“Alright, listen up, everyone. Originally, the nerf hit way too hard, so I was just stuck, you know? No assassinations, no tanking, no ping pong, no making… it was tough to even contribute, so even when we won, it didn’t feel like I did anything—I was just along for the ride. But last week’s hotfix buff turned out to be pretty effective. You’d think reducing the e-cooldown and increasing the damage is no big deal, but it’s actually quite significant.”
[What’s the situation here?]
[Ugh, why is there so much talk?]
[After a week, this is what you’re saying…?]
[You said you couldn’t wait, but here you are brewing broth.]
[Has this person always talked this fast?]
[Their mouth just won’t take a break.]
[Listening to my usual online lecture at 1.6x speed feels like this.]
[Top of the Korean hip-hop scene, Kayak!]
[And look at their good pronunciation, lol.]
[So what are they trying to say? I can’t understand properly.]
[Just that Camilla is better than expected, yeah.]
[A professor excited about the results of a research that’s been going on for days.]
[They’re normally quiet, but it’s cute when they get excited and ramble, haha.]
It’s been about a week since Kayak’s last stream.
Normally, after a week off, they’d apologize or explain the reasons for the long break and interact with the viewers.
But that’s not what’s happening with Kayak right now.
In the viewers’ words, Kayak was talking up a storm like an excited elementary school student.
Currently, Kayak’s stream felt more like a one-sided rant rather than a normal two-way conversation with the viewers.
“Do you understand? Do you get the philosophy behind my build? Can you feel how much thought I put into it?”
[No, I don’t understand.]
[Do you think they’ll get it just by talking? Half of them are in Bronze and Silver.]
[Info: 40% of Abyss users are Silver.]
[So it basically means Camilla is good, right?]
[Can our Camilla go back to Tier 1?]
“Well, it’s a bit more complicated than you think. I can’t just say it’s definitely Tier 1. Plus, the Tier 1 from the tracking sites isn’t really Tier 1. They reflect all the tiers in the stats, even down to the lower tiers. If I tell you the meta Tier 1s I’m thinking of—”
[Last Leaf donated 5000 won!]
-Teacher, wouldn’t it be quicker just to show some visual aids?
In short, seeing is believing. The real message was to just shut up and play the game.
“That’s true.”
It was definitely a valid point. In most situations, showing something through action was more effective than explaining it with words.
“I’ll show you the results.”
*
News of someone’s return or retirement always piques people’s interest, especially if they’re quite famous.
So it was no surprise that there was a lot of buzz about Kayak’s return after just a week.
[Getting demoted to Master is legendary, lol]
[Welcome back!]
[If you did something other than Camilla, you would’ve ranked first in Solo Queue ages ago.]
[I just looked up your match history, and your last game was a total disaster two days ago. What do you plan on showing us?]
[Guess she must have researched on another account.]
[Kayak’s secret side account research, whoa.]
[Isn’t this when we get a tank Camilla or something?]
[A tank Camilla? I can totally accept that, haha.]
Kayak was busy queuing up, ready to showcase the results of her research.
Viewers were split between those who were quietly hopeful that Kayak would show them something and those who thought there was no way that would happen.
Kayak’s broadcast had an unusually high level of viewer loyalty, but this time, the opposing views felt plausible enough.
After all, even professional gamers, who played games for a living, had given up on Camilla, so how could a mere streamer like Kayak show them something groundbreaking?
[Creative builds are usually discovered by masters in Solo Queue.]
[For real, lol. It’s like a genius discovered this Camilla build.]
[This Camilla build discovered by a genius? Can’t stop it.;;]
[When something original pops up in Solo Queue, pros try it out, and if they like it, they bring it to the league. That’s the rule, yeah… ]
At that moment, the queue popped, and Kayak immediately locked in Camilla.
-TruthIsMyLight: ;; Do we really have to play Camilla?
-Linrale: Kayak, Camilla is dead now….
-HealthyGamer12: ?? Is it really Kayak? Why am I matched with her?
-GrandpaStealingTractorsJangGunhee: That person only plays Camilla.
The reactions from her teammates in-game were not particularly supportive either.
But at least Kayak was a well-known figure among users due to her streaming and supporter activities.
Had she been just an everyday user, she would have faced a barrage of criticism.
