[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 174

The sound of an alarm announcing morning, no matter how well-made the melody, can never be pleasant to hear.

That was me right now.

"Ugh......"

After dormitory life officially began, waking up in the morning was one of the hardest things for me.

While the other team members live together in the dormitory, I commute from home.

'I'm really going to die.'

After hurriedly preparing roughly, I arrived at the dorm, nodding off.

"I've arrived."

"Ah, yes, yes."

As I entered the dorm like that... for some reason, only Baek Seong-an and Kim Ji-hoon were visible.

Baek Seong-an was sitting limply on the feedback sofa, sipping coffee, and Kim Ji-hoon was doing light exercises from early in the morning.

"......Where are Yeon-woo and Jae-min?"

When I asked Baek Seong-an, Baek Seong-an, looking tired, indicated the firmly closed doors with a weak chin gesture.

"They're still sleeping."

These brats?

Even the sky-like owner and the jungler-nim barely shook off sweet sleep and commuted a long way, yet they're still sprawled out sleeping?

Bang—!

"Eek."

Seo Yeon-woo let out an amusing shriek and hurriedly woke up from sleep.

"Wha- what time is it?"

"Nine o'clock."

"Isn't it still time when we can sleep...?"

Nonsense.

"No. I told you there's a scrim this morning."

"Ah."

Only then did Seo Yeon-woo come to his senses and gathered up his bedding.

The start time for today's scrim with BLH is 11 AM.

Although there was still time left, considering the preparation time, it was tight.

"If you understand, hurry and get up."

"Yes, yes."

Bang!

"Ugh."

"You too, get up."

Only after waking up both Seo Yeon-woo and Kim Jae-min did I breathe a sigh of relief, and then I trudged over to my seat and sat down.

The day was just beginning, but I felt exhausted from the start.

"Want a drink?"

"Ah, thank you."

I accepted the iced americano that Baek Seong-an held out.

As the coolness of the ice was first transmitted to my palms, and then to my throat, only then did I feel somewhat refreshed.

"Honestly, when I first said I was going to make a team, I didn't know we'd live such a luxurious life."

"Nah, what's luxurious about this?"

"No. It's really luxurious. To be honest, it's much better than my old team?"

At the end of Baek Seong-an's gaze was an espresso machine that looked like it belonged in a specialty shop.

It was a bold investment as part of the team's welfare.

More than anything, it was also because I'm quite fond of coffee, so I didn't feel the need to hold back.

"As you probably know, BLH is a team where the mid and jungle are strong. Especially the mid is quite strong."

"As much as Rainbow?"

"Nah, compare things that are comparable."

"Then it's fine."

It wasn't that I was underestimating the opponent.

I just trusted GetBack that much.

"You're full of confidence."

"I trust our mid."

"It's a bit of a burden... but since you trust me, I'll try my best for now."

Although Baek Seong-an said that, he didn't look intimidated at all.

'Well, yeah.'

His experience from his pro gamer days wasn't going anywhere, and there was no reason to be nervous before a scrim, let alone an actual match.

No matter if the opponent was called the prince of the 2nd league, GetBack himself was a mid laner around the middle of the 1st league.

"Ah, did you eat breakfast?"

"I ate. You?"

"I also didn't eat because I came out in a hurry......"

"Then that's good. Anyway, the kids who just woke up have to eat too, right? Eat together."

"I'll see first."

"Make sure you eat breakfast. You'll ruin your stomach."

"Ok boomer."

"......You're only one year younger than me."

"I know."

This is subtly fun to tease him about?

"Hmm, hmm."

Perhaps because I had discovered an unexpected source of fun that I hadn't found until now, I felt a bit excited for some reason.

"Oh my, our pretty owner is here. Haven't you eaten?"

"Ah, yes, yes."

"Then please wait a moment."

As soon as I entered the restaurant, the woman greeted me warmly.

What's with "pretty owner"...

It was a somewhat awkward title, but I didn't have the eloquence to correct it repeatedly, so I gave up.

The breakfast menu consisted of typical dishes that young boys would likely enjoy, including spicy stir-fried pork and pork cutlets.

As I was sitting at the table waiting like that, Seo Yeon-woo and Kim Jae-min stealthily appeared in the restaurant looking like they hadn't even washed their hair.

"Ah, haven't you eaten yet?"

"Yeah. Let's eat together."

"...Together?"

"Why, don't you want to?"

"No!"

Seo Yeon-woo replied in a voice full of embarrassment and sat down across from me.

