Chapter 52: Upset (1)

“Hello, we greet you with the weekend matches of the LCK Week 3!”

“Hello!”

“Today, we have a big match, don’t we?”

“That’s right. Match of the Week! It’s the day the game of the week unfolds.”

“It’s the first match, ARK VS YK!”

[Big one is coming big one is coming big one is coming big one is coming big one is coming big one is coming]

[Is the big one coming today?]

[ARK fighting]

[Uh, the draft is insurmountable]

[YK just crushes ㅋㅋㅋ]

“Currently, both ARK and YK are running 1st place together with 4 wins and no losses.”

“But, ARK has a 4-game streak against Eastern teams, and YK has proven themselves by defeating Western teams twice.”

“Depending on how good of a performance they show in this match, ARK’s evaluation will be clear.”

[I ordered chicken]

[First of all, Para wins in terms of face]

[Uh, do you not know YK’s boy group? Their faces are also LCK top tier~]

[What’s the point of being top tier ㅋㅋㅋ They get wrecked when they go international]

[Please ban the flame war]

[Is it real that the viewership is 100,000 even before it starts?]

[Because of Para’s streaming viewers, ARK’s game viewership is crazy]

“I can already feel that many people are looking forward to it.”

“It’s a match with really high attention, and it’s even Saturday. If you’ve all eaten lunch, you should sit down!”

“Then we’ll organize the starting rosters.”

ARK

Caster, Lesser, para, Plea, KAI

YK

owl, hunter, pumpkin, pair, rope

“ARK’s Caster, Lesser, Para, Plea, Kai. YK’s Owl, Hunter, Pumpkin, Pair, Rope.”

“Then, among these, the players to pay attention to today. Let’s meet the Key Players!”

KEY PLAYERS

ARK-para YK-pumpkin

KDA 6.5 VS 5.1

DPM 700 VS 640

DMG% 28.1% VS 26.3%

KP 85% VS 74%

14-minute CS difference +5.1 VS +2

14-minute Gold difference +400 VS +150

Solo Kills 11 VS 4

“As everyone expected, each mid laner appeared as a key player. ARK’s Para and YK’s Pumpkin.”

“Really, both players’ stats are just insane. Even so, Para’s stats are always amazing.”

[Para is crazy]

[Pumpkin is also high]

[11 solo kills for real?]

[Sigh..1st in DPM, 1st in DMG%, and even 1st in solo kills. She just did everything]

“Solo kills are the most eye-catching to me.”

“That’s right. Usually, top laners take high rankings due to the nature of solo kills, but she’s currently running 1st in all lanes.”

“There’s also talk these days that ARK’s plan starts with Para’s solo kill.”

“But who is Pumpkin? Solo kill? When it comes to the LCK mid lane, it’s Pumpkin.”

“How well will Para do against Pumpkin! Then let’s meet the draft!”

[Let’s go~]

[Big one is coming big one is coming big one is coming big one is coming]

[Uh, what’s the point of having good stats ㅋㅋㅋ ARK is just perfect for the 2nd division ㅇ]

[Hater ㅋㅋㅋ]

[Para noona is so pretty today]

“They didn’t cut K’Sante?”

“Should we pick it then?”

“Giving Lucian-Nami and K’Sante? It’s not bad.”

The match against YK, which can be said to be the most important in this regular season.

Contrary to expectations, the opponent did not ban K’Sante, and we, who were on the blue side, picked first.

“They’re taking Lucian.”

“The opponent’s top laner will probably play Gnar.”

“Can you win if Gnar comes out?”

“If the opponent’s jungler comes out as AD, I’m advantageous.”

When we picked K’Sante, the opponent picked Lucian and Nami as if they were waiting.

“Let’s pick the jungler and mid this turn.”

“Should we pick Yone in mid and Taliah in the jungle?”

“Taliyah’s jungling is fast now, so it’s okay.”

“I don’t mind either. But it’s a bit difficult if the opponent comes out with LeBlanc, but I’ll endure it.”

The opponent’s mid, Pumpkin, was a veteran mid laner who I had competed with many times in my past life, and he was famous as a LeBlanc expert in his amateur days.

LeBlanc wasn’t that good of a pick in the current meta, but if I first-picked Yone, there was plenty of room to pick it as a counter.

“I’ll just play Yone.”

In my past life, I have memories of losing the championship trophy several times to his LeBlanc.

But I felt like I could win now.

“The opponent’s jungler is Wukong, and LeBlanc came out in mid.”

I looked at the pick window after the draft was all over.

TOP: K’Sante

JG: Taliyah

MID: Yone

AD: Aphelios

SUP: Lulu

VS

TOP: Gnar

JG: Wukong

MID: LeBlanc

AD: Lucian

SUP: Nami

‘It’s doable for both sides.’

