Chapter 24: mountain peak

“Ao, you idiot. How much do you have to be doing nothing to annoy an apartment resident so much that a complaint gets filed?”

The manager of 12z was yelling at Leo, who caused trouble again today.

12z had become such a big deal that even the agency’s CEO couldn’t speak harshly to them, but the manager, who had been through thick and thin with them since their debut, was like an older brother—or rather, more like a mother.

The manager was the type to speak their mind freely.

“You can’t blame me for understanding him, right? There’s this feeling like you’ll regret it if you let him go.”

‘What does that even mean?’

…This was also a ‘mom’ feeling, something that wouldn’t have any impact on me.

Kids never listen, after all.

By the way, the manager had zero experience with dating, so they couldn’t understand that feeling of regret if you let someone go.

“And with someone like me, I’d be the perfect husband material, right?”

Though it was said as a joke, it’s true that if you were to line up men in Korea, finding anyone better than the alpha in the dating scene would be hard.

The recent trend of “young and rich.”

And muscle and tall and handsome and famous.

With the body sculpted through years of idol training, the face that made him an idol, and top-tier recognition among Koreans.

His specs were more than enough to be the main character of a romance webtoon.

A romance with a top star… or something like that.

‘I wonder who made Leo, someone like this, become obsessed.’

When Leo was secretly dating a top star girl group member, who was four years his senior, it felt like the entire entertainment world was being turned upside down.

Fortunately, they managed to date quietly for about six months and then broke up.

Even though there was no official statement about who dumped whom, looking at how calm Leo seemed, it was easy to guess that it was either an amicable breakup or Leo himself ended it.

‘He’s someone with absolutely nothing to regret. Did someone like that really get so clingy that complaints started coming from the apartment?’

I really want to see the other person’s face now.

“O! THOF, TH.”

Leo said to his manager.

It was him.

“Huh!”

The place they were at was the apartment gym.

At that moment, two unbelievably beautiful women appeared, so stunning that they could be called goddesses.

One of them was quite tall, with violet-colored hair.

Her body was bursting out of tight-fitting workout clothes.

How could her midsection be bigger than her head? Was this even possible for a Korean physique?

Her face was fox-like, like she would steal someone’s liver just by approaching.

If I were devoured by a woman with such a face, it might be the glory of my family.

The other woman was much shorter.

But she was also the kind of woman whose face seemed like it would steal your soul.

While the fox seemed to actively want to devour someone, this one seemed to trigger a protective instinct, as if you would have to offer your heart willingly.

For this girl, I would die without a second thought.

Her innocent and clear eyes seemed to make you want to kneel and swear eternal loyalty.

Her delicate body seemed to fit perfectly with her fragile frame, which made you worry she might break if you touched her.

She shouldn’t be doing weight training!

What if those fragile arms snap?

What should I do?! What should I do?! I want to protect her!

Princess, stay still!

I’ll take care of everything!

Don’t lift anything heavy!

My heart is racing.

Thump, thump, thump, as if it would shake the ground.

“I’m Yoo Gain, the manager of Miracle Entertainment, Team 2. Could you spare a moment of your time?”

Huh!

Before I knew it, I was already approaching them, bowing 90 degrees in a manner similar to a Buddhist greeting and politely handing my business card with both hands.

I didn’t even realize how far I’d gotten.

It felt almost like I was entranced, feeling as though I was in a trance.

“That’s how it is for now. I’ll contact you when I have time.”

“Thank you!”

The taller one, not just in height but in every way, received the business card, and the manager returned to Leo’s side.

The manager, still unable to snap out of it.

“That was just a rejection line, you idiot.”

“Ugh!”

“I’ll contact you when I have time.”

Now that I think about it, it was a typical rejection line!

But I didn’t realize it because I was caught up in the moment.

Even though the manager was a veteran who had encountered top stars many times, they couldn’t gather their thoughts.

“With a face like that, not being in the entertainment industry is a loss for humanity.”

“I think so too.”

Regardless, the two people started their workout without paying any attention, as if it was nothing new to them.

To be exact, the taller one seemed to be forcing the shorter one to exercise.

The manager smiled warmly as they watched.

‘Is the older sister taking care of the younger one? This scene definitely has to be captured on video.’

Of course, I didn’t plan to get caught for illegal filming.

The most I could do was engrave this scene in my mind…

“Hey, you crazy bastard!”

I hit Leo on the head, who had been trying to secretly film them.

“I was just going to text.”

“The camera was on, you idiot.”

The manager spoke in a low voice so the two women wouldn’t hear.

It was only natural to stop my artist, who was like a child and at the same time like an enemy, from being involved in a crime.

Leo, caught red-handed, still tried to deny it.

“Accidental mistake.”

“You’re hopeless. Let’s go right now.”

“If we leave now, it’ll be a huge loss, you know?”

If we leave now, we won’t be able to see those two again.

