[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 267

While Lee Yujin was taking her bench press measurements, Baek Seong-an approached the dumbbell rack, noticing something odd.

“Hmm?”

“What is it?”

“…No, I was wondering if this was the dumbbell she was struggling to lift earlier, saying she was warming up.”

The number written on the dumbbell was 30kg.

Based on common sense, it was a weight that one couldn't believe Lee Yujin had lifted.

Naturally, Kim Jaemin, who was next to him, shook his head.

“Seriously, how could she lift more than half her body weight with one hand? She's not some monster like Jihoon-hyung.”

“…Right?”

It was an understandable statement.

Even though she usually covered herself up with a hoodie, Lee Yujin's arms looked so thin that you couldn't find any muscles.

Baek Seong-an made a strange expression and lightly lifted the 30kg dumbbell.

“C, crazy!”

However, the 30kg dumbbell was not a weight that a gamer who only played games in his room could easily handle.

Thud!

He almost dislocated his arm.

When Baek Seong-an was sweating like that, the chat window was stirred.

-Whoa

-What was that just now?

-I heard something breaking

“…I’m sorry. I made a mistake.”

…Why is this so heavy?

Did she really lift this?

With just one hand?

Baek Seong-an's mind became complex.

* * *

Kim Jihoon said.

“…We'll stop the bench press here since your stamina might be running low and could be dangerous.”

“Oh really? I feel like I can still do it… But, whatever, if you say so.”

So, 45kg was written in the bench press section of my 3-lift record.

To be honest, I felt like I could lift much more depending on my condition… But for now, I decided to follow the expert's opinion. It wasn't just today that mattered.

I couldn't quite grasp how much weight I was lifting, but I seemed to get the gist of it from the viewers' reactions.

-MTC MTY

-Wait, isn't this fake?

-Rly, I'm weaker than her ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-She even lifted it lightly ㅋㅋㅋ Probably she would do 10kg more if she tried?

-Unnie, I'm actually dying...

-A woman bench-pressing 45kg ㄷㄷㄷ

-But that's actually amazing, ㅇㅇ

-If I get hit in the back by unnie, I'll be gone instantly

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ, you bastard

The measurement continued.

The next thing to measure was the deadlift.

“The deadlift is basically an exercise that uses the lever principle. So if you're 160cm tall, the lever is shorter, so it's better to have a long range of motion.”

“Hmm, so how should I do it?”

“You should think of it as a back exercise, not a waist exercise. Grip the bar a little wider than shoulder-width apart… Like this.”

As Kim Jihoon came over to help with my posture, the chat window was stirred.

-?

-Heuung... Heuung... Heuung... Heuung... Heuung... Heuung... Heuung... Heuung... Heuung... Heuung... Heuung...

-ㅗㅜㅑ

-What what

-Ugyeol angle?

-Open?

-g?

-Hyung... why am I so excited?

-Open this?

-g?

“Quiet down, you all.”

I lightly ignored the chat window and just lifted the 20kg bar.

Hmm, easy.

The weight increased again little by little.

30kg, 40kg, 50kg, 60kg…….

As the weight began to increase without restraint, Kim Jihoon said.

“…We’ll stop here for today. Aren’t you tired?”

“Not really? The dumbbell I lifted at first was the hardest.”

With that, for some reason, Baek Seong-an, who was next to the dumbbell, flinched.

So, my deadlift record was 60kg for now.

I could have done more if I wanted to, but like with the bench press, I decided to follow the expert's opinion.

Because I shouldn't get injured if I overdid it.

-What is it, seriously?

-The genius of the gym, Gym-cheon ㄷㄷㄷ

-Roid user, right?

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ, you bastard

-Roid user! Roid user! Roid user! Roid user! Roid user! Roid user! Roid user! Roid user! Roid user! Roid user!

-Enough of the brain-deadness, you bastards

The final event, the squat, followed.

“Have you done it before?”

“No.”

“Then we'll start with 20kg.”

Following Kim Jihoon's explanation and getting into the pose, I slowly began the first squat.

As expected, or maybe not, 20kg was quite easy.

“We’ll increase the weight.”

The weight went up again without restraint.

30kg, 40kg, 50kg, 55kg…….

And up to 60kg.

“…We’ll stop here. Have you really never worked out anywhere before?”

“Yeah, I haven’t.”

“I think you have talent.”

