NOVEL NEXT Chapter 322
The day after Brutal ended his broadcast while just watching replays.
Contrary to people’s evaluation that Brutal’s mental state was shattered, he did not give up on breaking the solo rank stamp on the Korea server.
This was a great thing for his enthusiastic supporters, who were constantly cheering for him in the community, saying this guy is destined for greatness. If the main character suddenly decided to quit the challenge, it would be incredibly embarrassing.
Moreover, if Brutal gave up on breaking the stamp, it would provide ammunition for those who disliked him to attack him.
Though public sentiment had improved, those who disliked Brutal still existed.
It’s an unavoidable fact. In this world, not everyone can be loved. In fact, as Brutal gained popularity, there were often posts criticizing and mocking him in backlash.
Of course, even if he got roasted in the community, nothing really happened in reality. But for his passionate supporters, even that was heartbreaking and frustrating. Many reacted as if they themselves were being insulted whenever someone they cheered for was criticized.
Therefore, they cheered for Brutal, who hadn’t given up on breaking the stamp, and as usual, fervently spread the content of his broadcast in the community.
Just reading the posts was enough to get a general idea of how the broadcast was going, which was basically a form of commentary.
[Breaking News) Brutal is entering the Challenge LOL]
Challenge 389th LOL, let’s aim for 1st!
– Climbing speed is pretty fast, huh?
– Yeah, Challenge 87th, got wrecked by Kayak LOL
Nah, Kayak is out of the norm.
Naw, Kayak’s already 77th now.
Wow, already climbed 10 spots!
If Kayak hadn’t been in sleep mode, they’d still be in single digits!
Why isn’t he hitting 1st?
He’s probably focusing on the broadcast; to hit 1st, he needs to invest time in the Abyss.
You have to keep winning without losing to climb the rankings, but that’s not easy even in the Challenge section.
Brutal, who is managing to mix it up with someone like Kayak, is quite impressive.
A promising young man, for sure.
[Brutal) I do not listen to the words of weaker beings]
When a team member makes a back ping and is ignored, he says that LOL
– Rude, but he’s right in terms of solo rank LOL
– Solo rank is like this, for sure.
– Haha, the higher-ranked person’s words are right LOL.
– Back in the day, we used to pick in order of scores, seriously.
Nostalgia… those days when 5th pick had no rights as a 5th pick supporter….
In the past, the 5th pick had the lowest score and went support, knowing their place, but nowadays, these tools don’t even know that — it’s the end times!
– False
Don’t you think it’s finally normalized?
If we categorize based on scores and the 5th pick goes support… does that mean support is the most negligible position in the game?
That’s an over-interpretation, n—
[Brutal) Turns out I was the weaker one, I'll listen well]
I found out that I was the weaker one. I’ll listen well from now on.
Ignoring the enemy ping and dying, I checked the scores, and Brutal had a lower score, LOL. I said I’d listen from now on, LOL.
-sry so true, LOL
-BruBung first impression was arrogant and cocky, but surprisingly they’re quite obedient and don’t cause trouble with the team, LOL.
-The kid has a good heart.
-From next year, I wonder how it’ll be after getting about 3 years of pro scene experience in the league.
-I’m an MG fan, can I expect something?
It was a thrilling broadcast.
[Breaking News) Brutal and Kayak meet again, LOL]
[BruBung vs. Kayak in a revenge match, LOL]
[Meeting again, this is fate]
[Oh man, LOL, BruBung is going all out for revenge]
[Kayak, if you're going to play like that, at least turn on the broadcast]
Posts started pouring in about Brutal and Kayak being matched again. As a result, viewers who were eagerly waiting for Kayak’s broadcast shifted over to Brutal’s stream.
They witnessed a scene similar to the previous day.
[BruBung got wrecked again, LOL]
[KayakKayak, just show us a bit...]
[Brutal's bully, Kayak, LOL]
[BruBung looks pathetic, ㅠㅠ]
Brutal had lost to Kayak once more. This time there was a slight difference in team skill, but losing is still losing.
[BruBung is watching the replay again]
[Another infinite Tsukuyomi?]
[Oh man, LOL, Kayak turned BruBung into a human punching bag]
[Is today going to end without a stream again?]
He seemed to be searching for something as he started to replay obsessively. The excitement from the start of the stream was nowhere to be found, and once again, Brutal left the viewers hanging while watching replays.
Predicting that he’d end the stream today just like yesterday, viewers waited in anticipation.
However, after watching replays for a while, he suddenly said something that lightly exceeded everyone’s expectations.
[Breaking News) Brutal really has become a punching bag]
[Brutal) Do I really have no talent?]
[Brutal) I might have to quit being a pro gamer]
The young boy began to lose confidence and wander.
*
Finally, the game I played after a long time was going very smoothly.
You know, those days exist. For some reason, my skill shots are landing perfectly, and character controls follow my thoughts exactly; it was truly a ‘good day.’
It seemed that today was one of those days for me.
-Richaoran: Thanks for the carry ^^
-Boltman: I worship Great Kayak
-Kim Baek-ho: I’m off to subscribe to both the broadcast and Vtuber
-xiaoxiaowoshi: Turn on the broadcast already…
Just now, I carried the previous match and received tons of thanks from my team members, making my shoulders rise with pride.
