[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 323

“Are you leaving already?”

“Uh, sorry. Have fun!”

Did my heartfelt plea reach her?

I was able to go back home with my younger sister.

“Did you have fun?”

Without a second thought, I answered her question.

“Yeah.”

“What kind of answer is that?”

“No, really.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, really.”

“Where did you get this expression from?”

“From Mom or Dad.”

“Must be from Dad, then.”

My younger sister beamed with a smile.

Maybe it was the alcohol, but she seemed even friendlier than usual.

“Unnie.”

“What?”

“It’s nice to play like this.”

“Right?”

“Did you have fun?”

“I told you so.”

And just like that, another day passed.

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After coming home, I collapsed into bed.

I was exhausted, whether it was because I hadn’t drunk in a while or the day had been particularly memorable.

I woke up in the early morning. My throat was parched, so I headed to the living room, when something moved in the darkness.

“Eek!”

“Ah! What’s up? Is that you, Unnie?”

“…Yuri?”

“Uh-huh.”

I usually kept a nightlight on, but tonight seemed darker than usual…

“Sleep well.”

“Yeah.”

The night’s meeting had finally ended. For real this time.

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The next day came.

Maybe it was the aftermath of my long vacation, but suddenly I realized I had nothing to do.

“I’ve never had such an aimless day before…”

To be fair, my whole life had been spent playing games in a corner, but back then, it felt intense in its own way.

I was determined to reach rank one, studying all kinds of builds and strategies while lying in bed.

During the few hours of game time I was allowed each day, I concentrated as hard as I could on ranked games.

Given that I didn’t have much time each day, I had no choice but to live that intensively.

But now, things had changed.

I wasn’t sick like before, nor did I have to obsess over solo queue.

“Because now I’m a pro.”

An undeniable first division pro at that.

So, there was no need to throw myself into solo queue like before.

It was still the offseason not long after the season ended, and once my vacation was over, I’d dive back into solo queue to practice anyway.

“And also, watch the Red Cup.”

Of course, all that was for later.

The problem was what I had to do right now.

No friends, gaming felt a bit off, and even stepping outside wasn’t an option since I was a total homebody…

The first thing I did upon waking up wasn’t washing up or turning on the computer.

I just lay there, scrolling through random internet gossip on my smartphone.

“Maybe I should check out the community…”

But I quickly stopped.

With the recent vibe in the community, I’d probably just come across some embarrassingly cringy posts.

“Ugh…”

Roll over.

Roll, roll.

Roll, roll, roll.

After rolling around on my bed about ten times, I finally concluded my short journey atop my bed.

“Is it okay to just stay like this?”

Truth is, there’s no rush.

There’s still plenty of time until next season, the Red Cup hasn’t even started yet, and most importantly, I was still on vacation.

“…I don’t know how to relax.”

I thought about turning on a broadcast for the first time in ages, but that felt more like working than resting, so I shook my head.

Every time I tried to do something, I felt blocked by the obsession that I should be taking a break.

Time for some more rolling, I guess.

Roll, roll.

Finally, unable to take it anymore, I kicked the bed and sat down at my computer.

For someone like me, a homebody and gaming addict, even lying there staring at my smartphone was a struggle.

Bzzz…

With the familiar sound of the CPU, the monitor powered on.

Instinctively starting up the Legends of League client, I quickly logged in.

Whether I was going to game or not, it was my habit to start the client to kick off my day.

“Hmm. No one’s around.”

My friends list was empty.

Well, it made sense since my friends were basically just my teammates and a few acquaintances I met recently.

“Hmm.”

Maybe I’ll just broadcast?

Seems like a good chance to get some donations…

“Yeah, let’s just do it.”

I pondered for a long time over whether to do it or not.

I didn’t have anything else to do, and playing solo ranked aimlessly wouldn’t feel like practice anyway, so I thought about at least making some money.

