I Want to Play Tuhon, Teacher (1)
In the next set, Ppase surrendered the round without landing even a scratch on Renmam.
"Ah, no fucking way. This doesn't make sense."
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It went to 0-2 in the blink of an eye.
Beat Renmam - 335,000 won
Lose Pathetically to Renmam - 85,000 won
The bet on beating Renmam had already ballooned even more. The viewers, sensing it was a safe bet, started swiping their cards like crazy.
"Goddamn it. Cut it out, you bastards?!"
"You assholes never stop with the trash talk?"
The chat was exploding with the rare sight of Ppase losing after so long, but he had no time to care. If he lost here, the game was over. A Duke like him getting 0-3'd by a Baron Renmam—with perfects no less. The humiliation would be etched into Tuhon Wiki and the communities forever. The thought made him dizzy.
"Hey. Hey! I'm focusing now. Watch closely. Even if I lose, I'll land one hit before going down."
Beat Renmam - 335,000 won
Lose Pathetically to Renmam - 85,000 won
(New!) Land Even One Hit on Renmam - 10,000 won
"……."
(New!) Land Even One Hit on Renmam - 30,000 won
He'd be lying if he said he wasn't pissed. Getting wrecked by the guy he'd mocked. Still, Ppase didn't give up. He had to endure to the end no matter what. It pissed off opponents, but that was his strength. And he was friendly too.
Land one hit and Donemise pays 100k... Content's already saved...
She must've enjoyed smashing me flat. I teased a bit, but she knew what kind of streamer I am before joining the tourney, right?
Blocking Renmam's insane pressure with guards, Ppase tapped away at his mental calculator.
If I reach out using this tourney as an excuse, she'll probably bite. If she didn't want stream attention and just wanted to game, no need for the tourney.
So this was like a note tossed by Renmam.
She wants to debut through me.
Donemise did hit peak viewers among same-time Tuhon streams. But viewership varied by guest star power, and it was starting to lag behind Mixer's solo streams. The booming Tuhon league had skyrocketed pro popularity. Five years ago, as a high schooler, Ppase had more fans than the broadcasts themselves—but now the tables had turned.
Renmam came to the right place. Ppase had scouted tons of streamers. Still mid-tier under 500k subs, this collab could snag him that gold button.
Doesn't know how to debut. Yeah. That's why the subtle approach via Tuhon chat.
A chance for unmatched content quality no one else could offer. The star, Renmam, rolled right in. Couldn't let it slip. Miss this, and he'd deserve the idiot label.
"UOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!!!!!"
Snapping out of deep thought, Ppase yanked the lever and mashed buttons with a whatever-happens-happens mindset. He didn't even know the direction or buttons.
Thwack.
"Huh?"
A hit effect popped, and a health bar chunk vanished. Not his—the relentlessly pressuring Ren's.
"Hey hey hey I landed one—."
He flubbed into an oodabang right after and ate a counter flying skyward, but no perfect. He snagged two missions.
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His soul got ransacked. But who cared now. Time to chat up Renmam. And build a line for ongoing contact.
Viewers mocked the chat,
but Ppase pushed sales hard. When else would he meet Renmam?