I'm Not a Troll (4)
Lee Gyeongbok's teammates bowed their heads. If your MMR is at the Platinum level, it ans you're soone who's poured a lot of affection into Mystic League.
Furthermore, if things went well this ti, it was about ti to even aim for the Diamond rank. Given that, it wasn't hard for them to admit their mistake.
― Look at that change in attitude lolol
― Wasn't it just now they were calling him a troll
― Wearing platinum and not even having a spine lolol
― Seeing stuff like this makes you realize Bronze, silver, gold, and Platinum are science.
― Bronze caught on the spot.
― Still, that's a super quick acknowledgnt, isn't it?
― Yeah.
Most comnts in the chat window mocked those teammates. Lee Gyeongbok quickly opened his mouth.
"Hey, let's not be too harsh. There are so many people who wouldn't believe it even if you show them. First, we need to win this ga."
-lol not being stubborn is impressive too
― Was it just luck?
― If it wasn't for the quest, pow!
― Just giving you a pass this ti?
The viewers were acting as if they alone were granting permission. To Lee Gyeongbok, their attitude looked cute.
"Understood. Then I'll give the orders, so listen well."
― But didn't he say he hadn't played in over 10 years?
― The way you give orders should be really different between Legend and Mystic...
-lol it's totally different from the keyboard/mouse era
― Even if you're Godple, this is gonna be a bit tough.
The viewers expressed concern as Lee Gyeongbok was about to start giving orders. He understood those responses as well.
"It's true that playing style is different from Legend."
But that didn't an he agreed.
"But looking at it, I think I can do it."
-???
― That confidence ca out lol
― The foundation for his confidence is just Purple's existence...
― There's a basis... for it!
― Is this always how this person was?
-eh
― We'll see when the ga starts anyway lol
Smiling at the countless question marks and the faith of his regular viewers popping up in the chat window, Lee Gyeongbok said,
"First, I'll only turn on my voice."
He moved quickly as he spoke.
In-ga, voice chat was generally transcribed to chat by voice recognition.
Since voice chat could easily lead to emotional flare-ups, 'OFF' was the default.
[〉Yes!]
[〉Turned it on!]
[〉 too!]
[〉Got it.]
The replies ca in imdiately.
Lee Gyeongbok spoke in a slightly cool tone.
"Answers are fine, but focus on the voice. Don't waste even a mont looking at the chat window."
-wowow;;
― His voice was always good, but this is sothing else.
― What's with that diction that goes straight to your ears?
― Huh? Kinda into commands...
Viewers, only familiar with his usual bright voice, felt a fresh shock from this. The chat window was full of praise, but Lee Gyeongbok didn't look at it.
Instead, his gaze was elsewhere.
"No need for situational reports. I'll handle grasping the overall situation, map reading, and champ status."
On both sides of his field of view, allied and enemy champion icons appeared. Next to them appeared bars displaying health and unique stats like Yami's 'chakra'.
― Wow lol the charisma is insane
― I thought he was just the bus driver, but he's a ch pilot lol
― If anyone else said it, it'd sound like nonsense, but if Purple says it, it feels like the truth
― Godple using HUD feels fresh.
― But wouldn't this be inconvenient in fights?
― Inconvenient? What's that?
― Note: In 'Perfect,' the word inconvenience does not exist.
"Just focus on your lanes and follow only my voice."
Not the slightest doubt could be heard in Lee Gyeongbok's words. That's how confident he was.
"Let's get started. We'll push a lane before Geno revives."
The rest was just a matter of executing that confidence.
* * *
Geno's absence was a shock, but the enemy team was also full of Platinum-level players.
They held their lanes firm, waiting for Geno's return.
"Just retreat to the mid tower. I'll go for a gank, so hang in there."
With that order, Lee Gyeongbok dashed forward.
His role was to break the fierce balance of the laning phase.
"Aridus, use slow. We're going in imdiately."
He gave orders as soon as he arrived. Ally champion Aridus's sword was instantly tinged with a green light.
Lee Gyeongbok revealed himself at the sa ti.
"Aw, shit...!"
The enemy champion, 'MuaMu', noticed him and tried to escape, but because of the slow effect, it wasn't easy to run.
Moreover, thinking he had the upper hand, muaMu had gone deep into lane and couldn't benefit from tower protection.
Lee Gyeongbok had no intention of missing out on this opportunity. He ford hand signs instantly, the ground shook, and an earthen pillar appeared before MuaMu, smashing him.
A star icon flashed above MuaMu's head.
