With the filming of *Villain*'s episodes 11 and 12, Seoyeon's filming schedule was virtually finished.
So she thought the filming would just wrap up like that... but.
"We've decided to reshoot some of the scenes."
Director Han Yegeon uttered words that sounded like a bolt from the blue.
Unlike Seoyeon, who had expected it to some extent, the others looked as if they had misheard for a moment.
"We will scrap some of the footage Ms. Seohee shot and film it again."
"Uh, well, that's..."
"Of course, I got her consent, so there's no need to worry. In fact, she's full of motivation."
At Han Yegeon's words as he chuckled, the staff had no choice but to nod.
On set, the director is king.
How could they refuse the words of such a king?
"You shouldn't take it lightly this time, like before."
Seoyeon came over and spoke to Arthur, who was standing with his arms crossed.
"I've never taken it lightly, though."
"It's completely obvious. Just speak comfortably."
"..."
She truly resembled Stella.
Of course, Stella's personality was a million times worse, but in the sense that she could see right through his mask, Seoyeon was also a thorny opponent to Arthur.
'And her talent, too.'
The filming of *Villain*'s episodes 11 and 12 was quite helpful for Arthur as well.
It had been a long time since he could act so passionately, and he somewhat enjoyed the filming.
'It's not even a contest, didn't she say?'
Stella had said that to him.
Looking back now, wasn't that Stella's provocation to send him to Korea?
'If I had underestimated her, it would have turned out exactly as that woman said.'
In the blink of an eye, his presence would have been completely swallowed up by Seoyeon.
But because he already knew, he was able to prepare.
At the end of episode 11, Arthur, and in episode 12, Oliver had to face Seoyeon.
The result was satisfying, but there were also humiliating parts.
In any case, he was in a state full of annoyance.
'And a reshoot on top of that...'
Arthur's character, Adam, had a scene facing Hong Seha alongside Seohee's character in episode 10.
That part was Hong Seha's final appearance in *Villain*.
If the ratings are good and season 2 comes out, he might appear more, but that was still undecided.
'...At least I don't have to reshoot the action scenes.'
Arthur did the action scenes in episode 10 himself, so he was inwardly nervous.
Because the actor he had to do the action scenes with at the time was none other than Seoyeon.
"Then that means you're completely done filming *Villain* now, Seoyeon."
"Yes."
"I know you still have vacation left, so how about visiting the US for a bit?"
At Arthur's words, Seoyeon tilted her head.
Well, Arthur had no particular reason to invite her.
"Why?"
"I like talented actresses like you, Seoyeon."
As he said that with a bright smile, Seoyeon's face literally twisted in disgust.
'...Weird. A different reaction should have come out.'
Come to think of it, Seoyeon was the only one who had absolutely no reaction to his looks.
Considering that Jo Seohee also didn't particularly react, the beauty standards in Korea might be a bit different.
Of course, apart from that, Arthur thought Seoyeon would follow him.
It was his invitation, wasn't it?
Even if his looks weren't her taste, Arthur Diaz's background was something everyone coveted.
Especially for Asian actors who found it difficult to advance into Hollywood, it would be an opportunity worth its weight in gold.
'If I bring that woman to the US, Stella will definitely be furious.'
In any case, Arthur also had the desire to bring Seoyeon to the US.
Leaving aside the fact that she's Asian, his words about liking talented actresses were sincerely true.
If he could bring an actress like Seoyeon to his agency, it would feel like gaining an army of ten thousand horses.
Additionally, he could screw over Stella, who was eagerly waiting to bring Seoyeon in.
But Arthur's thoughts like that...
"I'm sorry, but I'm a bit busy."
At Seoyeon's firm rejection, Arthur was momentarily dumbfounded.
No, she's refusing an opportunity to advance into Hollywood just like that?
"As far as I know, you don't have any projects to film for a while now."
"I have to play games."
"?"
"Don't misunderstand. It's strictly work."
To the dumbfounded Arthur, Seoyeon spoke in a triumphant tone.
Her dad's company's game advertisement.
At first, she felt a bit ambivalent, but this had its good points too.
She had gained a legal excuse to play games under the name of work.
So lately, Seoyeon had been playing games to her heart's content.
Even Sua couldn't stop Seoyeon, who insisted it was 'strictly work.'
Yeongbin couldn't stop Seoyeon in the first place!
Was that why?
Lately, Seoyeon's tier in 'Eternity Camp' was rising day by day.
At this rate, she'd be at a level to generously claim the rewards before the official launch!
'Today I'm hitting Diamond.'
It was just a simple advertisement, but Seoyeon was dead serious right now.
