Chapter 143: Chapter 143 – Not Finished Yet
There were too many videos that didn't seem to end.
300 videos entered the contest, and around 66 videos applied for the editor position. Watching them all took time, even though most of them were only 3 minutes long. He couldn't finish it in one day as he was already tired.
Lily also looked tired and weary. She even took breaks many times, moved around the living room, and even hummed a few times to get rid of the boredom.
Not only that, his viewer count also decreased to 11K. It showed that his content became more tedious and boring as time passed.
So, when it was already 6 PM, he decided to stop.
"It's just too much! I only watched around half of the video. Guys, I don't think I can finish my judging today, so I will announce the result in two days, on 21st April." He said.
— True…
— It's your longest stream yet. Good job
— Man, those videos are something. I think the most interesting ones are still NightyThief and BloodSucker. They are amazing
— At the start, it's interesting. But more and more similar videos appeared, and it became boring
— Please, Breeze! Make a good decision! You can do it!
— Good luck with watching the rest, hahaha!
"Thank you, guys. I really need that." He laughed bitterly. "Anyway, it's nice to stream this long. I will see you tomorrow!"
"See you tomorrow," Lily added and waved her hand at the camera. Her lips tugged up into a relieved smile as everything was finally over.
— Bye!
— See you tomorrow!
— Ah, tired Lily is also still cute
— Breeze! See you tomorrow!
— Cyaaa
[Livestream ended!]
"Fuu… That was tiring. Are you okay, Lily? Do you need an eye freshener?"
As soon as he ended the stream, Max exhaled his exhaustion and leaned against the soft sofa. Not only was his mind exhausted, but he was also tired from sitting for a long time.
"I am fine. I was used to watching a hologram screen for a long time without resting. But… I was a bit bored midway because the videos were all similar to each other."
"Right… Personally, I also thought there were only a few good ones."
What they lacked wasn't a good editing application, hardware, or even skill but individuality. There was nothing catchy about their editing style, and it was as if they were using the same layout and tutorial to make their videos.
Copy-pasting might be the right word.
He looked at Lily, who wiped her sweat using her sleeves, and asked.
"Do you want to have dinner?"
"I would like to, but I have a plan at 8 PM." She replied with an apologetic face. "Sorry."
"No, it's okay." He smiled at her, hiding his disappointment. "At least, allow me to escort you home. Is it far from here?"
"My brother will pick me up in a few minutes, so you also don't need to escort me." She looked at her smartwatch and stood up. Then, she smiled at him. "I am grateful for just your thoughts. Still, in the end, I also couldn't help much. Once again, I am sorry."
"No, no, no. You helped a lot just by being here. I am glad that you accompany me in my stream."
He wasn't lying. For him, the only reason he kept his calm earlier was Lily. He controlled his emotions better because he didn't want to show his bad side. And having someone when you were down felt better than being alone.
Just as she said earlier, StoneSword was waiting for her outside the apartment in his hovercar. Max waved at him from the balcony and accompanied her to the ground floor.
The veteran streamer approached him as Lily entered the hovercar without hesitation.
"I see that Biozone has made an official statement earlier."
He said, his lips curled into a friendly smile.
"But don't lower your guard and make a new mistake for now. BearGuy0G is someone nasty who loves to create drama for viewers. I was once his target, and it was a pain to resolve it while maintaining my image."
"I know. I will try to keep my image and not do anything stupid." Max nodded at StoneSword's warning. He knew better than anyone that this drama hadn't been resolved yet.
'My quest isn't finished yet.' He thought as he looked at the system screen.
<Progress: 0/1
Reward: 3x C-Grade nutritional supplement.
Deadline: 1/3 days
…>
"That's great. I am glad you're not like those streamers who underestimate drama. It can lead to one's downfall, believe it or not. Once again, be careful. Feel free to ask for my help too if you need it."
StoneSword patted his shoulder before walking to the hovercar where Lily had been waiting. The window was lowered down, and she waved her hand at him from inside.
"See you."
He waved back at her and watched the car leave. It disappeared in the intersection. Only then did he return to his apartment and continue watching the video from his contest. He wanted to finish it as soon as possible and settle the drama as fast as possible to get his reward.
***
Inside a public Lobby called Night Life, four individuals using anonymous appearances sat on the corner of a club. They were all wearing the same clothes: a red hoodie and black pants.
Without a doubt, they were totally suspicious. But finding a group like them was normal in this public Lobby. Sometimes, people just want to whine and rant about something without getting their identity exposed. And sometimes, they were talking about ominous topics.
"Biozone Entertainment has released a statement faster than I thought. And that guy's viewers trust him a little bit too much."
"Can't you do something, OG? That bastard made everyone report us and stop our project."
"It's not even halfway done."
The first and second guys said to the one with the biggest build among them.
"I do have a plan." The guy with a big build said, leaning forward. "But it's a bit risky. It may ruin my reputation if this doesn't work. And to be honest, I don't know whether it would work or not."
The three guys looked at each other before turning back to the one they called OG.
"So you mean we need to pay more?"
"I am glad you're such a quick thinker," OG smirked. "You want to put dirt in his reputation, no?"
"Yeah, we do." The first guy answered, "But tell us what you have in mind first. We won't pay unless you tell us."
"Alright. I said that it was difficult, but that's only because we have no material to ruin his reputation. But…" He paused a little, and his grin widened. "If we have none, we can just create it. Remember the girl with him?"
"That LilyPixel? Or rather, her name is Lily Spencer, right?"
"Yes, that girl." OG nodded, "We can use her to create a new drama, saying that he used her to threaten Biozone. But! Because the risk is too great, I want two times from before." He raised his fingers, creating a V shape.
Once again, the anonymous guys looked at each other. The plan they heard wasn't really good, but it was better than nothing.
They decided to accept OG's proposition and continued with that.
***
The next morning, Max saw that BearGuy0G's channel suddenly uploaded a new video without streaming. And the title was probably the wildest one among his past videos.
[Breeze and Lily Spencer. What's their relationship?! The Spencer daughter scandal and the banned guys' response. IT'S SHOCKING!!!]