Chapter 7: Are you desperate?

After that, it was a series of solo kills.

The enemy Kha’Zix came to gank to stop the overflowing top lane, but he couldn’t stop the monster Mordekaiser, who had already racked up 7 kills.

In the end, it just resulted in double deaths for our team.

Later on, Orianna even joined the top lane.

However, at this point, the now massive Mordekaiser could easily handle a 3v1 situation.

While I was doing the work of three people alone in the top lane, our allies Elise and Sylas blew up the bottom lane.

After the first skirmish, the game hadn’t completely fallen apart yet, but after multiple 4-man dives, it seemed like the mental state had crumbled, and Ashe, who had completed the taboo ‘Sixth Sense,’ appeared in mid lane.

Then a chat message popped up in the chat window.

[All] AD Curry (Ashe): Bottom is open.

Seeing that magical chat, I was confident of our victory.

[All] Sundae Gukbap Double Portion (Samara):? Why is it open?

[All] AD Curry (Ashe): It’s always because our top uses recall teleport.

[All] AD Curry (Ashe): The enemy top always uses join teleport

[All] Sundae Gukbap Double Portion (Samara): Yeah, even if Mordekaiser doesn’t come, you guys lost, lol

[All] AD Curry (Ashe): That’s nonsense

Once again, it was time for just chatting in the Rift.

The enemy team’s Kha’Zix was nowhere to be seen, as if he had already given up.

Orianna was still trying hard in the game, thinking there was hope.

But what does it matter?

Three of our teammates had already opened the game.

In the end, the three members of the enemy team, excluding Orianna and Malphite, completely vanished from the minimap.

Curious, our ally Thresh went into the enemy territory and placed a ward in the enemy fountain.

Three champions stood still in the fountain.

When I pressed the tab key, I saw that the beautiful green orbs filled 18 item slots.

“It’s over.”

With three people having opened, the game was practically finished.

But it wasn’t as enjoyable as the previous victory.

These days, as I’ve been playing Leona, I wonder why people open so much.

When the enemy team opens, it’s nice because our score goes up, but the fun of the game diminishes just as much.

Wouldn’t it be more enjoyable to team up with someone like Curry and carry the game with strange picks?

This match ended so blandly that I couldn’t help but think that way.

Of course, it was lucky that things went well early on.

“Well, luck is also a skill.”

Since the declaration of the open game, I invited Malphite to the room of truth a few more times.

I used the emotion Ctrl+3 that Mordekaiser uses to humiliate his opponents.

The loud guitar sound filled the room of truth.

Then Malphite started using his Flash and ultimate in weird ways, almost like he was having a seizure.

Seeing the suffering Malphite brought back some of the heat I had lost.

After giving Malphite a reward of a mace for lifting my spirits, I joined my teammates pushing the twin towers.

[The Rift Herald has been summoned.]

The summoned Herald valiantly attacked the twin towers before dying gloriously.

Even Orianna, who had been trying hard, seemed to have lost hope, filling her item slots entirely with green orbs.

“Ah, damn it.”

When I entered Curry’s stream, I saw him tapping his keyboard, laughing emptily while cursing quietly.

Curry, who had been grinning, seemed to lose his mind, laughing hysterically as he sold all his items and completed his six orbs, following in Orianna’s footsteps.

[All] Sundaegukbap Double Serving (Samara): 30 orbs of recovery, lol.

[All] Tool Specialist (Thresh): The similar Wormog is so funny.

[All] Physical Number One (Sylas): Shouldn’t a divine dragon be summoned at this point?

[All] Justlookcarry (Elise): jg gap.

[All] Justlookcarry (Elise): ez.

Our team laughed at the enemy team, who had gathered 30 orbs.

I had never seen 30 orbs myself, so I let out a laugh.

But as soon as a feminine voice came through, I quickly closed my mouth.

“It’s still hard to adjust…”

It had already been a week since I became a woman.

