Ch.179174 – Do Your Best and Leave the Rest to Heaven

“These guys… they wanted to bury not just NoName but our QBS who published the report.”

Media outlets that break unwritten rules pay a hefty price.

From the public? No, the attacks come from fellow media outlets instead.

The era when the public voiced their opinions first has passed.

Media outlets reminded the public of the past, creating an environment where people could throw stones. They asked if everyone had forgotten how many students were sacrificed by the media’s forced creation of stars.

About 30 years ago, countless boys and girls were introduced in news and entertainment shows as “the second Ham Cho-rong” or “the reincarnation of Ham Cho-rong.”

But these promising youngsters (or their parents) couldn’t handle the mounting pressure and kept making desperate moves. Claims of solving world-famous unsolved problems, revealing secrets of the magical world, or developing miracle drugs for incurable diseases.

Looking back now, these were utterly absurd claims, but the public had no choice but to believe them at face value.

The media packaged lies as truth, and interviews with bright-eyed children naturally generated trust.

Eventually, when everything was revealed as false and Korea suffered international humiliation beyond embarrassment, the public began viewing such articles with skepticism.

Therefore, the article published by QBS was something rarely seen in today’s era. This was exactly what Reporter Jang had worried about when speaking to the editor-in-chief.

“Everyone seems to think NoName didn’t prove it herself.”

They weren’t without grounds.

As soon as QBS introduced this on NewsTalkTalk, other outlets quickly launched investigations, attaching interviews with renowned professors from Singapore University, UC Berkeley, and University of Zurich as evidence.

They claimed it was impossible for a 14-year-old to prove such a difficult theorem.

“This is actually quite funny,” said Name, adjusting her microphone.

“I came prepared for people to challenge the proof itself. So let me ask you reporters a question instead. Is there anyone here who understood even one line of the proof I explained in the video?”

The echo of the microphone spread throughout the hall.

The hall remained so quiet that the echo continued to reverberate without interruption.

“Really? Not a single person?”

Reporter Jang felt guilty at her words.

After all, QBS had also come unprepared.

A sigh escaped from the small child’s mouth.

“Let’s first clarify my age.”

On the screen projected by the beam projector.

Name immediately connected to the internet and clicked on VTube.

She logged out of the account and logged back in with her own ID.

Then she clicked on the World of Arsheria Nightmare clear video on ‘NoName Official’ and a warning appeared on the black screen.

[This video cannot be viewed by minors under 15 without parental consent.]

“I think that’s clear enough about my age. Now what else? That I’m not just one person?”

Holding the microphone with both hands as it seemed too heavy for one, she stepped down from the platform.

She approached the reporter who had asked the pointed question earlier next to Reporter Jang.

“On the day the tournament ends, I promise to show you my real appearance, not in virtual reality but in reality. Of course, by then, I won’t be inviting all you reporters to one place like this.”

Looking at the man who was squinting one eye, Name smirked as if finding him ridiculous.

Reporter Jang watched this and burst out laughing, thinking she was really not acting like a child.

“Do you have questions too?”

“Ah questions, questions…! Just a moment, Ah-young, can you hand me the tablet?”

“Oh yes, here you go!”

“Let’s see.”

QBS Channel 3 was being broadcast live on VTube.

All the questions they had prepared were finished, and it was time to ask what viewers were curious about.

“No questions?”

“Well…”

Reporter Jang scratched his head awkwardly.

-D cup! D cup! D cup! D cup! D cup! D cup! D cup!

-Please ask for her measurements!

-Comments are so messy, aren’t you moderating?

-Show us, NoName! If you’re an inheritor of D’s will, show me the future of this era!!!

-Height 168cm? This isn’t my NoName, I’m crying…

-I actually prefer it this way lol

-lol but can a middle schooler get tattoos? Isn’t that illegal?

-Is it really true she has a tattoo on her hip?

-Did she dye her hair too? If so, it must be blonde?

└ What, is she Golden Sun? lmao

-Where are you getting this info from?

└ Check Kariri’s livestream, it’s way more informative

-Ask if you can see her feet when she stands straight!!!

-Also if her elbows can touch each other lol

‘This is f***ing ridiculous…’

“Doesn’t seem like there are any. NoName, good luck… I’ll be cheering for you in the tournament.”

Reporter Jang’s shoulders slumped.

