Ch.188183 – How Can a Person’s Name Be Noname

Language always creates pronunciation issues.

But the reality is that English, as a universal language, is respected in its native pronunciation everywhere, leaving little room for confusion.

“Wait, it’s not NoName but No Na-me?”

“Haha that’s so cute!”

“When NoName acts like this, she really shows her childish side”

“It’s not NoName but No Na-me!”

“That sounds so weird lol”

“Calling her No Na-me actually feels more endearing than NoName”

“How can someone’s name be No Na-me? lol”

“OMG hahaha”

Kariri gasped.

‘No, please don’t cross that river! That’s not just a nickname!’

She had no power to convince a crowd of 550,000 people.

“Ah, so you pronounce your username as No Na-me, not NoName!”

When the caster made this mistake, Name shook her head and corrected him.

“No, you can call my username however you want. What I mentioned was my real name. No Na-me, these three syllables are the precious name my late mother left me, so I wanted everyone to know.”

“Oh… y-yes…! It’s truly a beautiful name! So… um… ‘NoName’… I mean, No Na-me has been selected for this glorious Total MVP position because of her incredible performance… I’ve just been told that we have a highlight video ready…! Let’s all watch it together! Phew…”

The caster quickly pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket to wipe his forehead. Though he couldn’t actually sweat in virtual reality, it was a reflexive action from being so flustered.

On the stadium’s central jumbotron extending in all four directions, NoName’s highlight compilation played with majestic music.

Each scene showcased super plays that most people would be lucky to perform once in their lifetime, but few in the audience were likely paying attention to that.

“????”

“Is No Na-me really her real name?”

“lol stop lying”

“NoName’s really gotten into these Talulah jokes and is milking them”

“Who names their child No Na-me?!”

“ipfs://koreanname.me/(Korean Name Statistics) What? It’s actually real?”

“??????????”

“????”

“What is this?”

“(Shared): <There is 1 person named ‘Name’, ranking 44,197th overall, 0th for males, and 22,290th for females. Proportionally, it’s most common in Seoul.(Korean Name Statistics)>”

“???????”

“Is this real…?”

“Whoa!”

“So when Hyebam or Kariri called her that, it was actually her real name?”

“So she chose her username based on her name?”

“Seems like it”

“That’s insane dedication”

[NoName’s real name is No Na-me?][62]

(NoName live interview.mp4)

Who would have thought that was actually her real name lololol

[Comments]

-Wow

-But if it’s a name only one person has, does that mean insulting NoName could immediately constitute defamation since it’s specifically targeting her?

└ Whoa

└ Are you a genius?

└ I think that might actually be true

└ lolololol

└ Classic gaming forum, immediately thinking about legal implications lol

-I thought No Na-me was a pretty name from the beginning

└ 22222

└ Me too!

└ lol everyone take off your masks

-She must have been 100% bullied in elementary school because of her name

└ I thought the same thing ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

└ Stop the memory assault!

[NoName is both pitiful and admirable][40]

She uses her birth name, given by her mother, as her username

Honestly, until her age was revealed, I remember she got quite a bit of hate behind her back because of her trolling in League before

It’s admirable that she somehow managed to enter competitions and prove her skills, which is quite mature for her age, but also a bit sad…

Anyway, I don’t know how to explain this feeling…

[Comments]

-14 is still very young

-I lost my mom when I was in 11th grade, so I know it’s an indescribable sadness

-Wasn’t NoName’s mother passed away when she was very young?

└ From the way she talks, she seems to remember her somewhat

└ That makes it even sadder ㅠㅠ It might have been a little better if she had no memories at all

└ Exactly

-Has NoName ever shown signs of struggling?

