Ch.157152 – Honey Badger

[Donation from ‘DoratMan’ – 10,000 won!]

-Kariri is the best in the world?

“Really? I’m your favorite? You came home after work today and only watched me? You didn’t follow anyone else but me? Hurry up and proooove it! I said prooooove it!”

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-Haha, it’s true! I like Kariri more than my own mom!

“Huh? More than your mom? That’s a lie… definitely a lie. Why are you lying to Kariri? You don’t actually love me, do you? If you like Kariri more than your mom, then… would you be okay if Kariri killed your mom?”

[Donation from ‘DoratMan’ – 1,000 won!]

-What the hell, that’s going too far

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[Kariri’s Undeniable Prime][129]

(Season 47 Rookie Era Kariri Controversy.mp4)

[Comments]

-LMAOOOOOOO

-Wow she went crazy hahaha

-Psycho…psycho…

-Seriously such a yandere lol

-She went straight to death threats with viewers damn

-The tone when she says “what the hell” in the donation is just so funny

-Completely different from how she is now

-She crosses lines like they’re jump rope www

-1200 upvotes, 4 downvotes lol basically identified downvoters

-She definitely has actual mental issues hahaha

-Her escalation level is Andromeda-tier insane

-She would’ve been the same age as NoName back then, but what a difference lol

[Who Would’ve Thought Kariri Would Crawl Into the Spotlight][80]

She was just supposed to be an ordinary low-budget model who would disappear quietly as a forgettable rookie VTuber.

Who could have imagined she’d suddenly become famous by collabing with mainstream TV celebrities and even become Twitter’s top influencer?

[Comments]

-But her energy was insane

└ She screams non-stop while gaming and never loses her voice. She’s a born entertainer

-Hmm is she really that good…

-Even without the Kim Wooju and LK collabs, she would’ve blown up eventually

-There’s a reason she succeeded without any company backing

└ If you watch Kariri’s 40-hour marathon stream, you’d never say that

└ 40 hours? Her stamina is crazy

-Honestly, being young helped her get popular

-When you hear her talk, she’s actually a sweet kid with a good heart

└ “She’s a sweet kid” is what you say when you’re desperately trying to find something nice to say

-Is this real? The whole world is Kariri-biased;;

└ Can you call me a honeybee instead?

-Yeah, Kariri showed her real face~ She took the blue pill~ If other VTubers are confident, they should show their faces too~

-The fact she was an idol trainee is next level

└ Then why is she a VTuber? (genuinely curious)

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[Kariri/Controversies and Incidents

1. Overview

2. List

2.1. Model source citation controversy

2.2. Past viewer insult controversy resurfaced

…

2.15. Idol Chena death incident related

2.16. Twissy Korea mass personal information leak incident related]

How did she even survive all this?

“You’ve had quite an eventful life.”

“Huh?”

“Nothing.”

*Sigh*

I cleared the screen and let out a deep sigh.

The reason I was looking up Kariri’s personal information on TriWiki was obvious.

“I’m so sorry! Everyone, I apologize!”

Streamer Han Yong-cheol bowing deeply to us in apology.

A grown adult apologizing profusely to three people in their twenties, one high schooler, and me, an elementary school student. Everyone rushed to stop him.

“Come on, bro, since we’re already a team, let’s aim for the championship…! We have NoName here too!”

“That’s right! We can do this…!”

The words of encouragement from the man and woman lacked any conviction whatsoever.

In food terms, they were like thoroughly boiled spinach.

“I’ll do my best…!”

Even Kariri, having realized the gravity of the situation, wasn’t showing her usual energy.

The origin of this incident could be traced back to the team auction that happened about an hour ago.

“But Yongcheol, if you weren’t planning to spend points on a healer, why did you specifically bid 840 points for NoName…?”

“Well, I heard intelligence that the other team captain was going to bid up to 850 points for NoName no matter what… even in the mock auction… This is just a pathetic excuse! I’m sorry!”

