Chapter 100

### Chapter 100: First Broadcast (3)

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The game continued.

While I was momentarily chatting with the viewers, our bottom lane got dived.

—First Blood!

—Our ally is down!

—Enemy eliminated!

Fortunately, thanks to Trash's quick play, it ended up being a 1:1 trade, but the problem was that their support died while our ADC did.

‘Hmm...’

This isn’t good.

Normally, I would have tried to dive Nyar at this point using a Teleport, but unfortunately, I missed the timing while responding to the chat.

‘This is going to be tough to win. I need to focus.’

I forced myself to look away from the chat and refocused on the game.

The situation wasn’t good.

Even though it was a 50-50 split, our top lane wasn’t making any significant progress, while the enemy bottom lane was gaining an advantage.

‘I missed the top dive timing, but...’

Diving is the most lethal gank, but it also carries a high risk because you have to take down the enemy with a tower involved.

And since Rengar is a specialist in both top and bottom lane ganks, there was no need to force it.

‘Besides, the enemy Nyar doesn’t even have a Teleport.’

This was a timing when Nyar should have stayed in the lane.

Thus, Nyar also relaxed and moved slightly out of the lane, not expecting Rengar to still be lingering near the top.

‘If Nalda had shown up at the bottom, it would have been even more cautious.’

I took the same route through the tunnel and caught Nyar from behind.

Nyar tried to use Flash to escape, but Kha'Zix had saved his Flash as well.

Zzzt!

Kha'Zix's electricity surged, stunning Nyar, and Rengar's Airborne followed up.

No matter how strong Nyar was, he couldn’t survive that combo.

—Enemy eliminated!

However, the enemy team didn’t sit idly by.

The moment I entered the tunnel, the enemy mid laner Renekton used a Teleport to cover the top minions.

Since pulling out in the middle would have caused even more damage, we managed to take down Nyar, but we couldn’t stop Renekton’s push.

—We are down!

The screen turned gray.

Due to Renekton’s Teleport, it ended up being a 1:1 trade.

‘Mid lane... Nalda covered it. This minimizes the damage from the enemy’s perspective as well.’

Still, taking Renekton’s Teleport was a gain.

‘I need to speed up the game.’

Since I picked Rengar, a longer game isn’t beneficial.

However, many Rengar players get frustrated and end up losing the game.

‘Stay calm, take it slow.’

While I was dead, I glanced at the chat, but apart from exclamations like “Oh!” and “Wow!”, there was nothing special.

‘...Maybe it’s for the best.’

Although I did start the broadcast, honestly, real-time interaction with viewers is still difficult for me.

The chaos continued.

The center of the storm was the bottom lane.

At a timing when the enemy Renekton’s Teleport was down, our ally Galio used his ultimate to support the bottom lane, gaining an advantage.

—Enemy eliminated!

—Double Kill!

Fight, fight, fight.

Fights at the top, mid, bottom, dragon, and herald.

In the tense atmosphere, the prelude to a decisive team fight at Baron began.

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With that, both sides tried to push the mid lane to gain vision control around Baron.

One mistake could be fatal.

It was Kha'Zix, our top laner, who made the first move.

Whirr...

While facing off against Nyar in the bottom lane, Kha'Zix moved out of vision and then Teleported to a ward inside the mid lane.

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[3MinTopBridgeHonorableKnight (Kha'Zix) is on the way]

[3MinTopBridgeHonorableKnight (Kha'Zix) is on the way]

A loud ping echoed.

Soon, Kha'Zix appeared behind the enemy and unleashed a Million Volts, literally frying the enemy ADC and support.

—Enemy eliminated!

—Double Kill!

—Going wild!

The team fight was already over before it even started.

“...This?”

To be honest, I didn’t have high expectations for 3MinTopBridgeHonorableKnight.

I thought he might go for an AD build to win the lane, regardless of the team composition or AD/AP balance.

But,

Surprisingly, 3MinTopBridgeHonorableKnight went for a very normal AP build and showed a typical top carry performance in the team fight.

While it’s more common for a well-farmed bottom lane to carry the game, at least this time, the top lane was doing its part.

No, it was carrying.

‘...I never thought I’d be carried by him.’

Of course, my role in pushing the top lane wasn’t insignificant.

After that, it was smooth sailing.

Our team took Baron, pushed all the enemy’s second-tier turrets and the mid inhibitor, and secured four dragons, leading to a smooth victory.

