Chapter 106: Timid Person 190 (2)

Ughh……!

Arghhhhhhhhhhhh─!!!

A silent scream echoed endlessly in my mind.

I mean, if the refusal had been something like, ‘Well… a new team is a bit…

I don’t think I can join. Sorry,’ I would have understood.

If that had been the case, I would have somehow appealed with my team’s vision and persuaded him.

However…….

‘Exercise? Exerciiiise??’

This b*stard, this is clearly a challenge to me.

‘I can’t back down like this.’

It wasn’t just a matter of pride.

A supporter of that caliber is hard to find anywhere.

Especially an uncontracted prospect… no, a player. That was even more true.

‘When he’s a rookie with no experience, I have to scout him for as cheap as possible.’

Perhaps because the outline for team management was gradually taking shape, the players’ minimum salaries were already a foregone conclusion.

You could call me a wicked boss, but well… what can I do? The resources I have right now are limited.

‘I’ll repay you with a Red Cup victory later.’

Neither the contract nor the team’s formation was confirmed yet, but I decided to count my chickens before they hatched.

Meanwhile…….

The viewers, seemingly quite amused by my rejection, kept teasing me.

• -[His frustrated face is SSS-tier]
• -[Still mad? lol]
• -[No, but if you just did an open recruitment, people would line up…]
• -[But Setu was really good; it’s understandable to fall for someone like that]

“…I didn’t fall for him.”

No, in a way, that expression might be correct, but the nuance is quite different.

• -[Streamer getting shy ㅗㅜㅑ…]
• -[So if you make a team now, is it a love line?]
• -[Nooo ㅜㅜ]

“I said no……”

My face was still burning.

Especially because of those b*stard viewers.

‘When did the viewership increase this much?’

[Current Viewers: 1077]

• -[Ah-ha (Basically means Outlaw High)]
• -[Hi hi]
• -[Wow, crazy… Is he really 100% Grandmaster?]
• -[No-broadcast-off until 1st place, amazing]
• -[Really?]

The viewership, which seemed to be less than 200 just a moment ago, had suddenly jumped more than fivefold.

What was even scarier was that, due to the nature of the no-broadcast-off stream, this number would likely continue to grow without dropping.

‘I expected this, but…….’

You know, there’s a big difference between idly daydreaming and planning in a corner of your room, and seeing it actually come true.

That was exactly how I felt now.

[‘Jjusim’sSlave’ has gifted 1300 Moon Balloons.]
[“Mission accomplished.”]

[‘JjusimOut’ has gifted 100 Moon Balloons.]
[“Joining the fan club.”]

[‘WorldsBestMidRainbow’ has gifted 200 Moon Balloons.]
[“Have you played with Rainbow too?”]

“Oh, thank you for the mission balloons… Thank you for joining the fan club… Played with Rainbow-nim? Well? I think I probably have… I don’t remember well.”

With this ID, I had met Rainbow before, so there was no good in lying.

However, openly acknowledging it felt a bit off, so it seemed best to say this for now…….

• -[ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ]
• -[Even WorldsBestMid isn’t that impressive to him]
• -[This… is the dignity of a 100% win rate?]

It seemed I had created a strange misunderstanding, but there was no point in making excuses, so I kept my mouth shut.

As I continued this non-communicative communication, a sense of self-deprecation naturally began to creep in.

‘…I can’t go on like this.’

I could just let the viewers tease me and accept the Moon Balloons, but that would only endlessly prolong the no-broadcast-off period.

‘……Let’s just play solo queue.’

What kind of broadcast was mine?

A communication broadcast? No.

A gaming broadcast.

Right now, I was drawing momentary attention because I was a new face, but if I just stayed dazed like this, viewers would eventually leave when something more interesting came along.

• -[I don’t get tired of just looking at your face]
• -[For real lol]
• -[You don’t have to do anything, just keep the cam on]
• -[Heueung…]

……Well, maybe not for everyone.

Anyway, that wasn’t the important thing.

[Searching for a game…….]

I immediately queued up.

• -[No more communication?]
• -[He’s queuing up right away ㄷㄷ]

“Communication… this is communication too.”

What do you think I’m doing right now?

• -[That’s true]
• -[For real lol]

Honestly, constantly being swayed by the viewers was draining.

‘…Did I take the no-broadcast-off too lightly?’

It had only been about seven hours since I started streaming.

Considering that Legend of League streamers who declare a no-broadcast-off stream are typically allowed around 8 to 10 hours of sleep…….

‘This is hell.’

It was hitting me anew.

There’s no easy job in the world, and even internet streamers, who seemed to earn high income for their labor, were living very tough lives.

Just as I was gradually realizing the hardships of life,

[Game Found!]
[Accept / Decline]

The game started once again.

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I follow the champion with my eyes.

I click the mouse.

I press the keyboard.

Wow, I won.

[Victory]

My eyes are hazy.

What am I doing right now?

Ah, I shouldn’t go top right now…… but pinging retreat is annoying.

[Victory]

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[Victory]

How many games have I played today?

……I don’t really know.

What was certain was that, while my major decisions were fine, small mistakes were starting to appear.

[Victory]

Of course, I still won.

However, it was clear that I was reaching my limit.

• -[Did you see that? Looked like he dodged with his eyes closed?]
• -[F*ck lol, some people get hit by everything even with their eyes wide open, what is this?]
• -[Noona, I’m seriously gonna die! Noona, I’m seriously gonna die! Noona, I’m seriously gonna die! Noona, I’m seriously gonna die! Noona, I’m seriously gonna die! Noona, I’m seriously gonna die!]
• -[Why the hell aren’t you losing?]
• -[Looking at him throwing in between, his concentration seems to have dropped, but he still manages to win every game ㄷㄷㄷ]

As I continued playing mechanically, about twelve hours had passed since I started the broadcast.

