Chapter 148: Reaction’s reaction….

“It’s the ‘Tier Drop’ tournament.”

“Or rather, that’s the working title. The official name hasn’t been decided yet. It’s being planned by Lazent, and this time, it’s a tier-based position tournament. From former pros to Grandmasters, Masters… even Gold, there will be one from each tier in a team, right? Six members.”

Lazent was an agency that mostly housed Pazijik streamers.

“Then I’m assigned to the Grandmaster position?”

“No, Leah, you were invited as a former pro… so, as a team leader.”

It wasn’t particularly surprising. If I were in the Grandmaster position… it would definitely cause balance issues. There was no need to create such controversy.

I was well aware of this myself. And I thought many people would agree. However, there would also be those who were dissatisfied.

“I don’t mind, but is it okay to proceed like this?”

“Of course, there will be talk. That Leah was forced into the tournament based on viewer count, that it detracts from the fun. Even if there’s a shortage of former pros. So two things are important.”

Even though her voice was as calm as ever, I could now somewhat infer Sera’s emotions. Sera didn’t seem too concerned about such risks.

“Whether you want to participate in the tournament, Leah. And if you do, whether you can prove yourself with your skill.”

“I want to participate.”

It was almost an immediate answer. Even though I could face pros in solo queue, facing former pros who were ‘serious’ in a tournament seemed like a fun experience.

“And you’re confident?”

“Yes. You don’t seem too worried about that either, Sera.”

“I don’t know much about Origin Rift, so I only have a rough idea of your skill, Leah… but I don’t think there will be any problems with participating in an online tournament. Considering what you’ve done so far…”

It wasn’t very nice of her to speak as if I had been causing trouble.

“Hasn’t it been mostly fine? I remember most things being resolved smoothly…”

“…….”

“Sera?”

“Yes. I was joking. Even if nothing happens, it’s my job to prepare for various situations.”

Except, she didn’t say she was joking about me causing trouble.

“Leah. Then please raise your tier to Challenger before the tournament. I was told the organizers would prefer it for appearances.”

“When is the tournament?”

“I believe it’s in about two months. I’ll confirm the schedule and contact you again.”

Two months. A very long time for me, who was considering focusing solely on Origin Rift.

“They’re sending out invitations two months in advance?”

“That’s not early at all. Pazijik is also supporting it and there are sponsors, so there are things to coordinate in advance. And there’s pre-content production, showcases, and practice periods too.”

“That’s plenty of time for me. I think I can definitely reach Challenger.”

“Good. And for your information… there’s a senior of yours who has already been invited to this tournament, Leah.”

“Is it Senior Miya?”

It wasn’t even a prediction. She was the only senior who played Origin Rift seriously.

“That’s right. She’s confirmed for the Diamond position.”

“Okay. Since I’m the team leader, I can bring Senior in and give her some proper guidance, right?”

“Well, it might not be that easy. The tier positions are selected through an auction, so the order and popularity can make things quite unpredictable.”

“I see.”

“…You understand correctly, right? Well, the auction is still a long way off. Oh, and you can’t mention your participation or the roster on stream until the embargo is lifted.”

“Understood.”

After hearing a few more explanations, I hung up.

Pia weren’t a single entity. They spoke different words in different tones.

Nevertheless, there was definitely a flow or atmosphere in the chat. I was quite quick at grasping it.

My dynamic vision was good, and though unintentional, I had experienced… collective onslaughts.

In that sense, today’s chat was more excited than usual.

• Leah Leah!

• World-class Leah

• Thank you for raising Korea’s status, GOAT…

• Make way for the Queen, bow your heads

• (Please step on me…) [Message deleted by manager]

• Lol

• Leah, did you see that video?

“It seems you’ve all seen something I don’t know about. What did you see?”

It didn’t seem like something worth hiding. Answers immediately appeared.

• A YouTube reaction video was uploaded

• A major American YouTuber reacted to you

• The Magic Flute performance

• I just learned about him, but he has a lot of subscribers lol

• Search for Ear First channel

• 1.32 million? lol

• There’s also a subtitled version

• Subtitled video >> search for FloatingIsland

“FloatingIsland… this one?”

【Foreign YouTuber who said ‘Is this even music?’ moved to tears of repentance by super pretty K-Vtuber’s legendary opera performance lol】

• Whoa lol

• This is… Korean pride!

