NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 19 - Imagining Myself Becoming a Corporate Giant Just Now (3)
Chapter 19 Imagining Myself Becoming a Corporate Giant Just Now (3)
The main healer of the pro team Tokyo Giants in
“Aaaaagh!”
“Tsuzuo, what’s wrong?”
“Captain, I-I really can’t do this. I want to quit, okay? Please, I’m begging you!”
“Get a grip! We’re losing the base because you keep getting cut off!”
“Nooooo!”
The captain of the Tokyo Giants, Satoshi, could only bite his lip as he watched Tsuzuo scream.
Damn it, they had successfully sniped the six-man queue that included ‘LittleBoyFatMan’, and he had intended to repay the humiliation with perfect teamwork.
Yesterday, the team’s dealer duo, Naruhito and Yuta, had stepped in and were defeated without even putting up a fight.
As a result, the Tokyo Giants’ reputation had plummeted, and their sponsor was talking about terminating the contract.
Satoshi couldn’t bear to watch that happen.
He had to somehow get revenge on that Korean and restore their honor.
“I’m telling you, I have acrophobia, Captain!”
“It’s a game! What are you talking about acrophobia for? So, are we just going to lose like this?”
“You don’t get it, Captain. That LittleBoyFatMan is really crazy. Okay? Let’s just quit here. We can snipe them again next time, right?”
“Tsuzuo! Get a grip! There is no next time! We’re all live-streaming! This is being broadcasted in real-time!”
Tsuzuo was always a calm gamer.
He had never been cut off acting alone in a pro tournament, and he was renowned for his exceptional physical skills among healers.
The person who had the most confidence in Tsuzuo’s abilities was none other than Satoshi.
He had brought Tsuzuo into the pro team because of his skills, and as a result, the Tokyo Giants’ performance had been remarkably good.
But now, their reliable healer had broken down.
Not in skill, but mentally.
Tsuzuo, who had never lost his composure, was now crying and shouting.
Satoshi sighed repeatedly as he listened to Tsuzuo’s voice.
“Wait there. I’ll come to the respawn area and escort you.”
The battle inside the base had expanded into a chaotic melee.
The opposing team members, except for ‘LittleBoyFatMan’, were holding out quite persistently.
Especially, the physical skills of their two healers were at a level that even pro gamers couldn’t easily ignore.
With fewer healers, the ongoing skirmish naturally became disadvantageous.
Therefore, Satoshi ordered his team to avoid the melee and retreat.
Then he ran straight to the respawn area to join up with Tsuzuo.
“Tsuzuo.”
“Captain!”
“Let’s go…”
“Behind you!”
Swish!
Unfortunately, Satoshi didn’t manage to reunite with Tsuzuo successfully.
A hook flew in from somewhere, pulling him off and rolling him down a cliff.
[LittleBoyFatMan(Yoru) → Satoshi(Tate)]
Tsuzuo looked at the kill log of his captain and once again sensed his fate.
Swish!
A hook caught on Tsuzuo’s neck, and soon the terrifying and dreadful face of the Korean appeared before his eyes.
It was truly the smile of a demon.
Someone had said that ‘LittleBoyFatMan’ was a living demon.
“See you again, friend?”
Why did he bother with him after killing the captain immediately?
Tsuzuo looked at the Korean with tears in his eyes.
The Korean continued to smile as he looked at him.
“Hurry up and say it. ‘Dokdo is Korean territory.’ Say ‘Dokdo is Korean territory,’ and I’ll let you go easily. Why do you keep resisting?”
Tsuzuo didn’t know Korean, but instinctively understood what the other wanted him to say.
Moreover, a viewer in the chat window he had left open was translating the Korean’s words in real-time.
-Lol, he says he’ll spare you if you repeat that.
As soon as he saw that chat, Tsuzuo nodded vigorously and looked at the Korean.
And although awkward, he tried to follow the Korean’s words as sincerely as possible.
“Dogdoy… Hanguk ttang… immida.”
“More accurately.”
“Dokdo is… Korean territory…”
Only after repeating those words several times did the Korean smile broadly, seemingly satisfied.
Tsuzuo didn’t even want to know what those words meant.
He was just happy that this hell was over.
But.
Thud.
“Aaaaaaagh!”
The Korean only smiled at Tsuzuo while cutting the hook line again.
Tsuzuo shed the tears he had been holding back and screamed at the Korean.
“Damn youuuuu!”
“Ah, you actually believed that. Thanks to you, I got great footage. Thanks.”
With those last Korean words he didn’t understand, Tsuzuo died from the fall.
[LittleBoyFatMan(Yoru) → Tsuzuo(Jihi)]
And 10 seconds later.
Tsuzuo realized that hell wasn’t over yet, and without realizing it, he closed the game.
[Tsuzuo has exited the game.]
It seemed the ID of the person I had been tormenting was ‘Tsuzuo.’
A message popped up that someone had exited the game, and soon, the fish in the fishing spot disappeared.
“Huh… They’re not coming back?”
I reactivated the chat window that I had deactivated.
As I expected, the chat was constantly heating up like an unfading furnace.