[Victory]

A typical top carry game.

Thanks to this, the game wasn’t that difficult, but the fatigue from real-time interaction with viewers was almost double what I usually feel in a game.

[3MinTopBridgeHonorableKnight: Carry]

At the same time, an orange light flashed in the client.

[Friend Request (1)]

[3MinTopBridgeHonorableKnight] [Accept / Decline]

As expected, I guess.

3MinTopBridgeHonorableKnight sent a friend request.

‘Hmm... What should I do?’

Rationally, I should decline.

It’s better not to get entangled with Prisoner again.

However, for some reason, maybe due to recent events or some other reason, I ended up accepting the friend request.

‘After all, 3MinTopBridgeHonorableKnight knows almost nothing about Prisoner. We were just gaming buddies. So... it should be fine.’

It was a rationalization to myself.

[3MinTopBridgeHonorableKnight: Hi]

[3MinTopBridgeHonorableKnight: Want to duo?]

The guy is really good at spotting good players.

[3MinTopBridgeHonorableKnight: If you play like the last game, I’ll carry you]

It would have been great if he didn’t add the unnecessary comment.

[Me: Ah, I’m doing something else right now. Let’s do it later.]

[3MinTopBridgeHonorableKnight: Damn]

[3MinTopBridgeHonorableKnight: Okay, sure]

The conversation ended there, but 3MinTopBridgeHonorableKnight didn’t remove me from his friend list.

I didn’t either.

Probably because we both thought there was a chance we might duo in the future.

‘Still love junglers, I see.’

Or maybe almost all top laners are like that.

‘Well, then... the real problem is this.’

I quietly turned my gaze to the broadcast window.

[Viewers: 1]

The viewers aren’t increasing.

‘...I thought it would be easier.’

To be honest, I thought that as soon as I started the broadcast, with my looks and skills, viewers would start flooding in.

I admit, I was arrogant.

In the world of internet broadcasting, dozens or hundreds of unknown streamers disappear without a trace every day.

I overlooked that fact.

Internet broadcasting isn’t that easy.

‘I need a strategy.’

Of course, if I only cared about the success of the broadcast, there are methods I could use.

For example, ambushing a famous streamer’s solo queue.

‘I can’t use that method.’

My goal is to become a pro.

Would a pro create a controversy by ambushing a famous streamer?

It’s a crazy idea.

‘Maybe I could send a donation to a big streamer to draw the attention of their viewers?’

It’s a good method.

However, I’m a timid person who finds such things very stressful.

Well, it’s also a bit funny to think about doing such things.

‘...That’s a last resort. Let’s put it off for now.’

—Want to duo?

Meanwhile, the only viewer was still chatting enthusiastically.

Since it was just the two of us in the broadcast, it would have been awkward if we didn’t talk.

“Ah... I thought it might be a bother to the broadcast.”

To be honest, I didn’t really want to duo with 3MinTopBridgeHonorableKnight.

—Ah

Anyway, I need to do something...

RedTV is a typical winner-takes-all platform.

It has a weak recommendation algorithm, and broadcasts are ranked strictly based on viewership and popularity.

In other words, it’s nearly impossible for a new streamer with no connections to succeed on RedTV.

Of course, if I planned to stream for life, I wouldn’t need to be anxious; eventually, viewers would increase.

But I only have a month.

It’s a tight schedule.

‘To succeed on RedTV, I need to connect with big streamers. But... I don’t know anyone.’

Still, I chose RedTV over BlueTV, which has a more active algorithm, because of the difference in the main viewer demographics.

RedTV has many so-called big spenders.

Since my goal is to earn a large sum of money rather than achieve broadcasting success, this was my choice.

‘...But it turned out to be a bad move.’

When I was Prisoner, I had some acquaintances among streamers and BJs, but that was only during my time as Prisoner.

Outlaw is a completely isolated island.

‘Should I change platforms now?’

As I was pondering this,

—Really streaming?

Suddenly, a new viewer came in, saying something meaningful.

And...

The viewer list, which had been empty, started to fill up.

[Viewers: 2]

[Viewers: 15]

[Viewers: 37]

...

[Viewers: 103]

—????????? Is the cam real?

—Really, it’s you?

—Sis, I’m dying! Sis, I’m dying! Sis, I’m dying! Sis, I’m dying! Sis, I’m dying! Sis, I’m dying! Sis, I’m dying!

It... got dizzying.

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