[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 226
Grinding one's teeth in resentment (2)Ryujinhyuk's expression hardened momentarily, but then he spoke as if nothing was the matter.
“Nah, that’s not possible.”
“Right?”
A purely common-sense exchange of opinions.
But the doubt in both their minds still lingered.
“But you really haven’t heard anything? You were close with Prisoner, weren’t you?”
Ryujinhyuk’s expression hardened at those words.
Ryujinhyuk still remembered.
The memory of the day Prisoner disappeared.
[Prisoner : Rainbow-nim]
[Prisoner : I have something to tell you]
On the historic day Prisoner hit 2000 points, Rainbow celebrated the fact with pure admiration and awe.
The first 2000 points…….
Prisoner, a long-time friend, had achieved something that even Rainbow himself hadn’t.
Of course, that celebration didn't last long.
It was because of Prisoner's unknown words that followed.
[Prisoner : Uh... I think it's going to be a little difficult for me to play games from now on.]
[SY Rainbow : Huh?]
[Prisoner : I've had a good time ㅎㅎ]
[SY Rainbow : What do you... what's going on?]
[Prisoner : I have personal circumstances.]
[Prisoner : Oh, I think I have to go now. See you later!]
A sudden notice.
And the disappearance of Prisoner.
That was all Ryujinhyuk knew.
But that was also the only farewell Prisoner left in this world.
Only, a farewell left for himself.
Ryujinhyuk felt a strange sense of responsibility for that farewell, so he didn't say anything about Prisoner anywhere.
And that was still the case now.
“Well? I don’t know.”
“You didn’t even tell me? I thought you knew something….”
Park Yoon-gi’s suspicion was reasonable.
The fact that Ryujinhyuk seemed mentally exhausted to the point of taking a vacation after Prisoner disappeared was true.
Could he be so shocked just because Prisoner deleted his account?
Not many people would readily agree with this opinion.
“Still, if you say so, then that's how it is, I guess.”
But Park Yoon-gi didn't ask any more questions.
If Ryujinhyuk didn’t say anything, there must be a reason.
It was a steadfast belief.
“…If I find out anything, I’ll let you know. But why did you suddenly say Prisoner might be Outlaw?”
“Just, he’s too good.”
He could have added other reasons, such as that their styles and positions were similar, but that was the main reason.
He was just too good, no matter how you looked at it.
Since it was hard to believe that there were two people in the world with Prisoner's skill, the flow was that the disappeared Prisoner had returned as Outlaw.
“…That's true.”
Ryujinhyuk also agreed with this opinion.
Outlaw is good.
To the point of being incomprehensible.
It’s not strange at all that Park Yoon-gi suspects Outlaw to be Prisoner.
“Oh, that's right. Do you know that, hyung?”
Perhaps feeling that it was somewhat awkward to continue the conversation on this topic, Park Yoon-gi skillfully changed the subject.
“What?”
“I saw it somewhere… You lost in a popularity vote to Outlaw.”
“……”
Ryujinhyuk was speechless for a moment.
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After the end of the SY match, which could be considered the first match loss since the founding of OLZ.
The team members could have blamed each other or been dispirited, but instead, the team members were even more focused on practice.
[“Is mid covered?”]
[“Coming!”]
Perhaps thanks to that, the results of the subsequent scrims were also very good.
3:0.
2:0.
3:0.
.
.
.
2:1.
3:1.
Until now, they had experienced many set losses, but the number of sets lost during the numerous scrims over the week was few and far between.
“Ah, I shouldn't have done that here.”
“Darn.”
The atmosphere within the team was also very good.
Even though I didn't consider personality much when selecting team members, seeing this kind of atmosphere, I could say that I was very lucky.
‘Still… if we had kept losing, it wouldn’t have been like this.’
The atmosphere of a team that has suffered consecutive losses tends to sag, and discord arises among the team members.
That's how YSG was before, and many other lower-ranked teams were like that.
But we had been on a winning streak and had only stumbled a little after meeting SY, a giant mountain.
