SWNOVELXO Chapter 186
[Legacy of Legends Gallery]
[Concept Post]
[NoName 2nd Set Asteria Explosion Scene.gif][183]
When I met NoName against former pros, everything was revealed, hahahaha!
(After casting Ultimate Ability, Asteria explodes in 1 second.gif)
[Concept: 130] [Downvotes: 451]
[Comments]
– Take it down, hahahahaha!
– Voodoo magic is definitely effective, hahahaha!
– Damn, in the 3rd set KDA 8.5, in the 4th set KDA 25, victory kyahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
– Let’s go for the 5th set!
– Daring to slander the gallery owner?
– Sign it! No matter what, NoName’s hometown is the League Gallery.
└ Hahahaha!
└ I’m so embarrassed.
– Please, Asteria in the 5th set!
[Why NoName is a Superstar][193]
(Finals 5th Set Irelia Pick.jpg)
(Akshan-Pyke meets Irelia-Leona duo at the bottom.gif)
(NoName’s emotions after a successful gank.jpg)
(Death after a dive fail, thumbs up.jpg)
This guy drives both fans and haters crazy, hahahahaha!
[Comments]
– I honestly thought she was insane, hahahaha!
└ Fact) That’s a fact.
– Irelia skill level went off the charts;;
└ Actually, over a million points, right?
└ I’m jealous of NoName’s brain.
– She was super careful when playing Asteria, but now she’s slamming her head in with Irelia.
└ Feels like I’m on cloud nine~~~~
└ That’s how Irelia is supposed to be.
– No way, if it’s virtual reality, she should move even better than when controlling by hand! I did much better with my computer.
└ This is truly off-
└ Don’t know about Irelia, but ADCs usually find VR much easier to handle.
– I didn’t expect much from the Fall War, but it’s seriously so much fun~~~
– Is it a win-win-win-win pattern?
– How did the legendary Miro King become the champion of the Fall War, hahahaha!
└ Back then, they were a Challenger with 1000 points.
└ The past is just the past.
[Worship the GOAT][68]
Bronze/Silver/Gold’s best output, NoName.
After making Asteria great again, you revived ADC Irelia.
Wishing for endless development in ranked games!
By the way, I’m going to the military next week, so I’m quitting League. Goodbye, LOL!
[Comments]
– NoName, you fcking piece of sht!!!!!!!!
– ADC Irelia is genuinely too dizzy!!
– I should take this chance to quit League too, hahahaha!
– Akshan with 5 consecutive kills, lol Irelia is going to haunt my nightmares for real.
– Going to the military is a must.
└ Escaping Bronze/Silver/Gold is the answer.
└ Honestly, NoName’s performance was insane today, so I think they might even show up in Diamond and Master ranks.
└ But we won the 5th set thanks to Mid Taliyah, right?
└ As long as the ganks flow, what more should ADC do?
– I thought we’d win overwhelmingly, but we barely won, surprisingly.
└ The opposing coach discovering the Zoe-Rell combo was just a divine play.
└ They say this will definitely work in this summer’s pro meta.
└ It seems so easy to turn one ADC into a fool.
└ Yup, with a Rell-Jo combo, you just need an Irelia ADC~
└ Wow, you’re dramatically saying you want to commit suicide, huh? Hahahaha!
– Ah, NoName, do you want to see me go crazy?
└ Ugh… crap…
└ It’s adorable, hahahaha!
└ Please let me wish for a cute girl, wish for a cute girl, wish for a cute girl!
– The follow-up interview will be with Miro King and Hyebam, they say ㅠㅠㅠ
└ Why? Isn’t MVP definitely NoName?
└ 15 minutes until the Wagal finals!
└ Crazy, hahahahaha!
└ This is even more absurd, hahahaha!
*
[Black… Now that I confess, it was really hard to prepare for the Fall War. I was a one-champ with no experience other than Mirocel in my life.]
– Hahahahahaha!
– Man, you’re being too emotional, hahahaha!
– How pitiful, Miro King!
– Quickly pass the microphone to Hyebam!
[Ah, were there any moments that were particularly tough?]
[When NoName was teaching me. Seriously! Just thinking about it makes me shudder. They don’t curse, but they drain every ounce of life out of you! Hold on, I haven’t finished yet!]
[Yes! I heard you say that thanks to NoName, teamwork has improved!]
[No, NoName is really a demon! They’re not even human! Remember, everyone! What you see isn’t all that exists!]
“Did you just say the Fall War has finished? What time is it already? 8 o’clock? It’s probably around 5 already.”
A man who had come down the ladder opened the curtain and looked outside the window.
The thin sun was dipping below the horizon, warming the last moments of the day.
The gentle breeze of early evening brushed softly against his cheek, but instead of feeling refreshment, discomfort surged first.
The air in early June was hot and humid.
– I thought League would end first, hahahaha!
– Now let’s go watch Takapday!
