[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 118

A moment of silence passed, and then Lee Jixuan's lips slowly parted.

"……Is this, real?"

Coach Jang Seokhwan was equally flustered, and even though he had anticipated it to some extent through the preview, he was momentarily stunned.

"…I think so."

Outlaw was a woman?

And on top of that…

“…She's pretty.”

“Yeah.”

The conversation between the two ended there.

They just stared blankly at the monitor.

If she were just a pretty person, Lee Jixuan, who had lived as a scion of a prominent family, wouldn't have been so rigid.

He had already seen countless beauties.

But what was this atmosphere… there was something, difficult to put into words, that captivated people.

"Ah."

It was quite a while later that Lee Jixuan and Coach Jang Seokhwan came to their senses.

"……What are you going to do?"

At first, he wanted to find out who Outlaw was.

Because, for some reason, he could feel the lingering scent of Prisoner from Outlaw.

However, the moment he saw the cam, he was certain.

It's not Prisoner.

However, her skills were real.

“…I don't know.”

Outlaw is not Prisoner.

She can't be Prisoner.

The fact that Prisoner was a man was already widely known, and above all, the rumor that Prisoner was dead was a fact.

Then what should I do now?

What exactly do I want to do?

Even though he had almost instinctively found out about Outlaw, Lee Jixuan couldn't give himself an answer when the reality was right in front of him.

"For now… I'll think about it."

"Okay."

Coach Jang Seokhwan breathed a sigh of relief.

He was inwardly worried that Lee Jixuan might make a fuss about recruiting Outlaw again, but fortunately, that didn't happen.

Lee Jixuan also seemed to have grown in his own way thanks to a series of events.

'A female pro gamer…….'

Internationally, it's not entirely non-existent, but the truth is there are no female pro gamers who are truly recognized for their skills yet.

But if Lee Jixuan reacts like this, we have to assume that her skills are genuine.

'And on top of that, that appearance…'

If she really becomes a pro, it's going to be a disaster.

Of course, Coach Jang Seokhwan was quite negative about that possibility.

Pro gamers have a hard life.

In contrast, internet broadcasters have relatively less restrictive schedules and can freely generate revenue.

Unless it's before the broadcast has established itself, how likely is it that she would take the risk and become a pro when the broadcast has already been so successful?

'It's a pity.'

Coach Jang Seokhwan clicked his tongue softly and moved the mouse to turn off the broadcast window.

“Ah, just leave that alone.”

"Huh?"

"Just… I have something to check."

"Well… go ahead."

I didn't expect that he would be hooked on Outlaw's broadcast in this short amount of time, did I?

'Did I do something unnecessary?'

The atmosphere within the team recently couldn't be better.

Consecutive wins, like a tidal wave.

Revived aggressiveness.

Thanks to that, the team also promoted that this year's Red Cup would be different, and the expectations within the country were also not ordinary.

But what if, at such an important time, Lee Jixuan suddenly went off track and lost his form?

It would be a disaster.

'Ugh.'

Coach Jang Seokhwan couldn't hide his worries, but that didn't mean he could stop Lee Jixuan's actions.

"Do everything in moderation. That's good."

"I'll take care of it."

"Yeah, yeah."

That damn "I'll take care of it" doesn't sound familiar at all.

Coach Jang Seokhwan quietly went back to his seat and took out his smartphone.

He felt the need to watch Outlaw's broadcast as well, for fear that Lee Jixuan might be negatively influenced by it.

'…She is definitely pretty.'

Coach Jang Seokhwan was soon engrossed in the broadcast.

* * *

[Outlaw(Eku): I'm BJ Outlaw, broadcasting on RedTV. Nice to meet you.]

-Wow, she's advertising here ㅋㅋㅋ

-I don't think that's what she was asked, but she seems to have answered correctly...

-Is this… a self-proclaimed money-grubber?

-Ah ㅋㅋㅋ She answered because she was asked, what's the problem ㅋㅋㅋ

-That's right ㄹㅇ ㅋㅋ

Regardless of what the viewers said, I persevered steadfastly.

And, at last, the game ended.

[Victory]

Should I say it was as expected?

As soon as the game ended, a friend request came from Nightmare.

[+50]

[qq7785dd55] [Accept/Decline]

What should I do…….

I hesitated for a moment, but then I decided to pretend I didn't see it and just let it go.

I neither accepted nor declined.

