Nyanyat!
Right after arriving at K1 Headquarters, we didn’t head straight to the players.
“Welcome to K1. Congratulations on joining the team.”
“Whoa~ Thanks a lot.”
Now that we were here, I figured we might as well do the official signing ceremony.
We got the K1 uniforms right by the logo and slipped them on immediately.
“Your uniform looks really pretty.”
“Haha, our clothes are famous for being stylish.”
“So the uniform is pretty, does that mean I’m pretty too?”
“Y-yes… uh… of course, Miss Jimin is even prettier…”
“The uniform’s prettier! So give me more~”
We even did a surprise ad shoot.
Then we moved on to the next content.
“Ahem! Anyway, Miss Jimin, today you’re going to learn Irel from me.”
It was training time, learning Irel under a coach in the trainee concept. From my perspective, it was like the moment I’d been waiting for had finally arrived.
“I’ve heard you usually play Irel. So, what’s your tier, Miss Jimin? Haha.”
“Ah.”
Right there. Honestly, that line made me second-guess everything when the original invitation came in.
Because of my main account.
If we did this content, I’d be forced to play the game anyway.
Should I say “Yes, I’m Challenger”? With my god-tier physical stats, I could one-shot anyone?
That would be instant detection as Bocchi the streamer. My streaming career would be over in a flash, and I’d be all over the news and memes.
But that wasn’t happening.
I’d already prepared for it.
“I’m Emerald. Heehee.”
“Oh, that’s higher than I expected. What line do you play?”
“Jungle.”
“Surprising. I don’t see many female junglers.”
My tier was a bit ambiguous—above average by my own standards. I’d picked jungle on purpose because it was nothing like my main position.
After all, I’d barely ever played jungle, so I’d have some clumsy moments. I’d only open about ten percent of my physical stats too.
“Oh, this guy’s just racking up stats with his physicals.”
That was exactly the reaction I wanted.
My main account would stay safe. These one-off events usually used separate accounts anyway.
Ha, am I a genius for thinking of this escape route?
Lee Jimin, you crazy woman… Heehee.
“Heeheehee…”
“Miss Jimin? Ready to play the game?”
“Yes.”
We headed over with the coach to learn League.
“As long as you know the jungle details, Miss Jimin, you’ll hit Diamond easily. Your physical stats are really impressive.”
My strategy had hit the mark perfectly.
“Right? I’m good, but my teammates can’t keep up, so we don’t rank up. Sigh…”
“Not really. Jungle mains are basically Silver-tier. Haha~”
“Overdoing it.”
After playing games and having fun with the coach, the educational content wrapped up smoothly.
After that, we explored the building, ate at the cafeteria, and then came back.
“Hello~ I’m HYPE’s Jimin!”
“Whoa… Hello!”
“Ah, hello.”
“Wow…”
“You’re so pretty, it’s hard to talk…”
Haha.
Finally, the main part: meeting the K1 players.
Even though I’d only seen their faces on broadcasts, I was happy to meet them in person. But my eyes kept going to True first.
Esports history’s GOAT.
The living legend who achieved eight Worlds championships. A mid laner who’d been at the top of the league for so long he was still the undisputed number one.
Yet he was famous for never changing his completely blank expression, no matter which celebrity showed up.
“True-ssi, hello!”
“Hello.”
True was seriously emotionless. The other players were flustered looking at me, but he alone stayed completely calm.
A lot of my fans were like that too—super happy inside but trying hard to keep their expressions neutral.
Whenever that happened, I’d get mischievous and try to ruin their poker faces using my looks.
Today, though, I wanted to break his blank expression with something else.
Like… my Irel skill.
“Okay, the Irel quiz with Miss Jimin and the players is over. Now, we’re going to do a simple one-versus-one!”
The MC, who’d been hosting the quiz so far, looked at me.
“As the guest, I’ll let Miss Jimin choose! Is there a player you’d like to one-versus-one with?”
“Ah, then…”
Well, duh.
“I want to one-versus-one with True.”
From the moment I heard the players were doing one-versus-one, True was my obvious top pick.
Honestly, when else would I get a chance to face him one-on-one? I’d played a few games against him in ranked before, but a true 1v1 felt completely different.
“Miss Jimin.”
Once we sat down at the computers to play, True called out to me.
“What champion are you playing?”
“Champion… Oh, before that, let’s do a mirror match.”
