Chapter 106: Chapter 105

[General] Ainatsu: You just need to go right, go right.

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Anna: Ahh! 😱😱 It’s coming, it’s coming! 👤 I can still hear it coming! 😱😱 What should I do? 😱😱😱 Right? Where’s the right? 😵😵 There’s the right, there’s the right! ⏩⏩ It won’t go in, it won’t go in! Teacher! 🤯 Why won’t it go in? Is this a bug? 😫😫😫 Am I stuck? I’m stuck? Should I pull it out? Oh no, I messed up, I messed up! 😔😔 Help me, Mommy! 🙅 Daddy! 🎅 Mommy’s at home, please help me! Aaaaah!!!

[Comments]

Anna really sings well and can rap too.

No, just get out!!!

Why is she struggling to go in? 😂 ㄴ (Author) It’s like she doesn’t even think about stepping back. 😂

In a rush to get in, her avatar got stuck in the wall. 😂

You said you live alone, but where’s the lie? 😂

You really can’t do horror games at all. 😂

Some people watch the same movie over and over again.

When they first saw the work, they might have missed something, but after watching it two or three times, they realize it. I heard Inagika watched Botderock about eight times.

But there’s a limit to rewatching. Two or three times is fine, but after five times, no matter how much of a masterpiece it is, it gets boring.

So, instead of watching alone, they go with someone else.

They aren’t enjoying the movie’s direction or fun; they’re enjoying how others react.

Even if they already know the content, this way, there’s still something to enjoy. It’s the same reason Inagika was able to watch the same work eight times. I heard that he found Botderock so touching that he even searched for other VTubers watching it simultaneously.

What I want to say is that there’s still something enjoyable left for me, even knowing the content of Party Play Time.

“Don’t go forward! It’s blocked! The path is blocked! Where should I go? Where should I go?? Where should I goooo!”

“Anna, look behind you! Behind you! You need to look around to find the way!”

Despite Ainatsu yelling, Anna kept bumping into dead ends.

I noticed that when Anna is in a scary situation, her brain seems to freeze.

No matter how much the people around her try to give advice, she seems not to hear it well; for her, just continuing to bump into things is her style. She’s probably so scared of turning around that she keeps crashing into things, which is just funny from an outsider’s perspective.

Kwaaah!

“Ahhh!!”

A monster’s face fills the screen. A jump scare.

Anna was startled, almost tipping her chair back. Ainatsu managed to catch her and sighed.

“Try to stay calm, just stay calm….”

“Wahh… I can’t do this….”

“We’re almost there! Just hang in a bit longer!”

“I heard that earlier…”

Anna was half sobbing. It seemed that after spending so much time with her, Ainatsu also wore a tired expression.

It had already been three hours since they started Party Play Time. Anna couldn’t get past the last climax of Chapter 1.

Does her mind go completely blank when she faces a horror situation? It’s not like she’s dumb, but she can’t seem to remember the way.

“…Can Laura do it instead?”

Anna asked tentatively. I’ve heard that about twenty times today.

I took a sip of black tea before answering.

“No.”

“But the viewers will get tired of it…”

“We’re doing this as a penalty game. What meaning would it have if I did it instead?”

“Ugh…”

As I said that, Anna made a blatantly gloomy face. It was the look of someone who really didn’t want to do this.

It’s true that Anna is progressing slowly, but now having me do it instead feels awkward. The viewers know I played Party Play Time with Sora during Chuseok.

What fun would it be for me, who knows all the game content, to help out?

And it’s frustrating, but there’s a unique fun in a frustrating broadcast.

Even streamers who can’t play the game well still have broadcasts like Elden King. After countless tries, when they finally defeat a boss, it’s celebrated as a human victory.

So, having me clumsily play instead would only have a reverse effect.

‘But it’s true that Anna’s concentration is dropping.’@@novelbin@@

Continuing the game like this wouldn’t be efficient.

“Let’s take a break and chat a bit.”

I suggested.

Maybe Anna felt relieved, as she let out a light sigh, and Ainatsu also stood up for a moment to stretch.

“It’s good to take a break. But do you have any topics to talk about?”

“I can’t think of anything, either. Should we ask the viewers?”

[Anna: Nambeawanshi is not that far off, so Jong Anna donated 1,000 won.]

[When is Chapter 2 coming?]

“Chapter 2, I think we’ll continue tomorrow.”

“Eh!? ”

I just answered the viewer’s chat, but Anna was startled and exclaimed.

“Wait, did you say tomorrow…? Why…?”

“You promised to finish it.”

