Chapter 47
[Wayo the Emperor, runner-upㅋㅋㅋ]
I really thought he might win.
-An all-time disaster of a finalㅋㅋㅋ
-The gap in team strength was just too big.
ㄴ Second place is still damn good.
-Did Wayo carry??
ㄴ Yeah, he reverse-carriedㅋㅋ
[Wayo the Emperor was actually pretty good, though]
Honestly, wouldn't they have been quarterfinals-and-out without him??
-For real.
-As long as he carried the team, that's enoughㅋㅋ
-The quarterfinals really were all Wayoㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ It's Wayoㅋㅋ
[Wayo's quarterfinals highlight reel]
(Wayo solo-killing someone on a carry champion)
(Wayo diving the twin turrets)
(Wayo taking a lane lead and turning a gank into a disaster)
Honestly, at this point, shouldn't he at least squeak into A tier??
-Did this bastard not watch the final? He's definitely B-tier.
ㄴ For realㅋㅋ
ㄴ Masters players really are different.
-He might be the best Emerald top lanerㅋㅋㅋ
-Is this really Wayo? He's a completely different person from solo queue.
ㄴ He does play like that sometimes in solo queue.
[Why Wayo isn't A tier]
(Compilation of tournament throws)
This bastard is the MVP whenever he loses.
-Wow, holy shit, getting caught out in front like thatㅋㅋㅋ
-Why did he even go in during the second clip?
ㄴ The ADC had no Flash, so I thought it was a chance to crack them openㅇㅇ
ㄴ It would've been different if the support had no summoner spells.
ㄴ In the end, he had them and still ruined the gameㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Wayo<<the typical gambler who only cares about himselfㅇㅇ]
He doesn't give a damn about team risk and only thinks about hitting the jackpotㅋㅋㅋ
-That's Wayoㅇㅇ
-Isn't that what makes games fun in the first place??
ㄴ You can't play like that in a tournament.
ㄴ That's why he inted less in the tournamentㅇㅇ
ㄴ For real, he held back pretty well by tournament standards.
[Wayo's usual gameplay..]
(Compilation of side-lane deaths)
For Wayo, this tournament was actually playing conservatively.
-Wow, holy fuckㅋㅋㅋ
-No wonder he can't climb.
-But when he's good, he's insanely good.
ㄴ He only plays for those moments in the first placeㅋㅋ
[Is Wayo about to blow up now?]
There were a lot of tournament viewers.
-Yeah, he's a big streamer now.
ㄴ Yeah, rightㅋㅋㅋ?
ㄴ Information) The mid laner was the one who blew up.
[Wayo's stream schedule this weekㅇㅇ]
Monday: No stream
Tuesday: After-party
Wednesday–Friday: No stream
Saturday–Sunday: LEx
He's going to shake off every ant and then complain about having no new viewersㅋㅋㅋ
-Did this bastard come from the future??
-Recommend me a coin;
-The scary thing is that this is actually true.
-Anyone who knows what happens after Wayo's big-server event: ㄱ-
-Fuck, it's another LEx era.
ㄴ For real, how many weeks has he been doing thisㅋㅋ
[Does Wayo not care about streaming?]
Looking at the gallery, it seems like he takes a ton of breaks.
Even when new viewers come in, he doesn't capitalize on them.
-Streaming is just a side job for him.
ㄴ Oh, really? What's his actual job?
ㄴ He's basically a team leader at a major corporation.
ㄴ For real?? That's insane.
ㄴ This bastard is so naiveㅋㅋ
ㄴ ;;
-Wayo is a famous hobby streamerㅇㅇ
**
Runner-up in the Tournament of Doom.
Honestly, the finals were disappointing, but I still had a great showing.
Even if there were only eight teams, I came in second, didn't I?
It was even a tournament with a sizable prize pool.
We agreed to split it evenly, but what should I spend my share on once it comes in?
Until now, I'd been steadily saving my streaming income in a separate account.
Should I just put it there too?
This was the first time I'd earned outside income from streaming, so I had to think about it a little.
“Mom, is there anything you want?”
Or should I buy something for the family?
“All of a sudden?”
“Because I won prize money this time.”
It'd be nice to spend it on something good, since I had it now.
I didn't really have anything to spend it on myself.
“Hmm, not really.”
“Really?”
Then should I buy something for Dad?
No, he would probably give me a similar answer.
Lately, he'd been practically living at the lab while polishing his papers.
I suspected the conference was probably his only reason to go out.
Anyway, if my parents didn't want anything….
“Seonyeong, is there anything you want to eat?”
“Y-yes, huh?!”
Should I buy the vending-machine thief something tasty?
When I spoke to her, Seonyeong jumped in surprise.
Oh, come on. What's gotten into her?
We'd even gone to the tournament together for some quality time the other day, hadn't we?
“Am I making you uncomfortable?”
“N-no, no!”
“Don't bully Seonyeong.”
“When did I ever bully her?”
Seonyeong had been sitting on our sofa.
When I came downstairs earlier, I found that Aseong had brought her over.
This guy should be out having fun with his girlfriend.
But he brought her home because it was hot outside.
“Sis, what about me?”
“Buy your own. But, Seonyeong—”
“Y-yes?”
“Make yourself comfortable. Relax.”
“No, it's just….”
Besides, because of all that Seoul Noona business the other day.
It seemed Seonyeong had figured out my identity….
“Y-you're a celebrity…?”
Honestly, it hurt that learning my identity made her feel so distant.
How many pictures had I taken for her that day?
