Chapter 0
Chapter 0
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 0
Chapter Title: A Path That Passed Right Through Me
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Never in my life had I dreaded sitting in this chair as much as today.
—Click.
But my body couldn't care less. Out of pure habit, it powered on the computer and dragged me right in front of the screen.
💬 Chat
— Viewer1
Oh.
— Viewer2
Stream's on.
— Viewer3
Last day, gotta stream.
— Viewer4
Fr lmao
— Viewer5
Our game's not shut down yet
— Viewer6
Yeah 'no-update declaration day'
Lollll
Basically folk games at this point
No badmouthing since pro scene ended
Why isn't she queuing yet
I'd just created a lobby, but viewers started pouring in, the count climbing fast.
Watching the viewer numbers shoot up, I moved the cursor and logged into the game quick.
Right after, I flipped on the mic I'd had muted.
"End of the world vibes with all these events, huh."
My words reignited the chat, which had been dying down.
— Viewer7
This bitch hasn't logged in forever fr
— Viewer8
That event's been going two months
— Viewer9
Lmaoooo retired and immediately dropped it
Honestly I'd do the same
'Our game is operating normally'
AOS game no more updates = operating? Lmao
Uh
Facts hurt
No need to check chat to feel the backlash from the game's death throes—it hit hard.
— Viewer10
She hasn't even seen her own skin drop?
A passing chat caught my eye. I slid over to the store while continuing.
"Yeah, guess the devs showed it all off so much I forgot to check."
— Viewer11
Me Lock Me Lock
Too many skins, too lazy~
Lock
Made a prestige for your fave champ before shutdown, respect True
Lmao
Better than nothing?
True suddenly looking stacked with 3 skins
Throwing shade at that 'someone' with zero skins?
This fucker
No bad words tho
Did it all already ffs
She's pissed lol
Lmaooo
I shoved the shutdown event notices aside, dove into the store. Five dazzling skins filled the screen.
And smack in the center, the one that stood out.
[ST True Prestige Skin]
My skin.
— Viewer12
Damn
Look at that drip
Last prestige skin in LOC history wtf
Last year vibes, respect True
This quality for free?
Damn
Praise great True
If only it wasn't the end...
It's something alright
I'd begged 'em for the top-tier skin as a freebie since it was the last one.
It was mine anyway, and no way I'd squeeze cash outta fans for a dying game.
Sold the regular ones tho—those weren't just my call.
— Viewer13
Acted like you were done forever, wtf made you log in now?
No clue
Thought she was out drinking with other pros
"Season's almost over anyway, but gotta hit Challenger before it ends, right?"
True end-times season—everyone worth climbing already did.
Leftovers? A handful of demons grinding to the bitter end.
Me? Demoted to inactive after LOC World Cup win—not quite the same.
"Looks like two wins gets me there. Let's roll."
— Viewer14
This is it Gogogogo
Said no games after tourney?
Months off and normies still get smashed
Pros look mid now?
Dead game influx wrecked it anyway
Only demons left after stagnation, and she's #1 among em
True
Still Silver tier
Yeah sub-FPS player
"Nothing changes even on the last day."
Ignoring the usual "Gal Cup" spam, hit matchmake.
"Devs dropping 25th anniversary wrap-up vid today, so I'll wrap before that."
— Viewer15
Ce?lebration Some kinda celebration ig
Festival? Nah, funeral
Crazy game finally dead
Asylum collapsing, inmates scattering?
Wtf
Dddd
Meant to kill time peeking chat, but queue popped in under 10 seconds.
— Viewer16
Oh
Pops instantly
Prolly all snipers
Fr lmao
Viewers all stagnant too...
Folk game for ages, makes sense
Accepted quick, straight to ban/pick.
"Locking 1st pick."
Dual-wielding swordsman.
My signature champ.
— Viewer17
GrMaChall climbers so annoyingggg!
Lmaoooo
Let normies have Challenger access for memories!
Playing with True prolly memory enough
True
Aaagh plz let me hit Chall
"You four on my team? Free LP. Last games, think positive."
