NOVEL WEB chapter 134 - Winner Confirmed
The truth about Nidalee is that she’s not particularly strong in the late game.
Unlike some champions, she struggles to carry on her own during the later stages.
But when the enemy team includes lower-tier players, it’s a different story altogether.
Thud!
[You have slain an enemy!]
Every spear landed, boosting her value higher and higher.
Just like right now.
[🗡️Omnipotent Cthulhu: What the heck.]
[🗡️Omnipotent Cthulhu: Why are the enemies getting hit by every single spear, lol?]
[They’re just standing there, geez...]
[How do they keep getting hit?]
[Are these really supposed to be good players?]
[Kang Hoomin: Surprisingly, yes, they’re considered good players.]
[Sarok, seriously, what are you doing? You’re supposed to lead the team, not get dominated, lol.]
[Absolute legend, lol.]
[Sarok, pull yourself together.]
[If you’re struggling this much against just one “furry,” how did you even make it to the finals?]
[“Matchup luck,” obviously.]
Nidalee’s spears aren’t meant to hit targets; they’re thrown to limit the enemy’s movements.
If a spear lands, then you just pounce on the enemy and finish them off.
Thud!
“Their comp doesn’t even have anything to dive me with.”
If the enemy team had champions like Nautilus or Vi, who could force an engagement, things might have been different.
But without such options, the result of the fourth set was inevitable.
-Wow, your Nidalee is incredible.
"Well, it’s me. The Solo Queue God."
-That’s a bit...
[🗡️Omnipotent Cthulhu: Bold claims from Rimaldo, lol.]
[But isn’t he actually a Solo Queue God? At Dama’s level, he’s absurdly good.]
[Reluctantly admitting it over drinks.]
[Kang Hoomin: Why is Rimaldo actually pulling his weight, lol?]
[Kang Hoomin: Honestly thought he’d mess up big time.]
[At least this game, he’s quietly sitting on the carry bus.]
The game concluded smoothly.
Even if we wanted to lose, it wasn’t possible.
[Victory!]
“Feels like we won too easily.”
"Yeah, seriously!"
I hadn’t expected the game to be this one-sided.
But the enemy team couldn’t handle my Nidalee, making it an effortless victory.
Every counter-jungle attempt I made succeeded.
[🗡️Omnipotent Cthulhu: Congrats on the win!!!]
[🗡️Omnipotent Cthulhu: Can’t believe you won, lol.]
[Kang Hoomin: Can I get a Cyburger? Can I get a Cyburger? Can I get a Cyburger?]
[Kang Hoomin: I’m broke and starving, please let me have one...]
[What’s with the begging, lol?]
[Cyburger begging is next level.]
[Seriously, your begging skills are impressive, lol.]
[This is what true pros look like.]
As soon as I glanced at the chat, the begging comments were all over it.
“Hoomin, do you want to die? Stop saying stuff like that.”
-Huh?
"Oh, no, not you, Hoomin. There’s a troll viewer in the chat named ‘Kang Hoomin.’"
-Ah, got it.
[🗡️Omnipotent Cthulhu: Lolololol.]
[🗡️Omnipotent Cthulhu: How is a viewer’s username...]
[Kang Hoomin: Situation is wild, lol.]
[Kang Hoomin: Definitely not changing my username now.]
[Declaring he won’t change his username is next-level trolling, lol.]
[Just change your username, you troll, lol.]
[Peak trolling, lol.]
I hadn’t realized my mic was still on, nearly creating an awkward misunderstanding.
It felt like overhearing someone badmouthing me behind my back.
Relieved, I decided to move on and spoke up.
“Anyway, congratulations to everyone on the win. You all worked so hard during prep, so take some time to relax for now.”
-Yes!!!!
-Got it.
-Okay.
-All right~
With that positive note, we parted ways.
Normally, we’d celebrate in person with drinks or something, but honestly, I didn’t feel like it.
If fate brought us together again, we’d meet. No need to force it.
With that thought in mind, I waited briefly—
-Dama, it’s time for your victory interview.
