Chapter 19

Name：I, Who Was Ridiculed as a “Video Game Otaku and Creepy” and Dumped by My Childhood Friend, Was Actually the Winner of a World E-sports Tournament. Author：Tsugaya
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Highest Record of All Time

Translated by NotBlueYet

Edited by Kingavent

The number of people waiting in line before the stream hit an outrageous record of just under 50,000.

This is a record that ranks first or second among the streamers in the office.

The number of viewers is expected to grow from here.

“I’m kind of nervous.”

It’s been a long time since I’ve done a live video while showing my face.

It’s almost my first time, so I’m more nervous than usual.

“It’ll be fine. The viewers are very kind.”

“I guess so. Compared to the finals of the world championships, it’s better.”

“No, I feel like the comparison is wrong.”

Rio was slightly taken back.

And it is one minute before the start of the stream.

. 53032 people are waiting.

Just before the delivery, the number of people on standby increased even more.

It was scary.

“Okay, let’s do our best!”

Saying so, Rio straightened her back.

“I’ll do my best!”

The reserved stream started without a hitch.

The comments flowed across the screen at a rapid pace.

“I’ve been waiting for this!”

“Takamori, you’re so handsome!”

“Hey, aren’t you and Rio close?”

“I’m looking forward to seeing a professional gamer play for the first time!”

The comments were generally favorable.

“Good evening everyone!　Today we’ll be playing a racing game with Takamori-san!”

“I’m almost a first timer. It’s nice to play a game like this once in a while where you don’t have to shoot someone.”

“Hey, Takamori-san, what’s that?

The stream begins with a chat with Rio.

“You guys are good friends!”

“I’m jealous.”

“Are you two good at anything other than FPS?”

“Well, other than FPS, I guess Takamori and I are like beginners.”

“I guess so. We haven’t played much.”

“Then, let’s get started!”

We operate the controllers.

“First, we select a course.”

“Where do you want to play?”

“Um, I’ll do this one.

“Well, I’ll do this one.”

We both choose the standard course.

This time, we are playing via telecommunication, so there are six other players besides me and Rio.

When everyone has finished selecting a course, a course is chosen at random.

As a result, the course was chosen by Rio.

“I did it!”

“That’s great!”

I was enjoying the situation so much that I forgot that I was streaming.

“All right, let’s do it!””

I grabbed the controller and focused on the screen.

Three, two, one, start!

I was off to a good start.

I kept going and broke the item box.

I’m in first place and Rio is in second place, and we’re already a long way from third place and beyond.

“Okay, speed up!”

“Oh, Takamori, you’re cheating!2

“No, it’s not fair.”

Rio was also pulling a speed-up item.

“Takamori-san’s good at drifting!”

“This is your first time?”

In effect, it was a showdown between Takamori and Rio.

The number of simultaneous viewers exceeded 60,000.

The number of viewers for a streaming video of just two high school students playing a racing game has gathered 60,000 viewers.

The fact that my audience and Rio’s audience were slightly different may have had something to do with it.

The game is simple: the first person to complete three laps of the course wins.

Rio and I were in the second half of our second lap.

“Yes, first place!”

“I lost. ……”

The result was that I came in first and Rio came in second.

My sweaty hands soaked my controller.

“Takamori, how focused are you?”

“I didn’t want to lose!”

“What a kid!”

The conversation between Rio and I was very natural.

I think the audience enjoyed seeing that.

“Takamori, you’re serious against a girl!”

“You two should go out with each other.”

“Both of you guys are so close!”

“You’re good at more than just FPS, you’re a cheat!”

The comments never stopped.

“Takamori-san, let’s have another fight.”

“I’d like that.”

We clutched our controllers again.