The loss against SY served to further boost our morale.
That wasn't the only thing.
“Oh, hyung, you’ve raised your score a lot, haven’t you?”
Baek Seong-an's score had surpassed Grandmaster 750 points.
The current Challenger score cut was about 800 points, so he would reach Challenger soon.
Even though there are sayings that the solo rank scores of pro gamers are meaningless, solo rank scores are still a very good indicator of a pro gamer's current form.
It's not for nothing that official commentators use it as one of their important bases.
Meanwhile, Kim Jae-min, who could be considered the lowest tier in our team right now, had a score of…….
“Hey, why are you going in there!”
It hadn’t even been that long since he was promoted to Master, yet he was going back and forth between Master and Diamond 1 with passion.
The only difference from before was that the time he spent in Master was a little longer than before.
In that sense, someone like Kim Jae-min was the type who was actually better at team games.
In team games, right by his side, Kim Ji-hoon was holding onto Kim Jae-min's reins, so he couldn't play like a reckless player in solo rank.
The solo rank scores of Baek Seong-an, who plays the most team-oriented games, and the one who plays the most selfishly… were going in opposite directions. It was really hard to understand.
“You all worked hard. Let’s do some personal practice today.”
“Yessir.”
The season is gradually being prepared.
There is only about a week left until the full-fledged start of the season.
It's the time when we have to prepare with all our might.
‘Then I….’
It's time to start individual practice.
No matter how professional you are, you shouldn't neglect solo rank.
New meta picks, op champion research, and research on champion matchups were usually done in solo rank.
‘Should I turn on a stream? …No. It feels a little ambiguous.’
I had thought about turning it on once or twice before the start of the full-fledged season, but it didn't seem like the day for it today.
‘Umm.’
As I was contemplating whether or not to turn on the stream, a queue was caught.
The dice of stern fate had decided not to turn on the stream today.
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[Found a game!]
[Accept / Decline]
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Of course, accept.
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FFF Ogre has joined the lobby.
Guun Gamja Masisseo has joined the lobby.
OLZ Outlaw has joined the lobby.
BLH Shotgun has joined the lobby.
BLH Tool has joined the lobby.
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I see familiar nicknames.
Some of them were even the faces I had met in scrims recently.
‘We meet like this.’
In the old days, I wouldn't have remembered even the pro gamers from the 2nd league, let alone the 1st league, but since our team is currently in the 2nd league, I couldn't help but know.
‘The BLH bot lane, the 1st place team in the 2nd league, and the top laner of FFF, the 2nd place team.’
It was a coincidental meeting.
‘It’s quieter than I thought.’
Perhaps because there are many current pros, not much was said in the chat room.
‘Well.’
Among pro gamers, if you accidentally typed something wrong in the chat, you could be involved in gossip, and in severe cases, you could even be disciplined, so it was better for your well-being not to chat unnecessarily.
Our team's side is the bottom side.
In other words, we have first pick.
And…….
The ban-pick was finally completed.
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[Allies / Enemies]
Top: Jaxson / Gwen
Jungle: Kayn / Graves
Mid: Katarina / Aurelion
ADC: Jhin / Ezreal
Support: Zilean / Blitzcrank
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Finally, all the ban-picks were completed, and
[Please select a champion!]
[Please select a skin!]
The loading started in earnest.
‘…Huh?’
Which team is the best in the world?
When someone asks that question, the team most often mentioned based on current time is GRS.
This is because they nearly completely defeated SCV, a Korean team that advanced after defeating SY in the recent international tournament, MSL.
Then, who are the best mid and jungle in the world right now based on current time?
The reason I'm telling such a useless story right now is simple.
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Jeong-geul-leo-ui-no-ye - Gwen
MaBing777 - Graves
qq7785dd55 - Aurelion
Won-dil-ui-jang-ju-won-jang - Ezreal
YSG YYYSSS - Blitzcrank
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The best in the world.
The mid-jungle duo of GRS, currently evaluated as such, appeared before my eyes.