What Anime Did You Watch Yesterday?

 

While neighbor Baek-hap was crying and getting beaten by his team’s supporter Raphi

─”The finals will begin soon, so we ask the players to wait in the private room.”

“Yes.”

[“Whew—let’s go in!”]

[“Ah, shi—if Gabriel is pissed, it’s going to be tough…”]

[“I told you not to set things up, MK.”]

[“Even if Gabriel played with just one hand, Min-gu oppa would still get destroyed… So just keep your mouth shut.”]

Ara and her teammates responded to the tournament official who came to deliver the news and joined the private room.

Perhaps thanks to Gabriel. There was no trembling in the team members’ voices. Rather, the call room was full of laughter. Among them, Kim Ma-gyun and Lucy were talking in a serious atmosphere.

[“First of all, the opponent effectively has 3 ban cards. Please keep this in mind.”]

“Yes.”

Kim Ma-gyun, who had shown no seriousness up until the semifinals.

[“The opposing team will likely use 2 of those 3 cards on AD carry champions, and the remaining one will likely be used on either Lucy or Hello Hello.”]

Perhaps because they had reached the finals despite this being a short-term event tournament, the aura he gave off was different from before.

[“The player we should be most careful of is Raphi. Just as our team has Lucy, <Devil Slayer> has Raphi. Ah! That doesn’t mean Raphi plays better than Lucy.”]

“Yes. I know that too.”

[“….Yes. So what I mean is ─”]

I already know. What he’s trying to say.

I would have said something like this before.

People who remain in Master have unbalanced stats: if their mechanical skill is 100, their brain skill is 0, and if their brain skill is 100, their mechanical skill is 0.

People who remain in Grandmaster have balanced mechanical and brain skills, but they lack that 2% of talent.

Challenger is simply ‘talent.’ Only those with overwhelming talent can set foot there.

However, mutations always appear. One of those mutations was ‘Raphi’.

Raphi’s mechanical skill isn’t exceptional —not dismissing him because he’s a supporter—but his brain skill, meaning his understanding of the game, was as outstanding as other pros.

I might not know who Gabriel is, but I remember Raphi as a user, his play was that impressive.

I’ve met Raphi in solo rank exactly twice before.

Once on the same team and once on the enemy team.

When we were on the same team, the game progressed smoothly like oil had been poured on it, and we secured victory, but when Raphi was on the enemy team, I felt an indescribable discomfort throughout the game.

As if he already knew what plays I would make, what choices I would make. I strongly felt as if Raphi was kneading my brain.

I still won the game, but it was the first time I felt uneasy after winning.

That’s how much of a user he is that cannot be ignored, and the team he belongs to, <Devil Slayer>, plus a team harmoniously mixed with 3 Challengers, 1 Grandmaster, and 1 Master.

Compared to that, <Luwingman> except for myself is, uh, hmm…… it’s better to stop looking into it.

So if someone asks if we’ll lose to <Devil Slayer>.

No?

‘We’ll win.’

More than just win.

“We’ll win 3-0.”

We can crush them.

“My condition is extraordinary today, you know?”

Even in virtual reality, sharply honed senses. Even the muscle cells felt when clenching a fist.

Today’s Kang Ara is.

“So all of you just ride the bus.”

NEW NEO V2 Kang Ara.

[“….Ah. Yes.”]

[“….MK, is there another one of you?”]

[“Don’t be ridiculous. I’m not that much of a chuunibyou.”]

[“Pfft—”]

[“Lucy… what anime did you watch yesterday? ■ruto? ●piece?”]

….

Fuck.

♦♦♦

[“Now I’ve been told that the players are finally ready!”]

[“Then let’s all together look at the 1st set pick and ban─”]

[“Now!”]

Separate from Ara being teased by her team members, the 1st SET of the finals began.

— Nothing different here

— Banning Science Knight and Math Sother is a standard rule lol

— Isn’t that just because Lucy is so scary?

— Cowards tsk tsk

<Devil Slayer> banning Lucy’s two-sword style, just like the teams that faced <Luwingman>

[Ban >> Dr. Mundo]

But as if they weren’t satisfied with just the two-sword style. They took the extreme measure of also excluding Dr. Mundo.

[“Wow. With this, it seems like Lucy doesn’t have many champions left?”]

[“Yes. Lucy has only shown a total of 5 champions in this tournament: Dr. Mundo, Wattrock, Raven, Biyegu, and Riellia. With Dr. Mundo excluded, only 4 remain.”]

[“In contrast, <Luwingman>’s bans are always the same. They’ve used their 3 ban cards on Modekaizer, Stonerock, and Mal Haja.”]

— For real, banning Modekaizer and Mal Haja is correct

— If top and mid pick those and just use their ults on Lucy, wouldn’t a teamfight break out?

