[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 181

Time flows little by little.

With a bit of regained confidence from exercise, Baek Seong-an began to shine not only in in-game aspects but also in areas where he had always excelled.

“We’ve scheduled practice.”

“Against who?”

“SCV.”

“……What?”

A minor team that hadn’t even been promoted to the second division began scrimming against first division teams. Previously, they had managed to schedule a scrim with BOQ purely because BOQ had an open schedule, but now they had a proper schedule set.

It was something that shouldn’t have been possible by ordinary standards, yet Baek Seong-an stated it concisely.

“It’s us.”

It sounded like the words were born from some muscle-bound confidence.

‘Hmm… That’s still strange.’

Although Baek Seong-an spoke proudly, no matter how I thought about it, it was anything but ordinary. After all, the regular season had just ended, and at this point, any teams needing scrims in the first division were naturally the playoff teams.

Not just any mid-tier teams, but top-tier teams. Those teams had agreed to scrim with us, who were merely a bunch of nobodies.

Currently, the first division playoff teams were as follows:

1st place, SY.


2nd place, SCV.


3rd place, BOQ.


4th place, MAX.


5th place, GTD.

Among them, BOQ had already scrimmed with us once, and scrims with MAX and GTD, as well as the second-place regular season team SCV, were scheduled too.

Though it was just one time each, we had managed to line up scrims against all playoff teams except SY.

“……What kind of magic did you pull?”

“There were teams that requested us first. It seems our reputation has spread a bit.”

“Huh?”

No matter how you looked at it, it was strange for first division teams to want to scrim with a neighborhood PC room group like us.

“I told you, we’re good. And in many ways, our team is quite famous. Especially because of you.”

Baek Seong-an’s words were indeed true.

Soon, scrims were also lined up with teams from the second division, which we would be targeting.

BLH.


FFF.


BG.


POP.

Now, with the top two teams in the second division ahead of the first division promotion matches, there were also two bottom-tier teams that we might face in the promotion matches.

They were perfect opponents to prove ourselves and to think ahead about the upcoming promotion matches.

“This is a great opportunity.”

With the jam-packed schedule, fierce days followed one after another.

[Victory]

“Nice!”

“Did we really win this?”

…

[Victory]

“Wow… They’re really good.”

“For real.”

…

[Defeat]

“Uh….”

“Sorry. I messed up.”

Most scrims ended in victory, but sometimes we lost as well.

After all, the opponents were the top teams in the first division.

We had long accepted the fact that we couldn’t win every time.

‘…On that day, I just didn’t feel well.’

Of course, managing one’s condition is also a skill for professionals, so I didn’t intend to make excuses.


However, I definitely needed to find the right methods for the actual matches instead of scrims.

‘They say you can adjust your period with birth control pills… but during the regular season, it’s more likely just rearranging the same old situations.’

During the regular season, there were typically two matches a week.


Even if I chose the days carefully to adjust my period, it would be difficult to completely avoid games.

‘Well… If needed, I’ll do whatever it takes.’

I would have to think seriously about that later when the time came.

Meanwhile, as we juggled a busy schedule, the playoffs were nearing their climax.

[Wild Card Match]


MAX vs GTD

2:1 MAX wins and advances to the first round of the playoffs.

…

[Playoff Round 1]


BOQ vs MAX

2:3 MAX wins and advances to Round 2 of the playoffs.

…

[Playoff Round 2]


SCV vs MAX

3:1 SCV wins and advances to the finals.

Overall, the playoffs went as expected.


BOQ, who had come out swinging in the regular season at third place, delivered some new plays but ultimately lost in a fierce battle against the traditional powerhouse, MAX, ending their season there.

Thus, MAX’s advancement, which began all the way from the wild card match, had to stop at the clash with SCV.

That’s because MAX had revealed their picks too many times during the process, and with ample preparation time, SCV easily defeated them.

Now, only the finals remained.

The challenger, SCV, and


the reigning champion, SY.

Regardless of who emerges victoriously, the process was sure to captivate everyone’s attention.

And finally, the finals were upon us.

SY vs SCV Finals.


The day of the major event that anyone interested in the Legends of League had been waiting for had finally arrived.

Since I planned to watch such major tournaments regardless, I casually turned on the stream after a long time.

“Aah, mic test.”

Is this right?


It felt like ages since I last properly turned on a stream, so I was a bit unsure.

-?


-Whoa


-For real, is that Outlaw?


