[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 118

A moment of silence passed, and then Li Zhi-Xuan’s lips slowly moved.

“…Is this for real?”

Coach Jang Seok-Hwan was just as flustered; even though he had expected this somewhat through previews, he was momentarily taken aback.

“…It seems so.”

Outlaw was a woman?

And on top of that…

“…She’s pretty.”

“Right?”

That was where their conversation ended. They just stared blankly at the monitor.

If Li Zhi-Xuan was merely a pretty face, she wouldn’t have looked so stiff after living as the heir of a prominent family.

She had seen countless beauties before.

But this… what to call it… there was something about her atmosphere that was hard to put into words, something mesmerizing.

“Ah.”

It took a considerable amount of time for Li Zhi-Xuan and Coach Jang Seok-Hwan to snap out of it.

“…What do we do now?”

At first, I wanted to find out who Outlaw was.

For some reason, Outlaw gave off strong echoes of Prisoner.

But the moment I saw the cam, I was certain.

She wasn’t Prisoner.

But her skills… those were the real deal.

“…I don’t know.”

Outlaw isn’t Prisoner.

She couldn’t be.

The fact that Prisoner was a man was already widely known, and more than that, the rumor about Prisoner being dead was a confirmed fact.

So, what do we do now?

What exactly do I want to do?

Almost instinctively, I had managed to dig into Outlaw, but faced with the reality right in front of me, Li Zhi-Xuan couldn’t figure it out herself.

“For now… I’ll think about it.”

“Okay.”

Coach Jang Seok-Hwan let out a sigh of relief.

He was secretly worried that Li Zhi-Xuan would go crazy trying to recruit Outlaw, but thankfully, that didn’t happen.

Thanks to this series of events, it seemed Li Zhi-Xuan had also grown in some way.

‘A female professional gamer, huh…’

Globally, they aren’t completely absent, but it’s a fact that there aren’t any truly recognized female pro gamers yet.

But if Li Zhi-Xuan reacted this way, her skills must be legit.

‘And that looks…’

If she truly became a pro, it would cause quite a stir.

Of course, Coach Jang Seok-Hwan was quite negative about that possibility.

Being a professional gamer is a tough road.

In contrast, an internet broadcaster has a relatively less oppressive schedule and can freely generate income.

Unless the broadcasting establishes itself significantly first, how likely would it be for her to take the risk of going pro after such a successful stream?

‘It’s a shame, really.’

Coach Jang Seok-Hwan clicked his tongue slightly and moved the mouse to turn off the stream.

“Oh, just leave that alone.”

“Huh?”

“Just… I have something to check.”

“Sure… do what you want.”

Could it be that in this short time, she got absorbed into Outlaw’s stream?

‘Did I do something unnecessary?’

Recently, the mood within the team couldn’t be better.

A winning streak like a raging storm.

Revived aggression.

Thanks to that, the organization was heavily promoting this year’s Red Cup as different, and expectations within the country were sky-high.

But what if at such a critical time, Li Zhi-Xuan went off on a tangent and her form dropped?

That would be a catastrophe.

‘Ugh.’

Coach Jang Seok-Hwan couldn’t hide his worries, but he couldn’t stop Li Zhi-Xuan either.

“Just do whatever in moderation. That’s best.”

“I’ll handle it.”

“Yeah, yeah.”

That “I’ll handle it” from her didn’t sit well with him.

Coach Jang Seok-Hwan sneaked back to his seat and took out his smartphone.

He was worried that Li Zhi-Xuan might be unduly influenced by Outlaw’s streaming, so he felt the need to check out Outlaw’s broadcast as well.

‘…She is definitely pretty.’

Before long, Coach Jang Seok-Hwan found himself absorbed in the stream.

*

[Outlaw(Eku): I’m the BJ Outlaw broadcasting from Red TV. Nice to meet you.]

– Wow, she’s advertising here lol

– I don’t think that was the question, but somehow it seems like she answered correctly…

– Is this… a reference to the game?

– Haha, I asked and she answered, what’s the problem? lol

– That’s right, for real lol

I stood my ground through the audience’s chatter.

And then, the game was finally over.

[Victory]

Was this in line with what I expected?

As soon as the game ended, I received a friend request from Nightmare.

[+50]

[qq7785dd55] [Accept/Decline]

What to do…

After a moment’s hesitation, I decided to ignore it.

I neither accepted nor declined.

