Chapter 38 Part 1: Wildflowers

Games.

They are the greatest form of entertainment created by humans.

Movies and dramas held their own solid ground, but they generally couldn’t match games.

Unlike visual media, which you merely watch with your eyes, games offered a different level of immersion as you directly participate and create the story yourself.

Of course, since both genres have their own pros and cons, they sometimes borrowed strengths from each other.

Anyway, setting aside the talk about movies for now, the dominant game genres differ from country to country.

Unlike the Korean market, where mobile and online games are primarily popular.

Japan’s game industry mainly revolves around home console games.

Amidst this, an event occurred that drew the attention of the global game industry towards Japan.

[Release imminent for the new installment of Japan’s national game, the Titan Hunter series!]

It was news about the release of a new title in the Titan Hunter series, a game famous enough to be called Japan’s national game.

Gamers, the general public, and the media alike.

As a series with worldwide fame, the eyes of the entire world focused on Japan.

The game itself was high quality, and it was incredibly popular too.

It was practically a guaranteed success, ensuring both fun and commercial triumph.

For streamers, whose success depends on people’s attention, there could be no better choice to attract viewers.

And this was no exception for the blue-haired Vtuber residing on Live Stream.

[Titan Hunter Playthrough Day 1]

This was the title Cheongha posted the day after the eventful Izo special lecture.

-Oh, you’re playing this too?

-Titan Hunter is definitely the truth.

-Why bother with Golden Watch when the new Titan Hunter just came out?

-Ah lol, gotta strike while the iron is hot.

-Are you ditching Golden Watch now?

-Solnamu is still playing Golden Watch though.

“Well, I like this game too.”

After banning a viewer who cluelessly violated the rules by mentioning another streamer, I continued speaking.

Since debuting as a Vtuber after being an idol, I’ve encountered various games.

Yet, this game remained special to me.

‘…..Someday, I really wanted to get a sponsorship for this.’

Because it was the game I used to play with my family in my past life.

‘My older sister tried so hard to get me into this series…..’

I recalled the memory of how, eventually, my sisters, who had plenty of time, quit after clearing all the quests, leaving only me to continue playing alone.

Are my family members over there doing well?

Around now, the new game should be releasing there too.

I never imagined I’d be playing that new installment in this life, and not as an ordinary person, but as a streamer.

A strange feeling arose in a corner of my chest as thoughts of my past life suddenly surfaced.

-But has the streamer played this series before?

-This one might be difficult if it’s your first time, can you handle it?

-The streamer surprisingly likes manly games, so she 100% must have played it.

“Hmm, I didn’t have time for the beta, but I’ve played the previous titles.”

I was busy with idol activities during the beta test period, and I played the previous games in my past life, but there was no need to mention that last part.

A message arrived.

#[Jumin A donated 10,000 Won]

=Cheongha, I apologize for last time ㅠㅠ…

It was Jumin.

“Ah, it’s okay. You already apologized, so it’s fine.”

On the very day I went for the special Izo lecture.

After abruptly ending the stream, Jumin had apologized to me privately via Discord.

=[Cheongha-nim, I’m really sorry about the stream that day…. ㅠㅠ]

=[I didn’t mean for that to happen…]

ㄴ[It’s fine, so don’t worry about it. It can happen if your mother suddenly comes in. You didn’t get scolded, did you?]

‘Honestly, I get the Mom-crash situation too.’

Anyone would be flustered if their mom suddenly appeared while they were secretly playing games.

Since I had experienced that several times myself, I could fully understand.

Besides, his desperate attempts to apologize were a bit cute, so I just let it go.

ㄴ[So, you’ll keep watching my stream, right?]

I also took the opportunity to actually give him the VIP badge.

An adult should do at least this much.

And now, he showed up bearing apology gifts like this.

“Thank you for the 10,000 won donation.”

I wondered if it was okay to accept a donation from someone who was likely still a student, but I decided not to dwell on it.

Well, he’s not an elementary school kid.

Ten thousand won is probably coming out of his own allowance.

“Anyway, shall we start the game?”

Enough reminiscing about the past that won’t return.

Now, it’s really time to stream.

“Wow, the graphics are really good.”

As I connected the controller and started the game, overwhelming visuals comparable to a high-budget movie greeted me.

Perhaps because it’s a computer worth several million won, the image quality was certainly excellent.

-Godjimoto indeed …

-But the optimization is a bit…

-The quality is good though, have a drink.

-Everyone else is lowering their graphics settings, but this streamer just cranks it up coolly lol

-It’s just because the streamer’s PC is good.

-Who spends millions on a PC just for streaming? lol

-Just how much money do you have…

At times like this, I definitely feel glad I upgraded my equipment.

If I were using my old setup, I surely wouldn’t have even been able to install it; it probably would have crashed midway.

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The game began on a rocky mountain shrouded in thick fog.

