Chapter 35: Let’s Have Fun!

“From Mangming-nim?”

So Mangming talked to Harin about me.

I didn’t really trust it.

It seemed impossible that someone like Mangming would have talked to Harin about me.

I should say,

‘…I can’t imagine it.’

Just then, while I was doubting,

[Harin: After finishing the stream with Mangming, we’re playing games together]

[Harin: He keeps talking about you, Dama]

[Harin lol]

[Omniscient Cthulhu: If Mangming did something like that, I’d believe it]

[Of all people, Mangming…]

[Hwanhee: Mangming just thinks to himself, sigh]

[As expected, twisted thoughts are Mangming’s specialty lol]

Looking at the chat, everyone was reacting as if it was possible for Mangming to do that.

I found it ridiculous.

‘What on earth do you do normally?’

Does that mean he can’t even get a bit of trust from the viewers?

At first, I thought the problem was just Mangming’s fandom, but as time passed, it seemed like there might be a bit of a problem with Mangming himself.

No, it’s not like smoke comes out of a chimney without fire.

“Mangming-nim, it’s not my place to say this, but what do you usually do that elicits this kind of reaction?”

I cautiously spoke up.

Since Mangming and I were close enough to exchange this kind of banter.

‘We’re almost like brothers.’

We’ve been together since the start of the stream.

Just then, I thought,

[Mangming: Uh…]

[Mangming: I’m really unfairly treated here]

[Mangming: Other than occasionally not streaming due to circumstances]

[Mangming: I haven’t done anything wrong]

Omniscient Cthulhu: Another excuse, you idiot]

[That’s the problem]

[Occasionally having circumstances (not streaming secretly to play Leore)]

[Idiot, that’s the problem]

[Why doesn’t he realize he’s the problem? Why doesn’t he realize he’s the problem? Why doesn’t he realize he’s the problem? Why doesn’t he realize he’s the problem?]

There was a bit of commotion in the chat.

Mangming’s claim was simple.

He argued that he hadn’t done anything wrong except for occasionally not streaming.

Looking at the chat, it seemed like there was more than just that, but… there was no need to find out right now.

‘I’ll ask in the fan gallery after the stream.’

There was no need to ask here.

I didn’t want to spoil my relationship with Mangming.

Even if Mangming seems easy to deal with, behind him are those terrifying guys from the ‘Mangming Gallery.’

That means I shouldn’t touch it carelessly.

“Okay, then let’s start the game, so no unrelated talk.”

[Mangming: Dama]

[Mangming: What did you have for dinner today?]

[Mangming: I’m thinking of having egg fried rice]

You have been temporarily banned!

[Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha]

[As expected, following the rules is the manager’s job lol]

[Omniscient Cthulhu]

[Cthulhu is a god, Cthulhu is a god, Cthulhu is a god, Cthulhu is a god, Cthulhu is a god, Cthulhu is a god]

[Omniscient Cthulhu:?]

[Omniscient Cthulhu: That’s not me, what are you talking about?]

[Hwanhee:?]

[Kang Hoomin:?]

“I was the one who temporarily banned him, right?”

Why are they reacting like this?

I clearly said, “No unrelated talk about the game,” and I just temporarily banned the person who didn’t follow that rule.

Of course, I know that the target was Mangming.

But—

‘That doesn’t mean I can give him special treatment.’

When I take control, I need to do it properly.

Of course, I didn’t feel all that good about it.

Is this how it feels to sacrifice one for the sake of maintaining order?

[Omniscient Cthulhu: This is just crazy]

[This is legendary lol]

[Harin: This is indeed right]

[Harin: I support it too]

[Harin’s support lol]

[You say that so boldly lol]

[Hwanhee: As expected, Dama doesn’t care about others’ feelings]

[Are you not afraid of the Mangming Gallery, you girl?]

“Hey, you guys wouldn’t react like this for something like this. It’s not like I did it on purpose.”

I just handled it according to the rules.

And it’s not an enforced ban.

That means he can chat again after 5 minutes.

There’s no reason to make a fuss over it.

Just as I was calming the situation and getting ready to start the game,

Ding!

The game was ready.

As soon as I clicked accept, the lanes were assigned.

Once again, I was assigned to the top lane.

[Harin: But isn’t it hard to win if you go top?]

