[TS] Starting the Broadcast

It’s regrettable.
So very regrettable.
We lost the second game following the first one.
When we banned Vayne, this time they came out with Quinn.
Through feedback, we had agreed to go with Malphite if a ranged champion came out again, but the opposing team was smart and had already banned it.
In fact, compared to Vayne, there were several good picks against Quinn.
But the problem was that Wagyu’s champion pool wasn’t that impressive.
He didn’t have champions that could gain an advantage against Quinn, like Renekton, Malphite, Camille, Mordekaiser, Sett, Volibear, etc.
He fought hard, but in the end, we lost in a similar pattern to the first game.
While matchups were a factor, ultimately the skill difference was even greater.
The overwhelming violence coming from the undeniable tier difference between Gold and Master!
And even in the jungle that could cover such a top lane, the enemy team had a Challenger holding firm, so it felt like there was no answer.

‘The opponent planned their strategy well. We’re still lacking.’

When we banned Ziggs, who was the core of the enemy team’s defense last game, they came out with Sivir.
It was a good tactic that clearly grasped their team’s ‘strengths and weaknesses’.

“Come on, let’s not be too disappointed and think of it as a good experience. We’ve experienced it in advance, so let’s prepare well and turn it around at the tournament.”
“As Waka hyung said, let’s not get too discouraged. We actually did a lot of good things. Especially succeeding with the late invade in the first game, and consistently executing clean bottom dives was good too.”
“…If I had done a bit better, we could have won.”

Wagyu was still depressed.
While teammates were consoling him, the viewers’ reactions weren’t so kind.
Malicious viewers and anti-fans disguised as our fans rushed to Wagyu’s broadcast and were polluting the chat window.
Saying things like he should leave the team, that his very existence is a minus so it would be more helpful if he wasn’t there.
Even if Wagyu left, we’d have to find another Gold tier top laner anyway, so would someone newly found be much different against a Master?
In fact, this wasn’t just Wagyu’s problem, but a team problem.
The enemy effectively collapsed top, but our team couldn’t completely collapse the enemy bottom.
In that sense, we needed to establish a clear stance when facing IkuEku’s team in the future.
Either go all-in on bottom to clearly establish an upper body vs lower body fight structure, or make the top side more solid to balance things out.

-If the game is over, please enlarge the cam screen.
-Noona I love you. Noona I love you. Noona I love you.
-Honestly, there wasn’t much difference in jungle. Agree? Yeah agree!

No.
In fact, hidden by Wagyu, there was clearly a jungle difference throughout the game.
Starting from allowing the dive by being late to cover in the first game, I was just following IkuEku and ceding initiative throughout the game.
There’s a reason Challenger is Challenger.
Clearly I started out dominating after succeeding with the late invade, but somehow he recovered and kept overwhelming the jungle dynamic from mid-game.
If the early late invade hadn’t succeeded, not just top but jungle might have been invaded too, and I might have been ruined as much as Wagyu.
In the second game too, I held on thanks to always receiving quick backup due to mid difference, but if mid had been of similar skill, I clearly would have had trouble even breathing.

I’m angry.
Is this the special trait of Korean men?
I can tolerate everything else, but it’s hard to accept being bad at games.
I want to win somehow.
I don’t want to remain as the team’s burden.
In that sense, I needed to hold up Wagyu’s mental first.

“I’m going to Wagyu-nim’s room for a moment.”

I asked the viewers for understanding and connected to Wagyu’s broadcast.
Then I saw a completely shattered chat window.
Originally, Wagyu wasn’t a very successful BJ.
It was a broadcast even smaller than mine, going back and forth between 200-300 viewers.
But now over 400 viewers had gathered and were setting fire to the chat window.
About a third were malicious trolls who entered taking advantage of the opportunity.
To sort out the situation, I threw 300 water balloons I had charged in advance.
And I told Wagyu to change the settings to fan club chat only.

“Oh, oh? Hani-nim… Thank you for the 300 water balloons.”

He was very depressed and clearly flustered by the viewers’ aggressive chats.

23 years old.
He’s clearly an adult, but still a fledgling who doesn’t know society and hasn’t been to the military yet.
This is an opportunity.
I appeal about myself to Wagyu, his room’s viewers… and potentially to people who will hear this story in the future.

“Don’t blame yourself too much. You know. Top is jungle difference.”
“Huh? Uh… that.”

I start with the magic phrase that top lane maniacs worship.
Wagyu’s dumbfounded face is shown through a small cam screen in the bottom right, just like mine.
His short-cut hair, perhaps prepared for the military in advance, looks a bit funny and cute at the same time.
Is it because it reminds me of old times?
Anyway, I talked about what I felt during the game.
Starting from being late to cover top and allowing the dive despite gaining a big advantage in jungle, the regrettable and lacking parts.
That it wasn’t just Wagyu’s fault alone.
Rather, despite almost abandoning top, we couldn’t collapse the enemy bottom, so the game became even.
I spoke sincerely to Wagyu and all the viewers watching the broadcast so that Wagyu could escape from guilt even a little.
Again, this wasn’t pretense for image management, but ‘sincerity’.
Certainly, I felt the difference with IkuEku more keenly than anyone.

