The God of New Dimension Makes an Offer

The Lene Gallery was completely on fire.

─What the hell???

─Is that actually Cha Ga-eun?

─No way;

─Even the Great Lene gets visited by Cha Ga-eun

─Lene's not a noob anymore… Lene's not a noob anymore… Lene's not a noob anymore…

─She's a top laner… She's a top laner… She's a top laner… She's a top laner…

What? Cha Ga-eun? I feel like I've heard that name before….

“…Ah. That guy who got first place.”

I remembered that he was the one who took first in both PVP and AOS tournaments. From what I'd heard, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠he didn't just play those two modes either. That's why he got nicknames like the Apex of New Dimension or the God of New Dimension. On top of that, he was part of one of the so-called major corporations among streamers.

And that kind of person came looking for me? Why?

“U-um…. C-conversation? I'm, uh, a little busy right now….”

“U-uh….”

What should I do? I wanted to just send this Cha Ga-eun person away and continue with my stream. Of course I had zero intention of contacting him later. But the atmosphere in the chat was getting dangerous. Comments like Are you throwing away good content? and She's gonna scam the 500k filled the screen. It felt like they wouldn't forgive me if I didn't grab this lifeline right now.

“U-um….”

Someone watching might ask why I couldn't just talk to him like I did with Tyuni. But the situations were completely different. With Tyuni, I was the one who had resolved to reach out first. This person just showed up out of nowhere…. Plus he was the God of New Dimension, the Apex of New Dimension, an incredibly famous person. It was perfectly natural to be flustered and nervous.

“H-how long would it take…?”

But the gut feeling that backing out now would be disastrous kept me from running away.

Five minutes. Five minutes, huh…. It wasn't that long….

“Ughhhhh…”

“O-okay….”

“Ah, uh… Yes….”

Two men sat facing each other. The man on the right wore a neat black suit. The man on the left, by contrast, was in sweats and slippers—an incredibly comfortable outfit.

“Do I really have to do this?”

“I told you, right? If that streamer Lene goes to the top lane, she can beat anyone no matter who she faces. A guaranteed-win top laner paired with you in mid, Ga-eun? We'd have the strongest team possible.”

“Sigh…”

Sirius, an MCN and professional esports organization. Ga-eun let out a long breath at the words of Jaehun, the general manager of Sirius's esports team. Of course he understood exactly what Jaehun meant. Lene was the hottest topic in New Dimension right now, and Ga-eun knew her skill better than anyone. He had rewatched her streams countless times and been left in awe each one.

Just as Jaehun said, if she joined the Sirius team and took the top lane, it would be an enormous boost in power. The current top laner 'Atal' was about to be demoted to the second team due to mental health issues, so they needed someone to fill the role anyway.

But Ga-eun didn't like it. More precisely, he didn't like the fact that he had to be the one to approach Lene.

“Can't you do it yourself, sir?”

“I told you. Every team, domestic and international, has tried to contact her. But she isn't answering anyone's messages.”

“…So then you should go to her stream yourself, sir.”

“Among gamers, my name isn't as well-known as yours. The chances are much higher if you do it.”

Jaehun's words were perfectly logical, even if Ga-eun really didn't want to accept them.

“Sigh…”

Of course ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Ga-eun wanted to play with Lene too. The plays she showed on stream were always close to the best possible plays he could imagine. It wasn't that Atal was bad… but compared to what Lene showed on her streams, there was definitely something missing.

But that was one thing, and this was another.

“I really don't want to…”

Ga-eun had always been shy around strangers. He wasn't a complete loner, shut-in, or hikikomori… but he wasn't the type who could casually make an offer like this to someone he'd never even spoken to before.

“Ga-eun. Just help your hyung this once. I'm begging you.”

At those words from Jaehun, Ga-eun could only close his mouth. Jaehun was the person who had believed in his potential and invested everything in him. He'd been his manager during his kickboxing days, and after Ga-eun switched to ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠being a New Dimension pro gamer, he'd become both manager and team general manager. Ga-eun knew better than anyone that without him, there would be no kickboxer Cha Ga-eun or New Dimension pro gamer 'Ga-eun'.

“Haah, fine. But just this once. If she refuses, that's the end of it. Okay?”

“Good.”

With those final words, Ga-eun stood up and left the room.

“Sigh…”

Ga-eun looked up at the ceiling and sighed. Several scenes from Lene's streams floated through his mind. The most memorable was definitely the Albion raid review broadcast. The sight of her casually running across the back of the flying ancient white dragon was so astonishing it defied description.

Could I do that?

Ga-eun quietly answered his own question in the negative.

That kind of balance isn't something you can acquire easily. She must have ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠trained in multiple disciplines. Starting with martial arts and even things like gymnastics.

It was obvious at a glance that she possessed incredible talent. Ga-eun readily admitted that in that particular area, she had already surpassed even him.

But that was only for PVE. In PVP, where instantaneous reaction speed, distance judgment, and decision-making were what mattered, Ga-eun had confidence in himself.

“Since I'm doing this anyway… I should do it properly.”

The languid atmosphere had completely vanished from Ga-eun's eyes. The pro gamer 'Ga-eun' of New Dimension began to move with purpose.

“S-so everyone…. This person named Cha Ga-eun? What exactly does he do…? I know he's supposed to be really good, but….”

No, it's possible not to know him. Why is everyone freaking out so much…?

Even while thinking that, I turned on the internet and searched 'New Dimension Ga-eun.' The first result was the wiki page, so I clicked it.

“W-why would someone like him want to talk to me…?”

“There's no way that's true?! I've never even seen his nickname in game….”

My whole body was trembling for no reason. …Maybe I had smashed the head of some heretic character he raised? If that was the case, then I hadn't done anything wrong… right?

“I get it, so stop rushing me…”

F-first I changed the stream category to New Dimension, then added him as a friend using the Miscode ID he gave me…. Trembling the whole time, I logged into New Dimension, arrived at the meeting place in Runol Town, and sent him a whisper. I had wanted to just handle it through chat, but between Ga-eun saying he wanted to have a proper conversation and the chat telling me to stop talking nonsense, I had no choice.

And then I met him—the current number one PVP and AOS player in New Dimension.

“Ah, I won't though…?”