NOVEL NEXT Chapter 28
“Grrr… zxcv1234, thank you so much for the 100,000 won donation! Really crunch…”
Curry, who had been clutching the back of his neck and collapsed, groaned in pain as he got back up.
It was hilarious to see Curry forcing out a thank-you for the 100,000 won donation I made while biting his teeth.
If you’re going to be thankful, just be thankful! Why thank me while gritting your teeth?
Returning to his seat, Curry looked horrified at the chatroom that was falling apart.
By now, the manager should have stepped in to manage things, but…
Curry could see the managers joining the chat with the viewers, yelling about falling down together.
“No way!”
Curry adjusted the broadcast screen to catch the two managers who were tumbling down.
[LOL]
[Even the managers admit it’s a descent! LOL]
[HAHAHA]
[This is so funny! LOL]
[Is this really a loyal subject…? The loyal subjects I’ve seen up until now…]
[It’s dizzying, right?]
Viewers, who were all about the descent, went wild at the sight of the captured managers.
Normally, these managers would ban players at the first sign of crossing the line, but with them yelling together from the same side, it’s a much more reassuring allied force.
Curry pulled up the Discord call on the screen and entered the channel where the managers were.
There, Manager1 and Manager2 were waiting for Curry’s judgment.
“I’ll give you a chance for a final rebuttal, managers. The punishment for negligence is the deduction of this month’s bonus. Think wisely. However, if you can persuade me logically, I might just let it slide.
Manager1: You made Barcode cry!
Manager2: Historically, men who make women cry are scum.
“Aha! So, you’re saying I’m scum? Unfortunately, this month’s bonus is… gone…”
Just as Curry was about to impose a penalty, a strange event occurred in the chatroom.
[Explode]
[Collapse]
[Explode]
[Fall]
[Collapse]
[Fall]
[Explode]
[Crumble]
[Collapse]
[Explode]
Was it said that the enemy of my enemy is my friend?
Even viewers who never bothered to type in the chatroom, and even those malicious trolls who got blind banned, all started spamming about the rebellion and the fall one letter at a time.
“I was going to pass judgment, but I can’t ignore the angry public opinion. So, I’ll just let these two managers who neglected their duties go this time.”
[Evil Boss Curry impeached!]
[Impeachment, LOL]
[I’ll only spam a little from now on, Manager-nimㅠㅠㅠ]
[You say you won’t, but you still do, LOL]
[If you don’t spam, why watch Curry’s room?]
[For 0-gun, spamming is like identity.]
[Min7-rens…]
After the commotion, Curry entered practice mode to showcase the ‘Research’ he had prepared.
It was literally Renekton, building the ‘Assassin’s Claw’, a mythic item related to assassins, as his first core.
[?]
[?]
[What the hell?]
[Isn’t that a garbage item?]
[There was a lot of talk about giving assassins an extra dash with it.]
[But isn’t it weird because of the delay?]
[Assassin Garen builds that, LOL]
[Don’t be afraid! I’m coming!]
[Renekton shouldn’t build anything but ‘Moonlight’, that item is just too OP!]
“Ah, I know that ‘Moonlight’ is an OP item. But…”
As Curry showed combos using the Assassin’s Claw, he continued speaking.
“…If I combo like this, the burst damage is insane. My E can almost certainly land, and I can stick three times.”
[Oh…]
[It’s a plausible garbage, huh…]
[Yeah~ It’s the ‘Great Moonlight’~ It has to be ‘Moonlight’~]
[For real, LOL. With ‘Moonlight’, Renekton gets movement speed, damage, and shields with just his W.]
[Info: The cooldown of ‘Moonlight’ is 6 seconds due to its passive effect. Whereas, ‘Assassin’s Claw’ has a 90-second cooldown.]
[What kind of pathetic item compares to the one without ‘all damage lifesteal’? LOL]
[Better to build ‘Turbulence’ with no delay.]
Despite Curry’s enthusiastic explanation, the viewers’ reactions were cold.
Renekton was a champion loved by many top-laners for a long time.
This meant there were plenty of Renekton users, and he was one of the champions whose research had proliferated since preseason.
In conclusion, most Renekton users chose ‘Moonlight’ as their item.
Just like the Assassin’s Claw, ‘Moonlight’ was also a mythic item related to assassins, but the utility of the many effects attached to ‘Moonlight’ (damage, shields, movement speed increase) showed overwhelming performance.
The status of ‘Moonlight’ was so high that a nickname like ‘League of Moonlight’ started to catch on, as most AD champions began building ‘Moonlight’.
Even ranged damage dealers, who were always in danger of being assassinated by assassins, built ‘Moonlight’ without exception.
That’s how much ‘Moonlight’ had become an overbalanced item.
Because of this, Curry’s ‘Assassin Renekton’ could not garner a good response from the viewers.
It was already established that Renekton had to build ‘Moonlight’ as his first core.
“Ah, I’ll show you in a real match.”
Did he think he wouldn’t get any response?
Curry left practice mode and immediately started a matchmaking queue.
*
Seeing the opponent first pick Renekton made me grin.
I succeeded in another sniping attempt, but it was unfortunate that it was top and not mid this time.
In fact, this time being top played in my favor much better.
Curry was filled with thoughts of researching ‘Assassin Renekton’ and actually picked Renekton.
Historically, first-picking Renekton was usually considered a rule to counter with Kynn.
When my pick came up, I didn’t hesitate for a moment and promptly picked Kynn.
“Why the hell are you picking Kynn, though?”
[So why didn’t you ban Kynn when you were picking Renekton? LOL]
[You must suffer for not banning Kynn.]
[I’ll be so deeply suffering that my teeth will rot.]
[It’s okay, Curry’s ‘Assassin Renekton’ can tear Kynn apart.]
