[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 160

Our team doesn't have the manpower to run internal scrims separately.

It was only natural, considering that it was a new team, with even the ADC position vacant.

Because of that situation, we had no choice but to find test opponents through GetBack's personal connections and the Legend of League's in-house channels.

To be frank, we couldn't expect the quality of the opponents as practice partners, but since there were occasionally amateur players above Challenger, it wasn't entirely hopeless.

Anyway, our current purpose wasn't to see the opponents' skills, but rather, our own team's skills.

[GetBack: I found them. Two Masters, two Grandmasters, and one Challenger. Oh, and the two Masters are Challenger in Flex Queue.]

[Me: That's enough. Let's go right away.]

The atmosphere wasn't very welcoming towards Flex Queue Challengers, and in reality, they weren't highly regarded either, but since they were at least Masters in solo queue and had some understanding of team play, it wasn't bad.

‘We're the ones in a hurry.’

Of course, from the opponents' perspective, they were just there to play a team game, but from our perspective, they were doing us a favor by being practice partners, so we were grateful.

[GetBack: I've created the room.]

[Me: Okay.]

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[Allies]────────────

3bunTopGyoMyungYeShinDo - Challenger

Outlaw - Challenger

ReturnedGetBack - Master

OpenYourMouth - Diamond 1

ShyPerson190 - Challenger

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[Enemies]────────────

IIIIIlllIlIIIII - Grand Master

DiaorDia - Challenger

JeDuJangIn KimJangIn - Challenger

GoingThere - Challenger

ChanSikChanSikChanSik - Grand Master

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At first glance, the opponents' tiers seemed higher, but in reality, it was a facade due to Flex Queue Challengers.

‘That being said, there are a lot of familiar-looking IDs…….’

Well, I must have seen them somewhere.

It wasn't strange to have met them once or twice while leveling up a new Outlaw account and playing the game.

[DiaorDia: Wow]

[DiaorDia: Is this really Outlaw-nim?]

[Outlaw: Ah, yes]

[DiaorDia: Wow]

[DiaorDia: I'm a fan]

[DiaorDia: Please, teach me a thing or two]

[Outlaw: ㅎㅎ; The pleasure is mine]

[JeDuJangIn KimJangIn: Wow, this is the real deal ㄷㄷㄷ]

[JeDuJangIn KimJangIn: Oh, and by any chance, is the Mid-nim the pro player GetBack...?]

[ReturnedGetBack: Yes, that's right]

[JeDuJangIn KimJangIn: Wow;;]

[JeDuJangIn KimJangIn: ㄷㄷㄷ]

Somehow… the game started after an unintended fan meeting.

[ReturnedGetBack: Let's start.]

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After much ado, the ban-picking began.

Our team's side is the bottom team.

In other words, we have the first pick.

‘Hmm, the opponent's mid and jungle are Masters.’

Mid and jungle are the core lanes, often called the 1st option in the game. The fact that those lanes are relatively low in tier meant it was obvious how this game would turn out.

[Me: Let's try a ban-pick focused on the bottom lane in this game.]

[GetBack: Confirmed]

Since this game is just for testing, it wouldn't do to have the mid and jungle be the main characters of this game.

In that situation…….

The ban-picking was over.

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[Allies / Enemies]

Top: Malphite-tu / Jace

Jungle: AyinBun / Elise

Mid: Zilean / Orianna

ADC: Lucian / Vayne

Support: Nami / Leona

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The jungle champion was deliberately chosen to have the least killing power possible.

I initially planned to just play moderately, but I couldn't stop myself from accidentally making aggressive moves, so I limited the pick.

‘AyinBun, it's been a while.’

I had played it quite a bit depending on the meta when the champion tier was high, but honestly, it's not a champion I often use.

Not just me, but most junglers are like that.

‘Lucian Nami is a Tier 1 combination in the current meta. He's a Lucian main, and he's also been given this combination.’

In other words, it could be said that a nearly perfect stage has been set for the ADC to show off their carrying power.

Of course, the Lucian might struggle to make use of it since the enemy has champions with long arms like Jace or Orianna, but that depends on how he plays.

‘And also Malphite-tu.’

Champions like Jace or Orianna were also weak against a champion like Malphite-tu who forces initiations.

-Welcome to the Summoner's Rift!

The game began in earnest.

[❕] [❕] [❕]

[❗] [❗] [❗]

AyinBun is very good for aggressive plays early on, but even so, I decided not to create any variables, including an early invade.

It was all to be faithful to the purpose of this test.

Of course, no matter how noble the purpose is, a game is a game.

The essence didn't change.

