NOVEL NEXT Chapter 17
Sometimes, I get fixated on strange things.
There are times when I feel drawn to completely useless endeavors.
For instance, achieving Level 30 with a 0-loss record in a challenge—things like that.
It’s something that crosses your mind.
Even if it seems meaningless, and it’s unlikely anyone would notice…
The numbers are just so neat, though.
A 0-loss streak.
And since I’ve decided to make being a broadcaster my career, my viewers might even like it.
“Impossible alone.”
Even after achieving 44 kills and 0 deaths, I almost lost.
This game is much easier than Magical Fight, and the influence of a single high-level player is very limited here.
I’m still far from max level, and I can’t count on having good teammates in every match.
It was clear that I would eventually lose on my own.
“But what about with two people?”
Out of five players, four are strangers to me, and the only person I can trust is myself.
But out of five, if there are three strangers and we could trust each other—the two of us…
It tells a completely different story.
A completely different ratio.
This feels like something that could actually work.
If I had just one person, Victory, who could sync with me…
I called him via the private message system.
Legender – [Hey]
Legender – [There’s something I want to try]
Legender – [Can you help?]
Victory – [What is it?]
Legender – [Achieve Level 30 with no losses]
Legender – [I think we could do it if we work together]
Legender – [Will you help?]
Victory – [The great Legender]
Victory – [Asking for help?]
Victory – [Haha]
Legender – [The game doesn’t let a single player carry too much, right?]
Legender – [Feels like playing while being chained]
Victory – [That’s where the fun comes in]
Victory – [The flavor of a team game]
Victory – [When you can’t carry alone, syncing with others makes it more fun]
Legender – [But usually, everyone is random in other games]
Legender – <It feels like being 1 out of 9 'icon
Legender - [So, will you help?]
Victory - [Sorry]
Victory - [I’ll be busy for about two weeks]
Legender - [Two weeks?]
Legender - [Is being a game broadcaster really that hectic?]
That’s a problem.
It’s within my limits to ask Victory for help to achieve a 30-level undefeated record.
There’s nothing embarrassing about bringing in a skilled friend to ensure a win.
However, waiting around for two weeks without playing just for Victory's help strikes a chord against my pride.
It’s like waiting around like some desperate dog.
Legender - [Then I'll have to figure it out myself]
Legender - [I can't go without playing for two weeks]
Victory - [Are you continuing your broadcast?]
Legender - [I intend to keep trying]
Legender - [When you're ready to join the map rebuild movement, let me know]
Legender - [Let's have Noksu and Venus face off]
Legender - [It’s been a while]
Victory - [If the opportunity arises]
Legender - [Pretending to be busy, huh? Bastard]
Legender - [If you betray Mapa too much, I won't let it slide]
Victory - [Haven't you already meddled?]
Victory - [You spread rumors about how much you love Noksu]
Legender - [Live authentically! Don't hide yourself!]
Legender - [Go ahead and shout it loud!]
Legender - [I love Noksu! The combination of black outfits and the Grim Reaper's scythe is irresistible!]
Legender - [I love flat cliffs! They have a certain charm!]
Victory - [These days, people are buried for saying things like that]
Victory - [You better be careful and avoid controversy]
Legender - [Haha]
Legender - [Hahaha]
Victory -
Why did I laugh?
Just thought the situation was a bit amusing.
Both he and I were good at Mapa, but that meant nothing in the real world.
Being able to bend your wrist 180 degrees or sticking your knuckles to your arm—features like that weren’t all that great.
Being good at Magical Fight, being a master at it—some people would admire that, and that’s about it.
But then, Teamfight Arena appeared and boomed, and everyone went wild.
Being good at Teama became a spec that could be used to make a living.
Something unimaginable back when we played Mapa.
“Even though it’s copycat crap, it still can’t be forgiven.”
Its resemblance to Magical Fight, how it’s easier than Magical Fight, how it’s more popular and absorbed all the players—those sins.
The sin of ruining my favorite game!
I can’t forgive that, but…
At least Victory seems to have found some happiness, right?
Thinking that way makes it hard to hate it entirely.
Legender – [Anyway, good luck]
Even with my unusual body, it seems like estrogen still kicks in, making me a little more sentimental lately.
It’s disappointing, but I’ll have to give up on the 30-level undefeated streak.
I can’t do it alone no matter how much I think about it.
I won’t lose even 70 more games.
That’s just how I see it…
Wild – [Hey]
Wild – [Are you broadcasting these days?]
A message from an old friend, of all people.
Legender – [Hello]
Legender – [Have you seen my broadcasts?]
Wild – [(Link)]
Wild – [Is this you?? Your voice has completely changed???]
Legender – [I went through puberty]
Wild – [?? Can puberty come twice?]
Wild – [Three years ago, you already had a mature guy’s voice]
How did he remember my voice even after three years?
After not seeing or hearing from each other for that long, you’d think he’d have forgotten.
Legender – [Actually, I had a really bad bout of the flu]
Legender – [My vocal cords got damaged and the voice changed]
Wild – [Can that even happen?]
Wild – [Are you okay now?]
Legender – [Yes]
Wild – [Did you disappear for three years because you were in the hospital?]
Legender – [No, not the entire time]
Half of it was lies, a quarter true, the rest… gray.
That’s how the story goes.
Legender – [I’m fine now, so don’t worry about it]
My body is in perfect condition.
Just my social life has become completely impossible due to my mental state…
But I’ve found a kind of breakthrough.
Internet broadcaster.
Maybe this job could also ease Set Yoon’s concerns a bit.
Legender – [Are you good at Teama?]
Legender – [Do you have confidence?]
Wild – [Are you kidding me?]
Wild – [Thinking I wouldn’t be good at it?]
Legender – [Of course]
Legender – [That’s the Wild I know]
Wild is one of the few high-level players I acknowledge.
Of course, compared to me, he’s slightly inferior.
But surely, could it be…?
Could the 2nd ranked Wild in the ranking I saw back then be this Wild?
[1. Victory – Challenger 2729
2. TP WILD – Challenger 2582
3. MAR Adios – Challenger 2515
4. KFT Yanghak – Challenger 2499
5. UnluckyPlayer – Challenger 2496]
When I checked the Teamfight Arena rankings again, there it was, clearly: TP WILD.
Legender – [By any chance, are you the 2nd ranked player right now?]
Legender – [Right below Victory?]
Wild – [Don’t say “below Victory”]
Wild – [I only kneel to gather momentum]
How can such a coincidence even exist?
But as much as I wonder about that…
I already know it’s not a coincidence.
Both of them are people I acknowledge as skilled in games.
Legender – [Shouldn’t we form a ranking of the Mapa Alumni 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places? haha]
Legender – [Of course, I’ll be 1st, and you two will take 2nd and 3rd ^^]
Wild – [Come on up]
Wild – [Anytime]
Wild – [I’ll accept that challenge]
There are so many familiar faces.
Alright, I’ll come up.
Let’s hit max level first.
Legender – [There’s something I want to try]
Legender – [Achieving max level with a perfect record]
Legender – [Will you help?]
Wild – [Sounds fun]
Wild – [Let’s go]
Wild readily agreed.
With a partner secured, time to write a new legend.
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