[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 165

A sudden announcement popped up on the Outlaw’s broadcasting board, which had been quiet until now.

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TEAM OLZ is launching!


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Hello, this is Outlaw.


I apologize for not posting any announcements during this hectic team preparation phase.

But here’s the thing—we’ve finally confirmed our team members and are gearing up for action!


Our TEAM OLZ (OutLaw Zone) will be participating in the upcoming 2nd Division League, specifically the Legends of League Challengers Korea Promotion Tournament qualifiers, and our members are as follows:

Top: 3 Min Top School Honorary Member (Challenger)


Jungle: Outlaw (Challenger)


Mid: Comeback Getback (Master)


Bot Lane: ShowMeTheAgal (Dia 1)


Support: Timid Person 190 (Challenger)

We ask for your interest and support. Thank you!


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– Kyah


– Finally


– Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw!


– Outlaw Zone ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ


– When’s my sister arriving… when’s my sister arriving… when’s my sister arriving…


– ??? But is the bot lane Dia 1?


– The Outlaw roaming the Outlaw Zone ㅋㅋㅋ That’s pretty stylish.


– Please turn on the stream sometimes ㅜㅜ


– Is that true?


– My friend is a Master with 150 points and I’ve heard he dropped, so why’s there a Dia 1 bot lane?


– There must be something to it.


– For real, if it’s Outlaw, there must be something to it.


– Glad to see an announcement, at least…


– Hmm…


– But isn’t that bot lane guy a toxic player? Wasn’t he recorded during Jjuhsim’s stream last time?


– Shh.


– Jjuhsim deserves the hate, tho?


– For real ㅋㅋ

With the news of Outlaw’s team formation, the once-quiet community was ignited again.

– Breaking News: Outlaw TEAM OLZ formed


– Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw!


– Where did all those people who said Outlaw was dead go? Where did all those who said Outlaw was dead go?


– Outlaw Zone ㅋㅋㅋ Team name is slick and the meaning is cool too.


– For real ㅋㅋ


– Team King Lawless Zone


– But I can get that Getback is fine, but what’s up with the Dia 1 bot lane? Is that true?


– Looks like the bot lane is struggling for talent.


– Guess they’re that confident.


– Hmm…


– If they get crushed, it’s a disaster ㅋㅋ


– No way, right? ㅋ

While there were various concerns, one thing was clear: Outlaw was making waves with the team they were forming.

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Poll: OLZ vs SY


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The Outlaw, who can even demolish SY single-handedly, wins -→ Upvote


No way, the foundational Red Cup champion SY will crush them -→ Downvote


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– Downvote ㅋㅋㅋ


– Does Outlaw look like a joke???


– For real


– ? What nonsense is this, obviously SY will win, what do you think the 2-time Red Cup champions are?


– Go-


– How can Sha Jin Rainbow, the Red Cup MVP, lose to such a basic new team?


– Go-


– Ugh ㅋㅋ idiots, I shouldn’t bother speaking, but c’mon, you can’t ignore Rainbow’s success.


– Go


– Ahahaha ㅋㅋㅋ


– Crushing in trades ㅋㅋㅋㅋ


– Looks like the Zergs are getting their coordinates hit, they’re swarming in hard.

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Honestly, if you’re looking forward to Outlaw’s team, upvote ㅋㅋ


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I’ll be the first ㅋㅋ


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– Upvote


– Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw!


– Sister, I’m dying! Sister, I’m dying! Sister, I’m dying! Sister, I’m dying! Sister, I’m dying! Sister, I’m dying!


– But seriously, it’s legendary that they went from not streaming to team formation with that face ㅋㅋ


– For sure, I agree.


– Those team members will probably reach the 1st Division just by riding Outlaw’s bus.


– For real ㅋㅋ


– N? Does 1st Division look like a joke?


– Yeah, Outlaw already single-handedly took down SY~ 1st Division is child’s play~


– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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The attention in the Legends of League scene shifted to TEAM OLZ’s actions.


*

Intensive training began.


I set a rough schedule of arriving by 9 AM and leaving between 10 PM and midnight.

It was tight, but since it was the choice I made, I wouldn’t complain.


Of course, I knew there might be days I would need to stay longer, depending on scrim schedules, but I already had my room, so I didn’t need to worry.

‘Besides, Secretary Jang will be staying too… I shouldn’t worry.’


The door was sturdy, after all.

Though it may seem otherwise, I wasn’t completely unaware of myself.


I had to be careful too.

On the first day of practice, everyone was deeply engrossed in solo queue.


Despite Baek Seong-an being busy looking around, he still hadn’t found a suitable scrim partner.