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[ON AIR] [Outlaw111]

-Hello, hello

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I guess I was getting a bit lazy because I quickly came up with a broadcast title.

But regardless, viewers surged in just like always.

-Hello, hello

-Oh?

-For a humble person in a valuable time…

-No way!

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

-Turn on the cam quickly… I feel like I’m gonna faint…

-Oh, what?

-What’s up at this hour?

-Extreme

-Rock

Though it hadn’t even been a few minutes since I started the broadcast, the number of viewers rose rapidly, and the chat went wild.

‘BebeBeae’ gifted 10 Balloons.


“Hi”

“Hello~. Ah, mic check. Can you hear me well?”

-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

-I can hear you so hurry up with the cam

-I can hear you well

-Long time no see

-What’s a no-cam?

-Sis, show your face… I’m dying…

Of course, just like I expected, since this was my first no-cam broadcast, the requests for my camera flooded in.

But today I had no plans to give in.

“Today, I’m going for a no-cam. I didn’t wash my hair.”

-?

-Oh

-Rather good

-I

-Rock

-Turn it on

-I

-Rock

“Eh, I’ll turn it on next time. Next time.”

‘EunbalGoddessOutlaw’ gifted 10 Balloons.


“Rather good”

“Yeah, that’s not good. I’m not turning it on. Please bear with it for today. I’ll turn it on next time.”

Objectively speaking, I wasn’t looking a total mess, though.

I might have looked a bit messy, but it wasn’t like I was unviewable or anything.

But for some reason, the thought of showing myself in such a state felt a bit weird… so I decided not to turn on the camera.

“I’ll turn it on next time. Next time.”

After announcing a few times that I’d turn it on next time and posting it as a notice, I finally managed to quell the viewer’s complaints.

[Today’s no-cam broadcast. No cam-related chats.]

-What are we doing today?

-Seeing the League client open, are we doing solo queue?

-Oh

-Sexy

-It’s about time for some solo queue

-Has been a while

It might not have been long since I last did solo queue, but it felt strangely foreign.

It was probably because I was broadcasting.

“Well, a no-cam broadcast is new for me.”

Is that right? Have I done it before?

Hmm, I can’t remember.

Regardless, it seemed that having no camera was impacting my viewers, as they felt like they were not increasing as rapidly as usual.

But today, I decided that was a sacrifice I was ready to make, so I dove right into solo queue.

[Searching for a game.]

Since it was quite early, the queue was slower than usual.

-Seriously, it’s just not working

-What, you don’t play Flash Games or something?

-For real

-Let’s do something

-I feel like I’m going crazy just staring at the screen

-Now I see why you don’t play solo queue on broadcast, haha

I couldn’t help but think about how I needed to keep the viewers entertained since I was broadcasting, so I minimized the solo queue window.

It seemed like it would be another 10 minutes before a game was found.

-So annoying

-Must be since all the celestial players are out of the country or something?

-Might be because it’s vacation time, haha

-True

“Hmm, should I play a Flash Game for a bit?”

-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

-Let’s do it

-Let’s go

“What’s fun?”

-BamBamMan, let’s go

-Find the drill, go go

-What about that centipede raising game? That’s fun too

I launched the Flash Game recommended by the viewers.

“Not bad, actually.”

I lost track of time playing the Flash Game.

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[Game found!]


[Accept / Decline]

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“Ah!”

With the sudden window drop, my game character died.

Ah… I had a new record.

-Ah

-This is too much

-But you’re seriously bummed out

-Lol, for real

I pushed my disappointment aside and clicked the accept button.

And…

Upon seeing the names that appeared, the viewers’ reactions exploded.

-???

-Wow

-What?

-What the heck

-Wow

-No way

-Insane

-Is this it?

-They weren’t out of country?

-Did they connect from a hotel?

-Oh

-The opposing team is wailing, lolololol

-Dang

-Is this… Celestial?

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I could see a lot of familiar names.