NOVEL NEXT Chapter 51
The community was literally on fire.
Trying to figure out what the hell was going on, I scrolled back through the pages as far as I could.
How many pages did I go through?
Finally, I reached the page that seemed to mark the beginning of this chaos.
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– “Prisoner vs. Yoon-ki Rainbow duo on the opposing team, lol”
– “Live coverage) Yoon-ki Rainbow vs. Prisoner MobyDick BlackDog”
– “Is this lineup real in solo queue? First-ever 1900-point jungler vs. Red Cup winning duo, lol”
– “This lineup is insane, for real.”
– “Alright, everyone, take your seats.”
– “Info Update) Jjuhsim is streaming live on Red TV. Who wants to watch together?”
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Up to this point, everything was normal.
I had expected that this match would generate some buzz.
“What exactly was the problem?”
In confusion, I continued to read through the posts.
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– “LOL blue > ㅓ억”
– “Prisoner can’t do anything, right? Gets blue stolen with his eyes open?”
– “They just traded, but look at the silver players getting all hyped, lol. Should be fun to watch when the Nexus explodes later.”
– “Nn next ^mu^”
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– “Just now, mid trade exchange. GIF”
– “Both are insane… Red Cup champions and runner-ups?”
– “Wow, look at Yoon-ki and Prisoner’s cover. That’s jungling, lol. But why doesn’t our jungler come to cover like that?”
– “Nn they’re dead back there, so what cover can they provide, dumbass?”
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– “Haha, supporter roaming is cheating!”
– “The early setup is amazing. Wasn’t that all planned by Yoon-ki and Rainbow? Prisoner’s getting totally wrecked, lol.”
– “Is this real? A top cover in solo queue? Is this the same top full of maniacs I knew? My heart’s swelling…”
– “Look at both mid laners joining just because they traded a bit, lol. What is this? Is this the game I remember?”
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– “? Why is Nautilus over there alone doing that?”
– “Grabbing to steal the crab was truly legendary, lol. Even bronze-silver wouldn’t do that.”
– “Nn they do…”
– “Nn ack… ack…”
– “Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner!”
– “Why is this being highlighted? Is that a challenger?”
– “What a troll.”
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– “At least the bot lane did well, but they’re losing all that CS, lol. This is definitely not worth it.”
– “They lost everything they gained with that early setup, lol. Seriously, the support is terrible.”
– “Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner! Prisoner!”
– “Nn stop flooding the chat, you bastard.”
– “See, this is why the tools are the problem, right? Right?”
– “Nn next ‘rampaging butcher ladle’.”
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– “Rainbow’s stuck under the turret, can’t move, lol.”
– “Mid’s starting!”
– “MobyDick is seriously aggressive, what a beast.”
– “See, told you Rainbow can’t handle MobyDick. Just look at him not being able to breathe while getting hit, lol.”
– “Nn^Jun^”
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– “Oh, the bot turret just fell.”
– “Ah, just now, Prisoner barely survived. What a loss that was.”
– “Sjkchj, sjkchj, sjkchj, sjkchj, sjkchj, sjkchj, sjkchj, sjkchj, sjkchj, sjkchj.”
– “What Nautilus threw away was too big; that’s why the bot lane’s messed up and got dove on, lol.”
– “Mid trade, mid trade, mid trade, mid trade, mid trade, mid trade, mid trade, mid trade, mid trade, mid trade.”
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– “C’mon.”
– “Nautilus just dying again, lol.”
– “That just now was him getting caught trying to take vision, right? Those bronze-silver players don’t even understand what’s happening, lol.”
– “Tool sensitivity, lol.”
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– “Did you see Rainbow and Yoon-ki just now? Insane, but then they messed it up.”
– “For real, what a shame. They did so well.”
– “To begin with, the difference in growth was just too huge.”
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– “Jj.”
– “Wow, the last team fight, Rainbow really did well. But the early collapse hurt too much. How are they gonna win this?”
– “If Rainbow played really well, they would’ve won.”
– “Nn bull, nn bull. Nautilus is the real troll here, you clueless fool, lol.”
– “Nn next. Silver player.”
– “Breaking news) Prisoner achieves 21 consecutive wins.”
– “Is it real, a 21-win streak in the celestial realm? 1900 points is 1900 points, but I think that’s even more impressive. Isn’t that the first?”
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– “Found out who Nautilus is. Pro in the second division.”
– “Nn for real?”
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– “Let’s investigate account seller ‘dwqkopkwrkty’. ARABOJA.”
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[Name: Jang Dong-ki]
[Nickname: Whiles]
[Affiliation: TEAM SoSo]
dwqkopkwrkty is a player belonging to current second division team TEAM SoSo.