-lololololol XLegend lololol
-A pro gamer rage quitting lolol
-Honestly, they should fix it so you can’t cut the hook lol
-Wow lolol
-Did you hear ‘Dokdo is Korean territory’? lolol
-This will be hilarious content for the next 100 years.
-They really must have had acrophobia lol
Ah, it was so sweet.
I had always wanted to hear those words from a Japanese person.
And the thought that it was broadcasted nationwide through my stream, how thrilling is that?
‘NationPrideMissionMan’ has donated 100,000 won!
[Viewing fee for a historic moment. Lol, this was worth spending money on. Let’s all get drunk! Innkeeper!]
“Thank you.”
Donations were pouring in.
I felt like I had made a million won just in the past two days, but I would check after the broadcast ended.
I glanced at the chat room and smirked before closing the chat window and looking ahead.
I had a chilling feeling, and before I knew it, an enemy was flying towards me with strange wings on his head.
It was a skill used by the ninja-type hero ‘Hane.’
The skill was called ‘Flight,’ which allowed the hero to fly, but its downside was that if the disc he held disappeared, he would fall.
Therefore, it wasn’t a skill used lightly if there was an enemy capable of long-range attacks.
Despite that, he was flying towards me so confidently, probably because he was sure I couldn’t do any long-range attacks.
“How can these so-called pro gamers be so dumb?”
When people get consumed by anger, they naturally lose the ability to think rationally.
Wasn’t it Tokyo Giants?
I was so grateful they were adding another immortalized video to my collection.
Smiling widely, I threw the hook at the disc.
However, the enemy, as if expecting it, moved his wings and smoothly dodged the next three hooks as well.
Oh.
So he was a pro gamer, huh?
I knew it was quite difficult to maneuver using that skill, but he seemed to be a true pro gamer.
He flew towards me on his disc, drew a thin longsword, and leaped at me.
Thud.
The thin longsword pierced my neck.
At the same time, I saw the burning eyes of the Japanese man staring at me.
“So what?”
As I’ve often said, it’s best not to be consumed by anger if you want to win a game.
When you get angry, you’re bound to make mistakes.
To defeat an opponent, you had to remain calmer than anyone else.
Otherwise, you’d end up making repeated mistakes, just like this Japanese pro gamer.
Buzz.
Before the Japanese man’s sword could even pierce my neck, Night’s Revenge had already been activated.
I smiled at him just like before, watching the now weaponless Japanese man.
I didn’t even need to use a shuriken.
Thud.
Just a kick was enough to push him off.
The Japanese man, who had failed his attack in vain, rolled off the cliff and fell to his death.
[LittleBoyFatMan(Yoru) → Satoshi(Hine)]
Satoshi.
It seemed he was the guy who risked his life to save the healer earlier.
Now that I had my fun, it was time to wrap up the round.
Dragging the game on loosely wouldn’t be fun.
The pro gamers of Tokyo Giants, now down to four, fought fiercely, as if possessed by rage.
If our side had been just ordinary Bronze-level players, we would’ve struggled despite having more numbers.
However, streamer ‘KeumulRat’ and ‘KingJongWoo’ performed far better than expected, and I joined them.
The map Dokdo consisted of five rounds, but thanks to the streamers’ efforts, we quickly secured victory in just three rounds.
During the three rounds, I scored a total of 80 kills.
I didn’t record much in the first round due to the fun I had with fishing, but from the second round, I seriously cut down the enemies.
Despite the handicap of 50 kills, I overcame it with ease and proudly took first place.
After that, our party swiftly won the remaining four matches, ending the streamer collaboration with a total of five victories.
After all the games ended, in the waiting room.
The streamers who had finished their wager cheered.
“Escaping Bronze!”
“Yes!”
“Hey, now that we’re not in Bronze anymore, you’ll treat us like people, right?”
As soon as he confirmed his rank, Dong-su hyung looked at me with an expression full of expectation.
I smiled slyly at Dong-su hyung and answered.
“Hyung.”
“What now? Why are you making me nervous again?”
“Hyung, do you know the term ‘BshiGolPlatinum’?”
“Hey! You’re in Platinum too.”
“That’s me.”
-lololololol
-Agreed, agreed lolol
-Platinum rankers bullying is a different story lol
-Ah, there wasn’t a single moment of boredom in today’s stream lol
-Japanese pro gamers really suck at games lol
-Breaking news.
-The breaking news guy is here.
-What’s going on?
-(Link).
-??? Is it a virus link?
-Wow lolol
-They’re patching the sniping thing immediately?
-Look at Japan trying to save face by patching it right away lol
-So typical of Japan lol
As the link was shared in the chat, the viewers’ reactions heated up.
After finishing my conversation with Dong-su hyung, I immediately clicked on the link.
The linked site was the official site of
There was a newly posted announcement.
Content: We have discovered an unexpected bug-like play in the game’s ‘Yoru’ hero and have begun immediate maintenance. The problematic skill is Yoru’s hook, and the estimated maintenance time is 3 hours…
There’s an old saying, “Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen.”
If they were going to patch it, they should have done it sooner.
Sigh.
The level of this indie game is pathetic.
“Well, that’s how Japanese indie games are. Right?”
Dong-su hyung and the other streamers couldn’t find words to respond to my comment.