[⨷] [⨷] [⨷]

[3bunTopGyoMyungYeShinDo(Malphite-tu) has targeted IIIIIlllIlIIIII(Jace)]

[“Top, Top, Top!”]

……I don't know how he wants a gank on Malphite-tu's lane, which doesn't even have its ultimate, but since it was a familiar routine after a few days of testing, I clicked the pings in response.

[⬇]

[Outlaw(AyinBun) is on the way]

If there was one thing that surprised me a lot during the few days of testing, it was that 3bunTopGyoMyungYeShinDo hadn't changed at all from before.

Of course, you might ask what's wrong with being consistent, but I already remember my meeting with 3bunTopGyoMyungYeShinDo.

A face that's so delicate it's hard to believe he's a man, and a shy look that can't even meet your eyes properly.

A look that follows me around like a younger brother.

A look that has a innocent smile on a innocent face as if he's an adult.

I couldn't believe that the top-laner was Seo Yeon-woo, remembering all of those appearances.

‘……Really, Legend of League is a personality-destroying game.’

No, maybe that's his true nature.

Well… in fact, it doesn't matter what, as long as he plays the game well.

[“When are you coming?”]

[“……I'm on my way.”]

Of course, I didn't take that whining seriously.

However, I intended to show up at the top lane on purpose to watch how the bottom lane laning phase changes.

Well… whether he knows what I'm thinking or not, Malphite-tu dutifully rolled the boulder to respond to the gank.

[“Crap.”]

He traded my Flash for Jace's Flash, but to be honest, it wasn't a meaningful outcome to use the jungle's turn.

‘The important thing is the bottom lane.’

I turned my gaze.

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A total of six lane phase tests.

The tests, which I'd been repeating mechanically for the past few days, took away ShyPerson190's focus at some point.

To be exact, I've seen so many unsightly things while conducting the tests, so that my passion was fading, and my body and mind were getting tired.

This guy is the same.

Why is he doing this here?

He's so bad.

You want me to lane with him? That's…

In that sense, ShyPerson190, Kim Ji-hoon, thought that this applicant was somewhat different from the applicants who had been there until now.

‘What is it?’

Did I finally find it?

……No?

No, is that not it?

What is it, exactly?

He definitely seems to be good, but when you actually look, he makes strange decisions in absurd places.

Is he good, or is he bad?

I can't make a decision at all.

As a Challenger support who had laning with pro and amateur players, ShyPerson190 was not used to this sight.

‘Ugh.’

Therefore, Kim Ji-hoon intended to make an accurate judgement on what he saw this time.

He had already decided to become a pro gamer, and he had also signed a contract. The treatment, including his annual salary, was also not bad.

Therefore, Kim Ji-hoon intended to take this more seriously than ever.

Although he wasn't showing it on the outside, a pro gamer was his dream.

The real lane phase began.

The start was unexpectedly smooth.

Considering that the opponent's tier was relatively higher than our team's, it could be said that he had basic lane phase senses.

‘It's confusing.’

Even so, Kim Ji-hoon instinctively saw a chance for a deal exchange.

[⨷] [⨷]

[ShyPerson190(Nami) has targeted ChanSikChanSikChanSik(Leona)]

[ShyPerson190(Nami) has targeted ChanSikChanSikChanSik(Leona)]

Kim Ji-hoon knows the enemy support.

It was because he had met the opponent as an enemy several times while solo queueing.

‘He's not bad, but he doesn't have any specific characteristics as a support.’

That was the impression Kim Ji-hoon had of ChanSikChanSikChanSik.

Kim Ji-hoon induced Leona's E skill with his movement, dodged it with predictive movement, and continued the one-sided deal exchange.

Thanks to such a deal exchange, the opponent was forcibly forced to go back, and now our bottom lane also had to push the lane and go back.

But not everything went smoothly.

Perhaps because his focus had fallen to an extreme level, Kim Ji-hoon accidentally ate a minion while pushing the lane.

‘Ah, I made a mistake.’

An apology didn't come out.

The reason was simple.

Kim Ji-hoon is shy.

He's very, very shy.

[“When are you coming?”]

[“……I'm on my way.”]

[“Crap.”]

That's why, most of the voices that have been heard in voice chat so far have been from other teammates.

Anyway, he had a great lane advantage thanks to Kim Ji-hoon, but one minion mistake didn't really matter.

Furthermore, the opponent is a pro hopeful who is currently being tested, isn't he?

Therefore, Kim Ji-hoon didn't care much.

Yes, that was until a young voice was heard from the voice chat.

[“No, why did you eat that!”]

Whose voice is that?

It's an unfamiliar voice.

Then there's only one voice left.

Kim Ji-hoon truly thought.

……What is this guy?