[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 316

Legends of League is currently one of the most popular games not just domestically, but globally as well.

Particularly in South Korea, its presence is almost absolute, boasting a market share of 50%. Some pro gamers, especially those from popular teams, enjoy idol-like fame.

The best examples are players like Rainbow from SY and BlackDog from SCV, and I can’t leave myself out of that list either.

No matter how things turned out, OLZ and I have now successfully promoted in the qualifiers, stepping officially into LCKR.

Moreover, considering the average viewer count for my broadcasts and our team’s games, it would be downright funny to think I’m not recognizable or popular.

I might be quite popular, actually.

No, to be honest, I’d say it’s even a bit more than that…

Anyway, it’s not that weird for my younger sister’s friends to want to see me.

Honestly, I’m pretty, no, super famous right now, and I was even on vacation.

So, refusing to meet wouldn’t really be a big issue.

It should’ve been that way for sure…

But for some reason, whether it was because it was my younger sister’s unusual request or some other reason, my fingers moved on their own.

[Me: Right now?]

I had a kind of compulsion to reply quickly, fearing that my trembling might be transmitted through my fingers.

[Yuri: Yeah]

Under normal circumstances, I would’ve flat out refused.

No need to think twice about it.

But my timid personality was a bit of a problem.

‘Yuri’s friends want to see me, not Yuri?’


‘Doesn’t that seem a bit annoying?’


‘What if it looks like I’m acting busy for no reason?’


‘Aren’t they just going to leave nasty comments later?’


‘Thinking about our team’s future…’

All sorts of thoughts crowded my mind.

Maybe that’s why my fingers moved on their own.

[Me: Where?]

Ah…

By the time I realized what I was doing, the message had already been sent.

What do I say now?


Should I say I sent it by mistake?


No, it’s already too late.

[Yuri: Huh? Is that really okay?]

My sister seemed just as surprised as I was by her own request.


If I wanted to back out, this was the last chance.


But sadly, if I backed out now, it’d look even weirder, so I forced my stubborn fingers to move.

[Me: Yeah, I think it’s possible.]

[Yuri: Really?]

A second question.


My second chance to get out of this.

[Me: Yeah.]

But my timid nature couldn’t retract the words that had already slipped out.


Ah…


Why am I like this?

[Yuri: Then I’ll send you the address, hold on.]

I ended up staring blankly at the address my sister sent, then flopped onto my bed and started kicking the duvet.

“Ugh… Why did I do that?”

But unfortunately, I couldn’t kick the duvet forever.


Now, I had to go out.

*

OLZ’s promotion news.


As OLZ’s status continues to grow in the Legends of League, the buzz about OLZ and Outlaw naturally reached my younger sister, Yuri.

Maybe that’s why.


Yuri inevitably heard about Yujin from her friends as well.

“Yuri, I’m a huge fan of your sister. Could you get me an autograph?”

“I haven’t been able to watch her lately… But I’ll ask!”

“Really? Thanks!”

Not just the guy friends, but even the girls were all gushing over Yujin from Outlaw.


Honestly, Yuri hadn’t felt much when Yujin announced she was starting a pro gaming team and participating in tournaments, but she felt the enormity of it through other people’s reactions.

‘Wow, that’s really amazing…’


No need to look far. Just browsing the internet brought up all sorts of articles about Yujin from Outlaw.

Moreover, her achievements as a pro gamer were outstanding, leaving Yuri with mixed feelings.

‘Well, she’s been playing games every day.’

Yuri remembered.


Her brother, who could hardly take care of himself, had a spark in his eyes only when he played games.

“Ah, I’ll get it.”


“Ah! No!”


“Rainbow really is the best!”

Yujin, who usually hardly ever spoke, showed emotions and took things seriously whenever she was gaming.


So when Yuri first heard that Yujin was going to go pro and form a team, she genuinely supported her.

And now that she’s thriving as a pro gamer, Yuri couldn’t be prouder.

Maybe that’s why, during a drinking party with friends, Yujin’s name came up.

