Chapter 465

“I dropped 4 kilos! I lost 4 kilos in just a week. Haha, this is a human victory!”

Upon returning home, Saetbyeol cheered after weighing herself.

She grabbed a camera, taking snapshots in a flurry, causing quite a ruckus.

I congratulated her for barely reaching the number 4 on the scale and pushed her towards the shower.

If I didn’t force her like this, it was guaranteed she would plop down on her bed covered in dust from outside.

After she left, I hopped onto the scale to check my weight.

[23.1kg]

I thought I had gained some muscle from consistently working out in the U.S., but my weight just wouldn’t budge.

Removing the weight of my hair and the water I just drank left me with only 22 kg.

This meant that to equal the power in an Aura vs. Aura match in the national exchange competition, I would have to output at least 3 to 5 times more than others.

Depending on the opponent, I might have to partially release the power of erosion.

I entered my bathroom, tossed my clothes haphazardly onto the bed, and took a quick shower.

Whoosh—

The sticky sweat and dust clinging to my body washed off in the hot water.

As I reached out to adjust the direction of the water, I realized the showerhead was set too high.

It seemed like Saetbyeol had snuck in again and playfully changed the height.

I decided just to wash up as it was.

Seeing my shabby, skinny body reflected in the mirror made me extremely worried.

‘I wish I could just get through this puberty phase quickly.’

Seoyuna was already 140 cm tall, and shockingly, Shin Si Hoo was 145 cm.

Han Gyeol had surpassed 150 cm during last winter’s break.

While kids were growing up day by day, I felt stuck in place.

“Ah, what does height matter anyway? I’ve lived a tall life in my previous life, that’s enough.”

If sacrificing height meant gaining a peaceful life, I would gladly accept it.

“Ugh, it’s hot.”

[Spell: Evaporation Coefficient Adjustment]

With no time to waste, I dried my hair instantly with evaporation magic.

The only downside to this magic was that my hair stuck up like I had been struck by lightning.

I squeezed some body lotion and applied it all over as I headed to the kitchen.

First to wash up, Saetbyeol was pouring some sugary rice drink into a cup.

“Hey, isn’t it time for your broadcast? Why are you still here?”

“I told the viewers I’d be late, so it’s fine.”

“Wow, look at that delinquent mindset.”

“Hey, I told you not to come into my bathroom. That’s confiscated.”

She picked up the cup she had filled and nonchalantly returned to my room.

“Aw, I was going to drink that…! Seriously, NaeMe unni is definitely going through puberty.”

“How old do you think I am to be going through puberty?”

Having worked out hard and wrapped up with a refreshing sugary drink, I hoped to maintain this pleasant state as I opened the capsule door and stepped inside.

* * *

I returned to a game that felt like home after a long time.

When I define home as the place where I was born and grew up, League of Legends is certainly my home.

On the loading screen, the fox merchant Lili greeted me, wagging her tail.

Items given as part of the returning event poured into my inventory.

Among them was compensation for the deletion of the Arsteria champion.

[Champion Deletion Compensation Plan: We plan to provide the following compensation to all users who purchased Arsteria. / 1950 RP / Compensation Date: February 21st, 6 PM, bulk delivery]

“Arsteria has been deleted?”

[NoName]

[Legacy of Legends – Where did Arsteria go?]

[Broadcast Time – 0:00:58]

[Viewers – 5948]

Is it really acceptable to delete a champion filled with memories and craftsmanship from so many players without even a remake?

I couldn’t believe it and aimlessly scrolled up and down the champion selection screen for a while.

[‘Berry Berry Thank You Much’ donated 5,000 won!]

– I went to check out a house that collapsed over there, but when I came back, my house collapsed too. I cried as soon as I saw it.

[‘Grade Point New’ donated 5,000 won!]

– Hehe… Did you finally notice? That person is no longer in this world.

[‘Epris’ donated 10,000 won!]

– Key… you damn!!!

[‘That Thing’ donated 5,000 won!]

– Honestly, if the deletion of Arsteria is refreshing, thumbs up! At least for me.

[FullMoon manager activated the chat box.]

