Chapter 58: Wish Fulfillment, Enlightenment?

Not a perfect being.

Because she was flawed and fragile, she was even more beautiful.

When Saturn was in danger, Venus thought to herself.

‘If Tsukuyo dies, won’t Mom only have eyes for me?’

It was her own fault. A fool who jumped into danger on her own.

Why should I save her?

That was how the episode ended, and the community went into an uproar.

Was Venus going to turn evil and become an enemy?

But that worry was beautifully betrayed.

In the next episode, Venus poured all the soul energy she had been gathering to fulfill her own wish and fought to save Saturn.

Otaku traits: Weak to one-time-only ultimate moves. Weak to awakening scenes powered by sheer will.

A grand, dazzling explosion.

She burned everything she had in the battle, and I was completely captivated by how cool she was.

Even though she resented her sister. Even though she resented her mother.

She still fought for their happiness.

It was moving.

I felt a sense of kinship, pity, admiration—I cried.

I had also resented my sister. I had resented my mother.

But I wished I could love them like Venus did.

Because just hating each other would be too sad.

What would change if I kept resenting my sick sister and my clumsy mother?

What I needed wasn’t hatred—it was love.

Don’t tell me I was over-immersed in an anime.

To an otaku, anime is life.

It’s not uncommon to find characters that inspire real-life values.

Venus was amazing. Beautiful. Fragile.

I wanted to be like her.

I admired that vast heart of hers.

And no, I don’t mean her chest—though that was big too.

It would have been nice if it had ended happily.

But in the final moments of the battle, Venus sacrificed herself to save Saturn.

She became Bi/Nus.

Magical Girls Chronicle continued, but Venus’s turn was over.

She was dead.

There was no resurrection.

Maybe that’s why I’ve been obsessed with Venus for ten years.

Because she never got to be happy.

Because it was too sad.

Because it broke my heart.

Because it’s burned into my soul.

After seeing her ending for the first time, I couldn’t stop thinking about Venus for over two weeks.

“Venus, I love you!”

<Are you into that kind of thing?>

<Respect. Enjoy your preferences.>

<Huh?! So the whole time you were pretending to be a guy, it was actually to attract girls?>

<Lesbian confirmed…>

<It’s just pure fan love. LOL>

<But don’t girls say ‘I love you’ to each other all the time?>

<If guys say it, they get punched.>

<It hurts my heart to see someone still obsessing over an ancient, dead anime character.>

“Ancient?! The movie came out this year!”

Released in Japan in January. In Korea in February.

Magical Girls Chronicle is still alive!

An emotional masterpiece! A true story that moved America to tears!

“I can’t hold back! Today’s stream is a Magical Fight session!”

<Who the hell keeps provoking her?>

<NOOO STOP WITH THE MAGICAL FIGHT STREAM!!!>

<Aren’t you supposed to be aiming for #1 in Teamfight Arena??>

<She won’t budge. She’s unshakable. LOL>

<Ah, damn those anime producers…>

<I can’t resist when she says Daimanka like that LOL Venus main Legendary is coming!!!>

“Here I go! Venus! Daimanka!!”

<What is she even saying?>

<Nerd.>

<She’s seriously into this LOL>

<Ah… as long as she was happy, that’s all that mattered.>

‘That woman cried too, watching Venus fight. Does Venus just hit something deep in women’s emotions?’

Victory thought as he watched Legendary passionately worshipping Venus.

That woman from the theater.

She was prettier than any anime character on the screen.

And the way she had cried, letting her tears fall so freely—it had left a lasting impression.

Of course, there was no way Victory could have known.

That the woman he saw that day and the Venus-obsessed Legendary before him now were the same person.

Thinking that would make him a delusional lunatic.

But… this time, it was actually true.

‘That was fun.’

The Magical Girls Chronicle movie had premiered on Monday.

Today was Wednesday.

Ascend’s scheduled break day was Monday, so Victory had gone to watch it on release day.

Legendary took Mondays and Tuesdays off from streaming.

Victory had asked her.

“Did you go see the movie?”

“I’m going on Tuesday.”

He hadn’t invited her to watch it together.

Because that would have sounded too much like a date.

She had drawn that line between them a long time ago.

And because of that, he didn’t even consider suggesting it.

‘It’s a shame we couldn’t watch together.’

But it wasn’t romantic.

Victory liked Legendary because she was the only person on his level in gaming.

Because they shared memories.

That’s all it was.

That’s what he told himself.

‘Still… watching the movie made it harder to resist.’

Why had Victory never accepted Legendary’s endless invitations to play Magical Fight together?

He was busy, yes.

But there was another reason.

Even if Magical Fight was nothing more than a run-down convenience store compared to the massive department store that was Teamfight Arena, Victory was still a representative pro player of TFA.

