Chapter 20: VLL final (2)

“Are you Para-nim?”

She looked young, maybe in her early 20s at most.

“Yes, I am.”

“I’m a huge fan!”

She was quite energetic, although not as much as Choi Eun-seo.

Come to think of it, the female fans who came to fan meetings in my past life were all roughly like this.

“Could I possibly take a picture with you? I heard that only autographs are allowed at the fan meeting!”

Usually, at fan meetings, you get autographs and take pictures together, so I didn’t know there was such a rule.

Maybe it was because there were a lot of people today and not enough time.

It didn’t cost any money to take a picture, and it wasn’t particularly difficult, so I readily agreed.

“Then please look here.”

The woman turned on the camera app to selfie mode and stood next to me.

One, two, click.

The woman checked the photo and said to me with a satisfied expression.

“Wow… there’s no editing at all, but your face is really small.”

“Thank you. Will you be supporting our team today?”

“Um… well.”

There probably weren’t many female spectators who came to support our team when there were handsome former pro players on the other side.

Maybe even none at all.

But it was important to ask even if I knew.

“I’m kidding. But if we play well, please cheer loudly?”

“Yes! Of course!”

“Then, please enjoy today.”

Unlike other sports, e-sports had a strong fandom for individual players.

Even within the same team, there were fans who only liked one player and were not interested in the others.

But ultimately, to have a long professional career, it was necessary to increase the proportion of team fans with high purchasing power.

This was the method I used for that.

‘Keep supporting the person you want to support, and just have a favorable impression of me.’

After that, all I had to do was prove myself with skill.

No matter how much fans like the outward appearance of a player, they will eventually look at their skills.

“Um… could I also take a picture?”

When I turned around, there was a line of dozens of people.

Well… there’s still a lot of time before it starts, so it should be fine.

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[LOL Gallery]

Title: I took a picture with Queen Seo-ha, how is it?

(Photo of Yoon Seo-ha, the face of the man next to her is covered with an emoticon.)

My mom and sister dragged me to the VLL finals, but Queen Seo-ha was there so I ran and took a picture

She’s really pretty, her real-life visuals are insane

Wow, even a roughly taken selfie by a LOL fanboy can’t hide her beauty

Ooh, noona

Seo-ha

The other team is all ex-pros so they’ll probably get destroyed, so they should at least do some fan service

That’s what you delusional haters think LOL

The other 4 also stepped up, so it’s worth a try

LOL If they weren’t good, would they have made it to the finals~

[LOL Gallery]

Title: It seems like you shouldn’t cross the line with Para?

(Photo of a business card from the large law firm ‘Daehan’)

I came to watch VLL, and there was a really pretty person

So I was going to ask for her number, but she said she was married

It was a shame, but I was just going to leave, and it turns out she’s Para’s mom

She even gave me her business card, saying she’s a lawyer

How pretty do you have to be to try to hit on a married woman

I get the feeling that’s what Para will look like when she grows up

Daehan? Isn’t that the law firm that won a lawsuit in the US this time

The one where even new hires get 150 million…

Ah LOL To all the ones who have been sexually harassing her, you reap what you sow

Yeah, as long as it’s not me~

[LOL Gallery]

Title: Para’s photo line in real time LOL

(Photo of a long line behind Yoon Seo-ha, who is busy taking pictures)

They were taking pictures in front of the bathroom, but the staff told them to move to the side because it was too crowded LOL

But is she really a middle school student? She’s taking pictures with everyone one by one without showing any signs of being tired

Most of them are girls LOL

Ah LOL The LOL addicts are watching from home LOL

It’s better to order chicken and watch the finals from home, is it better to go there and meet Para?

I kind of want to see Para in person

You probably wouldn’t be able to say anything if you saw her in person

She’s really cute on stream, but she looks a bit scary in person, so it gives me PTSD

She has a cat-like face but she looks sharp LOL

[LOL Gallery]

Title: Is Para’s autograph real?

(Photo of an autograph that says ‘Para’ in neat handwriting, with a small star drawn next to it)

I couldn’t go to the fan meeting because I had to catch the last train, so I asked her if she could give me an autograph and she did

But the autograph is just ‘Para’ written in English LOL

I asked her if this was it, and she said it was

But that’s not the important part

Suddenly she asked me if I wanted her to draw a star, and then she suddenly drew a star

On the contrary, this kind of autograph is better these days

The star is so cute

Her handwriting is pretty too…

An endless stream of good stories… she’s just the GOAT of middle school girls

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“Okay, everyone, that’s it for now.”

