I Became a Malicious Streamer

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We sincerely apologize.

Our December Gaming player has caused concern among esports fans by using inappropriate language during a broadcast. We bow our heads in apology once again.

We especially apologize to the streamer Mollru and her fans for the sudden insult she suffered due to this incident.

Our players and team officials are also in a state of bewilderment due to this sudden occurrence. We can only imagine how surprised Ms. Mollru and the viewers watching the broadcast must have been.

Currently, our team has released December’s Jimin, the player who caused the issue.

Going forward, our monitoring team will continuously oversee player streams during their broadcasts, and we plan to proceed with character education for our players.

We promise thorough preventive measures to ensure such incidents do not happen again in December Gaming.

Apologies for the inconvenience, but our December team officials are working tirelessly for the fans who love December Gaming.

Please trust us once more. Thank you.

Finally, we apologize to everyone who felt discomfort due to this incident.

ㅇㅇ: Thinking about Sangsoo sweating profusely while writing makes me laugh already.

ㅇㅇ: But why did they write it so well? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Was it ghostwritten?

ㅇㅇ: Director Kang is a graduate of a prestigious school, the writing is pretty good.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: So he was from a top-tier university, huh? ㄷㄷ;

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: But why is he coaching pro gamers then?

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: I guess he must really like games.

ㅇㅇ: Jimin got released in the end, ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: It was bound to happen, she’s practically the reason we dropped to the second division.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: Seriously, the contract period is over, why are we still holding onto someone whose performance dropped? Time for a rebuild!

ㅇㅇ: I was watching the stream live, and I thought I misheard. Out of nowhere, she just curses!

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: Must’ve been something Mollru did to make her so mad…

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: According to the video, she started cursing before the 1v1 even began, ㅋㅋ She must’ve just hated Mollru.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: That Jimin was really crazy.

ㅇㅇ: A so-called ‘pro’ getting removed because she lost to a streamer in a 1v1, ㅋㅋ This will go down in esports history!

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: Seriously, I didn’t think she’d lose.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: But hey, she at least went out with some honor after being put down in the last match.

ㅇㅇ: Why isn’t Mollru going pro? Based on physicality alone, Jimin could rank in the lower-tier of the first division, but she’s just playing with her.

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: Is a 1v1 the same as a team game?

ㅇㅇ: Pro players play in solo queue too! ㅋㅋ She’s got 17 wins in Challenger!

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: I thought pro players half-assed it in solo queue, but it turns out they win for real!

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: Some pro players do slack off, but Mollru is at least as good as first division male players, ㅋㅋ Even Ranger acknowledged Mollru is good!

ㄴ ㅇㅇ: Comparing male first division to female first division seems unfair, she’d wipe the floor with them.

*

Lately, it feels like something happens every time I wake up and turn on the stream.

I’m starting to understand the feeling of Conan where events occur daily.

I feel like I’m always at the center of incidents, even though I haven’t done anything in particular.

“Oh… so that’s what happened.”

I turn on the broadcast and hear the full story from the viewers.

[ㅇㅇ That girl got released]

[Can’t be a pro if she has no sense of fair play]

[The Mollru pro obliterator is here ㄷㄷ]

“I really didn’t do anything this time. I just turned off the stream and played games.”

[Well, you should’ve streamed while gaming]

[Seriouslyㅋㅋ Just turn it on when you’re playing]

[No mic, no cam, it doesn’t matter]

The one I faced off against was an EOW female pro gamer.

She was said to be part of the second division, and during the broadcast, she hurled insults at me.

When I first heard that, I couldn’t help but tilt my head, wondering if it was such a big deal.

I mean, when people play games, they get heated and sometimes curse, right?

How intense must their competitive spirit be for that to happen? In her frustration for not winning, she must have let out those words.

There’s a saying, isn’t there? Saying you play the game like crap is almost a compliment.

However, pro gamers are public figures.

The issue here is that such a public figure insulted someone on air without any reason.

Even so, I thought their release was a bit excessive.

From what I heard from the viewers, it seemed this wasn’t the first issue she had.

I learned about an incident related to me without even knowing, solely through the viewers.

I also heard she left an apology, so I looked for that too, and when I opened my email, there was a personal apology addressed to me.

But aside from that, my overflowing inbox caught my eye.

Instead of the usual advice about my broadcasts or questions about my private life, it wasn’t advertising emails.

[Turkish Angora donated 10,000 won!]

– Why isn’t Mollru going pro?

[What pro, just stream]

[If she goes pro, she can’t stream often, right?]

