Random Duo
"Alright, shall we?"
While I was rambling about the community post and other random stuff, the Royal Ground update finally finished.
gogogo
sniper ready lol
come at me b**** lol
"Ha, snipe all you want, I'm confident. I'll just grab some water first."
I switched the broadcast to standby mode and quickly launched Royal Ground.
It's not like they'd stop sniping just because I asked them not to. The only way was to sneak a game in before they noticed.
But then—
DUN DUN—!
The game's opening fanfare blasted onto the stream, and chat exploded instantly.
???
busted lol
tried to sneak queue, caught red-handed lol
water my ass lol
turn your mic back on
arrest complete
"Ah, damn..."
I was caught.
Still, I didn't turn the mic back on right away. I watched the chat first.
let's goooo let's goooo let's goooo
come at us lol come at us lol
we're gonna kill you, Miro! lol we're gonna kill you, Miro! lol
"What a mess..."
Was sniping really that fun? I didn't get it.
I quickly muted game audio so nothing leaked and queued up again. Then I pretended nothing happened, turned my mic back on.
"Alright, I'm back with water."
suuuure
yeah okay
enjoy your water~
"Ugh, busted. Fine, let's customize quickly before we start the game."
But before I could, the match was already found.
...What? Was it always this fast?
Well, a match is a match. I put the screen back on broadcast.
??? what's this?
huh?
already matched??
Judging from chat, it wasn't stream sniping. Maybe an event?
"Wasn't that you guys?"
how the hell could we snipe?
yep that was us
So... yes? No? I couldn't tell. I'd know once it started.
"Anyway, as you can see, it's random duo."
Random duo paired me up with a random player.
"Hello? Testing?"
I turned on team voice. Time to check—viewer or just a stranger?
[Moshi moshi?]
...?
"Huh?"
[Etto... ah, annyeonghaseyo?]
LOLLLLLL
sushi girl has entered lol
ohhhh
nihonjin welcome lol
"Uh... moshi moshi?"
Wait—really Japanese? What kind of coincidence was this? And this was the Korean server.
[Hai, yoroshiku onegaishimasu!]
"Ah... hai..."
lololol
you actually understood?
sushi girl's voice is nice ngl
epic moment
What was this, a bit? Her nickname was English, but it looked like she just slapped it together.
[Eh... zaru butaku dreamu ninda.]
"Uh... hai, wakarimashita..."
I dredged up my half-baked Japanese.
How many anime had female Soo-hyun watched? How many Japanese Vtubers?
I could manage some fake Japanese vocabulary.
[Nihongo hanasemasu ka?]
"Eh? No no no."
[Eh... yes...]
Of course, I wasn't actually good at it.
When she asked if I spoke Japanese, I denied hard, and her voice over the mic suddenly drooped.
Naturally, I felt a bit guilty, so I tossed her some encouragement.
"Uh... ganbare."
[...! Hai!]
Wow. What a wholesome reaction.
Honestly, she should've been streaming instead of me.
lololol
sushi girl's cute lol
what are you even doing??
drop already!
you missed all the good spots
go hot drop
"Ah, uh—"
Distracted by the convo, I missed my drop timing.
What was "jump" in Japanese again? My mind blanked. Luckily, she spoke first.
[Ne, neriyo kayo.]
Broken, but clear Korean. I replied instantly.
"Hai..."
why is the Japanese speaking Korean while the Korean speaks Japanese lol
neither of you can talk properly lol
just pick one language ffs
While looting, I muted team mic and talked to chat.
"C'mon, if I speak Korean, she won't understand."
dude, she doesn't get your broken Japanese either;
sounds like she knows some Korean though
"Pretty sure it's the same for her. If she used Japanese, I wouldn't get it either, so she's racking her brain for Korean."
hmm maybe...
still, just stick to Korean
it's KR server, she can deal with it
"Be nice, she's trying to speak Korean, after all."
okay ^^
but she's still a—
[ㅇㅇ donated 1,000 won!]
Ask if Dokdo is Korea's land. 10,000 won if you do.
"Oh come on!"