For reference, TEAM SoSo’s record last season was 2 wins and 12 losses, ranking 7th.
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– “? Is that what a pro is?”
– “Nn what kind of second division is that? Just a local gamer club, lol.”
– “Nn that’s over the line, but the fact that they didn’t do well is still true.”
– “Whether second or first division, a pro is a pro, so can you troll that hard in solo queue? Isn’t that a penalty?”
– “Guys, don’t misunderstand. That guy was trying his best. Of course, of course.”
– “That’s why he’s in the second division, lol, ranking 7th out of 8 teams, lololol. Just retire already.”
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Hmm…
I finally understand roughly what’s happening.
Finding the culprit.
One of the indispensable toxic practices in the Legends of League community where five players form a team.
What is finding the culprit?
Every game’s loss invariably has a reason, and Legends of League is no exception.
The so-called finding the culprit refers to how a player who was relatively underperforming in that game is pointed out as a sort of culprit.
They end up being put on the burning stake set by fans masquerading as judges.
Finding the culprit originally happens during tournaments or particularly sensational matches, and usually wouldn’t happen just from a solo queue match.
However, this game was an exception.
The reason being…
First, the timing was quite delicate.
Currently, all Legends of League communities are so dry that memes about honeybees are dominating the talk.
That’s because the real season hasn’t even started.
In the meantime, I broke through to 1800 points and then soon hit 1900 points.
I basically injected life into this desiccated community.
To make it even crazier, the match that was set to happen between me and the duo of Rainbow and Yoon-ki coincidentally occurred.
There’s no way it wouldn’t become a hot topic.
Of course, if it had only been that, it might’ve generated some buzz, but it wouldn’t have led to such a massive finding of a culprit in solo queue. Sadly, luck wasn’t on my side.
It was unfortunate enough to have Rainbow and Yoon-ki on my team.
– “A supporter who leads the Red Cup winning mid jungle to defeat? A supporter who leads the Red Cup winning mid jungle to defeat? A supporter who leads the Red Cup winning mid jungle to defeat? A supporter who leads the Red Cup winning mid jungle to defeat?”
– “Whiles! Whiles! Whiles! Whiles! Whiles! Whiles! Whiles! Whiles! Whiles! Whiles! Whiles! Whiles!”
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How one supporter can single-handedly ruin a game.txt
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Team up with Whiles.
Let’s play.
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SY.
To be precise, Rainbow’s fans are famous for being the most loyal fanbase in Legends of League history.
With a large number of fans, it naturally means that there are countless personalities within them, and the backlash from that can be pretty severe.
“Not my problem.”
While it wasn’t particularly pleasant to see the person I just beat getting attacked like this, I couldn’t exactly do anything about it either.
Just as I was trying to ignore it, suddenly…
– “Hey, is Prisoner abusing?”
– “? What the hell are you talking about?”
– “Isn’t it strange for someone mentally ill to keep winning against all these pro players like this?”
– “Now that I think about it, 21 consecutive wins in the celestial realm is a bit much.”
The community’s atmosphere began to shift strangely.
– “Thinking about it, it’s just impossible for an amateur to pull off 21 consecutive wins in the challenger upper tier in solo queue, lol. Ugh.”
– “Right? It’s one thing if it’s duo, but solo queue for 21 wins? That just doesn’t add up.”
– “Here’s another suspicious point for possible abuse.”
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– “Is Prisoner really abusing?”
– “You fools, do you really think Prisoner is abusing? It’s just those silver players’ conspiracy, lol.”
– “Those silver players are now trying to throw Prisoner under the bus, huh? Amazing, really.”
– “Right, so let me get this straight: Prisoner is bribing Rainbow, Yoon-ki, Hwa-ran, Nightmare, BlackDog, and WhiteCat too? Truly amazing.”
– “Nn no clue, but in a 5v5 game, having only one person to abuse guarantees a win; are you brainless?”
– “Yup, so if every game has one top solo ranker placed, why wouldn’t the game company just buy them out instead? Those silver players have been crossing the line for a while now, but come on, be reasonable.”
– “So what? Is what you’re saying that Prisoner really abused it? Any evidence?”
– “Yup, and if Rainbow loses, it’s abuse and a conspiracy~~~ Silver players bringing their class to a whole new level.”
Clearly, not many seemed to genuinely believe I had abused, but I never imagined the issue would blow back on me.
“Hmm…”
Honestly, I felt pretty offended.
It was like my hard-earned victories and points were being tarnished.
“Look at this.”
In this situation, there was only one thing I could do.
[Game Found!]
[Accept / Decline]
Without hesitation, I hit accept, glanced at the list of teammates, and smiled to myself.
It was time to prove myself.