Chapter 113
Chapter 113
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 113
Chapter Title: The Rankings Have Definitely Evened Out
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The rankings have definitely evened out a bit.
💬 Superchat [Anonymous donated 1,000 won] —"Legend! Legend! Once is right on the verge of catching your score—did you know?" "What?"
I've been playing Meteor Story nonstop on stream lately, but I haven't completely abandoned Teamfight Arena.
For Challengers, you need at least ten games a week to maintain your rating, so I make sure to squeeze those in.
Yeah, separate from the whole "lost motivation without rivals" thing—once you've claimed the top spot, you don't just hand it over without a fight.
When I checked the leaderboard today, second place was still miles behind...
"Whoa, for real. On a six-game win streak?"
I pulled up the match history site, and sure enough, that second-place guy was riding a six-win streak.
One more victory, and he'd surpass my points and snatch first.
💬 Chat <Finally ditching that crap Meteor Story?> <Gotta defend first place, gotta do it> <Thanks Once, for ending this insane Meteor Story hell> <Alright~ Let's hit ranks~ Alright~ Let's hit ranks~ Alright~ Let's hit ranks~ Alright~ Let's hit ranks~> The viewers were already treating it as a done deal that I'd jump into a ranking defense match.
And honestly, they weren't wrong.
I couldn't just let first place slip away that easily.
💬 Chat <Ranking match popped! lololol> <Stream goldmine> <All Legend haters hereby declare liberation from that godawful Meteor Story tyranny starting today!> <go go go go go> <Once has grown up lol> In case anyone's forgotten, Once is one of the top amateur players—a single-digit ranker and a streamer to boot.
He begged for a collab to learn from me, but when I naturally turned him down, he pleaded at least to analyze my replays.
After watching my vids, he'd felt like Victory was an insurmountable wall and given up, but figured if there were two legends, there could be three—and declared he'd aim for the top.
That same guy was now hot on my heels, ready to sink his teeth into my neck.
Figuratively speaking, of course.
No way I'd last three seconds against that buff adult dude in real life.
And wouldn't you know it— we'd gotten matched up right then.
Like I said earlier, our point gap had closed big time, so this game would decide if I held onto first or lost it.
Ban phase: My main pick, Illusionist, got the axe like clockwork.
But hey, it's not the champ—it's me who's good at the game.
Glass cannon that scales into a nightmare late-game, but I picked Swordsman instead—a versatile blade master who shines if played right, from early to late.
Team comp looks solid.
Opponent's does too, though.
Top-tier games mean both sides bring balanced lineups.
And so the match kicked off.
I mapped out the enemies' paths in my head like always, plotting the game ahead.
[Jeon Jeonseol requests assistance] [Jeon Jeonseol is heading there—alert] Pinging hard, calling shots loud and clear.
But the enemies weren't following my script.
Foes popping up in spots I figured were impossible.
A point I pegged for two enemies had four stacked up.
'Crack play.'
Suboptimal moves to muddle the enemy's judgment.
Lots of folks had tried it before, but they'd botched it hard.
'This time's different.'
Half-assed crack plays without grasping the fundamentals are poison.
But this enemy team had climbed to the summit.
More heads than us? Run—that's the smart call.
Except they were spread wide, cutting off our escape.
[Jeon Jeonseol: Got it] Misplay?
Nah.
Just played worse than them.
Whoever their shot-caller was, they'd read me like a book.
Like the meta had finally caught up to me.
That vibe.
"Nice. I'll play like they're pros from here on out."
Three-minute delay to prevent cheating made real-time chat tricky, but whatever.
Half-assing it? Not on my watch.
During downtime after dying, I peeked at chat—looks like some were dual-streaming with Once's broadcast.
A fair few, even.
Makes sense: real-time intel plus free show from the rival.
Bit nauseating, maybe.
'Check it out later?'
Watching now would be cheating.
I'll binge it after.
With that, I refocused on the game.
Yup, no illusion.
The whole match felt sharper.
That's what evened-out rankings meant.
Everyone got fiercer.
Not just Victory or Wild carrying—it wasn't one prodigy elevating the scene anymore.
The whole playerbase leveled up, lifting the game as a whole.
"You guys could play this well? Why not sooner?!"
This was fun.
The reason I'd stepped back from Magical Fight after Victory and Wild left.
No talent pool.
My stream pulled crowds, but no diamonds in the rough.
Scene just wasn't built for it.
Teamfight Arena, though? Two million ranked players—a goddamn masterpiece.
Standouts in that crowd have to have chops.
Not quite my level, but still.
"Not handing over first just yet."
💬 Chat <K!> <High on Legend vibes> <So cool> <Turning off crap Meteor makes it this fun lol> <Yo, the king's return! Yo, the king's return! Yo, the king's return!> <Jeon Jeonseol! Jeon Jeonseol! Jeon Jeonseol! Jeon Jeonseol! Jeon Jeonseol!> But for all my badass declaration, the game ended in a loss for us.
Can't boil wins or losses down to one line in this game, but simplest terms?
The enemy team outplayed ours.
We underperformed theirs.
Taken as a whole—including me.
Just how it goes.
💬 Chat <Jeon Jeonseol became Jeon Jeon-lost lololol> <Once! Once! Once! Once! Once! Once! Once! Once! Once!> <Save the praise for Once's stream—this is Legend's house> <That first skirmish snowball explains it—upvote if agree> <Rematch time??> <Second place did great~ Second place did great~ Second place did great~ Second place did great~> <ㅜㅜㅜ> <Hunt for first commence> Chat had its trolls, its defenders, its white knights.
But don't blame team RNG. It's ugly.
If I'd played better, we'd have won.
"The rankings have definitely evened out a bit."
💬 Chat <That expression tho lol> <First time seeing Legend pissed> <What you gonna do if you rage lol, lil chihuahua going ham> <Even mad she's cute af> <Why pretend you're not mad? Cam's on, y'know?> "Can't focus with the cam on, so I'm killing it."
💬 Chat <Wtf don't poke the bear who just lost lol> <Cam back! Cam back! Cam back! Cam back! Cam back! Cam back! Cam back!> <Trolls GTFO!!!! Only good chat stays!!!!> <Control alt delete! Control alt delete! Control alt delete! Control alt delete! Control alt delete!> <As the ancients said: the mouth is the root of all evil> "Yeah, we trolled a bit hard. Fair?"
Like Once said, this world is full of folks who'd die for the game.
The ranks tanked from all the weird strats because they were grinding to git gud.
Those wanderers finally edged closer to the truth.
Ranks rose, challengers for my throne emerged.
You came to end my boredom.
Thanks.
But aiming for my first-place seat? Kinda cocky?
It's mine, y'know?
"No running—straight rematch. No win-and-dip, got it?"
💬 Chat <Her eyes got that double wick lit lol> <Yum lol> <Winlust ACTIVATED> <It was fun while it lasted, Me-shit-story! Farewell!> <She's back! Jeon Jeonseol!>