“So what if I'm a celebrity? Aseong was a trainee too.”
Though he did run away after three months.
“Why am I being dragged into this?”
“And you, punk, you should've told her in advance.”
And Aseong was partly to blame for Seonyeong suddenly feeling so distant.
He should've given her a preventive shot first.
Since he hadn't, wasn't this what happened when she found out later?
“You told me not to say anything.”
“Oh? Now you're talking back to me too?”
My little brother was talking back? When I glanced at Aseong, he looked away.
Yeah, just where do you think you're going….
Smack!
“Ow!”
“Why are you bullying your little brother?”
“When did I ever….”
I grumbled while rubbing the shoulder Mom had hit.
“Enough. I'm going to buy fruit later. Do you want some?”
“…Have Aseong order it and bring it upstairs.”
“Bring it upstairs?”
“Of course.”
It was about time I started streaming.
Since I'd come in second at the tournament yesterday, we had an after-party today.
Well, there were two VTubers on the team, so we were holding it online.
Everyone's workplace was online anyway. What was wrong with having an after-party online too?
“I'm going to play a game, so have fun with Seonyeong.”
“Y-yes, yes!”
I patted Seonyeong's stiff shoulders before getting up.
I could secretly stream even when guests came over.
Good thing I'd bought a two-story house.
Still thinking that climbing stairs was a little annoying, I went up to the streaming room.
“Hello?”
I turned on the stream right away using the computer I'd left on in advance.
-I present Wayo, the runner-up top laner..
-The king of the eighth seedㄷㄷㄷ
-Why are you only coming now??
Wow, look at how fast the viewers are coming in.
No wonder it was called a tournament—the influx of viewers was obvious.
It was temporary, but hey, I'd take it.
“You all watched the tournament yesterday, right? From now on, I won't be accepting wholesome feedback.”
-...??
-Anyone would think he won the tournamentㅋㅋㅋ
-Then I'll give you unwholesome feedback.
Still, the viewership was weaker than I'd expected for a runner-up.
Honestly, the streamers on our team weren't that big.
Haeganom was the biggest, and the ADC was probably around the same size.
For reference, the smallest streamer was unfortunately yours truly, Wayo.
My audience was honestly so small that entering the tournament had been awkward.
I really ought to carry Old Man Kangseok sometime.
“Has anyone uploaded any good highlight clips~?”
Anyway.
Since the tournament had only ended yesterday, I started by looking for tournament-related clips.
Wayo wandered around….
There had been plenty of incredible moments.
They were the kind of thing people would clip, weren't they?
-Is he going to look for them himself??
-How pathetic, damn..
-Just turn on viewer donations.
“Should I? Ah, but I'll skip anything that isn't a tournament clip.”
-?
-That's not how this works;;
“Then don't try any funny business.”
-ㅋㅋ;
-He didn't fall for it.
As if—it's not like I've only fallen for that once or twice.
And nobody knows my highlight scenes better than I do.
“Don't worry. I'll find them and serve them up to you.”
-??
-No no no no
-There's no need to go that far.
“Tsk, let's start with this one.”
Huh? Why did I make this play here?
I'll chew it up thoroughly from my own perspective and spit it back out for you.
-Ah, fuck.
-Stop.
-I'm off for a walk, later.
“Yeah, yeah, go take a walk. There are a lot of people here today.”
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Ah..
-You fucking bastard;;
-What is this instant abandonment technique??
This was my chance, with so many viewers coming in.
A chance to show off the Rell skills I'd honed for ten years…!
They were already viewers who'd come in through the Rell tournament, after all.
So I sat them down and made them rewatch the Tournament of Doom highlight reel.
-Please, sir;;
-Aren't you doing a collab??
“Oh, right.”
I only let the viewers go once it was time for the after-party collab.
Damn, what a shame. There were still plenty of great moments left.
“I'll explain it all again later.”
-ㅋㅋㅋ;;
-I'll never watch it, just you wait.
-Look at him shaking off the ants, fuck.
“They'll all have gone for a walk, I guess.”
It's not like these walking dogs have never sprung a walk on me before.
I said it casually and entered the voice chat.
“Hello~”
“Did you get some rest?”
“You came in last.”
The members of our runner-up team had already gathered in the voice chat and were chatting away.
The atmosphere was remarkably cheerful.
“I watched the tournament footage yesterday and even reviewed the games….”
The support, Jhae, in particular, was so bright that they seemed like a completely different person from the tournament.
The relief of being freed from the Lamp Genie came through in their voice.
Yeah, they'd suffered a lot living as the ADC's tool throughout the tournament.
Wasn't Jhae actually the hidden MVP?
“You know how to review games too?”
“Shut up.”
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-How much had they been holding in??
-Are those people okay??
…Hmm, it seemed like some resentment was still lingering.
But now that the result was good, they'd all sort it out eventually.
“You installed the Pingping game, right?”
“Of course.”
Anyway, everyone was here, so it was time to play today's after-party game.
-Kyaa
-What are we doing for today's collab??
Actually, it took quite a while to decide on an after-party game.
Everyone wanted to play something different.
So in the end, we voted on it.
“We're playing this today.”
[Metcha Paint]
That was the game we chose.
It was a game where you painted your body and hid,
and apparently it was very popular these days?
-Ohㅋㅋㅋ
-Kyaaㅋㅋ
-We're finally playing a meta game.
It wasn't a bad idea to try a trendy game while we were at it….
‘Tsk.’
Still, it was a shame that LEx had been eliminated so quickly.