Chapter 46

[Why am I going crazy? The jellyfish is starting to look cute]

[Holy shit, the jellyfish’s voice is amazing, damn it]

[Why are you cursing? haha]

[Do you see it? Every time she gets a kill, she glances at the chat window. Haha, the legend is cute]

[The facial expressions feedback is solid]

[No wonder virtual YouTubers are trending]

[Still, it’s just someone controlling the camera below]

[Stop forcing facial expressions on us unless you also do it when chatting]

[World’s first remote class-type broadcast lol]

[Hey, don’t eat during class]

[Sorry, professor! But I was starving!]

The Challenger-level game started again.

On a normal weekday afternoon at 2 PM, without the holiday effect, there were 7,000 viewers.

The number might look modest compared to 90,000, but for a streamer who hasn’t even streamed ten times, 7,000 was impressive.

Plus, it’s only 2 PM. How many more people would flood in by 6 or 7 PM?

For the most part, the viewers were satisfied with the virtual jellyfish model.

If the streamer would show themselves on cam, it’d be perfect, but that’s obviously not going to happen.

A game screen just sitting there feels way different from having a character representing the streamer.

Why a jellyfish… of course, that thought naturally crossed people’s minds. But…

The virtual model wasn’t missing any important functions like showing expressions or tracking the gaze, etc.

Not to mention, this was a beginner-friendly VTuber model that could also accommodate non-Otaku viewers who might be resistant to moe-style characters!

“Carry.”

Once again, the undefeated Sol earned another victory.

The jellyfish’s eyes curved into a crescent moon shape.

This meant she was delightedly smiling.

[The Host’s expression is more dynamic than expected]

[Really]

[Sol is a god!]

[When will the first loss even happen? Damn it! Where does this invincibility end?]

[Sol ascended without ever losing, according to legend]

[Pray that he/she would just lose already]

[Flagging]

[Did they finally lose?]

Still, 0 defeats.

Ranked games: 19 wins, 0 losses.

While this streak in ranked games isn’t impossible, the fact that Sol also maintained a 0-defeat streak in normal games gave this streak a symbolic meaning.

Yeah, it’s sort of like the difference between a virgin and a non-virgin.

There’s an almost infinite difference between 0 and 1.

Just like how multiplying anything by 0 results in 0.

Sol, currently undefeated in Teamfight Arena!

So Ah thought:

While it’s impossible to win forever,

It’d be nice not to lose until reaching the Challenger rank.

[Black magic worked lol]

[What the hell???! Succeeded!!!]

[This is forced fail bait!!!]

<lololol>

In Teamfight Arena’s ranked games, you cannot know the opposing team’s IDs until the game starts.

This system prevents cheating, like predicting which champs the enemy excels at and banning them or dodging games where victory seems unlikely.

This was done to eliminate unhealthy gaming habits.

But Sol’s opponent this time…?

[TP Fervor]

[TP Woo]

[TP Haegol]

[TP Scary]

And…

[TP WILD]

“What’s this?”

[What? It’s the full TP team lol]

[Is this illegal team ranking? lol]

The solo rank mode is solo rank, meaning up to 2 players in groups for diamond and below, but only solo queues for master and above.

The remaining teammates are randomized.

Solo rank is about how well you can perform with a team that isn’t pre-coordinated.

But one professional esports team stepped into the match!

This could only be called destiny’s prank!

[Ah, you don’t know Team Proud. In the 2022 Spring split, they made a strong debut with 2nd place, securing 3rd place in the Summer split and 4th in Worlds. Despite showing some weakness earlier this year with 5th place in Spring, they rebounded with a 2nd place in Summer and Worlds semi-final, proving they’re one of Korea’s top 3 teams. Their main jungler is the famous Wild Lee Jun.]

[22JunJun]

[It’s still 22Jun, don’t slander by exaggerating it to four second places!]

[Lost it! Lost it! Lost it! Lost it! Oh my!]

[But isn’t there a chance the streamer could win?]

[Do pros look like noobs to you?]

[It seems easy? Victory has been on a hot streak too, hasn’t he?]

[But it was too intense a fight, wasn’t it?]

[And it’s the full Proud team, lol]

[Guess their scrimmage just ended]

[And they warmed up?]

[Well, lost it anyway lol]

[But shouldn’t the teams have been more mixed at least? How could it be so lopsided?]

[It’s a conspiracy by Infinity Corporation!]

[Is that guy schizophrenic again?]

[Even in the streamer’s team, there’s a pro player, Adios]

[Adios is skilled too, but…]

[One pro!]

Unfortunately, no miracle took place.

Sol put up a valiant fight, but her team was shattered against the world semi-finalists, Team Proud.

A devastating score: 19 kills versus 50.

While most of her teammates exceeded 10 deaths, they grumbled about why their teammates wouldn’t surrender.

[Challenger despair version]

[Even challengers are trolling like smurf pros. What’s the difference?]

[Teamfight is a relative game]

[Honestly, it’s not unreasonable not to surrender when facing 5 Proud players]

[Did Adios and Sol not surrender?]

[Their mindset is pro-like]

[Still, Sol and Adios performed decently until mid-game]

[From that point forward, the operation was just too different]

[Proud!Proud!Proud!Proud!]

[Wow, what a forced fail bait! How could you meet the full Proud lineup!]

[She did have a winning streak though]

[Well, Scary and Wild are still low-scoring. It’s purely luck they all matched together]

[It’s not possible for all teammates to meet in one game right after a scrimmage ends, especially with how many challengers there are]

[That they all got matched is itself improbable lol]

[Summary: Legend was just unlucky]

[The user “Psychic Villain” donated 10,000 won.]

–“If only I had five lives right now, I’d still do something, st.”

<hahahahahahahaha>

[Trash!]

[If only I were five people…]

[Shadow Clone Jutsu!]

[Nice to know I’m not the only one thinking that]

[Even though I’m good, it’s the team luck that’s missing]

At that moment, Sol received a weird phone call via Biscord.

As Wild’s call came in:

–“Trash.”

…

Then the call ended abruptly.

“What a son of a bitch!”

[EXPLOSION]

[Huh?]

<hahahahahahahahahahahah>

[Teamplay? What’s that?]

[Oh man, this is going to spark drama between Sol and Wild]

[Is Wild 186 cm tall? What’s this “Mess-A-Knee” move?]

[Mess (no) + Knee (no)]

[Trash~ Trash~ Trash~ Trash~]

[Time for some re-education?]

“You better take it back right now. Running away means you’re dead.”

The next match, alas, didn’t have TP WILD.

[Wild is trash (Record: 500 losses, 1 victory)]

[But wasn’t it the last one who wins is the winner?]

[Hmm… So the streamer lost?]

[TP WILD donated 100,000 won.]

–“I didn’t run away; I tried but didn’t match. Sorry.”

There was no way to lie. The two were already friends on the platform, and while Sol was searching for the match, Wild had been searching too.

But still, wouldn’t that anger him?

“Hey! Stop making queues! Wait until I’m done!”

[Recommending an anime about “The unbeaten female swordsman I defeated who is now obsessed with me”]

[Yum, chewy lol]

[TP WILD donated 100,000 won.]

–“Sorry, I need to go back to practice, or the coach will scold me. Great work!”

Wild left by starting another practice game.

Sol changed strategies and began targeting Wild instead.

But although they were both in the top Challenger bracket, for some unknown reason, the targeting wasn’t working…

10 hours later, Sol had somewhat calmed down and reached Challenger rank.

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