Chapter 38

 

Ara’s team Discord.

A scene no different from a marketplace with everyone fighting for dominance.

[“Ahem-. Since it seems like you’ve all introduced yourselves, I’ll introduce myself a bit.”]

With Coach Kim Ma-gyun’s throat-clearing, the sound quieted down.

[“I’m Kim Ma-gyun, the coach of NK team who will be taking on the coaching role for this tournament. Nice to meet you. Haha”]

Kim Ma-gyun briefly introduced himself.

“Hello”

Starting with my greeting

[“Wow!! Kim Ma-gyun! Kim Ma-gyun!”]

[“With Lucy and me, a physical genius disguised as a Master, the balance is already broken, and now the demon of pick-ban Coach Kim Ma-gyun too? Keu-this can’t be stopped. Real-luda.”]

Ground Duck and MK making a fuss in welcome

[“Nice to meet you! Coach!”]

[“Hello~”]

In contrast to those two, Ret and Hello Hello speaking calmly.

The previously quiet call room started to become noisy again due to the welcome greetings from the people who joined the team through failed bids.

─ Fuck, it’s really fucking noisy

─ It’s already fun lolololol

─ What confidence does Kim Min-gu have to say such things? You’re a failed bid, you idiot!

─ Ret, you bastard, look at that enthusiasm.

Ara was sincerely regretting participating in the tournament because of all this commotion.

“Hah─”

Enough to make Ara, who rarely sighs during broadcasts, sigh.

“My head hurts…”

Isn’t it uncommon for someone to get a headache just from quietly listening to conversations?

[“Coach! How will our pick-ban proceed?”]

[“MK’s champion pool is so wide that even pros can’t match it?”]

The jungle and mid already starting to boast.

[“No! How did they let such people participate in the tournament!?”]

[“Ret, what do you mean ‘such people’? That’s a bit harsh? What’s wrong with Yuni and Lulu!!”]

The bottom lane showing signs of division.

Ara was getting dizzy from being trapped in a call room where there wasn’t a single moment of silence.

“Huh?”

As Ara held her head, she verbally expressed her confusion about Kim Ma-gyun calling her privately.

─ ? Is Ma-gyun really a Lucy fanboy?

─ This bastard, I haven’t even had a phone date with Lucy yet!

─ A 900-point conversation ㄷㄷ

─ Ma-gyun is married, you crazy idiots…

Thinking it would be better to go to a quiet place rather than being trapped in this call room, she promptly accepted his call request.

[“Huk-huk-Lucy! It’s such an honor to meet you!!]

Ma-gyun giving off the smell of a very creepy cultist.

“Yes… but what’s the reason?”

Ara, who became uncomfortable because of his attitude, asked the purpose of the call.

[“Ah! I was wondering if… you’d consider being a pro for our NK team…haha”]

“…I’m not interested in going pro.”

[“What!? But Lucy! With such talent, you’re not going to go pro! This is a crime. A crime! Just once, no, just one match……”]

Whether her saying she wouldn’t go pro hit his panic button or whether he forgot to breathe, as Ma-gyun spoke rapidly like a machine gun, Ara recalled a famous phrase.

The phrase that says 『There is no paradise in the place you run to.』

‘Fuck…’

The lifeline offered by Kim Ma-gyun, who helped her escape the headache-inducing call room.

─ Crazy guy lololol

─ Isn’t this tampering? Lucy would suit TG, you bastard!!

─ How can you apply tampering to MOL?

─ That bastard must not have heard that Lucy is quitting MOL lolol

[“… Therefore. If Lucy comes to my team, NK’s three-peat is a given. I’ve even made plans for a ten-peat! So if only Lucy comes!!”]

Was a rotten lifeline.

After talking to Ara for about 15 minutes about an impossible grand plan full of illusions, Ma-gyun finally said.

[“…It’s a shame. I thought if you heard the grand plan that I and our team had prepared, you would join NK…sigh.]

“I won’t go pro. I’m going to let go of MOL after this tournament anyway.”

[“Tsk… I understand. Still, it’s a relief. Every time I imagined Lucy joining another pro team, my stomach hurt. Haha”]

Only after repeated earnest requests and firm refusals could they finally end the conversation.

[“Shall we go back to where the team members are now?”]

“…Yes”

Ara’s response was delayed at the thought of going back into the chaotic call room.

With Ara’s response, which was accompanied by a slight dizziness, the two joined the group call.

[“No, MK. Just. Sta~~y! Still. You’re useless, seriously.”]

[“You’re talking nonsense. Lucy doesn’t need ganks, and the bottom lane is garbage, so if you just look after me, we’ll just win, I’m telling you?”]

[“Huh? Why are you picking on the bottom lane that’s minding its business, MK? Want to 1v1?”]

[“Min-gu oppa. Just ride the bus.”]

Due to the call room that had become even noisier than before, like a marketplace

─ These guys are really fucking noisy

─ Golden nugget kids lolol

─ Why is MK, that bastard who got Master by fluke, so confident?

─ That’s because he has no redeeming qualities except confidence.

─ Is this team really a championship contender? Not a laughter contender? lololol

“QUIET!!!”

Eventually, Ara, whose patience had reached its limit, used a lion’s roar.

[[“”…….””]]

♦♦♦

Ret’s broadcast.

[“All of you, close your mouths. I’m about to die from the noise. Got it?”]

