[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 219

“But, it’s a scrim with SY, and you come in drunk like that?”

Even if it were a scrim with another team, it would be reprehensible, but with SY as the opponent?

Are you just going to throw the game since we can’t win anyway, or something?

As I stared at Baek Seong-an for a moment, he barely moved his lips with a nauseous expression.

“Ugh… Well, it’s like….”

According to Baek Seong-an, the original plan for today was a scrim with BLH in the evening.

However, the schedule was canceled due to BLH's circumstances, and then SY contacted them first.

“…That's how it happened.”

“Hmm.”

Baek Seong-an thought that the hangover would be manageable since the schedule was in the evening, but the scrim time was changed to daytime because the original schedule was canceled and a new one was set.

“But why didn’t they come to me….”

Strictly speaking, aren’t I the team owner?

Even if Baek Seong-an has been running around to schedule things until now, since they contacted us first, why would they go to the other side instead of to me?

“What are you saying now… You didn’t even ask for a scrim in the first place.”

“That’s true, I suppose.”

Hmm, I get it.

“Well, let’s get ready since that’s how it is. …I’m going to lie down for a bit.”

“Ah, okay.”

Baek Seong-an, having finished speaking, threw himself onto the sofa in the center of the practice room.

Somehow, Baek Seong-an’s condition was a little, no, a lot off, but there was no way to cancel the scrim now.

‘SY…….’

Although they unfortunately lost to SCV in the final of the previous spring season, no one underestimates the power of SY.

Rather, looking at their history, SY has been a team that has shown even more strength in the summer season, when the Red Cup approaches, rather than the spring season.

‘Why our team of all teams?’

I have a guess.

One of the factors that allowed SCV to win the spring season championship was the scrim with our team.

However, considering the symbolism that the team SY possesses, I thought they would offer a scrim after we were promoted to the first league… It was much earlier than I expected.

‘It could mean they're that desperate.’

The humiliation of spring.

The subsequent defeat of the Korean national team in the international competition.

For SY, which is practically a team that symbolizes Korea, it was natural for them to have a fire on their backs.

‘I hope he’s okay.’

I turned my gaze to Baek Seong-an, who was lying on the sofa.

“Ugh….”

The sight of him, holding his forehead, was nothing but a patient.

But because we don’t have a second team or other substitute players, Baek Seong-an has to participate in the scrim against SY in that condition.

“Tell me if it’s hard. We can refuse, since they requested the scrim in the first place.”

A scrim is just a scrim.

If you try to do it poorly when you’re not prepared, it will only be rude to the opponent.

“…I’ll be fine after resting for a bit.”

“Alright.”

He said that, but Baek Seong-an's condition didn't seem like it would improve anytime soon.

Given the situation, if it were another team, I would have just refused.

But the fact that it was the first scrim with SY made me forcibly erase the word "refusal" from my mind.

‘This kind of opportunity doesn’t come often.’

Of course, it will become a daily occurrence after we move up to the first league in the future, but our current position is a newly promoted team in the second league.

Normally, it would be normal to not even have the opportunity to scrim with first-league teams like SCV, let alone SY, but somehow, by luck, the opportunity came.

It was an opportunity that was too good to pass up.

‘Let’s give it a try.’

Whether we lose or win, scrimming with a team like SY is unconditionally beneficial to us.

We don’t have to withdraw since they requested it first, even though we should be the ones begging for a scrim.

As I was solidifying my decision, Seo Yeon-woo came out to the practice room with a sleepy face.

“You’re here?”

“Yeah. Jjammin says you sing well?”

“……Yes?”

Seo Yeon-woo’s face was blank.

It wouldn’t be bad to tease him a bit more, but, unfortunately, we didn’t have much time left.

“Just kidding, keep an eye on that guy until the scrim starts.”

“Ah… yes, yes!”

Seo Yeon-woo seemed to think Baek Seong-an’s condition was pretty serious, as he nodded without any further questions.

“Do you know who we're scrimming with today?”

“Ah, yes. I heard.”

“Alright. Let’s do well.”

“Yes!”

Seo Yeon-woo replied as always.

