[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 71

Outlaw.

There were several meanings behind my choice of this nickname, but above all, the biggest reason was that it signaled that I had escaped from the shadow of Prisoner.

Since the life of a Prisoner, locked in a prison, had ended, shouldn't I become an Outlaw, roaming the world?

Furthermore, I gave it extra points because, at first glance, it seemed completely unrelated to Prisoner.

Like it's connected, but not.

It was exactly the ambiguous nickname I wanted.

Well, there were words with similar meanings, like Desperado… but the feeling of it was somewhat burdensome, so I decided to go with Outlaw.

On top of that…….

I've made it sound easy, but honestly, the process wasn't easy.

First of all, the nickname itself was quite rare, so naturally, someone else already had the nickname, and I only managed to get in touch with that person recently.

If I hadn't been able to contact them, I would have been using a nickname like Outlaw4148 and only been able to use that nickname when I finally debuted as a pro.

Of course, I didn't want that, and in a word... well, yeah. I bought it with money.

Although I didn't know the details, there wouldn't be any reasons for disqualification as a pro like nickname trading, right?

'...Right?'

To be honest, it felt a little uneasy, but I thought it wouldn't be a big problem.

If they tell me to pay a fine, I'll pay it, and if they tell me to return the nickname, I'll do it.

'Alright….'

I turned on my second computer, which I don't usually use, and logged into the sub-account that had already taken the Outlaw nickname.

[Welcome!]

[Outlaw]

I opened the nickname change window on both accounts simultaneously.

[This is the Summoner name that can be changed.]

I felt a little strange leaving behind GameJalHaeYo4148, with whom I'd been together for a long time.

'Should I take the nickname with the sub-account?'

…I had a silly thought for a moment, but it was a meaningless act compared to the trouble of having to change the nickname twice, so I gave up.

'Then.'

I slowly changed the sub-account's nickname to another one first, and then immediately changed the main account's nickname to Outlaw.

[Summoner name has been changed!]

[Restart the client.]

I became Outlaw.

* * *

Li Zixuan, who still hadn't exited the game results window, let out a deep sigh.

[SY Rainbow : sorry]

[SY Rainbow : I don't know]

After the game ended, Li Zixuan sent a friend request to Rainbow.

And he waited blankly until Rainbow accepted the friend request.

To be honest, he had no confidence.

Rainbow was one of the pro players with the largest fandom in the world, and he was naturally worried that his friend request would be ignored as well.

[SY Rainbow – Online]

But fortunately, Rainbow accepted the friend request.

As soon as Rainbow accepted the friend request, Li Zixuan asked Rainbow if he knew Prisoner's whereabouts.

As a pro player from a foreign country suddenly asked about Prisoner out of the blue, Rainbow was also quite taken aback and there was a moment of silence.

And, at the end of a long wait, the answer that came back was, unfortunately, negative.

'As expected... Rainbow doesn't know either.'

I hoped, but as expected, it was as expected.

Li Zixuan briefly thanked Rainbow and closed the Legend of League client.

Because the flight time was approaching.

'In the end, I couldn't find him.'

Not only did he set foot on Korean soil, but even after searching for Prisoner so desperately, he couldn't find any clues about Prisoner.

But Li Zixuan didn't give up.

'Someday.'

He would definitely find Prisoner.

And, together, they would hold the Red Cup trophy.

'And... the Raze I met in the last game.'

He also remembered the memory of him.

Even though it was only one game, his skills were not ordinary.

So much so that Prisoner came to mind without him even realizing it, against all of SY.

'If that guy's skills are real, he'll be up soon.'

When that time came, it wouldn't seem bad to formally offer a scouting offer.

Of course, there was no thought of main roster competition in the first place, so GameJalHaeYo4148 would have to go to a different lane than mid.

'I'm going to hold everything.'

While Li Zixuan was thinking about various things, Coach Jang Seok-hwan came.

"Ready?"

"I'm all set."

"Okay."