Kim Jae-min also naturally sat down next to me without being particularly mindful of others.

Like that, the three half-asleep people started a slightly late breakfast.

"Ah, should I change my nickname?"

In the midst of only hearing the clattering sounds, it was Seo Yeon-woo who spoke first.

"Hmm? Why?"

"It seems like the sound/feel of four characters is a bit ambiguous."

"...What's wrong with that?"

Is this brat targeting me?

No, Rainbow is four characters too, to begin with? Should I just tell the SY fans?

"Ah, that...... no."

"No. If you want to change it, you should. So what are you planning to change it to?"

"Hmm... I'm thinking of removing 'Top' from my current nickname 'TopBeliever' and just using 'Believer'. Or......"

"Or?"

"...I'll tell you later."

Just making me curious for nothing.

"Then tell me when it's decided later."

"Yes."

Kim Jae-min was listening to the conversation blankly, and then he spoke.

"Noona, should I change my nickname too?"

At Kim Jae-min's calling me Noona, I almost got goosebumps without realizing it, but I soon pretended to be unaffected and feigned composure.

"You said you liked your current nickname before. You said your name should be attached."

"That's true."

The conversation was trivial.

Even after that, trivial questions went back and forth with Seo Yeon-woo and Kim Jae-min.

"Noona, aren't you broadcasting anymore?"

"Hmm, I'll do it sometimes. When the finals are held later, I plan to watch anyway, so I'm also thinking of doing it as a commentary-style broadcast."

"Oh, then can I watch with you too?"

"As you please."

"Wow!"

Kim Jae-min's questions, who was truly a Jammin, and,

"Later... could you do a duo sometime?"

"Well, something like that is fine."

"...Thank you."

Seo Yeon-woo's appearance, making a duo request as if for the first time despite now being part of the same family.

And......

"I ate well."

"Nah, if you eat deliciously, I'm the one who's thankful. Come and eat breakfast from now on too. Every time I see our pretty owner, I feel so good."

"Ahaha......"

After finishing a hearty breakfast, we immediately headed to our seats.

Although there was still about 40 minutes left, it's best to prepare in advance by warming up your hands appropriately and setting up the room, so you don't panic when the scrim time approaches.

'Hmm.'

A time that was ambiguous to run solo rank, yet exceedingly ambiguous.

However, I couldn't do nothing, so like the other team members, I turned on practice mode.

I lightly practiced jungling without a leash, and practiced skill combos a few times against a dummy.

'This should be enough.'

Having warmed up my hands appropriately, and as the other team members seemed ready too, I exited practice mode.

The time remaining until the scrim was now about 20 minutes.

It seemed time to slowly go and wait in advance.

"Please invite me."

"Wait."

As I joined the custom game like that, the complete form of OLZ was finally revealed.

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[OLZ TopBeliever]

[OLZ Outlaw]

[OLZ GetBack]

[OLZ Jammin]

[TimidPerson190]

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It was indeed a complete team... but it was a complete team that seemed to be missing something.

The reason could naturally be seen as one ID that stood out particularly.

At the presence of one ID that was clearly unique to anyone who saw it, everyone's gaze naturally fell upon TimidPerson190.

"......I'll change it soon."

Even Kim Ji-hoon, who looked indifferent to the world, must not have been able to ignore that gaze and said that, then averted his eyes.

"Nobody said anything."

"Agreed."

Seo Yeon-woo blurted it out, and Kim Jae-min agreed.

Although their personalities were slightly different, perhaps because of the common point of being the same age (20 years old), there seemed to be a strange connection between the two.

'Well, it's good if they get along.'

Letting Kim Jae-min be as he is, Seo Yeon-woo doesn't seem to be the type to cause trouble anyway.

'No... won't he get influenced if they hang out together?'

The sight of a 3-Minute Top Sect Honorary Follower shouting about the jungle difference.......

Such a worry that wasn't really a worry crossed my mind for a moment, but since it wasn't something I could stop anyway as they were living in the same dorm, I shook my head.

"Ah, Jae-min, are you just going to use your nickname like that?"

"Ah, right. I'll change it later."

Hmm... I thought it might be better to just change it right now, but seeing how Kim Jae-min seemed, he seemed to quite like the current Jammin nickname.

He said something about it feeling young or something.

'Well, that's not wrong.'

Since he couldn't look any younger than that.

"Ah, they're here."

With Baek Seong-an's words, the BLH players began to appear in the waiting room one by one.