└ She cried once

└ When? First time I’m hearing this

└ The reply isn’t there anymore, but it was during her second World of Arsheria stream

└ I haven’t watched from the beginning either, but I think she cried because of hate comments…? Someone said it was scary

-Those bastards leaving hate comments should all be punished

-I hope this competition really helps her succeed

└ She’s just likeable as a person

└ Just being skilled and not toxic already puts you in the top 1% of streamers, and when that person is a 14-year-old girl, it would be stranger if she didn’t blow up lol

-Scary story: NoName was a zero-viewer streamer for 6 whole months

└ Damn

Unusual names come with attention.

It’s especially surprising and fascinating that NoName, the default name given when first logging into VR without setting a custom name, was actually someone’s first and last name.

“It wasn’t a concept but real…? Really…?”

Sia, who had been in the same clan as Name for years, was shocked as she replayed Name’s interview.

“What? Didn’t you know? Sia, you’ve been calling NoName ‘Name’ all this time!”

“No, she told me to call her that, so I naturally thought it was a joke. How could someone’s name be… Oh! No, no, that’s not what I meant!”

Sia covered her mouth with both hands.

She had almost committed another great disrespect to Name.

And naturally, Kariri’s stream had the second most viewers after the Letterbox official channel.

[Just Chatting – DOUBLE LOLI University Tournament Victory!!!]

[Stream Time – 0:49:29]

[Viewers – 25302]

-Kariri, how much did you know?!

-Is everything NoName saying true?

-Having no name is a name? Can someone translate this for me?

-Explain! Explain! Explain!

“Shh…!”

Kariri quietly put her finger to her lips.

“Let’s listen quietly.”

An unusual response. Her cold, calm gaze made it impossible to read her thoughts.

As the highlight ended, the caster’s voice echoed through the now-silent stadium.

“NoName, I mean No Na-me! Congratulations on your victory! Oh my, Asteria… honestly, that was insane. That final heal steal must have had everyone on the edge of their seats. You really did everything yourself! We absolutely must interview you. How can you be so good at this game? Hm?”

“Um… I think my reflexes are pretty good.”

“Reflexes! That certainly seems to be the case! That was the secret to your fearless gameplay!”

-Age is the real advantage here lol

-Her reaction time test would probably be 0.1 seconds

-Beyond human

-She’s a monster, a monster

-Is ACK finally getting a female tier 1 pro gamer?

-What ACK? She should go to LCK

-For real lol. Playing with amateurs doesn’t really prove anything. But in League, she fought pros and challengers

-Not interested in a dying market~

-What are you talking about? Why should NoName play games? She should contribute to Korea’s mathematical development

└ Clas-

└ Ugh, that’s… why bring that up here?

“I’d like to ask for a longer message to your passionate fans and everyone who supported you! Oh, just a moment, what’s that?”

The caster pressed the earpiece firmly to focus on the message from central command.

“This is a first. Yes! Streamer NoName apparently foresaw that she would receive the Total MVP interview and prepared a thank-you video in advance! I’ve seen channel promotion videos like Harasho’s last year, but never a vlog like this! That’s some impressive confidence!”

-Nice lololol

-This audacity! That’s NoName for you!

-“Total MVP is definitely mine” lol

-If she hadn’t won MVP, this would have been quite embarrassing

-Will we see her face in the vlog? Will we see her face in the vlog? Will we see her face in the vlog? Will we see her face in the vlog? Will we see her face in the vlog? Will we see her face in the vlog?

-What’s this No Na-me Name business!

-Looks like she’ll upload it to VTube lol. Can’t miss a chance for channel promotion

-Let’s go~ Let’s go~ Let’s go~

-No, I have to turn in my phone right now ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I’m the duty officer ㅠㅠ Please have mercy

└ lol run away

└ Where is this guy serving that they still collect phones?

└ At least he managed to watch the highlights

└ Just watch the replay on VTube tomorrow

* * *

“Here you go! Enjoy your food, student!”

A voice-modulated male voice.

In the wrinkled hands of an elderly man was a street crepe loaded with strawberries and ice cream.

