[Bronze 3 Real-Time Sniping Waiting]
I’ve never sniped at my tier before.
-Bronze 3’s top output NoName lol
It’s okay if I’m not diamond!
-Let me try to rank up too.
[NoName Sniping Success Certification Post]
(In an adorable Kariri voice)
Instead, I gave you cute Kariri-chan!
-What’s this useless drivel?
You don’t know Kariri-chan? She’s super famous as a VTuber with 890,000 subscribers.
Where does this garbage come from all the time?
-Utopia exists.
[Meeting with Diamond Mid Jungle Alternate Account against NoName (Screenshots included)]
A pathetic defeat (screenshot of result screen)
-What happened?
-Mid jungle can’t win against top and bottom even if they’re diamond, legendary lol
Thus, I have my reasons for being stuck in bronze.
-What’s this KDA of 21/2/5?
I took a pentakill, quadra-kill, and double ace—pretty efficient!
It was a 30-minute game, and jungle RS was 330, wow!
-So, the NoName Legend of the Boot Camp was true?
What is a boot camp?
A sniping smurf troll.
Comparing a massacre in low ranks to challengers, crazy lol.
But you said the opponent was diamond!
So what changes if three of my team are bronze? You don’t know League.
-I genuinely need an assassin buff; if one bruiser gets too strong, the game can’t turn around.
(Author) It was originally a game we were supposed to win, but during the Herald team fight, a pentakill turned the atmosphere cold.
Can I see the recording?
(Author) I forgot to record it, and when I check the replay, it seems only NoName’s footage is corrupted, so there are no usable images.
-At this point, isn’t NoName just a super high-performance AI created by Riot?
The end of human civilization has come.
What’s with the cute girl attachment?
You’re biased lol.
Pervert, hate.
-Suddenly, why is everyone trying so hard in this match?
(Author) I don’t know.
As “Documentary 4 Days” gained sensational popularity, the crowd naturally turned their attention to the cast.
Unlike celebrities who face legal actions from the company when a sniper misses even in virtual reality, they are closer to ordinary people.
There was no problem playing a game or two together.
Especially in the first broadcast of “Documentary 4 Days,” streamer “Shubi,” who seemed to be the main protagonist, publicly allowed sniping, sparking a major culture shift.
It was no different from League.
[The rabbit and the tortoise: I came to Challenger to play with HyeBam^^ Let’s enjoy the game together^^]
[Hyeji 3면밤이된다: Are you out of your mind? Focus on real life instead.]
However, most viewers are not in a higher tier. The reality where they eagerly cheer for NoName, who was Bronze 3, was probably a foreseen situation.
NoName didn’t really embrace this situation.
“The gaming time has shortened. Above all, the game is unpredictable.”
From the perspective of a player who has to clear quests in the shortest possible time and immediately transition to the next game, snipers were a nuisance.
Games often dragged on for an hour, or the castle would fall in under 15 minutes. Unless it’s a mythic quest, most achievements yield no rewards, wasting precious time. The stress just builds up.
“Feels like I’m losing 5,000 won every day; it can’t keep going on like this?”
With about 500,000 won received as appearance fees, merely calculating arithmetically means that after more than 100 days, it becomes a loss.
[Searching for a game]
[Declined]
A matchmaking finding in less than a second feels unstable.
The 5-minute wait time is quite ambiguous, so my focus shifted to the community instead.
Anyway, updates and pro games had no relevance to me. Today also revolved around ego-searching.
[Search: NoName / Filter: Today]
[387 results found]
Like expected, trivial content. Just as she was about to turn back to gaming.
-NoName Urban Legend Exposed (Warning: Long) –
Despite being a lengthy, diligent post, it attracted only a few comments, failing to be featured as a notable post, and remained buried.
[NoName Urban Legend Exposed (Warning: Long)]
[Author: Not Angry, Just Trying Hard]
You think NoName is just a troll?
I don’t think so.
(…)
“So, why should we snipe NoName?”
“2대때림님, let me explain from the beginning.”
“I understand your explanation. And didn’t I say to call me by my name, not my nickname?”
“Isn’t that what you made yourself?”
“Well, whatever. I get it, Ye-eun.”
Ye-eun didn’t bother to add that this nickname was given to her by her older brother.
The essence was this.
There must be a valid reason for NoName’s trolling, or he is unable to communicate for some reason.
Though all of this was nonsense from Semin, they agreed to team up for just this one match due to their past duo.
“Hey, I easily ranked up to Silver too.”
I heard Semin originally lived around Silver to Gold. Her excuse of just returning from military service meant she hadn’t adapted yet.
In reality, she demonstrated far superior skills than local bronzers.
“Do you think sniping will work at this level? We’re not the only ones doing this.”
“If we lose, we gain nothing.”
“You can’t speak anyway? How do you plan to communicate?”
“I can send the same signals through eye contact, like this.”
Semin’s eyes blink rhythmically.
According to him, the signals sent by NoName are SOS in Morse code. A minor distress signal system that likely went out of fashion fifty years ago…
Not that I knew the details, but it was certainly an intriguing topic.
In the video, she indeed opens and closes her eyes at regular intervals.
Once the game ends, NoName immediately proceeds to the next match.
The moment game invitations become available, finding a game seems to inherently provide a glimmer of hope.
[Game Found]
“Should we enter?”
[Accept 1/2]
[Accept 2/2]
[Match Completed]
Pitch black darkness envelops, and after a brief moment, visibility returns.
A familiar dome house waiting room structure for virtual reality gamers.