– That woman is such a tsundere XD

– Haha, she only accepts requests if you join the team lol

– That’s also true lol

– Noona, add me! Noona, add me! Noona, add me! Noona, add me!

– Stop spamming so mindlessly!

Of course, the viewers weren’t naive enough not to notice such a blatant ploy, and the chat was lively for a while.

– Look at how she’s keeping her cool lol

– Breaking news) Nightmare achieves 45875757th confession lol

– Nightmare is crying XD

– Ah… ahhh…!

Shut up, all of you.

It’s not that I don’t want to accept Nightmare’s request.

I’m just worried that it might trigger some incident or concern that it might come back to haunt me.

And…

Though there was a brief uproar, the atmosphere of the broadcast eventually returned to normal.

– Please tell us more about YSG

– Why did you leave? Please elaborate.

– Clarify for us.

Often, or rather quite frequently, such questions came up, but a horde of managers appeared from somewhere and handled them expertly.

– Aggro cut lol

– Didn’t you already clarify about this last time? Why do you keep asking for clarification?

– For real lol

“…I’ll just get back to gaming.”

A moment after this brief break, just when I was about to jump back into Solo Queue.

『‘Nightmare970101’ gifted 300,000 balloons.』


『“The broadcast is fun, I’m watching it. Outlaw plays well, I respect her.”』

…Huh?

A strange big spender had appeared.

*

Hmm….

BJ Jjuhsim had recently been moping over his declining viewer count day by day.

Although the YouTube side was still holding strong, Jjuhsim’s roots were still firmly in Red TV. If real-time viewers dropped, eventually YouTube would also be affected.

The biggest reason, without a doubt, was the rise of an unprecedented strong competitor.

[ON AIR] [Outlaw111]

-C1) Rank 1 non-stop stream, working hard today

She debuted with the incredible mission of being the number one in non-stop streams, something unheard of, and within just a week of starting her broadcast, she swept across the legends of League on Red TV.

Given that she had only recently started streaming, she had less than 20,000 viewers now, but considering the cheats that come with non-stop streaming, it was only a matter of time before her viewer count skyrocketed.

‘This won’t do….’

Under usual circumstances, the emergence of a rookie broadcaster would not be significantly harmful to existing streamers.

A new breeze could lead to a new audience influx to Red TV, meaning it wasn’t bad for existing broadcasters.

The scale of the game would grow.

The problem was that for someone like Jjuhsim, the overlap with Outlaw’s main audience was far too substantial.

Same game BJ.

However, she had the overwhelming advantage of being a female streamer.

Same challenger jungler.

But she was a better player.

Same age audience.

But she had a wider age audience.

Looking at it this way, Outlaw’s presence was a perfect upgrade for Jjuhsim.

Aside from a handful of viewers, most viewers typically only watch one broadcast at a time.

In other words, Jjuhsim was one of the BJ’s most affected by Outlaw’s emergence on Red TV.

She couldn’t just stand and watch the scene grow while twiddling her thumbs.

[Current viewer count: 3,154]

Normally, this was a number that should have easily surpassed 10,000 by now, but it was barely over 3,000, essentially in a stagnation.

Considering it had been more than three hours since she started the stream, it seemed far-fetched to hope for an increase in viewers beyond this point.

‘Sigh.’

Of course, there was no guarantee this buzz would last forever.

Red TV is wild.

No matter how successful someone may be, it’s a platform where a sudden fall from grace is commonplace.

But Jjuhsim’s instincts screamed at her.

Outlaw wasn’t a type to rise to fame for a moment; the longer time went on, the more her viewership would inevitably increase.

It wasn’t just because of years of experience as a BJ that she recognized this; it was evident to anyone.

At least one fortunate fact was that, as far as she heard, she was rumored to be forming a team…

If that was true, it was good news, but if she was just using the team formation for clicks, then Jjuhsim was in for a rude awakening.

‘I must do something in preparation.’

Jjuhsim didn’t reach where she was just by playing well and making her stream fun.

It was also due to her uncanny ability to seize any issues that popped up on Red TV.

This had allowed her to reign over Red TV and YouTube for as long as she did.

‘What do I do now?’

Though she continued to play Solo Queue, the audience’s response was lukewarm.

It felt like they had just come back from watching something more entertaining elsewhere.

‘This won’t do.’

In an unprecedented sense of crisis,

『‘JjuhsimGod’ gifted 10 balloons.』


『“Clarify.”』

Fortunately, an opportunity soon came.