Chapter 104
Chapter 104
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 104
Chapter Title: Thorough Weight Plate Cleanup
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A baseless malice targeted the newlywed couple who had come to the gym!
Seol-yun kept lagging a beat behind, then copying the man's workout but with even heavier weights. Unable to take it anymore, the man grabbed his wife and left the gym.
"Hey, why'd you do that?"
"If you're using the plates, you have to put them back. Leaving them stuck like this is just rude."
No, there was a reason?
Well, at least it wasn't pure evil just for the fun of it. Small mercies.
"You could've just said something..."
Watching Seol-yun effortlessly hoist a 25kg plate without breaking a sweat made me feel the gap between us as humans.
I couldn't just stand there doing nothing, so I figured I'd help out too.
"Nngh!"
Sis! Careful, careful. Don't touch that.
"Hiiing."
I thought I could at least handle a 10kg plate...
But as soon as I picked it up, my body wobbled, and Seol-yun dashed over to save me.
Only after she took the plate from me could I stand up straight.
"Seol-yun, since when have you been this ridiculously strong?"
"My body felt so full of energy that I just wanted to keep moving. One thing led to another, and here we are."
"But you must not have had time to study."
"Moderate exercise is better for stamina and focus than sitting at a desk all day."
'Are you a Greek superhuman or what?'
In ancient Greece, the birthplace of the Olympics, they said a healthy mind resides in a healthy body, and they revered ripped muscle men above all.
Seol-yun seemed to fit that superhuman ideal perfectly.
'Kinda jealous.'
This body used to be a man's once.
It'd be weird if I didn't yearn for strength.
But innate physical limits are impossible to overcome.
With a 20cm height difference alone, there's no way I could ever match Seol-yun's power.
"Sis, don't get down on yourself. Exercise isn't about lifting heavy stuff—it's about staying healthy, right?"
It's not about failing to lift a measly 10kg plate.
I'm feeling wistful over the realization that no matter how much I train, I'd struggle against even a middle-school boy.
I miss my old towering height and solid build.
Those days when I could look down on 98% of the world... how I long for them.
"You're the undisputed queen of cuteness!"
Seol-yun wrapped me in a familiar back hug, squeezing tight from behind.
The firm sensation of her ample chest pressing against the back of my head.
Now that I'm jealous of.
"Gasp!"
I have no reason to envy big boobs.
What I'm jealous of is the raw power, the height, the insane physique!
That's all.
My expression didn't soften, so Seol-yun's charm offensive continued.
"Sis! Want me to show you something fun?"
"What?"
"Look right here."
Why tell me to stare at her chest?
To make me jealous?
I looked at her chest as requested, and suddenly those twin peaks jiggled wildly—up, down, left, right!
"Wh-what?!"
My waist and shoulders were pinned, completely immobile.
No way it was moved by any other muscle, so how could just her chest shake like that?
"Practice using your pecs, and you can jiggle them hands-free. Fun, right?"
Oh, like how those super-ripped gym bros make their pecs dance.
With boobs on top for girls, it looks like that.
I shower with Seol-yun often, but I'd never thought of her as super muscular.
This is wild.
Women really don't show muscle as obviously, huh? To this extent?
She looks like a healthy girl on the outside, but her true nature is a gym newbie pulverizer.
That guy we tormented all day might swear off working out forever.
'What if I did that trick?'
I imagined bulking up my pecs to make my chest bounce.
Hmm.
People might mistake me for a dude.
Too pathetic—let's end the fantasy there.
"Sis! Why do you look even more upset? Are you hurt?"
You just humiliated me!
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ 📰 Breaking News What the hell does Victory do every time he meets that bastard Wild??? 💬 Comments — Anonymous Every time he chills with Wild, his form tanks and his rank score plummets.
>Just when you think he's recovered after a few days, he hangs with Wild again, record vanishes, and he tanks again.
>What the fuck do those two do when they meet???
>Nothing shady, right?
