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    The image changed so much that I couldn’t recognize it.

    It was definitely that white oil.

    She and I have known each other since we were young. So, childhood friend.

    Because I was an orphan, I was moved around from orphanage to orphanage.

    By chance, I was in the same class as her when I was attending elementary school. Because of that time, Jiyu’s parents took great care of me.

    ‘You really liked playing games with Jiyu.’

    Both of them passed the awakened aptitude test. We also entered Awakened Middle School together.

    Back then, when I was in middle school, I would sometimes stay at Jiyu’s house for a few weeks during vacation.

    ‘Jiyu’s parents took care of me like a son. ‘I’m grateful to these people.’

    I feel so sorry for having to take care of you starting from high school. Although I stayed entirely in the dormitory.

    Anyway, Baek Ji-yu went on to the same Theia High School.

    So, we can truly say that we are childhood friends.

    But during my high school days, it was because of An Yu-min. Especially in the past year, I couldn’t hang out with JiU often because of the Aigis activities.

    Of course, we logged on to that game, Northern Warworld, from time to time and played together.

    As I stayed quiet for a moment, Baek Ji-yu lowered her head.

    “W, is it strange as expected? Hair color and style. It doesn’t really suit me, does it?”

    At those words, I looked at Jiyu again.

    Her childhood friend had changed so much that I no longer recognized her.

    Jiyu had a gloomy style, with long messy black hair covering her eyes. Actually, I didn’t have many friends in high school, but I had more gaming friends.

    She was completely different now.

    Sky blue short hair. And he was wearing a cap. The hoodie and baseball jumper also went well with her.

    In many ways, I feel like a lively college freshman.

    As a friend, I really want to praise her. You have become much prettier.

    If she looks like this, her life is amazing. It was clear that it would end.

    ‘I’ve been walking around like this for a while now. Enjoy your youth too.’

    Since ancient times, childhood friends are.

    Although I have the unfortunate fate of not being able to continue with the main character boy I had a crush on.

    Fortunately, Baekjiyu is an exception.

    As her only childhood friend, I am an extra, not even the main character of the original story. And the original protagonist was a woman in the first place. It doesn’t apply to her.

    And unlike me, who was a two-star extra in the original. Baek Ji-yu was a 4-star born character with quite good performance.

    Above all, Jiyu and I are really close friends.

    It may be impossible to see each other as opposite sexes in the first place.

    “It has become very pretty? You must be very popular with male cadets. There are a lot of guys who like gamers like you.”

    These were not empty words.

    I was the manager of Saint Nyeo TV.

    A pretty girl who likes games. In particular, Gemsuni, who appears to be such a timid and rude person, is optimized to be popular in the living room.

    “What are you talking about!”

    Baek Ji-yu shook his head busily this time.

    Although the image has changed. As expected, the nature of gloom and darkness did not seem to be going anywhere.

    Even the power of the first awakening. That class was an assassin. It suited her well.

    Anyway, I can’t believe you’re so clueless about this common compliment.

    Even if I always say that I’m doing well on cam, I’m a world away from Ha Ye-eun, who made all kinds of faults and asked me to set her up again.

    I pressed down on her hat and laughed.

    “Why? Are you so happy to hear praise from an old friend?”

    “That’s not it! I suddenly wonder if she’s pretty or something… It’s absurd.”

    “You’re my friend, so you can’t even say that? Oh, it’s not like I’m talking about a woman’s appearance carelessly. haha. I’m sorry.”

    Still, since they were so friendly, the two quickly sat down comfortably.

    Then I belatedly looked at her monitor again.

    “Huh? What is this? Are you broadcasting?”

    There was a broadcast program open for streaming on Tka TV. Of course, a live broadcast from TKA TV was also on next to it.

    Aegis is being annexed.

    At my words, Jiyu hurriedly waved her hand in the air.

    “That, that… That… That…”

    You’re the kind of person who can’t lie to me. If you can’t deny it, it really seems like that.

    “…… I’m not really playing it yet… I like games… I’d like to try streaming a play video even if it’s just a no-cam…”

    It was a very good idea.

    Even though he is such a timid gamer.

    Jiyu was good at games.

    ‘I’m sure it’s true because I’ve personally verified its skills.’

    Before I broadcast that original mobile game in my past life.

    Originally I was broadcasting other PC online games. He was so good at games that he sometimes beat even semi-professional gamers.

    Although it’s not as talented as mine. Still, Jiyu clearly had talent.

    ‘It could have been broadcasted a long time ago.’

    But she has a very timid and gloomy personality.

    Actually, he wanted to do a broadcast, so I helped him a few times. I couldn’t say a word for several hours during the broadcast and kept my mouth shut. When I was in high school, there was absolutely nothing I could do about it.

    “If you have any questions about the broadcast, ask me. Because I know streaming well.”

    “Yeah… That Aegis live broadcast… You were in charge of everything, right? I also worked as a manager at Seongnyeo TV… Ah!”

    For a moment, she stopped talking as if she felt sorry.

    At the end of her gaze, she saw Aegis broadcasting.

    “Well… Isn’t it a bit weird to mention Aegis…?”

