Chapter 38: Elevator (1)

“It seems like the camera director wants something from Para?”

“As the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility, shouldn’t she show something?”

[Why isn’t the camera moving on?]

[Time to appreciate her beauty]

[What’s that on her cheek?]

[It’s not a f*cking tattoo, is it?]

[It’s just a sticker LOL Why are you saying tattoo]

[Who would get a team tattoo in the LoL scene LOL Everyone transfers after a year]

“Ah~ The pose Para chose.”

“It’s a heart.”

“A heart placed on top of the logo on her cheek, it shows her determination to promote the team!”

[Wow, a cheek heart]

[Look at those cheeks]

[Her face is really a cheat]

[She looks classy no matter what she does]

[These guys always complain about the idol scene, but they’re all face fans themselves]

[Para is praised because she’s good LOL You guys are face fans even though they’re bad]

[20;;]

“Like this, all the ARK players enter the LCK arena.”

“As it’s the first time for ARK’s players to play here, they shouldn’t be nervous.”

“But there’s also a rookie player who doesn’t fit the word ‘nervous’.”

“That’s right. It’s Para. I think it’s important whether TH can break ARK’s game, which is centered around a strong mid.”

[But Art has experience, he’ll beat a 2nd division player]

[LOL Are you not ashamed after going 1-17]

[If I were a TH fan, I’d just go to sleep, is there any point in watching this?]

“Then, once again, let me introduce today’s lineup.”

“TH’s Uco, Cross, Art, Jin-hyuk, Ruth. ARK’s Caster, Lesser, Para, Plea, KAI!”

TH

Uco, Cross, Art, Jin-hyuk, Ruth

ARK

Caster, Lesser, Para, Plea, KAI

[Seriously, I smell a 3-0 sweep by TH]

[It’s nice that there are no simps here]

[010]

[Who won yesterday’s match?]

[Why are you asking the obvious?]

[BU got 3-0’d and lost]

[It’s ridiculous that the 2nd division is trying to compete]

“Then let’s start the picks and bans.”

“I think ARK will probably prepare a draft centered around mid and bot as usual, and TH will probably focus on jungle and mid.”

“As you’re saying that, ARK goes for a Yone first pick.”

“Para’s Yone, I think many people were looking forward to it. I wonder what TH’s thoughts are…”

“LeBlanc? And they even connect it with Lee Sin?”

[Wow, is it a sword fight?]

[They’re just going to destroy the mid-jungle?]

[LeBlanc against Para LOL]

[The fact is, Para will win the laning phase anyway]

“And lastly, with Ashe for ADC. TH, are they going to earn in the bot lane and trust the top side’s skirmishing power?”

“With hyper-carry ADCs being prevalent, a first pick Ashe. I think we’ll have to wait and see.”

[Is that Ashe?]

[Jin-hyuk is a bottom-tier laner these days, so it’s right to give him Ashe at least]

[Info: If Jin-hyuk gives up 2 more kills in the bot lane today, he’ll have accumulated 30 deaths in the laning phase LOL]

[Wow, an ADC with 20 deaths is really harsh]

[He’s swallowing Legos endlessly]

“As it’s the 1st set, ARK is bringing out the draft they were good at.”

“Oh? They’re running out of time. They need to pick quickly?”

“ARK barely manages to pick Aphelios and completes their composition.”

“TH also picks Lulu as their last pick.”

TOP: K’Sante

JG: Lee Sin

MID: LeBlanc

AD: Ashe

SUP: Lulu

VS

TOP: Ornn

JG: Taliyah

MID: Yone

AD: Aphelios

SUP: Thresh

[The compositions are even]

[It doesn’t seem like one side is significantly advantageous]

[What do you mean there’s no advantage, the side with Para is advantageous]

[Simp alert]

“Can we get your overall assessment of the draft?”

“Tank champions that have been appearing throughout the season in the top lane, and champions with good skirmishing power were picked in the mid and jungle.”

[The bot lane is a bit divided]

[oo]

[TH’s overall value is a bit lower]

“But TH picked Ashe and Lulu in the bot lane, and ARK picked Aphelios and Thresh.”

“It seems like TH’s bot lane will have an easier time in the laning phase.”

“That’s right. But they’ll have to be a little careful of ganks during Aphelios’ Gravitum timing.”

“What do you think of Taliyah, the AP jungle that’s been rising in popularity recently?”

“I think it was a pretty good pick. In the last patch, the jungle monster damage of her core skill, ‘Threaded Volley,’ was increased.”

[Isn’t Taliyah jungle really broken after the buff?]