[I wonder what will happen if she actually goes pro]

“True, a lot of people are asking if I’m considering going pro.”

Was it due to what happened yesterday that my inbox was flooded with inquiries about going pro?

And quite a few of them too.

Is it okay to share this on the broadcast? Since these are just casual invitations asking if I have thoughts on it, it should be fine.

“I’ve got messages from December Gaming, KH, Win.D, Seoul Esports, and Philips. Five teams reached out to me.”

[ㄷㄷㄷ Mollru considered for pro debut]

[Wow, so many messages]

[Wow, even from the first division!]

[Philips hasn’t changed the roster but still reached out]

[They must have to secure someone since they have no backup]

[Mollru’s style seems more KH, an aggressive team]

[Seriously, are you really going pro?]

[From your perspective, there’s no reason not to if you do it, you’d be at the top of the female league.]

I didn’t entirely dismiss thoughts of going pro.

In the past, I had dreams of being a professional but faced reality and hit a wall of talent disparity and gave up.

Now that I’m in this body, I really believed I could challenge for pro status.

It’s safe to say I no longer have the unique panic attacks Ji-eun had.

It means it wouldn’t be an issue facing a crowd if I became pro.

Nonetheless, the reason I feel ambivalent looking at these emails is.

“Not a single email from the male league.”

All the messages that came in were strictly limited to the female league.

[It’s because you’re female]

[So they reached out from the female league, not the male league, right?]

[Mol-hwang class is at the male league level.]

[It might be tough to break through male leagues.]

[You can still compete in the league, though.]

[ㅇㅇㅋㅋ The reason male and female leagues are separated is that the skill disparity is too distinct.]

After falling into this world, I’ve seen a few league matches.

Not because I sought them out, but because they were on TV, so I just turned them on, and I’ve seen female league matches as well.

I can’t remember which teams were playing. I wasn’t paying close attention.

But I do remember one thing.
It felt less like a league game and more like a PC bang tournament or an event.

That’s how I felt.

Even so, I wouldn’t commit the folly of voicing those thoughts aloud.

Who would expect articles to come out with headlines like ‘Streamer Mollru wants the EOW female league to step it up’?

Just hinting that I wish to compete in the male league would clearly signal to sharp-minded folks what I’m after.

Just like right now.

“A new email just came in. Titan Underlock.”

[Titan?]

[Titan has no female league, right?]

[Where is Titan anyways?]

[They have male second division.]

[They sent a message from the male league?]

Though it’s a second division team, its strength surely surpasses the first division of the female league.

I smiled brightly and opened my mouth.

“Shall we see about taking an entrance test? Titan Underlock.”

*

“Did you really send it, Coach?”

“Of course, I sent it for real. Would I send a fake one?”

“Whoa, are you really going to let me in the team?”

“Why the fuss? If she’s skilled and there’s no problem, she’ll be joining us. Didn’t I bring you in?”

Coach Kim answered in an ordinary tone as if there was no problem at all.

Titan Underlock was currently attempting to recruit the hottest topic in esports, Mollru.

To be precise, it was nearly an unilateral decision by the team’s coach, Kim Gwang-cheol.

“While her skills might be okay, our teamwork has to click, right? How will you handle that?”

“Well, we’ll get in sync gradually. It’s not like we’re going to be perfectly coordinated from the start. Team rebuilding involves working through these issues.”

“I don’t know, but…”

“Or is it because you’re a girl? What, is your gameplay hindered when a girl is playing beside you? Turns out you’re a bit of a softie, aren’t you?”

“What do you think I am? Ji-woong might be like that, but I’m not.”

Kang Min-hyuk, a main player in Titan Underlock, who mainly plays as the 국밥 (Gukbap) role, shook his head.

“I think she’ll fit in well. I’ve met her in solo ranks, and she did pretty well. She seems to understand how to win and has a solid win formula. She’s got a high level of understanding overall.”

On the other hand, Lee Jong-wook, the team leader and eldest member, seemed to have a positive outlook on Mollru’s recruitment.

“Yeah, with Hansol’s contract over, we needed to recruit someone eventually. But the desk completely botched things, and good players have already signed contracts, right? In this situation, this is the best we can do.”

“Aah… I don’t know. Since the coach and hyung want to recruit her, you all handle it.”

“It’s not even confirmed yet. We still have to do the tests, and she might back out.”

All of this was something I would gradually think about after my encounter with the streamer, Mollru.

Kang Min-hyuk left the meeting room while scratching the back of his head to cool off his mind.

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