Chapter 16
Chapter 16
Meeting the GOAT of Being Pathetic
I had played a lot of LoL by now, and my skill in the top lane had grown rapidly.
So when it came to laning—
I was confident.
Against most players, I didn’t feel like I’d lose.
“Let’s try to do well in lane.”
Still, no guarantees.
Better to lower expectations beforehand.
“If I lose, at least I won’t get flamed too hard.”
Chat immediately reacted:
“Stop setting it up like that lol”
“Don’t jinx it”
Honestly, I didn’t know matchups well yet.
Didn’t know enemy skills either.
But I’d learn as I played.
Then—
[ An ally has been slain! ]
“…Huh?”
Our mid—
Mangming—
got solo killed.
That was unexpected.
I thought mid would win for sure.
Chat exploded:
“She got solo killed again lol”
“In Gold too???”
“…Didn’t see that coming.”
Then—
Mangming started typing:
“This was a kill angle?”
“Gold players are getting good these days”
“…Why is she explaining it herself?”
No one even asked.
Chat laughed:
“She’s embarrassed lol”
“That’s her style”
So—
this was her “thing.”
Being messy.
Being shameless.
I’d seen streamers like that before.
Nothing new.
I typed:
[Ally][LondonIsDangerous][Daus]: A solo kill is a solo kill
[Ally][LondonIsDangerous][Daus]: Let’s just focus on winning
[Ally][LondonIsDangerous][Daus]: Fighting
“Winning is what matters.”
One death doesn’t decide the game.
If she recovered—
we could still win.
Chat agreed:
“Winning ugly is still winning”
Meanwhile—
I focused on top lane.
Daus vs Rumble.
Rumble scales better in teamfights—
so I needed to win early.
‘End it before late game.’
I watched for an opening—
then—
[ You have slain an enemy! ]
“Got him.”
Clean solo kill.
Just using Ghost—
nothing fancy.
Chat loved it:
“Now THAT’S a solo kill”
“Unlike mid lol”
I glanced at chat.
Yeah—
this felt good.
“…Not that hard.”
On the other side—
Mangming was suffering.
“…Why did I die there…”
Her chat was roasting her:
“How do you lose that?”
“Gold player btw”
She tried to defend herself—
typing in-game again:
“This was a kill angle?”
“Gold players are actually good now”
Even she knew—
it looked bad.
Chat kept mocking:
“That’s pathetic lol”
“Peak Mangming”
She sighed.
Time to regain control—
but then—
[ You have slain an enemy! ]
Top lane kill.
“…Oh?”
Her attention shifted.
Chat reacted:
“Top is carrying”
“That guy’s actually good”
“…Not bad.”
She noticed something.
The top laner—
Dama—
was doing well.
So she said:
“Top is playing well.”
But—
she used polite speech.
Because she knew—
he was a man.
Chat immediately jumped:
“Why are you being polite??”
“Switching tone instantly lol”
“Men deserve kindness.”
She said it casually.
Then—
Dama typed:
[Ally][LondonIsDangerous][Daus]: By the way, I got a solo kill top
[Ally][LondonIsDangerous][Daus]: Any news from mid?
“…Hmm.”
That sounded like a challenge.
Normally, she’d play safe.
But in Gold?
No way.
[Ally][CloudIsClear][Corki]: Okay
[Ally][CloudIsClear][Corki]: I’ll show you
She went in aggressively—
traded—
and—
[ You have been slain! ]
“…Ah.”
She died again.
Only then did she realize—
“…The enemy mid is a smurf.”