The three common human desires are often cited as appetite, sleep, and lust.
In fact, there is no scientific basis for this grouping, but the reason these three are linked is simple.
It’s just that most people have found through their own experiences that these are the hardest desires to resist.
Among these, what kind of person interferes with sleep?
I forced my heavy eyelids open and looked up.
“Wow, she’s pretty.”
Thanks to my reborn appearance, my standards of beauty have risen quite a bit, but even by those standards, this female student was exceptionally pretty.
Her mobile phone showed a broadcast I had done with Hanbyeori a few days ago.
“…That’s correct.”
“Wow! There weren’t any girls at our school who played LoL or watched LCK!”
I responded, and the girl jumped up in excitement.
She was the kind of person who could brighten anyone’s mood—just not when they’re tired.
Meeting her wouldn’t have been a bad thing if only I hadn’t been so sleepy.
“Uh, uh? Why are you falling asleep again? I have so many questions.”
If someone had woken me up so persistently in my previous life, we might have gotten into a big fight due to my temper back then.
However, through my experiences since being resurrected, attending school again, I’ve realized that teenagers are often quite immature in various ways.
“I’m sleepy. Come back later.”
“Oh, you were sleeping, and I woke you up… I’m sorry!”
At least she apologized before leaving the classroom, showing some minimal sense of responsibility.
Even though she’s in a different class, she went out of her way to come here, making her quite remarkable.
“…I’m awake now.”
Trying to fall asleep again was impossible after waking once.
As the fourth period ended and the teacher left, someone burst into the classroom.
“Wanna grab some food?”
‘That was her from earlier.’
It was the girl who woke me this morning.
Her hair was all over the place, likely from rushing over, but she still looked stunning—amazing, really. I began to understand why people might feel drawn to me the same way.
“Wanna eat with us? Let’s go together!”
“Sure, but…”
When I glanced at the friends I usually ate with, they waved me off, saying they didn’t mind.
“Alright then, let’s go!”
“Sure.”
It didn’t bother me to eat with this energetic teenage girl, not that the person I ate with mattered much to me.
As we walked, I sensed something odd.
“This isn’t the way to the cafeteria, right?”
The cafeteria was on the first floor, but the girl led me to the fourth floor.
“I eat here.”
We arrived at the science lab.
“I can’t eat certain things, so I eat separately.”
After opening the door, the girl pulled out a lunchbox bag she had hidden behind her back.
“Is it okay to use this place?”
“My homeroom teacher is in charge of science, so I’ve been eating here.”
She sat naturally at a table that had nothing on it and began removing her lunchboxes.
Upon examination, all of the contents were vegetables.
Can’t she eat meat?
“Actually, I prepared one for you too. Let’s eat together.”
Now that I was here, I figured it’d be weird to leave, so I sat down and opened the lunchbox she pushed toward me.
“Huh?”
“Don’t think too low of me. I do care about people who eat with me.”
My lunchbox was different from hers—it was a standard lunchbox. In fact, it was quite lavish.
“Let’s eat well.”
“Let’s eat well.”
After pulling me here, the girl ate silently without a word. Was she like me, preferring to eat without talking?
After silently finishing our lunchboxes, she finally spoke.
“Right, I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Choi Eunseo, from Class 5.”
“I’m Yoon Seohwa.”
In the awkward atmosphere, I took her offered hand. I thought my body temperature was quite low, but her hand was ice-cold, like holding a piece of ice.
“Do you have a favorite team?”
“Team?”
“You said you watched the LCK in Hanbyeori’s broadcast.”
“Favorite team…?”
“Ah, I meant including LPL or LEC as well!”
Favorite team, huh.
“Mine’s ark.”
“Ark? Didn’t all their rosters break this season?”
Roster breakup.
An issue so serious that football or baseball fans might burn the stadium, but in esports, it’s pretty common. Given that players’ careers only last around five years, transfers are typical each year—there’s not much that can be done about it.
And these roster upheavals are more common in teams with weaker capital.
‘Ark? A solid choice.’
Ark is a team well-known in the LCK for its financial struggles. In my previous life, I had even taken a significant pay cut to help keep the roster together.
Still, there’s a reason why I say it’s good.
‘Because of the memories.’