But I still hadn’t fully adapted to life as one.

The most difficult adjustment was bathing.

In my male days, I could take a quick shower in just 10 minutes.

Now, it takes me 30 minutes just to wash my long hair that goes down to my waist.

As I thought about the changes in my life, before I knew it, the game was over.

Thus, Curry’s second promotion match ended,

and once again, a hellish scene unfolded in the chatroom.

“I need to go to the bathroom for a moment.”

Curry, who had been staring blankly at that hellish scene, quickly left the camera.

As Curry fled to the sanctuary known as the bathroom, the stream began to buffer.

[Won’t you accept a draw? Won’t you accept a draw? Won’t you accept a draw? ]

[Soup God Cut~! ]

[Do you want to take a dump while losing streak? ]

[The true Diamond gatekeeper ‘Nayeon Queen’

[Almighty Akart, protect me with eternal light. Almighty Akart, protect me with eternal light.]

[Who am I? ‘Curry’s malicious viewer’ Who am I? ‘Curry’s malicious viewer’

[You want to fight that much~ ]

[You want to fight in the game and in reality, haha. ]

[Mordekaiser is really bad, you know? (Actual words) ]

[Ah~ I want to do it~ ]

[Mom! When I grow up, I want to kill Curry!]

Where the hell did this guy go?

Oh… madness, my old friend.

Madness was here.

A madness so severe that even the Joker couldn’t compare.

After staring into the abyss for a while, I turned my gaze away from it.

I felt as if I, too, would be swallowed by that abyss if I continued to look.

‘Is something really big happening?’

Curry usually doesn’t leave during a broadcast.

It was one of the things I naturally learned after targeting him multiple times.

When will he return?

As I waited, I suddenly felt a sense of foreboding and turned my gaze to the targeting account.

[Friend List]

• Lonely Gourmet: [Looking for a game]
• Space: [In a game]

[In a game] In the Fire:

What the hell is going on?

Curry’s status had changed to [Looking for a game].

Until just before looking at the chat window, he was clearly [Online].

I quickly started matching with a faster pace than ever.

‘Since when did he start?’

With a nervous heart, I nervously bit my nails.

I hoped he hadn’t been queuing for long and waited for the match to connect.

As I waited, the account ‘Nayeon Princess’ got matched first.

I accepted the match, and after entering the waiting room, Curry’s status was still [Looking for a game].

Without a moment’s hesitation, I dodged and prayed with my hands clasped together.

I hoped to successfully target him again this time.

As I continued to pray, the match for ‘Nayeon Queen’ was made.

I gulped and pressed the match accept button.

At that moment, Curry’s status changed to [Champion Select].

“Ah, ah…!”

This thrill!

Just the fact that I successfully targeted him made my hands tremble.

Thump-thump—

I was so nervous that I could hear my heart pounding.

“Ah, I took a bit longer because I was taking a big one.”

Curry sat down with a grin as if nothing had happened.

At that moment, I was able to see the screen reflected on the phone Curry was holding.

‘Remote… control?’

It was too far to see clearly, but I could definitely see the two words: remote and control.

‘He’s using his phone to remotely control his computer from the bathroom to queue for matches?’

Did he want to avoid being targeted this badly?

But what can I say…

‘If you tell me not to, I want to do it even more.’

With a deep smile, I shifted my gaze to the waiting room chat window.

Nayeon Queen has entered.

Legend of Legends has entered.

Titan has entered.

Sarkota Time has entered.

Lonely Gourmet has entered.

“Is it a team?”

“Ah, brothers. We will really start the promotion match now… huh?”

My voice and Curry’s voice echoed one after another.

In the broadcast screen, when Curry noticed my nickname, he froze.

Seeing his slightly trembling hands, it seemed he wanted to deny the reality in front of him.

Sorry, but.

Nayeon Queen: Desperate?

This is reality.

Curry’s expression darkened rapidly as he read my chat in the waiting room.