Chapter 137

Year-end season games typically hold various special events.

The famous FPS game, Battle Island, was also in the midst of its own unique year-end event.

That’s why there were Christmas decorations all around the maps of Battle Island.

Places that were usually ordinary meadows transformed into beautiful white fields of snow to match the festive atmosphere.

However, above all.

-Creeeak.

-Vroom──!!

“Everyone clear out─!!”

The sight of various vehicles in Battle Island transforming into Santa’s sleighs captured the most attention.

This was to be expected, as the genre of Battle Island was a battle royale where only the last person standing survived.

In other words, it became possible to roadkill other players with Santa’s sleigh.

Hence, a very chilling scene was born.

-Crash!!

[[LUX]Diah>>>🚗YouCanCryThereIsNoSanta]

A player who was merely walking on the roadside got knocked away by Rudolph’s front leg.

Nonetheless, Diah’s voice remained completely unfazed.

“I definitely told you to get out of the way!”

– Ha ha ha ha

– Oh no, Santa is hitting people!!!

– Not giving gifts but crashing into them instead

– How do you clear out when he’s just charging at you;;

– Destroying childhood fantasies

Ironically, Diah’s avatar outfit further amplified the eeriness as it was also a Santa Claus costume.

Soon, Santa Claus was seen deliciously looting the items of a player who had just been killed right in front of him.

It was shortly after that Diah noticed the presence of a ‘supply plane’ flying from the high sky towards the center of the map.

The supply plane, which typically provided better items than usual, had also transformed into a giant sleigh to fit the year-end mood.

“The real Santa Claus just arrived─!”

– The first-ever sniper rifle is a gift from Santa ㄷㄷ

– The supply crate has turned into a gift box, haha

– Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go, let’s go, let’s go, let’s go

With that, Diah climbed back onto the sleigh.

To put into action the phrase that was also the title of Diah’s current broadcast, [The First Supply of the New Year is Mine], Diah urged Rudolph to go faster and faster.

Not long after, they arrived in front of the gift box (supply crate).

However, Diah wasn’t the only one wanting to loot the good items from the gift box.

-Vroom─!!

-Tududududududu!

Just when Diah was trying to stash the items from the gift box into her inventory, players rushed in from all directions.

Most of these players were the ones aiming for Diah.

As expected, other players around her unleashed attacks solely aimed at Diah without even caring about each other.

Ironically, most of those attacks were attempts at roadkills with Santa’s sleigh, just like Diah had done a few minutes ago.

“Yikes! How many reindeer are there?!”

Thus, Diah had to dodge the incoming Santa sleighs from all directions, fleeing in all directions, and ultimately found herself hastily escaping on her sleigh without able to loot all the items from the gift box.

Still, she felt satisfied as she had accomplished the goal of [The First Supply of the New Year is Mine].

Though she was once again horrified by the malicious moments of the players chasing after her sleigh without even glancing back at the items left in the gift box.

“Yah, even if you catch up, you won’t get a gift! Go away!!”

– Get lost

– The game genre suddenly became racing

– Rudolph, please surviveㅠㅠㅠ

– Oh no, Rudolph is getting shot

The pursuit from the players continued.

Ultimately, Diah had to dismount from the sleigh and engage in a gunfight with the players chasing her.

Of course, most of the players were still no match for Diah.

As Diah fired off the high-damage sniper rifle she had picked up from the supply box, players continued to fall one by one.

The problem was that there were players among them targeting something other than Diah’s avatar.

-Bam─!

-Tududududu!

-…Boom!!

“Uh…? My, my sleigh!!”

After one player poured dozens of bullets into Diah’s sleigh, the durability hit zero.

In the end, Diah’s sleigh was completely destroyed.

Even though she had eliminated many malicious players, she couldn’t win because it was nearly impossible to dodge the poisonous clouds coming from all sides without any mode of transportation like a sleigh.

Thus, Diah’s avatar ultimately died without being able to avoid the poisonous cloud.

-Ding.

[Match Zone>>>☢[LUX]Diah]

“Ugh…. The poisonous clouds are too fast….”

– Diah cut, hahahaha

– Oh no

– Even after getting the supply, she couldn’t win, what a bummer

– (Skull emoji x4)

– If you lose focus on the supply, you have to pay the price

Having stared blankly at Diah’s avatar collapsed on the ground, poisoned by the poisonous cloud, she slowly began to prepare to end the stream as she started to feel the drowsiness set in.

Of course, the opinion from the players was ‘Keep streaming longer.’

However, Diah began reciting the closing remarks after ultimately deciding to end Battle Island, as it was initially an unexpected stream.

It wasn’t just a simple countdown to the New Year; it was a satisfying surprise stream that included a New Year celebration for Battle Island.

“Alright, may you all be blessed in the New Year. I’m signing off now~. Bye bye~.”

With that, beep.

As usual, with the closing remarks of the stream, Diah’s broadcast screen switched to the waiting screen.

It was right after that Diah came out of the soundproof booth with her half-closed eyes.

Lying down comfortably on a white mattress, she fell asleep instantly.

However, unlike the deeply sleeping Ha Eun, the community related to the Fantasy Realm was abuzz with activity.