The camera angle tilted slightly downward, and the protagonist must have received it as the food stall came back into frame.

“Thank you. I hope you sell a lot, grandfather.”

This time, a child’s voice that melts the ears comes from off-screen. This voice also seemed to be modulated.

It was a scorching hot day.

The clear blue sky without a single cloud, and cars occasionally zooming by were all part of an ordinary urban landscape.

Heat waves rising from the asphalt street gave a hint of just how hot the weather was.

“Hello, this is NoName. I wanted to record a short vlog, but unfortunately it’s on such a hot day.”

It was the same child’s voice from before.

The screen shook slightly. The protagonist still couldn’t be seen.

Judging by how the camera vibrations matched her walking pace, she was probably holding the camera in one hand while walking.

“Today is June 6th, the day before the finals. I’m not nervous because I’ve prepared well, but I’m a bit worried whether I’ll be able to show this video to all of you. Oh, this is a crepe. Since this is a vlog, I can’t leave out food, so I bought my favorite.”

The ice cream was melting quickly and needed to be eaten soon.

The sound of slurping the melted parts was quite distinctive.

“First, I want to thank everyone watching this video. Looking back, it’s been a series of really fun days. Above all, while preparing for the matches, I was reminded that the process is more important than the result. This tournament will probably remain a sweet memory in my heart for the rest of my life.”

The camera turned 90 degrees at a corner, facing an alley.

“There are various reasons why I’m recording this video, but I’d like to start with one. Our channel has many foreign viewers. Among them are not a few parents, siblings, or children anxiously waiting for soldiers deployed overseas. Personally, I feel devastated about the recent ‘Hibiscus Incident’ in Sudan. I hope there will be no more tragic loss of life around the world, and I’d like to express my deep condolences from afar.”

Name made sure to address issues that could easily have been ignored as they had nothing to do with Korea.

“And to viewers living here in South Korea, I’d like to say something, though it might be presumptuous. Recently, it seems that simply living has become not so easy in this world. I can feel day by day that more viewers are coming to my broadcasts after finishing their difficult days.”

A light mosaic appeared over the entire screen.

She had entered an apartment complex, and this was to maintain a minimum level of privacy.

“Even with uncertainties and difficulties, I respect how you all move forward toward a better future. I pledge to put in burning efforts in tomorrow’s finals, and I hope that such efforts can be a spark of hope for all of you. Furthermore, I hope that the days to come will be happier than those that have passed. For both me and all of you.”

She took the elevator and entered her home.

Coming out of the shoe rack area and entering the room right next to it, Name introduced it shyly, trailing off at the end.

“This is my room. I’ve cleaned it up a bit, but some of you might still find it messy. Most of the proofs I’ve uploaded to VTube were created right here.”

As she said, Post-it notes with complex mathematical formulas were precariously stuck to the wallpaper.

She inserted the camera into a tripod that had been prepared in advance.

In the middle of the room, a small child-sized chair was placed facing the camera. It was a strikingly out-of-place arrangement.

When the shaky footage finally stabilized…

A tiny palm appeared, waved in the air a few times, and disappeared again.

Shortly after, a child walked in from the right side of the screen and sat down on the chair.

The soft lighting in the room flowed through her jet-black hair.

Her long hair, almost touching the floor, fluttered behind the chair’s backrest.

Her skin, pale to the point of being white, contrasted starkly with her dark clothes.

Overall, she had such a small frame that it seemed a gust of wind could blow her away.

Her head, body, arms, and legs were all small in size, but her facial features stood out distinctly, asserting their presence.

Her half-closed eyes, looking more tired than sharp, gazed at the camera, the screen, and the 550,000 spectators.

A monotone speech pattern and dry voice followed immediately after.

“Hello. I am No Na-me, a second-grade elementary student at Cephiron Academy.”

What everyone thought was a modulated voice was, unmistakably, Name’s actual voice.

“Nice to meet you.”