Chapter 32 - Who Am I?
Lark team’s practice progressed smoothly.
No, the practice itself went smoothly, but the results were not.
3 losses out of 3 matches.
It was a truly disastrous result.
Starting with the first match against IkuEku’s team, they lost to SupportBlame’s team, and even to AltF4’s team, which was formed last.
In fact, there was a clear disadvantage in strength against IkuEku’s team and SupportBlame’s team.
But AltF4’s team had Grandmaster (support) – Master (mid) – Platinum (ADC) – Gold (jungler) – Gold (top), so we were actually ahead in strength.
Nevertheless, our 2:1 loss could be called a human matchup issue.
AltF4 and Lark often encountered each other in ranked games at similar tiers each season, but strangely, Lark would always struggle whenever they met.
“I don’t know why either. Whenever we meet in lane, things just don’t work out for some reason.”
Skills that he thought would hit would miss by a hair’s breadth, and when he thought he had a kill angle and used all his spells, the enemy would survive with one auto attack.
Although it’s unscientific, Lark’s ranked game record against AltF4 proved this.
3 wins 12 losses out of 15 games.
I don’t know which idle viewer investigated this record, but anyway, that’s how it was.
And this time too, Lark lost.
Usually Lark was the center of the team who boosted the members’ morale, but this time even he seemed to have taken a mental hit, as he spoke less.
“It looks like a golden opportunity has come.”
“That’s right. It’ll be completely fun!”
Mia and I continue our private conversation.
A plan we’ve prepared for a long time.
It’s time to execute it now.
Content.
In a world where people make a living with just one idea these days, good content is a weapon that can’t be exchanged for anything.
So I’ve been thinking since I started broadcasting.
Isn’t there any content of my own that can completely differentiate me from other BJs?
And that was somewhat achieved through the Miracle joint broadcast.
Viewers were enthusiastic and I found a path.
And now I wanted to refine that path a little more and make it into a work that anyone would admire and envy.
‘Back then, I lacked preparation. I didn’t have enough leeway either.’
At that time, I lacked practice and detail, and my friendship with Mia was weak so I hesitated, but not anymore.
For just this one day, I’ve been constantly working hard for the past month, and about ten days ago I explained the situation to Mia and got her permission.
“You prepared such an interesting plan? Unni, you’re really the best.”
When I showed Mia, who was skeptical, the results of my practice, she couldn’t hold back her admiration and actively agreed to this plan.
No, rather, befitting her nickname as a mischievous kid, she even provided various ideas together.
The time of patience and waiting that started from there.
Finally, the opportunity has come.
Tomorrow, Mia and Lark’s joint broadcast is scheduled.
It was content that the two of them do once a month, and its name was Final Debate!
It was content where they set one topic, present opposing arguments, and at the end receive votes from viewers to determine the winner.
‘I’m going to substitute for that.’
Since it’s Mia’s turn to host tomorrow’s joint broadcast, I received New Continent TV’s ID and password in advance.
The same goes for Discord.
Taking into account even unlikely possibilities, I additionally invested 250 points to upgrade the voice tone diversification ability to level 3.
A powerful synergy effect combined with the ‘Voice Impersonation 3’ ability!
Combined with the efforts of the past month, a synchronization rate that even surprised myself was completed.
‘Tomorrow will be really fun.’
I’ll deceive Lark perfectly.
And the viewers too.
I will surprise the world.
We exchanged each other’s accounts.
BJ Hani, logged in by Mia, was granted manager authority and stood at the top of the viewer list.
BJ Hani.
Seeing my alter ego with a different account, the feeling was a bit strange.
Like committing a light deviation.
And I had become someone else.
I’m 22-year-old Mia, a 3rd year BJ.
The youngest of the Miracle Crew and the mischievous kid of New Continent TV.
That was the image I was about to portray from now on.
“Well! We’re back again today. Competing with each other’s logic and intellect…”
“Lark and Mia’s Final Debate! Starting now!”
-What logic and intellect .
-It’s sophistry and forcing, for real.
-Add politics to that .
-I’m amazed every time I watch this content. I’m surprised how they can make such illogical and novel dog noises.
-Just type ㄹㅇ .
“Ahem. The viewers are quite mischievous from the start. I’ll announce today’s debate topic.”
Actually, I was very surprised when I heard this week’s debate topic last week.
No, how can you debate about this?
It was a topic with a clearly set answer.
“Today’s debate topic is whether the correct way to eat sweet and sour pork is dipping or pouring.”
-Crazy .
-They’re touching this?
-The problem of separating dipping and pouring for sweet and sour pork is included in the world’s 7 great unsolved problems and has made countless scholars despair for hundreds of years…
-The guy above is making novel nonsense too
-Shut up and it’s dipping. If you refute, you don’t know taste!
-Yeah, the trend is pouring. Dippers get lost!
“Viewers’ opinions are divided. Well then, let’s start in earnest.”
The screen is divided into left and right, with Lark and Mia’s photos hung on each side.
