Chapter 40
[Wayo, are you insane?ㅋㅋㅋ]
Why are you cursing right out of the gate?
-That's Wayo for youㅇㅇ
-He told you to treat him like a friend
ㄴ Fuck, they're way too closeㅋㅋ
-Wayo-hwang doesn't care about that stuffㅇㅇ
[??: If you got your ult, come top first]
(GIF of both of them dying)
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
What is this Wayo bastard??
-That was just the enemy jungler making a good gank
ㄴ For real, they both did their best
-Not saying anything and telling him to come again next time—that's Wayo for you
ㄴ Kyaaㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ (Doesn't come next time)
[Wayo-hwang stealing allied jungle camps]
(Wayo eating the allied Gromp, Wolves, and even Blue)
Is this right??
-He's really gobbling them upㅋㅋ
-Is that allowed??
ㄴ They've been sitting there for two minutes, so technically it's legalㅇㅇ
-Kangseok abandoned those, so it can't be helpedㅇㅇ
[Were these two originally close?]
Their vibe is something else
-Astonishingly, this is their first collab..
-Kangseok is just humoring himㅋㅋ
ㄴ For real, he's humoring him a lot
ㄴ What else can he do if he doesn't?ㅋㅋㅋ
[Can't these two keep collabing?]
Seems better than watching Wayo keep camping like a fucking bug
-It's donation-video day, why are you being so negative?
ㄴ For real, it's donation-video time
ㄴ Donation videos are fucking awful
[But is Wayo actually good at LEx?]
Whenever I go watch because people say he's good, he's always camping
-Honestly, he's fucking good
ㄴ That good?
ㄴ He'd mow down even a duo queue if he met them face-to-face
ㄴ That's fucking good
-You have to be good at camping too for a high success rateㅋㅋ
ㄴ For real, you have to hear them well and catch them well
[Honestly, he's just a local top laner in Rell]
But he really is good at LEx
-He was always good at FPS, period
-He's a fucking idiot in top lane
ㄴ For realㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ There isn't another complete idiot like him
[Wayo << should've played ADC]
ADC's a pure mechanics laneㅋㅋ
-This guy just likes fighters
ㄴ For realㅋㅋㅋ
-But why does a guy who charges headfirst camp only in LEx?
ㄴ If I die, another user gets my gear
ㄴ Ahㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ The mindset of a top-lane psycho who freezes the laneㅋㅋ
[Are these two okay collabing?]
Isn't this a fight?
-It's fine, they'll apologize afterward anyway
ㄴ Would Wayo do that?
ㄴ If he apologized, he wouldn't be Wayo
-Kangseok actually likes that kind of thing
ㄴ For real, that's how you keep a broadcast livelyㅋㅋ
ㄴ Being polite would be boring though
[Wayo-hwang is being polite even thereㅇㅇ]
(Clip of the old Peach Garden Oath collab)
Looking at this, that was practically demure for him
-Wow, fuck, half their conversation is cursing
-Aren't those two fighting?
ㄴ Yeah, they're really fighting
ㄴ And then they collab again
-I do miss those daysㅇㅇ
ㄴ Typical of this bastard) Didn't watch it back then
ㄴ ㄴㄴ Typical of this bastard) He didn't watch it either
ㄴ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Meanwhile, the Chamber-Pot Duo's win rate]
(Match history site)
5 wins, 1 lossㅋㅋㅋ
Just duo foreverㅋㅋ
-What's the Chamber-Pot Duo?
ㄴ Wayo + Kangseok = chamber pot
ㄴ Fuck, that's filthy;;
ㄴ For realㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Why is the win rate so high? Is Wayo really that good?
ㄴ His win rate rose like magic once he stopped investing in topㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ Wayo is a top laner you really shouldn't gankㅇㅇ
[Wayo << Has he really lost his touch?]
After a collab, he should keep them around to shoot the breeze and make clips
What kind of technique is it to end the call and immediately launch LEx?
