[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 311

“……”

I was momentarily lost in thought until the sound of the donation notification jolted me back to reality.

『‘outoutout532’ gifted 10 balloons.』


『“False accusation?”』

“Ah.”

I must have been spacing out for quite a while, as the chat was flooded with hooks.

-?


-What’s going on?


-Where’s the host?


-??


-Duh?


-False accusation, lol

While it was indeed a great opportunity to reflect on my past life, business was business.

I had things to do today.

“Uh, um… it’s nothing. By the way, today I’m here to chat with the viewers and play some other games for a bit instead of solo queue. I feel a bit off about playing solo queue right now.”

Lately, I had been forcing myself to play solo queue even when I wasn’t feeling great, but generally, I tried to manage my condition as much as possible while playing.

I put everything on the line for each game.

However, it was clearly not the best time to say I was in peak condition, so I decided to do other games as originally planned.

-?


-Suddenly?


-Flipping things around, lol


-Getback is crying, hahaha


-Let’s keep going


-You’re flipping it like this?


-Just move on

Whether it was my desperation reaching the viewers or whether they were just pretending to overlook what was obvious, their reactions were pretty decent.

Specifically, I made it that way.

-[‘maliciousringworm33’ was banned.]


-[‘wekowik2’ was banned.]


-[‘Getback’sslave’ was banned.]

-Nothing


-Media suppression, tsk tsk


-Blame


-Ah, haha, can’t fight against absolute power


-Nothing


-Blame


-Nothing


-Blame

Phew, successfully flipping things around.

“So, what game should we play? Something that ends quickly would be nice. I just want to play one game and go to bed.”

Did the bait I threw amuse them? The chat’s atmosphere, which was all about Getback, suddenly changed.

-OH


-Horror game, let’s go


-Horror game, let’s go


-Zombie game?

As I’d expected, most of the viewers wanted horror games.

Of course, I was absolutely against it.

“Ugh, what horror game? Boring.”

-No, no, it’s fun


-You’re clenching your teeth saying it’s boring, lol


-Horror game, let’s go


-This is a horror game

But since I was a determined Korean, I stubbornly ignored the viewers’ pleas for horror games.

To be honest, horror games… I really don’t want to play them. They are too scary.

-How about solo queue instead?


-Agreed


-Let’s do solo queue

There were occasional suggestions to just do solo queue instead, but I ignored those too.

As I mentioned earlier, what should I say… I still wasn’t in the right condition for solo queue.

Of course, a pro should play even when they aren’t feeling well, but I wasn’t a professional gamer, just a pro streamer.

『‘ZombieItself’ gifted 10 balloons.』


『“So how about a zombie game?”』

As countless opinions flew, one word caught my attention.

“Zombie game?”

-OH


-That’s okay


-Zombie game, let’s go


-Ooh, seems nice


-Let’s go

The viewers were positive as well.

A zombie game could be classified as a horror game, but there’s definitely a more action-oriented component than straight-up horror, so it seemed manageable for me.

Above all else… I somehow wanted to play a game where I could mindlessly shoot guns.

“What zombie game is fun?”

No sooner had I spoken than countless games were listed in the chat.

-Left 4 Dead, let’s go


-OH


-How about Night Night? It’s super fun


-Anything is fine


-It’s Left 4 Dead


-Ah, zombie game, lol


-But isn’t a zombie game the same as a horror game? lol


-Shhh

Left 4 Dead.

Literally a game where four players team up to battle zombies, and it had been well-rated as a standout in its genre.

I had always wanted to try it, but never found the right opportunity.

“How about Left 4 Dead? I think I’ve seen ads for it.”

-It’s super fun


-Agreed, it’s a classic


-If we play a handful of campaigns, it should fit time-wise?


-Yeah, let’s go


-Sounds good

Thus, it was decided that the zombie game I’d be playing would be Left 4 Dead.

However, there was one major problem.

Left 4 Dead.

It’s a game that requires four players, meaning naturally, I needed four players, including myself.

“Ah.”

Realizing that fact a bit too late, I quietly surveyed the chat.

-False accusation?


-Join us, let’s go


-You’ve stopped again


-The host is lagging today, lol


-Truth

Should I say it or not?

I didn’t deliberate for long.

There was no point in hiding a fact that would be found out anyway.

“Uh, well… I have no one to play with?”

Naturally, countless requests to hook flooded the chat.

-?


-??


-Huh?


-??


-Huh?

The viewers’ confused reactions continued, but sadly it was true.

Right now, I truly couldn’t think of anyone to invite to play games with.

“Should we just play something I can do alone? That might be better.”

