I Became a Member of My Favorite Group! - Chapter 103

The secret weapon that was finally revealed in the fifth set.

The viewers’ reactions were nothing short of astonishment, and the excitement spread like wildfire.

Not only in the Blue LUV Group’s main forum, but also in the Overwatch gallery, where many Overwatch users gathered, the atmosphere was electric.

[Overwatch Gallery]

• The composition is insane lolololololololol
• Their focus fire is just crazy, isn’t it?
• I feel bad for the enemy Reinhardt lololololololol
• Lucio’s speed boost and the way they dive in is straight-up terrifying

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Title: Today’s Lulu Super Play.gif

Author: IWantToBeGreat

(Lulu wiping out 3 enemies with Nano blade)

(Lulu assassinating Hanzo with a close-range combo using Swift Strike)

(Lulu slaughtering the enemy team with just Nano Boost)

(Lulu pushing back all the fleeing enemies)

(Lulu outplaying the Graviton Surge mind game)

Seriously, how is this even possible lolololololololol

I was already impressed by her Hanzo plays, but when she ate that Graviton Surge at the end, I just lost it.

I should’ve watched this in the shower.

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• Ew…
  • The smell of trash is overwhelming.
    • I already lost it at the Nano blade, but this guy held out lololol
      • For real lololol
• Everything else was great, but her D.Va play was next level.
  • Her game sense is on another dimension, like she has two brains…
    • I never expected D.Va to show up there after going to deal with Widowmaker lololol
      • That one play alone snowballed the entire team fight, and after that, they couldn’t even engage properly…
• The Graviton Surge mind game had me screaming out loud…
  • The enemy actually played it smart, but she outsmarted them
    • I thought she was just taking damage until her mech broke, but it was all a trap
      • Even the General was clapping and praising her after watching that.
        • I saw that too lololol. He said even he would’ve fallen for that kind of mind game.

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Title: But seriously, everyone played so well today

Author: BlueLUVForever

I’m not just saying this because I’m a fan, but it really felt like all six of them played their part in this win.

Especially Lucretia’s ultimate that ended the first set, and CEO Kang’s flank play that took out two healers in the third set. Lilith also did an insane job pushing damage with McCree, and Yuki-chan always had her ultimate up faster than the enemy

And you could really see how much Erin has grown.

Lucio is a surprisingly difficult character, but she handled it so well.

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• Erin’s growth is insane. She doesn’t even look like a newbie anymore. Watching her stream, her callouts are really good too.
  • She uses speed boost at the perfect times, and her ultimate timing is on point.
    • The way she spotted the environmental kill angle at the third point was insane. If it weren’t for that, they might’ve lost even with Zenyatta’s ultimate.
      • They must’ve practiced like crazy…
• The fifth set was the cherry on top. Honestly, that comp wouldn’t have worked if their teamwork wasn’t on point.
  • Even the commentators said it lololol Their teamwork is just too good.
    • The way they all dive in together without hesitation is insane
      • Their focus fire was razor-sharp too lololol. The enemy Reinhardt was suffering all day.
• Erin looked like she was about to cry.
  • She has every reason to. Unlike Lucretia, who’s a returning player, or Lulu, who’s a newbie but a total beast, Erin was a complete beginner. She must’ve been so stressed about being a burden.
    • So many people were trash-talking her at first, but seeing her prove herself was so satisfying lolololol

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Title: But seriously, isn’t Lulu just insanely talented?

Author: AxolotlFan

When I first heard the General offered her a pro contract, I thought it was just lip service and didn’t think much of it.

But looking back now, it’s just insane lolololololol

The 2-tank Hanzo 3-healer comp she came up with < countered by double snipers, The double snipers < countered by Doomfist and now today’s 3-3 comp

Isn’t this just insane? How is this level of talent even possible?

When most newbies are good at the game, it’s usually just because they have good aim or game sense, but she’s out here recreating the meta every single day lololololololol

And it’s not like this is some low-tier tournament where anything works.

The fact that her comps keep showing up in high-ranked play means they’re actually really good.

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• The General himself praised her for this. He said even pro teams have to put their heads together to come up with something like this.
  • Wait, General Choi praised her that much? That’s insane lolololololol
• Just when you think there’s nothing new left, she keeps pulling out something fresh lolololol
  • For real lololol She was insane on Hanzo today too.
    • Hanzo isn’t exactly a new meta, but the way she plays him is just insane.
      • How many characters does she even play? lololololol
• According to General Choi, pro teams are already trying out the 3-3 comp in scrims.
  • For real?
    • Yeah, it’s apparently really good if the team’s coordination is on point.
      • Is it okay for him to just share scrim details like that?
        • He said it’s fine since all the teams are practicing it anyway lololol
          • lololololololololololol

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Seeing Lulu create new comps and lead the meta every single day, the Overwatch gallery users, half-jokingly and half-seriously, started worshipping her as the god of Overwatch, nicknaming her “War God Lulu.”

And in the chat, a new meme started spreading: AELG (short for “As expected, Lulu is a god”).

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After winning the semifinals, our team had a group interview.

Starting from the semifinals, not only the MVP but the entire team gets to do interviews.

【Alright, let’s have an interview with the ‘Blue LUV’ team, who just won an intense semifinal match today. Hello!】

• Wooooooooooooooooooow
• War God Lulu! War God Lulu! War God Lulu!
• AELG
• Everyone played so well
• This was more entertaining than pro matches lololol

As one of the commentators introduced us, the chat exploded with messages scrolling faster than I could read.

Given that we were considered underdogs before the tournament started, beating a top contender and making it to the finals naturally drew an enthusiastic response.

