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Recently, the meta has thoroughly ignored not only Mai but also basic attack-based warriors like Worgh.

In the weekly meta analysis published by COL researchers, it was even ranked as the lowest tier, Tier 5.

For Galleard, who only plays Mai, it was a very painful situation.

Purripurrihaltjak: Oh, it’s that Mai user from the last game. I should dodge.

This Year’s Farming is Doomed: But isn’t the Corruption Power Warrior Galleard?

Purripurrihaltjak: Is that true? Then it must be true. Galleard is famous for being a Mai user. Sorry, Galleard, but in COL… never mind, I’ll dodge.

Such incidents happened several times a day.

Most users knew his nickname, so at some point, teammates would just dodge as soon as they got on the same team.

Corruption Power Warrior: Please don’t ban Mai. I beg you.

And sometimes they even banned Mai while on the same team.

It was because they were likely to lose when paired with Mai. To avoid losing.

As someone who held the record for the most games played as Mai, he couldn’t just sit back and watch this situation.

“I must let the world know of Mai’s greatness.”

What emerged at that moment was ‘Twatch’.

There, not only did he meet other great users, but broadcasts from users known as ‘masters’ who only play a single champion were also popular.

“This is it!”

With ‘Twatch’, he could show the greatness of Mai.

To demonstrate how to properly use Mai, Galleard started his broadcast.

Since his identity was already revealed, there was no need to hide it.

In fact, doing so would draw more people to watch.

Mai’s Crap Champ: Wow, Galleard is broadcasting? Good to see you, Hero.

“Good to see you. But your nickname is a bit strange.”

Mai’s Crap Champ: Ah, this was chosen long ago. Haha…

Anyway, his streaming began garnering quite a bit of attention from the start.

However, the champion Mai never changed.

No matter what he did, he kept losing, occasionally winning, and experiencing a subtle drop in tier.

Saint Panty Sneak: Hahaha, of course, Galleard’s stream is hilarious.

Mai’s Crap Champ: The best laugh bell.

SSS Grade Farmer: Best choice just 10 minutes before harvesting rice.

Galleard’s blood pressure rose.

However, people really enjoyed Galleard’s Mai plays, which were more of a joke.

A former hero was playing a “crap champ” in a game, even having a character with a concept of being the strongest swordsman, while performing comical plays made it enjoyable.

Besides, nobody forced him to do this.

He kept cracking jokes while vowing to prove Mai’s strength.

Before he knew it, he had transformed from a former hero into the continent’s greatest comedian.

“This is a skill broadcast!!!”

Every now and then, when he got enraged, donations poured in like a dam bursting.

Mai’s Crap Champ: Galleard has reached complete rage, LOL.

Saint Panty Sneak: Even the Demon King can’t help but secretly watch this video.

Sorry Sorry: Hahahahaha.

“But I… will not give up. If I had given up at this level of adversity, this world wouldn’t have existed in the first place.”

As a successful hero, his tenacity was remarkable.

While staying in Gold and continuing his stream, one day, an update arrived that would change his COL life.

“The Reglo Lantern… Wild Flash?”

This was the introduction of a new jungler item.

When defeating a large monster or getting kills or assists, stacks would increase by 1, and depending on the number of stacks, it would deal additional damage with basic attacks.

In theory, an infinitely powerful item.

This item was launched to narrow the item gap for junglers, who had a hard time obtaining gold.

“…This is it!”

Galleard smacked his knee.

This was the perfect item for a champion like Mai, who focuses on basic attacks.

As he anticipated, Mai gained incredible popularity with the new item.

Jungle Colin: Galleard, please give me a lecture on Mai’s jungle trajectory.

Mid Mai Fan: Galleard, give us a Mai lecture.

New chat messages began to appear on Galleard’s stream, which had previously been treated as a comedy show.

As Mai’s popularity rapidly soared, more people came to learn from him.

At the same time, Galleard’s tier swiftly ascended from Gold to Platinum 1.

He was on course to hit Diamond soon.

“Hahahahaha! I will gladly tell you everything.”

Excited, Galleard spent several days immersed in streaming and COL.

*

“Your face is blossoming with smiles. Have you received an enormous amount of donations?”

“Hahahahahaha! Would I do this for money? Mai’s joy is my joy!”

After the COL Flash update, Galleard, looking exceptionally pleased, visited the Tower after a long time.

He had learned about this news through ‘Twatch’.

“How on earth did you come up with this update? Riot is truly a god!”

“Most users, except for Galleard, complain about me. It seems that Flash is an excessively overbalanced item.”

Originally, the Flash item should have been introduced along with last year’s ‘Maple Leaf Story’ Eban update.

But due to various circumstances, it could only be released now.

Also, the Demon Slayer job from ‘Maple Leaf Story’ is scheduled for an update tomorrow.

“That’s not the case. Mai is simply a great champion.”

“…Mai isn’t particularly designed for high-tier users.”

“Let’s go! I’m directly aiming for Challenger!”

“Let’s talk after you reach Diamond…”

Galleard was completely pumped with Mai hype.

After all, it was an item that would be removed in a few months.

Of course, a new jungler item would be updated later.

