[TS] Malicious Sniper

When the Unknown Yone Master was active, numerous League of Legends watchtuber fans tuned in to see the Wandering Swordsman face off against the Unknown Yone Master.

The battle between the two brothers reached its peak, becoming the ultimate spectacle, and above all, it racked up mind-blowing viewership.

Just an interpretation video of their plays in one game hit a whopping 3 million views.

However, the so-called ‘brotherly showdown’ ended with the Unknown Yone Master disappearing without a trace.

[Total: 20 Matches]

– Wandering Swordsman: 0 Wins, 20 Losses

– IlilIililI: 20 Wins, 0 Losses

Truly, the ‘Wandering Swordsman’ was overwhelmingly defeated.

Yet, no one criticized or blamed the ‘Wandering Swordsman.’

After all, nobody had ever beaten the Unknown Yone Master.

In a fleeting moment, the only person who almost ‘won’ against the Unknown Yone Master was the Wandering Swordsman.

Thus, the ‘brotherly showdown’ concluded with the elder brother, Yone, overwhelmingly defeating his younger sibling.

Well, everyone thought it was over.

Title: The Unknown Yone Master Has Reappeared

Content: Even three months later, first match back and the mid Yasuo’s nickname is ‘Wandering Swordsman’ LOL what a legend.

Title: Matched with Wandering Swordsman and Barcode, streaming live now!

Content: Right now, Barcode just got a double kill!

Title: What the heck is the Unknown Yone Master, you losers?

Content: Here come the basement dwellers acting like they know something!

[Comments]

dsd123: Newbies, just shut up!

Friendly User: You don’t know the Unknown Yone Master?

Rengar Master: If a League of Legends user doesn’t know Barcode, they might as well be a spy!

Soon, a post about the ‘Unknown Yone Master’ began circulating in a League of Legends-related community.

Then other communities started to post about the Unknown Yone Master as well.

As such, the result of the face-off between the ‘Wandering Swordsman’ and the ‘Unknown Yone Master’ was shocking.

The game ended with the Unknown Yone Master victorious, but this time it was different.

The Wandering Swordsman, who had been putting up a fight against the Unknown Yone Master before, was now completely crushed.

Thus, fans watching the battle between the two brothers could only gasp in shock.

Title: Did the Wandering Swordsman become trash?

Content: Looking at some mid-game mechanics, this isn’t true at all.

Title: But Barcode’s got a one-core Guinsou, what the heck LOL.

Content: Isn’t that an absolute garbage item with no crit?

Title: The reason Barcode had to win

Content: Wandering Swordsman really messed up (current bronze professional).

[Comments]

321swq: A truly trustworthy tier.

AaaGrandpa: Current bronze? Totally agree LOL.

Many users debated why the Wandering Swordsman suffered such an overwhelming defeat against the Unknown Yone Master.

During this time, one post skyrocketed in recommendations and grabbed the community’s spotlight.

Title: Wandering Swordsman is streaming right now?????

Content: [A rough photo of the Wandering Swordsman streaming on Twitch] Check this out, he’s actually live!

[Comments]

AaaGrandpa: What’s going on?

Jungle Master: I’m heading there right now LOL.

qwqer12: I can’t believe I’m seeing the Wandering Swordsman stream with my own eyes!

ZXCVBNM: This is insane, but why Twitch of all places?

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The post that became the community’s headline was none other than the announcement that the Wandering Swordsman was streaming.

People who saw the post rushed to join Twitch and searched for ‘WanderingSwordsman00’.

[Is this the ‘Wandering’ stream?]

[I came from the community.]

[Let’s go~ let’s go~ let’s go~ let’s go~ let’s go~ let’s go~]

[Why all of a sudden are you streaming?]

[Ah… just ^0/6/2^]

[Looks like a troll has crawled in.]

[But why can’t we hear anything? No mic?]

The Wandering Swordsman’s stream quickly racked up thousands of viewers.

However, the Wandering Swordsman, having gone live, said nothing.

[WanderingSwordsman00: I don’t have a mic.]

[No mic?]

[Then why go live for f*ck’s sake?]

[You can stream without a mic, you idiot!]