“Really?”

Of course, Kim Jihoon's standard was based on an average woman, but it still felt good to be called talented.

Isn’t it better than not having talent?

Anyway, my 3-lift measurements ended like that.

Bench press 45kg.

Deadlift 60kg.

Squat 60kg.

A total of 165kg.

In other words, I could be considered a talented person who hit 3-lifts of 165 from the start, by chance.

Naturally, the chat window went wild.

-ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ

-Seriously, raise your hand if you can't lift more weight than Outlaw ㅋㅋ

-Hand

-Rly ㅋㅋ

-Foot

-Hand

-Hand

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Although this content itself was a part of the plan to make our team members exercise, it seemed not bad since the reaction was good.

Of course, not all reactions were positive.

-But she's not even sweating

-Rly

-Why isn't she sweating? ㅅㅂ

-Go cardio ㄱㄱㄱㄱ

-Stamina is cardio, I agree

-Let's run

See these guys?

No way.

“I know what you all want, but unfortunately, it's other players' turn now. My workout video will continue next time!”

-No

-Me

-Lock

-Me

-Lock

Even though the Narack-dan appeared, I continued the content without caring.

“So, who wants to go next?”

I looked at the team members.

Seo Yeonwoo with an anxious gaze.

Baek Seong-an with a strange expression.

Kim Jaemin who wants to show off quickly.

The answer seemed to be already decided.

“So, are you going to go, Jaemin?”

“Yes, yes!”

“Okay. Let's go right away.”

And…….

Whether he was inspired by me, or if it was just his personality, Kim Jaemin ignored Kim Jihoon's warning and challenged 60kg for the bench press.

“…Tell me if you can't do it.”

“Oh, I can do it. I'll show you what my physique is.”

Some time after Kim Jaemin boasted.

“Haaah!”

A desperate scream erupted from Kim Jaemin's mouth.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-So funny

-He's going to get hurt like that

-Why did you say you'd lift more? ㅋㅋ

-As expected, Jaemin...

-Doesn't disappoint ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

“Agh! Tap! Tap! Save me!”

So, Kim Jaemin's bench press 60kg challenge ended in failure, and Kim Jaemin immediately declared a surrender due to a loss of stamina.

“I… I can't do it anymore. I quit!”

“…Sigh.”

Seo Yeonwoo and Baek Seong-an each completed the 3-lift measurements normally.

Of course, the chat window fluctuated especially when Seo Yeonwoo was being measured.

-Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor! Honor!

-Look at little unnie's physique ㄷㄷ

-Women do big things

-ㄴ you bastard ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Why are you trying to take away what's there, you bastards ㅋㅋㅋ

-Little unnie's beauty ㄷㄷ

-Sweat ㅗㅜㅑ...

The peaceful workout content was also heading towards the end.

Even so, since the original purpose of making the team members exercise was achieved, isn't it good that it's good?

“We should do it tomorrow too?”

The faces of the team members turned pale at my words.

Of course, there was no right to refuse.

* * *

The 2nd round of Legend of League Challengers Korea officially began.

Fortunately, our team's match wasn't on the first day of the 2nd round, so we had some leeway to watch other teams' ban-picks.

The first match was BLH vs. BGG.

Both were teams we had won relatively easily, but they were still opponents we couldn't let our guard down against.

This is the world of professionals.

There was no easy opponent from the start.

“Are you watching the match too?”

The smell of ointment was emanating from Baek Seong-an's whole body, sitting on the sofa in front of the TV.

It seemed that the after-effects of the workout yesterday were quite significant.

“Yes. I think it's good to watch.”

Baek Seong-an and Kim Jihoon are the only ones who diligently watch the other teams' matches.

Some might find it surprising that Kim Jihoon watches other teams' matches, but surprisingly, Kim Jihoon listens to other teams' matches instead of music while doing cardio on the treadmill.

I only found that out recently.

“Who do you think will win?”

“It's BLH for now... but the meta has changed, so the team that adapts quickly will win.”

“That's true.”

The sides were BLH as blue, and BGG as red.

“Renekton ban is coming out?”

“I see.”

Renekton recently received a big nerf to his W skill and was recently rolled back.

That seemed to have a considerable impact on Renekton's ban.

Be that as it may, champions like Renekton and Twisted Fate were still very high in tier due to their guaranteed CC.

And,

The ban-picks were now complete.