LOLOLOL
how could you resist this
if you don't, you're a traitor
do it now
"What if she says... Dokdo? Eh... Takeshima? Then what?"
you're the worst one here
this girl fr...
then it's war lol
she's nuts;
"You guys baited me into it first!"
when did we ever, psycho
we don't know you
you can leave
who are you?
stop with the anti-Japan already
No No Japan lol
"Now you guys even want me to drown someone? Forget it. I'm going back to talk with my Japanese teammate, you clowns can do what you want."
??
uh... were we the bad guys?
anyway sorry!
With looting mostly done, I turned team voice back on and tried communicating with the Japanese player again.
"Uh... let's go..!"
[Yes, l-let's go together!]
lmfao what is this
you two sound like idiots lol
"This way... uh... go!"
[Yes!]
Surprisingly, we understood each other well enough.
You didn't need complicated words to play the game—just pointing directions was enough, and she followed me smoothly.
And then—
"Hurry!"
[Yes..! E-enemies!]
Ratatatat—!
"Whoa... oh..."
She was good. Really good.
Unlike me—barely scraping by—she was wiping out enemies left and right, taking down two opponents at once.
"Uh... amazing..."
"uh amazing" cringe lol
what are you even doing
you just lost your Korean citizenship
"What, it's not my fault she's good!"
give Dokdo away then?
Korea vs Japan, you lost already lol
swim back home
"At this rate, we might actually win first place."
She was carrying hard.
And me? I wasn't useless. I threw smoke grenades, drove cars... basically her trusty support.
Eventually, only two squads were left.
Inside the shrinking circle, we fought fiercely against the last two enemies.
[Ah! This is bad..]
Unlucky—she got knocked by a grenade, leaving me alone.
"Uh... what do I do?"
The last team standing—two opponents.
Could I really take both down? Not a chance.
2v1 gogogo
revive the Japanese
kill her and loot the gear
"Guys, I'm the smoke and driving specialist, I can't solo two people."
I wasn't the fighter! My entire inventory was smoke grenades, not frags.
translation: "I can't aim for s***"
so what now?
throw all your smoke and revive her
kill her, loot, then smoke
While I hesitated, stuck between choices, her faint voice came through my headset.
[P-please...]
Broken Korean, but the meaning was clear: Save me.
Yeah. She'd carried me this far—how could I not?
"...Alright... full power!"
[...]
I instantly threw every smoke grenade around her body.
"Here I go!"
With the smoke covering us, I dashed through flying bullets, lifted her up, and dragged her to safety.
[Sis..!]
"I couldn't abandon you, my partner."
TTTT
so touching TTTT
Long live Miro TTTT
But while I was throwing smoke, the enemies closed in—footsteps right in front of us.
[Run away..!]
What? Run now? If I'd planned to run, I wouldn't have risked the rescue.
I dragged her behind cover and revived her.
Step. Step.
The enemies were right on top of us.
[Sis..!]
"Hang in there! I'll buy us time..!"
Her HP was still low after the revive. I had to step up.
I rushed into the lingering smoke, firing wildly to draw aggro.
Bang! Ratatat!
Bullets ripped into me, but I stood firm.
[I-I'm ready now!]
Boom! Tatatat!
She'd healed just enough to rejoin, and together we crushed the last squad.
"Nice!"
[We did it!! Big sis, you're amazing!!]
"Hahhh..."
The rush lingered.
We actually won first place.
And that was just the first match, but it drained every ounce of energy I had.
lolololol
from today, I support Japan
Korea-Japan masterpiece TTTT
truly legendary
add her as a friend and play again!!
"Another round? Nah..."
I closed the game. No more stamina left.
?
???
don't f*** with us
??
"If fate allows, we'll meet again."
oh come on...
can't you just go back in?
I'm sorry... I'm sorry... I'm sorry...
I raised my hand please... I raised my hand please...
[CraftsmanMiro donated 100,000 won!]
You don't have to play again. Just go back, add her as a friend. Please.
"Uh..."
I reopened the game—and luckily, she accepted my friend request.
And after that—
I got a message from my manager.