While I was taking pictures, a staff member came up to me and stopped me.

When I checked the time, it was already 4:30 PM. It was time to get ready for the match.

“I’m sorry, everyone. But if we meet again next time, I’ll take pictures with all of you.”

After saying goodbye, I followed the staff’s guidance to the waiting room.

When I arrived at the waiting room, I seemed to be the first one there.

When I checked the group chat, everyone was saying that they were being held up by fans.

‘Oh, right.’

I had been so caught up with people for the first time in a while that I had forgotten about my mom.

I quickly sent a message, and I got a reply right away.

[Mom met up with Dad and went down to buy some coffee]

[I’m sorry, I was distracted]

[No worries~ Our daughter is popular and cool?]

[The match starts at 6, so come slowly]

[Okay~]

After finishing the conversation, I spaced out for a few minutes, and the team members started arriving one by one.

“You came early?”

The first person to arrive was Sheen.

He said he started playing Sheen because the champion looked like him, and he really did look quite similar.

But that outfit…

“By the way, that outfit…”

“Oh, this?”

The outfit Sheen was wearing was a so-called doctor’s outfit.

To be precise, it was a green surgical gown.

Could it be.

“Are you cosplaying the Sheen skin?”

“You noticed? Does it look similar?”

Surgeon Sheen.

It’s a budget skin that’s called the staple among Sheen skins.

Many pros also use it in tournaments, and Sheen only used this skin.

I wondered what he meant when he suddenly said to look forward to it in the group chat yesterday.

He was a man of action.

“Everyone’s condition is… what the heck.”

The next person to arrive was Pressure.

Since he was going to be the coach of the LCK in the future, I had met him often, and he looked almost the same as he did back then.

“Everyone, hi.”

“I’ll show you the delightful rebellion of a support today.”

And then the bot duo arrived at the same time.

All the team members were gathered.

“Hey, what kind of outfit is that?”

“Rest assured. It’s a surgery without anesthesia.”

At Pressure’s question, Sheen did a Sheen voice impression, and everyone in the room burst out laughing.

He really did sound similar.

“Wow, but Seo-ha, you’re really pretty in person.”

“Thank you.”

“By the way, what bans are we expecting from the opponent today?”

Since it was our first time meeting in this life, I briefly greeted the team members.

They were all people who knew how to draw the line, and they were all very competitive, so they seemed more interested in the finals than in me.

“I think Sheen will really be unbanned today?”

“I think they’ll probably open it up and try to counter it.”

“That’s true, I think they’ll probably snipe mid.”

“If they’re thinking of opening up all the bot picks, we’re at an advantage.”

As soon as they arrived, they started talking about the game.

It reminded me of my pro days.

Back then, we always talked about the draft in the car on the way to the stadium.

“I can play almost any champion, so you can go with a draft that bans out mid.”

“Wouldn’t that be too hard on you, Seo-ha? The opponent is a mid laner with an LCK championship, after all.”

Of course, I didn’t have a championship, not even in the league, so in terms of career, I was behind.

But it was hard to imagine that I, in my current state, would lose to a retired pro.

“Do you not trust me? Even if I get a counter pick, I’ll hold my own.”

“Well, who’s the ace of our team? Of course, we trust you.”

As we were talking about the finals, a staff member told us that it was time to enter.

While I was preparing the equipment I brought from home.

“Oh right. I spent a lot of money on this, I almost forgot.”

Sheen hurriedly started digging through the luggage he had brought.

He took out five white-based hoodies.

“We got matching uniforms, what do you all think?”

When I looked closely, the words “Talent” were lettered on the right chest.

Next to it was a soccer ball and a baseball bat, a cute design that suited our team.

“Wow, you have good sense. I think it’s better than the uniform I wore when I won Worlds.”

“Hey, that kimchi-jeon was too much.”

“But are you going to wear it over that?”

“I’m just going to hang it on the chair. I’ll only wear it during the fan meeting after we’re done.”

Sheen handed out the uniforms he had brought to the team members one by one.

None of them were particularly big, so the free-size hoodies fit everyone without any problems.

Even for me, the sleeves were only a little long, but it didn’t feel too big.

“Then let’s go, everyone.”

“If we win today, you’re buying the meat, right?”

“The person who carries should buy.”

“I’ll show you a support carry.”

‘The goal is to win.’

No other result was necessary.