    “Oh, it doesn’t matter. After all, it was a high school club activity.”

    Although it was such a shock that I started to panic immediately after being expelled. Now, because of the hidden title, absolute composure is maintained over those three people.

    So, I really didn’t have a single emotion toward those three people.

    As I continued to look at Jiyu’s monitor, she felt sorry.

    “Uh… This is another streamer’s broadcast and they’re merging… I guess Aigis is coming out at the right time. Sorry… I’ll turn it off quickly!”

    “Wait a minute. It’s okay if you don’t turn it off.”

    I actually became interested.

    I wonder how well that Aegis is doing after banishing me. I watched the broadcast with JiU.

    ***

    An Yu-min looked like he was about to explode.

    Things haven’t been going well lately.

    After graduating from high school, I became an official hunter. So, I thought about helping more and more poor people. As a proud hero.

    ‘Obviously… the current Aegis members can do well…’

    Three people from Aegis.

    Even though those three are beginner hunters who just graduated from high school.

    Still, it was an ideal combination for a hunter party.

    Ahn Yu-min, a warrior. Through her second awakening and acquisition of the wind attribute, she strengthened her original water attribute to ice. Due to the nature of ice, tanking was possible at the same time.

    There is the wizard Song Xia, who is in charge of sub-deals. Even nun Ha Ye-eun, who is in charge of overall support and buffs.

    The perfect party combination of dildo heels.

    So, when I kicked out that shameless Lee Jun-woo, I pictured days filled with the honor of a hero.

    ‘Why… isn’t it working well?’

    The party was so irritating that I got really nervous. In fact, it wasn’t an immediate problem of the party’s skills.

    Just a few days ago, I did some hero work in the outskirts of Gyeonggi-do.

    It was a request from a civilian requesting the clearing of a dungeon. I remembered what happened at that time.

    Of course, I went to help without looking back, gratuitously. The other two people’s expressions weren’t so good, though. Still, there was no reason not to go.

    A dungeon with a boss rating of D+. It wasn’t difficult for those three. Of course, clearing was also okay.

    A little strangely. Although my battle record was lower than when I attacked the same level of monsters a few months ago. That wasn’t much of a problem.

    The problem is not their skills. It exploded somewhere else.

    “Why won’t you clear the dungeon at the foot of the mountain over there!”

    An Yu-min was taken aback by those words.

    “Obviously, the only place you requested from us was this dungeon…”

    “But as you can see, very few hunters from the association come here! So, if you’re really a hero, shouldn’t you try harder?”

    Apparently, the three of them had just cleared out the dungeon.

    Instead of providing hospitality, the villagers in front of me continued to make additional demands.

    Song Xia spoke on her behalf, as she was embarrassed.

    “I looked around that one too, but it’s a dungeon one level higher than this one. We’ve already exhausted our stamina through the previous attack, so it’s impossible to continue attacking right away…”

    “I definitely heard that many dungeons were conquered in other villages! Are you ignoring me here, just because I’m from the outskirts?”

    An Yu-min took a step back at the look in his eyes.

    ‘Why, why are you doing that…? We definitely came… to help those people…’

    Then Ha Ye-eun also talked to the resident.

    “Last time we had one more member so we had enough equipment, but not today. I need more recovery items and additional strategy equipment…”

    “What kind of hero is like this? Even if the help is provided for free, it is okay to prepare in such a haphazard manner!”

    Those words stuck in An Yu-min’s words like a dagger.

    ‘Roughly… roughly?’

    It wasn’t wrong. Lee Jun-woo, who was in charge of the party’s porter, was not there.

    And then it suddenly occurred to me. In the dungeon a little while ago. There was no tactical operation that Lee Jun-woo was always in charge of.

    Rather than attacking as a party. If you think about it again, it was a strategy that was completed with individual capabilities.

    ‘no. It’s not because Lee Jun-woo isn’t there, but it’s definitely because it’s awkward to work with four people and try to combine only three of them…’

    There is not a single incompetent member who only reveals that woman.

    Aegis is not one that can be easily shaken by one of those evil children.

    There’s no way Aegis would do that as she’s the party leader.

    “Ahn Yu-min. Let’s just go. I can’t understand those people.”

    And Song Xia, who was dealing with the villagers, turned around and whispered.

    At that moment, An Yu-min remembered.

    When trouble arises with civilians like this. He always went out first and talked. That look of Lee Jun-woo.

    ‘Why did that thought come to mind?’

    Lee Jun-woo was a troublemaker who was always arguing with desperate civilians who asked for help.

    So, it had nothing to do with the current case. An Yu-min urgently shook his head.

    ‘okay. Let’s quickly recruit another operator. That bastard… there’s nothing wrong with not having that philandering bastard!’

    As I was reminiscing about what happened a few days ago. Ahn Yu-min was unable to concentrate on the current live broadcast for a moment.

    “…… Yumin? So what was it like when you caught that villain? Well, you’re really scared too, aren’t you?”

    At that time, he saw the face of someone talking to him.

    Famous streamer of TKA TV. It was probably the streamer named Mungseokkkyun.

    “Huh? How do you feel?”