Then, the balance for jungle champions would be adjusted, and Mai would become more viable than before.

“But aren’t you doing ‘Maple Leaf Story’ lately? A new job called Demon Slayer comes out tomorrow.”

“I’ve been busy recently. But that has a lot of chatter around it. It’s a job based on the Demon Race, of all things.”

“Well, in reality, it might be a bit different. It is still just a game, right?”

Before its release, the reactions to Demon Slayer were not great.

There was still resistance to the Demon Race.

But I thought those complaints would disappear once people played it.

“Hmm… Alright. If you think it’s fine, it should be.”

“Yeah, well. You should also reduce your gaming time. And when streaming, you should watch out.”

“What do you mean by watch out?”

“When you do reactions or stuff like that. Sometimes, your image and house show up, not just the game screen.”

“True.”

“That. If the window is open behind you, people will guess where Galleard lives.”

Originally, a streamer’s living situation is a sensitive issue.

So most streamers hide such things by covering their windows.

However, Galleard showed everything without a second thought.

He could easily be identified if someone put their mind to it.

“Hahahahaha. Have you forgotten who I am?”

“However, if you’re attacked during a game, you can’t guarantee anything.”

“Hah hah hah hah hah.”

Hah hah hah laughed Galleard.

He thought there was no one bold enough to threaten him.

Of course, the only people stronger than Galleard would be the Tower Masters.

While connected to the fantasy game, a normal body is usually defenseless, so caution is necessary.

“Enough worry. Just buff Mai.”

Galleard shrugged off my words and left.

Well, he’s a former hero, so nothing should happen to him.

After all, it’s a peaceful era.

With that thought, I more or less forgot about it.

But a few days later, shocking news reached me.

[Former Hero Galleard. Attacked while playing COL.]

*

Mai’s Crap Champ: Wow, a hundred stacks of Flash! That’s insane.

Saint Panty Sneak: This game is going amazingly!

Mai User Extermination: The enemy Worgh is also looking suspicious.

Galleard was streaming on ‘Twatch’.

He was playing a legendary game, stacking Flash at an incredible speed.

“If we just secure Baron, we will easily win this game.”

The team that secures the next Baron wins.

The enemy Worgh also had a similar Flash stack, so the outcome was still uncertain.

Mai’s Crap Champ: Is Galleard finally going to Diamond?

It was the last match of the promotion to Diamond.

That’s why Galleard was more focused on the game than usual.

If he won this match and went to Diamond, he would be the first Mai user to reach Diamond.

It would mean that the entire world would recognize Mai.

Saint Panty Sneak: Oh, oh! Leona got caught!

At that moment, the enemy support got caught.

If they could take down even one, they could immediately attempt Baron.

Illusion Tower Master is Cute: Oh! Mai is charging in.

Having taken down Leona, Galleard immediately activated his ultimate and grabbed the enemy Zed next to him.

The tremendous power of a hundred stacks of Flash.

The opposing team scrambled to respond as they were swept away, but it seemed it would be difficult unless they killed Galleard.

Just as he was about to catch Zed too and finally ascend to Diamond,

-A summoner has left the game.

Mai’s Crap Champ: ????

Saint Panty Sneak: What?!

Illusion Tower Master is Cute: Mom? No way Galleard has a mom… oh, it’s not a pad drip…

Suddenly, Galleard disconnected from the game.

There was no way he would intentionally leave the game.

This meant someone had forcibly cut off his connection from the outside.

In the end, Galleard didn’t return and the game was lost.

All the viewers on the abandoned stream were bewildered by the sudden turn of events.

*

At that moment, Galleard.

Sensing the murderous intent piercing through the fantasy, he immediately disconnected and returned to reality.

“…!!”

However, the opponent was not ordinary.

As soon as Galleard’s body moved, the attacker began to flee.

Someone with black wings jumped out through the shattered window.

“Hey! Stop!”

“It’s a promotion match…!”

Even though it was a promotion match, there was no choice.

According to Rai, an assailant had attacked Galleard while he was in the game.

Galleard’s senses were beyond ordinary, allowing him to feel the threat even while gaming.

He grabbed his sword and immediately chased after the assailant.

“Hey…!”

But the assailant was flying in the sky.

Galleard leaped off nearby trees but couldn’t reach his height.

Since the area was a grassland, there wasn’t much to step on.

“Demons…”

Galleard could tell the assailant’s identity just by the silhouette.

Only one race has black wings like that.

However, since the Demon King was defeated, the Demon Race should no longer be able to cross into the Midworld.

Moreover, they had shown up without a word after such a long time.

Piecing together the situations, something was clearly afoot with the Demons.

Galleard immediately reported this fact to the Imperial Palace and the Holy Kingdom.

*

“So you mean to say you’re concerned about a Demon invasion, Galleard?”

“But the Demon Race shouldn’t be able to recover their strength this quickly.”

The Emperor and Pope discussed the matter with serious expressions.

According to the Pope, it would still be some time before the Demon Race could regain its strength.

“However, that was undeniably a Demon. I think it’s worth investigating at least. And there’s one more problem…”

“What is it?”

“Someone… stole my ‘Maple Leaf Story’.”