Chapter 47: They say a lot is needed for streaming

[Author: Legendary Streamer] [Title: Let’s review the achievements of Legendary Streamer after reaching Challenger!]

(Screenshot of match statistics)
50 matches, 46 wins, 4 losses.

• Win rate: 90%.
• Challenger: 880 points.

Records set with these stats:

1. First female Challenger in the Korean server.
2. Ranked #1 in solo queue win rate among all Challengers.
3. Achieved Challenger rank with the fewest matches in Teamfight Arena’s history.

Simply the greatest of all time (G.O.A.T.). We worship you, Legendary Streamer.

“Wow ᄏᄏ.”
“When Victory mentioned her, I thought it was just bait, but she’s truly exceptional.”
“You think Woo Sung would lie about something like this?”
“ᄅᄋ That match between her and Victory? Blew my mind.”
“??? What exactly did it blow?”

“Her win rate will start converging to 50% now, but sure, keep showing off about this Challenger rank ᄏᄏ.”
“And who else here has hit a 90% win rate at Challenger?”

“It’s just a joke; why are you so mad?”
“Because you simps for this Legendary Streamer are disgusting. Praising meaningless things like this.”

“By the way, the ‘fewest matches’ record only applies this year since normal game MMR started counting. Hardly historical.”
“Scratching your head, huh?ᄏᄏ.”

“This person is clearly upset. Someone cheer them up, quick.”
“There, there. Don’t be mad~”
“By the way, who else hit max level with zero losses in normal games?”

“Haeuung, Sis’s voice is too good. I love you. Marry me.”
“Move aside! Legendary Sis is mine!”
—”I keep rewatching her hand cam streams. Her small, pale fingers drive me crazy.”
“Creepy.”

[Author: ᄋᄋ] [Title: Seeing Legendary Streamer as the first female Challenger…]

“It makes me realize how amazing Wild is for breaking her 100% win rate.”

“Even though Wild strategically picked a support champ during their arena battle and narrowly lost, he didn’t let it discourage him. Instead, he rallied his entire team, assembled the full Proud lineup, and ended her win streak.”

“Suddenly, I have a newfound respect for Wild.”

“Is this worship or trolling?ᄏᄏᄏᄏ.”

“But why are there people hyping a two-time runner-up like he’s special while ignoring undefeated Victory?”

“Common team fanatic behavior.”
“The world would be boring if everyone just cheered for the strongest teams.”

“Are you saying Team Proud is trash because they never beat Ascend?”
“Stop the gold cup conspiracies already!”

Though she didn’t achieve 100% win rate at Challenger, a 90% win rate is still impressive.

Sure, the win rate will drop over time as the number of matches increases, but for now, it’s undeniable that she’s achieved something extraordinary.

While some seemed angry and reluctant to acknowledge her feats, most were ecstatic, celebrating the legend she was creating.

[Author: ᄋᄋ] [Title: Legendary Sis is going for Rank #1, right?]

“She has to avenge the Magical Falcon properly.”
“She’s already abandoned it, hasn’t she?”
“No! She just has no worthy opponents left!”
“That’s basically abandonment.”
“Legendary Streamer is such a try-hard ᄏᄏᄏ.”

“It’s not about trying hard…”

“I can already picture the moment Legendary Streamer takes the #1 spot in the rankings.”
“If not her, then who?”

—”I’ve been watching her since her first stream, and my life has changed. Now, wherever I go, I introduce myself proudly as a viewer of Legendary Streamer. Even when the school bully demanded 500 won and tried to hit me, I grabbed his arm and said, ‘Don’t. I’m a Legendary Streamer viewer.’ He immediately apologized, saying, ‘I didn’t know. My bad.’ and left.”

“That’s so absurd it’s hilarious ᄏᄏ.”
—”My grandma even took out her old shrine maiden outfit and started dancing to wish for her Rank #1 victory.”
“Is your grandma Japanese?”

This isn’t the end.

Though she’s achieved Challenger, it’s clear that Legendary Streamer has so much more to show.

Naturally, people are eager to see what comes next.

What more can she achieve? How far can she go?

For ranks below Challenger, progress is straightforward as scores increase.

But for Grandmaster and Challenger, with limited slots (700 for Grandmaster and 300 for Challenger), it’s different.

Rankings are recalculated at midnight, with the top 300 players becoming Challenger, the next 700 Grandmaster, and the rest Master.

[Ranked up to Challenger.]

“And there we go. Challenger marathon, success.”

46 wins and 4 losses.

Because her score skyrocketed in one day, she skipped Grandmaster entirely and went straight to Challenger.

From just 7,000 viewers at 2 PM, her audience swelled to 30,000 by the end.

It felt surreal.

Was my accomplishment really that amazing?

My shoulders couldn’t help but rise with pride.

