I Have a Reason to Hate Streamers Chapter 21

(Attached video: Protector being pushed toward the undead)

(Attached video: Protector getting kicked in the back of the head)

I queued for an arena match and got paired with so crazy woman, and this was the entire match.

Push up, push down, push up, push down.

When I tried to clear the undead, she’d just hit in the back of the head and run away.

I felt like I was losing my mind, so I rage quit, but I guess my insults didn’t translate properly.

I’m done with this ga for a while.

Seriously, buff the Protector class if you don’t want us to quit.

[Comnts]

Wow, you got bullied for over 10 minutes, LOL.

Those little kicks to the back of the head are infuriating.

How did you not land a single hit? What’s your rank?

[Author: Winston L. Potter]

[Title: I Got Tea-Bagged in the Arena]

[Upvotes: 127 (101)]

What am I talking about?

(Attached image: Archer caught in chains)

(Attached image: Archer being dunked in seawater)

(Attached image: Archer pulled back up)

(Attached video)

So crazy woman wrapped in chains and dunked in the ocean over and over until I died.

At first, I thought about quitting, but I got curious about how far she’d go, so I stayed.

In the end, I died from suffocation.

She was an assassin, probably Arican. Who else would steep in the ocean like tea?

How do you even read her userna? It doesn’t look like English.

[Comnts]

Looks like an Asian language.

That face, though—hilarious. LOL.

It’s Korean. The na says “Gawol.”

└ What does that an?

└ Who knows? Probably only the creator knows.

Isn’t this the sa person from that Protector bullying video?

[Author: Nikolai Zyuganov]

[Title: Thinking of Switching Classes, Looking for Recomndations]

(Attached video)

t an assassin in the Shadow Hall while playing as a berserker.

I didn’t land a single hit.

It was the most humiliating experience of my life.

Aren’t I supposed to have the advantage in this match-up?

I’m starting to think I’ve reached my limit.

It’s probably ti to switch classes.

Is the Inquisitor any good?

Please only recomnd lee classes—no cowardly characters. I’m done with assassins.

[Comnts]

Get good; it’s on you.

└ Fight one-on-one, coward.

└ Vodka123/Vodka

└ OK, let’s go. I’m ready.

This guy’s videos are popping up a lot lately.

Looks like this guy got executed.

...

I lost, bro.

└ I went too far.

└ You’re a real warrior.

[Tir 3 – 04:32:11 until next reminder]

I queued up for as many arena matches as I could, as long as ti allowed. It seed like the preliminaries were nearing the end because the skill level had noticeably increased. Maybe all the casual players had already been eliminated?

At this point, only those serious about the ga remained.

This phase had about a day left, and after that would be the final part of the second preliminary. The number of eliminations was staggering, as if they were determined to leave only the cream of the crop.

After that, spectator mode would be unlocked, but that probably didn’t concern .

The final phase would likely feature so truly high-level gaplay.

In other words, we weren’t quite there yet.

The opponents I’d faced today weren’t bad.

They had the basics down and clearly showed so strengths. But compared to pro-level players, they were still far from the mark.

At least I had fun with it.

[Do you wish to craft 100 Blessed Healing Potions? Y/N]

[Crafting in progress… 16 minutes and 39 seconds remaining]

Their skill level was just high enough that I didn’t feel guilty about stomping them.

At the sa ti, the skill gap was wide enough that I could indulge in a little trolling without any remorse.

My turbulent mood t these ideal conditions… leading to a bit more toxicity than usual.

“Pfft…”

Honestly, how could I not laugh?

Personally, the most entertaining mont was when I hung the archer off the side of the ship.

I wondered if they’d just quit, but it seed they were curious to see how far I’d take it. I dunked them in the ocean dozens of tis before they finally died.

The good thing was that most of my victims today were foreigners.

With no overlapping nationalities, they’d probably just think they encountered a random crazy person.

And really, you grow as a player by getting beaten down, right? It was probably a valuable experience for them.

That said, I wasn’t in the best shape for PVP today.

My head was hot and dizzy—I might’ve been running a slight fever.

If I ran into soone at the pro level, I couldn’t guarantee a win in this condition.