However, Kayak didn’t back down. Even in the face of the users’ cold reactions, she picked Camilla and said,
Camilla said while picking it.
– Weak Camilla: Please believe me just this once.
And as she selected the build she had prepared in advance, she added,
– Weak Camilla: I’ll go Support. Is it possible to have a Carry like Haven?
[Wait, you said you’d show us something, and this is what you show? Camilla Support?]
[The team members are being real saints, haha. If it were me, I would have dodged immediately.]
[Teacher, have you become a mere tool now?]
[You’ve chosen the path of a tool in the end…]
[I don’t want to grow old.]
[Looks fine to me, though? Camilla usually does well with one Carry.]
[True supporting isn’t protecting your Carry; it’s about wiping out the enemies.]
There was a wave of sarcastic backlash in the chat, but Kayak dismissed all those words with a single sentence.
“Just stay still and watch.”
*
Camilla dashed forward, her long silver hair flowing behind her.
As a result, the enemy Carry, Miriam, panicked and ran away.
A trash champion like Camilla charging in. Normally, she should have punished that, but even so, Miriam fled.
She had tasted defeat several times already. Once you keep tasting the bitter flavor of fear, realization comes.
This Camilla is different from the one I knew; I’ve just realized that.
However, it was already too late. It was too late to flee when Camilla, who had regained half of her prime form, approached the abandoned Miriam.
The enemy Support had already fallen, and there were no heroes to protect Miriam.
Miriam desperately ran but ultimately ended up being caught by Camilla and was killed.
All enemies eliminated. It was a resounding victory.
[Wait… why is this good?]
[The first game definitely felt like a fluke.]
[Is this just a series of flukes? Woah!!!]
[How did they design her chase ability like that? Haha, how can you even escape?]
[E buff is really a hit; the cooldown is so short, you can keep sticking to them even after being shaken off.]
[You’re playing so well, it doesn’t even feel like a nerf.]
Soon, the reactions in the chat had completely flipped.
The viewers, who had only looked at Camilla with skepticism, couldn’t keep reacting negatively any longer in the face of successive victories and Camilla’s crucial contributions to those wins.
“Is that all? You donated 1000 won!”
“Hmm… Honestly, it looks like the opponent can’t do much.”
“What’s this? This interval is between Master and Grandmaster, what are you talking about? User lklk13, are you possibly Grandmaster Challenger tier?”
Kayak immediately countered the donation with her unique physicality. Even while in the midst of a game, she dissected the donor’s ID.
[It’s always the bad players who can’t think about tier differences.]
[Those who die like that say they’ll stomp when they get to your tier, you know?]
[Spend some decent money to give advice, haha. Just throwing 1000 won at me, geez.]
[The donation amount should be raised to at least 5000 won; the broadcast flow is way too choppy.]
Thus, Kayak once again secured victory with the ingenious pick of Camilla support. This was already the fifth round.
By now, it was time for rumors to spread. High-ranking users are more sensitive to meta than anyone else.
If there’s a decent pick, they’re the type to start researching that pick right away. They’re serious gamers in the heavenly realm.
Also, since this was a rare comeback broadcast, she was attracting quite a bit of attention.
All these factors intertwined to produce one outcome.
“Ah, looks like Camilla got banned. Since she’s banned, I guess… that’s it for today. I think I’ve proven enough, right?”
[Wow, even got target banned, haha.]
[Wait, that was too short.]
[Play a bit more, please.]
[Don’t end the stream;;;]
[Agreed, agreed, showed and proved.]
[The mysterious Camilla master emerging in the heavenly realm, wow!]
“Well then, let’s wrap up here and chat a bit before I leave. I’ve been grinding Abyss for 16 hours a day lately, and it’s exhausting.”
*
How many days have passed like this?
A new video appeared on a famous VTuber channel analyzing the Abyss meta and introducing a sweet champ.
– Let’s investigate the mysterious Camilla master, ‘Weak Camilla’, who appeared in the Grandmaster Challenger tier.
The video achieved 100,000 views in just one day, climbing to the ranks of trending videos. Along with that, the Camilla support spread among the users who watched it.
– Camilla: Support (3) Pick Rate: 48.12%, Win Rate: 46.22%
Camilla successfully returned from the brink of 5-tier back to 3-tier. Though her role changed from before,
The revival of Camilla had finally come.
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