Gender Swap: The Introvert’s Broadcast

When a person feels wronged, it's better to offer empathy and understanding.
When people are struggling emotionally, they naturally seek out someone to lean on.
If there’s someone responding to them, it’s more likely they’ll open up their hearts.
Just like now.

[All] [doooq] [K'Sante]: If this is really top lane...
[All] [doooq] [K'Sante]: I’d understand it,
[All] [doooq] [K'Sante]: But my team is just blaming me, this is so fucking unfair.

“Seems like a lot of emotions have built up.”

Seeing him say this, it’s clear that a lot has been building up inside him.
Well, I can understand. If I were getting beaten by the enemy top lane all day, I’d feel the same way.
Nobody plays with the expectation of losing in the laning phase.

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Lmao, for real]
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: How much frustration must he have if he’s asking the enemy top for sympathy?]
[But he’s the one who hit first, lol]
[K’Sante asking for empathy after getting beat up? What is he, some kind of battered husband?]
[Hwanhee: Why the hell is he asking for sympathy from the person who beat him? Lmao]
[Classic hypnotic apps, the true masters lol]

There’s a saying that the person who has been hit knows best where it hurts.
When you’re thinking about where to strike to cause the most pain, you get a rough idea of how much the other person will suffer.

“I didn’t hit him because of personal feelings. I had to win, so I hit him. If there were personal feelings, it wouldn’t have ended like this.”

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: I’d love to see a laning phase full of personal emotions lol]
[By the way, is the game over?]
[It’s pretty much lost, right?]
[With top lane getting wrecked like that, there’s no way we win, lol]
[But it’s Draven, so maybe there’s still a chance to win, depending on the enemy]
[Kang Hoo-min: If Draven gets focused, he just explodes.]

The chat was making valid points.
No matter how well Draven grows, he’s a ranged champion by nature.
He deals damage by using his range to push it into the enemy.
That’s why, if the enemy focuses Draven with point-and-click attacks, he’ll burst immediately.

‘I need to be careful.’

That’s why it’s so important to monitor the entire map while playing.
You have to stay aware of where the enemies are.

“As safely as possible, but also boldly.”

It might sound odd, but if you want to win the game, that’s how you need to play.
Safely, yet boldly.
That’s the way to make gains while not losing too much.

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: I was about to say this was nonsense]
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: But after seeing your play, I think I get it, lol]
[It actually makes sense]
[This is the real deal]
[Hwanhee: I’d be mad if I were the enemy lol]
[Why are you playing so seriously? Lmao]
[Harin is probably crying in real-time lol]
[Imagining Harin crying is making me— wait, is it just me?]

Temporary ban applied!
[Ao, damn lesbians]
[Why are you so desperate to not let the lesbian thing show?]

From Harin's perspective, it must have been frustrating, but there was nothing I could do.
I couldn’t just throw the game either.

“Harin picked top lane herself, so she’ll have to deal with it.”

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Picked top (it wasn’t even a choice, it’s automatic)]
[How can you make a statement that’s completely wrong in one sentence? Lol]
[This is just ridiculous]
[Hwanhee: But damn, you’re managing really well, Dama]
[This is it, this is it]
[Even though I was an alcoholic, violent, and a single mother with nine kids, when I saw Dama’s beautiful, artistic Draven, I was stunned. I’m now the governor, astronaut, and a self-made millionaire. Thank you, Dama.]
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: What template is that?]
[What the hell is this?]
[This is the first time I’ve seen such a weird thing]
[What is that even?]
[It’s seriously dizzying…]

Ignoring the chaotic chat, I kept playing the game.

“Wow, what the hell. This guy is the worst of the worst.”@@novelbin@@

[Lmao]
[K'Sante is crazy]
[Is K'Sante even human? Is K'Sante even human? Is K'Sante even human?]
[What’s up with this?]
[Why is he going to top lane when he could just carry from bottom?]
[Seriously, I wanna kill him, lol]
[Let’s call the Buster Call~ let’s call the Buster Call~ let’s call the Buster Call~ let’s call the Buster Call~ let’s call the Buster Call~]
Temporary ban applied!
[What’s a Buster Call?]
[Buster Call is just stupid]
[People who broadcast know how much we hate Buster Call, so why are they even typing that? Lol]

Normally, I don’t swear at my teammates, but K’Sante was too much.
At least die decently.
But what could I do?
The game was already over.

“Just stop with the dumb Buster Call. I know the guy messed up, but once the game’s over, it’s over.”

Saying that, I logged into Twitch.
And I joined Dama’s broadcast.

“Oh, the viewership has gone up a lot. There weren’t this many people when I watched before.”

[Viewer count: 231]

[Is that a lot?]
[Isn’t that just some random streamer? Hmph.]
[That random streamer’s viral campaign is disgusting, lol]
Temporary ban applied!
[What’s viral even? Lol]
[It’s just because it’s fun to watch, don’t call it viral, you damn idiots]

[Keek]
[But I’ve seen this person’s stream before, and their viewers are growing. It seems interesting.]

Maybe I have a part in Dama’s broadcast growth.
Harin thought about that as she clicked on the stream.

“I tried too hard. My head hurts.”

I was so tired from paying attention to every little detail while playing, something I don’t usually do.
It felt like I used up all the focus I would’ve used for three sessions in one go.
But it couldn’t be helped.
Harin had to win.
And she did.

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: You won, have a drink]

But I was satisfied that we won, and was about to sit down and rest for a moment when suddenly:

[Harin: No way, this is too much]
[Harin: What’s up with the top lane getting beat up like that?]
[Lmao]
[Totally beat him down]
[Mmm, that’s hot~]
[Harin’s score is so delicious~ lol Harin’s score is so delicious~ lol Harin’s score is so delicious~ lol Harin’s score is so delicious~ lol]
[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: The score really is delicious, lol]

“Harin started it first, so...”

If Harin hadn’t said she was going to make me cry, I wouldn’t have gone this far.
But she said it first.
I just responded in kind.

“But, your AD carry was surprisingly bad.”

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: What the hell]
[What?]
[What did you just say?]
[Hwanhee: Hey hey hey, stop]
[You shouldn’t say that...]
[What the hell, you want to die or something?]
[No way, Harin’s not someone you want to die to...]

“It’s a joke, you were good as AD carry, it’s just that you were playing against Draven. I have nothing to say.”

I thought about what I would’ve done if I were playing AD carry this game, but honestly, if I had been AD carry, I don’t think I would’ve won either.

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: You say all that and then use the joke excuse]
[What?]
[Ha.. Dama was fun, but I can’t watch your streams anymore, goodbye]
[Why are you leaving a perfectly good person? Lol]
[Harin: I lost because I sucked, so whatever]
[Yeah, you sucked. If you were better, would we have lost?]
[Hey hey hey]
[Calm down, calm down]

“Alright, let’s all calm down. I’m going to take a break and then go back to solo queue.”

I hadn’t played that many games today, so I figured I could play a bit more.
With that thought, I continued the game.

And then the next day.
As usual, I turned on the stream.
But—

[🗡️Omniscient Cthulhu: Did you see the YouTube video???]
[Harin, did you watch it?]
[Harin, you’re on YouTube, you little shit, lol, you’re blowing up now, lol]
[Kang Hoo-min: You’re blowing up now, lol]
[Finally going into the spotlight, mm, sounds right]
[Goodbye, it was fun]
[Yeah, yeah, let’s keep broadcasting hard from now on]

The chat exploded.

“What? What’s going on? Someone explain this.”

I needed an explanation to understand what was really happening.