“Yeah, that’s true… but I don’t think we need to do it right away tomorrow! I’ll be here for about a week!”

A week???

Is the lady’s house an inn?

Chel stayed for almost a month too. 😂

Did you put honey in Laura’s house?

“It’s different from Chel! I have a legitimate reason, you know?”

Anna asserted.

“The draft is coming soon. I originally came here to watch the draft together with Laura!”

[Solo: Monster Selection donated 1,000 won.]

[Was there no option to collaborate online...?]

“I also wanted to tackle the penalty horror game while I was at it! You all pushed me to play horror games, right?!”

“Don’t shout. It’s painful for my ears.”

“Ah, yes. I’m sorry.”

Anna immediately shrank back.

By the way, about the draft.

“Is there someone you want to be on the same team with in the draft?”

“Of course, it’s Louis, right?”

Anna answered immediately. Did I ask something too obvious?

Thinking that, Anna spoke as if she suddenly remembered.

“Of course, I want to be on the same team as Laura! I mean, becoming a team with Laura is probably a given, right?”

“A given?”

“Actually, thanks to Laura applying for the Fantasy League, my chances of getting in have gone up a bit.”

What does that mean?

“Um… how should I explain this? Laura is tier 1, right?”

“Right. She streamed for 300 hours straight last time.”

“That was really incredible… The draft picks in order are tier 1, tier 2, then tier 3.”

“That’s obvious.”

Tier 1 serves as the ace of each team and is essentially the protagonist of that team.

While you can choose supporting characters after determining the protagonist, you can’t choose the protagonist after deciding on the supporting characters.

“That’s exactly right. The team owners pick the protagonist from tier 1, and the remaining team members are picked to match tier 1. And who can match Laura as well as I do?”

“There would be many, I think. Look.”

As I subtly glanced at Ainatsu, she seemed to understand and brewed some fresh black tea.

The one who stayed at our house the longest was Chel, and next was probably Ainatsu.

Thinking back, I haven’t collaborated with Anna that many times since becoming a VTuber, and I wonder if we’ve even played a game together.

Is it really possible for me to match well with Anna?

“Think from the perspective of the team owner. If they pick Laura from tier 1, they’d naturally pick me from tier 3. I’ve played duos with Laura! We’re colleagues from the same company! We’re close! We breathe under the same roof! So if there’s a team owner watching this broadcast, pick me too!”

Anna shouted. Was all of this just a build-up for her self-promotion?

I crossed my arms and thought for a moment.

‘Being on the same team as Anna.’

Anna has improved a lot compared to the past. I still watch Anna’s Labyrinth broadcasts, and her growth is quite noticeable.

My main character, the Dark Knight.

And Anna’s main character, the Magic Engineer.

I’ve always thought that these two characters have good synergy. The Magic Engineer even got a slight buff during the last arcade mode addition.

Thinking that far, I really think being on the same team as Anna would be a good idea. No, maybe being on the same team with Anna is the best outcome.

“That could work.”

“Really? That’s great, right?”

“Then let’s prove that our synergy is good in this broadcast. Now that we’ve rested enough, let’s start the game again.”

“…Wait, what synergy can we have in a single-player horror game?”

“Oh my, you won’t listen to me, a tier 1, will you, Anna, who’s tier 3?”

I said with a bright smile.

“Ugh. You’re so unfair, human.”

And so, Anna stayed at our house and played Party Play Time.

It would take nearly a whole day to play Chapter 2.

As for Chapter 3… no matter how I think about it, it seems like it’ll take 2 to 3 days to complete, considering Anna’s despairingly slow progress.

“If it doesn’t work out, can’t we finish it after the draft?”

[Aurora Floor Cleaner donated 100,000 won.]

[After the draft, you need to practice with your teammates.]

There’s a gap between the draft and the start of the competition. During that time, all teams will have broadcasts to match their team synergy.

‘If Anna and I become the same team, it won’t be difficult to match schedules.’

However, it seems unlikely that after the draft, we can separately continue Party Play Time.

Of course, according to Anna, it’s highly likely that she and I will become the same team.

But just because Anna says it doesn’t mean it’s absolute. There’s still a chance we might meet as enemies.

Preparation for the worst.

So I decided to finish Anna’s ultra-scaredy-cat Party Play Time as soon as possible, before the draft starts.

However, if I make her play every day, she will become quite exhausted.

So some days, I played Party Play Time with Anna.

Some days, Ainatsu and I played Asheras.

And on other days, I played Asheras with Masina on the Revenge Server.

As time passed,

The draft gradually approached.