Chapter 119: Sniping.

Jjushim instinctively felt it.

That this, right now, was the opportunity he had been waiting for so eagerly.

-Explain
-Yourself
-Now
-Explain
-Yourself
-Ruin
-Yourself

Ahem, clearing his throat.

He spoke in an innocent voice, as if he truly knew nothing.

“…Everyone, what have you been asking me to clarify since earlier? Is something wrong?”

[‘JjushimGodGod’ has gifted 10 Star Balloons.]
[“Got banned from Outlaw’s stream.”]

-Seriously, she’s on a mindless banning spree.
-Explain
-Yourself
-Now
-Ruin
-Stop the f*cking spam!
-Explain
-Yourself

When an issue arises with a specific streamer on Red TV, and that streamer closes their eyes and ears, it’s common for viewers to go to another streamer’s channel in the same category and cause a ruckus.

The reason why, out of all the many streams, viewers flocked to Jjushim’s?

It was simple.

Currently, on Red TV, within the Legend of League category, Jjushim had the viewer count just below Outlaw.

‘The heavens are helping me.’

The key here was acting ability.

He had to act as if he genuinely knew nothing about the current issue.

“No, why are you bringing that up here? What on earth happened?”

-Demanded clarification for her leaving YSG and got instantly banned lol
-The mods there are like an iron wall.
-Seriously, a bunch of simps.
-Guys who only coddle the streamer lol, so disgusting.
-Say anything and you’re instantly banned lol. It’s even more legendary that her viewer count doesn’t drop even with the ban spree.

Good, keep it up.

Just like that.

“Hah… So what do you want me to do about it? I have to do my broadcast too.”

Truthfully, he had no intention of doing a proper broadcast from the start, but saying this made things look much better.

After all, the viewers would set the stage for him.

-Explain
-Yourself
-Detective Jjunan, let’s go!
-Yourself
-Explain
-Ruin
-Let’s go with ‘I Want to Jju That’!
-Explain
-Yourself
-Ruin

“No, what… Really, everyone… Alright. I roughly get what you all want. But you shouldn’t do this between colleagues. There’s such a thing as business ethics.”

Readily agreeing to the viewers’ demands at a time like this was the mark of a complete amateur.

If he did that, it would be difficult to back out if things went south later.

Therefore, here, he had to emphasize that it was ‘unavoidable’ and ‘due to the viewers’ demands.’

It was what you’d call a pretext.

-Yeah, right, says the next drama-chaser.
-Who was it that sweetly sucked up views with Prisoner just a while ago?
-Seriously lol
-A drama-chaser who cares about principles? Does that exist?

Look at these sharp b*stards.

“No, really… I’m not doing that….”

Even as he said that, Jjushim gathered all the useful information he could from the chat.

-But is Outlaw’s 100% win rate even possible? Isn’t it like, wintrading or something?
-Seriously, it makes no sense. Even the pros who fly and crawl can’t do that. Rainbow’s win rate is barely 60% lol.
-The rumor about her perfect scrim win rate is also a bit suspicious. If she’s that good, why leave the team? She could just continue being a pro.
-That’s true too.
-Her saying she’s forming a team is also a bit suspicious. Isn’t she just trying to make a quick buck?

This… these ingredients are quite usable.

A rather plausible scenario began to form in Jjushim’s mind.

Of course, it was called a scenario, but from the viewers’ perspective, it was merely a list of doubts they could reasonably entertain.

At least on the surface.

“Sigh… Alright then, I’ll just roughly look into what happened. Okay?”

-Yep yep yep yep
-OK
-Extreme
-Ruin
-Okay
-Extreme
-Ruin

“Let’s see…”

Jjushim opened the community forum.

On his broadcasting computer, it appeared as if he hadn’t clicked on any posts until now, but most were articles he had already seen on his smartphone.

Of course, Jjushim had no intention of letting his viewers know he was lurking in the community, so he feigned ignorance and scanned the posts.

As he already knew well, the Legend of League community was currently divided between posts related to the tournament and posts related to Outlaw.

Considering it was currently mid-season, the influence of a single internet streamer was matching that of an entire tournament.

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She doesn’t know defeat.

-Noona, I’m dying! Noona, I’m dying! Noona, I’m dying! Noona, I’m dying! Noona, I’m dying! Noona, I’m dying! Noona, I’m dying! Noona, I’m dying! Noona, I’m dying!
-No, what is this really…? Did ‘that Prisoner’ come back to life or something?
-How dare you compare our omnipotent Outlaw-nim to him? Unlike that solo queue paper tiger, she’s the real deal who went ‘undefeated’ in scrims, I tell ya.
-ㄴ That’s just a rumor, you idiot.
-Juwon said it, how is this a rumor? You fcking idiot.
-Bring the link then talk.
-You lazy fck, go find it yourself, dumb*ss.

The first post he clicked was about Outlaw’s incomprehensible winning streak.

“Hmm, it certainly is amazing, isn’t it, everyone?”

-No, but does that even make sense? I can’t understand it no matter how I think about it.
-Seriously, even if Prisoner came back to life, he probably couldn’t do that.
-ㄴ Wouldn’t Prisoner be able to do it?
-Do you think the first-ever 2000-point jungler is a fcking joke?
-Seriously lol
-Stop mentioning the deceased, really. These forum fckers cross the line so much.
-ㄴ Yeah, right, next spy.
-…Could it be wintrading?

“Hey now, don’t cross the line.”

Even as he said that, Jjushim hid the smile forming on his lips.

Then, he moved on to the next post.

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1. Outlaw has a history of testing as a YSG trainee.

2. According to Juwon, Outlaw was undefeated in scrims, and it was pretty much confirmed she’d be a starter from the second round.