-A haughty woman ㄷㄷㄷ

-Ah ㅋㅋ She said she'll accept friend requests once you join the team ㅋㅋㅋ

-That's right ㅋㅋ

-Nuna, accept my friend request too! Nuna, accept my friend request too! Nuna, accept my friend request too! Nuna, accept my friend request too! Nuna, accept my friend request too!

-Stop the mindless spam!

Of course, the viewers knew that those were obvious tricks, so the chat window was noisy for a while.

-Look at her, ignoring it with gritted teeth ㅋㅋ

-Breaking News) Nightmare 0 confessions, 45875757 rejections achieved ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Nightmare is sobbing ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Ouch… Ouch…!

Quiet down, you guys.

It's not that I don't want to accept Nightmare's friend request and that's why I don't.

I'm worried about what incident might happen, as a result of that,

I'm worried that it might trip me up.

And…….

There was a brief commotion, but the atmosphere of the broadcast returned to normal.

-Please explain the YSG story in detail

-Why did you leave the team? Give details

-Explain

Occasionally, or rather quite often, questions like those were asked, but the manager corps that appeared from somewhere handled them like ghosts.

-Cut the aggro ㅋㅋㅋ

-Didn't she explain it before? Why are they asking for an explanation again?

-ㄹㅇ ㅋㅋ

“…I'll just play a game.”

After that brief break, as I was about to start solo queue again.

『'Nightmare970101' has gifted '300,000' star balloons.』

『“The broadcast is fun, I'm enjoying it, Outlaw plays games well, I respect you”』

……Hmm?

Some weird whale appeared.

* * *

Ugh…….

BJ Jjushim was suffering from the ever-decreasing number of viewers these days.

Although the YouTube side was still going strong, Jjushim's roots were, after all, RedTV. If the real-time viewers dropped, eventually the YouTube side would also be affected.

The biggest reason was, of course, the appearance of a strong competitor that had never existed before.

[ON AIR] [Outlaw111]

-C1) Rank 1, non-stop broadcast, working hard today too

She, who debuted with the unheard-of mission of rank 1 and non-stop broadcast, swept the legend of the league scene on RedTV in a short time, less than a week after starting her broadcast.

Even though the number of viewers was less than 20,000 because she had just started broadcasting, the number of viewers was bound to skyrocket in no time, considering the characteristics of the non-stop broadcast cheat key.

'I can't let this go on….'

Originally, the appearance of a broadcast rookie was not necessarily bad for existing broadcasters.

The arrival of a new wind meant that a new audience base was entering RedTV, so it wasn't bad for the existing broadcasters either.

Because the market itself was expanding.

The problem was that in Jjushim's case, the main audience base overlapped too much with Outlaw's.

Same game BJ.

However, the overwhelming advantage of being a female streamer.

Same Challenger jungler.

However, a more skilled person.

The audience of the same age group.

However, a wider range of audience age groups.

If you look at it this far, Outlaw's existence was a perfect superior version of Jjushim.

Except for a few viewers, most viewers usually watch only one broadcast at a time.

In other words, Jjushim was one of the BJs who had been hit the hardest by the appearance of Outlaw on RedTV.

He couldn't just watch the market grow like others and enjoy himself while sucking his fingers.

[Current Viewers: 3,154]

The number of viewers, which should have exceeded 10,000 a long time ago, was stuck at just over 3,000.

Considering that more than 3 hours had passed since the broadcast started, it seemed unlikely that the number of viewers would increase any further.

'Sigh.'

Of course, there was no guarantee that this buzz would last forever.

RedTV is the wild west.

A platform where even the most successful people fall in a day.

But Jjushim's instinct screamed.

Outlaw was not a type that became popular with temporary buzz, but rather a type that would attract more and more viewers as time went on.

Even if it wasn't the insight he gained through many years of BJ life, anyone could see it.

If there was one fortunate thing, he heard that she was going to create a team…….

That would be fortunate, but if she was just using team creation to attract attention, Jjushim would be caught unawares.

'I have to do something, just in case.'

Jjushim didn't come this far just by being good at games and making fun broadcasts.

The ability to catch any issues that arise on RedTV like a ghost.

This was also the driving force that allowed Jjushim to reign on RedTV and YouTube for so long.

'What do I do with this.'

He was playing solo queue as usual, but the viewers' reactions were lukewarm.

It felt like they had already seen something more interesting somewhere else.

'I can't let this go on.'

In the unprecedented sense of crisis,

『'JjushimGodGod' has gifted '10' star balloons.』

『"Explain"』

Fortunately, the opportunity soon arrived.