[Harin: The influence isn’t that good]

[Harin: I don’t want to go top]

[Omniscient Cthulhu: Harin seems to be seriously mistaken]

[Hmm, yeah yeah]

[In the first place, Dama isn’t going top to win the game…]

[Hwanhee: Dama goes top to enjoy the game; winning isn’t that important lol]

There’s a saying.

Those who strive cannot overcome those who enjoy.

That saying fits perfectly with the situation now.

“If I try to rank up, it’ll end up being impossible, and if I enjoy the game itself, my rank will naturally go up.

So I don’t care about the rank.”

It was the right attitude to enjoy the game.

I also tried to look at all the in-game chats positively.

As I said that—

[Harin: Oh…]

[Harin: I tried that too]

[Harin: But I lost 13 times in a row in Master]

[Wow]

[Omniscient Cthulhu: That’s because you lack talent]

[If you had talent, you wouldn’t have lost 13 times in a row]

[Ugh, talentless trash]

[Kang Hoomin: Trashy girl]

You have been temporarily banned!

[That guy’s a damn speedster, isn’t he?]

I can’t believe this lol.

Having said that, I randomly selected a champion.

I wondered which champion I would get this time.

Click.

As I lightly pressed the mouse, a very familiar champion appeared this time.

A robust male champion wielding a scythe.

However, the chest area was quite impressive.

“Is that Sorika?”

It was nostalgic since this was the champion I played when I first tried League of Legends.

Back then, I definitely went bot lane with Lee Ye-ram.

Memories came flooding back.

[Omniscient Cthulhu: Wow, the chest area]

[Omniscient Cthulhu: That’s pretty nice]

[Proxy K]

[Seriously, in between there, hee hee…]

[There are so many girls in the chat]

[Why come to a girls’ stream just to talk about girls?]

[Girls’ stream (hosted by a guy)]

[Hwanhee: The chat is going crazy]

I really wondered why the chat was like this.

There were definitely many viewers from ‘Red,’ but I hoped they would maintain some decorum in the broadcast.

I didn’t want to say anything controversial and get banned.

Thinking that, I checked Sorika’s skill set again.

“Hmm… this could work for top lane.”

Although it bothered me a bit that he looked fragile despite his appearance, it seemed fine as long as I dodged skills and hit what needed to be hit.

So I chose the champion.

Then—

[?]

[Top Sorika, what’s that?]

The chat started.

“Be quiet and let’s play the game.”

[Just be quiet (while picking top Sorika)]

[Omniscient Cthulhu: Dama really has no conscience lol]

[If Sorika comes out top, I’d probably get really mad too]

[Ah lol, if you’re mad, just dodge]

[It’s not my ranked game anyway~]

[Hwanhee: It gets a bit annoying when the chat rush starts]

At that moment—

[Is this just a casual game?]

[It’s not like before]

[What’s with Sorika top? lol]

[I’m just going for it]

As those words were said, an ally ADC picked Wukong.

I wanted to say something, but I thought, “Well, it’s their freedom,” and didn’t say anything.

‘As long as the game goes well.’

I could argue in the chat, but if the game was going well, it didn’t matter.

Just as I was thinking that—

[Oh, what’s this? Casual game?]

[Then I’ll do something fun too]

The jungler picked a male character with red glasses—

[lol, this is crazy]

The mid lane chose a champion that rolls snowballs along with some cursing.

[Ah…]

[I’ll do my best too]

The support picked a hefty Nautilus.

[Omniscient Cthulhu: The support is so pathetic lol]

[As expected, sacrifice is the spirit of support lol]

[From now on, I won’t call them tools…]

[The support is pitiful, let’s dodge]

[How the hell do all four team members look like this? lol]

[Hwanhee: This is dizzying…]

[Harin: I really think it’ll be hard to win this]

I didn’t know much about League of Legends, but the composition didn’t look great.

Still, I couldn’t give up.

I typed in the chat to encourage us.

[Let’s]

[Try our best]

[On three, we say fighting]

[One]

[Two]

[Three]

After typing that and a moment later—

[Your mom]

The game started.

[Omniscient Cthulhu: lololololol]

[Your mom is a jerk lol]

[Our mom is the real deal]

[But is no one dodging this?]

[Seriously, everyone has a heart of a beast]

[Someone will dodge (but they definitely won’t)]

[Mangming: Wow, this looks fun]

[As soon as Mangming’s temporary ban is lifted, they say, “Wow, this looks fun” lol]

It felt like the victory or defeat of the game was already visible, but… you never know until you try, right?

Thinking that, I approached the game seriously.