[TS] The Return of The Gamer - Chapter 83

As a general rule, the drop in performance of electronic devices is felt much more than the upgrade.

This is the case even with just 60Hz and 144Hz, but in my case, I had been using a 480Hz-class ultra-high refresh rate monitor at home.

The sense of difference was beyond words.

Of course, the game called League of Legends is not fundamentally a game that requires an FPS suitable for a 480Hz refresh rate, but even so, the difference was still there.

"Haa."

I ended the training mode, sighing at the poor training environment of the YSG trainees.

It would be a lie to say it wasn't bothersome, but I didn't want to blame the equipment or the environment.

'Anyway, the equipment will be similar for other trainees.'

Of course, whether they are used to it or not is a different matter, but in any case, the conditions themselves are the same.

"I've invited you."

"...Ah, yes, yes. I've entered."

As I entered the custom game, the nicknames and tiers of the YSG trainees appeared.

'Uhm.'

I don't know who's in the second team and who's a trainee, but the tiers were all different.

The lowest was Master, and the highest was Challenger.

I wanted to search for their scores in detail, but I didn't have the guts to start by searching for the nicknames of other trainees on a match history search site.

'I'll memorize the IDs and search later.'

"Um..."

At that moment, a trainee sitting next to me, that is, next to the refrigerator, approached me hesitantly.

I'm feeling it again, but the seating arrangement for the players is... a bit odd.

Even if the space is limited, if it's like this, they shouldn't have increased the number of people in the first place.

"...What position do you usually play? The coach said you were a jungler..."

"I don't mind any position."

"Ah... yes. Then I'll assume you're going jungle. That's what I heard from the coach. We're aware of that, too."

Uhm, I don't think I've ever talked to Coach Park Tae-hyung about my main position... It seems that Coach Park Tae-hyung saw through that my main position is a jungler.

"Yes."

"Oh, and do you have a Tice Code ID? We're going to use it for voice."

"Yes, yes."

"I'll send you an invitation. The tag is..."

It wasn't until the voice chat program was ready that all the preparations were finally complete.

"Ah, can you hear me?"

["...Yes, I can hear you."]

["I can hear you well."]

["Hi."]

["..."]

I could hear many voices, but I don't know who is who, maybe because they were all unfamiliar voices.

However, what is certain is that the voices were all young.

'...Come to think of it, I said I was the oldest.'

23 years old.

It wasn't an age I thought was particularly old, but being with these young ones, I feel like I've suddenly gotten old.

'Well, in the case of trainees, there are high school students, too, I heard.'

Amidst these thoughts, the chat finally came up, signaling that all preparations were complete.

[YSG Min-soo: Let's start.]

[TopJungleMidAdcSup: gg]

The ban-pick started.

The composition was generally decent.

["We should bring the jungle pick... What do you want to do, jungler?"]

"Um, give me Viego."

The answer came a little late.

["...Is it okay against the enemy Lee Sin? He could also go jungle."]

"Yes, it's okay."

.

.

.

["Enemy top and mid are Yone and Syndra. In this case, Silas would be good. Possible?"]

["Go."]

It was a composition where they shared OP and Tier 1 picks that could be used, and are being used, in the pro scene purely, without any bold or strange picks.

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[Ally / Enemy]

Top: Silas / Yone

Jungle: Viego / Lee Sin

Mid: Ahri / Syndra

ADC: Aphelios / Varus

Support: Thresh / Braum

+

The game officially started.

It was a real team game, unlike the solo queue I had been playing so far.

[⬇] [⬇] [⬇]

["The enemy Braum could come in."]

["Confirmed."]

Communication went back and forth restlessly as soon as the game started.

["Ward in the bottom lane, triple-point. Couldn't clear it."]

["Kka-bi (Too bad)."]

[❕] [❕] [❕]

["They're coming. Let's get out."]

["Ward in ally red."]

Even though I was just standing still, this and that information was already piercing my ears.

'I've figured out my starting route for now.'

I used that fact.

I pretended to do a full camp, then subtly deviated from the route from golems to go to the top camp.

'The lane situation is...'

Top and mid are both melee versus ranged matchups.

Of course, that means they'll be pushed in the early game.

The fact that the lane is pushed means the success rate of ganks increases, but at the same time, the probability of losing a fight in a counter-gank also increases.

'Lee Sin will look for a counter-gank in either top or mid.'

Then where is Lee Sin aiming for?

Lee Sin thinks my route is a full camp.

But he can't be sure.

To be sure, it's necessary to check the jungle on the blue side.

