BJ Jjuhsim turned on his broadcast after a long time.
It had been nearly two weeks.
“Hello, everyone! It’s been a while. Jjuhiru~”
– Jjihir
– You’re so late
– Did you take a lifelong break?
“Come on, don’t say that. I had a hard time too.”
Two weeks ago, Jjuhsim, who was on a winning streak, suddenly decided to take a long break from broadcasting. There were various reasons, but the biggest one was that he felt he had been underperforming lately.
It wasn’t a broadcast-related slump; it was more about his lingering inadequacies as a gamer.
“Everyone, I’ve been feeling a huge gap in my skills lately, so I’m going to practice in seclusion for a bit.”
It’s been quite a while since Jjuhsim adopted the catchphrase of being the top amateur jungler. Of course, most people considered Prisoner to be the best amateur, but that was a matter of debate, so Jjuhsim just had to take it on the chin.
Well, that was until recently.
The brutal defeat he faced in a match against Prisoner was one thing, but the real issue was Prisoner’s subsequent achievements.
The first amateur, no, the first jungler in Legends of League history to reach 2000 points.
Though Jjuhsim did get a decent number of views from videos related to the absent Prisoner, that fact gradually chipped away at his pride as a gamer.
– But isn’t the top amateur jungler no longer true?
– For real, lol
– Wasn’t he never that good and just had thick skin?
– True, lol
In other words, while he used to ignore the fact that he was slightly behind Prisoner, the gap had now widened so much that it was impossible to do so any longer.
“…I’ll stop here for today.”
Ultimately, his motivation for broadcasting dwindled, leading him to declare a break.
And today was the day of his return.
During his break, Jjuhsim achieved a solid Solo Rank of 1400 points. While not comparable to Prisoner, and despite not being able to use the catchphrase of being the top amateur jungler anymore, he had regained quite a bit of his self-esteem as a gamer.
“Alright, so what shall we do today… I feel like I’ve hit a limit with my champion pool, so today I’m going to play on my smurf account. Agreed?”
– Me
– Lock
– Me
– Lock
“Stop hitting that! I have to play a variety of champions for it to be fun for you to watch, right?”
Thanks to rethinking things during his break, Jjuhsim was unfazed by the viewers’ criticisms and logged onto his smurf account.
[Jjuhiru44 – D1]
“Isn’t Diamond too much? Oh come on, everyone.”
Jjuhsim chuckled casually.
“It’s not about just having fun; it’s that I need practice with certain champions that I’m a bit too nervous to play on my main. You get it?”
– Soon adding BJ Jjuhsim controversy to Kingmuwiki
– For real, lol
“What controversy! Just try it, I’ll actually sue you.”
– You’re going to sue us?
– Wow… I didn’t think Jjuhsim was like that. He’s truly turned after not seeing him for a while, for real.
– True, true
– Me
– Lock
– Me
“Come on… I’m joking, everyone. What’m I, some kind of jerk? Oh, the game started.”
[Searching for a game!]
[Accept / Decline]
As Jjuhsim was bantering with the viewers, the ban/pick phase began.
[Master Yi]
Jjuhsim chuckled at the pick that appeared from the opposing team.
“Wow, Master Yi? That seriously crosses the line, doesn’t it? How dare you first-pick Master Yi against me? No way, can’t let that happen.”
Master Yi. The further up in tier you go, the rarer this champion becomes. Of course, sometimes combos using him and Taric pop up depending on the meta, but generally, he’s a rare sight.
Let alone in the recent meta, where Master Yi’s standing is simply the worst.
And yet, someone dared to first-pick Master Yi? It was practically a death wish.
– For real, lol
– Even at Diamond, we see Master Yis
– Isn’t he a master?
“No matter how much of a Diamond player you are, first-picking Master Yi is just too cocky. Time for some lessons.”
With that, Jjuhsim boldly made his pick.
It was Lee Sin, his signature pick.
– Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim! Jjuhsim!
– Jjuhsim in Diamond, oh snap
– Declaring a casual match, haha
– He’s doing this here, huh
“Watch carefully. Let’s see what happens when you first-pick Master Yi in Diamond.”
With Jjuhsim’s confident declaration, the game began.
…
“Oh man, that was a bit too much for me. But still, for Diamond, it’s not bad.”
…
“Wait, you went in? No way, from there… Oh!”
…
“What’s our mid doing! By letting Master Yi get a kill… Oh no!”
…
“…This is a total slaughter.”
And then he lost.
[Defeat]
By the end of the game, Jjuhsim’s Lee Sin had a KDA of 2/9/4. The level difference between him and the opposing Master Yi was 4.
It was clear to everyone that it was a jungle gap.
– Jungle difference, jungle difference, jungle difference, jungle difference, jungle difference, jungle difference, jungle difference
– Master Yi in Diamond? Master Yi in Diamond? Master Yi in Diamond? Master Yi in Diamond? Master Yi in Diamond? Master Yi in Diamond?
– Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user!