– Is there anyone who doesn’t watch an event they organize?
– The afterparty is going to be huge this year, wow!
– There’s probably no company where the boss personally paints walls like this, for real, hahahaha!
[DeLete]
[Just Chatting – Boss Doing an Odd Job (Afterparty Preparation)]
[Broadcasting Time – 4:48:19]
[Number of Viewers – 4928]
DeLete, one of the five founding members of the ‘Letterbox,’ one of Korea’s leading MCNs.
To focus on personal broadcasting, he handed over the CEO position to another co-founder and currently holds the position of Chief Evangelist.
Letterbox organizes afterparty events for players participating in Takapday and Fall War every June and December, providing a venue for socialization.
Though there were also business objectives behind the recruitment into Letterbox, since it became an annual event, it’s long since lost its significance.
After finishing painting the wall, DeLete wiped the sweat gathering on his forehead and slumped onto the floor.
“Ughhhhhh! It’s so hot! This is unbearable! Why is it so humid?”
– They’re saying a typhoon is coming tomorrow, though it’s small.
└ The weather has been all over the place.
– Is it already the rainy season?
– Hahahahaha!
– At least turn on a fan while you’re at it!
– The dust flies everywhere, there’s no way that’s happening!
– 30 degrees even at night in June?! This weather is insane!!
– DeLete, do your exam, do your exam!
└ Probably taking it slowly.
– Should we stop here and watch Takapday together?
“Can’t do anymore, no, I won’t! Any event happening in the second half will definitely require some serious budgeting! Yeah, let’s just watch Takapday now.”
– Ooooooookay!
– Starting from Resonance, let’s go!
– No way, we have to watch Wagal;;
– Wagal Wagal Wagal!
– What about League?
– When is the afterparty?
“Afterparty is the same as Sunday. Anyway, thankfully this tournament passed without any incidents or accidents. I genuinely feel relieved. Every day, I wake up and check my phone first, right? Even if it’s dawn, my eyes snap open and I’m like, ‘Please! Phew… then back to sweet dreams. Now, all I want is for the tournament to end quickly.”
– Wasn’t last year pretty smooth?
– Hahahahaha!
– What about Kariri? Kariri? Kariri? Kariri?
– The full league for Wagal was postponed by 3 days, yes.
– Saying that guarantees something will happen, isn’t it customary that, hahahaha!
└ So true, hahahaha!
“Ah right, Kariri is supposed to come. Listen, everyone, I insist again, please don’t go finding streamers at their homes. Since you’ve never been hit by the law’s hammer, it might be hard to feel, but just a day in jail would drive anyone insane, alright?”
– ← Person taken to the police for legitimate defense, hahahaha!
– The testimony sounds very vivid!
– But how does Kariri manage the afterparty since they’re a minor?
“Ah, so if Kariri is coming, I’ll reserve a separate room for the ones who won’t drink so everyone can be assigned together… Do you think I wouldn’t think of this even after 4 years of doing this stuff?”
– What about NoName? Hahahaha!
– Oh no…!
– Oh no!
– What about NoName, seriously?
“Yes, NoName?”
DeLete fell into contemplation.
No matter how separated tables are, it was undoubtedly a venue where drinks and shouting would occur.
Kariri is months away from becoming an adult, meaning she’s still too young to come.
“Don’t tell me… she won’t show up, right…”
– But if she shows up, what will you do, hahahaha!
– No contingency plans, hahahaha!
– Hahahahahaha!
– We should serve Pororo juice!
└ Hoo-woo!
└ That’d be adorable, hahahaha!
– I also want to see NoName in real life!!!
“Anyway, I’ll think about that too, yes. Oh wait, is that NoName on the screen? Why are they there…?”
– ?
– ?
– Huh?
– Didn’t you know?
– They participated in 2 tournaments!
– How does the boss not know anything? Hahahaha!
– Hahaha, were you really unaware?
“Ah… they participated in 2 tournaments? Is that possible?”
– Hahahahaha!
– But you organized it!
– Hahahaha!
– The state of the tournament, hahahaha!
– But it was fun, so it’s all good, right?
– Wow, the tanky champion really has no plans, did they not get a hotfix?
– It was crazy; the game crashed in 10 minutes, hahahaha!
Recently, DeLete, who has been appearing on public entertainment shows more frequently, was behind on the news.
The viewers kindly shared information about NoName.
“Ah, I know that much! I watched the V-tube! But what’s this about them appearing in a documentary for 4 days? NoName?”
This information tilted his head in confusion.
While he remembered visiting a pro-gamer’s home and enjoying dinner cooked by their mother, he had never personally met NoName.
The first set of the Wagal tournament ended blandly, but the topic quickly shifted to NoName.
While feeling the cool breeze of the air conditioner and slowly examining NoName’s Tree Wiki, DeLete suddenly smacked his palm.
“Oh right, I remember! But they didn’t appear for long, it was probably like 30 seconds? 1 minute at most, seemed extremely short though. I didn’t edit that part.”