Ten players present their avatars, crafted with great effort, showcasing them in the spotlight.
Of course, customization isn’t a necessity.
Since they were being used merely as sub-avatars for waiting, it wasn’t easy to guess who was who based solely on their appearance.
Those who were too lazy to decorate their characters only added a couple of basic ornaments.
NoName was among them.
Therefore, we couldn’t distinguish whether this person was a troll or a novice until the game started. Moreover, to prevent abuse, interaction among players was disabled.
Semin scanned his surroundings.
One basic avatar was assigned to his team, and one to the enemies.
They should definitely be among these.
Ye-eun kept a disinterested pose.
Come to think of it, wouldn’t it be better to divide to snipe?
It seems I unconsciously started since it had become a habit to duo up until now.
As various thoughts flitted through his mind, the pick order approached.
Taking gaming seriously, as always, Semin chose jungle Rammus.
From the first pick of the ally to the fifth pick of the opponent, all ten champions were selected, and the countdown began.
The grandfather clock signaling the departure for battle chimed, urging them onwards. Their control was seized as the champions began to move on their own.
The longer the distance from the dome house to the battlefield, the longer the loading time. In other words, one of them was proving to be using an obsolete capsule.
“It’s really far!”
“Is this taking 2 minutes? It might even take over 3!”
For Semin, that was good news.
In an era when cutting-edge capsules poured in like mushrooms, such loading times were rare.
NoName seemed not to be using a particularly good capsule device, consistently showing such bizarre loading times.
Reaching the battlefield’s entrance, there’s an event where NPCs resembling Minotaurs hand out permits.
Nominally a permit, it served as a universal status window where overall stats of allies and battlefield details could be checked. Here, one could also see the opponents’ nicknames.
“Here you go, adventurer seeking legacy. It’s valuable, so be cautious not to lose it.”
The status window tutorial automatically skipped.
Semin hurriedly checked the nickname.
[NoName (Evelynn): 0/0/0]
“There it is!”
“But that’s the opponent!”
“We can invade.”
An operation to initiate a fight before the real battle began.
The primary goal was to meet him.
Semin immediately pinged for support in the eastern forest of the opposing team. The teammates hesitated at the comp check, but they couldn’t just let him go alone, could they?
Leading the charge were Semin and Ye-eun, and the five of them confidently crossed the border.
Typically, there would usually be at least one observer around this area, but for some reason, no one was in sight.
“Ward?”
“No… it doesn’t seem like a ward.”
Even in the northern forest where one team member scouted or in the eastern forest, no signs of life were reported.
Which meant, NoName was nowhere to be found on the battlefield.
“This guy doesn’t plan to play at all this match.”
[Physical abnormal response detected]
[Please log out of the capsule immediately]
“……”
[Response time exceeded]
[You are being forcibly disconnected]
[Error]
[You are being forcibly disconnected]
[Error]
[Timeout exceeded]
[Declined]
[Physical abnormal response detected]
[Please log out of the capsule immediately]
[Declined]
[Cannot decline]
[Response time exceeded]
[You are being forcibly disconnected]
[Error]
[Error]
[Error]
“Shut up…”
All the warning tones were driving me insane.
I’d seen these notifications quite often before.
I had thought about this before. If I could finish what I had to do in two days, even if I stayed up for three days, I could rest for one day.
Returning from my insignificant challenge was only the system’s warning of a physical abnormality. The weak, delicate body of a young girl refused to allow even one night of lost sleep.
[Error]
[Error]
I really feel like I’m going to die.
No, I want to die.
Moreover, whenever someone approaches, my expression changes as if nothing happened, and my whole body stiffens like a wooden puppet. An unbearable discomfort of feeling like my body is not my own.
Once the stiffness disappears, the brief agony returns in multiplied intensity.
It hurts too much.
Every time I breathe, I feel like my insides are being torn apart.
But I don’t cough.
It’s not reality.
With every step I take, my limbs feel crushed.
But I must keep walking toward the battlefield.
That’s the system.
My heart tightens.
My head feels ready to explode.
[Error]
[Error]
“Are you okay? Others have already reached the battlefield! You need to hurry!”
A familiar voice echoes. This high-pitched, clear voice belongs to the fox-eared merchant, “Riri.” The girl who always sold worn-out boots and low-quality potions in the starting town.
Even though she’s an AI, I might have developed the closest connection to her in this life.
In a world fundamentally deprived of human interaction, I embraced her small body.
“Why… why is this happening?! W-wait a moment!”
A gasp escapes from Riri’s lips.
“Just a little, just a little longer like this, Ruri… I mean Riri. I’m having a hard time… it’s been hard.”
“This body is, despite appearances, of noble Blood from the Great Yernika Kingdom! How can someone like you just touch me freely!”
“…”
“It shouldn’t be like this… it shouldn’t be like this…”
Normally, consistent contact with NPCs in League was blocked. But what can I do? I am inherently a body full of bugs.
The small furball seemed to resist a bit at first but gradually snuggled closer to me.
Her warmth was truly kind and cozy.
“Memories of my past life are already beginning to fade, yet I still vividly recall the moments with my mother. They come to me the moment I wake up, when I prepare for games, even as I try to sleep.”
“Hmm… was your mother a good person?”
“I’m not sure. I was too young. Just a foolishly good person, that’s all…”
Surely, it must have been so.
If she had any sense, she wouldn’t have sacrificed her life for me.
In my oldest memory, the two of us were holding hands tightly in a blood-soaked battlefield.
