I, Who Was Ridiculed as a “Video Game Otaku and Creepy” and Dumped by My Childhood Friend, Was Actua

Chapter 9

Japan's Best and the World's Best

Translated by NotBlueYet
Edited by Kingavent

Once the collaboration schedule was finalized, we started chatting.

“Takamori-san, you don’t show your face, do you?”

“Yes, I don’t show my face in my videos or anything.”

In my streams, I only show my game screen and my voice.

I never showed my face on social networking sites either.

I’ve won a world championship, so I’m sure my face will show up if you search for me, but not many people bother to look up my face.

On the other hand, Rio’s face is fully pushed out to the media.

Well, with looks like Rio’s, it is probably better to sell in such a way.

She is a beautiful woman and a professional gamer, I think this gap between a pretty girl and a pro-gamer will stick.

“Don’t you want to show your face?”

“Well, I could, but I’m not good-looking, and there would be no demand for me if I put my face out there.”

When I said that, Rio stared at my face.

“Hmm? Is there something on my face?”

“No, I just think you have a nice face.”

“Is that so?”

“Yeah, I think it’s pretty good if you do your hair right.”

I didn’t set my hair today either.

The only thing I did today was to fix my sleeping habits.

“And you can call me Ryo.”

“Understood. Then, I’m fine with Rio.”

Saying that, Rio smiled happily.

“I am glad to meet you again, Rio-san.”

“It’s nice to meet you too, Ryo-san.”

The distance between the two of us has shortened even more.

“But it doesn’t have to be right away, but when you collaborate with me, I want you to show your face. I will cooperate.”

“If you insist, I understand.”

I already knew her face when I looked her up, so I wasn’t that reluctant to put my face out there.

“I did it. Hey, tell me your contact information. We follow each other, but direct messages are better.”

“I agree. It would be more convenient.”

I pulled up the QR code on my messaging app.

“Thanks.”

“Well, I’ll exchange this one, too.”

It’s a calling app that I sometimes use to play games with my online friends.

It was originally designed for gaming, so it’s lighter than other messaging apps.

“I almost forgot about it. I definitely need that if we’re going to play games together.”

“Right?”

In the case of a FPS game, it’s important to have great coordination.

It is easiest to play while talking.

We exchanged our contact numbers.

I asked her if she wanted me to stream ProHople on Friday.

“It’s our first collaboration, and I think it’s a good idea.”

We are both pretty well-known players in the ProHople.

“I think it would be better to have a ProHople game to give it more of a strong buzz.”

“But if this collaboration is well received, it would make it easier for us to play other games together.”

“Indeed. We could do it on a regular basis.”

We are close in age, and we are the same pro-gamer and streamers.

It had been a long time since I had had such a good time talking with someone.

“We should announce it on each other’s social networking sites, right?”

“I think we should do it now. Let’s do it now.”

We took control of our phones and announced that Rio and Takamori were going to collaborate on the broadcast.

The response was tremendous.

“Oh, we’ve been waiting for this!”

“Collaboration between the best in Japan and the best in the world is hot!”

“A duo of high school pro-gamers is something to watch!”

The comments came in one after another.

“The response seems to be positive.”

“Yes, it does.”

I must have talked with Rio for almost an hour.

I decided to leave the coffee shop.