noveltune Chapter 8
Chapter 8
The shaking of the camera was no exaggeration. The girl on screen was literally shaking her webcam in frustration.
[LMAO]
["Mangming's at it again, lol"]
["This is why we love Mangming, haha"]
["She's a total GOAT troll"]
["Classic Mangming lol"]
["I don't get why 'GOAT' for cute animals is used as an insult though"]
["Cat, lol"]
["White Tiger, lol"]
Most of the streamers I’d watched on YouTube didn’t act like this; they just sat quietly, played games, and talked. Seeing this level of energy was a bit of a shock.
"Alright, I'm going to play seriously now, so everyone, stay sharp."
[“We’re not worried, lol”]
[“No need to worry”]
[“Why should we brace ourselves, haha”]
["Isn't Mangnekton just a points vending machine?"]
["But she's a diamond player, though. Why’s chat so harsh?"]
As I kept watching, I learned something new. Mangming was a Diamond-tier player. I didn’t know exactly how high that was, but from what I’d gathered on forums, it was pretty high. Curious, I decided to post in the gallery.
[Author: LondonSecrets]
[Title: Is Diamond rank in Leore good?]
[Content: I really have no idea, but is it high?]
It was genuine curiosity. Sure, Diamond rank would be high for regular players, but I’d heard that most streamers were usually high-ranked, so I wanted to clarify.
Soon after, comments started pouring in:
L: “Diamond is decent.”
L: “Are you watching Mangming’s stream?”
L: “Diamond has levels; Diamond 4 isn’t that impressive.”
ᄂ: “Diamond 3 is where the real skill starts.”
ᄂ: “This guy’s obviously Diamond 3 stuck, haha.”
ᄂ: “Diamond 3 is ‘real skill’? LOL”
ᄂ: “Makes me want to hit something.”
From the comments, I got a sense of Diamond's reputation. It was good, but it didn’t mean “god-tier.”
‘Well, it doesn’t really matter.’
A streamer just needs to be entertaining, right? Rank isn’t that important. Watching others in chat, I felt a sudden urge to join in. Everyone else was typing away, and here I was, sitting silently.
But to join the chat, I needed to log in. Which meant creating an ID.@@@@
“Ugh, too much work...”
I hated anything tedious. I almost missed the deadline for my college entrance exam registration because I’d put it off until the last day. Creating an account was a big ask for me.
‘I’ll just borrow an ID.’
I remembered Yeram used to watch streams on my computer, so I figured I could just borrow hers.
[Me: Hey hey]
[Me: Can I borrow your Twyst ID?]
[Me: I need it for something]
[Me: Hurry up plz]
Yeram usually replied quickly, so contacting her was convenient. True to form, she responded soon after.
[Yeram: Huh?]
[Yeram: You watch Twyst?]
[Yeram: You never watch streams, though.]
[Yeram: Got curious all of a sudden?]
Too many questions. Since when did my little sister get to question my interests?
[Me: Just hand over the ID, please]
I kept it short and to the point. A moment later, she sent her credentials:
[Yeram: fkadl1010]
[Yeram: fkadl0101]
She sent the ID and password without fuss, probably because it wasn’t an important account. It’s not like anyone really values an internet streaming account.
[Me: Thanks!]
“Oh, and thanks for lending me your ID.”
“No problem. But why don’t you just make your own? It’d be easier.”
“It’s a hassle, and they don’t pay you to make an ID.”
“You could make money if you streamed.”
“Who would watch me stream?”
“Good point.”
After a bit of banter with Yeram, I went back to watching. I wasn’t sure how long I’d been watching when a thought came to mind. Maybe because Yeram mentioned it—
‘Streaming.’
I wondered if I should give it a shot. No particular reason, just that it might be fun to stream while chatting with people in Ifrit Gallery.
‘It’d be easier to talk to everyone that way.’
It might not be a bad idea to look into how to start streaming once this stream was over. If I did it just for fun, it could be interesting.
Three days later.
I’d spent some time researching what I’d need to start streaming. Since I wasn’t planning to get serious, I wasn’t investing in professional equipment—just figuring out the basic setup.
“Alright, so this goes here...”
I watched some tutorial videos on YouTube. It would have been helpful to know someone with streaming experience, but I was on my own.
It might seem sudden, but I’d thought about it quite a bit. Just doing gallery stuff was fun, but chatting live could be even better.
‘If no one shows up, I’ll just turn it off.’
I wasn’t aiming to become a big streamer. A handful of viewers would be enough to stir things up in the Ifrit Gallery.
With that thought, I continued adjusting my settings. I wasn’t ready to start just yet.
‘At least I should hit level 30.’
From what I knew, you had to reach level 30 to play ranked games. I was currently at level 28, so I couldn’t start ranked yet.
Since I thought it’d be more fun to stream ranked games, I went to the Ifrit Gallery and posted.
[Author: LondonSecrets]
[Title: Breaking news!!!]
[Content: Starting my own Twyst stream tomorrow! Everyone come watch!]
A bit of clickbait might get people curious. If not, oh well.
Soon after posting—
Ding!
Ding!
Comments started pouring in.