[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 470

We won.

Against none other than SY.

Of course, it's not a big match, and I know it's just one game during the season.

Still, I'm happy.

"Whoa... Waaah!"

"W-We won!"

"We won!!"

The team members seemed to realize the reality a bit late, and they got up from their seats a beat later and embraced each other.

The bloodbath against SY was not easy.

We thought of the word "defeat" dozens of times throughout the game.

That's why, I wanted to be immersed in the victory, but the SY players were waiting in the booth across from us now.

"...Hey, everyone, snap out of it. We have to go greet them."

"Ah."

"Oh, right."

"Come on, let's get up."

We, as the winning team, got up from our seats and headed to SY's booth, where we shook hands with the SY players.

"You've worked hard."

"Thank you for your hard work."

The expressions of the SY players were varied, but what particularly caught my eye was Rainbow.

Rainbow looked at me with an expression that seemed both frustrated and relieved, and said,

"You really are good."

...It was a comment that bothered me a little, but I decided not to think too deeply about it.

If I started assigning meaning to those words and thinking about them, I wouldn't be able to sleep properly for days.

No, but is she using informal language with me right now? We're not that close, are we?

'......Or am I? Are we close?'

As an Outlaw, my relationship with Rainbow and as a Prisoner, my relationship with Rainbow were mixed up, and my head was complicated.

...Yes, I admit it. Rainbow gave me something more than defeat with those words.

I don't think I'll be able to sleep properly for a few days.

'Well, even so... I won today!'

So, I decided to understand that she gave me a little bit of a challenge with a broad mind.

No matter what anyone says, I was the winner today.

"Now, let's meet today's POG, Outlaw!"

"Yes, hello!"

I responded to the interview with an excited heart for the first time.

I must have been a little excited.

* * *

In the bloodbath between OLZ and SY, the winner was finally decided.

It was also the moment the first place of the regular season's first round was confirmed.

Since it was a match between the two teams with the largest fan base in LCKR right now, the interest was naturally bound to be high.

As evidence of this, the Legend of League community exploded.

-Outlaw mad movie.GIF

-Outlaw did everything in today's game ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Aren't the newbies doing a little better these days?

-R.eal, but SY's ban-pick in the second set was so overboard.

-Wow... Getback is holding his own against Rainbow ㄷㄷ Isn't he washed up?

Of course, the community wasn't just about healthy reactions.

No, there were far more reactions that ridiculed and criticized the opponent.

-Kya ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut!

-The pure-hearted people are being defeated, so now there's peace ㅇㅇ

-OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ! OLZ!

-This is right ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Someone who claims to be an OLZ fan cheered and celebrated.

-Enjoy it now ㅋㅋ You'll get stomped by SY when you go to the Red Cup ㅇㅇ

-R.eal, those with no titles are happy ㅋㅋ

-Next is ^no^

Someone who claims to be an SY fan clenched their teeth and attacked their opponents with criticism.

-No, but OLZ is really good, I didn't know they could beat SY

-Where did the OLZ hype go? ㅋㅋㅋ

-But this is because SY threw the game in the second set, what's with the ban-pick?

-Change the coaching staff, please

-Seriously, stupid ban-pick ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-You guys lose ㅇㅇ

The most talked-about topic was, of course, the ban-pick from the second set.

It doesn't matter if you win the game.

But if you lose the game, you can't avoid the ban-pick talk.

Especially, when you pick a pick that is very difficult, like in the second set today.

-But who made Kasadim? Rainbow?

-But even if the player wants to do it, the coaching staff should have stopped them.

-I agree. That's the meaning of the coach's existence.

-There are so many freeloaders ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

The community's enthusiasm didn't seem to cool down.

* * *

The match against SY was a bloodbath.

And at the end of that bloodbath, we finally won, so it was necessary to boost the team members' morale by having a dinner together.

Soon, we decided to have a dinner at a Korean beef restaurant near the dorm.

To be honest, because of the team's finances, I just wanted to eat at a pork belly restaurant, but that damn newbie kept shouting "beef," so there was no choice.

"Ugh..."

Yes, I should use it now, or when else would I?

I, as the team owner and jungler, will put all my efforts into the welfare of the players today.

