Chapter 86
Chapter 86
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 86
Chapter Title: Hey, Hey, Are You Crying?
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Hey, hey, are you crying?
Never had I been in such razor-sharp form.
First time I'd ever beaten Jeon Jeonseol in a 1v1 not once, but twice.
And the second time, even with an item disadvantage.
Today's Wild was undeniably in peak condition.
💬 Chat — Viewer Today's form is seriously on fire — Viewer Wild fighting! Let's go for the win! — Viewer Spring split hasn't even started yet? — Viewer Win it all this year!!! The restless ghost still haunting the league, unable to ascend without a championship.
Wild always gave it his all.
But over on the other broadcast—Jeon Jeonseol's stream.
"Ah, maybe it's this cold coming on. Not clicking today. I'll try focusing harder."
The arena's sleeping frog stretched and yawned.
Focus wasn't coming easy today, but she'd push herself to concentrate more anyway.
Suddenly, the swordswoman on the battlefield shifted her footwork.
Her dual blades flowed like water.
And amid the whirlwind storm of swords, Wild felt like he'd been truly stabbed.
"Urk!"
After losing a few more skirmishes like that, the war was lost too.
[DEFEAT] Jeon Jeonseol climbed from 3rd to 2nd.
Wild dropped from 2nd to 3rd.
Honestly, he could've blamed the team.
If they'd just followed his calls early on.
They could've pulled ahead from there and sealed the win.
But blaming the team changed nothing.
He blamed himself for not advancing even half a step further.
If he'd played better, wouldn't he have won?
Dismissing it as bad team RNG and a trash game wasn't pro behavior.
Feedback stayed between him and his teammates.
Blaming others fixed zilch.
He constantly replayed if he'd truly played his best.
Then, Wild's Discord notification blared.
Incoming call.
Caller was obvious.
Legender—Jeon Jeonseol's account.
—"How you feeling?"
The girl's voice brimmed with excitement.
That innocent rascal tone, fresh off a hard-fought victory, her body still buzzing—it matched her clear, bell-like voice... or maybe not...
"Sad."
Wild answered, then realized just how sad he really was.
💬 Chat — Viewer Oof — Viewer Aww nooo ㅠㅠ — Viewer Don't cry... — Viewer I'm flustered — Viewer Tears? What's wrong? — Viewer Crying over losing a game now? — Viewer Dropped to 3rd ㅠㅠㅠㅠ [Deleted message] Only after glancing at chat did he notice tears streaming down his cheek.
He hadn't expected to actually cry—caught him off guard too.
What now?
End stream?
Turn off cam?
"Hoo..."
He killed the cam feed first.
Then eyed the Discord call window.
Jeon Jeonseol had gone quiet.
Easy to guess why.
Both streams live—her chat was probably spamming "Wild's crying," leaving her flustered, mic muted, asking viewers stuff like "He's really crying?"
"I'll yield 2nd for now, but I'll claim the top spot soon."
No confidence.
He'd tried his best.
But that effort just got denied.
Still, he had to say something.
Silence would've turned awkward by the second.
So he forced it—dramatic, theatrical, like some anime demon lord, dropping his voice low.
—"Yeah! See you at the top!"
Flustered Jeon Jeonseol ended the call right there.
Must've been baffled.
Not even a tourney loss—just solo queue tears.
Even if it was dropping from 2nd to 3rd.
Her chat plastering "Pfft, crying over that?"—unavoidable.
'To a three-month newbie.'
That Jeon Jeonseol, once-proclaimed genius with all the hype.
One undeniable fact.
Wild, after three years of grinding, lost to a three-month newbie Jeon Jeonseol.
She'd seemed a bit sloppy not long ago—now she was terrifyingly polished.
Not just one game lost, but a wall in talent and sense.
Pro gamer? Talent carried him—objectively top-tier beneficiary.
But not the peak, so he cried.
Tears from witnessing true genius.
When games were just games, he wouldn't cry.
Now it was his job, life, everything.
That's why it hit hard.
His own lack of talent.
"......"
— Viewer Your hard work will pay off for sure That cheering message stung his eyes.
