Chapter 57 : Art competition (2)

Streamer Eungtae mainly focuses on VR content, but originally, he is a variety game BJ.

On days when there’s nothing to play in VR, he plays all sorts of miscellaneous games.

Then one day, when there was really nothing to play, Eungtae pondered before starting the stream.

“Ah, seriously, no new games are coming out these days. I kind of want to watch the Time Click tournament and drink a beer.”

And just like that, before the tournament started, Eungtae turned on the stream and said:

“As you can see from the title, today I’ll be broadcasting the Time Click tournament. I’m a Pandemic fan, so I’ll be biased.”

As he kept watching the tournament… wait, what?

“Wow, it looks like almost everyone is playing Time Click.”

When you look at the main homepage, you can see that regardless of gender, almost every BJ is playing Time Click.

That’s how innovative Time Click is for the FPS genre!

Even those without good aim can enjoy the game if they have some sense—making it fun for everyone.

So naturally, Eungtae’s thoughts spilled out of his mouth.

“Hmm… Should I host a Time Click tournament?”

• For real?

• Seriously

• Really?

“Ah, guys. Don’t get your hopes up. I’m just thinking about it.”

It really was just a thought. Just a passing thought.

But the thought lingered until the end of the stream and eventually led to planning.

“Should I just go ahead and host it?”

No matter how he thought about it, it seemed like a good idea.

But if I’m going to do this, do I need permission from Volvod?

Hmph—it’s just a small tournament. Do I really need permission?

It’s not like I’m going to invite only skilled players.

I just want to do it with the VTubers we usually play with.

“Okay, then let’s do it like this.”

Each team will have 4 people.

And one coach per team.

Oh, should I bring in the E-Live (Otherworld Live) folks too?

Wait, what’s their rank again?

Anyway, thought followed thought, and the plan slowly came together—turning into an actual tournament.

“Let’s see… streamers who are pros or masters of the game…”

As he thought of proposing to those he wanted as coaches, one person came to mind first.

“Come to think of it…”

Among those playing Time Click these days, there isn’t a person who doesn’t know this person.

Blue Art 1st gen: Nanmi.

He sent the email right away.

After finishing a fun duo stream and logging off, Nanmi’s daily routine had something new.

After ending the stream, she would always check her emails to see if anything new had arrived.

“Hm… most of them are pro offers.”

To be honest, I didn’t really expect to get offers, so I was surprised.

What surprised me was that the offers came from overseas—not Korea.

Offers came from many countries—Japan, China, even Saudi Arabia.

It was a bit overwhelming and surprising.

It felt like they were saying, “You’ve received enough offers; just go pro already,” but honestly…

While checking emails, I called my manager.

Well, I was planning to decline them all anyway, but I wanted to ask about the tournament I was thinking of earlier.

-Hello?

“Manager.”

-Yeah, Nanmi. What’s up?

“If Eungtae hosts a Time Click tournament, can I participate?”
-Oh, uh…

There was a slight awkward pause.

With a serious tone, the manager responded.

-Nanmi.

“Yes.”

-It’s fine to participate, but when joining another streamer’s content, you really, REALLY have to be cautious.

In other words, don’t make any mistakes.

It was the same concern when we collabed with Holive members before.

But back then it was just two people.

If I join a tournament, the team will have six people, so the pressure is much greater.

But more than anything—

-The fact that you’re participating could cause controversy.

We don’t yet know what kind of tournament it is.

If it’s more fun-focused than skill-focused, it might be better not to join at all.

-So first, check what kind of tournament Eungtae is planning. It’s not too late to join after that—

“…Huh? Manager.”

-Huh? What’s wrong?

“I just got an email from Eungtae.”

-What!? Seriously?

“Yes. Hold on.”

I quickly checked the email.

The content was…

“He asked if I’d be interested in participating as a coach for a small-scale Time Click tournament.”

-A coaching offer!

“Uh, um… what should I do?”

-A coaching offer… If you’re a coach, it should be fine, right? Does the coach also play in the matches?

“Uh… yes. And there will also be some event matches, apparently?”

-Hmm… is that so? Then if you’re a coach, I think it’s okay. What do you think?

A coach, huh…

That means I’d be the commander leading the team to victory?

Sounds kind of fun.

“I want to do it.”

-Really? Wow, I didn’t expect you to join as a coach. Okay then. If they made the offer, that changes things. Go have fun.

“Okay.”

And so, Nanmi.

Joined the small-scale Time Click VTuber tournament… as a coach!

The reason there are only four teams is that it was meant to be a small-scale event.

The prize money was set at a reasonable amount—about 2 million won.

Just enough to make it a solid one-day content stream.

Anyway, as soon as Eungtae made a registration board on the forum, many VTubers started signing up…

“Wow… this is more popular than I thought.”

To maintain balance, each team would include one Master, Diamond, Platinum, Gold, and Silver player.

“No Bronze. I want people who at least understand the game.”

And so the Bronze players sobbed.

At least each team would also include one champion-level coach, making six per team.

Including E-Live members and the pre-selected coaches, that meant only 16 players could participate.

“There are a lot of Platinum-Gold-Silver. We have a decent number of Masters and Diamonds too.”

Anyway, the number of applicants was much higher than expected—56 people posted in the signup board.

While wondering what to do…

“Let’s just do a simple draft.”

A draft.

Eungtae decided that the coaches would pick their teams.

“Uh… I don’t know if the coaches are watching this stream, but please take a look at the applicants. And, um… hmm?”

Eungtae paused mid-sentence.

He had noticed an application with a peculiar name.

“Wait? Did I read that right?”

Why is she here?

“HAHAHA! Wait, is this real?”

The username on the post:

[Title: Hello! This is Hanami Nana!]

“This is her, right? From Holive Japan?”

Wow, legendaryBro, when did we expand to Japan?

“Expand? Nah, I think she applied because of Coach Nan. But more importantly, guys—”

After confirming that it was indeed Nana who posted the application, Eungtae continued.

“We just wanted to have some casual fun with this small tournament, but it’s suddenly getting way too big?”

Currently, Nanmi’s Discord is being bombarded with messages.

[3rd Gen Nana] : Pick me!

Oh boy.

I called Nana right away.

“Nana!”

“Long time no see, Nanmi! How’ve you been?”

“Good! From your voice, it sounds like you’ve been doing great.”

“Yup! I’ve been really great!”

“By the way, did you sign up for Eungtae’s tournament?”

“Yup! I signed up to play with you! Pick me!”

Nanmi sighed.

Honestly, she didn’t expect this.

She didn’t expect Nana to sign up for Eungtae’s tournament.

Nanmi asked,

“What’s your tier?”

“Diamond!”

“…Really?”

“Yup!”

Wait a second.

Isn’t that rank increase way too fast?

“What level of Diamond?”

“Diamond 1! I’m almost at Master!”

“Uh… wow? Really?”

“Yup!”

Just one step away?

“If I get Master, you have to grant my wish!”

“Oh, what’s your wish?”

“Secret!”

“As long as it’s not unreasonable, I’ll consider it.”

“Yup!”

I hope it’s not something too wild.

Nana’s starting to scare me a bit.

“Anyway! Pick me!”

“You can’t just pick whoever you want. It’s a draft. Someone might pick you first.”

“If I get the chance, pick me! Got it? Promise!”

“Uh, um… okay.”

Still, Diamond means some skill is guaranteed.

And then—

ding

“Huh?”

I got a message.

It was Inaring.

Uh, hmm…

[Inaring] : Pick me!

Could Inaring be Nana’s close sister?