Chapter 28 - Bad Guy (3)
Chapter 28 Bad Guy (3)
-The team voice chat is insaneㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Hey, look at the audio filling up.
-Our Jin is too shocked to speak?ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-The stream owner has changed ㅅㄱ
-Na-young-chan is filling up all the audio by herselfㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Is our Jin the female version now?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
It had been 15 minutes since the game started. The chat room was in an uproar again, but for a different reason than usual.
“Jungler!!!!!”
“I-I’m coming!”
“I told you he doesn’t have Flash. Why aren’t you coming? If you come, it’s a guaranteed kill!”
The play of Ms. Na-young, the daughter of the capsule room owner I urgently recruited, was truly shocking.
Sung-sik, acting like he’d encountered a notorious bully, was being dragged around passively by Ms. Na-young.
Usually, the mid lane does boss around the jungler, but this felt somewhat different.
I dodged the opponent jungler’s ganks silently, biting my lip.
If I let my guard down, I might burst out laughing.
“Hey, Sung-sik.”
“Y-yes!”
“Are you completely giving up top?”
“I-I’ll go, hyung. But mid…”
“Jungler!!!”
“…Fine, go there first.”
One thing was certain: after today’s stream, the public opinion about Sung-sik would completely shift to sympathy.
It was hilarious to see a Master-tier jungler being dragged around by a Silver mid laner, but even more shocking was our party’s reaction.
First of all, our ADC, Komulji.
“Oh shit. Jin, just keep roaming to mid.”
He was continuously urging the support to assist mid.
From what I knew, Komulji could be quite a nasty character, but now he looked like a docile mouse.
Maybe like a firefly before the sun?
It felt like he was instinctively lowering his spirits before the overwhelming presence of Ms. Na-young.
-Is that face a reward…?
-Why hasn’t she been streaming until now?
-Noonaaaaaaaa
-Jin! Don’t lose! Say something!
Unintentionally, the viewers’ reactions were also very heated.
Maybe they came to my stream seeking some intense flavor from the start.
But one thing was clear: Ms. Na-young had perfectly captured the hearts of the villains.
I didn’t think it was intentional.
Because her voice was full of genuine feeling.
“The enemy top laner has come mid twice, why isn’t Sha coming?”
Oh boy.
Now I was the target?
As soon as I heard that, I slaughtered the minions I had frozen in front of my tower and headed to mid.
The hero I was playing was
A hero with a pretty interesting ultimate that steals the opponent’s ultimate.
I had already overwhelmingly won the laning phase.
I was only continuing it to starve the enemy top laner to death.
“Na-young, charm him.”
As soon as I arrived near mid, I spoke to Na-young.
The champion she was playing,
Sung-sik, who had been waiting nearby, rushed the mid lane with me, and soon a pleasant message echoed in my ears.
[An ally has slain an enemy champion.]
“If we did this earlier, the game would have been easier!”
Na-young smiled contentedly and nodded after securing the enemy’s life.
-ㅗㅜㅑ
-She’s really fucking pretty.
-How can anyone swear at that face?
-ㅋㅋㅋThat’s why Na-young-chan is swearing on our behalf, right?
Due to the nature of League of Storms, players would wear the hero’s outfit.
It was essentially a form of cosplay.
With the game transitioning to virtual reality, the popularity of handsome pro gamers had soared for that reason.
Na-young’s character,
Combined with her appearance, it was certainly a visual that was hard to look away from.
Even Sung-sik, who had been verbally battered by Na-young moments ago, was left speechless.
“Everyone is so good, the game feels really easy!”
“Na-young.”
“Yes?”
“Have you ever done any streaming? I think you’d be great at it.”
At my question, she laughed and shook her head.
“Oh, streaming is for really entertaining people! Plus, I’m really bad at games, so it wouldn’t be fun.”
“…I see.”
“Is my gameplay too loud? If it’s bothering the stream, I can mute myself…”
“No, feel free to do whatever you want.”
“Really? My friends are scared when they play games with me.”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
I nodded, laughing softly.
I was happy not to worry about filling the audio.
I had been worried it might be awkward since it was the first time these five members were playing together, but that concern melted away.
As long as Na-young kept this up, today’s collaborative stream would end in great success.
After lightly greeting Na-young, I returned to my top lane.
There, the enemy top hero,
He was so engrossed that he didn’t even notice my return.
“Hey there.”
“Gasp!”
When I spoke, he jumped and looked at me.
Normally, he would run away as soon as he saw me.
But he continued farming desperately, even at the risk of dying.
I watched him and nodded slowly.
Yeah, with Na-young boosting the content like that, I had to contribute something too.
I might as well crack a joke since I’m bored.
“If you eat so greedily, you’ll get in trouble. People say greedy people go bald.”