-That's why he's a tiny streamerㅋㅋ
-That, too, is Wayoㅇㅇ
-But he already made a lot of clips
ㄴ For realㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ He really squeezed a ton outㅋㅋ
[Wayo-hwang's live viewer count]
(Wayo's viewer count)
Astonishingly, it barely increasedㅋㅋ
-??
-Why??
ㄴ Why do you think? He launched LEx immediately and started camping, so they left
ㄴ Ah..
-A bastard who can't even mooch off anyoneㅋㅋ
ㄴ Wayo just doesn't mooch off peopleㅇㅇ
ㄴ That's Wayoㅋㅋ
-Playing donation videos and using the shady-streamer technique was too much
ㄴ ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
**
Lately, I've had one major complaint.
Yeah, not a small one—a major complaint.
Namely.
“Coffee!”
[I'm out!]
“What? Do you know what time it is?”
[I'll be home before midnight….]
“Go!”
-??
-Gasp
-What
-No coffee?
The coffee vending machine started taking frequent days off.
It used to go buy it right away whenever I asked.
These days, it's absent more often than it's home.
[He isn't answering….]
“This?”
It wasn't even answering calls very well.
Looks like my little brother went to college and is enjoying his youth properly.
“Ahh, without coffee, I can't stream for long.”
-Wait, what the fuck?
-Where did the vending machine go?
-Go buy it yourself, fuck
“I have to stream. I can't leave the house, can I?”
Does anyone know about the eight-second rule?
On terrestrial broadcasts, eight seconds of silence is considered a broadcast accident.
Well, internet broadcasts are a different matter.
Still, a streamer can't leave the stream unattended, right?
-Order delivery, fuck;;
-Just play a song and go get itㅇㅇ
-Then is ending the stream okay??
-So where did the vending machine go?
“Ah, well, um.”
The thing is, Aseong has apparently been dating lately.
A campus couple, no less. My life is full of CCs only.
-??
-?
-No, fuck
-Fuckㅋㅋ
Even the chat got hit by CC as a group.
Yes, I'm glad everyone seems to sympathize with me.
-So he isn't bringing coffee?
-If your little brother's dating, don't bother him and order delivery;;
Anyway, the lack of a coffee vending machine was a serious problem.
And with good reason….
“Delivery's not an option.”
-??
-Why
-There isn't a café nearby that delivers?
“There is, but the coffee tastes bad.”
I happen to have a picky palate.
And since coffee is the only beverage I drink, I'm especially particular about it.
On set, I just buy something at a nearby café without fuss.
But at home, don't you want to drink good coffee?
In that sense, the coffee from the café near our house had been raising my quality of life.
-Can't you just go buy it??
-You go buy the damn thing
“Argh….”
I just can't be bothered to go.
Do I need to hire a separate broadcast manager too?
No, wait, I already have a broadcast manager, don't I?
I have a manager my mother gave birth to, but the problem is that bastard keeps neglecting his duties.
“Still, he says he'll be home tonight, so I'll tell him to buy it on the way.”
-This bastardㅋㅋㅋ
-Leave your brother alone, he's dating
“Love is only temporary.”
Unless he's getting married, shouldn't family come first? Am I wrong?
How many diapers did I change for him?
-Why are you the one changing diapers?
-Is the age gap that big??
“It's not that big.”
-??
-But how do you change them?
“Good grief….”
Can't exactly say it.
“I'm just very mature, you see.
I was truly a mature child, with nothing to be ashamed of before the heavens.
Though I did cause trouble now and then.
And as for puberty… well, that couldn't be helped, could it?
Humans are slaves to their hormones, after all.
All the trouble I caused during puberty was just the unavoidable result of hormones.
Anyway, I'll tell Aseong to enjoy dating.
“Shall we do what we came here to do, then?”
Saying that, I turned on the LEx I always played.
-?
-You were just playing it, you asshole
“No, let's play a little while and think about what to do?”
Games have been in a drought lately anyway.
We could look for a general game while playing LEx.
-??
-How can you look while playing a game?
“Hmm-hmm, donation videos are on?”
-??
