[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 201
OLZ vs PCS JJ (3)Strangely flushed cheeks.
A voice that seemed shy to anyone.
‘……What is it?’
This strange feeling?
No, isn’t this a familiar feeling?
“Uh, uh! Good job. Very well done.”
It wasn't exactly a lie.
In fact, this game, if you exclude the initial top gank, crushed the top without any decent investment, and played it out brilliantly.
It’s ridiculous to deny that it wasn't a top carry here.
“Really?”
“Y-yes! Do it like this next game too. You can do it, right?”
“Yes!”
Seo Yeon-woo answered with rare energy, then gave a strange smile and turned her gaze back to the monitor.
…What is it?
‘Basically…… did it go well?’
Of course, after today's game is over, I’ll have to talk about it again, but I felt like I’d gotten over a big hurdle for now.
‘No, did I just misunderstand from the beginning?’
When Seo Yeon-woo said she knew who I was, I thought she was making an unspoken demand on me, using that as leverage.
For example, top ganking.
But now that I think about it, Seo Yeon-woo wasn't that type of person to begin with, and I also needed to reconsider the situation back then.
‘……Come to think of it, it didn't seem like she was threatening me.’
The scenes in my memory, blurred by the confusion, slowly began to reassemble themselves.
「“…I hope you don’t go anywhere without a word anymore.”」
「“What are you talking about? Where am I going? Where would I go?”」
「“You went. …Before.”」
「“Oh, are you talking about going bot? Um, alright. I'll tell you next time.”」
「“No. Not that. Before…… you just left without saying anything. Without a word to me.”」
Seo Yeon-woo, or rather, the 3-minute top-gank-named believer, is one of the players who was quite close to me in my amateur days—although, strictly speaking, she's still close to an amateur even now.
Of course, we haven't known each other as long as Rainbow, but after we met by chance in solo queue and she accepted my friend request, we got along well.
Yes, until I gave up my life as a Prisoner.
‘Could it be… that I did something awful?’
Perhaps Seo Yeon-woo felt much more intimacy towards me than I thought?
So she accepted when I suggested joining the team without a second thought?
‘No, wait… Then, from the very beginning when I first suggested joining, she already knew who I was…….’
Come to think of it, from the very first time Seo Yeon-woo and I met, Seo Yeon-woo called me Prisoner.
A feeling that things were starting to fit together.
Of course, even so, it's not yet certain, so I can't make a definite conclusion, but the possibility of Seo Yeon-woo taking sudden action seemed quite small.
‘Whatever it is… it's probably best to focus on the game for now.’
Let's have a proper conversation when we get back to the dorm today.
“Alright, everyone, gather around.”
In the meantime, Baek Seong-an called the team members together.
The feedback was brief.
Because, in the first place, they'd practically crushed every lane except mid, and the top's outstanding performance had completely diminished the advantages of the opposing team's composition.
A game that was almost perfect, in other words.
Soon, the feedback consisted mainly of praise and discussions about the bans and picks to be used in the next game.
“You all did well. Especially Yeon-woo.”
“Agreed.”
“…It certainly made the game easier because of the good performance on top.”
Other team members, including Baek Seong-an, also readily acknowledged the top carry.
“Ah, no! It was because everyone did well.”
Seo Yeon-woo smiled faintly, looking genuinely embarrassed. Her expression was much brighter than before.
“Alright, let's do well in the next game. Yu-jin, you worked hard in the first game too.”
“Yes.”
“Go go.”
And…….
Soon, the second game began.
This time, we were the red team.
They were the blue team.
And, the ban and pick proceeded.
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[OLZ / PCS JJ]
Top : Jason / Arelia
Jungle : Nadalie / Jarvan IV
Mid : Jui / Galion
ADC : Jin / Vayne
Support : Maokain / Leona
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Somehow, the ban and pick resulted in the opposite formation from the previous game.
It was as if they had only switched picks.
[“Let’s try it like this.”]
“Are you sure?”
[“Yeah. I think it’d be good to try it this way.”]
It wasn't a good idea to bring the same bans and picks from a losing game, but Baek Seong-an, for some reason, led these bans and picks.
It could be seen as a kind of confidence.
Of course, if they lost, that confidence would turn into arrogance, but for some reason, I didn't feel like they would lose.
“We play better.”
[“Agreed.”]
[“That’s right. Let’s all do our best.”]
The full game began.
-Welcome to the Summoner's Rift!
As the game started, a thought suddenly came to mind.
“Want to try this?”
[“…Really?”]
“Yes.”
The place I pinged was none other than.
The enemy's red zone.
In other words, I was going to follow the same jungle investment the enemy had done in the previous game.
[“You're really a devil, unnie.”]
“What’s up.”