“So, we should leave.”

Before this bastard causes any more trouble, we need to get out of here right now.

The manager dragged Leo out, and they left.

“See? Even the apartment gym isn’t safe. The outside world is dangerous.”

This situation was caused by Seol-yun, who had dragged her here to the gym to celebrate the weekend.

Seol-a, explaining the dangers of the outside world to Seol-yun after the recent incident.

“Are you planning to become a snail and live with the house forever?”

“Snails are a bit much.”

“Then at least stretch properly.”

“Eek?”

Seol-a, who had been stretching while sitting.

When Seol-yun pressed on her back, her chest hit the floor.

Her flexibility was so remarkable it could be seen only in gymnasts.

For a hikikomori, it was an amazing skill.

‘If I think Seol-young was cuter back then, I’d be a bad older brother, right?’

The mind is ultimately influenced by the body.

The shy, small, and sickly younger sibling Seol-young was no longer around.

Now, I only have the big, almost motherly Seol-yun, who is healthy.

‘That’s all that matters. Wait, why are my eyes watery?’

“Unnie! Did it hurt!? I’m sorry!”

Seol-yun apologized and tightly hugged Seol-a.

The two mountains, their massive presence impossible to ignore, stood there.

As she was engulfed by the mountains, Seol-a thought.

‘This might not be so bad.’

Seol-a, a firm member of the busty faction.

It is said that breasts have effects like calming the mind, healing the mental state, promoting blood circulation, preventing aging, and overall curing any illness.

“It’s just that something got in my eye.”

“I’ll blow it for you! Hoo! Hoo-hoo!”

“I’m fine now.”

In conclusion, little sisters are always cute.

No one would guess Seol-a was the older sister when they saw these two.

The biggest issue currently in the team fight arena scene, or even in the entire gaming culture, is that the former legend was a woman.

Even before it was revealed that she was a stunning beauty capable of making even a blind person open their eyes, this happened.

Among all professional gamers in the world, Victory was the most popular and had the most fans.

He personally chose his rival.

The one he acknowledged as the only true high-level player.

Just this alone already attracted attention that an ordinary person could never receive in their lifetime.

But the fact that it was a woman?

That she was a woman hiding her identity by pretending to be a man?

There’s a very obvious truth.

Women’s soccer can’t beat men’s soccer, women’s running can’t beat men’s running, and women’s Go can’t beat men’s Go.

Women’s Team Fight Arena can’t beat Men’s Team Fight Arena.

Some argued that it’s just a computer game, so there’s no reason a woman can’t play!

They insisted, but the situation proved otherwise.

At the very top, at the peak, there was no room for women.

But then, an anomaly, an irregularity appeared that broke that rule.

A monster with hands only 13 cm long.

Some argued that there was no way to prove she was a woman, that her voice and gender were fabricated, but the impact of the handcam was too great.

The ‘Former Legend Challenge,’ where female gamers streamed and verified their hand size, became a brief trend.

Most of them had hand sizes over 15 cm, and even the lowest recorded was 13.7 cm.

People couldn’t help but imagine.

How small and delicate the former legend was.

How, with such a small body, she could display such monstrous physical abilities.

[Author: Former Former Legend] [Title: Isn’t Venus, who loves the legend, cute?]

(Captured screenshot from the anime “Magical Girls Chronicle,” Venus is prominently featured.)

Former Legend daydreaming while watching the tall girl, saying she wants to be like that – isn’t that just super cute? T_T T_T

(Same anime, Nox capture)

She probably has a Nox vibe, right?

Just imagining it is cute.]

─[To think you can make broth with just your hands and voice, no wonder VTubers are so popular.]

[Please debut as a VTuber, Former Legend Unnie!!!]

-[Didn’t Victory say his ideal type was Nox? lol]

[Now that I think about it…]

[Isn’t all of this planned? Could she be Victory’s girlfriend?]

[Where did you find a girlfriend who plays games better than you? lol]

-[This doesn’t make sense, really Former Former Legend character.]

[Why does the writer mess up the balance so badly?]

[Life is always a game with a destroyed balance. lol]

[Fast suicide and reroll?]

Her voice is nice, her hands are small and pretty, her gaming skills go without saying, she’s Victory’s acknowledged rival.

Even though she hasn’t streamed since the incident, her popularity has continued to rise vertically.

So, how was Victory, who acknowledged Former Legend as his rival, handling it?

“Didn’t you know that friend was a woman?”

“I told you, she is.”

He was being tormented wherever he went.

By whether he knew Former Legend was a woman or not.

It was frustrating beyond belief.

There was no situation that could even slightly make me doubt it.

Rather, the one who was most dumbfounded was me.

How could the legend be a woman?

‘There’s a woman who plays games as well as me?’

It was something I’d never even imagined.

There was no woman, nor even a man.

Only one person, besides the legend.

But she’s a woman.

What is this?