A Team That Knows Romance?

 

The new skill demonstrated by Ara was an exciting discovery.

Not receiving ‘recoil’ after a buff’s duration ends! No, rather, being able to show movements as if buffed even without a buff, even if just for a moment…!

If we consider the power that ordinary people, excluding Ara, can use in virtual reality with the help of the correction level function as 100, the power they can use in reality is 20~50, with a clear limit of up to 60 even for those with excellent physical abilities.

These ordinary people might momentarily break through their physical peak when receiving buffs, but since it wasn’t originally their own power, everyone felt the exhaustion that came when the buff ended.

Despite such a debuff, the sense of omnipotence when receiving a buff was indescribable, which is why people wanted utility supports.

However, the power Ara could use in reality, even without using correction level, far exceeded what she could use in virtual reality.

If ordinary people received a blessing in virtual reality, it would be correct to compare Ara as constantly receiving a debuff.

Nobody except Ara knew that it was natural for her not to experience ‘recoil’ after a buff’s duration ended in SET 1.

Well. Everyone would be surprised if they heard that Ara could only use 20% of her power limit even after receiving that ‘buff.’

Anyway

Lee Hyun-o, Danso, Lee Jae-won, and even the viewers.

They wanted to satisfy their curiosity about how Ara could play without recoil after a buff’s duration ended.

But since the person who could solve that curiosity was preparing for the 2nd SET of the finals, there was no way she could solve that curiosity right now.

Moreover, the people sitting in the commentary booth weren’t foolish enough to disrupt the finals to satisfy such curiosity.

So the commentators began the 2nd set broadcast.

[“<Devil Slayer> is excluding all supporters.”]

[“Those who experienced it firsthand would know better than us watching from outside. Ah! We can’t win against Lucy who’s receiving buffs!”]

[“But if they ban like that─”]

<Devil Slayer>, who chose the blue team, used all three ban cards on supporter champions.

While Lee Hyun-o and Danso seemed to understand such bans, Lee Jae-won was about to say with a worried tone that <Devil Slayer> might be making a mistake when.

<Math Sother> ─<Seal with one, cut with the other.>

<Devil Slayer> picked ‘Math Sother’ as their 1st pick.

[“Wow!!! This! Math Sother! They take the math swordsman!!”]

[“With this, I think Lucy will take Science Knight, and personally, I think this choice isn’t bad. What do you think, player Lee Jae-won?”]

Lee Jae-won nodded as if agreeing with Lee Hyun-o’s opinion and opened his mouth.

[“Actually, <Devil Slayer> team didn’t have many options. Not using ban cards on utility supporter champions—the 1st set comes to mind. And not cutting Lucy’s two-sword style is also frightening.”]

— That’s true

— The former is a bit more intense

— How are you going to stop Lucy who has no buff recoil!

— Their heads must really hurt lol

[“But <Devil Slayer> decided that the former was more threatening than the latter, and took ‘Math Sother’. What’s praiseworthy about this choice is that in the dynamic between ‘Science Knight’ and ‘Math Sother’, the former has an advantage in the early phase, but once past the early phase, the latter has the advantage thereafter.”]

-Gulp, gulp

Lee Jae-won drinking water as if his throat had become dry while talking.

After replenishing his dry throat with water and moistening his vocal cords, he continued his explanation.

[“But Lucy’s most frightening aspect is her extremely scary carry capability in the mid to late game when items come out. As such, they don’t want to give ‘Math Sother’ to her even more…….”]

[“So they took ‘Math Sother’ with the mindset of lying flat and enduring in the early phase. Since Lucy always peaks regardless of whether it’s early, mid, or late game, they’re thinking of having some restraining power at least in the mid and late game.”]

[“Exactly.”]

Lee Jae-won added an explanation, and Lee Hyun-o supplemented it to make it easier for viewers to understand, broadcasting the reason why <Devil Slayer> chose ‘Math Sother’.

— Hyah… my head really hurts lol

— Thinking about each of these things while playing the game is really amazing

— Teams facing Lucy are pitiful…

— Well, who told them to face Lucy? lol

The viewers’ heads were buzzing after hearing Lee Jae-won and Lee Hyun-o’s explanations, but was it their business? They didn’t care as long as the game was fun. And ─

[“<Luwingman> team as expected-“]

<Science Knight> ─ <My death is like science>

— Wow, Lucy’s First Sword appears for the first time in this tournament!

