“Not this one, Dad. Just now Henry hyung helped me play a ranked game—do you know who we ran into? Watch! It was Watch! The pro player whose merch has been selling like crazy at the store these past two days, the MVP of this year’s OGN Summer champion team. He got totally crushed by Henry hyung, haha.” James Harris hurriedly said.

“Mm, Henry is busy studying after all, so he doesn’t have much time to play games… Uh, wait, no, what did you just say? Henry beat Watch?” William Harris, still busy tallying up the day’s accounts, suddenly looked up in shock as if he’d just heard some earth-shattering news.

“That’s right! That’s why I say Henry hyung is a genius. And, Henry hyung already promised to teach me Riven. Just watch—once I hit Platinum, I’ll definitely become a trainee at the SKT club, haha.” James Harris started fantasizing.

“Wait, Henry, is what James said true?” William Harris called out to Henry Thompson, who was about to leave with his backpack, and asked with some delight.

“It was just luck, not as amazing as James makes it sound, uncle. I’m heading out now—my dad’s working late tonight, and Emily is still waiting for me at home.” Henry Thompson smiled, slung his shoulder bag, and waved to William Harris as he spoke.

When he got home, Emily was still watching TV on the living room sofa. After coming in, Henry Thompson put down his bag, took an apron from behind the door, and went into the kitchen to start making dinner.

“Oppa, you’re home late tonight! I’m so hungry!” Emily Thompson saw Henry Thompson walk into the kitchen and started whining from the sofa, swinging her legs.

“Oh, James asked me to help him play a game tonight, so I’m a bit late. I just bought some ready-made food, it’ll be done soon.”

“Really? Oppa, you play games too?” Emily Thompson suddenly jumped up from the sofa, as if she’d heard something incredible.

“Uh, what’s so strange about that? Your brother is awesome, haha.” Henry Thompson teased.

“Hehe, oppa, you’re bragging.”

At that moment, the SBS show “E-sports Star Report” was suddenly broadcasting on TV: “Latest news—tonight, pro player Watch was sniped by a mysterious foreign server player while streaming a fan match on the AZUBU platform. {watch}’s best champion, Lee Sin, was completely outplayed by a Riven with the ID ‘Gwangju James Audio Store.’ Let’s take a look at the exciting game footage.”

The screen switched, and the director had already cut to the League of Legends gameplay. On screen, a Riven with the ID “Gwangju James Audio Store” was 1v2—after killing Renekton, with only a third of his health left, he managed to take down the flanking Lee Sin. The director even played a slow-motion replay: after Lee Sin landed a kick, his character flew slowly through the air. Just as Riven was about to escape, she suddenly turned around, her whole body bursting with a dazzling green light, and stunned the incoming Lee Sin with a W.

Q, dash, auto attack, Q, dash and another auto, until the final part of Broken Wings landed and Lee Sin finally recovered from the W stun. In a panic, he kicked Riven away, but was immediately engulfed by another green flash, while Riven coolly recalled without looking back. A second later, {watch}’s Lee Sin died to Ignite, which just goes to show how precisely this Riven calculated her health.

……

“Wow, that Riven is so cool!” Sitting on the sofa, Emily Thompson couldn’t help but clap her hands, her eyes sparkling.

Henry Thompson came out of the kitchen carrying a plate just in time to see this scene on TV. Seeing his little sister Emily Thompson’s face full of admiration, he couldn’t help but laugh: “Really? It’s just okay.”

“Oppa, you don’t get it, this is really amazing. Ugh, never mind, you wouldn’t understand even if I explained.” Emily Thompson said, dissatisfied.

“Gwangju James Audio Store, Gwangju James… Ah! Oppa, isn’t that Uncle William’s store?” Emily Thompson suddenly realized.

“Uh, I think so, haha. Maybe Uncle William hired a pro player to endorse the store for promotion.” Henry Thompson laughed it off.

“A pro player endorsement? Is this person trying to get Riven to the top of the Korean server’s ranked ladder? Wow, that’s awesome. I wonder if he can knock sumday, who’s currently number one on the Riven leaderboard, off the top. I’m really looking forward to it!”

“All right, go wash your hands and get ready to eat. Dad just called and said he might be home very late, so we should eat first.” Henry Thompson tapped Emily Thompson’s head and said.

“Oppa, that hurts!” Emily Thompson complained, holding her head.

During dinner, Emily Thompson suddenly said a little shyly, “Oppa, do you know anywhere I could get a part-time job? I… I want to get a new set of winter school uniforms. The one I have now was bought when I first started middle school, and it doesn’t fit anymore.”

Henry Thompson paused, suddenly remembering that Emily was already in her third year of middle school. Most girls get a new uniform every year—after all, girls love fashion and looking good. Korean school uniforms come in many brands, and the good ones are often endorsed by popular young idols, like smart or elite, which makes them more expensive… Generally speaking, a decent Korean school uniform costs about 50,000 to 100,000 won, which is quite a burden for a child from a single-parent family.