My rank was already comfortably high, anyway.

Given the circumstances, I decided to switch gears and focus on so lifestyle content. When you’re sick, you’ve got to take it easy sotis.

[Sigma e-Sports Luce has started streaming!]

Right on cue, so good news appeared.

I imdiately opened the stream, a grin creeping onto my face. Luce was always consistent with her streams, which I appreciated.

I may target strears often, but that doesn’t an I don’t watch them.

In fact, I watch a lot of streams.

It turns out that solo grinding in Infinity Black can be a bit lonely.

Even though the ga is an RPG, leveling up and collecting resources is still necessary. I usually prefer solo hunting, but it can get repetitive. Sotis, when I crave so human interaction, I turn on a stream to keep company.

“Who do I think will win in the arena? Hmm, that’s tough.

Of course, I’d love to win. That’s my goal, so please cheer on.

Is it realistic? Well, it’s a difficult challenge, which makes it all the more rewarding.

With the buff to Paladins, I’m feeling pretty hopeful.”

Luce had been breezing through her opponents ever since the arena started.

Early on, her matchups had been unlucky, and back then, the Paladin class was too weak. But now, with the buffs, she was on a winning streak.

Each opponent she faced was clearly outmatched.

Before, she’d had to rely on overcoming unfavorable matchups, but now the gas were one-sided. Even Luce seed a little surprised by how easy things had gotten.

“The guard gauge definitely feels stronger. Maybe I can drop a few defense traits?”

“Nerfs? No way! Yesterday, we were in a dark age.”

“If I make it to the finals, I’d like to avoid facing my own team.”

“Oh… a revenge match, huh? Yeah, that’s definitely sothing I want.”

Her voice grew softer.

Last year, Luce and Sigma e-Sports had been knocked out of the international tournant by a European team.

It had been a complete defeat—they hadn’t put up any real resistance and ended the season with a 16th-place finish.

What stung even more for the dostic fans was that Luce’s performance had been the best in Korea’s league that year.

Korea’s Infinity Black league had always struggled in international competitions.

Many attempts had been made to analyze the reasons behind this.

So said the professional teams were focusing on the wrong things, that the siege scene was too competitive, that the assassin lineups were weak, or that the player base was simply too small.

I wasn’t sure what the real reason was, but one thing was certain—it hadn’t been fixed.

“Apparently, the latest list of arena survivors just ca out? Well, I suppose that makes sense, given how many of the top ranks are already locked in.

Shall we take a quick look? I’m curious to see who I’ll be up against.”

Luce paused her ga.

It was clear the current matches weren’t challenging anymore.

In the final phase, ranking points wouldn’t matter much, and her score was more than secure. Continuing to play now would be like watching a giant crush a bug.

The stream transitioned to a new screen.

The banner on the website was from the most popular strategy site in Korea.

The post listed the top-ranked players and famous strears in the arena, focusing on professionals and well-known Korean players. Luce began slowly comnting on each one.

“There are a lot of familiar nas here.

I do think a pro will likely win the arena… I’m inclined to agree.

The amount of practice they put in is just on another level. The quality of coaching and analysis is different, too.

But I wouldn’t say a pro is guaranteed to win. You never know when a dark horse will appear.

That’s the charm of esports, right?”

Luce would, of course, keep things polite.

She was always careful in how she spoke about others.

This wasn’t the ti for trash talk, and criticizing other players would only stir up controversy.

So, I wasn’t really interested in her pro gar evaluations.

For , pro players were just fun opponents—nothing more, nothing less.

But the reason I was still listening to the stream… was that I knew my na would eventually co up as she scrolled through the list.

The thrill of having your favorite strear ntion your userna!

And sure enough, as the list continued, “Gawol” appeared on screen.

I turned up the volu.

“Oh, Gawol is here too. And they’re ranked pretty high.

Impressive. There are only a few amateurs left at this point.

I can see why Traveler speaks so highly of them. They must be really strong in one-on-one matches.

By the way, has Traveler ever sent them a friend request?

No? Oh, I wonder if Gawol rejected it.

Do you think they might dislike him?”

I tilted my head.

Traveler sent a friend request?

What was that about?