[If ‘Assassin’ comes out, I’ll surely win.]
[Fact: The game will end before ‘Assassin’ comes out.]
[For real, LOL]
I took in the sight of Curry, who had a face full of despair.
I didn’t really get why he didn’t just ban Kynn while he picked Renekton—
but seeing Curry’s expression already filled with annoyance tugged at my heart.
Looking back, maybe I had been a bit too hard on him recently.
Although I indirectly dangled the carrot of ‘getting big’ whenever I sniped him or did a collab, it was always a reward achieved through Curry’s own abilities.
It felt a bit annoying not knowing who threw the carrot at him, but…
I pulled out my smartphone and entered Twitch.
I’ll give him a carrot, but I’ll also whip him in real-time.
Hmm… Just charging about 5 million won should be enough, right?
After finishing the charging, I quickly hit the donation button.
{ Flower Shop Owner has donated 100,000 won. }
– Are you taking missions today as well?
“Eek! Of course, I am, chairman! I’ll make sure to succeed this time and take it!”
While Curry was reacting, I set the mission.
{ Win this match }
Reward: 1,000,000 won
“Why is the mission for this match worth 1 million…! I’ll definitely succeed!”
Curry’s resolve returned with a newfound determination.
Imagining him being tormented by me yet unable to give up due to the mission made my body tremble.
Then I suddenly got annoyed thinking about the reaction from the 100,000 won donation to Barcode again.
Do you like the chairman who has suspiciously more money than the revealed Barcode?
“Hah.”
I found it absurd.
The Flower Shop Owner and Barcode are both ‘me’.
The irritation of seeing another part of myself.
And the sight of Curry’s eyes lit up at the 1 million won mission.
It was just ridiculous enough to make me laugh.
I must seriously be out of my mind.
Well, I’ve known that for a long time anyway.
Even recalling it in my head didn’t leave any impression.
Thus, the game began.
After the minions spawned and time passed, the laning phase began.
In the first bush, I waited until three melee minions were about to die, revealing myself at the last moment.
Seeing I was gone, Renekton moved forward to scoop up the minions.
I didn’t miss that moment and crawled out of the bush to hit Renekton.
Auto attack, auto attack, then E and auto attack.
Combining focused attacks with my passive made Renekton’s HP drop to half in an instant.
It was a ridiculous trade, an absurd mismatch of power.
Now, can you actually win this match and earn the 1 million, Curry?
Thinking about Curry missing out on the 1 million up close made me even more focused.
I couldn’t wait to see it.
With that mindset, I kept pressuring Renekton.
Even though he had a tower behind him, I steadily accumulated damage while adjusting my distance.
Eventually, when Renekton, who was left with low health after trying to catch the minions, attempted to return behind the tower, I boldly dove with Flash inside the turret and offered him first blood.
[Executed.]
Although he was killed under the turret, this situation actually favored me.
Even though Renekton had Teleport, he had already missed a lot of minions.
With me dying, Renekton gained no Gold at all.
As a result, he only bought a single health potion and returned to lane using his Teleport.
By the time he returned to lane, the enemy minions stacked up, resulting in a pushed wave.
Renekton, pushing hard to maintain the wave, probably never imagined I would attack while ignoring the many minions.
Renekton, who found himself almost dead, finally used his Flash.
Naturally, a ‘dead push’ (a wave you have to push even while dying) formed, and I maintained that wave through clean lane management.
Until Renekton returned to lane again.
“Ah, I’m going crazy.”
Curry’s voice filled with irritation pierced my ears.
Lately, I hardly played sound while sniping, but today I had to for sure.
{ Flower Shop Owner has donated 200,000 won. }
– Good luck, Curry!
“Ah, my dear Flower Shop Owner once again with the 20,000 won donation… Thank you so much! No, you bastard, react! What are you doing?”
[LOL]
[For a moment, I felt like I was seeing 15 years of boredom.]
[A bit of barely spicy Curry mode LOL]
[Oh, the nostalgia… Not that I miss it.]
[Wow, but isn’t Nayun really a hardcore one?]
[Nayun is the one giving him a lesson not to waste time on the ‘Assassin Renekton’ garbage.]
[Oh, that was it.]
[For real, only being hardcore like Nayun is real love.]
[Heehe, Nayun…]
[A bustling clash of a meathead vs. the pretty and kind ‘Barcode’ who plays League well.]
[Balance adjustment, please. This is a test, LOL]
[Even now, there are crazy ones who cling to Nayun…]
[These days, the meta is pretty much Barcode, for sure.]
[The base is Nayun…]
I seized the opportunity while Curry was reacting and attacked the Renekton who was idling next to the turret.
Caught by surprise, Curry’s Renekton tried to retaliate but met his death.
“Uwaaaah!”
With continued solo kills, Curry’s mental began to shatter, and once the enemy’s first tower fell, I stopped toying with Renekton.
I went on a tour through the enemy jungle, mid, and bot, spreading around the poop Curry left in top lane.
“Haa… I’m dizzy…”
{ Flower Shop Owner has donated 200,000 won. }
– Aah… hang in there… ㅠㅠ
“Wow, another 20,000 won donation… You really don’t need to shower me with donations since I’ve been the one failing. Thank you, thank you.”
[Suspiciously rich chairman! OMG]
[Tomorrow, a refund request will come in.]
[??: My kid did it without permission…]
[Ugh… What’s with the PTSD?]
[Just remembering that incident makes my head spin.]
After that, every time Curry’s mental cracked, I mended it with more money.
Watching Curry’s emotions swinging from extreme happiness to extreme despair reminded me softly.
Maybe this is the true meaning of carrots and sticks?
After all that, Curry was bullied by Kynn and strangely received 700,000 won in donations from the suspiciously rich chairman.
In the end, he failed the mission, but…