Yuri frequently boasted about having such a talented sister, so it was hard not to mention it.

“Ah, right. Junsu said something about your sister being amazing this time. Is that true?”

“Really?”


Junsu, who sat next to her, flinched.


He was genuinely shocked when Outlaw began to make a name for herself as an internet broadcaster and he found out her true identity.

So he even jokingly claimed among his classmates that he was Yujin’s disciple.


Although it was just a one-sentence piece of advice, he considered it a teaching.

“…When did I ever do that?”

“No, you did! You said you learned from Yujin!”

“……”

“But is she really that amazing? The guys say she’s basically celebrity level.”

“No way, come on.”

Yuri waved her hand dismissively, but Junsu spoke up again.


“Honestly, she’s something else. If she starts a YouTube channel, she’d easily hit a million subscribers.”

“Really?”


In today’s world, the easiest way to gauge popularity is through YouTube subscribers.


Since internet celebrities and YouTubers are closer to their generation than regular celebrities, it was only natural.

At that moment, one of their classmates, Suhyun, casually said,


“Now that I think about it, I’m really curious. Can’t you just invite your sister here?”

“Our sister? Nah. She’s busy.”

At first, that was an obvious refusal.


Yuri knew too well what kind of person Yujin was and also knew that she wouldn’t come anyway.

“You said she’s home right now?”


“That… Did I say that? Who said so?”


“You did.”

However, Yuri had already said too much previously, so it was a weak argument.


“Can’t you just ask her casually? I’m really curious.”


“Wait, you want to call Yuri’s sister?”


“Outlaw?”

All of a sudden, the conversation shifted, and her classmates’ gazes were now fixed on Yuri.


Especially the guys were practically shooting laser beams with their eyes.

“Are you saying Outlaw would actually come?”


“No way, she wouldn’t.”


“If she does, it’d be totally epic…”

With the situation shaping up this way, Yuri felt obligated to at least pretend to contact her sister.

“…Okay. But if she says no, you all have to understand. Got it?”


“We all know your sister’s busy. But still, just in case…”

“Wait, are we really inviting her?”


“Whoa…”

Under the piercing gazes of everyone, Yuri slowly picked up her smartphone.


‘A call might be too much… better just message her.’

Yujin preferred messages to calls.


She used to have a severe phone phobia, but it was a little better these days.

‘Still, she probably won’t come.’


Yuri knew.


Though she had improved a lot recently, at heart, Yujin still had the characteristics of a reclusive person.


No matter how much of a public figure she was, that was driven by dreams and necessity, not a change in her intrinsic nature.

‘Plus, she feels awkward around strangers.’


Yuri knew a lot about Yujin’s nature.


However, one thing she overlooked was that the one making the request was her.

[Yujin: Right now?]


Just to make sure, she asked again.

But the answer was the same.


[Yujin: Yeah.]


[Yuri: Then I’ll send you the address, hold on.]

After a few messages, Yuri replied with a reluctant voice.


“What did your sister say?”

“She’s coming?”


“Hey, there’s no way, right? Why would she come here?”


“Yeah, right.”


“Still, I wanted to see Outlaw in person…”

As the classmates were concluding that the invitation would most likely be a no-go, Yuri reluctantly spoke.


“…She said she’s coming.”


“Really?”


“Wait, so she’s actually coming?”

Watching the scene unfold, Yuri’s anxieties just kept growing.


Will this be okay?


That reclusive person?


Oh come on, there’s no way she’d actually show up.


She probably just said that.

“When’s your sister coming?”


“Hey, it’s only been ten minutes, chill.”


“Is that so?”

As time passed without her even realizing whether her drink was going down smoothly, suddenly the surroundings grew quiet.


‘What’s going on?’

Yuri’s dazed gaze naturally turned towards the entrance.


“Yuri.”

It wasn’t a loud voice, but somehow, that voice echoed in Yuri’s ears along with everyone else’s.


“…Ah.”

All eyes turned to one place.