『One, two, three!』

『Hello! We’re Blue LUV!』

『And I’m Haneulbom, the CEO.』

Hmm, I thought the CEO would join us too.

It’s a bit disappointing.

【You guys showed incredible performance today and secured the win. How do you feel right now?】

『Uh… I’m really happy, but also a bit dazed.』

『Honestly, we didn’t think we could win because the opponent was so strong.』

『Yeah, before the match, we told ourselves to just have fun even if we lose.』

Since I already talked a lot during the quarterfinal MVP interview, I decided to stay quiet today and let the others speak.

Honestly, I’m so happy about this win that it’s hard to put into words.

In the world I remember, the Blue LUV team was eliminated here and they ended up comforting each other on Discord, crying over their loss.

Being able to change that ending makes me incredibly happy.

【In the fifth set today, you showed another new composition and secured the win. Can you tell us how this comp came about?】

『Actually, there wasn’t much research… We just followed our youngest member’s idea.』

『When we were struggling in scrims recently, Lulu suggested trying this comp, so we gave it a shot.』

『We originally wanted to save it for the finals, but the opponent was so strong that we had to use it today.』

【Ah, so Lulu’s foresight strikes again! Lulu, could you tell us how you came up with such a fresh composition?】

Uh, um…?

I didn’t expect the question to come to me at this moment.

As I was sipping water to moisten my parched mouth, I hurriedly turned on my mic and started speaking.

“Ah, well, um… There wasn’t really a specific reason. I just thought that since Brigitte is so strong, it would be good to build a composition around her. But if we mixed in Hanzo, we’d get countered by double snipers… So I thought, what if we ignored the double snipers and focused on creating chaos in team fights? That’s why I added D.Va.”

【Wow, you say there wasn’t a specific reason, but that’s an incredibly detailed analysis! If any pro team coaches are watching this interview, I’m sure they’d be drooling over your insight!】

“Ah, no, it’s nothing like that. Pro teams? What are you talking about…?”

• lololololololololol
• Lulu-chan is breaking down again lololol
• Lulu’s falling apart again
• The gap between her in-game and interview persona is too big lololol

W-what do you mean I’m falling apart? That’s not true!

I was just flustered because the praise was too much, that’s all!

In the first place, I just stole the future meta, that’s all!

Of course, I can’t say that out loud…

【By the way, Lulu, you received the MVP award again today. If you had to pick a hidden MVP from today’s match, who would it be?】

“MVP? Uh…”

There are too many!

Honestly, all five of them deserve MVP.

Ra-hee unnie was the star of the first set, no question.

Yuna always had her ultimate up faster than the enemy, giving us an advantage in team fights.

Chae-yoon unnie is always the reliable backbone of our team.

And the CEO showed an incredible performance, even topping the damage charts with Zenyatta at the end.

Hmm.

But if I had to pick one hidden MVP, it would definitely be…

“Of course, everyone did well, but if I had to pick just one, I’d say it’s Erin unnie.”

• Kyaaaaaaaaaa
• Erin-chan is the queen lololol
• She really did so well today
• Her Lucio play was insane

Hehe, everyone knows it too.

Of course, as the main healer, her role is less flashy compared to others.

But even considering that, Erin unnie’s performance today was truly the best.

【Oh, you chose Erin? Is there a specific reason?】

“Well, before we prepared the 3-3 composition, I first asked Lilith unnie and Erin unnie for their opinions. Since they’d have to play characters they weren’t used to.”

【Ah, that’s right! Both of them showed such great performances today with characters they hadn’t played before!】

“Yeah. Lilith unnie has played Overwatch a lot before, but Erin unnie just started recently and had only played Mercy, right? It must’ve been tough for her to switch to another character in that situation. But she agreed without hesitation and played so perfectly today. I’m really grateful to her.”

It’s not just that she did well for a newbie or that I’m being nice.

If it weren’t for Erin unnie, we wouldn’t have won today.

Her decisiveness and hard work were the real driving force behind our victory.

【Lulu, the youngest member, has shown so much respect for you. Erin, how do you feel about this?】

“…….”

【Erin?】

The commentator handed the mic to Erin unnie, but for some reason, there was no response.

Did she accidentally turn off her mic while answering?

As that thought crossed my mind, a faint sniffling sound came through the mic.

“…Sniff, sob. I-I’m sorry. I’m just… so happy…”

• ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
• I’m tearing up too…
• You did great, Erin-chan ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
• Don’t cry ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

For Erin unnie, who must’ve gone through so much emotional hardship,

I hope my words could be some comfort to her.

The faint sound of her crying brought a brief silence, but…

“Wow! Our eldest unnie is crying!”

“Lulu-chan made Erin unnie cry!”

“This is Lulu’s fault.”

“Lulu, the CEO is watching, and you made your unnie cry? You’re in trouble now, right?”

“Eh?! M-me?!”

Soon, the bright atmosphere unique to Blue LUV returned, and we turned the situation into a lighthearted one, comforting Erin unnie.

“Unnie, you should cry after we win! What are you crying for now?”

“That’s right! We still have to win the finals!”

“Y-yeah. You’re right. I’m sorry. Next time, I’ll make sure to cry after we win the finals.”

And as if making a bold declaration that we would win the championship, we all promised to cry together after winning and wrapped up the interview.

“Alright, let’s end this with the youngest who made the eldest unnie cry doing aegyo as an apology!”

“I agree!”

“This is so unfair…!”

Of course, only the interview ended.

The siege closing in on me from all sides was still ongoing.

And so, on this joyous day of advancing to the finals, I had to end the broadcast by showing off my aegyo as punishment for making Erin unnie cry, becoming both today’s MVP and everyone’s laughingstock.

Ugh…

Why did it have to end like this?