[“Yes, MK, because of you, it’s so noisy that Lucy is angry─”]

[“Shut up. You’re no better.”]

“……”

─ Wooow

─ Lucy is intense ㄷㄷ

─ But it was really noisy ㅇㅇ

─ Is the streamer scared? Why are you sweating so much?

Ret was silent after hearing Ara’s lion’s roar.

Just repeatedly clenching and unclenching his fist.

[“From now on, I’ll have control over all conversations. Understood?”]

He knew Lucy was crazy, but.

[“No. Then in-game communication-“]

[“I didn’t give you permission to speak, but why are you opening your mouth? M..K? Do you really want to die?”]

[“…….”]

He didn’t know she was crazy enough to violate human rights at their first meeting.

─ Crazy woman lolol

─ Controlling conversation ㄷㄷ

─ Where does a mere girl get off stopping a man from talking!

─ This is a bit… isn’t telling people to shut up because it’s noisy going too far?

There were some viewers who viewed Lucy’s behavior negatively, but.

[“Anyone have complaints? If so, I’ll make a room right now, so come 1v1. If you beat me, I’ll allow you to be as noisy as you want or do whatever you want.”]

“……”

[[“……”]]

Lucy succeeded in suppressing those expressing dissatisfaction by proposing a power-based confrontation method, not caring what others thought.

Who in their right mind would challenge the rank 1 player to a 1v1? Especially her, who is called a historical physical genius.

[“Now. We’re going to decide on a team name… any good ideas? Oh, you can talk freely now.”]

Although Ara allowed conversation on one topic in the quiet space she had gained through force.

“……”

[[“……”]]

The team members, unable to easily open their mouths due to Ara’s intimidation.

Viewers watching the broadcasts of all five, including Ara, recalled someone when they saw her behavior.

[“Talk, I said.”]

The North Korean pig with obesity who didn’t have many days left to live.

♦♦♦

While Ara’s team members were sweating cold sweat due to the reign of terror through force.

‘Whew-‘

Ara was satisfied, enjoying the quietness. She did wonder if she had spoken too harshly, but.

After recalling the noisy call room, that thought disappeared.

After her team members and coach mumbled and talked only about topics related to the team name.

“Hmm… so the team name is-“

[“Ha, haha, um… do you like it, Lucy..nim?”]

[“Tsk…but I’m a bit disappointed that my name isn’t included─”]

[“Shut up. MK, you bastard.”]

“Luwingman…?”

The team name that received the most votes was [Luwingman].

“This name sounds weird, doesn’t it?”

She slightly expressed dissatisfaction with the selected team name, which brought an inexplicable discomfort, reminiscent of some figure from the distant past.

[“You see. Luwingman. If we just leave it like this, it might look like a person’s name, but it’s absolutely, never, abso~lutely not!”]

Perhaps sensing this vibe, Ground Duck, who had suggested the team name [Luwingman], began to passionately explain why this name was chosen.

“Then what is it?”

[“Anyway, since we’re in the tournament! Isn’t winning the goal?”]

“…Please continue.”

Finding his words interesting, she didn’t stop Ground Duck’s speech.

[“This word ‘winning.’ And combining Lucy’s ‘Lu,’ who will make three Master scraps win!”]

[“? Why three? If we include Ground Duck, it’s 4─”]

MK12 questioning a flaw in Ground Duck’s statement

[“Shut up! I’m talking!”]

Ground Duck, who had his flow interrupted while speaking enthusiastically, shouted strongly, cutting off MK12’s words.

[“No, Ground Duck oppa. Are you saying we’re scraps right now?”]

[“Ground Duck. You’re too much! Seriously. Don’t want a leash?”]

People who were scratched by the “three scraps” comment started verbally beating Ground Duck.

‘Hmm… so they used the initial sound rule to replace the ‘Wu’ in ‘Winning’ with the ‘Lu’ from Lucy…’

“But why is ‘man’ included in ‘Luwingman’?”

Why not just ‘Luwing’? Why add ‘man’? With this question, she directly asked Ground Duck.

When I spoke, the space became quiet again, and Ground Duck added.

[“‘Only winning is the goal.’ As a team name, it honestly sounds too cliché… so in my head, I kept cutting it down to ‘Only winning’… ‘winning only’. That’s how it became..yes”]

Even after hearing his explanation, Ara whined about whether there were other team names because of the unsatisfactory sound.

After her whining, the team members racked their brains to create other team names, but.

[“Fuuuuck!!!!”]

[“I don’t know. Can’t do it. Lucy, you come up with it, you bastard!!”]

[“…Lucy, I don’t know. Yes”]

[“…Is it possible to leave the team?”]

When a total of 31 team names were rejected, everyone started to rebel.

“…Everyone, please calm down first─”

[“Calm down? Calm─down? Do you want to die, Lucy, seriously?”]

[“F-fire, just go with Luwingman. Luwingman fits perfectly, seriously”]

[“We’re the only team that spent 3 hours deciding on a team name at our first meeting…!!”]

[“It’s legendary, legendary. Puhahah”]

Team members going crazy.

[“…Lucy, let’s just go with the first team name that Ground Duck suggested…yes”]

Even Kim Ma-gyun, who usually supported Lucy, was so tired that.

Ara’s team name became

Luwingman.

After wasting time in vain, Ara’s team members were completely unbridled.

“Hmm… then I’ll see you when the scrim is scheduled.”

The person responsible for letting them loose escaped with a quick end to the broadcast.