[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 112
ControversySY Dorm.
As usual, Jinhyuk Ryu of the Rainbow team finished his work and sat down, engrossed in his individual practice.
[Defeat]
“…Lost.”
He lost, but that was all.
Jinhyuk Ryu casually rotated the cue again. For some reason, the defeat didn't feel as frustrating as before.
To be precise, it was the same even if he won.
When did it start…….
Playing games wasn't as enjoyable as before.
It wasn't just the pressure of being a pro gamer.
Somehow, it felt like he had lost the reason to play games itself?
Jinhyuk Ryu himself would desperately deny it, but on the other hand, he knew.
This was one of the symptoms of burnout.
[Victory]
Victory and defeat.
Good results and not-so-good results.
Winning and runner-up.
What was the point of all that?
Somehow, it felt foolish to be struggling in this well.
‘It's time to retire….’
He was even having thoughts that he would never have usually.
‘…I’ve been practicing too long. I need a break.’
He hadn't been getting enough sleep lately.
A healthy mind comes from a healthy body.
Jinhyuk Ryu, keeping that fact in mind, shook his head and got up from his seat.
As Jinhyuk Ryu got up from his seat, TheOne, Won Choi, turned his head from a distance.
“Going to sleep?”
“Yep.”
“Really? Sleep well.”
With a brief greeting, Choi turned his head back to the screen.
As Jinhyuk Ryu was also about to move towards his room without any lingering feelings,
‘Hmm?’
Something caught his eye.
It was Yoonki’s screen.
‘Streaming?’
And not just any streaming, but a Legend of League stream.
He’s watching internet streaming instead of practicing…….
Well, it wasn't something he could say, as he was already going to rest, but since Yoonki didn't usually watch internet streaming, it was a bit unusual.
“What are you doing?”
“Ah, hyung. Do you know about this? Sanghyun told me about it, and it's really awesome.”
Who would have poisoned the dorm, but it was, as expected, Guinea pig Sanghyun Yu.
He wanted to grab him and give him a scolding, but unfortunately, Jinhyuk Ryu wasn't that kind of person.
“What is it?”
“It's a newly debuted BJ. She's a woman, and her tier is Grandmaster. She's even in the jungle position. She’s really hot these days. When you look at the community these days, everyone is talking about this BJ.”
“…Really?”
Grand Master female BJ jungler.
Even for Jinhyuk Ryu, it was a story that couldn’t help but pique his interest.
“Uh……. Foreigner?”
Furthermore, that appearance.
Even Jinhyuk Ryu, who was only interested in Legend of League, couldn't help but feel his heart flutter.
“No… Judging from the way she speaks, I think she's Korean… Ah, I don't know.”
“What’s that about.”
He said that, but soon, Jinhyuk Ryu's gaze was fixed on the streaming screen.
Beyond just being pretty, that mysterious atmosphere had something that captured people's attention.
The screen was showing the ongoing ban-pick phase.
Jinhyuk Ryu nonchalantly blurted out.
“Is she good?”
“She's good. Really good.”
“…Really?”
“Did you think I was watching a female streamer? This is all for studying, studying.”
“Wasn’t it like that?”
“Uh-huh.”
The answer was unexpected.
Yoonki himself would never admit it, but in fact, Yoonki is quite stingy when it comes to acknowledging others.
Didn't Yoonki himself refuse to acknowledge Prisoner until recently?
But, for that Yoonki to admit so easily?
“I can't explain it in words… Just watch it once.”
The game started just then.
The stream itself couldn’t be said to be a very fun stream.
She wasn't interacting with the viewers very actively, nor was she good at speaking in an entertaining way.
Of course, most of the flaws were being covered by that unreal appearance, but that's just how it is.
“This isn't a Grandmaster physical level… Still, looking at the win rate, she'll probably reach Challenger soon.”
“What's her win rate?”
“It's a hundred percent.”
“…What?”
Is that win rate actually possible?
Even Jinhyuk Ryu, who was the two-time Red Cup champion, didn't have the confidence to achieve a 100% win rate in the wild Solo Rank.
‘What.’
At the mention of a hundred percent win rate, someone flashed through Jinhyuk Ryu’s mind, but he soon shook his head.
It was, literally, an unbelievable story.
‘What is it?’
That wasn't the only strange thing.
As the game progressed, Jinhyuk Ryu gradually lost his gaze to the streaming screen.
He was captivated by Outlaw’s fantastic play.
“Wow, she got out of that situation.”
-Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!Outlaw!
-Noona, die already!Noona, die already!Noona, die already!Noona, die already!Noona, die already!Noona, die already!Noona, die already!Noona, die already!Noona, die already!Noona, die already!
-Is this even real? Outlaw is a legend...
Strange.
The plays felt somehow familiar.
‘……Why?’
Footage of a BJ's play that he had never seen before.
But for some reason, the play felt eerily familiar.
What's even more frustrating is that the hypothesis that came to Jinhyuk Ryu’s mind right now was completely unacceptable.