-?
-ㅗㅗ
-You should be the one streaming, fuck
-This bastard really has a freeloading mindset
-If you have nothing to do, why not enter the tournament?
“A tournament? Hmm.”
Actually, I'd received an offer.
Old man Kangseok, who hadn't contacted me for about a week, had sent me a message.
[Kangseok: Wayo, are you interested in tournaments? There's one coming up….]
Looking at it, it was just a casual suggestion.
Since the deadline was still comfortably far off, I'd put it on hold for now.
“I'll enter if the opportunity comes up.”
-???
-“If the opportunity comes up” = if you feel like it
-More importantly, is he camping again?
-This bastard only camps all day
“Ah, I'm planning to go to the Lab soon.”
LEx's ultimate firefight map, the Lab.
It was about time I broke through there.
-Ohㅋㅋㅋ
-Finally going?
-Do you even know how to get there?
“I've watched a lot on YouTube.”
Usually, half of any LEx YouTube video is the Lab.
That's how many valuable items turn up there, and how many firefights happen.
I was very excited, since I'd never been there even once.
They say there are lots of hackers too, but how many could there really be?
I should go farm while cleaning out the gear I'd stockpiled.
-I hear a new map is coming out this time
-Stockpile more gear
“A new map? What's coming out?”
-ㅇㅇ
-An oil tanker
-I hear it's fucking brutal
Hmm, an oil tanker.
Sounds fun, doesn't it?
Aren't firefights most thrilling in cramped, complicated spaces?
A firefight inside a ship fit that condition perfectly.
“When it comes out, shall we form a party and go?”
Places like that are more fun in a group, though. Is there anyone to go with?
-Haegan bastard, let's go?
-Both Haegan and Yeonguk play LEx
“Ah, um, should we?”
I didn't like that both had gone to the light and become different people.
Still, it wasn't as if we'd never collab again.
I should casually suggest it soon.
Anyway….
[Death]
“Ah, it's because there's no coffee.”
-What's with all the coffee whining??
-A fully geared three-man queue isn't happeningㅋㅋ
[Defeat]
“Ah! The caffeine.”
-You just played badly
-This bastard's throwing bb
-Isn't he going to get penalized?
And so, after streaming for several days without his coffee transfusion arriving on time.
“Short break! I'm going to get some water.”
-Okay okay, I'm going to bed
-Let's go for a walkㅋㅋㅋ
-Huh?? Didn't you say something about eight seconds of silence??
“What's this eight-second crap in an internet broadcast? If you want that, go watch terrestrial TV.”
-?
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-This fucking bastard
I left the viewers for a moment, went out of the room to get water, and walked downstairs.
It was nice having a big house, but going all the way to the first floor just to get water was a pain.
Should I put a mini-fridge in the streaming room?
One with little noise should be fine.
No, there isn't enough space, so maybe I could just put it in the hallway….
Just as I was pondering how to optimize and save steps.
[Ah, this is bad….]
[Busan is falling behind at this rate….]
I heard the TV from the living room.
The voice was unmistakably familiar; someone seemed to be watching an LCK broadcast.
Could it be Mom?
Hmm, no. There's no way Mom would watch something like that.
No, more importantly, who in our house would be watching LCK?
Wondering about it, I hurried a little as I went down to the living room.
In our house, you went down the stairs and turned immediately to find the living room and kitchen.
So, in the living room plainly visible from there,
“Oh.”
“Huh?”
A girl I'd never seen before was sitting on the sofa, looking this way like a meerkat.
“Who….”
“Oh, oh!”
With a sudden jerk!
Before I could even figure out who she was, the girl sprang to her feet in one sharp motion and—
“I-I'm Aseong's girlfriend!”
Then, with a sharp snap, she bent at the waist like a flip phone and greeted me.
Ah, ah.
Now that I think about it.
‘Can I invite my girlfriend over tomorrow?’
‘Why are you asking me? Ask Mom.’
‘Really?’
‘Of course~’
So today was the day the coffee-vending-machine thief was coming.