[“If we lose like this, their team will probably disband.”]
Kim Jae-min said a word, but his voice actually sounded like he was dying of laughter.
-Minions have spawned!
I watch the time slowly.
1 minute 29 seconds.
1 minute 30 seconds.
Right, now.
“Let’s go.”
[⬇] [⬇]
[OLZ Outlaw(Nadalie) is on the way]
[OLZ Outlaw(Nadalie) is on the way]
We entered the enemy’s red zone with a late invade, just like they had done.
This time, the teammates invested excessively for me.
And so, the enemy retreated.
The enemy jungler will probably eat the blue buff and then eat my red buff, just like I did in the previous game.
However, I didn’t intend to split it evenly.
After eating the enemy’s red buff, I said, returning immediately from the blind spot of the wards.
“Everyone, give me red backup.”
[“…Red?”]
In the current lane situation, if my teammates came to back me up, they would inevitably suffer significant lane losses.
But nevertheless, I was going to play the game more selfishly than anyone else in this game.
“Yes. I’ll carry.”
[“If you say so.”]
Baek Seong-an nodded,
[“Coming right away.”]
And soon, Seo Yeon-woo also understood.
And,
-First Blood!
The enemy Jarvan, who coveted my red, was unable to do anything and died.
“Nice.”
[“The lane’s a mess. You carry.”]
“Don’t worry.”
The team's excessive jungle investment.
Now, it was time for me to pay it back.
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.
.
In conclusion, the opponent didn’t even have a chance to utilize the strengths of their composition.
Because the game completely collapsed due to the jungle difference.
Game time 18 minutes 15 seconds.
[Victory]
OLZ, advanced to the main round of the promotion tournament.
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The news of OLZ's advance to the main round of the promotion tournament spread through the community as soon as the preliminary round ended.
It was a natural occurrence, given the hot interest in Outlaw and OLZ.
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Current) OLZ advances to the main round of the promotion tournament
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Group A advance team : OLZ(OutLaw Zone)
Group B advance team : MOD(Man Of Dark)
These two teams will now play the promotion tournament with the bottom 2 teams of the Challengers Korea.
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-? What, it's real
-Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw!
-Awesome
-Do you think Outlaw is a joke? Of course, they’ll sweep away the tier 3 teams ㅋㅋㅋ
-Yes, there's GetBack, too
-But isn't GetBack washed up?
-But he did reach Grandmaster this time
-Oh
-Is Outlaw a god? Is Outlaw a god? Is Outlaw a god? Is Outlaw a god? Is Outlaw a god? Is Outlaw a god?
-Get away from the damn spamming guys
-Wow, seriously ㅋㅋ cool as hell
-Yeah, honestly, it's over to fall here ㅋㅋ
-To be honest, they will go to Challengers Korea ㅋㅋ LKCR is what we need to watch
-What are you going to watch ㅋㅋ Do you think the team that won the championship is a joke?
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-It feels like just yesterday when they were broadcasting, and now they're already building a team and challenging for the pro leagues ㄷㄷ
-R.e.a.l.l.y. the gallery master is awesome
-Actually, broadcasting was just a passing phase
-I still wish they’d broadcast again sometimes. It was so tantalizing when they were commentating the other day
-R.e.a.l.l.y. come back...
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Outlaw team is undefeated in the preliminary round ㅇㅇ
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[OLZ vs QS Ulsan] OLZ 1:0 Win
[TBW vs OLZ] OLZ 1:0 Win
[OLZ vs PCS JJ] OLZ 2:0 Win
OLZ advanced to the main round of the promotion tournament as the winner of Group A
I brought the record because someone asked ㅇㅇ
The match-up was honestly not that good(there was QS Ulsan, who caught a first-league team last year), they just won without mercy.
Outlaw is real
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-They were neck and neck with the winning team in scrims, and they’re just tier 3 teams ㅋㅋㅋ
-Isn't SCV's victory the biggest contributor? Malzahar Bay ㅋㅋㅋㅋ damn
-All-day has to bow to GetBack
-Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw!
-It's easy to say, but it’s awesome to be undefeated ㅇㅇ
-But really, at this rate, isn't Outlaw = Prisoner, R.e.a.l.l.y.?
-ㄴ Stop with the dead guy talk
-R.e.a.l.l.y. The gallery guys, not just once or twice, but keep crossing the line, stop bringing up the dead guy
-R.e.a.l.l.y. ㅋㅋ If Outlaw is really Prisoner, then get to 2000 points ㅋㅋ ah ㅋㅋ
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As usual, the community was on fire.
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“We have arrived.”
“Ah, yes.”
While I was glancing at the community in the car, we arrived at the dorm.
‘Then…….’
It seemed like it was time to finish the unfinished conversation.