Chapter 39
Chapter 39
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 39
Chapter Title: Challenger One-Shot King, Is the Big One Coming?
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In short, it boiled down to "That's not me," and quoting the original explanation stream verbatim: "Looks like some weird photo of me is circulating, but that's not me."
Naturally, the gallery exploded.
💬 Comments — Anonymous Aren't you dodging this? Of course you need to address the context of the incident.
> Just saying "not me" and dipping out? Where's that at?
— Anonymous ↳ Reply I said it's not me because it's not. What's the problem? — Reply Do you really think this is problem-free communication? — Reply Yeah. — Reply You a C? Fucking hell. — Anonymous Anyway, she says it's not her~ — Reply Whoa, really? — Jeon Jeonseol Why do you all think Jeonseol Noona knew about this from the start? She might've genuinely not known and just said "that's not me."
> Why assume she's the mastermind behind it all?
> Stop the witch hunt!
— Reply From the way that bitch acts, 100% intentional. — Reply Fuck, Jeonseol fan scum. — Reply Look at that nickname, just ignore lol — Reply Too much criminal history for us to believe you. — Reply You're on the prime suspect list. — Reply This guy's gonna fall for a romance scam for sure. — Reply Walking wallet lol — Jeon Jeonseol Think about it—has Noona ever said on SNS that it was her? You guys witch-hunt because the nicknames match, then get mad when she says it's not? — Reply Is this fan or anti? — Reply Fan pretending to be hater pretending to be fan pretending to be hater pretending to be fan pretending to be hater — Reply Even viewers take after their streamer. — Reply Grug's Law. — Reply No, haters are going way overboard. So did Noona ever say with her own mouth that the photo was her? — Reply Then what about when she said she was ugly? — Reply She said she was ugly, but never said the photo was her? — Reply Huh, hearing it again, that actually makes sense? — Reply Don't cowardly present facts—let's win with incitement and fabrication. — Reply Even that sneaky rhetoric is part of her plan? Jeon Jeonseol has politician talent. — Reply Classic "I didn't lie" tactic. — Reply Lmao. — Reply Everyone's getting played by Jeon Jeonseol. — Reply SNS is definitely hers, I'm convinced. — Reply Probably just stole the photo. — Anonymous So, is Jeon Jeonseol pretty or what? What's the odds she's an orc pretending to be a beauty playing ugly? — Reply Even CSAT killer questions don't twist like this. — Reply What if this is all part of the plan? Even getting caught showing her face was her scheme? — Reply How do you control the game company's reaction? — Reply What if Infinity was in on it too? — Reply Conspiracy level fuck, schizophrenia? — Reply Conspiracy? Sounds fun hehe. — Reply The government is plotting to control you through Wi-Fi. Destroy your smartphone now. — Reply Saw this post, smashed my phone, escaped government brain control, and survived. Thanks. — Anonymous Turn on your stream and see what happens, bitch lol We'll light it up lol
> Locust swarm Teamgal peeps incoming
> Ready to pay for messing with Teamgal? Lol
— Reply You write crap like this, but if Jeonseol Noona quits streaming, you taking responsibility? — Reply Hey... do you guys have some kinda belonging to this gallery? Ew gross — Reply Who are we? The top Teamfight Arena players in the world.
> Who are we? The best game community in Korea, TeamA Gal gallery.
— Reply Fuck lol concept's gross — Reply Life changed since starting TeamA Gal. — Reply Turn on Jeon Jeonseol stream. People were seriously gearing up.
The moment Jeon Jeonseol's stream went live, they vowed to riot and set fires everywhere.
And that afternoon on Lunar New Year's Day.
The stream actually went live.
— Anonymous Jeon Jeonseol stream ON Recruiting: Protest squad demanding truth from Jeon Jeonseol
> Requirements: Torch and booming voice; ASCII art preferred.
— Reply What do we get if we succeed? — Reply Truth and honor. — Reply All we can do is chat. What's a loud voice gonna do? — Reply Means you're good at spamming, obviously. Don't just live IRL, get active online too. — Reply For real lol People started gathering in Jeon Jeonseol's stream, pickets (ASCII art) and torches (spam) in hand.
But when they showed up to torch the festival, it wasn't the shabby local event they expected—it was a cutting-edge holographic eye-candy mega-fest kicking off.