It wasn’t a good look for him to openly enjoy a similar competing game.

Sorry, but it made way more sense for Legendary to come to Teamfight Arena instead.

More players, more talented opponents—a much higher-level battlefield.

That was the natural course.

But… after watching the movie… after listening to Legendary gush about Venus with such genuine passion…

Something inside him started to stir.

The urge to control a Magical Girls Chronicle character and fight.

The nostalgia hit just right.

And if he used a smurf account, no one would know.

And so, Victory logged into the game lobby.

And so, the game began.

Three minutes in.

Legendary immediately realized something was off.

“Wait. Someone on my stream is actually good?”

<Honestly, I can’t tell what’s going on. The graphics suck.>

“Shut up.”

There were only two things Legendary couldn’t tolerate.

One: Insulting Venus.

Two: Insulting Magical Girls Chronicle and Magical Fight.

That was all.

“Ah, I’m getting fired up. I haven’t been this excited in a while.”

<What’s heating up exactly?>

<Is she a kettle?>

<I can’t believe this dying game still has hardcore players.>

<Excited? Oohyaa oohyaa~>

<Keep the chat clean, guys.>

<She’s definitely doing this on purpose LOL>

Suddenly, a camera feed appeared on Legendary’s stream.

<It’s happening!>

<Wow, her hands are so pretty.>

<Hand cam! Hand cam!>

<Why did she suddenly turn it on?>

<Did she drop her phone and accidentally do a face reveal?>

Why?

Because she was fired up.

Because she wanted to put on a show.

Finally, she was playing a proper game of Magical Fight again, and Legendary was thrilled.

Tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap!

The sound of rapid keystrokes, more than three times per second, filled the air.

Her pre-set hand cam proved she wasn’t just mashing buttons.

<Is she playing the piano?>

<Did she turn on 5x speed?>

<How is she pressing that fast without getting her fingers tangled?>

<Are we sure she’s not just randomly smashing keys?>

<Why is she playing a rhythm game by herself?>

<The scientific community now confirms she was built for Magical Fight.>

<I thought she was made for Teamfight Arena?>

<Let’s just agree she was made for gaming.>

Legendary slashed down three enemies in an instant, moving to finish off the others.

But suddenly—Pluto killed Venus.

Victory had taken down Legendary.

A tiny twitch in her fingers.

<OMG, her hand just twitched! That was adorable.>

<Legendary, I love you!>

“Hey! You’re Victory, aren’t you?!”

Caught.

<You sound so salty, teacher.>

<How would that even be Victory?? LOL>

“Wow, it really is Victory.”

“How did she even figure that out?”

“They can recognize each other instantly. Their rivalry is insane!”

Victory wasn’t hearing this through his headset.

He was hearing it in real life.

Celine Choi Joo-an—the teammate who loved to mess with him—was standing in the practice room.

And today, the rest of Ascend’s team members were with him too.

Legendary had already reached Challenger in Teamfight Arena.

First female Challenger. Fewest matches to reach Challenger. Highest win rate in Challenger.

She was stacking achievements.

Naturally, Ascend’s team had become curious about her.

As mentioned before, Legendary’s stream ran from 4 PM to 8 PM.

Ascend’s break time? 4 PM to 7 PM.

Bored, some teammates had tuned into her stream.

Then they came to check what Victory was doing.

“Bro, Victory’s grinning right now.”

“How did you hold back from playing this long?”

Victory laughed, replying, “No, it’s just… how the hell did she figure that out?”

“Chat’s calling you some ‘mysterious Magical Fight pro’ right now.”

“A mysterious Magical Fight master—Victory.”

“You’re not quitting Teamfight Arena, right?”

“As if.”

It was a joke.

Victory was contracted with Ascend until 2024.

But the fact that he was smiling that much… spoke for itself.

That night, after Legendary’s stream ended—a message popped up in Viscord.

Legender – Hey, it’s you, right?

Legender – It’s you, it’s you, it’s you.

Victory – Hmmm, who knows?

Legender – Don’t ‘hmmm’ me, you bastard.

Legender – The fact that you even know what I’m talking about means it’s you.

Legender – Be honest, wasn’t it fun?

Legender – It was fun, right? It was fun, right? It was fun, right? It was fun, right? It was fun, right?

Victory – Hmmm, who knows?

Legender – Play with me sometimes.

Legender – You’re not that busy.

Victory – Hmmm, who knows?

Legender – Ugh, I wanna punch you.

Would it even hurt if she punched him with those tiny hands?

More like… it’d just be cute.

Victory still couldn’t wrap his head around it.

That the only rival he ever acknowledged…

Was a tiny-handed girl.

It was just so weird.

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