Chapter 40
Chapter 40
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 40
Chapter Title: The Right to Take Her First Experience
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Old memories came flooding back.
The joy of victory after a brutal fight.
The regret of giving it your all, only to lose.
The burning desire to jump back in despite it all.
Those days when all of it felt fun.
I missed them.
"I've missed you, Legender."
At first, the two of us were in the same clan.
But every game was too easy. No real challengers.
Put us on the same team, and the match was over before it began.
So Victory formed a new clan.
Clan Legendary
VS
Clan Winner.
He gathered teammates and challenged Legender.
Finally, a balanced matchup.
Wins, losses, good times all around.
Those memories had haunted him.
Compared to the days of climbing to the world #1 spot, earning money and fame as the top pro gamer?
If you factored in life, family, all that... of course he'd pick money and fame.
But which was more fun?
That was different.
Hands down, those pure days of playing the game for the game itself were more fun.
And having an opponent as evenly matched as you—someone like Legender—made it irresistibly thrilling.
So when that guy suddenly vanished, it threw him off.
He realized how fragile online bonds were—connected only through a monitor and a thin LAN cable.
When Teamfight Arena launched, he dropped the old game without a second thought. No Legender, no point.
Maybe he'll show up here someday.
He'd thought that hundreds of times.
That was why he kept the same old ID.
Hoping the guy would recognize it.
And now, finally.
"You've finally reached the starting line."
Time to race again.
Victory queued up just as Jeon Jeonseol started her snipe queue.
They matched at the exact same moment.
The showdown between Legend and Victory was on!
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ I knew it.
[ TP WILD ]
Why the hell are you coming out of there, hyung?
Victory had queued for a Jeon Jeonseol snipe, but Wild popped up instead.
Wild had queued for her snipe too.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ 💬 In-Game Whispers — Victory <Joo-an> <If we both wanna low-queue her, one of us has to stop> <You yield?> <You collabed with Legender last time> — TP WILD <That was a team thing> <Rivals don't yield> <Her first loss? That's mine to give> <^^> Low-queue meant matching against lower-rated opponents relative to your own rank.
Victory and Wild sat at ranks 1 and 2.
Queue together, and the system always paired them up.
Jeon Jeonseol's MMR wasn't high enough yet. Odds of matching her? Near zero.
...And so, Wild and Victory kept matching each other—for five straight games.
Pros avoided in-game chat to dodge controversy. Their coaches drilled that in.
So the two exchanged heated whispers instead.
— TP WILD <Don't you know respect for elders?> <Yield to your hyung> Wild Lee Jun, born '99. Victory Jeon Woo-seung, '03.
Four-year gap.
Back in Magical Fight days, age didn't matter—they all hung out.
But reality had caught up to the game.
Victory and Wild had faced off in tournaments, knew each other well.
Age difference? Common knowledge.
— Victory <Joo-an> <The better player is your hyung> <Remember?> So what?
That's real-life rules.
In-game, game rules apply.
The better player is hyung.
'This punk...'
A side Victory never showed normals.
Provocative Victory? Unheard of.
What made Victory top-tier? Spotless reputation. Zero scandals.
Only one group saw this: his Magical Fight buddies from back then.
Wild proposed a deal.
