Chapter 20

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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A Childhood Friend Who Got on My Bad Side (1)

Translated by NotBlueYet

Edited by Kingavent

It was the next day.

High school pro-gamers Takamori and Rio’s live broadcast attracted a lot of attention.

It even became the number one trending topic on SNS in Japan.

The event was covered by various media as well as the gaming industry.

On video posting sites, clippings of the live stream received an astounding 1.65 million views.

It is sure to grow even more in the future.

“Oh my God, what the hell!　That cheating bastard!”

Ema was in her room, pounding her fists on the bed.

Her boyfriend had cheated on her.

And he had cheated on her with someone she thought was her friend.

“I can’t forgive him!　I’ll write about it on SNS!”

With that in mind, Ema joined her own social networking account.

It’s what you call a “behind-the-scenes” account.

What is this trending No. 1?

The first trending name in Japan was “Genius High School Professional Gamer” and the second was “Takamori and Rio.”

“I remember he’s a video game otaku too.”

Ema remembered her childhood friend.

Then she tapped on the one that was trending.

She was going to criticize it as if it were a reference to that guy.

“No seriously, game otaku or not. What’s the point of putting your life on the line for something like that?”

Ema opened an online news article that appeared at the top of the page.

The first thing she did was to look at the article on the internet news.

“You must be kidding……”

In the picture was Ryo Takamori, a childhood friend who was happily playing games with a beautiful girl.

The hairstyle has changed, but there is no doubt about it.

Every day, I’ve seen that guy’s face so much that I hate it.

It would be impossible to mistake him.

The description of the photo read, “Right:  Takamori-san, the world’s number one professional gamer, Left: Rio Natsume-san, Japan’s number one professional gamer.”

“That guy is the world’s number one professional gamer!”

Ema couldn’t help but shout out loud.

Then, she read the article from the top.

Ryo Takamori, Ema’s childhood friend, was the youngest winner of the world FPS tournament called ProHopple.

Next to him is a Japanese tournament winner who is being touted as a “beautiful girl” pro-gamer.

“I don’t like it.” 

Ema continued her search.

She found that professional gamer Takamori’s estimated annual income was 50 million yen.

“Fifty million?　If I marry him, this asset will be mine.”

Ema was blinded by money.

“He was in love with me. I’m sure he will be overjoyed if I ask him to go out with me!”

Ema was unaware of this.

That Ryou no longer has Ema in mind.