The Chicken Legend's Game Becomes Reality - Chapter 18

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Chapter 18
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The 5v5 Territory Control Map Waiting Room, which looked freshly created, held only one other person besides me.
“Hello.”
A soft yet distinctly low and composed male voice.
[White Eyes]
Blue hair and silver eyes.
A support-class healer in a white coat, standing nearly as tall as me.
“Oh, yes. Hello.”
A male character with a holy, angelic image—his eyes gleaming with a premium holographic effect.
I’d entered somewhat tense, but my guard melted away without my realizing it.
A pale face, blue hair, eyes sparkling beautifully in silver, and a smile that radiated both cool elegance and kindness.
‘So this is my sponsor. Completely naive—no, genuinely kind-looking.’
Even knowing the figure before me was merely a Game World character, that beautiful first impression burned vividly into my mind.
As my wariness dissolved, affection quietly raised its head.
The customization was remarkably excellent.
【Hmm.】
Kkolkkalpi circled White Eyes with a suspicious expression, then glanced at something.
It seemed to be observing the opposing Constellation.
White Eyes approached me, pulling his lips into a smile as he spoke.
“This kind of meeting is fine, right?”
“Absolutely.”
“Did you turn on the broadcast?”
“Not yet.”
“Could you carry me through a match? As you can see, my rank isn’t particularly high.”
It was a welcome request.
Realizing he’d sponsored me just to use me as a carry, some of my suspicions about my sponsor eased.
“Come on. With a Constellation rank of Gold, that’s not really that low.”
Honestly, I’d consider anything below Diamond as fair game, but I was grateful my sponsor wasn’t a complete waste of space.
I had an impatient personality, so I couldn’t always be that kind.
I grinned at White Eyes.
“Let’s play together sometimes.”
Playing with my sponsor while earning money and enjoying the game.
It was a win-win.
Upon hearing my proposal, White Eyes stared at me intently instead of answering.
I laughed, then stiffened slightly.
“Do you not like it?”
“Oh. It’s not that—”
Just as White Eyes seemed to collect his thoughts and was about to say something, a new Player entered the room.
[Notification
[Dark K Choco has entered the room.]
I glanced at the notification without much thought, but at the familiar username, I squinted in disbelief and whipped my head around.
“…?”
Black hair, black eyes, and a katana I recognized.
That katana, by the way, was a paid cosmetic weapon skin, so regardless of which sword you purchased in-game, it would display as that image.
‘Did that bastard stalk me here?’
【You followed me here, didn’t you? I really don’t like this. Especially that guy in the back. Damn it. What are you staring at?】
Kkolkkalpi growled at the opposing Constellation I couldn’t see.
But Dark Choco seemed completely caught off guard by our encounter, his expression flickering with surprise as he looked at me.
He alternated his gaze between me and White Eyes, then froze like a broken machine.
[Notification]
Today’s Hard Carry has entered the room]
Following Dark Choco’s entrance, Today’s Hard Carry arrived a beat late and his eyes widened when he saw me.
“Huh? What?!”
I glanced at both their stats and paused to think for a moment.
Both Diamond rank.
‘Two Diamond-ranked melee specialists, a Diamond ADC, and a Gold support—isn’t that practically perfect?’
I wasn’t particularly knowledgeable about one-on-one matches, but that’s what I understood.
Anyone could join after this.
Today’s Hard Carry approached me with enthusiasm.
“Wow! Hello, Chicken Bulssdagu! I really enjoyed watching that match from a few days ago! The world really is small. Back then we were enemies, but now we’re teammates.”
“Yeah, well….”
From the way he spoke, it seemed Dark Choco had brought him along as a friend.
Allies, then.
As long as I didn’t abandon the team just because I didn’t want to deal with a Gold-ranked player, there was nothing wrong with this, I thought—then Today’s Hard Carry asked me something.
“Should we start a new room?”
Of course.
True to form for a top-ranked player’s friend, he was suggesting we move rooms to get rid of the Gold-ranked player whose skill was lacking.
I glanced to the side and saw White Eyes staring at Today’s Hard Carry with an expressionless face.
It was quite cold.
‘Hmm? So they do have some backbone?’
I’d need to be careful to protect my precious sponsor and their sponsorship money.
Just as I was about to refuse, Dark Choco—looking quite flustered—glared at his friend and spoke in a sharp voice.
“You’re insane. No way. We’re doing this as is.”
“What? You’re telling me to carry a Gold player? Among the hunters I know, Diamonds are a dime a dozen. I could just invite a few of them.”
Today’s Hard Carry complained and glanced at me.
He flashed a smile with his eyes.
“And get to know Chicken Bulssdagu better while we’re at it.”
Ugh.
I’m on the side of whoever’s paying me.
Dark Choco fixed his friend with a stern expression and scolded him.