— They are Lucy’s only counters lol

— Now let’s see what they pick first?

After both teams used their 3 bans, it was time for <Luwingman>, the blue team, to pick first.

<Luwingman>, who always picked Lucy’s champion first, this time chose none other than.

─ <“Nice to meet you!”>

The energetic voice of a youngster.

[“Huh?! Lulu? Lulu has appeared!!”]

[“No, <Luwingman>! For the first time in this tournament, they pick a buff-type supporter champion!!”]

[“..What is this? Internal conflict? Lucy is um—”]

It was ‘Lulu’.

— ? What the fuck

— Is this for real?

— I bet my neck that Ret and Catfight had an argument so Hello Hello got upset and picked Lulu

— Crazy. Hyeji appears here? And on the same team as Lucy?

Everyone was confused seeing <Luwingman> team pick Lulu.

The commentators were surprised to see <Luwingman>, who had only picked CC-type tank supporters in this tournament, pick a buff-type Hyeji support.

The viewers were shocked to see Hyeji picked despite Lucy being there.

And

<Devil Slayer>, who had planned to pick Lulu when their turn came

“… Fuck. What’s going on?”

Were feeling a slight dizziness.

♦♦♦

About 30 seconds before Lulu was picked.

<Luwingman>’s team voice was nothing but peaceful.

Waiting for the opponent team’s 3rd ban, only extremely ordinary conversations were going back and forth about what composition to bring.

Then, as the opponent’s 3rd ban ended with banning Dr. Mundo.

“Lulu. I’ll take it.”

Ara picked Lulu without consulting her team.

However, the team members had no reaction to her immediately picking Lulu.

Rather

[“Then, I think I’ll pick Orgasmism.”]

[“I’ll pick after seeing the opponent’s mid.”]

[“Sigh… Is today really going to be the most humiliating day of my AD carry life..? Ha—”]

[“Hmm! It’s Lulu, Lulu!”]

They were talking naturally as if the Lulu pick had been planned.

The reason they could converse so calmly was

.

.

.

About 5 minutes earlier.

After silently cursing at her teammates’ teasing, she stubbornly continued speaking.

“…Since my condition is really good. Please just do as I say once.”

Was it because of her serious attitude? The team members tried to quietly listen to Ara’s words.

“Uh. Hmm. Yeah…”

“So… um..”

If only Ara wasn’t stalling so much.

[“No! Don’t make people frustrated and speak properly…okay?”]

[“Fuck, are you doing this on purpose because we teased you?”]

[“She’s really crazy..”]

[“Ha—”]

Ara wasn’t stalling with the purpose of messing with her teammates.

“I feel bad about assigning you these roles in the finals, but—”

She decided to speak properly with her eyes tightly closed. The reason she was stalling was none other than.

“If all of you pick Hyeji champions, I’ll make us win.”

She was hesitating to speak because her purpose was to have the 4 people excluding herself become her tools in the finals.

[[“”…….””]]

Only then did the team members understand why Ara was speaking so frustratingly.

Who, in their right mind!

Would confidently tell team members who had reached the finals to be tools?

They are broadcasters. Broadcasters by nature are beings that grow on people’s attention.

Therefore, they want eye-catching plays and want to play champions that can make such plays.

Ara was asking such people to play ‘Hyeji’.

If they were ordinary people, it would be right to get angry and refuse, but….

[“Okay. Let’s try it!”]

[“Tsk—why don’t you just play support and buff me—”]

[“MK, fuck. Do we need to fail together? Shut up and play a Hyeji champion!”]

[“Oh my. I thought Ret oppa wouldn’t do it?”]

The team members accepted readily.

It wasn’t because of the pure purpose of wanting to win, of truly wanting to win.

It was just

[“We came to the finals thanks to Lucy! Hmm? She’s saying she’ll make us win!”]

[“Ha. So I’ll carry, and Lucy and you all support ─”]

[“I said shut up, MK!!”]

[“Min-gu oppa… Talk after reaching Challenger…okay? Why is your tongue so long when your skill is trash..”]

In addition to being able to reach this big stage thanks to Lucy.

[“But, Lucy, after this tournament ends, how about we collab once…”]

[“What? Lee Sang-o. Are you cheating on Aegeyong right now?”]

[“A person with a girlfriend is trying to! Let’s collab with me instead, Lucy!”]

[“How dare men try to approach! Unnie. Let’s do it together, okay?”]

They also had the materialistic thought that it would be beneficial to maintain a long connection with Lucy by collaborating with her as a reward for being used as tools in the finals.

And so

<Luwingman>

TOP ─ Raven

JUG ─ Orgasmism

MID ─ Lulu

AD ─ Seraphim

SUP ─ Taring

A miraculous composition was created where everyone except Lucy played support champions.