“Do, do you really think so?”
“Yes. So don’t act like you’re the only sinner. Does it make sense to put Gold against Master, and Challenger against Diamond like this? Actually, bottom and mid should carry. It’s hard enough for us just to hold on.”
“Kik! That’s right.”

Perhaps feeling the sincerity in my voice, Wagyu’s expression brightened a little.

“Th-that’s right. Actually, I’m the sinner. To drag on like this against Platinum…”
“Yeah, that’s right. The support difference was big too, but the ADC was a bit…”

Lark and Mia, who were watching the situation, joined in agreeing and started pampering him.
Then Wagyu’s mood seemed to improve a bit, and he joked along with the atmosphere.

But suddenly… a low voice echoed on Discord.
“Ma, mama.”
“…?”
“What?”

I feel like I can hear the sound of the atmosphere shattering somewhere.

Until just before YouTube emerged as the mainstream, there were two platforms called the two pillars of individual broadcasting.
They were New Continent TV, which made a name for itself as the old guard of individual broadcasting, and the emerging powerhouse Twit TV chasing after it.
At first, New Continent TV had an overwhelming advantage.
They had captured the pie first and had so many popular broadcasts that viewers didn’t think of leaving.
But as they say, power doesn’t last ten years.
Water stagnates and rots.
A series of accidents erupted at New Continent TV, and Twit TV didn’t miss that opportunity.
With bold investments and quick moves, they recruited popular individual broadcasters and revamped their service to increase viewer satisfaction.
But New Continent TV’s mistakes weren’t just once.
Incidents and accidents that erupted every now and then.
Proportionally, the number of BJs transferring to Twit TV increased.
Naturally, viewers moved too.
Thanks to that, they now formed almost a two-power structure.
A tense power struggle.
Of course, there were plenty of slander and insulting remarks against each other within that.
New Continent TV usually attacked Twit TV with images related to “otaku”.
After all, there were many streamers on Twit TV who broadcast using 2D characters, and the broadcast tendencies and elements viewers liked tended towards that side.
Conversely, Twit TV attacked New Continent TV with illegal activities and social issues.
It wasn’t once or twice that a representative BJ of New Continent TV caused trouble and appeared on the news or TV.

Anyway, the reason I’m explaining this now is because due to what happened yesterday, I was in a somewhat awkward situation.
The incident started with Waka-nim’s sudden “Mama” remark while we were pampering Wagyu.
Waka was a BJ and streamer who simultaneously broadcast on New Continent TV and Twit TV, and he seemed embarrassed by my appearance comforting and consoling Wagyu… Although it seems like the strong influence of mid was included in that appearance, I didn’t ask further because it seemed awkward.
Anyway, Waka-nim, who usually enjoys watching anime and is heavily influenced by Twit TV viewers, unknowingly called me “Mama”, and that was the beginning.
That remark was saved as a clip, then edited together with my cam broadcast photo, and is currently circulating as a donation video on Twit TV.
It’s an uneasy feeling to have a video related to me circulating in places I don’t know about.
Still, I checked the video, and it wasn’t really problematic or embarrassing content.
No, rather, the response was explosive.
Saying they’re completely healed, or please become my mama… There were some statements that were a bit hard to understand, but anyway, that incident didn’t end within Twit TV.

-Mama, so you were here. I’ve come from afar.
-Those big, sparkling eyes I thought I could only see in anime characters. I completely love you.
-Ugh! Why did this room suddenly become like this? I smell Twit TV otakus somewhere ㄷㄷ;;
-Some lowly people have come to this noble place. Not welcome. Get out.

When I turned on the broadcast, including the number of viewers who came over from Twit TV, the viewer count suddenly exceeded 650.
Excluding the record high of 700 viewers during the stock broadcast, it was a truly amazing number of viewers just for turning on the broadcast without any content.
Moreover, it didn’t stop there and kept increasing little by little.
680, 700, 720… While checking the pleasant message saying I cleared the viewer number related mission, that growth doesn’t stop.

‘Wh-what is this? Don’t tell me they’re flocking like this just from that one video?’

As it turns out, that video was just the trigger.
Twit TV viewers who got to know me through that video checked my existing broadcasts, shared information, and learned one fact.
It was the voice impersonation ability I had shown off heavily during the Miracle joint broadcast.
In fact, that was an ability that was bound to be more popular on Twit TV, which has a slightly more otaku-ish tendency than New Continent TV.

-Please do Conan voice impersonation.
-Love Live possible? I’ll set a mission, go go!
-Sing Anohana please.
-Twit TV kids get lost!
-This is New Continent TV. Invaders retreat!

The viewer count surpassed 800 and kept rising little by little.
But an existing viewer who didn’t like the Twit TV viewers added fuel to the fire one more time.
They posted on New Continent TV’s bulletin board saying Twit TV had invaded.
Then even malicious viewers with nothing better to do all rushed to my broadcast.
The viewer count doubles while I’m just sitting there dumbfounded, not doing anything.
The viewer count surpasses 850, 900, and finally exceeds 1000.

‘Can it be this easy?’

I had struggled so hard to barely secure an average of 400 viewers, but it suddenly more than doubled in an instant.
I cleared another mission and even received bonus points.
Plus, the helper was pleased that activities for the Goddess were going well and considered it a special mission clear, giving 100 points.
Just a few days after using 1400 points, over 300 points have accumulated again.
It was unexpected luck.