    I instantly felt annoyed at that urging expression.

    “Oh, I don’t know! Something like that!”

    For a moment, silence fell in the studio.

    Mungseokkkyun’s gaze slowly turned to the chat window. Mungseokkyeon’s expression also hardened.

    “Uh… I guess Yumin was nervous because she wasn’t used to joint broadcasts. That’s it, right? hey! Chat window!! Don’t overdo it~! Yumin is not an ordinary person~!”

    Ha Ye-eun’s face turned pale when she saw the chat window being flooded.

    Ha Ye-eun hurriedly approached An Yu-min and whispered in his ear.

    “Yumin, are you crazy? It’s live now! Why are you acting so stupid all of a sudden?”

    Those words made me cry even more. It’s a joint room that I don’t want to leave. Because of that Ha Ye-eun, I was forced to show up.

    In particular, the lighting in this studio was extremely strong and bright.

    That Lee Jun-woo’s power.

    She was accustomed to the soft lighting produced by his mirror. The current broadcast lighting in the studio was very annoying.

    Under Lee Jun-woo’s lighting. Even though she was so bad at broadcasting, she was somehow able to react.

    ‘for a moment. Why am I thinking about that kid again… If you do this… It seems like I regret kicking him out.’

    You will never, ever regret it. Lee Jun-woo should have been a hindrance to his hero activities.

    Because I’m not the kind of person who can help you.

    An Yu-min was silent.

    Surprised, Mungseokkkyun said something to himself again. Seeing that bright face made me even more angry.

    ‘This is not what a hero does!

    In the end, An Yu-min did not say a word until the end of the broadcast.

    ***

    “Wow… the community is getting dizzy. I think public sentiment has been ruined. Yumin Ahn, why is he like that on TV? Damn, it’s so good on TKA TV that it’s hard to merge even once.”

    Baek Ji-yu was making an absurd expression.

    There were some signs of that happening, though. In the end, it seems that An Yu-min had an accident at Hapbang.

    A popular streamer these days.

    Aigis also visited the streamer’s studio. However, An Yu-min kept her mouth shut with a sullen expression throughout the broadcast.

    ‘Well…nothing strange.’

    Throughout Aigis’ activities, An Yu-min was negative about its streaming activities.

    So starting Aigis’ broadcast was possible after Ha Ye-eun joined the club.

    ‘Because Aigis was a high school-level hero club. ‘More hero activities cost a lot of equipment and money.’

    Even if there is a scholarship to a high school. An Yu-min could not handle the level of activity he wanted.

    I covered the cost of the activity through internet broadcast donations and advertising sponsorship.

    Things improved somewhat with the arrival of Song Xia, a young lady from a famous guild. The guild also continued to request broadcasts for Songsia’s reputation.

    For one reason or another, internet broadcasting was essential during hero activities.

    ‘No matter how I explained it to An Yu-min, he wouldn’t have understood it.’

    So, I took over all the operational aspects and adult matters.

    As a result, those three people even had the absurd misunderstanding that I had embezzled.

    In any case, the reaction posted on the TKA TV-related community was not a joke.

    Super major streaming money among major majors. Aigis will probably get a lot of criticism.

    ‘Of course, streamer Ha Ye-eun will be in trouble the most.’

    The power of my first awakening.

    A peacefully sparkling mirror. Although it was a truly trash power.

    At least like this, whether it’s a broadcast or an external interview. It was useful at least for party members.

    There was an excellent lighting effect and a buff effect that allowed you to say pretty words.

    Anyway, this story doesn’t matter to Aigis anymore.

    After playing a few games of Northern Warworld with Baekjiyu, I got up.

    “Now I have to go to training. You can do a little more. Still doing well.”

    “Where do you train?”

    “Park near here?”

    “Park? Why do awakened people train like that?”

    I belatedly told JiU about the circumstances of my stay at this net cafe. Then she shouted urgently.

    “Then come to my room! Don’t stay in this uncomfortable place!”

    I was momentarily taken aback by those words.

    “Jiu, to your room?”

    Even though we are childhood friends. We are past the age where we can stay in the same room. After hearing those words, Jiyu belatedly waved her hand in the air again.

    “That’s not it, you idiot! Come to my house! Well, you should roughly understand those words…”

    Jiyu still lives at her parents’ home. I am so indebted to those parents. Although I refused.

    Surprisingly, Jiyu could never break her stubbornness once she started.

    “Yes. Anyway, I have to go see my uncle and aunt. Just for today…”

    The two headed to her house. Because it was Sunday, both Jiyu’s parents were there.

    The man I met after a long time still corrected me.

    A skinhead with tight hair. A middle-aged man with enormous muscles. But the man made an unexpectedly good suggestion.

    “Junwoo. Let’s work together with you.”

    Training to prepare for the class placement evaluation that will occur after admission. A proposal that can solve the shortfall in living expenses at once.

    mister. So Jiyu’s father was a builder with ties to the underworld.

    At my uncle’s recommendation. I decided to stay at Jiyu’s house for the time being. And I found out something unexpected.

    Jiyu was a bigger fan of Seongnyeo TV than expected.

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