“Carrying a weaker teammate on the same squad is an important skill in itself. So just do it.”
“Wow, what a dinosaur.”
While the two bickered.
[Notification
ADC Yura has entered the room.]
Today’s Hard Carry’s brow furrowed sharply as he checked the newly arrived Player’s rank.
“Ah.”
Gold again.
Since the room master was Gold rank, a random entry was inevitable.
If Dark Choco hadn’t deliberately chosen this room, that player probably got matched here because of my strength.
Kkolkkalpi chattered from beside me.
【The team composition looks decent. A weaker ally isn’t bad. The difficulty goes up, which is good, and I’ll have plenty of chances to shine.】
Whatever.
I half-listened while activating the broadcast system I’d prepared beforehand.
White Eyes, who had been eerily silent until now, immediately started the game the moment the final Player entered.
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Dark Choco and Do-jin recalled what had happened before logging into God Opal.
Ding!
[Baek Hee-an: Are you busy right now?]
Do-jin, who had been doing evening training in the basement, flinched at the messenger notification and checked his phone.
[Me: No]
[Me: Not busy at all]
A reply came immediately.
[Baek Hee-an: A test tournament just started at God Opal]
[Me: I’ll be there]
Do-jin was thrilled that his aloof older brother was reaching out first.
Though he quickly tensed up.
[Baek Hee-an: I need a favor]
[Me: Yes, hyung]
[Me: What is it?]
Baek Hee-an was asking for a favor—Do-jin grew tense, wondering what this was about, and focused intently on the screen.
[Baek Hee-an: I’m leveling an alt account, but no one can know about it]
[Me: I’ll keep it secret]
That made perfect sense.
Baek Hee-an attracted enormous attention no matter what he did, so he’d naturally want to avoid the spotlight.
[Baek Hee-an: My alt’s Constellation rank is too low, so bring one skilled friend and play with me]
This was strange.
In God Opal, matchmaking was based on skill, so even with an alt account, after just a few matches, Constellations of nearly the same level as his main account would be matched with him.
‘Is this a specially managed account so hyung can hide his identity?’
That seems to be the case.
[Baek Hee-an: Keep it secret from him that I have an alt account]
[Me: Yes, understood]
To be honest, Do-jin was in a bind.
Exceptional Players are usually skilled Hunters as well, and there’s a certain correlation between a Hunter’s skill and their rather unsavory temperament.
‘At least he’s one of the decent ones…’
After deliberating, I ask Baek Hee-an.
[Me: Can I bring a healer-type mage support?]
[Baek Hee-an: I’m a heal mage]
This is a disaster.
[Me: What about your Constellation rank?]
[Baek Hee-an: Gold]
This is truly a disaster.
If the opponent doesn’t know it’s Baek Hee-an, they’ll absolutely underestimate him.
Do-jin clutched his head.
[Baek Hee-an: Don’t worry about my feelings—just bring someone who’s good]
And so, now.
【Team Member(5)】
Dark K Choco
Chicken Bulssdagu
Today’s Hard Carry 12
ADC Yura
White Eyes
Two rankers among the five, and one top ranker pretending to be Gold.
The opposing team, auto-matched with similar power to our side, were all Diamond-ranked Players.
They had two rankers as well.
Since matching with Korean users was impossible, it was a Japanese team.
Do-jin tore his gaze from the player lists of both teams and glanced at the battlefield where combat was raging.
‘What on earth is Chicken doing?’
Boom boom boom crash—!
Unleashing Chicken Seat in a one-versus-many PVP was like releasing a madman.
Even facing multiple opponents, he dealt damage efficiently and evaded harm with an almost monstrous instinct.
True to a user who only does one-on-one duels, he seemed unfamiliar with simultaneous attacks from multiple directions, but that fact didn’t pose a serious problem.
Behind him, the support blocked enemies, dealt damage, and healed allies with flawless precision.
Just then, White Eyes’ eyes gleamed as she activated a Constellation skill.
Today’s Hard Carry, nicknamed Carry, initiated a one-on-one voice chat with Do-jin and spoke in an astonished tone.
[“What is that White Eyes thing? Is that seriously a trash star?”]
For reference, among Hunters, a trash star isn’t Bronze—it’s Gold.
Hunters playing God of War typically hide the fact that they even play the game until they reach Diamond rank.
That’s how much they despise Gold rank.
[“Are you insane? Did you see? White Eyes just surpassed you and climbed to second place overall!”]
‘Of course. That’s Baek Hee-an, after all.’
Do-jin thought to himself.
‘What’s their relationship?’
He’d come to level up Baek Hee-an’s alt account, but he never imagined Chicken Seat—who’d clashed with him one-on-one just days ago—would be here alongside him.
‘Chicken Seat doesn’t seem to know Baek Hee-an’s true identity.’

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