Based on the countless clues given, I soon reached a conclusion.

'Top.'

I immediately went to mid.

In mid, the enemy Syndra was happily harassing Ahri using the early advantage of being a ranged champion.

Syndra already shows a strong presence in the laning phase.

In addition, the opponent was Ahri, who was almost the weakest in the early game, so the CS difference widened by more than double from the beginning.

[⨷]

[Outlaw(Viego) has targeted YSG Min-soo(Syndra)]

'At least Flash.'

The moment I was about to get behind Syndra, thinking so.

Syndra, who had been happily putting pressure on the lane, began to run to the opposite side.

Even though I hadn't shown my face in the field of vision yet.

'Ward? No. Syndra has placed her ward somewhere else.'

Then did Lee Sin provide the vision instead?

Or...

'Lee Sin checked my blue side jungle, and he conveyed this information to Syndra.'

Viego's not on a full camp route, so be careful in mid. That's what it means.

'Interesting.'

The opponent's reaction is half a beat faster than expected.

It was possible because it was a team game with real-time communication.

However, I'm not one to be disappointed because my route was read.

I immediately induced a fight over the top river crab.

'The composition itself isn't that good, but... it's manageable.'

Silas and Ahri.

If it's in the laning phase, it's nothing, but they are strong champions in a fight that clashes.

In addition, there's Viego, the name of the all-out fight, so it was a fight worth trying.

Lee Sin and I met,

The two laners hurriedly pushed their lanes and prepared to join.

["This is worth fighting."]

["Lee Sin! Lee Sin!"]

The top river crab fight, which can be said to determine the outcome of the early top side, began.

-You have slain an enemy

-First Blood!

-An ally has been slain!

The result was a 1:1 trade.

The enemy Lee Sin and the ally Ahri died.

We could have taken only the top river crab without either side dying, but Ahri recklessly pursued the low-health Lee Sin, resulting in the trade.

Of course, the fact that the kills were taken by Syndra and Ahri meant that the kill exchange itself had more room for a positive outlook.

["I can't miss this."]

["It's okay. We got the river crab too, so it's a gain."]

However, for me, it was a little disappointing.

Despite the carefully designed combat plan, I didn't gain much advantage.

'The kill itself was taken by Ahri, so it's not bad...'

Ahri who got the kill and Ahri who didn't get the kill are completely different champions.

Even so, the origin of this regret was not for another reason.

'...Uhm. I can't dodge the skill after seeing it.'

It's a story that would make others shudder, but it wasn't such a special thing for me.

So far, I have clearly been avoiding skills after seeing them.

It was impossible for the old me, but it was possible because my dynamic vision and reaction speed have improved incredibly since my body changed.

But,

The computer performance with a terrible frame rate of 60FPS or less, like a 60Hz refresh rate monitor, made that impossible.

The time to react after seeing the skill was truly fleeting, and because of the frame rate difference, I couldn't react to the attack that I didn't even see in the first place.

'It's okay up to here...'

I could have achieved Challenger #1 without playing a physical-centered, combat-centered operation.

The point is that it's not that difficult to play the game according to the environment.

But the real problem was separate.

'My body is heavy.'

At first, I thought it was just because I was nervous, but when I thought about it, today's date was not ordinary.

'...It wasn't a feeling.'

The given environment, the condition.

Everything was the worst.

The only fortunate thing is that I'm a little used to it, so I won't make a fool of myself by passing out like before?

Whether it's this or that, I can say that I have adapted to sudden menstrual cramps to some extent.

'I don't know what's fortunate.'

I moved the mouse with a bitter smile.

This level of difficulty was nothing.

I've already played games under even worse conditions than that.

"I'm going to induce a dragon fight."

For the first time after starting this game, I spoke.

["...Ah, yes, yes."]

["Teleport is available."]

I felt a little strange at the somewhat reluctant reactions of the trainees, but I immediately focused on the game again.

"I'll watch the ADC."

I said each word carefully.

["Okay okay."]

["Took Yone's ultimate. Teleport time. Go!"]

The teammates, too, were getting used to my voice, and they started following my words one by one.

It was a funny thing in a way.

Now, I'm not even a trainee, but just an amateur in the tryout.

Nevertheless, they were responding purely to my opinions, which were only Master tier at best, without going astray.

'This is... team game.'

You must follow, even if it is wrong.

The trainees seemed to know that fact better than anyone else.

Of course, my order was correct.

-You have slain an enemy!

-Finish!

And,

-The enemy has agreed to surrender with 5 votes in favor and 0 against.

[Victory]

I won the first game of the tryout.