In-game screen up, pings flooded chat instantly.
"Let's go."
Stepping back into familiar battleground.
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In the end, Challenger climb? No sweat.
— Viewer18
You killed them you killed them
Enemy had 4 Chall-GM diffs by 10 points
??: I tryhard vs kids too
Inting is ruining games bro
Already ruined!!
Lmaoooooooo
Back then she'd stream straight to #1 no prob
This ham these days it'd grind her bones...
Eommm
Game 2 had some trolls, but enemies too. Swept both easy.
🏆 VICTORY 🏆
Victory screen flashed, red border turning silver.
Glorious silver banner welcomed me.
"Duty done..."
Grabbed a stashed soju bottle, downed it. Don't even like booze, but needed the buzz today.
Tossed game window aside, hopped to the official YouTube for their live stream.
📺 Official Stream
Our Tior Games has made and laid to rest many titles over the years. But this time... we just can't walk away.
The lead dev from my skin chat droned on.
"If you're that torn, just revive the damn game."
— Viewer19
Gasp Lmaooo
Says what she wants! True Cola!
Revive LOC!
Buzzed no filter
Anyway, post-head-honcho, the familiar OST and highlights shut everyone up, me included.
First LOC World Cup, rise of stars.
📺 Official Stream
And that day. LOC history restarted.
The hero who carried this game 25+ years.
🌟 ST Proud 🌟
League of Champions' GOAT. The symbol of LOC itself.
— Viewer20
Skip others but gotta mention Proud Fair
No injury and...
IFdor again
[Blinded comment]
Yeah 15XX
[Blinded comment]
"Let's keep it civil?"
Chat cleaned up at my word.
Story rolled on.
ST wins, Korea LOC rise/fall/revival.
He was always center.
— Viewer21
True get a mention? Prolly
Last LOC Worlds win, no way they skip
Time flew to my debut.
The moment that maybe split boom and bust.
📺 Official Stream
LOC Worlds Finals Game 5.
Debuted at the clutch moment.
📺 Official Stream
Oh! ST crumbling! Last hope True can't hold—!
First pro loss.
'Still trash watching it back.'
Proud, ST's anchor, wrist injury forced him out Game 5.
Emergency debut for me—total curveball, we lost.
If just my debut flop, fine. But fallout was huge.
China Worlds win, ST's undefeated vs China ends, no 2nd three-peat.
Biggest? G.O.A.T. Proud retired.
His retirement pic faded out.
📺 Official Stream
But new sparks flew.
And there I was, finally.
📺 Official Stream
ST True. Proved the doubters wrong. Ushered new winds.
Post-Finals Game 5 despair clip popped twice already.
This time, cut to me and team hoisting trophy sunny.
China revenge, trophy back.
And that final, final prize—gone forever—burned brightest.
— Viewer22
Huh She crying?
Sensitive ㅠㅠ
Not crying to that = T
Already bawled top n bottom
Gross af
Viewers caught my late tears on cam, turned funeral mood. But nah, not this part.
Black history resurfacing stung.
First pass fine, twice? Ow.
"Fuck. Shoulda ragequit right then."
Debut replay haunted again. Nightmares occasional, but HD polish doubled the suck.
— Viewer23
...? Sadder than Proud retiring = Finals loss
Makes perfect sense
Lmao
Fair to rage~
Win debut = Worlds trophy photocopy
Exactly
Lmaooo no way she's crying sentimental
True just True
LOC demon... 24/7 no-life...
Personality sticks
Tells viewers be civil but doesn't
No lines for this one
Job died, fair
After that? Blur.
Last trophy lift passed, sappy "memories forever no updates" in one ear out the other.
Stream ended, I chugged soju bottles.
—Thud!
Smashed head on keyboard, out.
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Woke to lightness.
Expected hangover—nada.
Softness meant I crashed bed somehow drunk.
'...Huh?'
View felt low.
Threw off blanket, bolted to mirror instinctually.
"...What?"
Mirror answered.
Standing there? No ex-pro, no gaming demon.
Just a little girl.