— Jeon Jeonseol Jeonseol Noona stream: Big one's here lololol Challenger One-Shot King lololol I believed in you damn it!!!! — Reply For real? What's your tier now? — Reply Gold 1 — Reply Challenger One-Shot King from Gold 1? Makes no sense. — Reply Already smashed Diamond and Master lol. 2-tier promo, might skip promos too. — Reply Oh — Reply Normal game MMR affects placements starting this year. — Reply Whoa, so what happens to Jeon Jeonseol with 30 straight wins to lvl 30? — Reply Says it right above: already got Diamond and Master. — Reply Got it. — Reply Jeon Jeonseol, you're a hero! — Reply Living up to the name: Jeon Jeonseol is legendary. It was a rare event.
Challenger One-Shot King from Gold.
And it was the first time ever.
First female Challenger, first female Challenger One-Shot King.
That is, if she succeeded.
If she succeeded.
"There's no way she won't succeed, right?"
People thought.
The woman Victory acknowledged and Wild lost to.
The woman acknowledged by Victory, called TeamA himself—what would she show us?
— Anonymous World's first female Challenger incoming? Feels like Jeon Jeonseol will just do it like it's no big deal. — Reply Would be weirder if she didn't go. Not just any Chal, but Victory's acknowledged rival. — Reply When did Victory's rival switch from Lee Jun to Jeon Jeonseol? — Reply You really messed up. — Reply Why hit passing-by 2nd Jun? — Anonymous Where'd the arsonists go who said they'd burn the stream if it went live? Stream's on, why no spam?
> Manager purge everyone?
> At least VPN alt account troll ffs
— Reply Why you sitting still then? — Reply Vibe's off. — Reply Went to burn it down but opera was on, so sat quietly. — Reply Feels kinda cultured and proud. — Reply Witness this legend! — Reply First female Challenger One-Shot King! — Reply She's crushing it for real. The would-be protesters arrived at the scene and turned into meek lambs, ditching their hidden torches and pickets to blend in with the crowd.
Couldn't ruin the vibe by spamming during the first female Challenger One-Shot King run, right?
— Anonymous Always yapping "women can't game," but Jeon Jeonseol's good? Women don't game much, but when they do, no reason they can't beat guys.
> Forced misogynists went quiet now that Jeon Jeonseol showed up.
— Reply Concept or serious? — Reply Why's Jeon Jeonseol good? She possessed you? — Reply You a team fanboy? Wanna game with me? — Reply Ugh lol this is why Jeon Jeonseol hides her face. — Reply Gives me chills. — Reply Don't fall for it, she's a guy pretending to be a girl. Breaking news: Victims falling for Jeon Jeonseol's charm left and right.
Gender irrelevant.
Beware this streamer.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Why are there so many people? Lunar New Year special?"
Streamers' time runs backward.
Nothing special—just when students or office workers are working, streamers rest, and when those folks rest, streamers work.
Weekdays 6 PM to 1 AM bedtime, and weekends afternoons were prime streaming time.
Can't watch streams during work, right?
...Actually, a lot do. Salary Lupins.
Anyway, streamers' work time was generally when people rested.
But Lunar New Year was different.
Streamers gotta see family and relatives too.
So established big streamers mostly took holidays off, while mid-tier hopefuls streamed to chase the surge.
And into that empty slot dropped the mega-content: first female Challenger One-Shot King.
No wonder the crowd swarmed like a sudden tanghulu shop boom.
Thus, Jeon Jeonseol's viewers: 22,000.
But the scary part? Still climbing.
💬 Live Chat — Viewer Plat 1 to Dia 3, 2 tiers up — Viewer No promo games? What? — Viewer Means MMR's that high. — Viewer Enemies already Challenger, insane — Viewer Last game was Chal 3, Grandmaster 6, Jeonseol 1 — Viewer "Where's your tier?" "Legendary" "Such a tier exists?" "Yes, I'm legendary" — Viewer Fuck lol — Viewer Where're the "she's just farming Masters" clowns??? Smashing Challengers too? — Viewer Victory vs Jeon Jeonseol today, our dream match? — Viewer Bro Victory's off for New Year's too. — Viewer But Jeon Jeonseol's queuing ranked? Matching Challengers? Rival tho? — Viewer Still a bit till top Chal match. — Viewer But One-Shot King? Should match today no? — Viewer If Victory queues? — Viewer Oh... — Viewer Big one's coming? — Viewer ㄷㄱㄷㄱㄷㄱㄷㄱㄷㄱㄷㄱㄷㄱ Only 300 Challengers, and on Lunar New Year's Day, barely anyone queuing.
So maybe, just maybe.
That dream match.
The crowd started buzzing.