Even with some romanticization of memories, the time I spent with Ark in my past life was enjoyable. The first finals I attended, various international tournaments—it was bittersweet to have achieved ten consecutive runner-up finishes.
“The logo’s cool.”
“Yeah, and Ark has good uniforms.”
That was just a casual answer for Choi Eunseo.
I was actually a pro League of Legends player who had been reincarnated. If I told her that, she’d probably think I’m crazy.
“And one more thing I’ve been curious about. Are you really going pro?”
“I am.”
“Really? Which team? Going to Ark?”
Whatever made her so curious, Choi Eunseo kept me detained in the science lab until lunch ended.
‘Feels familiar, this.’
I recalled an interview I had with a certain journalist from my previous life. She too seemed to genuinely enjoy the game.
In some ways, Choi Eunseo overlapped with that journalist in my mind.
‘It’s probably just my impression.’
“Today, I’ll definitely take first place.”
As soon as I got home from finishing my academy studies, I sat in front of my computer. It was 9 p.m., and if I went to sleep at 1 a.m., I could play around six games.
“Top Challenger scores…”
I checked the ranking tab on the stats site. The top ranked score stood at Challenger 1020, while my current score was at 940—a gap of 80 points.
The season was drawing to an end, and despite the small gap of 80 points, there were over 20 people in between.
“Riot really messed up this time.”
This was the patch that had received criticism this season from Riot. They extended the season, which usually ended by the end of the year, all the way to January next year.
Something about giving pro gamers a chance to challenge the rankings—I can’t recall exactly what they said, but anyway, it was development that didn’t help much.
“Ah.”
Before starting the game, there was something I needed to prepare—streaming.
After the last duo-stream, Hanbyeori had given me a suggestion, and it seemed like starting a stream wouldn’t hurt.
“The stream fandom is pretty big.”
I don’t know how many will come, but I needed to start gathering fans now.
Since individual player fandom has a significant impact in esports, securing personal fans was not an option but a necessity.
“And more fans means more sponsors.”
I don’t know which team I’ll join in the future, but I want to create a better environment than my last life, where I can focus on the game more. Hopefully, I can secure a better dorm and improve the facilities.
“Was this the setting?”
I installed and set up a free streaming program. I didn’t know any of this in my previous life because Manager had handled everything for me, but it actually required a fair bit of setup.
Additionally, I’d need a microphone.
“Should I just use the one attached to my headset?”
I had forgotten to buy one. After finishing the basic setup using the headset’s microphone, I started the stream.
[ON AIR] – para (Challenger Top 1 Challenge)
Legend of Legends
Viewers: 0
As expected, there wasn’t a sudden influx of viewers from the start.
When I was a professional player in my previous life, I had around 500 viewers. So, even if one person came to watch today, it would count as a success.
“Let’s just focus on the game.”
The important thing was to reach first place. The stream will see viewers when I hit first place and change my nickname.
[Game Found]
I don’t know if it was because my luck had improved, but the vibe of the games I was put into was harmonious.
Among them, there were also people who recognized me.
[ApelGoonCoolBuffBit (Aphelios): Oh, it’s para]
[SuppOnlyLifePath (Thresh): Who’s that?]
[ApelGoonCoolBuffBit (Aphelios): The person who appeared on Hanbyeori’s Guru Show.]
[SuppOnlyLifePath (Thresh): Ah, understood.]
It was surprising to be recognized in-game even before becoming pro.
Moreover, thanks to the pleasant team atmosphere, I managed to achieve a two-game winning streak.
With 28 points from each victory, I now only needed 25 more points to reach first place. Given my MMR, one more win would secure it.
“Did any viewers come in?”
I had been so focused on playing two consecutive games that I hadn’t checked the stream.
I secretly hoped at least one person had come in and switched my display to the stream.
“What the…?”
[AFK gameplay…AFK gameplay…AFK gameplay…]
[Host, open the door! Host, open the door! Host, open the door!]
[I’m cold…I’m cold…I’m cold…I’m cold…]
[Why are you streaming if all you’re doing is Solo Ranked? Why are you streaming if all you’re doing is Solo Ranked?]
[One more win and you’ll be in first place?]
[Crazy AFK gameplay…]
[Does this person even turn on the webcam?]
[Too bad to be a pro gamer with such good looks… Too bad to be streaming with those skills…]
Viewers: 1,200
