Chapter 109: Cozyme?

A time to gauge the qualities of the student to be chosen.

Honestly, I also felt like this was an entitled thought.

Why? Because in the past, Camilla was a hero that no one wanted to learn, even if I offered to teach them.

Even when I wrote guide posts on the gallery, even when I went around promoting Camilla as the hidden gem of the century, I received a bizarrely small amount of interest.

I would get flamed for playing such a thing, but there was never anyone who said it looked good and that they would give it a try.

Though, it was a dead game that few people played in the first place.

I keep talking about the old days.

It was a kind of habit.

Because I talked about it so much, even the viewers who had listened attentively at first started calling me things like ‘Fossil Kayak’ and ‘Ruler of Abyss’s Tapgol Park’.

It was a moment I realized once again that there was no need to talk about old stories that the viewers and most people couldn’t relate to.

Anyway, back to the matter at hand.

The Abyss nickname ‘SuperCutieCamilla’ was a pretty good candidate for a student.

So much so that admiration came out naturally.

“Hoh….”

What would be the most important factor to look at when picking a student?

Talent?

Tier?

Of course, it would be nice if they had talent; they would learn quickly and understand perfectly even if I explained things poorly.

Tier, the tier… it’s meaningless since I was recruiting from Bronze-Silver-Gold in the first place.

This might be a statement that would make the Gold players watching my stream gasp, but I think Bronze and Gold are more or less the same.

What I think is most important… is passion.

The firm will to never give up no matter how much unwarranted criticism they face, and the passion to play Camilla specifically, out of all the many heroes.

I hadn’t told the viewers, but it was an evaluation criterion that existed within me.

It wasn’t that complicated, but it was a condition that wasn’t easy to meet either.

Everyone has a different level of mental strength.

To put it simply, they had to be mentally tough.

That way, it would be easier for me to teach, and they wouldn’t have a mental breakdown and collapse when faced with hardships and adversity midway.

Surpassing one’s own limits is an incredibly arduous and difficult task.

Raising one’s tier is the same.

Escaping the tier one was stuck in was only possible by erasing all previous bad habits and equipping new plays.

Humans can’t be formatted like computers.

So, repetition and practice could be said to be the only solution.

SuperCutieCamilla

– Bronze 1 – 13 LP
– (438 Wins 714 Losses 38%)

In that respect, the first candidate I encountered, ‘SuperCutieCamilla,’ was a character who met all the conditions I had mentioned.

[I don’t see any blue in the match history lol]

[Wow, holy sh*t, how many games did they play?]

[They played over 1000 games, crazy lololol]

[That win rate is f*cking nauseating]

[They’re just a beast, aren’t they?]

[I feel like they won’t understand even if you teach them, for real.]

[In Bronze-Silver-Gold, you can climb just by spamming games and maintaining a 48~50% win rate.]

[So this is why they can’t climb even when the game spoon-feeds them points.]

[Even playing 10 games a day is hard, just how many games did they play?]

[The state of Abyss players in their 20s;]

Even the viewers, who had been spamming for the person to be dropped, seemed dumbfounded when they saw these stats.

Certainly… it wasn’t easy.

The word ‘desperate’ written in the application must have been true.

I don’t know what on earth happened, but there was no reason to play a game this much if you weren’t sincere.

There were even match records from just a few hours ago.

How many games did they play?

– Camilla 1.01 : 1 KDA. 477 Games 38%

And at the very top of that match history, was the sight of Camilla, proudly occupying the Most Played #1 spot.

[Wow, what is that KDA….]

[There’s nothing over a 2.0 KDA lololol]

[It’s more amazing that the Camilla KDA is over 1.]

[How many deaths did they rack up?]

[They do play hard, yep. 477 games of Camilla?]

[477 games with 38% win rate, that’s rough.]

[They try hard, but hmm….]

[You have no talent, quit.]

They say a frog forgets its tadpole days.

The viewers must have had a time when they were Bronze, yet they were being so harsh.

Not everyone could have been a high-tier player from the start.

“Ahem, everyone, chat nicely.”

“What are you all saying to our precious student right now?”

[She’s already a precious student? lolol]

[She won on the very first try.]

[SuperCutieCamilla, who beat the 682 to 1 odds to become Kayak’s student ㄷㄷㄷ]

[There’s really no one else like her, yep.]

[A talent optimized for content.]

[People would love it if you uploaded it to VTube.]

[Something like a Bronze Rehabilitation Diary.]

“Anyway, the student for the Camilla Coaching Stream, beginner class, is ‘SuperCutieCamilla’-nim.”