-No, no


-It’s more fun together


-For real


-Isn’t anyone available?


-Participate?

There were occasional suggestions from viewers to play together, but considering the uncertainties of streaming with viewers, I decided to keep that as a last resort.

At that moment, one suggestion came in.

『‘[OLZ]Superfan1’ gifted 10 balloons.』


『“Call the team members.”』

-Team members, let’s go


-OH


-OLZ, gather ‘round


-Let’s go


-Not bad

It wasn’t a bad suggestion.

If only today wasn’t a holiday.

“Uh… we’re kind of on vacation right now. So calling them would be a little tricky…”

-So what?


-Who cares, let’s have fun, right?


-The owner should call them to come, lol


-For real, haha


-Let’s just ask them

“Hold on a sec.”

Not wanting to ignore it completely, I casually messaged the group chat.

[Me: Anyone want to play Left 4 Dead?]

A few minutes passed by, but only two had read it.

Only one replied.

[Kim Jae-min: Why Left 4 Dead suddenly?]


[Me: I’m in a broadcast and want to try it. Wanna join?]


[Kim Jae-min: Hmm.]


[Kim Jae-min: Let’s go.]

Thus, I succeeded in recruiting Kim Jae-min.

To be honest, it was a bit unexpected.

“Jae-min will join.”

I was quite concerned about how to find the other three, but I hadn’t planned on finding one so quickly.

While I was busy pondering how to get the other two, an unexpected topic bubbled up in the chat.

It was a continuation of a previous topic from earlier.

-But is Jaem-min Jae-min and Getback a player?


-For real, lol


-Getback 0 to 74545 of the match achieved


-Ah… ahhh…!


-Getback is down again


-Jaem-min >>> Getback


-Ah, haha, Getback says they aren’t that close

-OLZ feud rumors begin

I never expected that a casual reference would spark this kind of discussion.

“No, no… it’s not like that. We’re all close.”

I quickly protested, but of course, it didn’t hold any weight.

-For sure


-But why is Getback just a player?


-For real, lol


-Yeah, we are close


-Haha


-You’re just begging for trouble


-Stop bothering Getback, for real

Sigh…

I gave up just like that.

No matter what I said, I would just be prey for the viewers anyway.

As I tried to ignore the chat, the unread count in the group chat dwindled.

[Seo Yeon-woo: Sorry, but I can’t today.]

It seemed Seo Yeon-woo had some plans today.

[Me: It’s fine, enjoy your vacation.]


[Seo Yeon-woo: Yes.]

Meanwhile, Baek Seong-an and Kim Ji-hoon hadn’t even read it.

One was probably out drinking with friends after a long time, and the other was likely exercising or possibly just exercising.

“How do I find the other two…”

Just two.

For others, it might not be a significant number, but for someone like me with a very small social circle, it felt impossibly challenging.

‘Come to think of it, weren’t there people I used to team with back in the day?’

Back when I was vigorously streaming on Red TV, there were fellow streamers that I’d teamed up with alongside Getback.

While we weren’t super close, we got along decently, so asking them wouldn’t be a bad idea.

‘Let’s see…’

I began searching for their usernames one by one, but sadly, there was no one streaming live.

“Ugh…”

As I pondered what to do next, the donation notification chimed again.

『‘BIBIBIBIBIB’ gifted 10 balloons.』


『“Let’s make an announcement.”`

“An announcement?”

-That seems okay


-Let’s put it out there


-Making connections with other streamers wouldn’t be a bad idea either


-I agree

Hmm…

To be honest, I wasn’t too keen on the idea, but since there weren’t any other options, I went ahead and made the announcement as the viewers suggested.

[Looking for people to play Left 4 Dead.]

Before long, hundreds of comments flooded in.

[+341]

In just a few minutes, over 300 streamers applied… I was beginning to fear just how many people were watching my stream.

And suddenly, I had analysis paralysis.

‘Who should I choose?’

Since the number of applicants was so high, the chat was particularly hectic.

-Let’s go with Niyang


-OH, what? Gusdokk has applied too


-Is this Gusdokk or is it Brem?


-They have no clue. Would it even be fun to play with them? This is Baekgu.


-Wow, what’s going on? So many applications, lol

At that moment, one name caught my eye.

A username I couldn’t possibly forget.

[JJuhsim: I’ll apply for Left 4 Dead.]

-?


-What?


-Is this real?


-JJuhsim, lololol, no way

Just then, the donation notification chimed.

『‘BIBIBIBIBIB’ gifted 10 balloons.』


『“Wow, this guy’s forgotten his conscience.”`