Chapter 36
Leo’s days were always hectic.
From morning until evening, he was constantly caught up in the imperial duties.
Sometimes, he even had to handle overtime work after sunset.
Just seeing him handle such an unreasonable workload was enough to show that he was fit to be the next emperor.
“Hoo… Finally, some free time.”
Then one day.
He had a rare evening where he finished his work early and found himself with some free time.
Leo took out the COL that had been collecting dust in the corner of his room.
It was something he had bought a few days ago when he had business outside.
When Leo went to purchase it from the merchant guild, unlike the time of “Maple Leaf Story,” there weren’t many people lining up.
He heard that many people had gathered on the first day of release, but…
Leo had bought his a few weeks after the release.
This time, production had been approved, so supply was stable.
Of course, within just a few weeks, sales exceeded three million units, far more than before.
Anyway, thanks to that, Leo successfully purchased COL without revealing his identity.
“I feel… a little nervous.”
Leo lay down on his bed, holding the artifact.
He didn’t have much time to sleep, but he felt he had to try COL because of the promise he made with JeBbit.
The reason he felt nervous was that he was thinking of playing COL with JeBbit.
Paak—
As he activated the artifact, his vision shifted.
He found himself in Summoner’s Rift, a place filled with mysterious creatures and magic.
Leo began to create his account in COL as a summoner.
“For my nickname…”
When it came time to choose his nickname, Leo hesitated a bit.
The fact that the emperor and even the second princess, Eliya,
and the other royals enjoyed COL was already well known.
But he still worried about whether it would be okay if it became known that someone as busy as him was playing games too.
He was known as the “Light of the Empire,” receiving all the expectations.
No matter how popular COL was, if he played it, rumours might spread that he was neglecting state affairs for a game.
<Rogue Empire’s Prince>
After pondering for a moment, Leo eventually decided on that nickname.
With a name like that, he could hide his identity.
And in case something came up, he could pretend to be Rikal.
Lately, Leo had been annoyed with Rikal, who kept picking fights related to JeBbit.
Of course, he could have completely hidden his identity.
But as Leo was not yet used to the concept of anonymity, it was a sort of mistake on his part.
Anyway, with that, Leo officially started playing COL.
He learned the basics through a simple tutorial and a bot match.
Thanks to watching the Arcane War, he didn’t find it difficult to adjust.
“Time has already flown by.”
Glancing at the time displayed in the corner of his view, Leo muttered.
It was almost 10 PM.
Leo decided to play one last normal game with other players and then go to bed.
He started the matchmaking process.
Once it was complete, Leo was transferred to the champion selection map.
(Team) FurryLove: tttttt
(Team) BadChampCollector: mdmdmdmdmd
(Team) BorderGuardCaptain: tt ttah
As soon as the pick phase began, his teammates started shouting consonants in an incomprehensible manner.
Then they picked their lane champions without any regard for others.
(Team) BorderGuardCaptain: I’m going jungle.
With his keen sense, Leo quickly understood the situation.
‘T’ likely meant “top,” and ‘md’ stood for “mid.”
‘They’re deciding lanes on a first-come, first-served basis.’
During the Arcane War, teams were predetermined, but…
After the official release, he had heard that teams were formed through random matchmaking.
Leo had been curious about how lane assignments worked, and now he had his answer.
He could also tell that solo lanes like mid and top were the most popular.
Since he wanted to play ADC (Attack Damage Carry) anyway, it wasn’t a problem for him.
(Team) <Rogue Empire’s Prince>: I’ll go ADC.
Leo picked Ashe.
Up until this point, he was feeling quite excited.
This was his first real match with other players in COL, and he thought it would be fun.
If they had just played according to their roles, it would have been a fun game.
But if the pick phase ended peacefully, it wouldn’t be COL.
(Team) JustPlaysAssassin: Oh wait, let me take mid.
<JustPlaysAssassin> showed up late.
From his nickname, he didn’t seem like the type to play support.
(Team) BadChampCollector: Mid was already picked.
(Team) JustPlaysAssassin: No, I only play mid. I can’t do support. I was late because I went to the bathroom.
(Team) BadChampCollector: That’s unreasonable. You should’ve picked before you went.
In games like COL, even if you temporarily exit the artifact, the game in progress continues on the server.
Since it’s a team-based game, it’s designed so that the game doesn’t get interrupted just because one person steps away.
It allows for a player to take a quick bathroom break during a game, without stopping the entire match.
(Team) JustPlaysAssassin: What could I do when it was urgent? Ah, I can only play mid. Let’s just go double mid.
Then <JustPlaysAssassin> picked Zed.
In this rather perplexing situation, Leo was at a loss for words.
Rogue Empire’s Prince: Ah, no. Does that mean I’ll be alone without a support?
(Team) BadChampCollector: What the heck are you doing? This is absolutely ridiculous… Someone just dodge, please.
(Team) JustPlaysAssassin: It’s just a casual game anyway. Let’s just go double mid.
(Team) BadChampCollector: Ah **, seriously. If no one dodges, I’m just throwing this game.
Rogue Empire’s Prince: No… Is this really okay?
Leo tried to persuade <JustPlaysAssassin> in a hurry, but it was no use.
