just following those, you’d feel like you’re hitting decent shots]
[Should I roll some ranked with the new skin??]
“I’ll play a few ranked games to fully experience the skin. Since our Kayak provided it, it’s only right I show it off.”
Nicang is basically Kayak’s number one disciple.
There was also the Abyss streamer battle later, and Kayak held a content session to select her disciples, so she got a bit forgotten after that.
But having learned directly from Kayak in actual battles, her Camilla skills were pretty decent. Her main position was ADC, but she occasionally picked Camilla just for a change of pace. It was all thanks to Kayak’s teachings.
“Okay. Camilla wasn’t banned? And I get the first pick? Are you aiming for me?”
Without any dodging from the instant queue, she successfully locked in Camilla and entered the game.
The other players who got matched didn’t seem keen on throwing the game or disrupting the stream, wanting to play quietly this time.
Everything was perfect. That’s what Nicang was thinking.
“Uh, wha-what’s happening all of a sudden?”
The Camilla in-game, who had been using skills perfectly, suddenly started acting bizarrely.
She stopped dancing to lift her leg into mid-air and her limbs twisted in odd directions. It wasn’t a game-breaking bug, but the weird visuals made quite an impact.
[Bug popped up right away ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Abyss’s number one bug-prone Camilla…]
[At least it’s not a bug that can kill everyone in one shot, thank goodness]
[Kayak unleashed poison on Abyss!]
[What’s up with the leg split ㅋㅋㅋ]
[Surprise performance ㄷㄷ]
After an emergency patch, the bug was fixed in about an hour.
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