LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 21
“I don’t think I can talk while gaming. Sorry, but I’ll turn off the microphone.”
“Huh?”
Na-me’s voice cuts off.
Shia is momentarily confused about what’s happening right now.
[‘Doctor Yeo’ donated 5,000 won!]
–So this guy has been hiding his troll nature all along for this moment!
‘What’s going to happen now?’
Questions for the broadcast, personal questions, and so on. There were a mountain of things to ask, but in a flash, Shia’s plans were totally wrecked.
“Let’s focus on the game first. It could be overwhelming since it’s the first match.”
But Shia had already become a seasoned pro streamer and wouldn’t be that easily flustered.
To prevent the chat from getting too wild, she decided to set a limit for regular subscribers and focus on the game.
As a celestial support, she had played Asteria as soon as she was released.
With high growth potential and a stylish skill set, everyone agreed it was Riot’s masterpiece that guaranteed both carry potential and fun.
However, due to overly considering balance, the champion required a high understanding during the lane phase, and positioning in large team fights turned out to be incredibly tricky, which became a disadvantage every single match.
In a nutshell, it was like a beautifully packaged rotten peach.
Not particularly strong in the lane phase, even if she managed to grow somehow, it was likely to die mysteriously—a champion that felt like a dilemma.
Interest in Asteria slowly faded, and now they were just hoping for Riot’s buffs.
When NoName brought Asteria into the game, the viewers let out a collective sigh.
Why is a troll a troll?
Winning or losing doesn’t matter; they play solely for their own fun.
With a serious heart, the team members had their morale shot down by one person’s presence.
This was the kind of frustrating experience anyone who plays League of Legends has faced at least once.
They poured their fury onto Na-me, fueled by past experiences.
But the situation flipped when Na-me achieved a triple kill.
[‘Asteria Fan’ donated 10,000 won!]
–Is this the power of level 6 Asteria? Then what have I been doing until now…?
Since Asteria’s launch, countless montages had spread, but most began from level 16, when the Ultimate was fully unlocked.
When using ‘Supernova’, the stardust count reaches 20, allowing a big damage output to several enemies.
But NoName, displaying her skills, hit all 10 marks flawlessly without wasting a second.
Her kill score was relentless, implying this wasn’t just luck.
[Our ally was defeated]
While Na-me and Shia pushed the side fortress, three of their allies clashed recklessly in a team fight, resulting in a decisive loss due to the numbers.
They were caught in the neutral monster Baron’s lair.
If things went on this way, the advantageous game could turn around.
“It seems like we missed Baron, so maybe we should push the inhibitor instead?”
Shia suggested cautiously.
[Support – NoName]
“Are you really going for it? That’s crazy. All five enemies are alive.”
Regardless, Na-me rushed straight into the lair without pushing her lane completely.
“You know getting a kill is worth 1,000 won, right? If you die too, this game will turn around.”
True, Na-me was doing well, but due to the nature of the bottom lane, her level didn’t quite transcend. The actual specs were at a similar level.
Shia began to understand why Na-me was getting so eager.
‘If the opposing tank keeps growing further, we might find it nearly impossible to turn things around in the future.’
But was it really a big enough factor to take such a gamble on a single fight?
Let me reiterate, this was the Bronze/Silver tier. Even a 10,000 gold difference could flip the win/lose status at any time—a chaotic location.
As someone who pursued stable gameplay, Shia wanted to aim for the late game.
The dead teammates also placed pings.
[Danger!]
[Retreat!]
[Support – NoName]
But you’re not just backing down. Let’s just see where this goes. I never expected to focus this hard in Bronze/Silver.
Currently, Asteria’s possession rate was at the initial level.
When Na-me and Shia appeared in the Mid Lane, the opposing team prepared for battle, ready to engage at any moment.
However, Asteria’s movements were peculiar.
“Did you go for attack speed just for this?”
Using the fact that she could increase her possession rate when using the Q skill on jungle monsters and lane minions, as she reached the Mid Lane, the enemy minions came rushing in.
Na-me passed through all six enemy minions at the optimal angle, bringing the possession rate to 30% in an instant. She then quickly dispatched the harbingers, achieving a possession rate of 60%, meaning a range of 750.
–Q speed is not human-like?*
–Wow, that physical is insane (like, seriously insane).
–Isn’t it virtual reality, so the physical should also be brain-power?
–Even with League’s restricted freedom, it still tracks real-life reaction speed.
The remaining Baron’s health was 3000.
It would be a shame to give up, and ignoring the well-fed bottom line was also difficult.
Starting from a 60% possession rate, the increase in range with each basic attack becomes overwhelmingly tangible.
Na-me gently poked at the opposing team, forcing them into a choice.
Fight or flee?
She thought she would take her chances when her possession rate hit 100%, making her range nearly equivalent to a melee champion. However, Na-me cleverly decided not to hastily raise it.
Ignoring the tank who wasn’t losing health, she focused on the weaker dealer and support.
With her ADC already having scored 10 kills, any hit on her would be critical.
As her focus also reached the jungler, the jungler decided to make a full attack command.
“You’re really acting tough. You’re going to die!”
If Asteria backed off here, they could simply turn back to Baron again.
Their top lane was still keeping health, so a 4 vs. 2 match seemed doable, and the initiate was called.
Wait, what?
But contrary to expectations, even with her possession rate at 85%, she charged in instead.