-Really showed up, huh.

The rapidly climbing chat confirmed that the stream was indeed live.

“Haha, sorry! My schedule has been really busy, and it turned out like this.”

Despite the unexpected stream without any notice, viewers began to trickle in one by one, as if they somehow knew.

“Are we watching the finals today?”

“Let’s commentate.”

“Let’s stream it go go go go go!”

“Yeah, yeah, I came to commentate. We have to watch the finals.”

-Oh


-Good


-Fire


-Extreme


-Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw!

-Yes


-Rock


-Sis, I’m dying! Sis, I’m dying! Sis, I’m dying! Sis, I’m dying! Sis, I’m dying! Sis, I’m dying! Sis, I’m dying! Sis, I’m dying! Sis, I’m dying!

-Extreme


-Extreme, extreme, extreme, extreme, extreme, extreme, extreme, extreme.

– Rock

SY vs SCV.

It was the final match everyone had anticipated, but it could not have been easy for either team to get here.

Both SY and SCV displayed decent performances during the regular season, but they had also suffered unexpected defeats to various teams, including BOQ.

Nevertheless, the last teams standing were SY and SCV.

Now, soon we would determine who would emerge as this season’s true king.

Moreover, the winning team would qualify for the upcoming international tournament, making it a must for pro gamers with ambitions for their careers.

‘Rainbow must be thinking the same way.’

Despite considering the two-time Red Cup champion Rainbow, it was unfortunate that he had yet to achieve the grand slam by winning every tournament in that year.

In other words, no matter how much the spring season was relatively less important than the summer season tied to the Red Cup, it was still relative, which meant it was nonetheless significant.

‘Let’s see…’

I casually surveyed the broadcast situation.

+

[ON AIR] [Outlaw111]

-SY vs SCV Finals Commentary

[Current Viewer Count: 14,154]

+

Just a few minutes into the stream, the viewer count had already surpassed ten thousand.

Considering that the actual finals wouldn’t even begin for another hour or so, I couldn’t imagine how many viewers would join by the time the match actually started.

『‘Hororolorol’ gifted 10 balloons.』


『“Who do you think will win?”』

“Well…”

Objectively speaking, it seemed correct to consider SY as the slight favorites going into the finals.


In the regular season, SY had suffered a loss to SCV in the first round but then got their revenge in the second round.

Of course, that was that, and I didn’t want to say anything unnecessary to stir controversy, so I kept my mouth shut.

“I’ll do the no-comment thing.”

-No fun


-Wasting time


-Me


-Rock


-Get rid of the trash near the wreck


-Get rid of the losers


-Get the aggro off


-Get rid of everything

It was clear that the atmosphere in the chat was far from normal for a first-time stream in a while.

“Alright, alright, managers, please do your thing.”

-Okay


-Roger that


-Get rid of everything

Only after a large-scale clean-up did the chat finally appears somewhat cleaner.

『‘The Jungle is Important’ gifted 10 balloons.』


『“Which lane do you think will be important?”』

I could share my thoughts on this much.

“Well, definitely mid and bot. Other lanes are important too, of course, but both SY and SCV are particularly strong in mid and bot, so…”

SY’s Rainbow.


SCV’s Beast Duo.

It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that today’s finals would depend on who could carry better among them.

Of course, it was also a fact that in the current meta, it’s harder for bot laners to carry, so it was generally expected that SY would have the upper hand.

-Agreed 100%


-Sound strategy


-I just saw the same angle as Outlaw and thought I could be a challenger too.


-Silver incoming.

As I watched the never-ending ads while chatting with the viewers, all of a sudden, Kim Jae-min crutched over to me.

“Sis, you said you’d watch the finals commentary with me…”

I had completely forgotten, having been so busy living in the moment that I lost track of time.

-?


-Who is it?


-Boyfriend?


-For real?


-No way a boyfriend would just suddenly show up like this.


-For real, haha.


-Now that I think about it, we are in the dorm.


-Team member?


-Oh, must be a team member.

Now that this was the case, introducing him properly might turn into a hassle.

“Um… Today’s guest is OLZ’s proud marksman, the immature Kim Jae-min! Everyone, give him a warm welcome!”

As I made a half-hearted introduction, Kim Jae-min jumped in as if waiting for the cue.

“Hi! I’m Jaem-min Kim!”

-?


-????


-?


-???


-?????

Numerous hooks welcomed Kim Jae-min.