(Team) JustPlaysAssassin: I’ve already picked Zed, what do you expect me to do? It’s just a normal game, so let’s just play.
Rogue Empire’s Prince: What on earth…
(Team) BadChampCollector: Ah, seriously, I’m so pissed off…
And with that, the game started just like that.
No one came to play support.
(Team) Rogue Empire’s Prince (Ashe): Am I really going to the bottom lane alone?
Leo desperately called out in the Rift.
But no one responded.
As soon as the game started, the two mid players bought items and rushed to the mid lane.
(Team) Rogue Empire’s Prince (Ashe): What is this…?
Leo was bewildered by the situation, but he started playing the game anyway.
He helped with the jungle leash and headed to the bottom lane.
(Team) Rogue Empire’s Prince (Ashe): What’s going on?
Unlike Leo, the enemy bottom lane had two players.
But it seemed something happened on their side too, as Master Yi and Aatrox ended up in the bottom lane.
(Team) Rogue Empire’s Prince (Ashe): Hah, hah… I mean…
Now, the situation was so absurd that Leo couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh.
The enemy Master Yi and Aatrox were calmly splitting the minions.
– Defeat
It was a close fight, but in the end, they lost the game.
“Is this really how it’s supposed to be…?”
This normal game was quite different from the Arcane War.
In the end, Leo decided to play just one more game before going to sleep.
It felt like it would be a waste to go to bed without playing a proper game.
Thus began the next game.
Fortunately, this time, all five players went to their designated lanes properly.
Leo picked Ashe again as ADC and started the game feeling good.
(Team) WorldTreeIsJustABigTree (Fiddlesticks): Ah, for real, the ADC is so bad.
(Team) Rogue Empire’s Prince (Ashe): Sorry, this is my first time playing.
(Team) WorldTreeIsJustABigTree (Fiddlesticks): Then you should have played something like support, not ADC…
About five minutes into the game, the jungle came for a gank.
But due to Leo’s mistake, they missed the kill.
Immediately, Fiddlesticks started hurling insults.
Leo endured it and apologized, acknowledging his mistake.
After all, he was the Crown Prince who would lead the Empire’s future.
He could tolerate that much once or twice.
(Team) WorldTreeIsJustABigTree (Fiddlesticks): Ah, Ashe, you **!
In the middle of a team fight, Ashe missed her ultimate.
After losing the fight and even having their inhibitor pushed, Fiddlesticks started berating Ashe again.
(Team) Rogue Empire’s Prince (Ashe): Isn’t it just because the enemy jungler is strong?
(Team) WorldTreeIsJustABigTree (Fiddlesticks): No, if you had hit your ult on Yi, we would have won.
(Team) Rogue Empire’s Prince (Ashe): But Yi came in from the side, how was I supposed to…
Anyone could see they lost due to the jungle difference.
Of course, Ashe wasn’t playing well either, but aside from missing the ultimate, there was nothing else to criticize.
(Team) WorldTreeIsJustABigTree (Fiddlesticks): Ah, seriously, so frustrating. Your nickname is trash, and so is your skill, **…
(Team) Rogue Empire’s Prince (Ashe): ?
(Team) WorldTreeIsJustABigTree (Fiddlesticks): Are you pretending to be that moronic 3rd Prince? Seriously, you have the worst personality and play terribly.
(Team) Rogue Empire’s Prince (Ashe): Aren’t gaming and personality two separate things? Why are you resorting to personal attacks? And I’m not the 3rd Prince.
(Team) WorldTreeIsJustABigTree (Fiddlesticks): Then why did you choose that nickname? Want to be royalty or something? You’re probably just a commoner who farms. Haha. You wouldn’t dare speak in front of me in real life, right?
(Team) Rogue Empire’s Prince (Ashe): No…
If this were in person, it would have been a situation where the offender would deserve execution for insulting the royalty.
But in a game where the other’s identity is unknown, there wasn’t much he could do.
Of course, he could report them and possibly get them banned.
But the humiliation and unpleasant feeling from being personally attacked wouldn’t easily go away.
(Team) Rogue Empire’s Prince (Ashe): You’re being too harsh. Even if you don’t know who I am, saying such things isn’t right.
(Team) WorldTreeIsJustABigTree (Fiddlesticks): Yeah, well, then come meet me. I bet you wouldn’t dare to say a word if we met in person.
Part of Leo wanted to rush to the Illusion Magic Tower and ask them to find out who this user was.
But the rules of the Illusion Magic Tower clearly stated that they couldn’t reveal the other party’s identity.
Besides, it wouldn’t look good if rumours spread that the Crown Prince sought out someone because of a game dispute.
And above all, he would need to explain his “Rogue Empire’s Prince” nickname.
He had the urge to have Fiddlesticks executed on the spot.
The words were enough to make even Leo, who was called the future of the Empire, lose his temper.
Just as he thought about holding back his anger and ignoring it.
(Team) WorldTreeIsJustABigTree (Fiddlesticks): Let’s meet tomorrow. I’ll tell you the location. Haha, time for a commoner pretending to be the 3rd Prince to get disciplined.
‘This guy…!’
(Team) Rogue Empire’s Prince (Ashe): Tell me right now. Where.
In the end, Leo lost his cool for a moment.
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