“Oh, mirror matches are fun. You’re pretty confident.”
“Of course. I’m an Emerald with great physical stats.”
“Hmm… I see.”
True answered in a half-hearted way, like he was mocking me.
Yeah, I’d probably say the same if someone asked me that.
“Then what champion for the mirror match?”
“I… not that.”
Reflexively about to say Irel, I stopped myself in a hurry.
No way. I couldn’t pick Irel here. It would create unnecessary suspicion if he thought “Wait, this feels kind of like Bocchi’s playstyle.”
“I’ll go Xeroth.”
Xeroth was the champion I chose. All skill-shot based, with almost no auto-attacks, requiring extreme accuracy.
Since I hadn’t practiced it much, my skill was terrible, but my basic hardware was solid.
I’d figure it out somehow.
“…Xeroth? That sounds tricky. Are you sure?”
“I’m sure. Get ready for the skill shots.”
“Heh heh.”
I heard a chuckle from the side, like from an uncle. Looking at his face, he was still completely blank.
Hoo… He was clearly looking down on me. Wanting to see my god-tier physical stats? Not happening.
Well, I’d lose on purpose. That way I wouldn’t have to explain anything weird later.
Just a little bit.
As long as I could make him show a surprised face with my skill, I’d be satisfied.
“Then, please take care. Don’t be too shocked by my skill.”
“Heh heh.”
After thinking I’d already humiliated True in the game and would lose this one too, I sat down to play…
“Got it?”
“Nyanyat.”
FIRST BLOOD!
I got absolutely demolished like a dog.
Pro players were definitely different. Especially against a pro gamer GOAT like him, with his skill shots and movement.
And the champion skill gap… the second I hit level six, True’s E-ult combo one-shot me.
Whoa, whoa.
This game is invalid! Irel again!!
“The one-versus-one match goes to True! How did you feel, True?”
“Uh… The movement was too good, I got surprised…”
“Ah, no! Just a second!”
I rushed over, trying to catch him while he was in that “I lost” mood.
“H-how about one more game?”
“Huh? Another one?”
“Yeah… I’m a little disappointed.”
“Haha! You’re really competitive! True, are you up for a rematch~?”
At the MC’s words, True looked at me for a moment.
“Yes. One more game.”
He nodded lightly. Still completely blank. So kingly.
“Champion stays the same?”
“…Stay the same.”
I was about to switch to Irel, but decided to go with the same again. Honestly, the first game I’d been too lazy.
Even with my god-tier physical body, if I played with the mindset “I’ll lose~,” how could I win? Against True?
So… for this game, I’d go all out.
“E-wave, Q, raven and name.”
“Huh?”
“Nothing. Game’s on.”
And the second game began.
This time, maybe my mindset had changed?
“The gap of the purple.”
“Hah…”
Using my superior physical stats, I dodged True’s sharp skill shots. For a while I even had health advantage up to level five.
And then, the moment I hit level six…!
MURASAKI!!!
“……!”
While deleting the minion with Q, I executed True’s E-ult combo that had killed me in the first game.
After hitting his ultimate twice, True’s health dropped instantly. Now, if I landed the last two hits, it would be an absolute kill!
DIE!!!
…was.
“Got it?”
“Nyanyat.”
You bastard~
I dodged the last two shots easily and got too relaxed, only to get combo-killed instantly.
This crazy guy is so good. Hah.
As expected of Irel pro gamer GOAT. Even Ronaldo acknowledged how manly he is… Mmm.
“Good work.”
“Yeah… You too, True-ssi. I’ll cheer for you.”
Ultimately, the game went to True’s win. Well, I was supposed to lose anyway.
I’d intentionally thrown it. So yeah. Okay.
“Too bad. Even if I played well, I guess I didn’t do enough.”
I said it with a half-hearted shrug.
“No.”
But True shook his head firmly in response.
“…You really played well. I was so surprised how good you were. Haha.”
True, who was rubbing the back of his head and laughing. That completely blank expression he’d always had was finally broken.
“Heh. Right? Huh? Weren’t you laughing just now?”
“Heh heh. No.”
“Puhuhu…”
Back to blank again. Lame.
The reaction was delicious. This was a life achievement.
Anyway, I’d hidden my skill nicely and made the Irel GOAT laugh too.
This content was a complete hit.
Medals all around. Medals.
***
On the day the K1 X Jimin collaboration video dropped.
Somehow, the video exploded in views.
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