Chapter 19

"I'll come again if I have any more questions."

"Yes, I look forward to your next visit."

With a farewell from the receptionist, Nadia (that's her name, apparently), I left the job registration office.

After that, Nadia explained the concept of job proficiency. It was a bit confusing with all the talk about levels, expertise, and proficiency, but I tried my best to listen even though it made me sleepy.

Proficiency, it seems, is a value you receive one point of for each level after level 21. If you continue fighting without a job registered, the points will be pooled and allocated the moment you register a job. If you register at level 20, your proficiency will be 0. If you register at level 30, you'll get 10 points of proficiency, all at once.

By increasing your proficiency, you can learn arts and gain status bonuses. Most importantly, certain values of proficiency unlock higher-tier jobs. For example, if you raise the proficiency of a Swordsman to 30, it evolves into a Swordmaster. A Mage becomes a Sorcerer.

Since you gain one point of proficiency per level, reaching level 50 means these two jobs will evolve into their higher-tier forms.

Additionally, once you learn a job-specific art, you can use it even in other jobs.

For example, the Swordsman's art, Sharp Edge, which increases the cutting power of your weapon, can be used even by a Mage once learned.

By raising different jobs to certain proficiency levels, you can also branch into higher-tier jobs like a Magic Swordsman.

Regarding the Child job, Nadia said she hasn't seen any higher-tier jobs yet. However, they must exist. She mentioned, "The evolution path is marked as '???' and the registration office doesn't have the details. But there is a slot, so there must be an evolution path."

There are other players who have the Child job. Since it hasn't been revealed yet, there might be some special conditions other than proficiency. It's also possible that the low magic defense makes it hard to level up, preventing the proficiency from reaching the required value.

To summarize:

- The proficiency of a registered job increases with level-ups.

- When proficiency reaches a certain value, the job evolves into a higher-tier job, like a Swordmaster or Sorcerer.

- If you change jobs, the proficiency is added to the new job, and in some cases, it can evolve into a special higher-tier job, like a Magic Swordsman.

- This doesn't apply to me since I can't change jobs, but it's good to know.

Currently, I imagine my status would be: Job: Child, Proficiency: 1.

I can see a 5% increase in physical skills—strength, toughness, and agility.

However, that's all there is. There are no arts that I can imagine from the Child job.

I need to investigate the benefits of increasing proficiency again.

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It was past 6 PM, and the sky was dark enough to see stars.

"That took a while... How should I handle such situations in my stream? Please leave a comment if you have any suggestions."

Just like during the battle with the Red Wolf this morning, it's impossible to always play with the audience in mind. Long boss battles will happen, and there will be times when I need to listen to explanations or role-play.

I'm still a beginner as a streamer.

I could ask Rin, but her streaming style is built on her accumulated experience.

I decided to gather opinions from my audience.

"Focus on the game."

"Agreed."

"More action (heart)."

"Nadia is cute..."

"Occasionally reacting to comments (mutter)."

"Watching the live stream, I want to see you in real life, not just the commentary."

"I see... Then I'll play as I like."

"Kill as you like...?"

"Do as you like."

"Indeed, the Demon Slayer girl is in a league of her own."

"I know that Scunat is kind-hearted!"

"Ugh... What do people think of me..."

It's strange. Why did I end up with such a violent image? I'm such a kind-hearted girl.

...No, calling myself a girl is a bit too much. I can't be that young.

"I thought about hunting a bit more, but it's getting dark, so I'll end the stream here. I haven't bought the night streaming feature yet."

The city is still bright with lamps and streetlights, but outside the city, it's already dark.

Actually, the streaming function in WLO is a paid service.

A 3-hour daily streaming limit costs 1,000 yen per month.

Unlimited streaming, like Rin and me, costs 3,000 yen per month.

This is the reason not everyone streams.

There are various options, including a feature to ensure the audience's visibility during night streams.

This only makes the screen bright for the audience, not the player.

So, the audience might see a monster ambush, but the player won't notice and gets attacked.

The full-option streaming permission costs about 10,000 yen per month. It's expensive.

Only gamers who can make a profit can afford the full options, but Rin earns several times more per stream.

By the way, how do they earn money?

Since the early days of streaming, there has been a feature to directly support streamers, known as "tipping."

The name varies by streaming site, but "tipping" is universally understood.

On "Livars," which is partnered with WLO, it's called "Live Tickets."

Usually, a portion of the tip goes to the platform, and the rest goes to the streamer.

The key point is that tipping isn't just a donation; it also benefits the tipper.

For example, your name appears in the supporter list based on the tip amount.

Comments made with tips stay visible without scrolling.

Most importantly, a large tip can get you remembered by the streamer.

Famous streamers earn money this way.

Rin earns over several million yen per month from streaming alone, plus corporate deals and professional activities.

I've also received some tips during this stream.

I might have received them in the previous stream, but I didn't notice.

"Tomorrow... I don't think I'll start early. I'll probably start around 10 AM. I'll announce it, so please subscribe to my channel if you haven't."

"Subscribed."

"Forgot."

"Early morning is tough, thanks."

"Can't watch because of work..."

"Salaryman..."

"Model streamer who doesn't forget to promote."

It's great to see the channel subscribers steadily increasing.

I thought about working on Sundays, but I used to work seven days a week.

In the service industry, holidays are the main time, so working on holidays doesn't always mean you're a salaryman.

"Thank you for today. Good job, everyone."

"Good job."

"Nice."

"Good job, indeed."

"Nice job."

"Good night."

"Who just made tea?"

Grateful for the convenient logout feature available anywhere in the city, I logged out with the audience's comments.

I appreciate all the feedback.

I've unlocked the typo reporting function, so please use it.