I was carrying the game and receiving tons of thanks from my team members, which made my shoulders rise a bit with pride.
I had already restored a lot of points and had climbed up to 46th place in the challenger rankings. At this rate, maybe I could even reach the top 30 today, or even the top 20.
While I needed to keep the games rolling on this lucky day, there was something I had to do first. Since I was playing anyway, I thought maybe I should go live on stream.
From earlier, everyone I encountered in the game kept asking me to turn on the stream, and I was getting whispers with messages asking the same.
Honestly, I could just ignore their pleas and keep playing. Today was technically my regular day off from streaming, and I’ve had plenty of days where I didn’t stream at all.
But right now… I was finally climbing the rank and, more importantly, everything was going smoothly in the game. I just wanted to show off my current gameplay. After all, I was a bit of an attention seeker myself, wanting to feel like a true streamer by getting attention from people and hearing their evaluations of my play.
As I turned on the stream, viewers started pouring in.
[Kaha]
[Challenger 77th, Kayak has entered the chat ㄷㄷ]
[I’m actually 46th ㅇㅇ Just updated a sec ago]
[You’re really climbing at a terrifying speed, Teacher]
[Why did you turn on the stream so late]
[Seriously, having such a good solo rank game, you should have turned it on sooner]
“Yeah, yeah, nice to meet you. I was supposed to be off today. I didn’t plan on turning it on, but so many people kept asking me to.”
Just as I was warmly greeting the viewers, suddenly the chat and donations started talking about someone.
[Teacher, BruBung is quitting]
[Take responsibility for BruBung breaking down]
[BruBung didn’t stand a chance against Kayak’s pressure….]
“BruBung? Who’s BruBung?”
[BruBung's ankle twister Kayak has donated 3,000 won!]
– It’s Brutal.
“Eh, is Brutal quitting?”
I had met MG Brutal yesterday and today, and he seemed to be quite the user with significant skill, especially given the hot topic status he had recently, but the news of him suddenly quitting pro play was surprising.
[Not really quitting ㅋㅋ]
[He lost to you, and now he’s having a crisis]
[He thinks he’s lacking talent]
[It was a result of the Broadcast Host being too strong]
[BruBung got wrecked because of a sniper ㅡㅡ Take responsibility]
“I didn’t snipe him! But seriously, he’s quitting? That’s too bad.”
Having spent a lot of time on this game, I was practically an expert on Abyss. In my judgment, Brutal’s skill was up there with active pros. Sure, that was based on solo rank, and I had no clue how he’d fare in team games.
“But still, he’s only 17, right? He’s got a bright future ahead. He just needs a few more years of practice. Why give up?”
[For real, he lacks tenacity]
[Guess his mentality isn’t that great]
[Seems like it’s not a good fit?]
[Honestly, for a school meal, you’ve held up pretty well.]
[Oh right, it was a school meal.]
[For a 17-year-old boy, Kayak was too harsh.]
[I heard you hit the wall.]
[Should I give you some encouragement?]
<ㅇㅇ just donated 10,000 won!>
– Video message, go go?
“Video message? I can’t speak English. Does Brutal understand Korean?”
Whether in the past or now, talent was something precious. Especially since I had experienced games during the old days, when there were no users and everything was drying up.
From that perspective, a star player like Brutal was an essential figure in the game.
Just by existing, he drew people’s attention and brought tension to the pro scene. It was enough for me to send a video message as a form of encouragement since he had lost his motivation because of me.
“Um, Brutal. Hang in there and… you’re still young, right? Fight on and move forward, okay?”
[Kayak, with nothing to say, gives a thumbs down lol]
[Can’t this person encourage?]
[Look at how awkwardly flapping his hands lol]
[It’s definitely awkward to send a video message all of a sudden, right? We’ve never even seen each other’s faces!]
[This will surely be comforting, yeah]
“So, about my win… I just played the game for a long time, so don’t feel too down. I’m a fundamental player, okay? I heard Brutal just started in the Abyss.”
[Is this encouragement or tea-bagging?]
[Don’t know about encouragement, but the teacher is pretty.]
[Brutal dude lol Kayak even sent him a video message and he succeeded.]
[Kayak fans suddenly hate Brutal lol]
Talent, right, I should talk about talent.
“You have talent. Just keep doing what you’re doing, okay? If you keep it up, you can definitely show your good side as a Pro. Got it? Don’t give up till the end-.”
[Yeah]
[As expected, a quote from Camilla lol]
[Should I really become a pro gamer?]
[Brutal, you’re the pride of MG!]
Just because you hit a wall once doesn’t mean you should fall down immediately. If you’re going to die, die boldly under the sun.
I think I said something like that. I’m not sure what I even said.
I seemed to get a bit nervous at the word “video message.” Well, as long as the meaning gets across, that’s what matters. If he gives up after all this, then there’s nothing I can do.
…
[BruBung is going back to the pro scene]
[BruBung dude lol he was all smiles looking at Kayak lol]
[Thank you for the support, and he says he won’t forget while working as a pro.]
“Really? I’m glad to hear that.”
Later on, around the time I was about to end the broadcast, I heard that Brutal, having received my video message, had perked up and was playing ranked more passionately than before.