[Chat Box – ON]

– You’ve returned, No Tae-sik ㅅㅅㅅㅅ

– It’s been a week since I played League, finally backㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– Hello~

– Hello hello

– NoName, please stream longer for being late!

– Thumbs up ×100

– Wow, that trash champion was finally deleted.

– It already met its end two months agoㅠㅠㅠ

– Every time I hit an enemy, the range🏹 increases, physical penetration🗡 boosts, skill cooldowns🔋 let me jump over walls five times, and every level increases skill speed⏰. At level 16, the ultimate resets💫, with 15 star shards🌟 giving a spell power coefficient of 0.1! Ugh 😱😱

– A tiny buff makes it an OP champion, a tiny nerf makes it a dead champion, so deletion was the right choice lol.

– For real, there were too many bugs.

– What will happen to NaeMe, our friendㅠㅠ.

I found out about Arsteria’s demise through a search for Vtuber.

There was also an interview with developers who acknowledged the design mistakes and decided to delete the champion.

Most users were in a festive mood.

I couldn’t hide my despair knowing that I was ridiculed even after death.

I quietly closed my eyes and took a moment to mourn alone.

“I hope you reincarnate and live a life that’s recognized by everyone, just like me…”

I put my hands together and bowed my head.

I don’t know which religious prayer method it resembles; I just imitated whatever came to mind.

Then, I read the skill description of the newly released champion to share my current status.

“The weather was nice today, so I went to Cheonggye Mountain with my dad and sister. How about spending time with family or friends instead of watching streams on a sunny weekend?”

[‘Margaritta123’ donated 5,000 won!]

– Teacher NoName, please adopt me.

Melissa, when using her ultimate, seals her skills for 4 seconds and dodges all enemy skills.

The number and power of dodged skills increases her attack power and attack speed for 10 seconds.

Isn’t this a little too OP?

I really don’t understand why only Arsteria had to be hunted down.

[‘SnowWhite1213’ donated 100,000 won!]

– I really enjoyed NaeMe’s new song music video! Are there any plans for a reaction stream today?

“Thank you for the 100,000 won donation. Do you really think my reaction is needed? She just had a cameo role.”

– Did NaeMe release a new song?

– It came out two hours ago. Don’t forget to check it out because NaeMe has a cameo!

– You aren’t watching this? You aren’t watching this? You aren’t watching this?

– NaeMe looked really cool in it, let’s watch it togetherㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– So cute, not even losing to active idols.

– Honestly, NaeMe wins in cuteness by a landslide, lol.

– The new song by NB features NaeMe’s cuteness too!!!!!

└ Really???

└ Let’s go~

└ We have to watch this, lol.

└ I have to cherish this precious thing.

“Oh, but please don’t watch it while I’m here…! Right now, I’ll be doing viewer participation content with a random password of three digits.”

There are too many lines that I’d be embarrassed to show others.

I hurriedly created a five-person party and prepared for viewer participation content.

[Rolonoa Jun Hyung: Wow, you broke through! Hello~]

[Gang Come Here: NoName, are you going ADC?]

Perhaps because there were so many viewers, even with a 1 in 1,000 chance, the party quickly formed.

“Please give me jungle instead of ADC. By the way, I’m so sad that Arsteria got deleted…”

-ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– She was the symbol of NoName.

– The ultimate win in the fall competition was due to Arsteria.

– Just remake her and release her again.

– NaeMe don’t cryㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– Do you know NaeMe, who has become a memorial…

“Does the deletion of Arsteria really not fall under the responsibility of the fans?”

– ???

– What,,, what?

– Wow.

– Hahaha.

– Shifting blame ON.

“I think that if they had viewed both the negative and positive aspects of the champion instead of just the bad side, such an extreme situation could have been prevented. If we could have reduced the hateful voices and all come together to find solutions, it might have been better… I just feel a bit sad. Honestly, she was one of the few ranged dealers with a unique and appealing character…”

I chose the Hell Queen, Melissa.

Melissa was a champion conceptually designed as an assassin who primarily targets ranged dealers in the jungle.

“I know that many viewers in our room play ranged dealer positions. Do you believe you all have the right to call yourselves ADC human rights activists when you couldn’t even protect Arsteria?”