"Everyone, you've all worked hard today. I really thought it would be hard to win, but you guys did really well. Eat as much as you want today."

"I told you, right? I carried."

"Shut up, Kim the newbie."

"Yup. Oh, but I want a drink..."

"That's not allowed."

We decided not to drink alcohol since it's the middle of the season, and decided to settle for cola or cider.

Of course, everything was zero.

In these days, zero drinks are not an option but a must.

"Kuh, I'm getting drunk."

"That's cola."

"I know, I'm just pretending."

Baek Seong-an and Kim Jae-min chattered as always.

The main topic of conversation was, of course, the heroic stories of today's match.

"Did you see it then? I finished─"

"The spoon did its spoon thing."

"Hey, are you capable of disparaging the prince? I'm going to publicize this."

"Try it, you are going to be the mid-lane emperor?"

"What emperor is the mid-lane these days? Just the jungler's underling."

"...Shut up."

"Scratch?"

"Come here."

"Kyah."

In our team, only Baek Seong-an and Kim Jae-min talk, but it felt like the space was full even when only the two of them were talking.

As we were emptying our cola glasses, Baek Seong-an looked at me and said,

"Oh, right. I think Rainbow said something to you when we shook hands with SY earlier. What did you say?"

I couldn't help but freeze for a moment because I didn't expect Baek Seong-an to ask about it.

"Um... uh, ah! She just said I was good."

"Really? Are you two close?"

"...Just, you know. We only met occasionally in solo queue."

"Aah."

Baek Seong-an didn't ask anything more.

It was a much more strange situation to ask more in the first place.

"..."

But why?

I felt like the gaze of Seo Yeon-woo looking at me felt a little stinging.

"Why, why?"

"...No. Nothing. The meat is delicious."

"Oh, yeah. Eat well. When else are we going to eat beef?"

"Yes."

Seo Yeon-woo stuffed his mouth full of meat.

As if he were going to drain my wallet.

"...Eat slowly. You'll choke."

"It's okay."

Seo Yeon-woo ate all my money, no, the beef, in his mouth.

It was a top laner's greed.

* * *

After the match against SY, who was a formidable enemy, ended in a 2:1 victory, we surpassed one wall and continued the season with an unstoppable momentum.

Victory, victory, and more victory.

We finished the first round of the regular season without a loss, and the second round of the regular season started soon after.

After the patch after the second round, many things changed, but we somehow adapted bit by bit.

If you don't have teeth, use your gums.

If you don't have gums, use your tenacity.

As a result, we continued to win through the second round.

"Niceeeee──!!"

"Everyone did a great job!"

"This is it!"

There was not a single easy game.

Every game was a bloodbath, and it was fierce.

Nevertheless, we won.

I think it's because our team was the best when it came to the passion for victory, if nothing else?

At least, that's what I thought.

We clashed fiercely with strong teams like MAX, SCV, and SY, who we met again in the second round.

There were many moments when we wanted to give up.

But we endured to the end, and in the end, we were able to beat them all.

As a result...

Before we knew it, we finished the regular season with an overwhelming record of undefeated.

18 wins 0 losses.

Set difference +26.

Considering that SY, in second place, had 15 wins and 3 losses, and SCV, in third place, also had 14 wins and 4 losses, it was a truly overwhelming difference that put us in first place.

"...Is this real?"

"No, it feels like we lost a lot, when did we go undefeated?"

"...I guess so."

It wasn't just a random comment, we didn't have a very high set difference for an undefeated team.

It meant that we had many games that we barely won 2:1, which could have been lost.

Moreover, there were more than a few games that we reversed, so from our perspective, who actually played the game, it felt like we had a hard game every time, but the results were good, so we couldn't help but feel a little awkward.

"By the way, we're really going, aren't we? Playoffs."

"As if you didn't know? Brother, we're an undefeated team."

"...I guess so."

Baek Seong-an dropped his head as if he was a little moved.

I didn't know what Baek Seong-an felt about the playoffs, so I pretended not to know.

Because now was the time to give Baek Seong-an a moment to himself, to feel the emotional space.

'It's finally here.'

The playoffs were approaching.