"Dead!"
Aridus seized the chance and stabbed from behind. Red blood effects burst out as MuaMu's HP quickly drained.
The bleed effect had applied. With Lee Gyeongbok joining in, muaMu died helplessly.
[PerfectPlay Legend-to-Diamond]
― Wow lol
― Seriously, the orders actually work lol
― He finished analyzing all the champs so fast lol
― MuaMu couldn't even throw his bandages lol
― Nice tank, but look at him bleed
― If I were playing, I'd hate this lol
― Looking at his nickna, he's probably older ㅠ
― Don't you know you're supposed to attack the elders first?
― On the battlefield, you take out the weakest first. Yeah.
Everyone expressed satisfaction with the successful gank.
"Told you I could do it."
Lee Gyeongbok smiled at the chat.
― Who was it? Who said Purple couldn't be trusted?
― Officer! Is the officer here!?
― Yay! (pepe emote)
― I always had faith! Loyalty loyalty ^^7
-10-year absence... he said there was one...
― There was? Nope, there wasn't.
― Purple's 10-year absence, replaced with two matches.
― Is this talent? This is giving an existential crisis
― No way I could even try to imitate lololol
-5252, this is 'Perfect's domain, ya know?
At first, viewers were unsure, but now they could relax and just enjoy the broadcast.
Soon, Lee Gyeongbok erased his smile and turned his head.
"Push mid tower and wait."
"Yes!"
He gave the order, then rushed to another lane. A gank didn't always an a kill.
Other enemy team mbers had recognized Lee Gyeongbok's danger and circled around their tower.
[〉Shouldn't we group and teamfight before MuaMu respawns?]
At that mont, soone cautiously voiced their opinion. Lee Gyeongbok checked the chat and furrowed his glabella.
"We're ahead. No need to gamble. Instead, set up your items while the enemy is hugging the tower."
Had it been ordinary players, he might've pushed for a teamfight too. But the enemy had Geno.
Having him alive introduced too many variables in a teamfight.
― Pffft, how dare you!
― Trying to teach a knight how to drive lol
― Hey, this bus goes straight to the end of the line, you know?
― Must be nice to relax now, right?
With so room to breathe, Lee Gyeongbok glanced at the chat and gave a faint smile.
He was grateful the viewers were angry on his behalf. It felt like he could see their scowling faces through the chat window.
"In the anti, I'll keep bothering the enemies until our teammates respawn."
He had his teammates set their items, but not him. From ga start until now, he hadn't bought a single item.
Thanks to his physical ability and sixth sense, he could perform well even without items. So, he stayed to pressure the enemy champions.
― This level of maliciousness?!
― Satan: Even I think this is a bit much...
― That's just cold. Even after all this, won't they surrender?
― If it were a normal ga, it'd be thrown by now lol
― If it weren't placents, they'd have left way earlier.
He waited for an enemy champion to show up. But there was no reason to overextend.
"Hm?"
While swapping lanes, he entered a bush—and encountered an unfamiliar pillar.
― Whoa lololol
― Is that... a ward?
― Lol they're warding now
― Platinum players even placing wards, huh
Ward.
An item that provides vision. In the Legend League, not using one gets you flad as a troll.
But in Mystic League, it's an item typically reserved for pros.
Most gas focused on laning, so wards felt less necessary, and it was more cost-effective to use that gold for items.
"Oh, they imdiately pulled back. Well, I'll just take care of this."
Lee Gyeongbok broke the ward and moved on. The pressure failed, but the situation wasn't bad.
-lol enemy team lagging behind on item builds now
― Might as well be a win
― They bought a ward just to catch Purple lol
― Bet that was Geno's call?
Lee Gyeongbok was on the sa page as the viewers. The only difference—he always thought a step ahead.
'My position's exposed. Teammates are in base. Then...!'
What mattered most, as the one giving orders, was to predict the opponent's next move.
He imdiately had a hunch about what would happen.
'They're coming to cut off!'
Sure enough, a sinister sixth sense washed over him from all directions.
A piercing, hair-raising sensation. His senses grew hypersensitive to the incoming threat.
It felt like ti was slowing down. Only his heart pounded harder.
Lee Gyeongbok was enjoying the thrill of the mont.
* * *
Geno gave orders as he ran.
"If we don't take Yami out now, we lose!"
His teammates abandoned their lanes and grouped up. MuaMu dashed over as soon as he respawned.
Everyone had the sa thought.
"PolarBear leads, crow follows up!"