• Bartender: You called me for this?

• Are you looking down on K-Vtuber Leah??

• That title is legendary lol

• Super pretty Leah hi

Although the thumbnail clearly featured my avatar, the title was a chaotic combination of words.

“You Pia want to watch this together? Wouldn’t that be a bit difficult? There’s a separate uploader for the subtitled version…”

『FloatingIsland donated 10,000 Jellies!』
『I uploaded the subtitled video! You can watch it together! I’d be honored if you watched it live!』

• The uploader appeared lol

• He must be a Leah fan

• Is he real?

• Seems like an impersonator;;

“Spirit shot to FloatingIsland-nim! Are you really the one who made it? Could you please upload a verification post on the fan cafe?”

A few minutes later, a verification post actually appeared on the cafe.

“So it was true. Then I’d like to ask why you chose that title…”

• Doesn’t even a K-Vtuber know that!

• How’s the Korean pride TV revenue?

『FloatingIsland donated 10,000 Jellies!』
『I don’t normally run a Korean pride TV channel ㅜㅜ Just trying out a concept for fun ㅜㅜ』

• Somehow, his other videos are just normal Vtuber clips

• But it seems like he’s getting views from that side too, since it’s trending lol

• There are some comments that seem to be from older people lol

“I see. Thank you for taking the time to translate it. Shall we watch it?”

The beginning part, where the brown-haired foreigner explained how he found the song.

“Honestly, I don’t think it’s a good combination… It’s from Japan, right? Right? The character design is definitely Japanese.”

• Look at that ignorant fool

• Beat that blue-eyed
  !

• Just because it’s anime, it’s automatically Japanese??

• How can he not know Leah? Is this why people say Americans lack common sense?

• Calling that common sense…

He didn’t start with a serious attitude, but he paused the video as soon as the song began. His expression immediately changed.

• Startled lol

• Look at his expression change lol

• This is it~

• Even the Pia were surprised at first, imagine how shocked he was lol

And at the high note, he jumped up with both hands raised. I paused the video for a moment.

“Isn’t his reaction too much? I don’t think it’s that impressive…”

• Uh, yes it is

• Don’t pause the video at this part!

• But his reaction is delicious lol

• She did it! She actually did it!!

• There’s a reason why big YouTubers are big YouTubers lol

• I never understood why people watched reaction videos, but I get it now lol

• It’s usually idols, it’s weird seeing Leah react to it lol

I couldn’t just stop there, so I resumed the video and watched. Exaggerated reactions and compliments followed, purely for show. It was a bit embarrassing for me.

And in the latter half, he exclaimed with admiration. The subtitles appeared.

<She’s saying, ‘I’m the damn queen.’>

• Lol

• They literally translated it lol

• We bow before the damn queen…

• Was Leah broke? lol

• She got a new nickname!! lol

They were probably doing it knowingly… but if I left it like that, I risked being called the ‘damn queen,’ or even ‘damn Leah,’ for a while. So I addressed it.

“It’s not that, it should be understood as ‘I am the true queen.’ Here, ‘damn’ means overwhelming, undeniable… so, like, absolute, undisputed. ‘Damn queen’ doesn’t sound right…”

• What’s with her pronunciation…

• Practically native level

• Her pronunciation in pop songs was always good

• It’s impressive how she instantly substitutes the right words based on the context

• Undis… what?

• How does she even know that word…

• Leah, did you live abroad?

The reaction was hotter than I expected, but as long as I prevented a weird nickname from sticking, it was a success.

Meanwhile, the video reached the end.

“Wait a minute. Looking at her channel, it says she’s Korean? Yes. Perhaps I just witnessed the birth of Korea’s greatest soprano.”

• Kyaa

• I was dying to tell him in the beginning, but he finally reached the truth

• Time to summon the bartender

• From the reaction to the conclusion, it’s the perfect level to trigger any Korean lol

• This video will definitely get more views lol

• The comments on the original video are exploding with foreigners too lol

If my Pia are happy, I’m happy. But it was still embarrassing to be praised so highly for my singing, unlike my combat skills…

I quickly logged into Voxel Craft.

• Ah

• Read the comments too, Leah!

• The foreign reactions too…ㅜㅜ

“It’s the last week of the server. We need to save time.”