“No, I’m not blaming you, just curious.”

The winning strategy for an auction with limited resources of 1,000 points was simple.

Make others buy expensive while you buy cheap.

So you drive up the price on items you don’t intend to buy, while finding your own blue ocean opportunities.

And Han Yong-cheol had completely lost that psychological battle.

I was assigned a relatively early slot.

Although my showcase result of 3 wins and 2 losses wasn’t great, I had set an unprecedented record in DGABD history with a KDA of 134, earning high evaluation despite being a healer that didn’t fit the meta.

Especially since Yong-cheol, who was Gold tier, started with 920 points after an 80-point handicap reduction, his perfect plan should have been to spend about 300 points each even if he got two players as forfeit items.

[840 points! NoName is sold for 840 points, the highest price in DGABD history!]

[Oh my, this looks like trouble from the start, doesn’t it?]

But Yong-cheol, who was determined to drive my price up to 850 points, called out the final 840 points, and when the neighboring captain who had been bluffing in the mock auction gave up, I was transferred to Yong-cheol’s team.

“But oppa, you could have still used the remaining 80 points well!”

“About that…”

Yong-cheol unconsciously squeezed his eyes shut.

I know what happened next because I watched the broadcast.

With only 80 points left, Yong-cheol had the crucial task of bringing in a mid-tier player as cheaply as possible.

But when he saw Kariri, who was Platinum, about to be sold to someone for just 40 points, Yong-cheol couldn’t stand by. He gathered his courage and raised to 50 points, securing her.

With the remaining 30 points, Yong-cheol couldn’t buy anyone until the auction went full circle, so he ultimately had to accept the unprecedented result of 3 forfeitures.

“What tier is everyone? Come to think of it, we haven’t introduced ourselves.”

“I’m Kariri, a VTuber on Twissy! I’m Platinum 3 and I play tank assassins!”

When it turned out that Kariri, whom everyone had avoided, had the second highest tier in our team after me, everyone became solemn in this tragicomic situation.

“Ahem! Yes! Let’s do our best for the next two weeks! I’m Twissy streamer Han Yong-cheol. My goal is to win this DGABD!”

Yong-cheol spoke in a loud, booming voice. As the team captain, he was trying to lift the mood with a sense of responsibility.

With the atmosphere somewhat lightened, the other three also gathered courage to introduce themselves.

“I’m Brownie, a variety gamer on VTube Live. I’m Gold 4 and I use Zweihander.”

“I’m Daltori! My class is Ice Mage and my tier is Silver 1.”

“I’m SimsimMan, also a variety streamer on Twissy. I mainly use Claymore among broadswords these days. My tier shows as Silver 3, but I’ve climbed to Silver 2 recently.”

Not a single proper tank.

If even one person had a shield, the game would have been easier, but unfortunately, our team’s only tank, Kariri, had a class that couldn’t be on the front line.

When it was my turn to introduce myself, I nodded quietly.

“My class is Priest, and although I’m Platinum 1…”

I paused slightly and looked slowly at all five people.

The challenge I would have to overcome for the next two weeks.

“I’m NoName, World of Arsheria Story Mode #1. Nice to meet you all.”

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[Even Now? Even Now? Eveeeeen Nooooow?][97]

(Han Yong-cheol Team Introduction Video: The Blory)

NoName got totally screwed in the auction lol. How are they supposed to win with one Plat, two Golds, and two Silvers? Some teams are made up entirely of Gold-Plat-Diamond.

[Comments]

-That team name lol. Is “The Blory” actually allowed?

└ Ahem, it’s not “Double Loli” but “The Blory”

└ It’s not even broadcast TV, who cares

└ If the people involved agreed, what’s the problem?