His teammates followed the directions instantly. The giant polar bear found Yami and charged.
If it landed, yami would be stunned.
'He'll dodge, obviously.'
Geno narrowed his eyes.
If this was really the Yami he knew, he'd dodge such a straight-line attack with ease.
So he set Crow right behind.
"Just get hit for once!"
Crow cried out in prayer as he threw his chain hook. If it landed, it would slow.
If Yami was hit by either the stun or the slow, the remaining team mbers could finish him off.
"Damn it...!"
Geno grimaced.
He suspected the PolarBear's charge would fail. But Yami did even more.
Dodging, yami completed hand signs—the surge of an unleashed technique ford a wave before him, knocking Crow back.
Because of this, the chain hook was also knocked back, missing Yami.
"Urgh!"
And with PolarBear montarily stunned, yami stabbed the bear's back.
"Sonica, heal!"
At Geno's cry, sonica, the support carrying a harp, used her healing skill. Thanks to that, polarBear survived.
"Bandage!"
Geno called to MuaMu as soon as he arrived. A bandage flew across the air toward Yami.
'I'll block his escape route...!'
Geno tossed an explosive card covering the only way out, anticipating Yami's dodge.
― Caught!
― This is the end for real.
-lol everyone's going after Yami
― If he escapes, I'll truly acknowledge him
― Throwing five people at Yami just for one kill lolol
― Not even getting a single kill, never mind ten, lol
― Finally gonna die.
Geno's viewers believed Yami would die for sure this ti. But their prediction was wrong again.
Yami completed a hand sign as he turned and, with a low rumble, an earthen pillar sprang from the ground.
"What the...?!"
"This is nuts...!"
The other teammates burst out in shock. The pillar wasn't targeting them.
Yami used its power as a springboard to leap skyward, creating his own escape route.
Everyone was stunned at the surprise move.
"Focus!"
Geno smiled.
'As I thought...'
He'd considered—though unlikely, this player might manage it.
Thanks to that, his response was swift.
'There's no escape in the air!'
His teammates quickly understood and converged on Yami in midair.
― Wow, even making it this far is legendary.
― Can't call soone like that a troll
-their physical ability is insane
-lol how do you even jump off an earthen pillar like that
― Feels like he's playing a different ga
Geno's viewers acknowledged Yami's skills but also felt relieved—they would finally see Yami die.
But everyone had forgotten one crucial fact.
-???
― Huh?
― What?
― Broadcast crash?
― My screen suddenly went black—just ?
Suddenly, the field of vision turned pitch black. Geno was montarily flustered.
'What? No way?!'
And then realization dawned.
'... Is it an ultimate?'
Since Yami was considered a troll champion, no one had paid attention to the fact that, like any other, yami also had an ultimate.
But there was sothing else most forgot.
'The condition was definitely...!'
Unlike Legend League, mystic League required fulfillnt of special conditions before you could use your champ's ultimate.
For Yami, it was this: within one ga, you must use all five elental hand-signs at level 4 or higher.
That was a buffed requirent, after the champ's win rate had plunged. The original was level 5 for all five elents.
'This presentation... That's the ultimate!'
True to the champion's na, 'Yami'—the ultimate's animation conjured up perfect darkness.
It took Geno less than ten seconds to realize what was happening.
"Whaaat?!"
"What's going on!?"
"Ahhhh...!"
"Wh-what...!"
anwhile, cries of terror echoed around him.
Yami's ultimate absorbed enemy champions' health within the area, converting it to chakra, and the closer you were, the faster it worked.
Geno desperately threw himself backward.
"Tch...!"
Thanks to being a ranged dealer and keeping his distance, he barely survived.
However.
[PerfectPlay Legend-to-Diamond]
[PerfectPlay Doesn'tLoseFights]
[PerfectPlay Park Junyoung of Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province]
[PerfectPlay etAndThrow]
[Quadra kill!]
His teammates did not survive.
Geno stared at the darkness in disbelief.
In its center—
Yami stood alone, radiant, enveloped in ancient script.
― Whoa...
― Quadra kill? Yami?
― Insane, insane...
― Yami had an ultimate?
― First ti seeing it outside a Q-tube clip lol
Then, through the now-translucent chat window, yami rushed at him. Geno had no strength left to resist.
[PerfectPlay GENO]
[Penta kill!]
With the field turned black and white, and no teammates left, even Observer mode was impossible.
['etAndThrow' has proposed surrender.]
[Yes (1)] [No (0)]
A ssage popped up before Geno's eyes.
[〉Let's surrender.]
