Three days passed after Jake's first stream.
He was in Viktor's mansion in Asta Bow's Household. It could be said that Jake visited the heart of his royal family!
"Fifty thousand people watched your first stream, huh?" Master Aaron said as he sucked on a pipe. "So many people! Haha! I wasn't mistaken about yer charisma!"
Jake chuckled, "Thanks, Master Aaron. It was more than I could have asked for."
Jake's first stream was a huge success.
He spent time with his friends, who were a huge part of his stream. They also interacted with the chat and learned more about the new scene and his audience.
Damien taught Jake a lot on that day. He even made a video call with Jake the same day in the evening to pass on a few more tricks for keeping the audience interested.
Before that call, Jake spent a casual day with his stream, showing them his forms and a little of his prowess on common monsters dwelling in Asta Bow's lands.
He told his editor to make videos for his every form. He even passed him notes he wanted to include, as sharing his experience with others was fun and helped Jake solidify his foundations.
"Because I aim for casual and chatty streams, I think I need a stream partner! I know my companions will soon add variety to the stream, but inviting interesting persona for my stream sounds like the best way," Jake said, sharing the feedback he'd received from streaming with Casual Clowns.
Master Aaron stroked his beard. "Like a bow needs an arrow to show its full potential, yer streams need someone else to complete them. Sounds like yer an archer in more ways than one!"
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Viktor sneered, "It means you're not interesting enough, Master Aaron."
"What did yer say?!" Master Aaron grew redder as he shouted at Viktor. Despite believing in Jake and his craftsmanship, Master Aaron thought his skills weren't attractive to Jake's audience.
He didn't share it with Jake because he believed in him.
Viktor however spat that without any sympathy.
"He's going for The North without streaming in your smithy. Does that not say enough?" Viktor asked as he stuffed his head in his palm, leaning on the desk.
Master Aaron glared at him. 'This disrespectful tsundere brat!'
Jake chimed in, "That's not the case. The Artisan Subclass is an important part of my archery, and I want others who are aiming for my archery to pick it up as well. It's just that I want to head North as fast as possible. I want to confirm my theory and meet my girlfriend on another continent."
Viktor scoffed before Jake could finish his words. "Women will hold you back. She's already thwarted your plans and growth. I get it you're young, but the faster you realize that she's slowing you down, the better. You want to be The Supreme Archer or The Supreme Husband?"
Jake stared into Viktor's eyes in a heavy silence.
A few seconds later, he replied, "The Supreme Archer."
"Bone her twice and go out for dinner three times in a month, and you both will be satiated then," Viktor said as a matter of fact. He didn't even look like he was joking or lying.
Jake twisted his face. "In your case, it's six times and nine dinners a month? How rich and healthy."
Viktor harrumphed and changed the topic, "You don't want our noble title or any information about The Oath Kingdom?"
Asta Bow's capital—Artemis—lived its second prime.
Various players and NPCs engaged in a heated conversation, with the rest packing their carriages with the stuff that would soon bolt to The Shrine Of The Legendary Star Bow, where the teleport between continents was perched.
No one bothered Jake as he draped his face in a deep hood.
For obvious reasons, it was different from the equipment he'd sported during the esports tournaments.
"Oh, she's here," Jake smiled upon noticing his first streaming partner.
He walked to a group of women surrounding her. Those were all high-level players who reminded Jake of movies' bodyguards, or perhaps even real-world's bodyguards.
He smiled, "I'm surprised your sister allowed you to be alone with me."
[AAAAAAAA has joined your team.]
Maria smiled at Jake. "I'm surprised, too! But this is a golden chance to finally play the game how it's meant to be played! Please, take care of me, Jake!"
"Yeah, you too, Maria," Jake chuckled.
Violette Black allowed Maria to travel the world alone because Jake had shown her how strong he was. She was also sure that nothing terrible would happen to Maria, as she had learned how to 'abandon' her in-game character before anything disgusting could happen to it.
Another reason was that Mary November should be furious at these two having fun together.
It would make Jake closer to her guild instead of Mary's.
Last but by no means least, Violette Black wanted her little sister to finally have a lot of fun with her peers and someone she liked without her guild members supervising her.
"I'm not streaming yet," Jake said.
"Oh, okay!" Maria nodded, drawing a chuckle from Jake.
She was as energetic as during their first conversation through the voice chat. Maybe she was even more excited about this adventure to The Oath Kingdom than Jake was. Nonetheless, it was nice to have a beautiful companion with the voice of an angel!
Jake sneered, 'Meredith should be jealous. You can't just say you want your best friend's boyfriend to be with you two while you're shopping! Nah, that won't pass! I swear she must see me with Maria! If not, I will send her highlights from the stream and ask for her opinion!'
Of course, Jake realized late that he could draw out his girlfriend's jealousy.
His initial goal was to make his stream more enjoyable and different from others.
"How have you been?" Jake asked.
"Very good! I become so much closer with my teammates! We still didn't have a chance to go to the dungeon alone... so I want our journey to prove to my older sister that I don't need anyone to look after me! I'm not clumsy me in this world!" Maria declared with a prideful expression.
Jake's eagle tattoo heated.
"I believe you," Jake chuckled. "We all do."
[You have summoned your pets.]