-Kariri and NoName on one team, legendary

-Actually NoName was fine, but Kariri for 50 points ruined everything

└ 840 points… was expensive but worth it

└ Isn’t that overvalued? Even in the showcase with random teams, they only went 3-2

-Kariri is such a liability. Entering a competition with a character meant for entertainment was selfish from the start

└ Just obsessed with the VTube angle. Must be exhausting to be around

[Why Kariri Should Be Kicked Out Immediately][19]

[So Annoyed, I Was Hoping Yongcheol Would Finally Win Something][12]

[VTubers=Pure Evil, Upvote If You Agree][24]

[Wish The Honey Badger Would Stop Butting In lol][10]

[Am I The Only One Still Supporting The Blory? Sigh][13]

“…”

“What are you looking at, Kariri?”

“Oh, NoName!”

“We agreed to drop formalities when it’s just us.”

“Oh right, we did! I’m just used to being formal in front of others, hehe.”

Since it was day zero after team formation, we only played one scrim match.

Since the scrim was meant to objectively evaluate the team’s strength, I couldn’t go wild with a sword from the beginning.

So I followed the coach’s instructions and strictly adhered to the priest role, resulting in something painful to watch.

Game time: 16 minutes 42 seconds.

Kill score: 41 to 16.

The opponents pressured us systematically, like a team that had been playing together for a long time.

[Kids, you all have good mechanics! If we just fix our first capture and management, we definitely have potential. Let’s prepare well going forward!]

Our assigned coach clapped his hands in encouragement, but he couldn’t prevent the mood from dropping.

“How was it? Is the game manageable?”

“I’m wondering if I made a mistake joining DGABD… No, I shouldn’t complain already when everyone’s trying their best! Besides, we won one out of the three games we played together, right? During the showcase!”

After everyone logged out of their capsules, only Kariri and I remained in the waiting room.

She seemed to be trying to maintain her usual bright expression, but without the broadcast cameras rolling, Kariri’s energy wasn’t as high.

“Why did you decide to participate in this tournament, Kariri?”

“Just because it looked fun? Everyone else probably isn’t just doing it for fun, am I thinking wrong…?”

“No, I also think games should be fun.”

Games should always be fun.

Once you stop seeing games as entertainment, they become nothing but pain.

When I was grinding for a living in LoL for seven years, struggling desperately to survive, could that game have been entertainment for me?

Not at all.

It was more like shackles.

“Kariri unnie, you know what? I have a goal for this tournament.”

“A goal? What is it, what is it?”

“The Total MVP, given to the person who shows the most outstanding performance among the six events.”

This was why I had firmly decided to participate in two games.

Even if I received the MVP in one game, I wouldn’t be guaranteed the Total MVP because I wouldn’t know how the broadcasts for other games were going.

So the surest method was to carry noticeably in two events to receive the Total MVP.

While the acceptance speech time for a game MVP is only 2-3 minutes, the Total MVP gets a whole 10 minutes.

And I needed to use that time.

“I’ll definitely win the game for us. In return, I want Kariri unnie to enjoy the game.”

“Hmm, Namey, you really say cool things. But honestly, I’m not very confident. I can play games for as long as needed, but I don’t know how to play well.”

“Then do you want to stream together before scrims starting tomorrow? I’ll help you practice.”

“Stream together? Really?”

“Yeah. We have individual practice before scrims anyway. It would be good to practice together for even two hours, starting at 4.”

“Wooow amazing! Then I’ll be the first to collab with NoName, right?”

“No, technically Hyebam was first.”

“But I’m the first in World of Arsheria! Kyaaaa thank you so much, really! I’ll work hard to repay you, promise! By the way, my home address is Gangnam-gu, Seolleung-ro 221, Building 21x, Unit 13xx-“

“What are you talking about? We’re collaborating in virtual reality.”

“I know, I’m just kidding, hehe. Anyway, I’ll really practice a lot. I want to show everyone that I didn’t put this character in my entry as a joke. My viewers are all Bronze-Silver but they still criticize just me? It’s hilarious!”

The bright smile Kariri made at the end felt purifying just to look at.

“But it feels so weird being called unnie? Namey, could you please call me unnie just one more time?”

“No.”

“Heeeng.”