Chapter 63

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Translator: True Detective

Chapter: 63

Chapter Title: Insanity Game

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1.

"Yes?"

Sudden curse words dyed the two men's faces with bewilderment. They looked like they hadn't even imagined hearing something like that.

The two men's dumbfounded looks and the cursing chat made me burst out laughing. Seeing someone else say it for me felt so damn refreshing.

'Knew it would turn out like this.'

Anyone watching my stream probably saw this coming.

If they watched that game and still blamed me? They're either clueless or shameless. One or the other.

"Max, as one person to another, can we keep basic manners? Didn't expect this lack of etiquette from you."

"That's exactly what I want to say. You two need some conscience! How can you blame top for this? Huh?"

"We have no idea what we did wrong."

"...No idea?"

Max curled his lip in a sneer.

"Yeah. That's why we came to you, Max, right? We don't know."

He squeezed his eyes shut and clutched his forehead with both hands.

"Watching only Carrier's perspective and saying that is biased, don't you think?"

"That's why I'm saying it. There's nothing more to see. They already crumbled in lane—what else am I supposed to watch?"

"Our bot's aggrieved too! There were circumstances, a story behind it!"

Max sighed and shut his mouth at their genuinely aggrieved attitudes. He'd realized words wouldn't get through anymore.

"...Alright. Let's watch the bot duo's replay too and talk then. That work?"

"Yes. Sounds good."

"We'll scrutinize exactly what makes you aggrieved."

He started the bot duo's replay.

His expression hadn't been great from the start, but as time passed, Max's face hardened more and more.

By the end of the replay, his face was flushed beet red.

He let out a deep sigh, looked up at the sky, summoned a sip of cool water, and drank it. Then he slowly turned his gaze to glare at the two.

"What exactly is aggrieved about this? My humble knowledge can't comprehend it. Care to explain?"

A faint smile. Polite tone. In stark contrast, fists clenched tight. The two swallowed hard in the tense atmosphere.

"...ADC, ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠you explain?"

"You accepted the judgment. You explain, Support. We already talked it out between us."

"Got it."

The man called Support sighed and began explaining.

"So, the parts where we're aggrieved are like this."

Max listened silently to Support's explanation.

His face twisted more and more. He bit back rebuttals several times, lips twitching.

"That's what we're aggrieved about. Get it?"

Support finished, gauging his reaction. Max nodded slowly.

"Yes. I heard you loud and clear."

Support's face brightened at the unexpected response. He saw hope.

"Support, you've got a real talent for spouting bullshit logically."

But the words from Max's kindly smiling mouth were sharp.

"...Pardon? What?"

"Everything you called aggrieved? It's all blaming others. 'If mid had helped here, if jungle ganked first'—that's it."

"It is others' fault, so we blame them! Anything wrong with what I said?"

"From start to finish. All wrong."

"Where? Be specific!"

"Fine. I'll break it down in detail so even you get it."

Max rewound the replay to the beginning and started pointing out Support's mistakes one by one.

"Why ward there? Bush over here would've spotted jungle sooner, no?"

"Ward spots are personal taste. Put it aggressively there."

At first, Support actively rebutted, defending himself. Some points even sounded plausible.

"This scene—why not stick up top? River Warrior time, should've been vision fighting early. Basics, right?"

"Th-that's..."

But as he dissected specifically, Support's words faltered more and more.

"And why this here?"

".........."

Eventually, he just hung his head, speechless.

"If you've got a mouth, say something. You're aggrieved, right? Rebut what’s aggrieved."

Support glanced around, then elbowed the guy next to him.

"What?"

"...Help me out. We came for judgment together—why am I soloing this?"

"This is your fail. What should I say? Honestly, watching now, you did suck."

"What? What'd you say?"

Support's eyes sharpened. The mood turned hostile instantly.

"Don't talk down to me. And why drag me into your fails? Makes no sense."

"This guy's ridiculous? What kind of prick—"

"Prick? You little shit. Fuck. Done talking? Talking down and cursing?!"

The ADC grabbed Support's collar, spewing curses. Support grabbed back and fired away.

"Not done, you fucker!"

Max let out a hollow laugh. He approached me and cautiously asked in a low voice.

"What now?"

"Let 'em go. Not like they'll listen anyway."

"Yeah, figured."

We watched the ADC and Support brawl. My Room banned violence, so just curses flew—intense ones.

Their fight showed no signs of stopping, and eventually, Baek Hwa-yeon, who suggested the judgment, bailed first.

"Yes. Take care. Thanks for the donation today."

I bowed slightly in thanks, then turned to Max.

"Max, time to wrap it up. The verdict was clear from the start."

"Got it. I'll go break it up."

He sighed deeply and approached the still-fighting bot duo.

"You two, enough! You know this is live? Tens of thousands watching this mess!"

Max wedged between them, raising his voice. The duo, collars gripped and panting, reluctantly let go.

"Verdict time. As expected, Carrier wins. Any objections?"

"None."

"Support?"

"...None."

Surprisingly, both accepted defeat.

"Good. The 2 million won from you two goes to Carrier."

The ADC squeezed his eyes shut, sighing deeply. Frowning irritably, he spat.

"Fuck... One retard and look at this shit."

"What, you prick? What'd you say?!"

"Lost money cuz of you! You little shit!"

"Ridiculous. Blaming others when you sucked more!"

"Me more? Bullshit. Wanna judge now? Huh? Judge?!"

"Judge me, prick! Max, can we do it now?"

Max glanced between them and grinned wide.

"Yes. Of course! Let's go?"

I backed away slowly and left My Room. Of course, I messaged Max first.

"Whoa, what a scary game... Lost a mil just now—how do they want another judgment?"

"Gotta hold back on Arena from now on..."

It was a day I truly realized how terrifying the game could be.