— TP WILD <Loser of this game stops queuing> <Call?> — Victory <Call> And so, the greatest battle yet—for sniping rights over Jeon Jeonseol—began.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ 📰 Breaking News [Author: Haps Haps] [Title: Two huge events on Lunar New Year's Day? What's going on?] [Jeon Jeonseol Challenger kill streak + Victory vs Wild ranked match. What is this?] 💬 Comments — Anonymous [Both Victory and Wild trying to snipe Jeon Jeonseol. That's the academic consensus] — Reply [But why haven't they matched her once?] — Reply [Her MMR's still kinda low, so one has to drop queue. But they're both going lol] — Reply [This situation is hilarious af lmao] — Anonymous [Where to watch Victory vs Wild?] — Reply [(link)] — Reply [Someone in the gallery's spectating] — Reply [No copyright strike?] — Reply [Not a tourney lol. Team A's cool with streams] — Reply [Gotcha] 📰 Breaking News [Author: ㅇㅇ] [Title: Jeon Jeonseol ranked still 0 losses???] [0 losses in normals AND ranked? So her account's perfect?? She's insane How tf is that even possible] 💬 Comments — Anonymous [Not for nothing she's Victory's rival. Carries every game] — Reply [God of games] — Anonymous [Victory has losses tho] — Reply [Jeon Jeonseol's early Challenger queue vs Victory rank 1? Apples to oranges retard???] — Reply ↳ Reply [Just saying. Why so mad? Victory stan?] — Reply [Getting heated over a joke. Total loser vibes] — Reply [Victory stans busted lmao] — Reply [Whole world's Victory stans...] — Anonymous [Who gets to claim her first experience, I wonder?] — Reply [Sue me] — Reply [Why sue? Just curious who takes her first loss?] — Reply [Say that in court lol] — Reply [Don't say 'first experience' so vulgarly. Say 'defeat' politely] — Reply [Jeon Jeonseol a virgin?] — Reply [Yeah, virgin] — Reply [Whoa, as expected] — Reply [Unicorn horn standing up] — Reply [You go too] 📰 Breaking News [Author: ㅇㅇ] [Title: Thoughts on watching Jeon Jeonseol climb ranked] [(Photo of Victory holding 2022 Worlds trophy)] Victory feels even more impressive now. Recognizing someone like her as a rival?] 💬 Comments — Anonymous [What layer of irony is this lmao] — Anonymous [Jeon Jeonseol worship ㄷㄷ] — Anonymous [Is this diss or stan? So confusing] — Reply [How is 'impressive' a diss, idiot?] — Reply [Def stanning Jeon Jeonseol] 📰 Breaking News [Author: ㅇㅇ] [Title: What's the deal with Magical Fight alumni influence lol] [Magical Fight a god game fr? Birthed Victory, Wild, and Jeon Jeonseol?] 💬 Comments — Anonymous [Team A taken over by Magical Fight alumni!] — Anonymous [Sharp fact: Jeon Jeonseol ditched Magical Fight for Team A] — Reply [Not ditching, no players left] — Reply [Still ditched] — Reply [Victory n Wild won't duo even once. Shitty dudes lol] — Reply [Team A feeds them. Why promo a rival game?] — Reply [Com?pe?ti?tion? That's dept store vs corner shop] — Reply [Team A peaked 950k CCU in KR vs Magical Fight's <95 now] — Reply [95's generous. Saw like 10 last time] — Reply [lmao] — Reply [Our shop open for business] — Reply [We have fun on Magical Fight?] — Reply [Hit peak hours: weekday evenings/weekends. 2-3 games running] — Reply [30 CCU god game ㄷㄷㄷ] — Reply [Logged in ^^] In esports, skill mattered most for pros, obviously.
But character, story—star power—was huge too.
Victory's undefeated streak made him the world's most popular.
And the 'Magical Fight Alumni' ties revealed by Jeon Jeonseol? Pure gossip fuel.
Not that it'd make anyone play that dead game.
Jeon Jeonseol's fateful first loss incoming!
And finally, the moment arrived.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Chat had been buzzing about it.
Wild and Victory kept matching in ranked.
Timing suggested they were both sniping me.
Kept hearing it, but they hadn't shown up.
Was my MMR still too low?
💬 Stream Chat <Whoa Master promo auto-skip???> <First time seeing it> <Never even on pro streams?> <0 losses normals + ranked? Gotta give perks> <Last game Chall 9 + Jeon1 lmao MMR skyrocketed> <Rocket launch~ whoooosh~> <Now we'll match real Victory/Wild?> ...Viewer count: 90k.
Lunar New Year boost or not.
Bug?
'Guess Victory and Wild are that big.'
Most logical explanation.
People dying to see me fight them.
Whatever. My goal was set from the start.
Crush the heads of Victory and Wild—who never even duoed Magical Fight with me.
Claim rank 1.
That was it. Always had been.
And finally, one of them matched into my game.
On the enemy team, just as hoped.
Judgment time.
You traitorous bastard.