“Ah, thank you for the kind words. You too.”

“Oh, I just thought of one! Could you please share your goals and determination for this tournament?”

Name rolled her eyes, thinking deeply, and then gave an answer she seemed satisfied with.

“Man proposes, God disposes.”

* * *

Cephiron Foundation, 2nd Year Class A Homeroom Teacher Jacqueline A. Carroll.

Through her conversation with Section Chief Kim Yong-seong, she was convinced that the NoName featured in the news was indeed her student ‘No Na-me’.

But her confident eyes wavered with doubt again.

[Literally played 50,000 games from season 44 to season 50]

“Name was born in ’43… but the game records are from ’44…”

It didn’t add up.

Searching through community posts, she found a few more posts.

It seemed too coincidental that someone who played LoL for 7 years just happened to be ‘NoName’, especially since it matched the nickname she was currently using in the LoL tournament.

Jacqueline checked various possibilities – whether nicknames could be duplicated or if accounts could be used by different people – but couldn’t find satisfactory evidence for any hypothesis.

Meanwhile, NoName’s press conference was being broadcast in real-time.

“Could it really be someone else? Just coincidentally with a similar avatar…? No, as the section chief said, the speech pattern is exactly the same.”

Copying someone else’s appearance with an avatar was not only impossible but illegal, though making something similar through customization was always possible.

That’s why even the few people at Cephiron Foundation who knew Name were uncertain, according to Section Chief Kim.

On the other hand, Section Chief Kim was convinced that NoName was Name. However, NoName claimed to be 14 years old.

One side must be lying. Even if Name somehow was actually 14 years old in that exact appearance, there were still many unanswered questions.

[I’m a viewer who loves watching NoName’s streams! Do you have any plans to go pro?]

The once serious press conference had transformed into a bustling fan meeting.

The press conference wasn’t just for media outlets.

Ten LoL pro gaming teams, eighteen World of Arsheria pro gaming teams, individual VTubers with hundreds of thousands or millions of subscribers, and even university representatives.

Under the pretext of uncovering the truth, they had driven out all the reporters who had severely pressured NoName.

[Why is NoName playing LoL when it’s nearly dead? Can you offer a 1 billion won salary?]

[What? 1 billion? We can invest up to 5 billion for promising talent, can you match that?]

The representatives were already fighting over her while the person in question wasn’t even concerned.

[NoName, your avatar is so cute up close! Is there a reason you chose this avatar?]

People who had climbed onto the platform seized the opportunity to ask.

Name’s face filled the screen.

A smile slowly spread across the face of the girl who always seemed detached and expressionless.

[It was a gift from someone very precious to me.]

[A precious person? Both your World of Arsheria avatar and main avatar are high quality. Does this person work in the VR industry?]

[No, not that… You’ll find out soon. So please support me in the tournament too. Streamers like me grow from your attention.]

* * *

[Starting stream: 0:00:01 – NoName]

“Why did you decorate it like this?”

“Hehe, you better win! I won’t forgive you if you lose!”

The private room was filled with balloons and banners covering the walls.

Adella had spent all night carefully decorating.

Before the tournament room opened, she decided to stream and greet viewers she hadn’t seen in a while.

She relaxed in the armchair, rocking back and forth. From the speaker next to her came the popping beats of music.

[The challenge is about to begin!]

[It probably won’t be easy!]

“What song is this?”

“Even if I told you, you wouldn’t know!”

“That’s true.”

Adella’s music selection wasn’t to my taste, but I decided to respect her wishes just for today since she had put in so much effort.

[World of Arsheria – Man proposes, God disposes]

[Broadcast time – 0:01:53]

[Viewers – 4081]

“Are there many viewers?”

It seemed about two minutes had passed, so it was time to start talking.

“Since I’m participating in two tournaments, I’ve been working hard not to neglect either one.”

Especially these past two weeks had been a continuous hard push.

“I hope the results match my efforts.”

Man proposes, God disposes.

Do everything humanly possible, then leave the results to heaven and wait.

It’s also my favorite saying.

Paradoxically, when you let go of excessive attachment to results, you can achieve maximum efficiency.

I think I’ve done everything I could.

[msg: Team The Blory, please enter!]

“Then I’ll be going now.”

[World of Arsheria]

[WareSoft]

[May the blessing of the World Tree be with you.]