Swordmanship Veteran's Game Stream Chapter 153
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After Seo-jun's interview ended and Ha Yun-ho's team had a brief meeting, the commentators began to wrap things up.
“Commentators, what kind of choice do you think the winning team will make?”
“For now, I think they will definitely choose Team Leader Kim Tae-woo's team.”
Penguin voiced his opinion first.
“Why is that? To torment his friend?”
“Ah, no? Messing with him because he's a friend...”
How does your logic circuit work?
Penguin thought to himself for a moment, then recalled Seo-jun's character, which he had grasped in just today.
It was highly possible!
“...That would indeed be possible. Yes. Still, I chose them for a different reason.”
“Because even right before Ground Zero started, they were one of the two teams picked as the weakest.”
Though things could change since they had not played the game yet.
For now, it was undeniable that in public opinion, Tae-woo's team was considered to have lost a lot of strength.
Their A-grade was a support with not much carry power. Also, they were too heavily focused on the bottom lane, and their jungler was a lower tier as well.
Considering all these points, Tae-woo's team was currently evaluated as the weakest.
“The other weak team was player Seo-jun's team, right?”
“Yes, that is correct. However, what they showed in Ground Zero was so shocking that I don't know if they are still thought of as the weakest.”
“That is true. But as long as the tournament is still conducted as a team game called The League, perhaps Ha Yun-ho's team might still be weak.”
Seo-jun's carry power? It was outstanding.
His adaptability in finding a way to suppress opponents with pure skill even by himself, and his flawless excellence.
And even his personality (?).
However, there was a limit to doing it alone. Even more so than in Ground Zero.
Perhaps Seo-jun could find a method like the frying pan in The League.
But The League was a much more complex game compared to Ground Zero.
Not only the situations in the game, but the characters were also diverse.
Even if Seo-jun found a frying pan in The League, it could simply be banned.
Taeyang explained these points.
-Seriously, you never know who's going to win
-Don't get hyped up over just one game of Ground Zero
-If they play one more round of Ground Zero, the result will be different. Everyone will be prepared for it.
'Yeah, right. Seo-jun will win.'
He just decided to believe that. Thoughtlessly.
Today was designated as the most humiliating day in Penguin's life.
The mental and physical shock was greater than the post uploaded on his retirement day.
“Then, Taeyang, are you saying that if another team had gotten the group nomination rights, they might have picked Team Leader Ha Yun-ho's team and Team Leader Kim Tae-woo's team?”
“Yes. I would have done that.”
“But the winning team was one of those two. So how do you think it will be set up, Commentator Taeyang?”
“Similarly, I also believe Team Leader Kim Tae-woo's team will definitely be included. Hmm...”
-Hahaha, the sorrow of the weakest team, lololol
-Only one of the three teams in a group gets eliminated. In other words, as long as there is a team that definitely lays down the floor, it's easy to advance to the main tournament, lololol
-So who is the remaining team?
Currently, they were dividing the teams into two categories: strong teams and weak teams.
Among the strong teams, there were first Team Rain and Team Mental, which had well-allocated positions during the auction.
And the remaining team of the strong teams was Spoon's team.
A-grade AD Carry. B-grade Jungle. C-grade Mid. D-grade Support. E-grade Top.
The carry power and influence of each lane was a topic that could draw many opinions.
It also changed every year depending on the meta.
Still, if they had to speak based on the current meta.
Most generally agreed with the opinion that even if the top lane grew well, its carry power had limits compared to other lanes.
They also generally agreed that the jungle had the most influence, and the AD Carry had the ultimate top-tier carry power in team games.
In that sense, Spoon's team was a well-balanced, strong team.
The D-grade support not being in their main position and the E-grade top needing to hold out well were this team's weaknesses, but every team had such weaknesses.
The remaining three weak teams.
Among them, the one team excluding the two weakest teams was Dokkaebi's team, which had an A-grade jungler.
“Do you think they will choose Team Dokkaebi?”
So while Taeyang was pondering, Arin asked first.
“Hmm, I think they will choose Team Mental?”
“Ah? Is that so? Why?”
“Team Mental's A-grade is player Pado in the mid lane. If we think under the calculation that Jin Seo-jun can definitely suppress player Pado, no opponent seems easier than Team Mental.”
-Oh, oh, that also makes sense
-As expected of a commentator
-That's only if he can suppress him, lolol
-Still, does Pado look like a joke to you in The League?
-No matter how much Pado fluctuates between Grandmaster and Challenger now, that's just because he became a clown while streaming.
-You can tell just by seeing him in undergarments, lololol. Pado is a true fun-seeker.
-Getting wrecked in Ground Zero just now, lololol. How arrogant.
-It is natural to forget what has already passed.
-Ground Zero was a special case, damn it, lolol
-Even conceding a hundred times that his mechanics might be superior, team games have many other factors.
A fight broke out over Taeyang's words.
“Then, what about you, Bangju?”
“Everyone is mistaken.”
“Why do you think that team would choose an easy team to face?”
For now, the person who knew Seo-jun the best was still Bangju.
-Yeah, if they provoked him, they should pay the price.
“Ah! They say a message has arrived from Team Leader Ha Yun-ho!”
After talking earnestly with the audio turned off, they made their decision within the time limit.
“Then, Team Ha Yun-ho will enter the first Group A for now! And the second team is!”
Arin read the message.
“Ah! It is Team Leader Rain's team! The predictions of both commentators were wrong from the start! And the final team is! Streamer Gongbeolle's team!”
Gongbeolle's team was the team containing Spoon.