"Oh, sure."
The championship interview began.
Apparently, they were interviewing everyone, starting from the top lane.
It seemed Kang Hoomin had already completed his interview.
‘What should I say?’
I had to give good answers.
As I contemplated, a familiar voice interrupted my thoughts.
-Dama! What are your thoughts on winning this tournament?
Harin burst into the Discord call with a cheerful tone.
It seemed she was the one conducting the interviews.
“Of all people, why her?”
It’s hard to keep your words polished with someone you know.
If it were a stranger, it’d be much easier. I sighed and replied.
“Winning the tournament... well, I’m happy. We really worked hard to prepare for it.”
-You don’t seem like you prepared that much, but okay, got it!
[🗡️Omnipotent Cthulhu: Lololololol.]
[🗡️Omnipotent Cthulhu: Honestly, she’s kind of right, though.]
[For real, we praised him for working hard, but it wasn’t that much.]
[Kang Hoomin: Performed about 1.3 times better than Mangming, lol.]
↳ [Temporary Ban: User removed.]
[Hwanhee: Lol, Dama definitely banned him.]
[Can’t let it slide if someone says you’re worse than Mangming...]
[How could anyone let that go?]
[No one can.]
After kicking the trolls out of the chat, I started saying what I actually wanted to.
“We really did work hard. Honestly, I didn’t think the team would cooperate so well, but everyone put in so much effort. That’s why we won.”
-Your teammates were really good. I didn’t expect you to win, either, honestly.
“Looking at how the teams were assigned, it felt like some malice went into it.”
-Don’t blame me too much; I didn’t decide everything.
[No, totally blame her, lol.]
[Shifting blame like a pro, lolol.]
[This is what a true streamer does, mm-hmm.]
[If that’s what a proper streamer does, this country’s doomed.]
[🗡️Omnipotent Cthulhu: To be fair, the country’s already doomed.]
[Gasp.]
[Dude.]
[Kang Hoomin: No political comments, please.]
[Kang Hoomin: For the record, I support both conservative and liberal parties.]
↳ [Temporary Ban: User removed.]
[How did he get unbanned, anyway?]
[Probably unbanned by Cthulhu, lol.]
“Don’t type stuff like that, okay? It could cause controversy for the stream. You know how messy the comments get when politics come up?”
Mention politics even slightly, and the comments section turns into a dumpster fire.
If anything like that came up, it was better to shut it down immediately.
‘If he keeps joking like that... he’ll be banned permanently.’
He wouldn’t be able to watch my streams on that account anymore.
That was just how my stream worked.
-Okay, last question.
Harin wrapped up with one final question.
She had a good sense of timing, knowing when to end the interview.
-What are your plans for the prize money?
A straightforward question.
I’d deliberately avoided bringing up this topic, but here it was.
[🗡️Omnipotent Cthulhu: Lolololol.]
[🗡️Omnipotent Cthulhu: She really went there.]
[Absolute legend.]
[The flustered Dama is priceless, lol.]
[Hwanhee: This is hilarious, lol.]
[He’s probably going to save it, though.]
[Dama doesn’t seem like the type to waste money.]
[So boring.]
I didn’t want to answer, but the money’s use had already been decided.
“My younger sibling is starting college soon, so I’ll use it to buy them a laptop and other necessities.”
I hadn’t wanted to say it out loud, having seen others get criticized for "pretending to care about family."
‘I’ll have to ban those kinds of comments as they pop up.’
I didn’t want my sibling, Yeeram, to see such comments and feel hurt.
[🗡️Omnipotent Cthulhu: Oh.]
[🗡️Omnipotent Cthulhu: That’s actually wholesome.]
[So responsible.]
[Why so responsible, though?]
[What about Cyburgers? Cyburgers? Cyburgers? Cyburgers? Cyburgers? Cyburgers?]
[Isn’t that Hoomin again? Lol.]
[Hwanhee: Probably Hoomin’s alt account.]
[Stop with the Cyburgers already...]
After that brief exchange, the interview concluded.