– Seriously, now even in Diamond, he’s being trolled, haha
“Oh, come on… this is so unfair. Seriously, check that guy’s stats. How is this possible in Diamond?”
Jjuhsim genuinely felt wronged.
The reason was simple—the stats of the opponent he checked during the game were alarming.
A 100% win rate.
It might be normal in casual games, but a 100% win rate in ranked games?
Not only that.
Although Jjuhsim’s smurf account was Diamond 1, it was previously a demoted account, so it was queued with Master and even Grandmaster players.
Yet, the opponent’s rank was a mere Diamond 3.
Just the fact that Diamond 1 accounts were matched with Diamond 3 accounts was a clear indication that his opponent had an absurdly inflated MMR.
Clearly, he’d crossed the line by a long shot.
‘… Super account, maybe?’
Upon closer inspection, the position was listed as “All Positions” with no specific role.
In other words, Jjuhsim was literally getting matched against someone who might not even be a jungler.
‘This person must be a pro. There’s no other explanation.’
And, it’s pretty clear that they were a highly regarded player among pros.
Of course, it could be that an undiscovered super prospect had just come out of hiding, but the fact that it was a newly created account was significant.
Of course…
This was all unimportant to the viewers who were just eager to poke fun at Jjuhsim.
To prove that fact, the chat was truly chaotic.
– Next – Gold
– Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user! Gold user!
– Golding, huh.
“Don’t be disappointed. It’s perfectly natural for a Gold player to lose in Diamond.”
“No, that’s not what I’m saying; that person isn’t Diamond…”
The viewers knew too.
A monster maintaining a 100% win rate in Diamond?
But it was irrelevant.
What mattered to the viewers was that they had a perfect opportunity to roast Jjuhsim now that he was back.
“…Alright, everyone, this might sound like a pathetic excuse, but just one thing.”
– Next – Gold
– You’re pathetic, Jjuhsim.
– Fail, fail, fail, fail, fail, fail, fail, fail, fail, fail!
“That person—when I faced Outlaw, the feeling was similar to when I faced Prisoner. What I mean is…”
– Next, excuses
– Pathetic, Jjuhsim
– Another two-week break coming up
– Why is Prisoner being brought up here?
– No ghosting, please.
“How far are you planning to fall?” “Is this what it means… ‘the Jjuhsim that took a two-week break?’”
“It’s a jungle gap, jungle gap, jungle gap, jungle gap, jungle gap, jungle gap.”
While the chat was overflowing with messages, Jjuhsim let out a deep sigh.
“Anyway, I’m really good at this.”
*
Was my tier around Diamond?
– Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw!
– For real, those trolls need to buzz off. This chat is totally annoying.
– Those trolls invading is just dumb, right?
Subtly, the community began to mention Outlaw’s name more frequently.
It wasn’t just the win rate; it was also that somehow he had queued with the smurf account of the famous streamer Jjuhsim.
‘We’re running into each other quite often.’
When he was Prisoner, it was normal to encounter familiar players in high ranks, but this time was a bit different.
‘Could that Lee Sin be Jjuhsim?’
Somehow, the reckless playstyle felt similar.
– So Outlaw surpassed this guy?
– But seriously, isn’t Jjuhsim a challenger jungler? How is he getting wrecked like that? Haha.
– Who is Outlaw? A Chinese pro?
Surprisingly, there weren’t that many speculation threads connecting Outlaw and Prisoner.
It seemed that since the nickname “Prisoner” was practically tainted by time, there was a cautious air around it.
‘I guess it’s not my concern.’
Regardless, thanks to Jjuhsim, he gained a bit of recognition.
From a professional standpoint, that wasn’t a bad thing.
“Should I call it a day?”
Currently, my tier was Diamond 3.
It wasn’t that high, but it was already at a high MMR standard compared to average players, so it wouldn’t take long to climb ranks.
In other words, getting to Challenger was merely a numbers game from here.
Just as I was about to log out from the Legends of League client…
+
[Friend request] [+1]
+
“Hmm.”
Truth be told, this wasn’t the first time I received a friend request.
Throughout my gaming experience, many people had sent me requests for duo plays.
But I had declined every single request.
There was no need to duo.
But this friend request felt different.
For starters, there was the ID.
[YSG TaeHyeong] [Accept / Decline]
To my knowledge, no player with that nickname existed in Y So Games.
Sure, there could be someone with that nickname among sub-players or trainees, but… I sensed a different possibility.
‘Accept.’
As soon as I accepted the friend request, the chat box exploded with a copy-paste style message.
[YSG TaeHyeong : Hello.]
[YSG TaeHyeong : I apologize for asking this right off the bat, but are you Korean?]
A peculiar question.
However, since I understood what this was getting at, I answered without hesitation.
[Me : Yes.]
[YSG TaeHyeong : I see. I’m Park Tae-Hyung, the coach of Y So Games. If it’s alright, could we have a constructive conversation regarding joining the team?]
So it had come to this.