— Anonymous Don't tell me a brothel? — Anonymous ↳ Reply Not scared of ASC's legal team? — Anonymous ↳ Reply That's why they slapped it down, right? — Anonymous ↳ Reply Even raising suspicions gets buried lol — Anonymous ↳ Reply They bury even dogshit suspicions, that's why, you fucks — Anonymous Once is coincidence, but twice makes you wonder if there's something there. — Anonymous Solo queue ain't that big a deal lol — Anonymous ↳ Reply Guaranteed he won't flop like that in tournaments? — Anonymous If Victory earns that much, he should party hard. — Anonymous The fool who only knew games is eyeing something else...? Ominous signs. Teamfight Arena was a game still in its infancy when this monster emerged.
Victory crushed everyone with overwhelming skill and win rates, boldly claiming the top spot and making his presence known to the world.
He'd drop to dormancy for tournament prep or not grind ranks enough to miss #1 sometimes, but off-season? He'd rocket straight to the top page and never relinquish first place. Absolute king.
People said if Victory never went pro and just solo queued forever, no one else would've ever touched #1.
Lately, though, Victory was wobbling.
Ranked and tournaments are different beasts, sure—but seeing him falter wasn't something to brush off lightly.
His score plummeted after confirming Seol-a's real self.
It climbed back up while they were apart.
But after meeting her again? Down it went.
With luck playing a big role in 1v9 games, you couldn't pin it down easily—but even so.
Seol-a thought.
Maybe this kid shouldn't meet me.
Was wanting to stay friends too greedy?
He's in what might be the most crucial phase of his career.
If I'm a real friend, I should let him go.
Time to stop this pretend game where we both know the truth but act like we don't.
Thirsty for booze, she poured herself a glass of whiskey alone.
Room-temp premium stuff—too cold kills the aroma.
They say let it breathe for the full scent.
No patience for that; she swirled the glass gently.
Inhaled the bouquet, then pushed the liquor into her mouth.
Feels like medicine.
That sharp sting filling the mouth instantly.
It practically is medicine.
For soothing sorrow and gloom.
Lost in melancholy and whiskey, a new alert popped up.
📰 Breaking News Breaking) Wild hits Rank 1 Jeon Jeonseol *bleurgh* *bleurgh* *bleurgh*! A car she hadn't even noticed nearby blew past her.
A man steeped in venom, who'd devoted his life to the game.
[Rank 1 Reclamation Battle]
Unable to contain her excitement, she fired up a stream.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Jeon Jeonseol's editor, Kim Young-sang, had been feeling uneasy lately.
During the Jeon Jeonseol assault right outside the company, he'd been too scared of the law to save her, and it gnawed at him.
What if touching a woman with good intentions ruined his life for real?
Fear like that stopped him from blocking the auntie who lunged and grabbed her hair.
In the end, Seol-a's little sister saved her.
But what if there'd been no sister?
Seol-a could've been seriously hurt in the worst case.
As a man, lacking the resolve to handle even that?
Sure, he could justify it.
Things didn't go that far, and staking your life for someone takes massive courage.
But facts like that didn't ease his mind.
Then Seol-a's stream went live.
[Rank 1 Reclamation Battle]
—"Ahh, I've been living real diligently lately. Hitting the gym, streaming. But it's pushed my gaming to the back burner? Wild, you. Nice #1. Impressive. But you haven't beaten me yet. That's an empty throne. Not yours. Not yet. It's still my era."
"Eww, booze breath."
Even through the monitor, it felt like whiskey stench wafted out.
Seol-a streaming with that slurred speech and tone.
💬 Chat — Viewer This girl's drunk lol — Viewer Reminds me of someone's dark history... — Viewer ???: I have no friends! — Viewer Victory summoned again for the L — Viewer No spotlight for the #3 sidekick — Viewer Legend Legend-a, grind that rank lol #2 so you get called twice ㅋㅋ 'This feels ominous.'
Young-sang felt a strange unease.
How many streamers in internet history had accidents during drunk mukbangs?
And today, Seol-a wasn't even mukbanging—she got smashed first, then streamed.
Probably couldn't resist after Wild stole #1.
'Should I tell her to stop?'
He tried the admin-only chat first.
Ignored.
Sent a Discord message.
Ignored.
Last resort: called her.
No answer.
'Please don't cause an incident.'