Chapter 5
Chapter 5
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 5
Chapter Title: Master or Bronze, They're the Same
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LOC, shortened to Rock.
The beta test was your standard AOS-style game played with keyboard and mouse, and it actually held steady with decent player numbers for about three years.
Then out of nowhere, rumors leaked from Tior Games, the devs behind it, about VR support. By the time everyone snapped out of it, a VR device from this random game company had turned the world upside down.
Just like that, the unicorn—now dinosaur of a company—pushed the hardware to its limits and relaunched the game as Rock.
Maybe because of that, the beef between old-school players glued to keyboard and mouse and the new VR natives had been dragging on ever since.
Of course, whether online or in the pro scene, anyone running first-person mode alongside wrecked anyone sticking to top-down so hard that the debate was basically dead and buried long ago.
But there were always stragglers clinging on.
Amid all the chaos, her tier kept climbing.
"Why's the kid getting gloomier by the day?"
"I'm sleepy..."
Only second period, but sleep deprivation hits hard.
Don't ask why school periods feel like sleep cycles. I'm tired.
"How late were you up Rocking last night?"
"Dunno. Til I crashed?"
Like 3AM?
At that point, performance aside, low tier meant troll count contests, so quitting felt better.
"How far'd you climb?"
"Platinum."
"It's been less than a week since you said you'd climb."
"Isn't this slow?"
Normally, Silver to Diamond takes under a week if I try.
Prepping for pro means gym, jogging for base stamina, plus student life slows the pace.
"Plat already...?"
"What was all my Rock time for then."
"Right on the—money."
"One thing's sure: Eun-seol's the talent freak here."
Half the guys eavesdropping nearby looked depressed—must all be below my tier.
Anyway, girls realized I'm all-in on Rock outside school and workouts, tongues clicking.
"Whoa, Eun-seol's really deep in it this time..."
"No more Proud or ST talk lately, feels serious."
"Yeah, fan-girling's died down too."
"Rock that fun?"
"If you're cool with parents vanishing?"
Chatting ain't the issue.
This VR-lite game lets first-person champ expressions and voice chat.
Leave it on clueless? Enjoy creative curses.
FYI, learned from watching trolls. Didn't wanna know.
"Guess I'll watch first then decide. Streaming again lately?"
"Just game screen and cam of me typing—nothing fancy."
"Avg viewers over 100."
"What? Already?"
Eun-chan scooted close, shocked.
"No weirdos? Want a manager?"
"Eh... nah?"
Middle school bio keeps 'em gentlemen.
Pro days streams had vulgarity or skill critiques—laughable.
Cute compared to Rock demon addicts.
"Taming viewers ain't hard."
"Ooh... pro streamer."
"Take donos?"
"They rain pretty good."
Not greedy, but won't block cash.
VR upgrade soon; guilting Dad feels off.
"I'll watch your stream tonight then."
"Text if you're watching?"
Hm.
If watching, clean chat more.
Protect innocence.
[Rock Gallery Hot Topic: Middle School Girl Jjang Silver to Chal: Day 7]
Changed the stream title.
Personally, since crushing debut/final nightmare with a win, more eyes = better play.
So, straight agro pull.
Just lobby screen, viewers exploding. Hard to believe week's in.
Enough peeps, queue up, answer backlog.
"Tier's Plat as you see, Diamond if good today?"
No school tomorrow. All-nighter fine.
Mrs. Jang might tan my hide, but tomorrow-me's problem.
Account creation? Don't remember, say week ago.
"But watched LOCK plenty."
Bait dropped, questions flood: fave player, team fan, last match?
Chat firepower from 300? Rock's male ratio huge.
"Queue popped."
Accept calmly, dip cam.
Under 10 sec, back holding frame with ST uniform labeled 'Fraud'.
Good, still here.
"Answer enough?"
Not just uniform.
Proud's first season.
Signed too.
"Got the signature waiting at his restaurant two nights straight."
Uniform bought, sig in person.
Was kid no allowance then. Couldn't buy.
'...Still a kid?'
Anyway.
Rare ST goodz drops, chat cleans fast.
Biggest fandom pays quick when friendly.
Double-edged, sure.
Handled before, no trial-error now.
"Alright, climb starts today."
"Til sleepy crash."
No enemy pick care, 1st pick mid-viable champ random.
"Missions open—bet what tier by end."
Diamond safe vibe spreads, 10k missions snowball past 100k.
300 viewers...
'Nah?'
Inflow booming, +200 more quick.
Missions grow.
"...Y'all rich?"
"Last chance, rethink. Time to withdraw."
Watched meltdown, ban crossers, give answer.
"Fail Diamond by end? Face reveal."
Chat party mode.
'As if.'
10 win streak?
Child's play.
Below Master ain't even playground.
"No withdrawals now."
VR funds secured.
Perfectly.