“Oh, is the schedule already full?… Yes, I’m sorry for contacting you suddenly. Alright, take care.”

Every time, I could feel Getback’s resentful gaze towards me little by little, but what could I do?


This was the path you chose as a pro.


Endure by all means!

“…What did you say?”


“I didn’t say anything.”


“That’s not true. You definitely did.”


“You must’ve misheard.”

I hurriedly headed toward the practice room.


3 Min Top School Honorary Member Seo Yeon-woo was surprisingly focused on solo queue without any peculiar behavior.


Current score: Challenger 899 points.


He was just a stone’s throw from breaking 1000 points.

‘Surprisingly well adapted.’


I was worried he might cause some trouble, considering what I knew about 3 Min Top School Honorary Member, but the human Seo Yeon-woo was quite shy.

How could he keep awkwardly smiling and avoiding eye contact every time our gazes met?

‘…I’m not used to seeing his face.’


How could he be a guy with that face?


I felt like I shouldn’t be saying this…


‘If he stumbles, he’ll break a bone. I need to feed him well.’

I shifted my gaze.


My spot in the jungle and Getback Baek Seong-an’s mid position were empty, so my next glance naturally went to the bot lane spot.

“Ah, dude…”


Kim Jae-min was struggling to raise his rank solo without duoing with anyone, but he was actually dropping points.

[Defeat]

I expected this.


In solo queue, players with a distinct advantage like ShowMeTheAgal Kim Jae-min find it harder to raise points than those who can play evenly across the board.

‘It’s right to say he simply doesn’t have the capability to increase his score.’


Nonetheless, the reason I chose Kim Jae-min was that his flaws could be sufficiently covered in a team game.


That’s why I was trying to make him duo, but he seemed completely unwilling to do that.

Kim Jae-min, facing the two words “Defeat,” looked over at Kim Ji-hoon sitting next to him several times and then shook his head before queuing up again.

‘Still, it means something.’


What if Kim Jae-min suddenly awakens and climbs to Grandmaster alone? I wouldn’t mind. No, I’d actually prefer that.


But in my view, Kim Jae-min isn’t someone who can raise his rank alone.


From what I’ve seen, his mentality is weak as well.

“Ha… again with such a bad support. How can we win?”


Kim Jae-min sighed deeply at the champion appearing in the ban/pick phase.


In my opinion, the champion seemed like a decent pick considering the opponents’ composition, but true marksmen often hold a narrow mindset about picks.

Kim Jae-min pondered with “Dodge” ahead of him, glancing nervously at Kim Ji-hoon next to him, then removed his mouse from the exit button.


Seems he really wanted to avoid dueling with Kim Ji-hoon at all costs.

‘Still, it’s just a matter of time.’


No matter how hard you try to avoid it, that fateful moment will inevitably come.


‘Well then…’


Timid Person 190 Kim Ji-hoon was focused on his solo queue without any issue.

Honestly, I thought he’d be off to train or working out while casually practicing, but looking at his plays, that wasn’t the case at all.


‘As expected, he’s good.’


The skill of Timid Person 190 I had seen so far wasn’t a mere fluke.


Even when he hadn’t adapted to the new environment yet, Timid Person 190 dominated the bottom lane and maneuvered through the battlefield.

“Well, strictly speaking, being a professional gamer is his main job, so he should be doing it right.”


I nodded in satisfaction and sat down in my place.


‘Let’s see…’


Sitting down, I habitually searched for my ID on the stats website.

[Outlaw]


Rank 1


Solo Queue


– Challenger


– 1671 LP / 123 Wins 1 Loss


– Winrate 99%

Rank 1‘s no-stream success was due to not playing solo queue much lately, so my score had barely budged.


I had been focusing on trying out the bot lanes.

‘Well, it doesn’t really matter.’


In the past, I obsessed over scores, but I had already stepped into the realm of 2000 points, which no one else could reach.


Now, I didn’t feel the need to obsess over scores again.

‘But if I hit 2000 points again, it might help generate some buzz for the team.’


So at least playing solo queue wouldn’t hurt.

[Searching for a game!]


[Accept / Decline]

Just as I was about to start solo queue for the first time in forever.


“Wait! Don’t queue yet!”


“Huh?”

The owner of that urgent voice was none other than Baek Seong-an.


“What’s up?”


“We landed a scrim. Right now!”


“…Right now?”


“Yeah. It was scheduled with another team, but they flaked. It’s lucky.”

If what Baek Seong-an said was true, then we were indeed lucky.


“Where is it?”


Baek Seong-an replied,


“BOQ.”

We’d gotten a first scrim with a team from the 1st Division.