They were throwing well enough for her not to miss out on this chance.
Moreover, she had even isolated herself a bit from Lulu.
Just as their support seemed to have noticed from the same angle, she used her Ultimate, but…
[Grow!]
Lulu’s tick-timing Ultimate and transformation.
However, Asteria leaped past this and targeted the farthest range dealer inside the Baron nest.
“What are you doing! Hurry up and stop that!”
“Catch that one quickly!”
As Mid and Jungle rushed back in, the Top used the Ultimate to protect the range dealer.
But Asteria vanished right in front of them, leaving only a ward behind.
“What the heck, where did she go?”
“Hey, behind the wall…!”
[Possession Rate – 95% Range 1000]
Beyond the lair, Asteria unleashed an indiscriminate bombardment.
In the blink of an eye, the range dealer evaporated, followed by the support, who tried to protect her.
They then desperately tried to give up Baron, but—
As the Herald of Stars, she showed no mercy to the traitors.
Coming back into the nest with a pinecone bomb, she evaded all CC abilities and finally achieved a possession rate of 100%.
“This is officially messed up.”
[La Asteria Salva Ermum]
With a motion of stars exploding from the sky, pieces of stars rained down chaotically around them.
And all they could see was Asteria’s cape fluttering.
[Triple Kill!]
Five pieces of stardust shattered the traitor’s chains.
[Quadra Kill!]
Ten pieces of stardust annihilated the Sentinel’s shotgun.
[Our allies have stolen Baron!]
Even the blacksmith, who stood firm until the very end, had no choice but to kneel under the radiance of the stars.
[Pentakill!]
“Epic…”
People say that in the solo queue environment, the game gets wrecked before one can simply rely on Asteria’s late-game carry potential.
But I didn’t agree with that notion.
More accurately, I didn’t agree with the ‘Asteria’ using armor penetration items.
It was only natural that if you built items in that way, the current average win rate for Asteria would land in the low 40s.
So hitting a win rate of 50% would likely occur around the 30-minute mark.
Yet to raise early-game power and roll the game from there, I felt it made more sense to focus on attack speed.
Until the increase in range became unnoticeable to the enemies.
They were originally underestimating Asteria, but at some point, they would find themselves at a range they couldn’t reach.
With Lulu having excellent performance in lane, if timed properly with her Ultimate, this combination would theoretically have no disadvantage at any point in the game.
[Victory!]
“Phew! It’s finally over, everyone!”
After my pentakill, the enemies lost their will to fight, and it didn’t take long for their fortress to fall.
We couldn’t forget Shia, who gave appropriate support from behind during our victory as well.
When I kept pushing the enemies, she was always at my side.
Deliberately allowing the enemies to approach, it seemed she read my thoughts perfectly, utilizing transformation and her Ultimate to deliver a flawless bait play.
[‘Largo’ donated 110,000 won!]
–Did you really only do this for a total of 22 kills?
“Thank you very much for the 5,000 won mission per kill, Largo! Our NoName is doing so well, right? I’ll spin the donation roulette later when I’m alone.”
[‘Night Sky’s Hye’ donated 10,000 won!]
–A pentakill in the first stream? This collab already feels intense!
“Thank you for the 10,000 won donation, Night Sky’s Hye!”
Many people were congratulating our victory.
Some expressed their feelings through money, while others shot off fireworks, each revealing their emotional lines.
‘Congratulations.’
I turned around at that sound, but
All that greeted me was the tickling northwest breeze that brushed against my cheek.
“Yeah… Thanks.”
[Connecting to voice chat: NoName, Hyebam The Moon Rises (2/2)]
“Sorry for leaving without a word.”
“Whoa! You startled me! You suddenly left! You’re really good at this!”
I transformed from the tall Asteria back to the petite Na-me.
“Want to say something to the viewers? Since we’re collabing, we should say something, right?”
“Hmm…”
I gazed at the downpour of messages flooding in.
From congratulatory words to compliments on my play, many were truly curious about ‘me.’
In short, various questions were in abundance.
–Hello!
–The face reveal is insane!
–Is NoName really a girl?
–Probably just a common netcam, huh? LOL!
–Common netcam (did a pentakill as Asteria in the first match).
–I’d cheer for a male too if they were this good!
–How old are you?
–What’s your relationship with Hyebam?
–With this skill, why aren’t you climbing out of Bronze?
–You’ve played almost 8,000 games in a year; I’m really curious about your real-life! LOL!
–I’ve seen you haven’t played much recently; is there a reason you quit?
“Am a girl… Probably. But I wouldn’t really want to date a guy.”
“As for my age, I’ll be seven once my birthday passes.”
“We’re in the same clan.”
“I don’t care much about the tier.”
“Talking about real life is a bit difficult.”
“I just lost the reason to play the game.”
As I diligently answered each question, Shia stopped me.
“Na-me! I didn’t mean you had to answer everything, haha.”
“Just hurry and tell me.”
You did this on purpose, didn’t you? Right?
But Shia quickly transitioned us to the next game, skillfully dodging the issue.
“I originally planned to ask slowly while we play together, but it looks like I revealed everything, huh?”
“I won’t turn off the mic anymore.”
“Hehe. Shall we get going? Are we going with an A-rule combo again this time?”
“No, I want to play Kai’Sa this round.”
I felt the urge to fully experience the winds.
The cool northwest breeze.