Kwaang-!

[Kweeaaaaah!!!]

The screen shook, mimicking the perspective of someone fleeing.

Within it, the form of a rampaging wyvern could be seen.

To appear like this right from the start, I guess that thing is the flagship monster for this installment?

「That thing…!」

「What do we do?!」

The scene then shifted, depicting people fleeing to escape the rampaging beast.

Making full use of their small stature, they took refuge deep inside a cave where the creature couldn’t enter.

Kwaang-!

However, the monster roared as if refusing to lose its escaping prey.

One might think it would give up by now, but the creature continuously battered the cave entrance.

「Ugh!」

「It’s already this far…!」

Terrified by the sound, the people began searching for another escape route.

「….Follow me.」

A man who had been watching intently led a boy he was with deeper into the cave.

Soon, the man began clearing away a pile of rocks blocking a small opening.

「Mister, what are you doing?」

「Naro, we should be able to get out through here. Go and get help.」

「Mister!!」

After pushing the child through the hole, the man blocked the opening again.

[The Forbidden Land.]

[Separated for over 1000 years from the lands where people live—]

Along with an explanation of the Forbidden Land, the setting for this installment, the screen transitioned, showing a group of hunters riding in a hot air balloon.

「There’s someone collapsed! Towards the desert area, please proceed straight ahead!」

The handler, spotting the boy through a telescope, shouted.

「No one should be living in the Forbidden Land.」

「….We’ll need to form an investigation team.」

With the expedition leader’s words, a gentle opening theme began to play as the game’s logo appeared.

【Titan Hunter : Wilds】

“Ah, the cutscene’s over now.”

Alright, now comes the long-awaited character customization time.

-Let’s go with Netherworld Thanos.

-Wow, since Cheongha is a native, she’ll surely create an amazing character beyond our imagination, right?

-Do you take Japanese people lightly?

-Wow, these toxic viewers lol

“…..Stop saying weird things.”

I don’t know what that means, but the name itself sounds strange.

It feels like my skin color would turn purple or something.

“Besides, there’s no need to think too deeply, is there?”

Other people might spend hours on this, but I don’t need to.

I glanced down below my screen.

My small, moving avatar came into view.

Because the perfect model is right here.

This game has a high degree of freedom in character customization, so I could make it look quite similar.

-Wow X-tremely fast

-Ah lol, why bother thinking when the perfect model is right below.

-Ah, no fun.

-Honestly, the streamer could just recreate her avatar exactly.

-Whatever it is, I’m glad it’s not dragging on.

Of course, I wasn’t just blindly copying my avatar.

“Ah, wait a moment. They say the teeth should be like this.”

After quickly deciding on the hair, face shape, and voice, I started changing the tooth color.

-Oh, didn’t know this.

-As expected of a Japanese person.

-She knows well since it’s her home country.

Apparently, how it looks here differs from how it appears in-game.

I heard that if you just leave them white, the teeth look yellow in the in-game cutscenes.

This was based on the experiences of passionate fans who had already played the game.

“Alright, now should we just decide on the clothes?”

As soon as the words left my mouth, the chat window started buzzing.

-Oh lol

-Ooh ooh ya

-Ooh ooh ya

-Clothes time~

-Alright, gotta go with number 4, right?

-Kim Cheongha’s legendary outfit choice incoming.

[Anonymous Supporter donated 1,000 Won]
-I think number 4 looks the prettiest.

“….I can concede up to number 2, at the very most, but number 4 is a no-go.”

Number 2 at least covers everything that needs covering, but number 4 is practically underwear.

Am I some kind of gacha game character?

Even if you wear additional armor in the game and won’t see this look often, there are still lines you just don’t cross.

-Ooh ooh ya

-But number 2 is good too.

-It seems to emphasize the chest. I approve.

-Does the streamer have a body like that too?

-No way lol

“Yes, I’ll ban weird jokes.”

Don’t say strange things.

Even though I made new rules, there are always people who don’t follow them.

‘Well, if they get banned for it, it’s their loss…..’

More importantly, that wasn’t the main issue.

“And, my body is much better.”

-Ah, so that was the problem?

-Seriously, never would have guessed lol

-Banning us then saying that!

-Why can’t we say it if the streamer says it herself?

-Let me go, she started it first, I tell you!

A dating sim character needs to be pretty to sell well.

And among them, Sakamiya Ren’s body was praised as having top-tier looks.

Isn’t it a bit much for me to lose out in terms of appearance to a female protagonist from a different genre, not even a dating sim?

Of course, the avatar the viewers are seeing is Mayuri’s creation, but since that is ultimately based on me, I couldn’t tolerate this kind of reaction.

“Alright then, let’s just finish setting up the rest and start.”

After completing the customization for the secondary weapon’s appearance and the hunter’s feline companion, we were finally able to begin the game in earnest.