Irresponsible, right? He had worked hard.
How to work harder from here?
He'd bet his whole life on it already.
Given his all.
Never run.
So what about these walls he kept hitting?
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ 💬 Chat (Jeon Jeonseol's Stream) — Viewer Boo~ Trash~ — Viewer Trash who made his friend cry~ — Viewer Jeon Jeonseol! Teabagging him like that?! — Viewer TBH Jeon Jeonseol's gone full savage lmao upvote from me first — Viewer Boo~ Trash~ — Viewer This one's straight-up demonic "Ugh, shut it already. You wanna make me cry too?"
The kids watching must be cracking up, but I'd legit flustered the hell out of Wild by making him cry.
What'd I even do wrong?
Does he have depression?
Heard he'd been hounded mercilessly for no championship yet.
But crying over losing 2nd in ranks?
Did that hit big for him?
⚙ DONATION ⚙ [Viewer donated 1,000 won.] —"Three years as a pro, nearly three full years on the game, and feeling a wall against a three-month newbie? Of course he'd cry."
Maybe it was the talent gap.
"What can I do? I just play good."
💬 Chat — Viewer Sigh~ That's geniuses for ya — Viewer Opponent's me! — Viewer Super fun watching that genius's stream — Viewer Lifetime achievement: Jeon Jeonseol stream viewer lmao — Viewer Pfft you guys are fake fans. I've been watching since Magic Fight MVP days — Viewer That's OG fan lingo lmao — Viewer Gasp! Admit you're an OG and everyone's soup gets exposed! — Viewer Nah I'm just here for the fun streams lmao you guys are the soup ㅋㅋ ⚙ DONATION ⚙ [Viewer donated 1,000 won.] —"Info) Lee Jun's a whopping 23 years old. Cried after losing to Jeon Jeonseol."
💬 Chat — Viewer 10k023 years old ㄷㄷㄷㄷ — Viewer Same age as some shark vtuber I know ㄷㄷ — Viewer Wild's win for flustering Jeon Jeonseol? — Viewer Streamer's actually stunned lmao ⭐ Top Comment — Viewer Stop! Everyone freeze! — Viewer Teabagged him to tears then mad at viewers lol — Viewer Fr lmao — Viewer Hey crying? Huh? Tears? — Viewer Wild ain't even 185cm? Stands out right away in pro lineups — Viewer ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ — Viewer Oh god I just pictured it "Words ain't getting through your thick skulls!"
I purged every bastard spamming toxic chat with the banhammer.
Finally, chat calmed.
I got it—grown man crying over a game looks weird!
But for him, it's his whole life on the line.
I mean, he bet everything on gaming.
'Kinda makes sense he'd cry.'
Sudden wave of empathy.
'Haters dog him nonstop.'
Fame means haters gonna hate.
Numbers vary, but nobody's universally loved.
And Wild got extra roasted.
Mental state pulverized to dust? Not surprising.
'Can't game anymore today.'
Throw and he'd get framed as the crybaby who cost 2nd.
Win and they'd cry foul anyway.
No blaming the crying Wild.
Just... bittersweet.
"Ending stream."
💬 Chat — Viewer Nooo don't go — Viewer Stream time left tho — Viewer 1st place queen time????? I blew past the clingy chat and shut it down.
But messaging Wild comfort or "Why cry?"—too heavy.
Mostly his pride.
Asking why would wound it more?
Who to talk to about this...
Legender - <Call possible?> Victory - <One sec> Two minutes later, Discord call incoming.
—"Hello?"
"Not joking—this is serious."
—"Yeah."
"Wild cried after losing to me."
—"Oh."
As expected, Victory listened straight.
No laughing at losing and crying.
"I haven't bet my life on games or anything."
Only you seem like you'd get it.
"Every time people hit me with 'wall' talk, envy, jealousy—my head spins."
Rich family, smart, good at games, pretty.
All sorts of reasons, their mentals snap, some lash out at me.
Hoping Wild's different...
"Am I handling this wrong?"
Victory's got it all—10B salary, game peak, handsome, whatever, cheat traits. He'd understand, right?