Chapter 98

〈 Chapter 98 〉 First Broadcast

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My room, my chair.

As I leaned into the familiar comfort, memories from the past began to flash by.

The memories started when I first received an offer for a tryout from YSG.

At that time, I was truly happy.

So happy that I headed straight to YSG without a second thought.

Life at YSG wasn't bad.

There were some environmental issues that I was a bit dissatisfied with, but each day was fulfilling.

However, I felt that it wasn't the place for me.

So I tried to leave YSG, but they offered me incredible conditions to keep me there.

I was conflicted.

No, I became greedy.

"Can I leave whenever I want?" If so, couldn't I just gain some experience and leave if it didn't work out?

I admit it.

It was a very selfish thought.

I used to talk about wanting to become a pro, but I was taking the idea of being a pro too lightly.

The idea that I could quit whenever I wanted... how could that be a pro?

Ultimately, many people were hurt because of my complacency and greed.

I have no excuse.

If I get the chance, I want to apologize to everyone who was hurt because of me.

"......No, let's do it now."

They say a stubborn ox can be led by the nose, so I sent messages to Coach Choi Tae-dal, Coach Park Tae-hyung, and Daehard Choi Woo-jin.

[Sorry.]

This won't make everything that happened go away, but I hope their hearts can be somewhat eased.

"Phew......"

I finally managed to pull myself out of the past and slowly shifted my gaze to the monitor.

[ON AIR]

The red light indicating that the broadcast was live.

Yes, I was currently broadcasting.

I was just spacing out because there were no viewers.

[Viewers: 0]

Although things have come to this, I didn't start the broadcast without any thought.

I had been planning this for a long time.

Internet broadcasting is a process.

My true goal is to create a new team.

"Use the broadcast to build Outlaw's recognition and also promote the recruitment of team members."

A League of Legends pro team needs the support and cheers of fans to sustain itself.

This is the essence of the existence of esports pro teams.

Of course, the team I'm trying to create might have a slightly different structure, but the basic principles are not much different.

In other words, I want to use this live stream to secure the fan base, which is the biggest support for a pro team.

Additionally, I plan to recruit promising players I meet in solo queue.

"......It will be difficult, but I have to try."

The given time is one month.

Even if more time is given, I don't plan to broadcast for longer.

Ultimately, my real goal is to become a pro player.

The reason I asked my father for a month is also in this context.

The constraints I impose on myself.

"I will become a pro."

Although I might take a detour due to various recent events, I will ultimately achieve this.

"It will be difficult, but I have to try."

I'm tired of giving up without trying.

And......

An hour has passed since I started the broadcast.

But why......

[Viewers: 0]

The number of viewers isn't increasing.

Of course, being anxious won't change anything, but I didn't expect it to be this difficult from the start.

"......"

Could it be that I thought it would be too easy?

"Yujin, ten billion is a lot of money."

"No, some people even lose their lives for this money. You don't understand the fear of money."

"......Yujin. Ten billion is a lot of money, but one billion is also a lot. You want to earn it in a month?"

My father's words weigh heavily on my heart.

At this rate, earning one billion, let alone ten million or one million, might be difficult.

"......I didn't expect this."

To be honest, I had a baseless belief that I would easily succeed with the broadcast.

But it was a delusion.

The ecosystem of broadcasting is not as easy as I thought.

"......Let's play the game."

Thinking that doing nothing might keep the viewers away, I decided to queue up after about an hour of waiting.

Of course, it didn't match up immediately.

"......"

As I alternated between the broadcast screen and the game screen, the queue finally matched.

[Game found!]

[Accept / Decline]

There's no need to think; I'll accept.

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Dayou TV 015745 has joined the lobby.

BOQ Corporal has joined the lobby.

Outlaw has joined the lobby.

GTD GuGu has joined the lobby.

3MinTowerHero has joined the lobby.

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"Huh?"

Maybe it's because my tier is around this level, but I started to see more familiar nicknames.

Among them, the most familiar was 3MinTowerHero.

"......I'm meeting him here."

3MinTowerHero.

One of the top laners who was on my friend list when I was a prisoner, and an amateur I was quite close to.

Although his unique tower-diving ability often ruined the game, 3MinTowerHero was a good top laner both objectively and subjectively.

"......It's nice to see him."

I wanted to say hello, but unfortunately, 3MinTowerHero and I are not friends on the friend list.

"......Well, given his personality, he might send a friend request after this game."

Should I accept it or not?

My rational side says not to, but for some reason, I have a strange feeling that I won't be able to refuse.

"Let's focus."

The bans are now complete.

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[Ban List]

Camille / Lissandra

Maokai / Ezreal

Shaco / Zilean

Ashe / Elise

Elise / Talon

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Our team is the Red team.

We are in the top side and have the last pick.

[Nidalee]

The enemy's first pick is Nidalee.

Since she is a jungler without inherent crowd control, it's a pick that can be strong in various combinations, but it can also be picked as a first pick with confidence.

"Hmm......"

Our team's first and second picks for bot lane are Kai'Sa and Leona.

[Kai'Sa]

[Leona]

Since the bot lane is the first pick, they have brought in safe and good picks.

"Not bad."

[Apex]

[Tresh]

And finally, it's my turn.

"Both bot lanes are out."

Since the enemy bot lane is the last pick, the bot lane matchup is slightly more favorable for them.

Kai'Sa is countered by Apex, and Leona is countered by Tresh.

"Then......"

Here, I need to take the lead in the jungle matchup to make the ban-pick meaningful.

"Good, let's go with this."

[Rengar]

The Nidalee vs. Rengar matchup is, strictly speaking, slightly more favorable for Nidalee.

Basically, since Rengar is a melee champion, when they meet, Nidalee can kite and control the distance, making it almost impossible for Rengar to do anything.

Of course, this is from Rengar's perspective, and from Nidalee's perspective, Rengar is a scary opponent.

While Nidalee can control the distance on flat ground, if she gets ambushed or makes a mistake and gives up the distance, she will be one-shotted.

In other words, although Nidalee is slightly more favorable, it's still a manageable matchup for Rengar.

"......But even so, I wouldn't have picked Rengar as a last pick against Nidalee under normal circumstances......"

Moreover, the enemy team has Tresh, who can be considered Rengar's soul counter.

So why did I pick Rengar?

The answer is simple.

"......Because if I don't go top, he'll keep pushing me in."

3MinTowerHero

I know very well what kind of playstyle this guy has.

"3MinTowerHero (0/11/3): gg wp gg"

In other words, from the moment I entered the ban-pick screen, I was forced to pick and move in a certain way.

Rengar has different advantages for early ganks depending on the side of the jungle.

Since Rengar is very strong at ganking the red 3-camp, he is strong at bot ganks when in the bottom side and strong at top ganks when in the top side.

So, I picked Rengar, who is strong at top ganks, as the last pick, all because of that guy.

"Sigh."

But I wasn't in a bad mood.

It wouldn't be bad to give our guy a free game after a long time.

"......This isn't bad either."

The ban-pick is now complete.

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[Allies / Enemies]

Top: Kennen / Nyar

Jungle: Rengar / Nidalee

Mid: Galio / Renekton

ADC: Kai'Sa / Apex

Support: Leona / Tresh

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[Please select your champion!]

[Please select your skin!]

The game started.

Up until this point, it was a very ordinary solo queue, just like any other.

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Wow

Until my first viewer entered my first live stream.