Because she was on the verge of achieving the Diamond dream she couldn't fulfill in LoL, in Eternity Camp.
***
"Haha, you see. I'm filming an ad next week. You're asking if it's okay to say that? Of course it's okay to say it."
Heo Taegyun, a 700,000-subscriber YouTuber, was happily chatting and communicating with his viewers.
He was a streamer who played a variety of games, and was a Grandmaster in LoL.
In the case of Eternity Camp, he was a true gamer who had reached Eternity, the highest tier.
"As for what ad, it's Eternity Camp. Kyah, I knew it'd be me. I have the highest tier among streamers, right? This is obvious. It's fate, fate."
- High-tier shivers
- But why is Eternity Camp suddenly doing an ad? Hasn't that game shut down yet?
- Far from shutting down, it hasn't even officially launched yet
- ???
- It's been on Steam in early access all this time.
- Then will tiers reset when it officially launches?
- Yeah
Since it was practically the end of the season, it was natural for tiers to reset.
Additionally, early access participants were given special rewards based on their tier, so there were many running passionately for it right now.
- But are you filming the ad alone?
- lolol If Heo Taegyun comes out alone it'll be hilarious
- Would any other streamer be in a trash game like E-Camp
- fr lolol
"Ah, it's not a trash game. Take that back."
He said that and ranted as if he were angry, but inwardly he agreed.
'Could they get a streamer better than me?'
He was a 700,000-subscriber YouTuber.
It was rare for a YouTuber of this caliber to play a dead game that wouldn't even get views.
He just liked the cartoon rendering graphics and consistently enjoyed it.
He didn't think anything would change significantly just because it went into official service.
'They said a VTuber would be coming out.'
Since he was a streamer too, he knew what a VTuber was.
But the moment he heard that, he couldn't hold back a snort.
Because the VTuber's name he heard was very unfamiliar to him.
'It was Lamiel.'
Who are you.
When he looked it up, she was a streamer with a little under 200,000 subscribers.
Considering the number of days since her debut, it was at a level that could be called impressive.
But still, it was only 200,000 right now.
She was merely someone with far fewer subscribers than him.
'Truly tasteless.'
He didn't really like VTubers.
To the point where he didn't even understand why people watched such things.
'Their faces must not be good enough, so they put up those cardboard cutouts and stream.'
That was the perception Heo Taegyun had of VTubers.
It wasn't a completely wrong perception, in fact.
The probability of a woman as pretty as her 3D avatar being behind it was extremely low.
And with that kind of looks, it would be better to show herself directly rather than hiding behind an avatar.
That was Heo Taegyun's idea of a VTuber.
'Her gaming skills probably aren't something to look forward to, either.'
In the first place, Heo Taegyun was Eternity.
The highest tier of Eternity Camp.
A powerhouse in the top 0.1 percent.
Expecting someone to be better than him was rather too harsh.
"The ad will feature no less than! 3 people. It'll be broadcast as a stream. It'll mainly consist of the three of us gaming together."
- How is that different from what you usually do?
- Is there a need to purposely match a 3-person team?
"Of course it's different. As far as I know, one of the other two invited this time is a famous celebrity."
- ??? A celebrity is filming Eternity Camp?
- If they're coming out on an Eternity Camp ad, they're probably just a nugu idol lol
- Even for a nugu idol it seems too much, probably some unheard-of celebrity will come out
- These Raywill Games bastards are real masters at throwing money on the ground
- Ripping off kids' money and throwing it on the ground shivers
"Don't be too harsh. I'm here, you know."
- That's exactly why they threw money away
- But fr I'm not looking forward to it
Seeing those viewer reactions, Heo Taegyun chuckled.
Because the viewers' reactions were the same as his thoughts.
But.
- ?? What are you talking about, isn't there only one celebrity who would appear in a Raywill Games ad?
- Who is that?
- In the first place, Raywill Games has never done a celebrity ad, what are you talking about
- Fact) They've done it once in another weeb game
- Ah, are you talking about that gun decorating ad?
- You bitch, there was no such ad
"Does Raywill Games have a celebrity they frequently contact? I haven't particularly seen one either."
- Did you forget your Joo Seoyeon?? It's like you're living in a one-eyed village
Joo Seoyeon.
The moment that name was uttered, Heo Taegyun's eyes widened.
Ah, right. Joo Seoyeon!
How could he not know the actress who heated up the entire past year.
Moreover, Taegyun was deeply impressed by *The Chaser* and *Sky Garden*, so it was a name he could never forget.
"Come to think of it, actress Joo Seoyeon was the daughter of someone at Raywill Games, right."
- You don't know the golden goose's kid?
