LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 439
After the first match between OLZ and MAX,
The atmosphere among the team members was unusually high as they were briefly giving feedback in the Waiting Room, probably because they decorated their first match in LCKR with a victory.
“Whoa, did you see me deal here? That was insane!”
Especially Kim Jae-min had his face all flushed as he cheered for his super play while looking at the feedback screen.
Baek Seong-an, unable to contain himself, shook his head as if to say he needed to tone it down; no further words were necessary.
“Jae-min, this is feedback time.”
“I know. Isn’t this the time to compliment me for doing well?”
“How about we focus on the mistakes from your bottom lane match then? So, here, the Bot Laner moved forward…”
“Uh, well that was… um…”
Thus, the session disguised as feedback turned into a re-education time for the Bot Laner.
“Let’s wrap this up here, and we’ll continue when we get to the Dormitory.”
“Sure.”
“Yujin, what are you doing? Aren’t you coming?”
“Ah… I should. The next match is against SY and GTD, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right. You going to watch it?”
“No. We need to head back and do feedback and practice.”
“That’s right. And we can watch the match later at the Dormitory. I’m planning to keep an eye on it anyway.”
“Okay.”
Honestly, I wanted to watch the next match, SY vs. GTD, live since I was already here, but it seemed like there was no time for that now that the season was in full swing.
“Let’s go.”
As we left the arena, the fans outside spotted us and began cheering.
“Wow, they’re out!”
“Is this real? Wow…”
“I’m a fan of Outlaw!”
“There’s Honor too.”
“Look at Protein, he’s so cool.”
Through the mixed shouts of cheers and excitement, we made our way past the fans toward the vehicle.
“Ah, yes, thank you…”
“Thank you.”
Some awkward exchanges occurred in between, but nothing too significant.
I was just thankful that we had fans who support and cheer for us like this.
“Wow… seeing this up close is nerve-wracking again.”
“Have you not seen that a couple of times? You’ve watched a lot.”
When Baek Seong-an pointed out Kim Jae-min’s comments, Jae-min shot back, baffled.
“That was in the second division.”
“What’s the difference?”
“It’s just different. Anyway.”
Once in the car, we took our seats to head to the Dormitory.
Kim Jae-min casually nudged his smartphone toward me.
“Sis, check this out.”
“What is it?”
“Things are going wild right now.”
Displayed on Kim Jae-min’s smartphone screen was the Legends of League community.
It was drawing massive attention since it was the first match of the opening ceremony, and the contents were literally exploding the community.
-“I’m withdrawing my support for Outlaw from today.”
-“Swap swap! Swap swap! Swap swap!”
-“Their performance was really good, wasn’t it?”
-“Wow, but did MAX just get wrecked? Is this for real?”
-“Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw!”
-“This is the Outlaw and OLZ board. Outsiders, please leave.”
-“Newb kill lolololololol!”
-“Where’s that dude who said OLZ would get wrecked? lol”
-“Match with SY’s coming up, just watch the viewers drop lol.”
└”You idiot, it’s ad time.”
-“This is really a wreck.”
-“You idiots lol, once you let Outlaw loose on Viego, you’re done for.”
-“But to be fair, MAX’s Ban/Pick was a bit questionable.”
It wasn’t just compliments for OLZ; mixed in with the countless posts were criticisms aimed at MAX, making me frown without even realizing it.
-“MAX bugs just suck so bad.”
-“What, are you getting steamrolled by a second division team now? lol, MAX’s runner-up was all hype.”
-“Last year was the home invasion, empty house, so getting wrecked by China makes sense lol.”
What should I say… it doesn’t really sit well when someone insults your heartfelt opponent, does it?
As the torrent of posts continued, I pretended I didn’t know and chimed in.
“What are you looking at this for?”
“Huh? Don’t you look at the community a lot?”
“…When did I?”
“I see you checking it every day. No?”
“……”
How does this kid know?
This won’t do. I have to do something…
“Oh, was it supposed to be a secret? Okay, I’ll keep it safe.”
“…Stop saying pointless stuff.”
“Ah, you’re like this again.”
