Chapter 39 – First IRL Livestream [2]
39 Chapter 39 – First IRL Livestream [2]
— No problem!
— There is no blur. Your camera is okay-ish!
— I can't watch 4K, but at least I can use 2K. Your voice is also clear!
Reading the chat in a floating window from his smartwatch, Max nodded.
"That's great. Then, just as the title said, I will try to do a wall run in real life. My body's condition isn't that great, so I might fail. But let's have fun until 6 PM and continue the Knight's Journey story by then!"
— Good idea!
— Wooo! Your stream is always fun so I will watch!
— Is it really possible to do a wall run in real life?
"It's possible," Max answered as he prepared himself. "Anyway, I will do a wall run, and I will also show you what parkour is. You guys are curious, right? I know you are. But once again, don't expect too much. I just started going to the gym yesterday when I met Flexy."
— We know.
— Just show us the possibility!
— With great skills, you need great teaching skills!
— ^^ Rip off!
Max laughed with his viewers. His embarrassment of livestreaming in public seemed to be non-existent in this age where most people were apathetic and already used to streamers. As long as he didn't bother other people, the others would also ignore him.
Pumping himself up, he approached the wall to show the viewers how high it was actually. The height perspective at the camera angle was slightly strange.
"I am around 180 CM tall, and this wall is triple my height. First of all, let's try the normal wall run, and then I will show you guys what parkour is!"
From his conversation with Ava earlier, when she asked what kind of things he did in the past, he found out that parkour was either not that well-known in this world or was even non-existent.
At that moment, Max knew that he probably had a chance to be a unique streamer and could use this content for his everyday content, so this idea came around.
Though he was a bit worried about how the viewers would take this idea, with good or bad reactions, he still did it either way. Combining both things he enjoyed shouldn't be that bad, no?
'As long as I can have fun.'
A grin crept into his face as he began to run down the stairs. It was difficult to wall run at this position, but Max leaped toward the wall either way. And… He fell on his third step.
— lololol!
— Kakaka! Not even Breeze can do wall run IRL!
— No, guys! You heard him saying his body condition isn't that great, no?
— True. He only started going to the gym yesterday, and his hands look skinny. It's amazing he can achieve what Flexy can't do in VR with his body!
— Fact
— Breeze, teach me! n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Embarrassment hit Max, but when he read the chat from the small floating text on his left waist, he laughed instead of showing his bad side.
"Hahaha. Let's try it again!"
And he stood up, walking back to the top of the stairs to try it again.
***
Lily was a girl who got bored easily. She loved adventures and new things, and lately, she was only interested in moving her body and virtual reality games, thanks to her older brother's nagging.
Streaming also sounded fun, so she also started. But due to her quiet personality, she couldn't get more than 100 viewers, even though her brother was one of the veteran streamers out there with an average of 40K viewers.
Still, that didn't discourage her because it was slightly fun.
Hap!
Finishing her pull-up reps, she held her hips, fixed her black shrugs, and tightened her sweatpants. Sweat poured out of her body, but thankfully she wore a white tank top that was specially designed not to see through even when it was wet. Shout out to the company that made exercise clothes.
"Fuu…"
Exhaling a hot breath, Lily looked around the park. It was empty, with only a few people exercising a bit far away from her.
Then, there was a strange person trying to run on the wall. Even to Lily's standard, he looked handsome, with blue eyes and short black hair. But that person was slightly skinny, it was clear, even though he wore a baggy jacket.
'What is he doing? Is he trying to imitate that viral Knight's Journey video?'
Indeed. As she also played Knight's Journey for her streaming, Lily also came across the video of a streamer that had become a hot topic among the Knighted.
She thought it was ridiculous. She tried it once or twice, but she was unable to replicate it. It was impossible, or so she thought, until she watched last night's stream.
Her brother also watched it with her, as he thought that the streamer called Flexy might be his rival in the future of a particular program that she was also forced to join, unwillingly. However, she didn't mind as it sounded fun.
In that livestream, that streamer managed to replicate an imperfect wall run, causing her to get surprised. Her brother also expressed his fascination and went to try it. He was probably still inside the VR capsule until now, as she knew how he could be fixated on one thing.
That was why this random person, who was apparently also doing a livestream right now, caught her attention. She watched him preparing to run down the stairs toward the wall.
When he started running, Lily thought he would fail and just fall or hit the wall. A sneer unexpectedly came onto her face.
'He won't be able to do it. I can't even do it in VR; how can he do it with a skinny body like that?'
Because of her talent, she often looked down on people; it wasn't an exception today. But… She was wrong this time.
The man jumped and actually ran on the wall before landing on the ground. He pumped his fists into the air, smiling widely in satisfaction as he screamed to his viewers.
"Hell yeah!"
His voice was filled with happiness, and Lily was surprised when she watched it directly.
Indeed, she often looked down on people. But she wasn't arrogant and knew how to respect the right person. And instantly, she became curious about that man, and her respect grew.
'He's able to do it…' She thought.
Her feet moved before she could even think twice. Curiosity grew on her.
'I want to try it. It seems fun.'
She approached him with light steps. The man seemed to notice her already. He moved his camera up and apologized to his viewers. He respected her privacy enough not to show her on his livestream.
That somehow made Lily a bit happy.
Stopping on the other side of the railing, Lily was about to call out to him. But before she could say anything, the man spoke first.
"Ah, did I disturb you? I am really sorry."
Lily shook her head, "No. That was interesting."
"Interesting?"
"Wall run. Can I watch from up close?"
Hearing Lily's words, the man stopped for a while and looked confused. His gaze ran around the surroundings before stopping at the small screen floating on his left wrist. He seemed to think about his livestream too.
Maybe he wondered whether it was okay for her to show up in the livestream.
Noticing his hesitation, Lily added.
"I don't mind showing up in your livestream. I just want to watch."
"Well…" The young man scratched his cheek, "I guess that's not a problem? Ah, my name is Breeze, by the way. Feel free to watch if it's any interesting."
Lily nodded. That name wasn't unfamiliar, as she just watched his stream last night.
'As expected. This man is different.' She thought, 'No one can pull that crazy stunt in real life. Well, except the one who could do it in VR already.'
But she didn't say anything and just sat on the nearby bench while watching quietly. The young man, Breeze, returned to the top of the stairs and fixed his camera angle before going at it again.