The opponent and we had a balanced draft, and there was no reason for either side to be in a hurry.

What to watch out for here.

“If you look at YK’s game, they probably give buffs not only to Lucian, but also to LeBlanc and poke, you know? Be careful of that.”

YK is a team that enjoys poking by giving buffs to LeBlanc rather than Lucian.

Of course, they give it to Lucian when he has Infinity Edge or his ultimate, but LeBlanc, who has buffs at important moments, often breaks the balance.

“I’m going to do a full clear in the early game?”

“If there’s no intervention in the bot lane, we’re more comfortable.”

“It’s a bit tough if the opponent’s Lucian brings Ignite?”

“Hyung, you’re Lulu, I’ll pressure you deliciously.”

“Okay, the game will start.”

“It seems that how the mid lane flows will be important in this set.”

“Is that so?”

“If you look, if you look at LeBlanc, she brought Conqueror.”

“Is that different from Electrocute?”

“It’s a build that’s rising recently. There’s a build that takes Conqueror and maxes Q first, making Yone unable to breathe.”

[Pumpkin LeBlanc ㄷ]

[Uh, Para is also good at LeBlanc~]

[First of all, mid will be destroyed]

[ARK was destroyed in this draft? Giving Lucian-Nami, Pumpkin’s LeBlanc, and Gnar will beat up in the top lane]

[ᄏᄏ If you’re going to use Lucian, you have to ban tanks, you’ll have to taste that TheShy^, right?]

[First of all, Para’s Yone is out, so we can’t lose even if we want to ㅇ]

“As soon as the lane arrives, it shows the mid lane.”

“The observer also knows, the importance of this place.”

[Wow, Para’s focused face is so pretty]

[ᄅᄋ I can’t concentrate because I’m looking at the cam]

[ᄉᄇ Stop spamming and watch the game]

“I think LeBlanc will probably hit level 2 first?”

“And LeBlanc goes forward and trades!”

“She gets hit by the chain here and her health is greatly reduced.”

[?]

[Para is good, but why is she getting hit by everything?]

[ᄅᄋ What mechanics are good]

[If you back off here, you’ll get experience and a lane where you’ll get ganked]

[Please get rid of the people who don’t know League of Legends]

“As expected of a champion that Pumpkin prefers, he shows the reason properly.”

“But Para is also farming while dodging what he can.”

“It seems like it will pass without any incidents until the Voidgrub timing…no!”

“Shouldn’t a kill come out in the bot lane!?”

[Wow]

[How did they catch Aphelios-Lulu?]

[They won in the early game?]

“Lucian taking first blood here is a bit of an accident? Let’s see the replay.”

“Ah, at level 1, he poked really well with the Infernum. So he leaned forward at a slightly forceful timing.”

“This is why Lucian-Nami is scary. If you think the damage will be weak because you can’t use Electrocute? You die in an instant.”

“Wow…that damage is amazing even from a viewing perspective.”

[xx]

[Bot lane exploded]

[If you die in the early game with Lucian-Nami, you lose ㅇ]

[No ㅋㅋㅋ Nami’s auto attack is so strong]

[ᄅᄋ If you explode in the early game, it’s just infinite solo kills]

“Ah…ARK collapses.”

“Is YK YK after all? It’s a really clean performance.”

“There was Para who showed a good performance in the mid lane, but it was not enough to turn the game around.”

“That 1 kill that came out in the bot lane, snowballing that to starve the jungle, and going straight to the top to mine. They really show exactly what operation is.”

[Why is YK so good?]

[Cut ARK! Cut ARK! Cut ARK! Cut ARK!]

[Sigh, what’s the point of streamers praising a woman for being good at the game, not because she’s good at the game, but because she’s pretty ㅉㅉ]

[What should we praise if he solo killed in mid and survived a gank ᄏᄏ]

[But the bot lane is a hole? There’s no answer]

[Sigh]

“Isn’t it too difficult for ARK if they give up the 4th dragon like this?”

“Now they have to go out. Aphelios is also having a hard time, but if he has 3 core items, the damage is sufficient.”

“Oops! Aphelios dies to LeBlanc’s poke!”

“Is that really a LeBlanc with 2 deaths? He’s really popping out from everywhere since a while ago!”

“Para caught Gnar on the side, but he’s alone! YK passes the dragon and advances to mid. Can Para stop it?”

“By catching Para here, YK takes the 1st set!”

[ᄌ]

[Para did well though?]

[What will they do to win if they lose this?]

[If mid does everything, you have to eat it]

[Lucian Nami is tough if it is released.]