Chapter 21

Posted by Kuze, ? Views, Released on March 2, 2025

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“I don’t think I can talk while playing. Sorry, but I’ll turn off the mic.”

“Huh?”

Name’s voice cuts off.

Sia momentarily fails to grasp what is happening.

[‘Yuri Doctor’ donated 5,000 won!]

– So you were hiding your true trolling nature all this time?

‘What does this mean?’

Questions for the broadcast, personal inquiries, and more. There were countless things to ask, but all of a sudden, it completely disrupted Sia’s plans.

“Let’s focus on the game for now. It might be a bit overwhelming since it’s the first match.”

However, Sia had already become an established professional broadcaster, so this little disruption wouldn’t faze her.

To prevent the chat from getting too heated, she decided to put a limit on subscriber messages and focus on the game.

As a celestial supporter, she had actually played ‘Arsteria’ the moment it was released.

She agreed that it was a masterpiece of Riot, boasting high scaling and stylish skills that offered both carry potential and enjoyment.

But the downside was that it required a deep understanding of the champion in the laning phase and was too complicated to position effectively during large team fights, which became evident in every match.

In short, it was a flashy lemon.

It wasn’t exceptionally strong in the laning phase, and even if it grew well, it was a champion that often led to mysterious deaths.

Interest in Arsteria was gradually waning, and players now only hoped for buffs for Riot.

When NoName picked Arsteria, the viewers sighed.

Why is a troll a troll?

They play not for the win, but for their own enjoyment.

The determined team members lose their morale due to the presence of one player.

A frustrating experience that every League player has likely endured at least once.

They poured their anger onto Name, fueled by past experiences.

But the situation reversed when Name achieved a triple kill.

[‘Arsteria Fan’ donated 10,000 won!]

– Is this the power of a level 6 Arsteria? What have I been doing until now…?

Since Arsteria’s release, countless highlight reels circulated, but most began from level 16 with a 3rd skill unlocked.

Only then could she deal significant damage with her ultimate when the star fragments reach 20.

Upon noticing this, NoName boldly hit all 10 marks in just 1 second without any wasted shots.

Her performance was not a mere coincidence, and her kill score skyrocketed.

[Ally has been defeated]

While Name and Sia pushed the side fortress, three allies recklessly initiated a team fight and lost badly due to the numbers.

Sadly, they were caught in the neutral monster Baron’s nest.

If things continued this way, the previously advantageous game could be turned upside down.

“It seems they’ve moved to Baron, so shouldn’t we push the inhibitor instead?”

Sia cautiously suggested her opinion.

[Support – NoName]

“Are you really going? That’s crazy. All five of them are still alive.”

Regardless, Name dashed straight towards the nest without even finishing the lane.

“No, you just got a 1,000 won kill, right? If you die, the game flips.”

Name had grown strong, but it wasn’t necessarily advantageous in the bottom lane. The actual specs were on a similar level.

Sia understood why Name was acting so hastily.

‘If their tank grows too strong, we’ll have no way to overcome them in the later dragon fights.’

But was that a significant enough factor to gamble on a single fight?

Again, this area was in the Bronze-Silver range. Even with a 10,000 gold lead, the outcomes could swing at any moment.

Stabilizing operations was Sia’s priority, and she wanted to prepare for the late game.

The dead teammates were also pinging back.

[Danger!]

[Retreat!]

[Support – NoName]

But you’re not the type to back down. Alright, let’s try it. I never thought I’d focus this much in Bronze-Silver.

The current possession rate of Arsteria was set to zero.

As soon as Name and Sia appeared on the mid lane, the opposing team was ready for battle.

However, Arsteria’s movements were unusual.

“Did you build attack speed for this?”

Utilizing the fact that she could increase possession rates with her Q skill against jungle monsters and lane minions, she arrived at the mid lane just as opposing minions began to swarm in.

Name passed through all six minions with the optimal path, raising her possession rate to 30% in an instant before swiftly taking down all the minions, completing a 60% possession, or a range of 750.

– Q speed doesn’t seem human?

– Wow, the physical skills are insane (so insane).

– It’s a virtual reality, so isn’t the physical skills more like brain skills?

– No matter how low the freedom is in LoL, the reaction speed still follows reality.

The remaining health of Baron stood at 3,000.

It was too valuable to give up, and with the well-growned bottom lane in front of her, it was difficult to ignore.

Starting from a 60% possession rate, the increase in range per hit was overwhelmingly noticeable.

Name lightly prodded the enemy team, forcing them to make a choice.

Will you fight or flee?

She thought about making a bet when her possession rate reached 100%, making her range similar to a melee champion, but instead, Name cleverly decided not to increase her possession rate recklessly.

Ignoring the tank, she focused on the weak damage dealers and supporters.

After all, with 10 kills under her belt, one hit could be critically damaging.

When the damage reached the jungler, the jungler decided to take command for a full-on assault.

“You’re really pushing your luck; you’re going to die!”

If Arsteria backs away here, they can just circle back to Baron.

With the ally top still holding on to health, a 4v2 seemed manageable, leading them to strike.

Huh?

However, unexpectedly, Arsteria, despite having an 85% possession rate, charged in instead of dashing forwards.