‘…Prisoner?’
No, that's not it.
It's not Prisoner.
But Outlaw’s play is remarkably similar to Prisoner’s play.
Does that make sense?
A player with Prisoner's skill, appearing so suddenly?
And a woman at that?
It's not that he's looking down on women.
In fact, if you look at the world, it's not that there are no female pro gamers in Legend of League at all.
But there's a limit to that.
‘I don’t understand. I don't understand…….’
Jinhyuk Ryu was staring blankly at the internet streaming screen and stood there for a long time.
Watching the flashing plays in a row, Jinhyuk Ryu quietly muttered in his heart.
You, who are you.
* * *
“Haaam…….”
-ㅗㅜㅑ...
-What a yawn ㄷㄷ
-Noona, I'm dying! Noona, I'm dying! Noona, I'm dying! Noona, I'm dying! Noona, I'm dying! Noona, I'm dying! Noona, I'm dying! Noona, I'm dying! Noona, I'm dying!
“Be quiet, all of you. I'll kick you out.”
-ㅜㅜ
-ㄴ
-Hold your breath
-Hup
After that, the stream went quite smoothly.
One of the goals of no-break streaming, to recruit team members, had been half accomplished, so the only thing left was, literally, to raise the tier as befitting a no-break stream in first place.
[Victory]
-She wins again, m.c.
-When will she ever lose?
-A woman who doesn't know defeat ㄷㄷㄷ
-Noona, stop winning already Noona, stop winning already Noona, stop winning already Noona, stop winning already Noona, stop winning already Noona, stop winning already
-Isn't this possible?
-m.c.d. m.c.o.
-Noona, I'm dying! Noona, I'm dying! Noona, I'm dying! Noona, I'm dying! Noona, I'm dying! Noona, I'm dying!
Amid the cheers of the viewers,
About four days had passed since the start of the no-break stream.
+
[Outlaw]
Rank 284th
Solo Rank
- Challenger
- 761 LP / 78 wins 0 losses
- 100% win rate
+
Should we say, finally?
She became a Challenger.
-Challenger, bloodless entry ㄷㄷㄷ
-Is she going to finish the 1st place no-break stream in a week? ㄷㄷㄷ
-Isn't this possible?
-r.e.l. ㅋㅋ
Thanks to the three-day no-break march, the number of viewers also increased significantly.
[Current number of viewers: 14,154]
As many as 14,000 people.
It was an enormous achievement, considering that I only started streaming about four days ago.
‘I haven't checked the number of moon balloons yet... but it’s not small.’
The minimum unit price of my stream's electronic girl is 10 moon balloons.
Furthermore, moon balloons for all kinds of missions and pure support purposes came in.
Although I hadn't yet checked the exact amount, if this trend continued, I really might earn 100 million won in a month.
‘Ah, is my head a flower garden again?’
Calm down, calm down.
Don’t get ahead of yourself, heart.
-I want to lick the streamer's armpit
-r.e.l. ㅋㅋ
-Crossing the line
-Get out
There were some people who crossed the line as the number of people increased, but they were immediately dealt with because I hired a few managers.
- [‘Water Buffalo Kim Water Buffalo’ has been forcibly expelled.]
-Goodbye
-Keep your regards to yourself
The good news didn't end there.
Earlier, I showed the process of recruiting team members through streaming.
As that was the situation, the viewers’ interest in the team I was trying to create was also quite high.
-When will you start the team?
-Are you going to start from the 3rd division and break through the 2nd division promotion and relegation match?
-Are top and support confirmed?
“I'll tell you about the team later. I haven't decided anything yet.”
-ㄷㄷㄷ No plan
-It's okay if you have no plan if you are the streamer.
-r.e.l. ㅋㅋ
Everything was going smoothly.
If it went on like this, everything would work out.
However,
As it always does with an unexpected turn, the change came suddenly.
『‘Flying Dory’ has gifted ‘10’ moon balloons.』
『“Is this the place where the legendary deserter is?”』
-?
-Deserter?
-What are you talking about?
-Ignore
-Don't feed the troll.
At first, it seemed to be buried as it was.
This was Red TV, and such trolls were uploaded dozens or hundreds of times a day, so it wasn't a strange thing.
But,
『‘Flying Dory’ has gifted ‘10’ moon balloons.』
『“Please clarify about YSG's desertion”』
When the team name was mentioned concretely, the troll no longer became a troll.
Credibility was added to the troll that would have been ignored if it were normal.
-?
-Suddenly, what's with YSG?
-What are you talking about?
-Did the streamer desert YSG?
-Oh, now that I mention it, I think Outlaw was mentioned during Juwon's stream the other day.
-r.e.l.?
-What is it?
-What happened?
When the situation reached this point, I could instinctively feel it.
Ah, finally, it has come.
The thing I did in the past, is it coming back as retribution like this?
-Clarify
-Clarify
-f.y.
-Clarify
-Clarify
-Clarify that incident
-Clari
-fy
Amid the chaotic chat window, I slowly moved my lips.