– Yes, yes.
– They weren’t very famous back then.
– All four general public members who appeared then became streamers and won the Fall War a year later, wow.
– A butterfly effect, unbelievable.
– What was Hyebam’s avatar at that time…?
– Ultimately, Rachel ended up as a runner-up five times in the Fall War, hahahaha!
└ How did this happen, hahahaha!
– Why hasn’t NoName changed their avatar?
– They’re using the same one as now.
– People really do stay consistent.
The emotion DeLete felt towards NoName was undeniable intrigue.
Once consumed content is tough to recycle.
All the woes of a content production company stem from this fact.
Viewers express intense aversion to the same old content, yet on the other hand, if it strays too far from the norm, they completely ignore it, making it essential to strike a balance.
That’s why videos demonstrating records in clears of the highest difficulty and speedruns always become major hits.
Looking at highlight edits, her broadcasting skills may not seem accomplished, but sometimes, sheer talent can eclipse all other shortcomings.
The feeling of jealousy that stirred within him was okay, being a bit older.
Leaning against the window frame, he lit a cigarette and placed it between his lips. The smoke rose endlessly, blending into the tranquil moment.
In the nighttime backdrop, the live broadcasting camera was covering the ongoing second set of the tournament.
The moon gradually peeled back the dark clouds to show its figure, as faint stars dotted the void.
As if to insist not to be lonely while gazing at the moon, the stars sparkled together with the embers of his cigarette.
Inside the screen, young men and women were each equipped with swords and wands, passionately igniting their youth.
Determination intertwined with desperation.
The yearning for victory was felt deeply in every battle, sending shivers down the skin.
The storm created over the past week by players, coaches, and, of course, viewers was about to unleash all its energy in today’s finals before quieting down as if it never existed.
The calm that followed often felt unbearably dull, but as DeLete aged, he found he didn’t entirely dislike that kind of peace.
[Twish TV: One player asked if they could play a video they brought for the MVP interview; what should we do?]
[DeLete: Has the MVP already been determined?]
[Twish TV: For now, the Fall War has sent messages for MVP presentations to each player per category.]
[DeLete: Doesn’t really matter. They probably received congratulatory videos from their closers or something. That was quick.]
[Twish TV: Ah okay, I’ll convey that. Thank you for your hard work, boss. And please consider quitting smoking!]
[DeLete: Hey, who are you? Ji-eun? Isn’t my broadcast still ongoing?]
“Seriously…”
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew and teased DeLete’s bangs.
DeLete quickly squinted and rushed to close the window, fastening the safety lock. They said a typhoon was coming.
*
“Hold on, I’m just logging back in.”
“Hmmm… But you need to come back quickly!”
“Is 10 minutes, no, 5 minutes okay?”
“Yes, yes, just hurry back.”
After getting permission from the tournament staff, they logged out.
[NoName – Offline]
Bursting out of the capsule, I ran to the next room.
Inside, Yoon-seul was already sitting on the capsule, arms wide open waiting to embrace me.
“Come here, our puppy!”
“What? Was it okay?”
“It wasn’t, okay? It was a bit risky. I swear!”
Certainly, my cheeks were quite red; this feeling couldn’t be a lie.
“So are you not going to help?”
“Fine. But don’t pinch me.”
“Of course not, heehee!”
I hugged her and buried my face, drawing up her golden aura.
“If you’re in trouble, you don’t have to overdo it, sis.”
“It’s okay! We’ve prepared hard, so we can’t back down now!”
“Really?”
“Of course! And Na-me, if you don’t do well, I might take the MVP for myself, you know?”
“Then I better do my best. I shouldn’t heal you as much.”
“Hey, no way? We have to win this game!”
Her trembling body gradually calmed down.
I gently patted Yoon-seul’s back and pushed her back into the capsule.
“Eek!”
“Alright, that’s enough.”
“I just had a sudden thought, why isn’t there a double capsule? Wouldn’t that sell well? What do you think, Na-me?”
“Why should a capsule be made for two people?”
“Because it would be fun!”
I decided to lightly ignore Yoon-seul’s nonsense.
“Phew, honestly, I’m super nervous. We have to win this 3rd set. What if we lose again, and it ends up being win-win-lose-lose-lose?”
“Please don’t say such ominous things. And in the 3rd set, please listen to my call. I’m begging you.”
“Of course! Let’s do our best!”
“Don’t just do your best; do it well.”
“Hehe, okay, okay. I’ll listen to Na-me properly.”
Seriously, it feels like I have my own babysitter.
I felt a bit of self-doubt thinking about how much I had to do, but seeing Yoon-seul’s bright smile melted that feeling a bit.
Hearing the thud-thud of the angry wind banging against the window, I closed the capsule door.
As the sweet strawberry scent tickled my nose, my consciousness gradually began to drift away.
[User Name: Welcome NoName.]