They couldn’t let what was thrown at them go unattended.

Plus, Lulu found herself a bit isolated.

At that moment, the ally supporter must have seen the same angle and tried to use her ultimate on her.

[Grow!]

With Lulu’s ultimate skill of timing and transformation,

Arsteria even surpassed that and targeted the ranged dealer deep within the Baron nest.

“What are you doing? Quickly stop her, or this will turn bad!”

“Get her quickly!”

While the mid and jungler hurried back, top used its ultimate to protect the ranged dealer.

But Arsteria vanished right before their eyes, leaving just a ward behind.

“What? Where did she go?”

“Hey, behind the wall…!”

[Possession Rate – 95% Range 1000]

Over the nest, Arsteria began to bombard indiscriminately.

In an instant, the ranged dealer melted away, and the supporter who came to protect her was also killed.

They belatedly sought to give up Baron, but,

As the avatar of the stars, she did not forgive the traitors.

With a true form, she dove back into the nest, dodging all crowd control abilities and finally completing the 100% possession rate.

“This is really messed up xx.”

[La Arsteria salva Ernum]

A motion of stars exploding in the sky, star fragments strike indiscriminately around them.

And all they could see was Arsteria’s cape fluttering.

[Triple Kill!]

With 5 star fragments, the traitor’s chain was broken.

[Quadra Kill!]

With 10 star fragments, the observer’s shotgun was destroyed.

[Our team has stolen Baron!]

And even the blacksmith who remained until the last moment had to kneel beneath the brilliance of the stars.

[Penta Kill!]

“Wow…”

* * *

People say that a game will break before anyone can focus on Arsteria’s late-game carry potential due to the nature of solo queue.

But I did not agree with that opinion.

To be precise, I did not agree with using ‘Arsteria’ with armor penetration items.

Naturally, if you built items like that, it was very clear that the average win rate for Arsteria would be around the low 40% range given her current state.

So, achieving a 50% win rate would probably happen around the 30-minute mark in the game.

However, in order to boost early growth and build from there, I still thought that going for attack speed was the right choice.

Until the range increase became unnoticeable to the enemy.

They must have been taken by surprise when they realized they had underestimated Arsteria, as she had moved out of reach.

Lulu’s laning ability was exceptional, and if she merely used her ultimate at the right timing, I concluded theoretically that this combination would never have an unfavorable timing at any stage.

[Victory!]

“Wow, it’s over, everyone!”

After my pentakill, the enemies lost their morale, and it didn’t take long for their castle to fall.

We couldn’t forget the contribution of Sia, who supported us modestly from behind.

Whenever I relentlessly pushed the enemies with Arsteria, she was always by my side.

Whenever I purposefully allowed the enemies to approach, she would seemingly read my mind and uses her transformation and ultimate perfectly to set up the fishing play.

[‘Largo’ donated 110,000 won!]

– Did you achieve a total of 22 kills?

“Thank you so much for the 5,000 won mission per kill, Largo! Our NoName is really good, isn’t she? I’ll spin the donation roulette later when I’m alone.”

[‘HyeBam of the Night Sky’ donated 10,000 won!]

– A pentakill from the first broadcast? This collaboration is already extraordinary.

“Thank you for the 10,000 won donation, HyeBam!”

So many people were congratulating our victory.

Some expressed it through money, others through paid fireworks, each revealing their emotional expressions.

‘Congratulations.’

When I looked back at that voice,

All I felt was a ticklish northwesterly wind brushing against my cheek.

“Thanks…”

[Connecting to voice chat: NoName, HyeJime will rise (2/2)]

“Sorry for leaving without saying anything.”

“Whoa! You startled me when you suddenly left. You’re really good!”

My appearance shifted from tall Arsteria back to the little NoName.

“Want to say something to the viewers? Since we’re collaborating, we should say something.”

“Um…”

I took a moment to watch the influx of messages in the chat.

From congratulations to people being amazed by my play, and many expressing curiosity about ‘me.’

In short, many questions comprised the majority of the chat.

– Hi hi

– The face reveal was crazy

– Is NoName really a girl?

– Must be a girl, right? lol Just your typical netcam

– Typical netcam (first game, pentakill with Arsteria)

– Even if it’s a guy, I’ll still passionately endorse you

– How old are you?

– What’s your relationship with HyeBam?

– Why aren’t you climbing with this skill in Bronze?

– You’ve played 8,000 games in a year? I’m really curious about your real life lol

– Haven’t seen you play much recently; any reasons for quitting?

“I’m a girl… I think so. But I don’t want to rush things if I’m a guy.”

“I’m seven years old since my birthday hasn’t passed yet.”

“We’re in the same clan.”

“I don’t care about tiers.”

“It’s a bit difficult to talk about real life.”

“Because I lost my reason to play the game.”

As I diligently answered each question, Sia chimed in to stop me.

“Name! I didn’t mean for you to answer every question, haha.”

“Just tell me quickly.”

You’re deliberately delaying your response, right?

But Sia skillfully transitioned to the next game, avoiding the topic.

“I was originally planning to ask slowly while gaming together, but you ended up saying it all?”