Although the chatroom was in chaos due to trolls,

The Wandering Swordsman ignored the messy chat and queued up for a game.

Once the Unknown Yone Master confirmed that the Wandering Swordsman was live, he deleted his message.

“I’ll just snipe you when you queue up,” he typed along with his Twitch ID.

But if he was going to snipe anyway, did he really need to delete it? It seemed pointless,

But then again, he was the ‘Challenger,’ so he couldn’t go against the Unknown Yone Master’s wishes.

As time went on, a game was matched.

The trolls who had been wreaking havoc in the chatroom slowly stopped as the streamer showed no reaction.

[Watching Wandering Swordsman’s Yasuo live is surreal]

[Yeah, totally got wrecked by Barcode LOL.]

[Barcode is a wall you can’t cross, my dude.]

[Don’t you know?]

[The ‘originator’ is the Wandering Swordsman, that’s what I’m saying.]

[Do you even know about Wandering?]

The banter finished, and only the opponent’s last pick remained.

As always, the Wandering Swordsman had Yasuo picked, while the rival mid was still a mystery.

Could it be that the snipe failed this time?

He thought that, but.

There weren’t many rankers playing in the morning hours.

Especially since it was preseason where there was no need to climb ranks, the player pool was even thinner.

It was pretty much the perfect situation to ‘snipe.’

Sure enough, the opponent’s fifth pick revealed Yone.

[Yone? Yone? Yone? Yone? Yone? Yone? Yone? Yone?]

[Feeling dizzy… ]

[PTSD on]

[Is that Barcode?]

[It’s highly probable.]

[^0/6/2^’s nightmare flashes back… ]

[Met him in the last match too, so it seems?]

[Why the heck isn’t the Unknown Yone Master streaming?]

[Seriously, Wandering Swordsman is live.]

[Isn’t it annoying that only he’s not streaming?]

When the opponent picked Yone, the chatroom heated up again.

Normally, one would disrespect Yone based on matchups, but

Because of ‘that’ Yone Master, the Wandering Swordsman became the laughingstock instead.

The game started, and the match window came into view.

[What on earth is the host doing!!!]

[This is why newbie streamers… ]

[Adjust the stream window already!!]

… to be precise, only a ‘part’ of the game window was captured.

The Wandering Swordsman, realizing this too late, quickly adjusted the stream window.

[Whew~]

[Huh? Is that Barcode?]

[Nah, probably just a faker.]

The enemy mid who picked Yone had a nickname typically referred to as ‘Barcode.’

Usually, a Barcode nickname was used by famous individuals to avoid recognition, but.

In the case of the Unknown Yone Master, he gained fame with the ‘Barcode’ nickname, thus branded ‘Barcode Loafer.’

Of course, because of this, many attempted to impersonate the Unknown Yone Master with the ‘Barcode’ name,

But no one could replicate the unreal record of 50 matches with 50 wins.

[Is he the real deal?]

[I checked the record; is this real?]

[A revenge match, oh sh*t.]

[This time, he must win.]

[If he wins this match, it’s 1 million won.]

[Capturing the chat above, LOL.]

[Info: Donations are closed.]

[Ah LOL, that explains it.]

[Seeing Barcode, my hands and feet are shaking; is this PTSD?]

[PTSD and being a true fan at the same time LOL.]

Once it was confirmed that the opposing Yone was indeed the Unknown Yone Master, the chatroom went wild.

Despite never having won a match against the Unknown Yone Master, viewers cheered for the Wandering Swordsman, the streamer.

However, contrary to what the viewers hoped,

the Unknown Yone Master was a formidable opponent.

Yasuo’s slashes missed while Yone’s hit dead on.

The tiny losses from small differences over time dulled the Wandering Swordsman’s blade.

He farmed minions under tower.

The aggressive movements of Yone forced him to be wary of an unseen jungler.

“I won’t fall for that trick twice,” he thought,

But his overconfidence led him to donate a kill when the enemy Sejuani ambushed him.

It was a flawless defeat in the psychological battle.

And the cause of defeat was his one-dimensional thinking.

The opponent wasn’t just any Yone user; he was ‘that’ Unknown Yone Master.

