[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 122

The deliberation didn't last long.

I immediately posted a notice on the broadcasting station's bulletin board.

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Seeking 5:5 Team Members

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We are recruiting team members to compete against BJ Jjussim's team in a week.

Top: Vacant

Jungle: Outlaw111

Mid: Vacant

AD Carry: Vacant

Support: Vacant

We look forward to many applications.

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- An audition content in earnest ㄷㄷㄷㄷ

- What's this? I just came in and it's a 5:5?

- Aren't you doing solo queue?

- Declared a non-stop broadcast for life ㄷㄷㄷ

The recruitment of team members began in earnest amidst the concerns of the viewers.

As soon as I refreshed the page after posting the notice, countless comments were posted.

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[MyungMingMyung♥]

Platinum 3 AD Carry application!

[GaengShik]

Main position is Master Jungle.

Top / Mid is possible. (Roughly Diamond level)

[DahyeNeedsEverything]

Silver 1 Support application!

Diamond level in terms of skill!

I'm a certified parking enthusiast, according to Jjussim!

[BJ SongSongSong]

Diamond 2 Top application

[MinGooWhoGames]

Diamond 3 Support application

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“…….”

Some comments were quickly posted, but to be honest, there was not a single applicant that caught my eye.

‘Not a single Challenger.’

Of course, it's true that Challengers are the rarest existence in Legend of League in terms of tier distribution.

But this was RedTV, and the number of Challengers among the currently active BJs is certainly not small.

But not a single Challenger among the applicants?

Even the Masters have Jungle as their main position, so the chances of not performing up to their tier if they go to another position were high.

‘…No need to rush. I just posted the notice.’

Let's just do solo queue.

If I wait, applications will come.

However…….

[Victory]

Even though two hours had passed, there were hardly any meaningful applications.

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[GaengGaengGaengGaengGaeng]

Grandmaster Jungler application.

Mid / Support available.

[BJ NeulliRi]

Diamond 1 AD Carry application

Including non-ADC direct control, can handle all current meta champions.

[ParkChangSoo123]

D2 Top application

Top rank Master 112 points

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The only application that was seriously worth considering was GaengGaengGaengGaengGaeng, a Grandmaster…….

I want to ask for help from 3-Minute Top, Myung-ye Shin or SoSimHanSaram190, but, unfortunately, Jjussim's condition was that they are currently active RedTV BJs.

‘I don't think this was intentional.’

No matter how great Jjussim's influence is, it can't restrict the actions of other BJs.

In fact, there were many applications, not just because there were no Challengers.

‘No, wait…….’

Why are there only no Challengers?

Something reasonable is beginning to be suspected.

I still doubt if Jjussim actually has such an influence, but otherwise, it doesn't make sense that only Challengers don't apply.

- Tiring.

At that moment, my smartphone rang.

It was a reply from Coach Park Tae-hyeong.

[Um, yeah. I'll try to make time on the weekend.]

Unlike what I had feared, Coach Park Tae-hyeong's response was positive.

To be honest, I thought it would be perfectly normal to refuse right away, but it was very unexpected.

[Thank you. I'm sorry for always causing trouble. ㅜㅜ]

[No. I heard you're in a lot of trouble.]

Has the rumor spread that far already?

[Thank you. Then, please contact me when you have time. I'm available anytime!]

[Okay, I know]

I seem to be only indebted to Coach Park Tae-hyeong in various ways. I hope this will be paid back someday.

‘The YSG-related problem seems to be solved with this…….’

Although the voice demanding clarification is small in my broadcast, the situation outside is a bit different.

There are many voices questioning me, including allegations of abuse and stories related to YSG's abandonment.

In other words, the problem in this part also needs to be properly clarified.

‘The only thing left is to recruit team members.’

But unfortunately, this part did not go as I wanted.

For now, applications are continuously coming in… because there are still few people suitable for the Challenger 5:5.

‘For now, is there no choice but to form a team with Master level or higher?’

Just as I was pondering.

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

『“Have you found a Mid yet? Master Mid player.”』

A familiar ID caught my eye.

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A considerable amount of time has passed since the Legend of League competition began.

The players who met me in solo queue in the early days are now becoming the 1st generation pro gamers and are about to retire, or have already retired and scattered into various fields such as coaches.

[GetBack]

GetBack could also be considered one of those players.

After ending his pro gamer life of four years, I heard he switched to a professional internet broadcaster… I never dreamed he would appear here.

“Uh… Is GetBack the GetBack I know?”

- ㅇㅇㅇㅇ

- Real is real

- Oh GetBack, long time no see

- ㅇㅇㅇㅇ Real is real

- ㅎㅇㅎㅇ

- Didn't he quit broadcasting?

- Nn broadcasting is ongoing... but it's only 10 viewers.

- Get - Ha

- R u serious?

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

『“That's right.”』

I went to GetBack's broadcasting station to confirm, and it was the pro gamer GetBack I knew.

What kind of player was GetBack as a pro gamer?

If you watch the competition carefully, there are such players among pro gamers.

They don't seem to be bad, but they can't shine even once throughout their long pro life, and they end up retiring as just that kind of player.

No, strictly speaking, it was correct to say that most players were like that.

Only a very small number of pro gamers can become shining stars.

GetBack was also one of those players.