The hero he played was one of the most famous bald characters in League of Storms.
I teased him lightly, but it seemed to hit a nerve.
Judging by his flinch… there was a high probability…
“Baldy bald, shiny bald head.”
“Why, why are you doing this! Just kill me already!”
“Are you… by any chance…”
He’s getting mad?
There was a song that was popular back in the day, one I sometimes listened to when I was feeling down.
I started humming the lyrics playfully.
“Grow, grow hair…”
“Ahhhhh!”
‘TakoyakiGallery’ has donated 1,000 won!
[Ahㅋㅋㅋ I suddenly want to eat takoyaki. Bye]
-You… are really bad.
-ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-You… bastard… You’ll lose your hair soon too, you jerk!
-How can you do this?ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-What? Takoyaki at this time?
-ㅎㅎThe screen seems bright today. That’s natural light, right?ㅎㅎ
Good!
Another karma point today!
6.
Our five-member team, including Na-young, ended the day with 4 wins and 1 loss.
The only game we lost was pretty bad.
Na-young’s mid lane collapsed, Sung-sik lost his game, and Jin-hyuk’s reckless mid roaming got Komulji killed repeatedly, leaving all lanes except top devastated.
Honestly, that game was the most fun to stream.
Sung-sik got so mad that he argued with Na-young, but she completely subdued him with her sharp wit.
Ahem.
It might be a stretch to call it wit, but I’ll go with that.
Describing it in detail would be troublesome.
Anyway, the team ranked games that day became another legendary stream filled with jokes and clips.
[‘Komulji’ has requested to chat!]
As the team rank ended and I was about to wrap up the stream, Komulji requested to chat.
He had something to say.
I accepted his chat request, tilting my head slightly.
“Oh shit. Sha, today was so much fun. Where did you find that Na-young person?”
“Yeah, I was quite surprised too.”
“Let’s duo sometime. I bet we’ll climb quickly. Oh, and you’re joining the Streamer Apocalypse Tournament in two weeks, right?”
So that’s what he was after.
The Streamer Apocalypse Tournament.
It was a big event heavily promoted by Twipod.
Pro gaming teams were also sending two members each, making it a highly anticipated tournament.
I answered Komulji’s question right away.
“Unless something major happens, I’ll be participating.”
“Oh, I’m lucky to be forming a team this time. Would you consider joining us? We need a top laner.”
“Hmmm.”
In League of Storms, a team’s skill was as crucial as individual skill.
Komulji wasn’t exceptionally skilled, so I hesitated a bit.
But then he asked me to mute the stream’s voice chat and whispered cautiously.
“We have two pro gamers joining our team. It’s going to be great, I guarantee it.”
Well, if he’s that confident.
After a moment of thought, I nodded.
As soon as I accepted, he turned the stream voice back on and reacted enthusiastically.
“Yesssss! I knew it!”
-What are you guys talking about?ㅋㅋㅋ
-Just tell us. Who’s the top and who’s the bottom?
-ㅉㅉThey probably talked about the Streamer Apocalypse. Komulji is the team leader this timeㅋㅋ
-I’m looking forward to it.
-I want to see it soon.
After dropping his catchphrase, Komulji left the party like the wind.
Time to wrap things up.
It was 2 PM when we started, and now it was already
7 PM.
We had spent five hours in the capsule room.
We hadn’t played many games due to chatting in between, but it was a fruitful time.
Most notably, Na-young’s performance was very encouraging.
She had the potential to be a collaboration cheat code, provided she agreed.
“Let’s end today’s stream here.”
-???
-What are you saying? I already ordered chicken, expecting to play all night?
-Are you serious?
-It’s only 7 PM?
-You’ve lost your touchㄷㄷ
-I’m unsubscribing, seriously?
The sudden end to the stream caused quite a stir, but I had prepared a statement for this.
“I’ll eat dinner and then do a solo rank stream at home, so shut up before I start cursing.”
Finally, the chaotic chat room calmed down.
I looked at the viewers’ reactions leisurely and spoke to Sung-sik and Na-young.
“Thank you both for joining the stream today.”
Sung-sik stammered as he bowed to the camera.
“I-It was an honor.”
And Na-young, with a bright and delighted face, bowed too.
“I feel like I crossed the line a lot. Hehe, see you next time if we can.”
-Not enough.
-Noona, that’s not it!
-Do that thing!
The viewers found Sung-sik’s farewell cute, but Na-young’s was unsatisfactory.
Na-young, seeing the viewers’ reactions, tilted her head briefly.
Then, true to being my viewer, she delivered a blunt reward.
“Shut up and get lost before I rip your mouths open, you bastards! Is this how you do it, Sha?”
Of course.
That’s exactly how you do it.
She’s someone who understands if you teach her once.
I looked at her, smiling with satisfaction.