[Is this the buffed patch?]

[The qualifiers and promotion tournament are played on the patched version]

[Not bad]

[Didn’t Lesser used to be bad at Taliyah?]

[Para Fighting]

“Then the game preparations are complete. Let’s take a look!”

The coach suggested picking a support-type ADC in the bot lane, but the opponent’s first pick messed up the draft plan.

Ashe, a high-tier support-type ADC, was first-picked by the opponent, and the remaining champions weren’t very good due to repeated nerfs.

“Yu-seong, can you play Aphelios?”

“Yu-seong?”

“Ah, yes. I can. Should we pick Aphelios?”

When I looked to the right, the ADC, Jin Yu-seong, looked like he was spacing out.

Fortunately, he was able to pick Aphelios instead of a random pick.

“Focus. Let’s pick Thresh for support.”

“Yes.”

The resulting draft was the usual picks we were confident in.

“Everyone, don’t be nervous, if we lose anyway, we can just come back next season.”

The coach cracked jokes during the remaining time to relieve the team members’ tension.

“And if we lose, it’s because I drafted badly, so just blame me. Be confident in your play, and play coolly as usual.”

With those words, the coach took off his headset and left.

Usually, at this point, the playful voices of the team members should be heard, but they were all silent.

Then the game started, and after a while.

[TH, fighting!]

[ARK, fighting!]

The loud cheers and applause that pierced through the headsets made the keyboards and mice vibrate.

“LCK is different.”

“The atmosphere is different from CK.”

Only then did the team members start to speak one by one.

I wondered why they were so nervous, but it turned out they were surprised by the atmosphere of the LCK, which they were seeing for the first time.

‘CK feels like a festival for everyone.’

In CK, there was no particular distinction between team seats, and if you just purely watched the tournament.

LCK had cheering sections for each team, and there was a culture of cheering.

Even if it was a relegation-threatened team, TH was a team that had spent several seasons in the LCK.

‘I wondered why they were like that from the moment they entered.’

There were people wearing TH uniforms not only in the team seats but also in the central neutral seats where they entered the arena.

‘It’s true that we have few fans.’

I had experienced this situation countless times since my past life, so I didn’t think much of it, but the team members could be discouraged by the lack of fans.

We were treated as the top team in CK, and most of the spectators were our fans.

But here in LoL Park, we were outsiders.

“Everyone, focus. The ones in a hurry are the opponents anyway.”

“Yeah, everyone, don’t be nervous. Let’s do it as usual.”

“I think you’re the most nervous one, hyung?”

“That’s true.”

Finally, the original atmosphere was restored, and the real game began.

“LeBlanc, the traditional counter to Yone.”

“And Art is even taking the ‘Summon Aery’ keystone. A fierce laning phase is expected.”

“Usually in this situation, you would take ‘Fleet Footwork’ to make the laning phase a little easier.”

“Para has chosen ‘Grasp of the Undying’.”

[Grasp is good for laning too]

[But isn’t it harder to manage HP than with Fleet?]

[It’s easy if you don’t get hit by the chains]

[Would Para get hit by the chains LOL]

“But now, Grasp has a chronic problem.”

“What is it?”

“To maintain the stacks, you have to keep hitting minions, which pushes the lane. Then you’re naturally vulnerable to the LeBlanc and Lee Sin combo.”

[That’s true when you think about it]

[Would Para get ganked?]

[LOL]

“The game is going smoothly until the level 6 timing.”

“I think there will be some movement from both sides when the junglers hit level 6…”

“Lee Sin starts running towards mid.”

“It seems like he’s trying to gank while giving the mid laner a good time to recall.”

“But isn’t LeBlanc’s HP a bit low?”

“That’s true, but let’s just watch.”

[Is this a gank angle?]

[Isn’t he just trying to push the lane?]

[Is he going to go over the raptors with ward hop and kick with his ult?]

“It seems like Yone also thinks he needs to push the lane, so he uses his E skill forward!”

“LeBlanc seizes this opportunity and lands the chain! Lee Sin follows up with a ward hop from behind!”

“Isn’t it hard to survive this!?”

“He uses his E skill again to break the chain…what is this!”

“He uses his ultimate the moment Lee Sin’s ultimate hits, hitting both with his ult!”

“LeBlanc, who has low HP, dies, and it’s a successful counter-gank!”

[What did I just see]

[He probably pre-input the ult]

[Just delete this broken champion]

[If you input the ult incorrectly, you’ll get hit by all the CC LOL It’s a skill too]

[He dodges Lee Sin’s ult flying and uses Q-flash…I just feel the wall]