“Everyone else, please try for the next opportunity….”

“Is this person in the stream right now?”

[If not, let’s pick again.]

[If they’re not watching live, they’re not qualified, yep.]

[YESYESYESYESYESYESI’MHERETEACHERI’MSUPERCUTIECAMILLA’MHEREEEE]

[Too bad.]

The answer came back instantly.

It was a chat message that shot up to reveal their presence, like an awl suddenly poking through.

“Ah, there you are.”

“I’ll send you a whisper.”

“Just a moment.”

“Could you send me your Discord ID?”

“Ah, no.”

“You might not have time right now.”

“If you’re busy by any chance, it’s okay to do it later.”

“I won’t cut you or anything, so don’t feel pressured and you can do it when you’re comfortable.”

Now that I’ve chosen a student, I have no intention of doing something like switching to someone else.

It was because I wasn’t doing the coaching stream simply for live broadcast and VTube content, but because I was genuinely planning to teach them seriously.

I hope my feelings get through to the student.

It was the same with RiX-yang, but teaching something isn’t something that happens overnight.

It’s a situation that could become long-term content, as it requires time and consistent effort.

It’s better to steadfastly raise one person rather than swapping to someone else midway, which would be rather tiring.

[I’m okay!!!! I want to do it right now!!!! I have no plans and I’ve been just watching the stream since a while ago!!!!]

[So brazenly saying they have no plans on a Thursday at 2 PM….]

[So they were a true Twish chatter lolol]

The number of exclamation marks is unusual.

It must mean they’re that enthusiastic.

Seeing this, it doesn’t seem like there will be any reason to change the student.

Now that I had the person’s consent, I started the Discord call without hesitation.

‘SuperCutieCamilla.’

The Discord nickname was no different from the Abyss nickname.

But if there was one peculiar thing, it would be the profile picture.

There was a picture of Camilla.

No, it was a picture of someone who greatly resembled Camilla but was different, set as the profile picture.

That’s right, it was my picture.

It must have been a screenshot taken while I was in the middle of a stream, as I was wearing headphones, and my gaze was fixed straight ahead.

I had already confirmed that my pictures were circulating around the world by lurking on the bulletin board and the gallery.

I could meet my online-preserved self just by searching for ‘Camilla girl’ or ‘Camilla cos-girl’ on Google.

But seeing my picture used as a profile like this, unexpectedly and directly, felt strange.

It was a strange feeling, somewhat embarrassing, yet also feeling like I couldn’t say anything because they must be my fan to have put it up so big like that.

There was no way the more than 10,000 viewers wouldn’t notice what I had just noticed.

[Wait, I thought it was Camilla, but it was Kayak.]

[They’re walking around with the gallery master’s face plastered on their profile lolol]

[Must be a true fan, I use Kayak’s picture as my profile pic too, yep.]

[Did you get the streamer’s permission?]

[F*cking simp bastards;;]

[FR, that would be so creepy.]

Well, it’s not like it’s forbidden.

It’s a photo anyway, and I heard it costs an astronomical amount to erase a photo once it has spread on the internet.

It was also clear that even if I told them not to, someone would surely not listen to me, and it wasn’t like I could say “Don’t use my picture” on every stream.

It wasn’t a bad feeling.

Maybe it’s like setting your favorite celebrity’s picture as your profile when you were a student, when you were young?

It’s a bit embarrassing to call myself a celebrity, but it’s true that I’m semi-public.

Therefore, I had no intention of saying anything about them using my picture.

I had no intention of trying to control it either.

How could I control every single instance? It’s tiring.

It was over the moment my face was revealed.

It would have been a different story if I had remained a no-cam streamer.

There’s just one thing I wished for…

I wished they would use a picture where I came out prettier.

That picture isn’t bad, but something, something about it is a little dissatisfying.

There must be a better picture out there.

Just as I was thinking something like, ‘It’s fine to use my picture, but I should ask them to change it to a prettier one,’ the call connected.

“Hello, teacher…!”

A voice came through along with the notification sound that the call had connected.

It wasn’t as lively as in the messenger.

There was strength in the voice, but it was trembling slightly, letting me know the other person was nervous.

[Kayak’s-Foot-Wiper-nim has donated 1000 won!]

– [A girl?]

I momentarily forgot what I was originally going to say, which was to ask them to change the picture, and read the voice coming from the donation out loud.

“So, she was a girl?”

The owner of the account that had played over 1000 games this season and had put my picture as their Discord profile.

The nickname, SuperCutieCamilla.

My new student, who held such titles, seemed to be a girl.