– Diah) Double kill with the sleigh

– Isn’t this a horror show? Hahaha

– Rudolph’s gaze-stealing is insane

There were many reasons why the midnight community was filled with discussions about Diah.

– Diah<<[ Confirmed Solo

- From now on, this place will be ruled by the players

ㄴ The Creambread group) This is dictatorship

ㄴ Didn’t you say your masters went to rest?

ㄴ Dictatorship X Burglary O

Among the members of the Fantasy Realm, only Diah had conducted a New Year’s stream, which was the most decisive factor.

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Title ] Reasons Why Diah is the GOAT

Diah 24-hour gaming king's wish | 01:12

Voice:

Explaining it would make my mouth hurt

Body:

According to Yuna, besides Da Ramji, there’s no one who can compete

Face:

Don't you remember how she was treated like a sole deity by the other members even before her debut?

They said her expression looked like someone who didn’t understand why a Virtual YouTuber was doing this, hahaha

Age:

Younger than Ria << Explanation end

It’s specs that can’t possibly be without a boyfriend, yet on December 31st at 12 o'clock, she was at Battle Island having a gunfight with the listeners instead of at a hotel, you know?

Moreover, today was supposed to be a day off.

(Diah’s profile image)

Diah<<< Has no area where she isn’t the GOAT

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ㄴ Hmm, is it that much?

ㄴ If this looks like an exaggeration, go see an eye doctor

ㄴ It does look strange when you put it all together, hahaha

- Min Da-yeon<<< An actress means her discerning eye is different

ㄴ There’s a reason an actress picks someone you know, hahaha

ㄴ She knew it.. Min Da-yeon knew who was serious about the broadcast...

***

Finally, the first day of the New Year arrived.

On January 1st, known as a public holiday, Ha Eun headed to the Luna Entertainment headquarters with her manager, Ju Jung-yun.

The person she wanted to meet was CEO Jeong Do-cheol.

More precisely, it was closer to saying that Jeong Do-cheol had summoned Ha Eun after hearing the news about her casting in [The Veterans].

-Knock knock.

“Ah, come in.”

Soon, Ha Eun was face to face with the familiar face of Jeong Do-cheol.

The conversation that followed began with the usual greeting of wishing each other a Happy New Year.

However, after Jeong Do-cheol finished his simple New Year’s greetings, the conversation shifted to a more serious tone.

It was necessary to explain to Ha Eun what it meant for her, as an actress, to play a character like Lee Yeo-seo, who is a villain.

“Our actress is well known in the world for her acting skills. However, the truth is that the better you are at playing a villain, the more criticism you receive.”

Jeong Do-cheol was a little concerned about this actress's mental state.

He looked at Ha Eun, who had not yet reached adulthood, with a sense of worry.

Yet, there was no hint of hesitation in Ha Eun.

Even with Jeong Do-cheol's suggestion to think about it a bit more, her stance did not change.

“I want to play Lee Yeo-seo. No matter what happens. Absolutely.”

“…I didn’t know this actress had a taste for psychopaths.”

“Well, it’s not really a taste. But as an actress, you have to be able to perform roles like that.”

I want to try it once.

In response to Ha Eun's sincere words, it was Jeong Do-cheol who ultimately raised the white flag.

After all, the most important thing was Ha Eun's own will.

While the role of a villain like Lee Yeo-seo certainly had a different level of difficulty in acting.

Since Ha Eun had never been told she was lacking in her acting skills, he felt she could handle the role of a villain.

Even though he had called her to the CEO's office to talk precisely because there would surely be consequences if she played the villain role too well.

Knowing now that Ha Eun's determination was unwavering, he had no more grounds to dissuade her.

‘…I wonder what will happen this time.’

Though there were many supporting characters in [The Veterans], there was only one villain, which was Ha Eun.

Thus, Jeong Do-cheol speculated that this would allow Ha Eun’s performance to shine through even more.

The quality of the villain directly influences the quality of the work.

In other words, the better Ha Eun’s excellent acting was brought forward, the higher the overall quality of the work would inevitably be.

Therefore, Jeong Do-cheol was curious about how much artistic merit [The Veterans] would possess.

“Was it director Kim Hong-seong?”

“Yes.”

“He's a talented director, so if there's anything you want to propose, feel free to do so. He’ll listen to you well.”

After confirming Ha Eun's participation in [The Veterans], she was finally able to leave the CEO's office.

But less than a week later, she had to head back to Luna Entertainment headquarters once again.

“Are all these... gifts that came for me?”

“Yep.”

“…I don’t think they can all fit in the trunk.”

“Right.”

Today is Ha Eun’s birthday.

The gifts sent by Ha Eun’s fans were already piled high like a mountain at the Luna Entertainment headquarters.

The upcoming Instagram live stream in just a few minutes was also meant to celebrate Ha Eun’s birthday.

She would be expressing her gratitude to her many fans who had sent her gifts and would have a small birthday party.

However, the number of people who logged into Ha Eun’s birthday celebration stream was beyond her imagination.

“42,000. No, it’s 44,000, Ha Eun.”

‘…Isn’t that a view bot?’

Ha Eun was taken aback by Ju Jung-yun's voice, which provided real-time updates of the viewer count.

It was even more surprising that there were not only Koreans watching Ha Eun's Instagram live stream.

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