— Both teams’ 1st picks are Math Sother and Science Knight? Fucking bronze tournament?

— Sibling rivalry OMG

— This is going to be really fun lol

Ara picking ‘Science Knight’ was the expected move.

With the first picks of both teams that heated the chests of viewers and commentators…….

Blue Team ─ <Devil Slayer>

[Ban : ㅣSeraphimㅣTaringㅣLuluㅣKaristaㅣAristaㅣ]

TOP ─ Singed

JUG ─ Poppo

MID ─ Math Sother

AD ─ Losian

SUP ─ Nimi

Red Team ─ <Luwingman>

[Ban : ㅣModekaizerㅣMal HajaㅣHighㅣLa BlancㅣLeunaㅣ]

TOP ─ Science Knight

JUG ─ Yaiana

MID ─ Karma

AD ─ Ashe

SUP ─ Milnio

♦♦♦

“Hmm”

There was a time when I thought, is this a team that knows romance? when they took ‘Math Sother’ as their 1st pick…

<An ally has been slain.>

Math Sother >> Karma

[“Ah fuck, that baldy bastard is here again…”]

That is, until I saw them pick Singed as their 5th pick and Math Sother going mid.

[“Would you please just die? MK?”]

I naturally thought they would put Math Sother in top and cross swords with my Science Knight, but seeing them pick Singed and just run away, I became dumbfounded…

[“Lee Sang-o, you bastard! That guy keeps farting and coming to mid at all times, what are you doing?”]

[“You fuck. I gave you vision! Lucy even pinged the MIA. What more do I need to do!”]

[“You should come too!!”]

But Singed, who only runs away…

[“Milnio! out, out! We need to get out!”]

[“No! Why is this fart machine here…!”]

<An ally has been slain.>

Losian >> Milnio

<Enemy Double Kill!>

Losian >> Ashe

Was breaking all lanes except top……

[“No, Lucy, now is not the time for narration!”]

[“The game is fucking falling apart, and you’re eating CS like that!?”]

“But. I told you I would go.”

I pinged that Singed had disappeared, predicting which lane the disappeared Singed was going to. But they crossed the line by not listening to my words at all.

“The game won’t collapse because you lose a few CS. But why are you blaming me when you died by crossing the line? Do you want to die?”

I gave a piece of my mind to those who picked on me.

[“…….”]

Look at them. Closing their mouths when told the truth.

Well—how dangerous must they have felt to pick on me, who did nothing wrong.

[15:32]

<Devil Slayer> -(9) : <Luwingman> -(2)

In the current game approaching mid-game, the kill score difference was slightly more than 4 times.

<Gabriel is rampaging!>

Math Sother >> Karma

<Double Kill!>

Math Sother >> Yaiana

Since the opponent’s Math Sother was becoming a monster, one would be no different from a match-fixer if they didn’t feel urgent.

If there was any consolation, it was Ara, who had grown well by cleanly eating all CS and mining turrets while Singed was absent.

‘I have 2 core items now, and the opponent’s Math Sother…. tsk’

Even though she had one legendary item, a complete pair of shoes, and a B.F. Sword,

ㅣMath Sotherㅣ

Blade of the Fallen King, Twisted Slayer, Ninja Tabi, B.F. Sword + Pickaxe

She paled in comparison to the opponent’s Math Sother.

Still

‘When the opponent thrusts, counter, and when they use Soul Escape………….okay’

Ara, who had mentally dueled with an imaginary Math Sother, felt she could manage even with a 1 core item difference between her and the opponent.

Of course, since a 5v5 teamfight was impossible—

“Please hold on with 4 people gathered in mid as much as possible. I’ll definitely push the side. But if on the side ………….”

Ara explained her conceived strategy to her team members in detail.

Teamfight? Don’t need to start one. The essence of this game is to destroy the enemy nexus.

Going to the side and destroying the nexus is her primary goal, but. The opponent probably knows her danger and will either not leave the vicinity of the turret or multiple people will come to stop her.

That’s still fine. When multiple people rush to her.

Her teammates can use that time to grow.

[“Yes.”]

[“Is that possible…?”]

[“Does Lucy think you’re MK? Just shut up and believe, idiot”]

[“Yes, Min-gu oppa. Lucy is working hard to block the game from collapsing because of you, so don’t interfere and just shut up like Ret oppa said~”]

Ignoring MK’s troll-mixed answer, Ara placed her hand on the sword handle and moved her steps to the side.