-Lololol, they really picked only two strong teams
-I'll acknowledge their sheer guts
-No wonder Rumi's face rotted in real-time. This was why, lololol
-If so, does this mean it has become a group of death, strictly limited to the case where Ha Yun-ho's team is insanely strong?
“Now! The groups have been formed like this! Then we will see you at the scrims in two days! T-bye!”
The group stage was set.
“Then, thank you for your hard work.”
When Ha Yun-ho said goodbye, everyone spoke together.
““Thank you for your hard work.””
“Now, let's talk about the upcoming schedule.”
The schedule had also been shown in the broadcast and could be checked after leaving the capsule, but it was necessary to discuss it first.
And that was the team leader's job.
Ha Yun-ho quickly explained.
“Before we enter the main group stage games. First, we will rest tomorrow, and from the day after that, we will play one scrim—that is, a practice match—every other day for about six days. The opponents are teams from the other groups.”
'Kael, Pado, Dokkaebi?'
Seo-jun recalled the A-grade players of each team he had faced today.
In the meantime, true to being Seo-jun who had reached the realm of self-hypnosis when it came to trolling, he fabricated their names.
A profound internal energy that deceived even himself!
Unfortunately, however, there was no one who could read Seo-jun's thoughts and catch a glimpse of that skill.
“I think this period is perhaps the most important. Because we can set up the positions suited for each of us, strategies suited for the team, and build teamwork.”
Of course, of course.
Practice was naturally important.
“Then shall we decide on our positions tomorrow?”
“Let's do that. Let's meet and talk tomorrow. We have a day to spare.”
Alpaca and Wind Sword agreed.
“Everyone has plenty of time, right? I'm just asking just in case. Of course, we can adjust to you guys.”
It was virtually directed at both Seo-jun and Wind Sword.
Since Seo-jun was a college student and Wind Sword was an office worker.
The remaining three had been established as full-time streamers for several years, so they naturally nodded as if they would accommodate them.
And naturally, three pairs of eyes turned toward Seo-jun and Wind Sword.
'His expression looks surprisingly bright?'
After checking Wind Sword's expression, Seo-jun spoke first.
“Any time after 4:00 PM is fine for me. There are days when I'm free even earlier, so I'll share my timetable with you.”
“Oh, really? Awesome.”
When Wind Sword answered as if it was fascinating at Seo-jun's words, Ha Yun-ho asked.
“My company's boss told me to leave work at 4:00 PM from now on because I'm participating in this tournament, so the times overlap in a fascinating way.”
“Does such a company exist?”
“Huhuhu. This is the power of South Korea's shit—no, small-and-medium enterprise! For this once, I cannot help but recognize our company as an SME.”
Seo-jun was impressed. Since the scale was small, the president could handle it at his own discretion.
“Well, they said the boss isn't a Teusu, but since he's interested in virtual reality, he accommodated me. Actually, I was thinking of just quitting if the times didn't work out.”
Although Wind Sword's viewer count was not that high at around 1,000 or 2,000, if he started streaming in earnest, he would soon be able to earn more than his salary.
It would also be possible to hold out until he got his next job.
For reference, the unity of the Kael-pests was the strongest in the world, and Wind Sword was the most famous Kael-pest.
At any rate, thinking it was good that good news was overlapping, Seo-jun smiled inwardly.
“Then, as for the practice time and adjusting the schedule, I will draft it again tomorrow, so let's discuss it then. How about our team name?”
“Wasn't it already decided?”
“Wealth Gap is good.”
“Are we really going with that? What about you, Seo-jun?”
“Haha... Yes, I understand. If you happen to think of another team name, please share it!”
They disbanded just like that. Without realizing until the very end that they had forgotten to turn their voice audio back on.
-Hey, you guys, are you abandoning us? Abandoning us? Abandoning us?
-These jerks only realized they were streaming after they came outside and are hurriedly cleaning up the mess
-So what can you Teusus even do! Lololol
Only after coming out of the capsules did they check the broadcast and had to make excuses that weren't really excuses.
Afterwards, Ha Yun-ho began to make plans to see if they could meet up once during the tournament period.
It was sad news for Wind Sword, who had completely forgotten that he had told them he lived in the countryside.
After coming out of the capsule, Seo-jun washed up.
Then, after talking with his editors, he went to sleep right at 12:00 AM. Tae-woo still had not come out by then.
When he woke up early in the morning and went out to go to the gym, Tae-woo was already up.
Tae-woo had a fiery look in his eyes the moment he saw him.
“Once we get past the group stage, we will win everything! Because we have Keryl of Analysis!”
Ah, he got it. It was because they hadn't chosen them in the group stage.
Seo-jun understood, and asked as he looked at Tae-woo's slightly bloodshot eyes.
“Hey, did you seriously stay up all night?”
Even for that Tae-woo, had he already ruined his condition before the tournament even started?
“Ah, huhuhu. I merely slept a little late and woke up a little early out of excitement!”
What was up with his tone? It was as if he was speaking in an exaggerated manner on purpose to shake off sleepiness.
“Winning, of course! Just kidding. I stayed up to look at the patch notes. Something felt fishy. Ah, I'm sleepy.”
Did he mean the notices the game developer posts about updates? What about them?
The hands of the clock pointed to six o'clock.
Tae-woo, who had quickly checked his phone, spoke.
“Kael was mentioned in the patch notes.”
Kael in the patch notes?
Somehow, it felt like he had experienced this before.
Seo-jun smirked as he felt a sense of déjà vu.