- fr lol Looks like they lived under a rock
"Ah, I really just forgot for a moment."
Taegyun said grumbling, but honestly he thought there was no way Seoyeon would participate in the ad.
An actress with a busy schedule and mountains of ads to shoot, going out of her way to do a Raywill Games ad?
Even if she had family in the company, he thought it was an absurd idea.
"Then everyone, please look forward to the ad. I'll go carry them."
- Looks like you'll be carrying dead weight alone lolol
- A suffering stream is fun again
- But since it's an ad stream, no fun
- Can't they just not do an ad stream?
As slightly lukewarm reactions became the majority, Taegyun also felt troubled.
But what could he do.
He had already agreed to do it.
'I don't care about the rest, but the VTuber is the problem, the VTuber.'
The celebrity was still a celebrity, so they'd at least do the basics.
Heo Taegyun, a 700,000-subscriber YouTuber, sighed with that thought.
Hoping they at least had the basic knowledge of the game.
***
[If Villain filming is over, you'll be resting for a while, right?]
"There's Seoul Escape."
[...Still, that's months away.]
"How about Director Jo Bangwoo?"
[There seems to be a little problem with casting, but it's not at a serious level.]
Still, thanks to Park Jungwoo already confirming his filming, it wasn't a completely bad situation.
The other actors also showed strong signs of being tempted by Park Jungwoo's participation.
Even Seoyeon on top of that?
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Even those who weren't interested would look at it at least once.
'But there's still a problem.'
Ugh.
In the end, the key was how much of the problem *Seoul Escape* had experienced in the past could be resolved.
She hoped that by Park Jungwoo and herself participating, they wouldn't at least experience actor problems, but it seemed that part hadn't changed much.
'Still, the most problematic male lead was taken by Jungwoo sunbae.'
The meritorious person who practically ruined a whole movie.
Park Jungwoo replaced the spot he was supposed to take.
Like that, *Seoul Escape* began to move forward properly, albeit unsteadily.
The ad filming began at a time when *Gyeongseong Agassi* was on the verge of hitting ten million.
"You're Ms. Seoyeon, right? I've been waiting for you."
When she arrived at Raywill Games, the first floor was packed with people.
It was because Raywill Games employees had been waiting in advance to see Seoyeon.
'...No, this is just burdensome.'
She came with the feeling of a daughter normally visiting her dad's company, but people were swarming everywhere.
Seoyeon suddenly realized the fact that she had to play a game in front of so many people.
'Still... I'm a Diamond too now.'
Who am I? A Diamond Owner.
Although it was like a time-limited title that would disappear soon, it had quite a deep meaning for Seoyeon.
Because it was a place she couldn't climb to no matter how much she struggled in LoL.
The reason she could achieve that wasn't because *Eternity Camp* was an easy game, but because it suited Seoyeon's tendencies well.
Eternity Camp, which endlessly repeated farming and fighting without laning phases like LoL, was great for utilizing Seoyeon's overwhelming mechanics.
Anyway.
'...They said Lamiel is participating too.'
Apart from the swarming people, Seoyeon's heart was pounding inwardly.
A collaboration stream with Lamiel!!
She wasn't a VTuber, but it was a collab nonetheless.
Once she broke through, it would be easier to collab later!
'I'm achieving the dream I so wanted to fulfill in my past life.'
Seoyeon wiped away the tear that slightly spilled over with her hand.
Her heart truly raced at this moving event.
'Plus a 700,000-subscriber streamer.'
A VTuber and a normal streamer.
And a collab with an actress on top of that.
It was quite a bizarre combination, but the buzz was certain.
"You can go inside here. One person has already arrived and is waiting."
The employee who guided Seoyeon said so and pointed to the glass door in front of them.
Of course, Seoyeon knew.
Because she could catch every bit of the voices coming from inside this temporary meeting room.
The person who arrived first seemed to be talking with another employee about this and that, and a voice mixed with a scoff could be heard.
"But why this VTuber out of all the VTubers? From the looks of it, it seems like she hasn't even played Eternity Camp until a month ago."
A sign of considerable condescension towards the other party could be felt.
Well, he was a 700,000-subscriber YouTuber, so Lamiel, who was barely around 200,000, might look trivial to him.
'...'
Of course, that was a matter of common sense.
Seoyeon's coldly settled eyes turned to the door handle she had just grabbed.
Because for a moment, she felt strength enter her hand at the voice coming from the meeting room.
'...Hmm.'
Seoyeon stared at the metal piece clutched in her palm.
'It broke.'
At the sight of the cleanly broken door handle, Seoyeon's eyes shook.
Sua had told her to go and come back as quietly as possible, but it seemed she had already failed that.