Gender Swap: The Introvert's Broadcast

Chapter 45

It wasn’t really surprising that Harin was assigned to the opposing team.

From what I had heard, once you get close to Diamond rank, you often run into well-known players.

However, there was one thing I was curious about.

"So, I'm not even Diamond yet, so how do I meet Harin?"

That was the most curious part.

I had heard that once you’re near Diamond, you’ll encounter well-known players, but Platinum 2 isn’t exactly that close.

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: It's because of your high MMR.]

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: Haven’t you played other online games?]

[If you’ve played, you’d know.]

[There’s a hidden score.]

[You’ve played for so long and still don’t know about MMR?]

[Hwanhee: You’re kinda low-key showing off that you’re good at Reore...]

[Kang Hoo-min: Yeah, it’s obvious haha.]

MMR.

I definitely remembered hearing about it a long time ago, but I didn’t know much about MMR.

That said, it wasn’t like I could just look it up online right now.

There was a good solution for this.

“Cthulhu-mon, hurry up and explain MMR.”

I could ask the manager.@@@@

Not just any manager, but one with excellent knowledge about games, so I felt confident asking.

I didn’t think he’d mind.

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: What?]

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: Why are you asking me to explain that?;;]

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: Fine, hold on a second.]

[He’s actually going to explain it haha.]

[Why are you really going to explain it? Dumbass.]

[You’re a fool...]

[At least I tried it once, okay?]

[Hwanhee: He’s a community veteran, so he probably knows how to explain it well.]

[Community veteran, indeed haha.]

Despite his complaints, the manager immediately began preparing the explanation.

This is why I liked Cthulhu.

He always did his best in everything.

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: MMR is used in games where two or more players compete against each other. It’s designed to prevent newbies from quitting early by reducing the skill gap they feel when they first start playing. That’s why MMR was created.]

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: It stands for Matchmaking Rating.]

[Oh.]

[Nice explanation.]

[Now that’s a manager.]

[Hwanhee: So, in short, it’s to prevent newbies from quitting.]

[Yeah, exactly haha.]

[Without newbies, the game wouldn’t work.]

[No newbies, and it would be a problem.]

[Kang Hoo-min: We should just get rid of all the newbies.]

[Come on, Kang, be kinder haha.]

‘He was really handsome.’

The man had a vaguely decadent look, and thanks to his younger brother, I learned that he was Dama. Although we didn’t talk for long, his presence left such a strong impression on me that I couldn’t forget him. If I had the chance, I’d want to meet him again.

“Oh, you guys didn’t meet Dama? You should have, that would have been something.”

[What? Haha, really curious now.]

[But why isn’t he using a webcam? Is it because he’s ugly?]

[I’ll give you a hundred bucks to show your face, haha.]

[If I looked good, I’d show my face.]

[Seriously, talking to these losers is impossible.]

Even now, as I remembered his face, I typed in the chat.

[All][SkyisBlue][Zara]: What is top lane Draven? Haha]

[All][SkyisBlue][Zara]: Who’s still playing that?]

“Isn’t Draven top a thing from way back?”

Draven was once a strong champion, but after the nerfs, top lane Draven was no longer a popular pick.

[Yeah, it’s been obsolete for a while.]

[Who’s playing top Draven now? Haha.]

[You just need to gank top, and the game’s over.]

[Top Draven without mobility isn’t all that appealing.]

[Let’s swap lanes and give Draven hell lol.]

[Lane swaps are the devil, for real lol.]

[What kind of lane swap in solo queue?]

[Some people still do it, though.]

I thought about it. I could swap lanes and give Draven hell, but it wasn’t that tempting. I wanted to play longer since I had already met Dama.

I wanted to leave a good impression.

“Okay, let’s do it properly? I’ll apologize in advance since Dama might cry.”

[Dama’s tears are a rare sight.]

[What do men’s tears taste like?]

[Obviously salty, what are you talking about?]

[Studies have shown men’s tears taste sweet.]

[So that’s why Harin’s lesbians make their dads cry.]

[Building up some serious chills, lol.]

Since I had caught Draven as an ADC, I felt like I wouldn’t lose this game.

[Viewer donation: 1,000 won]

- Dama, you’re screwed. Harin says she’ll make you cry. What should I do? Should I go and beg with a hundred won?]

“What...?”

I doubted giving money would help.

[Giving money is accepted, lol.]

[????️Omniscient Cthulhu: If the will reaches the heavens, it might happen, haha.]

[Tears? Heh heh.]

[I can’t resist tears, haha.]

[If Draven top builds well, it can actually carry, even if the ADC is strong.]

[But it has to be a good build. It’s not just about playing well.]

Harin’s words were pretty intense, but I didn’t think the game would be that hard.

After all, with MMR, the skill levels of both teams would be balanced.