[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 463

After OLZ’s defeat in Game 1, the Legend of League community was engulfed in a heated atmosphere.

Not only had OLZ, the team currently enjoying the highest popularity, lost, but more than anything, the difference in performance between SY and OLZ in Game 1 was beyond imagination.

-Da-Hwangsoonㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Where did all the OLZ fans who were acting tough earlier go? They're already in hiding ㅋㅋㅋ

-Honor Dead Movie.GIF

-Oofㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Outlaw is really pitiful.

-OLZ is just trash if you take out Outlaw ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-They really suck

Up until now, in the Legend of League community, OLZ was a super star team comparable to SY in popularity alone.

Such a team faced SY, the original super star team that Legend of League boasts, and suffered a miserable defeat?

On the day of the match, when SY fans and OLZ fans clashed, the fans of the winning team had no choice but to go wild.

-Today is OLZ's all-time low.

-Looking closely, Outlaw doesn't seem to be in good condition either.

-R.E.A.L. ㅋㅋ

-See? OLZ is just riding on good match-up luck, right? See how they get completely wrecked when they meet a strong team ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon! Da-Hwangsoon!

In contrast to SY fans, who were practically in a celebratory mood, the atmosphere among OLZ fans was deflated.

It would have been a little different if Game 1 had been a close match.

However, compared to the overwhelming performance OLZ had shown so far, they collapsed more easily than expected against SY, and because of that, not many people could imagine OLZ pulling off a reverse sweep now.

-They're probably gonna get stomped.

-I agree.

-I was expecting something, but it's kinda boring.

-Is SY doing well or is OLZ doing poorly?

-Probably both

-Kya ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

In that atmosphere, the conclusion of the fans was one thing.

-Unless Outlaw shows something in the next game, they're probably gonna get stomped, right?

-Log Meta ㅋㅋㅋ

-But even with Outlaw, can they overcome this power gap?

Under everyone's attention…….

-It's starting soon.

Finally, Game 2 began.

* * *

SY's booth.

After the victory in Game 1, the players gathered in front of the coaching staff for feedback.

“Everyone did well. I think we can go with this kind of feeling for the next game.”

The players nodded slightly as if agreeing.

SY's support, Guinea Pig, said.

“I was worried, but it went well as I thought.”

“Yeah. I really thought it would be tough.”

SY also prepared with all their might for the match against OLZ.

Whether they had prepared too well or not, the match went more smoothly than expected.

“But still, we need to be on our guard. OLZ isn't a pushover team.”

Guinea Pig nodded at Rainbow's words.

“Oh, of course.”

No matter how strong a team is, there are games that get out of hand.

OLZ could also show a completely different side from the next game, so there was no room for complacency.

“Well, it's good to go with this feeling, but the opponent won't stick to the same ban-pick pattern. They'll probably come back focusing on the jungle.”

It was a reasonable analysis.

The most powerful pattern that OLZ had shown whenever they were in trouble was taking a value pick from the jungle and then having the jungle carry the game.

“So, I'm thinking of focusing on banning the jungle in the next game, does anyone have any other ideas?”

What the coach can suggest is only a direction for the ban-pick.

The players who are actually playing the game have the most power of choice.

In the end, even if the coaching staff forced a ban-pick, there were actually cases where the player would refuse and make a pick as they pleased in the game.

“I think that's a good idea.”

“Me too.”

“Yoon-gi? What do you think?”

“I think it's better to do that too. Because Outlaw is so good….”

“Okay, then we'll go with that ban-pick.”

Meanwhile.

While the discussion for Game 2 continued, Rainbow couldn't properly focus on it.

That was because the gameplay she had seen from OLZ in Game 1 was too disappointing.

‘It shouldn’t be this bad.’

Rainbow had watched OLZ's games and Outlaw's solo-rank replays more than anyone else in SY.

Therefore, she could be sure.

Although the results came about due to a combination of some coincidence and OLZ's slump in Game 1, OLZ was not a team that would just collapse like this.

Especially, Outlaw.

“Alright, then everyone do well in Game 2.”

The feedback session ended and the coaching staff all left.

Rainbow's eyes saw Outlaw's nickname as she entered the in-game waiting room.

