Chapter 55 : Angry call-out

Hanayeon looked at Nammi.

My little sister had always been small and cute, both in the past and now.

The way she was picking at her food like that made me worry whether she was really eating enough.

I wanted to buy her lots of delicious things, but Nammi was scared of me… huh.

Hanayeon sighed inwardly.

“Ha·····.”

Was it because I had been too strict when I tried to help her study as her older sister when we were young?

But at the time, it really seemed like there was a lot to worry about when it came to Nammi.

She was timid, quiet, preferred sitting in front of the computer playing games over playing outside.

How could I not be worried as her older sister?

So I thought, at least I should help her study. I thought she needed good grades to become an adult and get a job or something, and I pushed

her hard, but it ended up having a bad effect.

Who knew she hated going to school that much?

I understand now.

Because I eventually found out that our Nammi was being bullied.

Since then, Hanayeon never forced her to study again.

Even if she holed up in her room and didn’t come out, I just left her alone.

But now, that same Nammi…

“Nammi, how’s your work going these days?”

She got a job?

I was truly shocked inside without even realizing it.

No wonder she wasn’t home when I came to visit after so long—she had actually gone to work.

“Work?”

As her older sister, I couldn’t help but ask what kind of work she was doing.

Did she really get a good job?

To that question, Nammi began to fidget with her fingers.

Even that was so cute I almost wanted to nibble on her.

Then Nammi spoke.

“Um····· streaming·····”

“Streaming?”

“Internet streaming·····”

Ah, internet streaming.

Nayeon was familiar with that.

They call people like that BJs or streamers, right?

But Nammi? Working in that field?

I was worried whether such a timid kid could really do that kind of job.

Don’t streamers need to be good at talking?

Still, I had no words to criticize.

This was a kid who used to never leave her room—and now she was trying something.

At times like this, a sister should just support and watch over her, right?

“Okay. Do your best.”

“Huh? U-okay.”

This must be the right way.

Of course, if she needed help, I was willing to help her too.

“Oh, right.”

Then Mom spoke up, as if she just remembered something.

“Nammi, didn’t you say you were going to install a soundproof booth?”

“Huh? Oh, yeah.”

“But aren’t those really expensive?”

“Uh····· it’s fine. I have a lot of money.”

“Hoohoo, is that so?”

Hmm····· seems like there’s finally something I can help with.

Nayeon asked.

“Do you need some allowance?”

“Huh, what?”

“How much do you need for the soundproof booth?”

“Oh, no. It’s fine. I have money·····”

“Even if you have money, you should save. How much is it?”

“One hundred and fifty thousand won·····”

150,000 won.

It’s a bit pricey, but nothing unmanageable.

I could spend that much for Nammi’s future.

“Okay. I’ll buy it for you, so do your best.”

Yes, this is probably the best I can do as a sister.

Of course, I’m still worried, and I still want to hug my little sister tight and spoil her, but yeah.

‘What’s her stream name again?’

I’ll look it up later.

After the tense meal ended, Nammi started her stream.

[(Live) I’m heeereee~] 💁‍♂️10,591

#Nammi #BlueArt1stGen #Congrats2ndGenDebut

-Mimihah!

-Your voice sounds sleepy again today

-Are you tired?

“Umm····· something happened, so don’t worry too much, okay?”

User “oo” has donated 1,000,000 won!

[Now tell us again, how do you feel?]

“Gasp! Thank you for the million-won donation. I guess I’m suddenly feeling better?”

-LOL

User “oo” has donated 1,000 won!

[So, what are you doing today?]

“Come on~, that’s such a typical question, it’s hard to answer.”

-It’s that, isn’t it?

-Yeah, it must be that!

“Today! We have a brand new hero release in Time Click! Yay~ everyone, clap!”

User “oo” has donated 1,000 won!

[But hasn’t it been out for like 3 days?]

“Um····, yeah—can’t argue with that.”

The new hero had indeed launched three days ago, and the competitive queue had opened too.

