[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 128

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Endless Narak chat.

Even the veteran broadcaster Jjuhsim momentarily blanked out while looking at the soaring chat window.

The power of the chat from nearly a hundred thousand viewers was extraordinary.

“Uh… um…”

What should I even say?

Should I make excuses?


Should I apologize?


Or should I just…

…what do I do?

『‘Jjuhsim’s Slave’ gifted 10 balloons.』


『“Answer”』

Only then did Jjuhsim lift his head at the sound of the electronic notification.

I have to say something.

“…Uh, it seems I misunderstood.”

-If you don’t know, you shouldn’t open your mouth lol

-This guy is hilarious lol

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-Tip of the day: just staying still gets you halfway

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“But… there were certainly suspicious circumstances. You all know that, right?”

-Yeah, no

-Excuses again

-Still flapping his lips lol

-Is this… human?

-Wow, honestly I’ve been cheering for Jjuhsim up until now, but seeing him make excuses like this is really not okay, unsubscribing.

Jjuhsim was cornered to the point of making mistakes he would never usually make.

“…That was a slip of the tongue. Cancel, cancel.”

-Cancel, cancel, what are you talking about lol

-This is ridiculous

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-Let’s just go die

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-This is hilarious lol what’s with the cancel, cancel? lol ah, damn lol

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Seriously, this isn’t just embarrassing lol

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-Going to unsubscribe

-Disappointed

This wasn’t how it was supposed to be.

After winning splendidly in this 5:5, I had planned to smoothly wash away the suspicions with a collaborative stream with Outlaw.

But something had gone terribly wrong.

The 5:5 match ended in a disastrous defeat, and the suspicions about Outlaw, which I had thought couldn’t be explained, were neatly resolved.

Using a method I never imagined, even having a collaboration with a current pro team coach!

‘…The stakes have gotten way too high.’

If Outlaw had resolved the matter right away, or used a different method, things might have turned out differently.

As it always was, it should have been done in a lighthearted way.


Broadcasts are broadcasts. What’s the big deal?

But now, over a hundred thousand viewers were watching Jjuhsim, and any further excuses wouldn’t cut it.

“…I’m sorry. I was wrong.”

In the end, Jjuhsim, with his mind’s calculator blown up, had no choice but to declare defeat.

It wasn’t just that he had lost the game; it was an all-around perfect defeat.

-Yeah, too late

-You’re done for

-Unsubscribing, let’s go

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-Unsubscribing, dislike, and reporting!

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-Why are you apologizing here? lol

-For real, you should be saying that to Outlaw

-This guy probably doesn’t even know what he did wrong. Just thinks it was bad luck lol

-For real lol a classic sociopath

He apologized, just as the viewers said, but it was already too late.

Jjuhsim had nothing he could do in this situation.

*

[I’m sorry.]

White letters on a black background.

A thumbnail commonly used on YouTube when there’s an incident or to attract attention.

This situation undeniably fell into the former category.

Jjuhsim took down the video targeting Outlaw, and issued a final apology video addressing all the suspicions, declaring a period of reflection.

Of course, this wasn’t the first time Jjuhsim had declared a period of reflection, but the difference between then and now was pretty significant.

The daily drop in subscriber numbers proved that.

[-4,217]


[-10,421]


[-18,242]

Public sentiment had hit rock bottom, and Jjuhsim’s subscriber count was plummeting day by day.

Some might say that it hadn’t dropped much compared to the existing number, but the important thing is that the subscribers leaving now were the ones most actively participating on YouTube, the so-called “living” subscribers.

Now what remained for Jjuhsim were the dead subscribers who had subscribed long ago but forgotten about him.

In other words, he was falling much faster than it appeared on the surface.

Someone might say.


That he would come back in a few months, shameless as ever.

That’s true.


But no one thinks that the same viewer base will still be there by then.

Meanwhile…

In stark contrast to Jjuhsim, the Legends of League on Red TV began to experience unprecedented prosperity.

The viewer base that had flowed in during the match between Outlaw and Jjuhsim found their place on Red TV.

[Category] [Legends of League]


[Current viewers: 211,421]

Naturally, the biggest beneficiary was Outlaw.


The protagonist of this incident, clearly endowed with unprecedented star qualities as a BJ.