Li Zixuan left the accommodation, which he had grown quite fond of by now, with Coach Jang Seok-hwan.

It was time to return to his home country.

* * *

"Ah, I can't work with these trolls."

"Who's saying that?"

The SY unity general game ended naturally, starting with a complete reversal of the defeat.

Even though it was a general game and a fun game, the purpose of the game was, after all, victory.

It was a natural conclusion because the only thing that grew bigger was the discord between each other.

'I'm feeling a little off this way... Should I play a solo rank game?'

Ryu Jin-hyuk looked back at the game a little while ago.

Remembering Raze's, and GameJalHaeYo4148's, judgment and moving, and skill shots, Ryu Jin-hyuk felt the desire for the game boiling up.

It was at that moment when Ryu Jin-hyuk was contemplating whether or not to play solo rank.

'Huh?'

[Friend request 50+]

A new friend request came in.

Normally, he would have just ignored it, but whether it was because of GameJalHaeYo4148 or not, Ryu Jin-hyuk checked the friend request list.

And he felt a sense of bewilderment.

'What is it?'

GRS Nightmare.

One of his arch-rivals who fought to the end in the last Red Cup final, and the opponent he met in the previous game.

It was him who sent the friend request.

It was a friend request he wouldn't have accepted normally, but Ryu Jin-hyuk had also encountered Nightmare several times in solo rank, so he remembered his Korean server ID.

'Should I accept it for now?'

So he readily accepted the friend request... Nightmare asked about Prisoner's whereabouts right away.

[qq7785dd55 : Hi]

[qq7785dd55 : Where's Prisoner?]

Why is Nightmare suddenly looking for Prisoner?

Bewilderment welled up in Ryu Jin-hyuk's throat, but he knew he couldn't know what kind of reaction the other person would have if he said anything unnecessary, so he said what he had to say.

[SY Rainbow : sorry]

[SY Rainbow : I don't know]

I don't know where Prisoner is.

[qq7785dd55 : Thank you]

[qq7785dd55 : Goodbye]

The conversation ended there.

Nightmare soon logged out, and Ryu Jin-hyuk, left alone, just stared blankly at the screen.

'...What is it?'

In fact, it's not a big deal for someone to be looking for Prisoner.

Nevertheless, Ryu Jin-hyuk felt a very strange feeling at the fact that someone was trying to find Prisoner through him.

'Does he know something?'

No one knows why Prisoner disappeared.

However, that Prisoner said goodbye to Ryu Jin-hyuk at the end.

I can't play the game anymore.

Prisoner said that.

It was unknown whether Prisoner had said those greetings to others, but at least it was not known why Prisoner disappeared.

Soon, the most people who know about it will be Ryu Jin-hyuk and a few others.

In such a situation, the reason Ryu Jin-hyuk doesn't talk about the story of Prisoner's end to the outside world was simple.

If Prisoner had wanted to announce his end, he wouldn't have said goodbye to Ryu Jin-hyuk like this, but would have taken a different approach.

It was a kind of courtesy to Prisoner.

'...I don't want to make that mistake again either.'

Ryu Jin-hyuk still regretted the interview of that day.

Because he felt like he had killed Prisoner.

'Did he ask because he knew something... or did he just ask….'

The friendship between Rainbow and Prisoner is no secret.

In fact, they were famous for having played games together from the early days of Legend of League.

Therefore, Ryu Jin-hyuk asked his other teammates if many people were looking for Prisoner.

"Oh, you didn't know? Our team, and other teams, were in a frenzy over the Prisoner recruitment war."

"...Really?"

The teammates didn't seem to think it was a big deal either.

Of course.

The first 2000-point jungler.

Of course, even if solo rank and the tournament are different, there is no doubt about his qualifications.

Not to mention, Prisoner was a user that even Ryu Jin-hyuk himself acknowledged.

The evaluations of other players wouldn't be much different either.

'Still, something….'

In the midst of the unknown uneasiness,

Ryu Jin-hyuk spent the night with his eyes open.

* * *

Placement tests began.