[Searching for a game…]

[Accept 1/5]

[Accept 2/5]

…

[Accept 5/5]

[Free Rank Matching Complete]

“A society tainted with hate must be eradicated. I will take the lead in oppressing ADCs more than anyone else.”

[‘Yezi’ donated 20,000 won!]

– The once angelic NoName has transformed this much; League must truly be a mad game.

[‘Lu Luo Xi’ donated 5,000 won!]

– League has exploded with character and personality, haha!

[‘sfkfjge’ donated 5,000 won!]

– Ah, so hatred and oppression can coexist in words, right, teacher?

* * *

Our team’s skill level was so lacking that it was hard to even consider it decent.

With a Challenger account mixed in, the level of the opposing team clearly rose.

But Melissa without her ultimate was practically a corpse.

While the three lanes were exploding, I focused solely on my own growth without even glancing at them.

Finally reaching level 6 marked the beginning of my hunt for ADCs.

The Caitlyn, with her superior range, had been tormenting our team for the last five minutes under the nickname ‘Innocent Baby Bird 123.’

I hid in my allies’ bushes, waiting for an opportunity, hit a hook, and jumped onto the baby bird.

“Whoa, that was a fright!”

[Kill Streak Blocked!] [NoName → Innocent Baby Bird 123]

I planted a gravestone on top of the corpse and departed again for my own growth.

[Innocent Baby Bird 123: Wow, nice gank. But with this already lost game, do you think you can win? Haha, jungle difference is real, right?]

Upon hearing this, our room’s viewers collectively grew indignant.

“If you get angry together, you’re just hurting yourselves. Isn’t our life too short to only speak kind words? Let me share some stories from when I met the NB members while jungle ganking.”

I recounted the stories from filming the music video to the viewers.

“White unnie was really leadership-oriented and cool. Especially, she danced with such finesse that it left a great impression on me.”

Meanwhile, I took down the baby bird who had been respawning in the fort.

[NoName → Innocent Baby Bird 123]

“Lani unnie had a beautiful smile that reminded me of a puppy. She laughed a lot and made the atmosphere around her comfortable, so I was thankful for that.”

This time, I fought against the baby bird returning to the fort alongside a supporter and defeated her in a 1v2.

[NoName → Innocent Baby Bird 123]

“Yu Ju unnie has such a charming voice. She raps really well, and I get so envious of people who can sing well.”

Having learned fear, I ambushed the baby bird who was hiding inside the inner fort and took her down.

[NoName → Innocent Baby Bird 123]

[Legendary NoName!]

“White unnie had a look that I just couldn’t not praise. Her skin is fair and her eyes are huge. Surprisingly, she’s very easygoing and plays around with me.”

To flee from me, the baby bird armed only with speed items ran for her life, but I chased her down full force and stabbed her in the back.

[NoName → Innocent Baby Bird 123]

[15 kill streak!]

[Innocent Baby Bird 123: There has to be a reason you keep this up… Please stop chasing me!!! Why am I the only one dying, XXX!!! I have spent more time dead than alive, XXXX XXXXX!!!]

[NoName: 23/1/4]

[Innocent Baby Bird 123: 6/16/3]

[Victory!]

“The music video… honestly, I feel a little embarrassed, but I think it turned out quite nicely. I hope everyone will watch it cutely, no, I hope you’ll watch it nicely.”

[‘Lapla’ donated 10,000 won!]

– There’s truly no one more devilish than NaeMe, lol!

I quietly clicked the report button on ‘Innocent Baby Bird 123.’

[Report for Innocent Baby Bird 123 has been submitted.]

[Negative Attitude/Profanity/Hate Speech/Intentional Death to the Enemy]

[Immediate Feedback Notice: The player you reported has been penalized. Thank you for your help! Usually, negative behavior occurs by accident, so even one penalty can have a significant effect, so please continue to report actively.]

– I seriously laughed at the idea of intentionally dying to the enemy, lol.

– Hahaha, they get their account banned for this.

– You went and died on purpose, lol.

– Live your real life, human.

– I seriously thought you were a psycho, lol.

– The effects of early League education are astounding!

– If NB saw this, they’d probably freak out, lol!