“Double-rank up. Insane ᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏᄏ.”

“Straight from Master to Challenger ᄏᄏᄏ.”

“This is nuts.”

“Where did this monster even come from?”

“Are you even human?”

“Why are you so good at this?”

“Believe it or not, Legendary Streamer hit Challenger in just two days of grinding.”

“She’s simply built different.”

“The first-ever female Challenger. Legendary Streamer ᄃᄃᄃᄃ.”

“She truly lives up to her name.”

“Mom, I want to be like Legendary Streamer when I grow up!”

“Victory, watch out. Legendary Streamer is coming for you.”

“Rank #1 marathon, let’s go!”

[Author: Legendary Streamer] [Title: Should I change my username to “PresentLegend”?]

“How about ‘ChallengerLegend’?”
[User ‘GroundedSpirit’ has donated 1,000,000 KRW.]
“Mission accomplished! You said you’d donate 1 million won if I hit Challenger!”
“Ah, thank you for the donation.”

“She’s so calm even after getting 1 million won. Crazy.”
“Didn’t she say not to donate?”
“Even if she tells us not to, the flood of creative donations never stops ᄃᄃ.”
“She’s unfazed by reaching Challenger, unfazed by getting 1 million won. The only time she gets truly excited is when she’s playing Magical Falcon.”
“Nope. She’s already worked hard enough to reach Challenger in Teamfight Arena.”
“Worked hard? She hasn’t even hit 200 games yet.”
“If she’s done over 150 games in less than a month, that’s working hard, right?”
“20.”

[User ‘EyesOnYou’ has donated 1,000 KRW.]
“You say you’ve moved on, but your actions speak louder than words. You’ve hit Challenger in Teamfight Arena! Just admit you can’t go back to Magical Falcon anymore!”

I didn’t abandon Magical Falcon! That’s not it!

The world abandoned Magical Falcon, not me!

“No, if I could just find evenly matched players! Victory, you jerk!”

Saying “Victory” brought back memories of that incident.

Defeating him in ranked, typing “This is for the Magical Falcon!” and then collapsing from a caffeine shock while groaning into the mic before being rushed to the ER.

I froze for a moment.

“The jellyfish froze. She’s probably frozen in real life too.”
“Do not mention ‘that incident’ ever again.”
“Gasp! I’m new here. What incident?”

Don’t try to find out. Trust me, it’s not worth it.

“Ahem. Perhaps I’ll do an educational Magical Falcon stream tomorrow.”

“No thanks.”
“LLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.”
“Who mentioned Magical Falcon? Get out!”
“String up the criminal! Execute them!”
“Focus on climbing to Rank 1! Rank 1 marathon, let’s go!”

The chat was a storm of mixed feelings.

They hated Magical Falcon, but they loved me.

It felt ironic since I was Magical Falcon.

[User ‘Infinity Games’ has donated 100,000 KRW.]
“We’d like to discuss a partnership streamer deal with you. Could you please post your business email?”

“What?”
“This is real?”
“Infinity Games probably has been watching her streams ᄏᄏᄏ.”
“She’s the first female Challenger in all dimensions; of course, they’d be interested.”
“Who hasn’t seen her sniper stream where she dodged bans live?”

“Does this girl seriously still not have a public email? Wild.”
“Other streamers paddle hard when the tide comes in, but she just stands there.”
“Doesn’t even care about earning money ᄏᄏ.”
“Totally unprepared streamer.”

“She doesn’t even have a subscription system yet.”
“Three million viewers, no subscriptions, no email. What is she doing?”

“Don’t impose normal standards on Legendary Streamer.”
“Ah, right. She’s special.”

“Isn’t it creepy that the Infinity employee is still in the office at midnight?”
“Spooky! Real corporate nightmare.”
“To the Infinity rep: beware. She’s obsessed with Magical Falcon.”
“Imagine scouting her of all people ᄏᄏ.”

How did things escalate this much?

I’ve barely started streaming. My plan was to stay a low-key streamer and enjoy the “aspiring streamer” phase for as long as possible.

But now? It’s like I accidentally became a megacorp.

“I’ll set up an email and post it on my channel tomorrow.”

“How does it take a day to set up an email?”
“Unbelievable.”
“She’s probably trying to make a fully anonymous email.”
“Bet she’s googling ‘how to create a trace-free email’ right now.”

I felt cornered. I had to shift gears.

“Also, I’m thinking of creating a space for announcements. Any suggestions?”

“Finally!”
“She’s getting serious about streaming!”
“Obviously, it has to be on WriteIt.”
“WriteIt links with TryIt accounts. Perfect choice.”

“I’m claiming the first post no matter what!”
“Against 30,000 competitors? Good luck!”

“Alright, I’ll get it set up. Thanks for watching today, everyone. Goodbye!”