Even though it was a nickname she had seen quite a lot by now, Outlaw's nickname was still enough to make Rainbow recall some memories.

Is this really all of you?

No, that can't be.

The you that I know…….

“…….”

Rainbow's gaze turned beyond the booth.

* * *

The feedback ended.

To be honest, it was more of a discussion on how to proceed with the direction of the next game, rather than feedback.

That was because the remaining games were far more important to us than the previous game.

“So, we're doing it that way?”

“Yes. Let's do as you say, Yujin.”

With Baek Seong-an's agreement, the strategy I suggested was fully accepted.

To be exact, there was nothing else to do other than the strategy I had suggested in the first place.

The atmosphere was still deflated, but it was better than a while ago.

“Let's all do our best.”

“Fighting.”

Seo Yeon-woo's weak shout, the only one to respond, echoed emptily.

And…….

The ban-pick for Game 2 officially began.

OLZ's side was Red.

SY's side was Blue.

In other words, SY had the first pick.

[Viego]

SY's first ban was Viego.

Even though the side had changed, the focus on jungle bans didn't seem to have changed much.

It was also an expression of their will not to give this.

“Just as I thought.”

I expected the opponent's stance.

The important thing was how we would respond to that stance.

In Game 1, we also invested a lot in banning the mid lane, which could be considered the opponent's ace.

However, we couldn't stop the opponent's mid from growing or carrying the game, and the game became difficult.

Then what if we changed our way of thinking?

“Let's go as we talked about earlier.”

[“Yes.”]

[Maokai]

Our first ban was Maokai.

If the opponent was aiming for a jungle ban, we would also cut off the jungle.

Let's see what we can do within the reduced champion pool.

But…….

[Wukong]

Even though it was a little blatant, SY didn't seem to have any intention of changing their existing stance.

Whether it was SY or our team.

We were both doing ban-picks that were a bit different from the usual ones.

“If this goes on, I want to ban even Vayne, what do you think?”

[“I think it's fine.”]

[“I think so too.”]

Vayne, who has a confirmed crowd control ability, was a quite annoying pick in the ban-pick structure we had agreed on beforehand, so we needed to cut it off in advance.

[Vayne]

Perhaps they didn't expect us to cut off another jungle pick again, SY seemed a little flustered.

The opponent used up all the ban time given to them, and then they brought out another value pick jungle ban.

[Nidalee]

Already 4 jungle picks were cut.

It was no exaggeration to say that the overall direction of this game was now dependent on our last ban.

[“Yujin, what should we do?”]

Banning the mid lane against Rainbow, who has a champion pool that is among the best in the world, is often meaningless.

Then how about we change our way of thinking?

“How about we just ban Sejuani too?”

[“We agreed to do as you say in this game, so that seems right. Let's ban Sejuani too.”]

[Sejuani]

Thus, the 6-jungle ban was born.

[Maokai] / [Viego]

[Vayne] / [Wukong]

[Sejuani] / [Nidalee]

It was a game that was different from the usual games in many ways.

And…….

It was SY's turn for the first pick.

[Nocturne]

Perhaps they felt something from the fact that the jungle was cut so much, SY took a jungle pick first.

Considering that Nocturne's tier in the current meta isn't high enough to be picked as the first blue pick, it was quite a provocative move from SY.

Maybe it was a mistake.

“We don't have to rush with the jungle pick, let's do what we need to do.”

[“Then, I want to bring Orianna first, is that okay?”]

“That seems fine.”

[“Okay. Yeon-woo, take Orianna.”]

[“Yes.”]

[Orianna]

The representative mage champion that was banned in Game 1, Orianna, came into our hands.

This could also be considered an achievement that was earned thanks to changing the ban-pick strategy.

[“If we do this, let's pick the ADC for the 2nd pick. What about Xayah?”]

[“I like Jinx.”]

[“Okay, pick Xayah.”]

“Confirmed.”

[“……Why did you ask if you were gonna do this?”]

Regardless, our 2nd pick was decided.

[Xayah]

The ban-pick flow is good.

At least, it has been so far.

[Kassadin]

Until a strange face appeared in SY's second pick.

[“……Crossing the line.”]