[ON AIR] [Outlaw111]


-Let’s go again today

[Current viewers: 94,142]

A completely ordinary solo rank broadcast, with no special events, surpassed 90,000 viewers, making Outlaw the center of Red TV, no, the whole internet broadcasting scene.

Not only that.


The eight scrim members, excluding the abstaining Jjuhsim, and other minor BJs’ audiences also grew significantly.

[ON AIR] [GangGangGangGang]


-The revenge of a gentleman takes a decade

[Current viewers: 14,142]

[ON AIR] [Return of Getback]


-In the midst of it

[Current viewers: 17,142]

[ON AIR] [BJ Nilly]


-Challenger scrub joins

[Current viewers: 3,142]

The BJ’s personal fan numbers increased greatly due to their performance during the scrims.

It was a so-called positive spillover effect.

[ON AIR] [Router]


-Who is the culprit in the report autopsy?

[Current viewers: 4,842]

[ON AIR] [Diabolic_]


-This is too boring

[Current viewers: 1,942]

[ON AIR] [Osunbum0]


-I’m worse than a scrub

[Current viewers: 3,242]

Even Jjuhsim’s team BJs, with ghostly intuition, cut ties with him and hopped onto this flow.

After all, they only played games as a team with Jjuhsim; they had done nothing wrong outwardly.

Feelings of loyalty or camaraderie held little meaning in the face of the onslaught of new viewers.


Those BJs, clinging to such trivial emotions, had long since crashed down to the depths.

-This isn’t the time for us to be like this, right?

Given the situation, even the BJs who had conspired with Jjuhsim in the chat room not long ago were desperate to find ways to connect with Outlaw.

Previously, it might have been a different case, but now, with the Legends of League stage having grown so large, even if Outlaw was dominating, the falling crumbs were something else entirely.

“Collaborate? That’s a bit… I’ll think about it later.”

Well… initially, Outlaw’s broadcasting style was like an isolated island, so it was impossible anyway.

-What do we do now?

The Red TV Legends of League scene had truly expanded, but the BJs who initially conspired with Jjuhsim mostly did not benefit from it.

They had avoided mentioning or connecting to Outlaw so thoroughly that the crumbs had virtually disappeared.

Even so, recovering a viewer count similar to before Outlaw’s arrival was a small consolation.

After all, the stage itself had indeed grown.

-Sigh, I shouldn’t have trusted that fool Jjuhsim.

Bit by bit, the existence of Jjuhsim faded from Red TV.

He will return someday, but whether there will still be a place for him then remains uncertain.

And…

In this unprecedented revival of Legends of League, Outlaw continued his ultra-long stream today.

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The long, long week came to an end.

[Good job, everyone]


[Great job]


[Let’s game again next time haha]

They didn’t form separate chat groups or anything.

After all, this too was a connection, and in the narrow confines of Red TV, such bonds were precious.

Well, that’s that, but what’s troubling me right now is none other than…

[Return of Getback]

The abilities shown by Return of Getback over the past week exceeded my expectations.

Despite being in a relatively low tier like Master, Return of Getback, as an experienced pro gamer, knew how to objectify both himself and his opponents.

I might not know, but Router, who faced him, likely felt like he was up against an impregnable wall.

Slightly bending but never breaking.

Above all, the various abilities showcased by Getback made me seriously consider bringing him on board.

“Let’s try this.”

“Mei Tiri? How do you even use that these days?”

“Try it out. You can do it.”

Not just in-game skills, but also in out-of-game capabilities.

As the oldest, Getback naturally took the lead in the team, handling ban/pick and even recruitment.

Since I aimed to create a new team, having someone with Getback’s experience would surely be a big help.

‘Should I say something or not…’

Honestly, I had quite a bit of internal conflict about it.

Return of Getback, meaning Getback, was already a retired pro gamer.


Of course, it hadn’t been too long since he retired, but he had decisively resolved to leave the pro scene once.

Moreover, hasn’t Getback’s broadcasting been thriving recently?

Is it really right to ask someone like him to try his hand at pro once more?


Am I just going to end up saying something I can’t take back?

‘…I don’t know.’

Our current team configuration had vacancies for mid and bot lane.


Furthermore, one of the solo lanes, top lane, was composed of a heavy-type player.

Naturally, having a supporting player in mid like Getback would indeed be reassuring.

‘Most of all… especially mid is a hard lane to fill.’

The contemplation didn’t last long.

‘Let’s just test the waters a bit.’

I sent a message to Getback.