At that moment, Seo Yeon-woo, who had been silent next to us, mustered her courage and said.
“I do too—!”
“Huh?”
“…I do.”
“What about?”
“Um… that… site.”
It was so unexpectedly said that I blinked at Seo Yeon-woo for a moment before I finally responded reluctantly.
“Uh… okay. Work hard.”
“Wait? No, that’s not what I meant…”
Seo Yeon-woo’s face quickly turned as red as a persimmon.
“No, no, it’s okay to glance at communities.”
“That’s not what I meant…”
“It’s okay, okay. Big sis understands everything. …Hmm?”
“What?”
“…Nothing. Forget it.”
I wondered if Seo Yeon-woo realized what happened when I casually referred to myself as big sis.
‘This feels… kinda off.’
It might already be too late to think about it, but still.
*
Before the second match of the opening ceremony, SY vs. GTD, Kim Koo-hyun, the Mid Laner of GTD (Go To D), couldn’t contain his excitement.
The performance OLZ showed in the first match was that destructive.
[“It’s the underdog’s revolt!”]
Someone said this.
The underdog’s revolt.
That phrase echoed in Kim Koo-hyun’s ears as he stood there.
“Let’s do this.”
He knew SY was a strong team.
He was also acutely aware that Rainbow was on the opposing team.
But what did that matter?
Today was the day of the underdog’s revolt.
Just like OLZ did.
“Did you see OLZ today? Just because they’re a strong team doesn’t mean they can’t lose.”
“Agreed. MAX just kind of flopped. OLZ is definitely doing well.”
“Let’s go. We’ll win today and treat ourselves to beef.”
“Let’s go!”
It was supposed to go that way…
[“Block! No matter what, block it!”]
[“How do I even block this? It’s over.”]
[“Good work.”]
Everyone had a solid plan in mind.
[Defeat]
Before facing Rainbow as the opposing Laner.
*
[“Rainbow, what’s going on today! How are you this good!”]
[“Underdog’s revolt? That didn’t happen! SY’s destroyer tank utterly crushed GTD!”]
The explosive match didn’t only excite the Commentators.
– Wow, what happened today? lol
– Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow!
– Commentators leaving on a high note, all smiles lol
– OLZ, just wait! OLZ, just wait! OLZ, just wait! OLZ, just wait! OLZ, just wait! OLZ, just wait!
The match between SY and GTD ended in an instant.
The result was 2:0.
The game times were each in the 20-minute range, so in total, it didn’t even add up to an hour.
“…Whoa.”
“SY is no joke today, huh?”
“Rainbow is alive.”
No matter how relatively lesser in reputation compared to SY, GTD was definitely not a weak team.
The fact that they had consistently maintained a middle-tier position in LCKR proved their capabilities, and in reality, GTD was known as a very solid team.
But the result was one-sided.
SY’s performance was nothing short of devastating, and in the second set, they pulled off a perfect game without giving any kills or turrets.
Even if SY were relatively a strong team and well-known globally, it was an overwhelming result.
‘At the center of this was Rainbow.’
Rainbow’s performance this season was noticeably different from what we had seen before.
Originally, Rainbow was a player emphasizing standard and stability, but at least today, he completely crushed his opponent from the laning phase.
Of course, the nature of Tristana as a pick played a part, but still, today’s Rainbow and SY were exceptional.
“Wow… how is Rainbow getting better and better?”
“True.”
“By the way, isn’t your brother almost from the same generation as Rainbow?”
“What?”
“Not that, but, yeah.”
“Come here.”
“Why?!”
While Kim Jae-min and Baek Seong-an were bickering as per usual, SY’s interview began.
“There’s no point in watching this.”
The game was over, and it was clear what we needed to do next.
Practice, practice, and more practice.
Effort doesn’t guarantee success, but every single successful person has made an effort.
We were the same.
No matter what result we faced this season, I vowed not to leave anything up to regret and put all my energy into it.
“Let’s go───!!!”
As always, Kim Jae-min shouted in the Practice Room.
I echoed him.
“Let’s go──!”
“Huh?”
“Wow.”
“Your voice is really loud.”
…Damn these guys.