It's clear that he's a good player, but in the end, he couldn't make it once, and he was pushed around here and there, and eventually, he disappeared like the sand grains of the desert.

However, that's only based on pro gamers, and the existence of a former pro in this type of team game couldn't be more welcome.

Above all, the Mid position is the center of Legend of League, so the supply itself is rare, so it's not easy to find.

“Mid! I haven't found one yet. Do you have any thoughts, GetBack?”

I have to catch him.

I was already racking my brains on how to form the team.

If he is a former pro who was active on RedTV, it will definitely be of great help in this regard.

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

『“Yes, yes.”』

- Oh

- Former pro joining ㄷㄷㄷ

- If it's GetBack, I acknowledge

- Jjussim's team mid might be Router, so it'll be really fun ㅋㅋ

- Oh ㅋㅋ

- GetBack vs Router

- Old man vs young man ㄷㄷ

- It started unexpectedly, but it's getting bigger and bigger ㅋㅋㅋ

Router is an amateur Challenger mid laner who is gaining popularity recently.

I've met him in solo queue many times, and I remember that he was a quite physically gifted person, even if I don't know anything else.

‘I don't know if the current GetBack can hold up against Router… but I'm not in a position to pick and choose now.’

Under the circumstances, it is right to give up on the desire to form a team with all current Challengers.

Then, all that's left is to make the best possible hand out of the remaining cards.

“Then I'll invite you to the chat room. Please send me your contact information via my broadcast message.”

Originally, I wanted to recruit members even by testing one by one, but it seemed to be too greedy to go that far, so I moved quickly.

- Bungeejumping ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

- GetBack, the man who got a number from Outlaw ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

- Nuna, take my number too! Nuna, take my number too! Nuna, take my number too! Nuna, take my number too! Nuna, take my number too! Nuna, take my number too! Nuna, take my number too!

- If you refuse, it's a legend

- Ah ㅋㅋ How can I refuse this ㅋㅋ

Quiet, you guys.

‘There's not much time left.’

There's still about a week left, but the problem was that there was a definite lack of time to match the team and practice.

That moment.

[It's GetBack]

[I have a top I've been watching, would you like to see?]

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Jjussim, glancing at Outlaw's broadcast with his computer for the broadcast, smiled softly.

‘It's not easy to find members, is it?’

In fact, Jjussim doesn't have any influence to force the actions of Legend of League BJs on RedTV.

Even if he is a well-known BJ and YouTuber, he doesn't have such power.

However, he can suggest it.

[Everyone, don't you feel like the viewers have dropped a lot these days?]

What Jjussim did was to stimulate the BJs who have been practically hit hard in terms of viewers and profits with Outlaw's appearance.

There was no need for lies here.

In fact, most Legend of League BJs have seen their viewers and profits drop considerably with Outlaw's appearance.

Jjussim used that to maximize their underlying aversion.

[To be honest, the No. 1 ranking with no broadcast breaks is over the line. It's like telling the no-name BJs to die. Doesn't it make sense?]

[That's right. To be honest, it was a bit too much.]

[And what is the 5:5 proposal out of the blue without explaining? If you are No. 1 in the ranking with no broadcast breaks, just raise your tier and turn off the broadcast. It's all a trick to stall for time.]

[ㄹㅇ]

[Now, the Legend of League's traffic is all being swept away by Outlaw ㅋㅋ Usually, about a thousand viewers came out, but now it's going to be two digits ㅋㅋㅋ]

[No morality. No morality]

The plan was quite successful.

Although he didn't reach the other minor BJs or the solitary island BJs who didn't have contact information, he contacted most of the current and former Challenger BJs who are doing well on RedTV.

Of course, whatever Jjussim said, the choice was up to them, but there were few who could ignore Jjussim's words with the viewers and profits starting to decrease right in front of them.

‘Well… if it were me, I would just ignore what I said and join Outlaw's team.’

They didn't seem to notice, but in fact, this was a great opportunity for the minor BJs.

An opportunity to gently hang on to the large ship called Outlaw.

Jjussim took the initiative because he knew that fact better than anyone else, but that didn't mean they didn't have a choice.

They just chose.

Rather than being with the suddenly appearing supernova, they chose to exclude it.

Here, the chat room that Jjussim created contributed to a cartelization of a kind.

[Let's not betray each other]

[Okay]

[If you see a guy going to Outlaw's team here... you know?]

Losing a great opportunity due to mere feelings of jealousy… how foolish.

‘That's why you're a ha-kko.’

Jjussim smiled softly, watching the BJs diligently falling into the trap he set.

In fact, many BJs who were not in the chat room were struggling to get into Outlaw's team, but Jjussim had already recruited most of the high-tier BJs on RedTV.

The only ones left are the trash.

‘GetBack… I didn't think that far. Well, he's just a has-been.’

No matter how much he is a former pro, GetBack was a player who didn't stand out much even when he was active.

Jjussim thought that that level could be crushed by Router, his teammate, anytime.

‘Try to get them hard.’

The remaining merchandise would be Master lows and Diamond highs at best.

‘No matter how much Outlaw does, they can't beat our team with just Ddak-ee's.’

All current Challengers.

Moreover, Mid and AD Carry, the core of Legend of League, have over a thousand points.

Jjussim thought that the goddess of victory seemed to be smiling already.

And…….

Finally, a week passed,

And the moment of the decisive battle arrived.