[〉I agree.]
[〉This is insane.]
[〉We lost.]
Total Defeat.
Those two words echoed in all their minds.
* * *
[Victory!]
Just two simple letters, but everyone loved them.
Lee Gyeongbok was no exception.
"Good job, everyone."
At his calm greeting, the in-ga chat window scrolled up in a hurry.
[〉That was seriously aweso!]
[〉Wow, I've never played a ga like this before.]
[〉Do you accept friend requests?]
[〉 too! I want to learn from you after placents!]
The chat window overflowed with "lol" at their reactions.
― Ah lol there's no way you can stop that sub-1-second bus
-lol can't ride any other bus now
― Premium bus has passengers too stunned to think
― It's possible to just win by following?
-lol Purple does all the thinking
― Add too!
― Bus tickets still for sale?
Lee Gyeongbok smiled at the chat and shook his head.
"Sorry, but I won't accept friend requests. Umm, I don't know if we'll end up at the sa rank, anyway."
Platinum players were definitely good, but by Lee Gyeongbok's standards, not enough.
As he climbed rank, he'd play with even better people, so there was no reason to stick with these teammates.
― Massive DPS
― Stop spitting facts!
― Aww... oh no...
― Whew, almost sent a friend request myself^^
― It's true though, lol
― If you wanna ride the bus, climb rank too lol
― Turns out it's a mountain bus
Back in the lobby, Lee Gyeongbok opened his friend request list.
"Huh?"
As he quickly rejected the requests, an unexpected na jumped out.
['GENO' has sent you a friend request.]
[Hello. I'm strear GENO.]
Different from the other requests, this one couldn't be easily ignored.
― Whoa?
― Geno sent a friend request first?
-lol crazy
― Probs rage ssaging him?
-naah, geno's pretty chill
― You're friends with Geno?
― Show it! Hurry up and show us!
The viewers' curiosity was palpable. Lee Gyeongbok hesitated a mont, then opened the ssage.
[Hello. I'm strear GENO.
First of all, I want to apologize to PerfectPlay.
When I saw the Yami pick, I misunderstood, thinking it was just for fun or that it was a troll pick in placents, and made so disrespectful remarks during my stream.
Afterwards, seeing your real skills in-ga, I admitted my mistake on stream, but I thought a personal apology was only right.
I deeply regret having judged you based on my lack of knowledge, and I sincerely ask for your forgiveness.
I wanted to talk directly, but due to my stream schedule, I am sending this ssage first.
If it's alright with you, I'd be grateful if you could accept my friend request.
I'd also love to apologize in person and hopefully play together again soday.
Thank you for reading this long ssage.]
[Accept] [Decline]
It was a very polite apology.
― Wow lol Geno's character is on another level
― This is why the top strears last
― Nice and clean, it's been a while
― Even Geno has to acknowledge the skill!
― Isn't this ssage 'perfect'?
Lee Gyeongbok felt the sa as his viewers.
"Wow, he really does seem like a good person. And soone at Geno's level is always welco as a friend."
He smiled and accepted the friend request. The sense of rivalry and satisfaction he'd felt when facing Geno in-ga left him in a good mood.
"Alright, one more left until the quest is done."
-lololol
― Just one ga for a million won!
― No one looks out for you like Qdari
― Respect, always respect^^7
― That's what big players are like^^
― Still, isn't a million won nothing to Qdari?
― Then again, wasn't the prize smaller than previous broadcasts?
― Keep your eyes open, students ^^
― Qdari's wailing in chat lol
With a big smile, Lee Gyeongbok was about to start his third ga.
But then—
― Take in the refugees!
― Ca over after watching Geno's stream!
― PerFriendship! PerFriendship! PerFriendship!
― Heard it's your first day in Mystic League?!
― Hyung! I'm smashing follow!
Even though he'd set slow mode, suddenly the chat window was zipping by at lightning speed.
'What the?'
Lee Gyeongbok's eyes widened.
The viewer count was skyrocketing.
― What's this?
― Coming over from Geno's stream?
― Finished howork, so I ca lol
― Stop talking about TASS already~
― Lol why is that so true and so funny
― Juuust a brief commotion, folks.
After Geno started his advertisent broadcast, viewers left his stream and ca over.
"Ah, welco refugees! Please follow the broadcast rules!"
Lee Gyeongbok welcod them warmly. How could he not be happy?
It was a milestone he hadn't reached even with the Bio Crisis broadcast.
'Over three thousand!'
His viewers had just surpassed 3,000.
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