I hadn’t had time to play it on stream because I’d been busy lately.

“But don’t worry~ I won’t be busy for a while.”

-Oh!!

“Alright, let’s get started then!”

And when I say “right away,” I mean it.

As soon as I launched the game, I queued for ranked as a healer.

 Don’t you want to try it first?

“I can test it out in practice mode.”

So I entered practice mode and checked out the skills of the new female soldier.

And wow····· this is really·····

“Uh, um····· isn’t this basically just a DPS?”

Just shoot, and the fast projectile becomes hitscan if you use the scope.

And for the first time in Time Click, we have a “heal-ban” skill.

A thrown grenade that prevents healing for a few seconds.

But the biggest deal is—

“Whoa····· sleep dart. This is so gonna get nerfed.”

Sleep Dart.

Hit someone, and they fall asleep for 3 seconds.

The catch? The cooldown is 4 seconds.

So if you’re good, you can keep people asleep almost infinitely.

User “oo” has donated 1,000 won!

[Isn’t this just a sniper killer hero?]

Nammi’s eyes sparkled.

“Wonder if Inaring is streaming?”

-Gasp!

-Pizza gasp!

Oh, Inaring is streaming right now.

She’s playing the new female soldier in Time Click too.

Well, Inaring is a healer main.

She must be hyped.

I dropped out of my queue and waited for the right time.

It was almost the end of her ranked match anyway.

Then…

“Whoa, no way.”

As soon as I entered Inaring’s stream, I witnessed a horrifying sight.

She was tormenting someone using the Paladin.

Inaring was clearly having a blast.

“Kyahaha! This is seriously too fun.”

Bang! Whoosh—

-Ugh·····

Sleep dart cooldown: 4 seconds.

Sleep duration: 3 seconds.

Meaning, low-mobility heroes can be permanently slept.

For example, the Paladin.

Anyway, thanks to Nammi, a bunch of people started copying her.

Now whenever someone picks Paladin and sees me, they just charge at me first.

But don’t worry.

Sleep dart is faster than a charge.

Whoosh—

“Yeah~ that’s what you get~ What kind of knight are you? You just charge at me on sight.”

And so, Inaring was on a winning streak.

Well, partially thanks to all the snipers mindlessly charging at her.

Come to think of it, Nammi must’ve been really good at Paladin.

How does she manage to snipe and still win games?

“Wow~ how many wins is this? Just one more and I’m Grandmaster, right?”

User “oo” has donated 1,000 won!

[Someone please smack cocky Inaring on the head.]

“Yeah~ snipers can’t snipe anymore~ The devs gave us this hero so people would stop targeting healers.”

And so, Inaring’s arrogance reached its peak.

Who could possibly stop her now?

It wasn’t just the win streak—she was in top form.

Every sniper had failed to stop her so far, thanks to the sleep dart.

Of course, maybe the real problem was that all the snipers were using Paladin out of some weird sense of romance.

Anyway, with that momentum, next match!

“Oh, got a game—huh!?”

Inaring’s mouth dropped.

There was a familiar title in the enemy team’s name list.

[The One] Paladin.

The legendary-ranked coworker from Nammi’s workplace was on the enemy team as a tank.

“That little Nammi… no wonder she’s been quiet lately…”

User “oo” has donated 1,000 won!

[It’s him!! The king of snipers!]

User “oo” has donated 1,000 won!

[You’re dead now, lol]

User “oo” has donated 1,000 won!

[Oh! Lord Nammi! Please humble that arrogant girl!]

“Heh~ go ahead and try. There’s no way a Paladin can counter this soldier girl. You’ve picked the wrong match, buddy. Time to unleash all

the frustration I’ve built up!”

With the new female soldier, Inaring was overflowing with confidence.

And who could blame her?

Even Nammi thought the sleep dart was OP.

But pride matters too—if Paladin mains are being bullied, how could I just stand by and use the soldier?

I picked Paladin, the trusty shield of all.

Ding—

Nammi spoke.