‘He gives such good responses.’

Well, to be strict, he’s also pretty good at the game.

‘Then…….’

I immediately went to my seat and searched for the solo queue records of SY players to prepare for the upcoming scrim.

Because, as Baek Seong-an is in that condition, it was right for me to take responsibility and prepare for the scrim.

Of course, the opponent is also bound to prepare for it since the solo queue records are public information, but it’s much better than not doing anything.

‘Let’s see…….’

Most SY players seemed to be practicing with meta picks, but some players were also seen practicing unexpected champions in solo queue.

For example… Rainbow’s Malzahar.

‘This is…….’

I don’t know if he just tried it because it was a solo queue, or if it was because the opponent was Leblanc, but the pick of Rainbow’s Malzahar itself was something.

‘He's done it for more than a few games.’

At least five games just by what I can see.

Of course, looking at the composition, it seemed like he mainly picked it for counter picks against picks like Leblanc, but at this point, it was not strange to pick it in a scrim.

‘And he also played picks like Yone quite often.’

A representative hyper-carry champion.

Similar to Yasuo, but much more stable than Yasuo, Yone was one of the cards that players with strong force in the game confidently pick in tournaments.

‘Besides that… TheOne’s Yasuo pick is also quite noticeable.’

Yasuo and Yone…

It's one of the combinations that are often mentioned when talking about the dream team fight, but in practice, you’ll rarely see that combination.

‘Hmm.’

The next place my gaze went was the jungle.

‘There’s nothing special here.’

This included picks such as Elise or Nidalee, which often appear due to the nature of solo queue.

Those picks are difficult to see in scrims or tournaments, but appear relatively often in solo queue, so it would be a bit of an overstatement to call them a joker pick.

‘…Huh? Wait a minute…….’

While looking at YunGi’s records, I discovered a champion that caught my eye in his records.

[Shaco – Victory]

The champion I hate the most in League of Legends, even to the point of not being an exaggeration.

It was Shaco.

‘I’m sure YunGi was good at Shaco in the past… I remember he hasn’t touched it at all these days.’

The nightmare of the past comes to mind.

The story of how I almost broke my fingers after being beaten by YunGi’s Shaco and slamming the keyboard became a laugh-out-loud memory.

Of course, if I meet YunGi’s Shaco again now, it would be different from the past…….

‘…Even so, he wouldn't pick a champion like Shaco in a team game, right?’

Something… a sense of foreboding already began to creep in before the scrim.

*

There isn’t much time left.

As if to prove that fact, the scrim time was approaching.

“Is everyone ready?”

“Yes.”

“…Uh.”

“Ready to go!”

“Ready.”

Unlike Baek Seong-an, who still looked like he was going to die, the other teammates seemed to be quite hyped up, perhaps because of the fact that they were going up against SY.

That was the only good thing.

“Then, let’s go right away.”

After entering the waiting room, our team and the SY players finally faced each other in the lobby.

[SY TheOne]

[SY YunGi]

[SY Rainbow]

[SY Longbow]

[SY GuineaPig]

The best team in the world.

Although the title of the best had to be temporarily given to SCV and GRS, there’s no one who would deny the fact that SY is the best team in the history of League of Legends.

Since we weren’t close enough to have casual conversations, no chat other than formal greetings went up.

It hit me again how desperate our team’s average sociability was.

[“Wow…… The aura is insane.”]

Kim Jae-min said.

I agreed.

‘I’ve met SY before… but the situation is completely different from back then.’

The SY now is not the SY from back then, who were trolling each other playfully.

SY is now standing in front of me as a professional gamer like me, and as a team.

“Hoo……”

[“Are you nervous, Noona?”]

“…Yeah.”

[“Ehh? …Really?”]

Kim Jae-min had a lukewarm reaction, as if he didn't expect me to openly admit I was nervous.

“Let’s do well.”

[“Fighting!”]

[“Fighting.”]

[“Fi, fighting…….”]

As soon as the cheers for each other were over, a chat window went up.

[SY TheOne : Shall we start?]

[OLZ Outlaw : Yes]

OLZ vs SY.

The first ban-pick began in earnest.