Chapter 82: Chapter 82 – Veteran and Newbie, Versus! [1]

13th April 2045.

It was a big day for Max and probably for a few more people. It was the day of the Knight's Journey program. Six streamers were first gathered in a room with Mr. Taka and some production crew for a briefing before the program was live.

They were put in a closed room with Mr. Taka and an attractive female standing beside him.

"First of all, welcome! And let me introduce you to our host today." Mr. Taka greeted everyone with a big smile on his face as a hologram screen flashed behind him. He turned to the woman beside him and continued. "Miss Evelyn, please go ahead."

"Thank you," Evelyn's voice sounded like an angel. It was soothing and really pleasant to hear. "Hello! It's nice to meet you. I am Evelyn Rees, and I will be today's host. I hope for a pleasant cooperation with all the streamers here!"

Max recognized her from his memories. She was an upcoming singer who was famous for her work in a few video games.

'And she's the one who sang for Knight's Journey ending song too, if I remember correctly. That's why they invited her.'

Not only was she pretty and had a good voice, but she also had the experience of being a host in the monthly game award before. Biozone Entertainment didn't spare any penny in order to make this program succeed.

It seemed like the others also recognized her as they only nodded in understanding. MadLad somehow had a happy smile, contrasting with his usual frown and unhappy expression.

'Is he a fan?' Max guessed.

Flexy and StoneSword didn't react differently, just like Max. They just recognized her and thought having such a good host was nice. Having someone good at their job would make the program easier.

Furthermore, Evelyn was already famous for driving a good conversation without trying to dig into the streamers' secrets, so she was well-liked by the community.

Lily also nodded softly, while RoninKnight just sat without doing anything.

The briefing continued for a while. Mr. Taka took over the talk and explained the details and schedule. They also provided uniforms of dark brown pants and tactical-looking jackets for the participants.

'He achieved the top 6 in speedrun ranking with Flexy yesterday. That's already amazing achievement.'

Mr. Taka believed that a new world record of Fort Siege would be written today. Who would break the sub 48 minutes was still a mystery.

"If you are aware, then I won't say anything more." Evelyn smiled, swept her hand, and closed the screen, "I will check on my make-up again and prepare my line before we start. Please excuse me, Mr. Taka."

"Ah, yes. Good luck to you."

With that, Evelyn left to the back of the stage. Mr. Taka huffed while watching her.

'She just doesn't get it.' He thought, 'Or rather, it's because she saw many failed that she became skeptical. Being a famous host who was invited to many programs seemed to be hard too.'

The rise and fall of a streamer was as easy as changing seasons from spring to autumn. Flowers could bloom for a while, but they would wither soon if no one took care of them carefully.

Understanding that, Mr. Taka usually also didn't want to push his luck. But this time... the factor that forced him to take that risk was too good to ignore.

'I hope you deliver our expectations, Breeze. Don't crumble from the pressure.'

If Breeze couldn't deliver, then his promotion might be affected. That worried Mr. Taka a little bit.

'Well, let's trust him. Even if he loses, as long as he shows something amazing, then that will be enough.'

At that moment, all preparations were done.

"Mr. Taka! The production crew is ready. We can go live on time!" The director raised his voice loudly.

Turning toward him, Mr. Taka nodded.

"Alright! Good job, everyone. Let's hope this program will go as planned!"