What should he have done in that previous situation?

The Wandering Swordsman pondered deeply.

“Let go of your one-dimensional thinking.”

“Don’t assume your opponent thinks like you.”

Even if he lost the lane, there must be a way to win the ‘game.’

After returning to lane, every time he faced the Unknown Yone Master,

the Wandering Swordsman began to understand and absorb his plays a little.

‘…’

But that didn’t mean he had an awakening like the protagonist of a shonen manga and started defeating enemies; such moving stories didn’t occur.

Manga and reality were different, and reality was cruel and harsh.

The differences between the two were clear, both outwardly and inwardly.

[Ah…]

[Let’s just let this game slide.]

[Barcode is way too good… can’t believe it… ]

[Watching live feels completely different from just spectating.]

[Watching the personal screen is seriously suffocating, for real.]

The viewers who had only seen the fight between the two brothers as spectators could now indirectly feel

The feelings of the Wandering Swordsman facing off against the monster called the Unknown Yone Master.

Slowly starting to realize that he was walking a lonely road against that monster, the viewers sought to cheer him up.

[Wait, what?? Is that a champion?]

[The damage is insane… ]

[Guinsou is really a problem, I tell you.]

[Even if you avoid Guinsou, Yone’s lane ability itself is insane!]

[Barcode’s roaming timing is legendary.]

[Their mechanics may be equal, but the understanding of the game feels skewed.]

Eventually, just like the previous match, the Wandering Swordsman’s Yasuo suffered a devastating defeat against the Unknown Yone Master.

The only redeeming factors were that this game ended with a surrender at 15 minutes and he died less than before.

[Hang in there… ]

[Honestly, that guy is a monster.]

[Yasuo didn’t mess up; that’s for sure.]

Though the game ended in utter despair,

The Wandering Swordsman felt a slight sense of growth.

It felt as if something he lacked was finally being fulfilled.

Wanting to keep that feeling in mind for as long as possible, the Wandering Swordsman eagerly queued up for the next game.

With nothing to do during the matchmaking, the Wandering Swordsman reviewed the messages from viewers since the game had begun.

Most of them empathized with his situation, providing sympathy and encouragement.

For some reason, the Wandering Swordsman felt a lump in his throat and started moving his resting hands.

[WanderingSwordsman00: I’m okay.]

[WanderingSwordsman00: Thanks for the support, everyone.]

Originally, he went live solely by demand.

So he never intended to interact with viewers.

But he thought it was only polite to thank those comforting him, so he typed his honest feelings into the chat.

[Come on, stop being so sentimental about it (tears streaming down).]

[Did you think we were cheering you on? LOL (bursting into tears).]

[For real LOL, don’t misunderstand us (wiping snot with the back of his hand).]

Reading the incoming messages from viewers, the Wandering Swordsman couldn’t help but slightly smile.

After about 5 minutes, he matched up again.

Accepting the game, the Wandering Swordsman checked that the Unknown Yone Master was not among his allies.

If they had been on the same team, he would have dodged immediately, so he felt relieved.

Thus, the pick-and-ban phase began again, and this time the opponent picked ‘Yone’ first.

[Wow, is this seriously happening?]

[Barcode, please don’t do this… ]

[Revenge match activated!]

[Is that how you get revenge? LOL.]

[How’s that a revenge when you get beaten up on your end?]

[Host, I’m reporting Barcode for assault under cyberspace violence charges!]

[No way… no way… no way…]

[At this point, it should be recognized as ‘cyberbullying.’]

The chaotic atmosphere returned with Yone’s reappearance, but the Wandering Swordsman ignored it and picked ‘Yasuo.’

[ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

[Aah… Wandering Swordsman, what battles have you been fighting?]

[He’ll stand firm even if he falls… that’s what Wandering is!]

[Get up again and again!!!]

With the chat filled with concern for him, the Wandering Swordsman smiled softly.

With so many people watching, cheering for him,

He thought, “I can’t just lose.”

He knew it was greedy,

But he wanted to win just once against the Unknown Yone Master.

No, he wanted to win.

Even if it took a long time.

“I won’t give up.”

He would definitely not give up.

And with that, the game began.

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