3. Surprisingly, contrary to everyone’s expectations, no one confessed. Seems to be the limit of basement-dwelling LoL addicts.

-Number 3, you shthead lolololol
-(Picture of a crying frog.jpg)
-Basement-dwelling LoL addicts sobbing, fck lol
-Honestly, seeing Outlaw’s face gave me PTSD… I can’t make eye contact…
-Ah… Aaat….!
-But setting all that aside, is the undefeated scrim record real? Then why didn’t she go pro? Isn’t YSG a pretty good team?
-Seriously, and it’s not like she went to another team either. Suddenly streaming is weird too.
-Feels like there’s really something more to it…

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1. Vendetta said he felt a wall against Outlaw during scrims.

2. He was excited thinking he’d meet Outlaw at the tournament, but was super disappointed when she didn’t show up.

3. Super shocked after seeing Outlaw’s stream.

4. Casually mentioned he heard Yoongi is also hooked on Outlaw’s stream lol.

-What, are all the top-tier junglers Outlaw fans?
-Noona, save me! Noona, save me! Noona, save me! Noona, save me! Noona, save me! Noona, save me! Noona, save me!
-Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw!
-Outlaw, is she a god? Outlaw, is she a god? Outlaw, is she a god? Outlaw, is she a god? Outlaw, is she a god? Outlaw, is she a god? Outlaw, is she a god?
-Outlaw is a god, and she is streaming right now. Outlaw is a god, and she is streaming right now. Outlaw is a god, and she is streaming right now. Outlaw is a god, and she is streaming right now. Outlaw is a god, and she is streaming right now.

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Real-time) Outlaw just received a 30 million won donation lol
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30 million Star Balloons instantly deposited lol

The donor’s nickname is Nightmare something, so there’s a rumor it’s GRS Nightmare (Nightmare is one of the top trust-fund kids in China ㅇㅇ)

My personal theory is that Nightmare is trying to butter Outlaw up to recruit her.

This is f*cking insane…

-Excuse me, but could you buy me one pork cutlet, please?
-Outlaw receiving 30 million is amazing, but I’m more envious of Nightmare who can just throw that around…
-Chinese rich people are really on a different level lol… Is this… the continent?
-What’s with the continent’s spirit, f*ck lol
-Is Outlaw going to China?
-This is how much female streamers can earn if they’re good at games lol. Truly insane.

“Ahem, so these are roughly the contents.”

-Setting everything else aside, I can’t believe the confession rumor and the undefeated scrim rumor, fck lol.
-Seriously, does that make sense?
-But honestly, even the guys here would just cower in their rooms if told to confess lololol.
-Stop with the factual attacks!
-But if she could make Vendetta feel a wall, why did she leave the team? I don’t get it.
-Wow, fck, 30 million at once ;;; She lives in a different world than me.
-Even after fees, that’s f*cking insane. Does that even make sense?
-Strange, so strange.
-Explain
-Yourself

[‘JjushimGodGod’ has gifted 10 Star Balloons.]
[“Honestly, if she were confident, there’d be no reason for such mindless banning sprees. She needs to properly explain why she left the team.”]

It seemed like the topic might stray to strange places 중간중간, but fortunately, one of the viewers properly steered it back.

“That certainly is a bit hard to understand. Why on earth did she leave YSG?”

Why did Outlaw leave YSG?

Unfortunately, apart from a vague reason like ‘she didn’t fit with the team,’ no detailed explanation had emerged.

This was the part Jjushim was aiming for.

‘Even the smallest loophole can grow into a massive suspicion depending on how it’s nurtured.’

In any case, there wasn’t much Jjushim had to do himself.

If he just set the stage, the viewers, starved for drama, would take care of everything.

Even if things went wrong later, Jjushim could simply claim he was just asking questions on behalf of the viewers.

-And the fact that she could leave YSG in the first place is weird. Didn’t she sign a contract?
-Yeah, don’t pros usually sign 1-year contracts?
-It is strange.
-But looking at her stream now, isn’t it worth switching to streaming? She’s super successful lol.
-That’s also acknowledged.
-Stop instigating, you simps lol. Crawling out now that you see an opportunity.

A few viewers offered different opinions, but Jjushim subtly ignored them and continued.

“That is also strange. Although I don’t have pro experience… I’ve picked up a few things here and there. I’ve never heard of a team making that kind of contract.”

This was true.

Setting aside why Outlaw left the team, how she left also had many question marks.

For Jjushim, this was a good thing.

-Explain
-Yourself
-Explain

“Ah, really everyone… I’m telling you to stop. If you all keep this up, I’m not doing this, okay?”

-OK;
-Restrain yourselves.
-Re-
-strain.
-Yourselves.

With this, Jjushim imprinted upon the viewers the image of him maintaining utmost neutrality.

It meant that whatever he did from now on would be perceived as neutral.

‘Shall I start preparing, then.’

He had gathered enough ingredients.

Outlaw’s abnormal win rate.

The reason Outlaw left the team.

Outlaw’s current broadcast growth and income, which clearly defied common sense.

And various other stories about Outlaw.

Combining these would create a pretty decent scenario.

While conducting the broadcast, Jjushim opened a messenger on the broadcasting computer that wasn’t captured by the stream.

Then, he sent a message to his editor.

[Changsu, I’m going to send you some materials now. Can you make a video with them? The sooner, the better.]

The reply came almost immediately.

No matter how much times had changed, for a major YouTuber like Jjushim, an editor was like a replaceable part, and naturally, it was an absolute top-down relationship.

Even if Jjushim was a good boss who didn’t ask for unreasonable things, a late reply was unthinkable.

[What’s the topic?]

That was obvious.

[The Truth About Outlaw.]