And under Lark’s photo, the word “pouring” appears clearly… under Mia’s photo, “dipping”.
-Mia was a dipper? I’m withdrawing from the fan club.
-I recommend pourers who don’t know how to enjoy crispy texture to wear dentures for life.
Viewers’ opinions are sharply divided.
Lark, who had been watching for a while and making the atmosphere heat up even more, finally opened his mouth.
“I don’t know if everyone knows this, but sweet and sour pork is correct with pouring. Why? You all know how important ‘the original’ is, right?”
-Suddenly talking about the original? Is there an original grandma like with rice soup or chicken ribs?
-Of course the original is important. No matter how hard you try, a fake is still a fake.
-That’s why I extremely hate Digimon. No matter how I look at it, it came out as a derivative work because Pokémon was popular, right?
-Sweet and sour pork dipping vs pouring extends to Digimon and Pokémon? ㅋ
“Everyone please focus on my story. Ahem! There are several theories about the origin of sweet and sour pork, but most of them say that people who came over from China localized the food they ate in their hometown. In that sense, what is its original form!”
-Ooh, did you go to a speech academy? You speak well.
-Lark’s speaking skills are amazing originally. Pouring is correct originally too, and seeing how thoroughly prepared he is, the result is obvious without looking. Good game!
“The dishes that can be called the original form of sweet and sour pork are basically pouring. From the cooking stage, they stir-fry with sauce to make the taste deeply permeate. It comes out with sauce already applied. For that reason, there’s no need to dip sauce separately for all the dishes that are the original form, the original version of sweet and sour pork.”
-Kya! Clear conclusion. The original is pouring, the records of history tell us.
-Dippers are ignorant of history if they refute. Supporters of Northeast Project, Japanese history distortion textbooks.
-ㅋ Are you crazy? Suddenly becoming a national traitor for dipping.
“Now, try to refute in front of the truth of history.”
Lark’s voice, armed with confidence, tickles my ears.
I took a deep breath, distancing myself from the microphone for a moment.
What starts from now on is a tightrope walk that must not fail.
“What truth of history! You said it yourself earlier. It was lo.ca.li.zed.”
“Yes. What’s the problem with that?”
I lightly strike at the puzzled Lark.
“You know well yourself. Your skills got quite localized while duoing in League of Legends! If you’ve come to Platinum, you should follow Platinum’s laws. It’s the same with sweet and sour pork. Do we need to know how they eat it in China? What’s important is how we eat it in our country!”
-Right!
-Dipping became popular because it suits Korean people’s tastes better, even though it didn’t exist in China. Agree? Yeah agree!
-Kya! Mia makes such a logical rebuttal? Who are you! Who are you! Who are you!
Fortunately, the atmosphere is such that no one seems to notice.
But I can’t let my guard down.
Tone, diction, way of speaking, unique habits, etc. There are many things to pay attention to.
“That’s just a culture that arose because our country’s delivery system is so developed. Actually, dipping has many problems. Do you know what the biggest issue in the world is these days?”
“A global issue? Hmm… How about recommending a light novel with the same title about Lark not being able to enlist until he’s 24 years old?”
“……”
– Hitting the solar plexus hard for real.
-Ah, this is over without even looking. Lark’s mental is crumbling. GG.
-Damage meter exploded!
“…It’s environmental issues! Starting from global warming, all sorts of problems are piling up. In this situation, dippers… dippers!”
-What’s with the excited acting
-Did you go to acting school after speech school? Extreme job BJ.
“They’ve been committing the shameless act of separately requesting plastic containers for sauce. In short, dippers are the main culprits of environmental pollution!”
-Oh no… I’ve been doing such a terrible thing. Earth, I’m sorry!
-I shed tears of repentance. I was a sinner. Even though I knew how harmful plastic is to the environment… What nonsense. Then should all delivery food be banned? !
“No, then you can just order from places that serve sauce in dishes.”
“I’m shocked. To think Mia-nim was so ignorant about environmental issues. Then what about using detergent to wash those dishes?”
“……”
“Everyone, let’s eat by pouring, not dipping, to protect the environment too.”
Lark, whose momentum has risen considerably, induces a response.
The chat window was full of cheers from the pouring faction.
Feeling dumbfounded, I struck at them.
“But pourers also pour from sauce containers that come separately, right? It’s not like you stir-fry with sauce like original sweet and sour pork.”
“Huh?”
“So why are you talking about environmental issues? When you’re in the same position.”
– I was unknowingly fooled because you spoke so confidently.
-As expected, blockhead Lark! Blockhead Lark! Blockhead Lark!
-Lark, just go to the military already! Go protect the country instead of the environment!
“Hoho, you’re not ordinary indeed. To so lightly parry my attack. But don’t be relieved. That was just like a light greeting.”
“Oppa, that concept is a bit gross?”
“……”
-Just type .
-Did Lark start Twit TV? Why is his way of speaking like that?
-He started regressing to avoid going to the military. So he might be in 2nd year of middle school now
The atmosphere of the broadcast was heating up.