A number of games my past self couldn’t have even imagined.

Of course, I was a bit used to playing this many games now, but combining broadcasting with gaming made the fatigue extraordinary.

• -[Streamer, you’re not sleeping, are you?]
• -[What’s with the state of trance ㄷㄷㄷ]

Even the viewers seemed fed up with this crazy solo queue marathon, shaking their heads.

‘…I can’t do this anymore.’

If I played any more games like this, I would definitely lose.

Of course, I wasn’t afraid of defeat.

It’s just that I didn’t like the idea of losing a game where I wasn’t giving my best.

‘Let’s stop.’

This much is enough for today’s broadcast.

No, it was too much for the first day.

“I’ll end today’s broadcast here.”

With that, the chat window erupted.

• -[Finally]
• -[But isn’t this a no-broadcast-off?]
• -[So are you doing a sleep stream now?]
• -[Thump thump thump thump thump]
• -[Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream! Sleep stream!]

[‘JjusimOut’ has gifted 10 Moon Balloons.]
[“No way you’re not doing a sleep stream?”]

[‘[Out]Elf’sSlave’ has gifted 500 Moon Balloons.]
[“You worked hard today, but still, let’s do a sleep stream.”]

A sleep stream…….

When I first thought about the no-broadcast-off, it wasn’t that I hadn’t considered it.

After all, a no-broadcast-off meant maintaining a 24-hour broadcast without ending it until a specific goal was achieved.

Of course, it was dismissed without much thought.

How would I know what stupid things I might do in my sleep?

“I’m not doing a sleep stream. I’ll be back tomorrow morning. As for the time… Ah, I don’t know. I’ll just come when I wake up.”

• -[???????]
• -[D]
• -[O]
• -[W]
• -[N]
• -[F]
• -[A]
• -[L]
• -[L]

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• -[D]
• -[O]
• -[W]
• -[N]
• -[F]
• -[A]
• -[L]
• -[L]

[‘wdfoqwtkwq’ has gifted 10 Moon Balloons.]
[“Where are you going”]

[‘Heueeeung’ has gifted 10 Moon Balloons.]
[“If Noona leaves, I’ll die”]

[‘OutlawIsGod’ has gifted 10 Moon Balloons.]
[“You said no-broadcast-off, you said no-broadcast-off, you said no-broadcast-off, you said no-broadcast-off”]

No, what is this firepower…….

‘Come to think of it… the current viewer count is……?’

[Current Viewers: 9,754]

……Huh?

‘Crazy.’

Was it because I was so engrossed in the game?

I hadn’t even noticed the viewership climbing that high.

‘Almost 10,000 people?’

Did someone share my stream link when I said I was ending it?

Or did a rumor spread somewhere?

‘…Makes sense.’

RedTV is a broadcast platform with a strict winner-takes-all system, so if a certain number of viewers gather, it’s easy to get noticed.

Probably 1,000 viewers was the cut-off.

And as the viewership increased, the snowball effect would accelerate, so it made sense that I had recorded an absurd 10,000 viewers at this point.

‘No wonder the TTS donations wouldn’t stop…….’

Was it because of that?

For a moment, I considered doing the sleep stream that the viewers wanted so badly, but I quickly regained my senses and shook my head.

‘No matter what, that’s not it.’

If I got too hot while sleeping and threw off my clothes… my broadcast, no, my life would be over.

“See you tomorrow.”

• -[???]
• -[D]
• -[O]
• -[W]
• -[N]
• -[F]
• -[A]
• -[L]
• -[L]

Regardless of what the viewers were saying, I turned off both the camera and microphone and switched the screen to an ad video provided by

RedTV, just as I had planned.

Thanks to that, flames were literally erupting in the chat window, but I no longer had the energy to care.

‘First, sleep, and when I wake up tomorrow, I’ll try talking to TimidPerson190 again.’

Basically, if someone had a Master tier or higher, you had to assume they had dedicated about half their life to Legend of League.

Needless to say, with the skills TimidPerson190 had shown.

Meaning, around the same time tomorrow, TimidPerson190 would likely be online, and I planned to talk more with TimidPerson190 then.

‘Then… let’s wash up quickly and sleep.’

It had been a very tough day.

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Vrooom─

Vrooooom─

On his way home after finishing his workout, Kim Jihoon felt his smartphone vibrating unusually and fumbled in his pocket with a sense of puzzlement.

‘Was there someone I needed to contact?’

Since he rarely contacted his friends, he initially thought it was just a spam call.

Just as he was about to dismiss it lightly and start walking again, his smartphone vibrated once more.

Vrooooom─

[Park Chanyong]

Checking his smartphone, Kim Jihoon felt a sense of wonder.

‘What’s up with him all of a sudden?’

Park Chanyong was Kim Jihoon’s high school classmate.

They used to play games together and were close, but after Park Chanyong went to a university in a different region, they had lost touch.

“Hey, what’s up?”

[“Hey, I heard you got a pro offer?”]

“I always get those, why do you ask?”

[“No, not that!”]

“What then.”

[“Outlaw, I mean!”]

Outlaw?

Pausing for a moment in confusion, Kim Jihoon soon remembered where he had heard that nickname.

‘Ah.’

That 100% win rate Grandmaster back then?

No, but something was strange.

“How do you know about that? Do you know him?”

[“You don’t know anything?”]

“What on earth?”

Kim Jihoon was starting to feel frustrated.

He couldn’t understand what Park Chanyong had been talking about from the beginning.

[“Turn on RedTV. Outlaw is streaming right now.”]

“He was a streamer? But why specifically?”

[“Just turn it on already.”]

At his friend’s annoyed tone, Kim Jihoon closed the call app and launched the RedTV app.