[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 186

A picture no one could have imagined.

SY was cornered.

The master, who had maintained the throne with absolute power until now, found themselves in a situation where they might have to rise from it.

“Who would have thought SY would be on the defensive like this? One more step back and it’s all over!”

“More than that, SCV is amazing! Honestly, given their performance until now, it was a consensus that this final would be tough. Yet, here they are! Just one step away!”

– No way?

– Wait, are they really going to lose?

– But why the heck did they let Malphite through again in the ban/pick? That’s just crazy!

– Seriously, what a joke.

– They got wrecked and went with no ban, lol, that’s hopeless.

– I’m a Rainbow fan, but this match was just off; how do you lose with the same pattern?

The audience’s reactions were cold.

Well, it might be one thing if they lost because of skill, but SY had shown overwhelming performance in the first set.

Even if they had been caught off guard once, getting caught off guard twice meant that fans supporting SY, as well as viewers hoping for a good finals, couldn’t help but react coldly.

“I feel like I understand why SY did that…”

Malphite is not really a popular pick in the current meta.

Rather than pointing to such a pick as the cause of defeat, they might have looked within the game for the reasons.

But in the end, SY lost.

Now, whether it was the ban/pick or in-game play, they had to acknowledge it and change.

Otherwise, no matter how great SY was, the championship would slip away from them.

– Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.

– Rainbow fans, get out of here, LOL. Anyone can see it’s a difference in the bot lane, you fools.

– Nope, it’s a mid difference.

– Summer kids are having a seizure, LOL.

As time passed, the situation in the chat only worsened, and eventually, even I, who usually wouldn’t intervene, had to step in to restore order.

“Alright, everyone, calm down. I know SY was stubborn. But strong teams must be stubborn.”

What makes a strong team strong? One of the things is the unique stubbornness that only strong teams have.

There’s a saying.

If the ban/pick is unusual, then that means they’re either the strongest team or the weakest team in the league.

“We can still win with this.

This pick is bad? We think it’s good.

You can do that, we can always counter it.”

At first glance, it might seem arrogant, but ironically, strong teams have won this way, which is why they are called strong teams.

Stubbornness is inevitable.

But now, even that had to change.

The strong teams here are no longer just SY.

“Wow… BlackDog is really good. I knew it, but is that Challenger level?”

Of course, that aside, Kim Jae-min was only interested in the plays of both teams’ ADCs shown in the replay highlights.

Given that BlackDog and Longbow are top players even among current professional ADCs, it’s strange that he wouldn’t be interested.

– Well, that’s just not Challenger level.

– LOL.

– Is it a concept? I really don’t know anymore…

– Jaem-min…

“…You should work hard and raise your tier. You were told you could duo up, right?”

“Ji-hoon hyung is busy. He’s always gone to work out.”

Now that I think about it, Kim Ji-hoon has minimized solo queue time due to the Baek Seong-an transformation project.

That was something I had asked him to do, so I couldn’t touch that.

“Can’t you handle it alone?”

“I-I can do it! I definitely can!”

“Alright, do your best.”

While I was bickering with Kim Jae-min, the ban/pick for the fourth set officially began.

SY was on the blue side.

They had the first pick.

[Malphite]

As expected.

SY cut the Malphite they had previously let through first this time.

“Ah, they finally cut it.”

“I guess it’s a good thing they fixed that now… But SY, it’s not over yet! Who is SY? They’re not a team that ends like this!”

“Exactly. They are a team that wins and loses like it’s nothing, you know!”

Soon, the ban/pick was completed.

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[SY / SCV]

Top: Graves / Renekton

Jungle: Lee Sin / Xin Zhao

Mid: Jui / Twisted Fate

ADC: Jhin / Aphelios

Support: Leona / Ruler

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“Well, the ban/pick itself feels similar to the first set, right?”

“That’s right. But here comes an awakened AllDay. The key will be how much he can perform against Rainbow’s Jui.”

“That’s right! Everyone knows AllDay is a solid player. He can definitely step up even without Malphite!”

“I’m really curious to see who will win. Now, let’s begin the highly anticipated fourth set between SY and SCV!”

– Let’s do this!

– Full throttle goooooo!

– Rainbow is giving Jui the Lee Sin, LOL, that’s a full-on clash.

– For real, LOL.

– Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!

– Full throttle in the finals, that’s a must!

The game began.

– Welcome to Summoner’s Rift!

[⬇] [⬇] [⬇]

[⨷] [⨷] [⨷]

The tension was palpable, perhaps due to the pressure that this game might conclude the finals, as both teams’ players moved cautiously.

“The early game looks fine.”

In solo queue, it wouldn’t be strange for both teams to exert pressure in the invade due to their compositions, but with the stage being what it was, the early moments passed quietly.

– Minions have spawned!

“Even though the laning phase hasn’t started yet, I’m already sweating!”

“The players are probably feeling the same. SY can’t let this slip, and SCV must secure a win in this match!”

“I really can’t hide my tension. Here we go, into the lane!”

The laning phase officially began.

“Uh, uh oh??”

As soon as the lanes arrived, Rainbow’s Jui began to heavily pressure the mid lane.

AllDay’s Twisted Fate tried to respond, but unfortunately, the difference in basic trading power was undeniable.

“I think TF is dead.”

-?

– Another prediction already.

– Really?

– What exactly are you seeing?

“If my sister died, then she died.”

“Right.”

-?

– Am I the only one who doesn’t get this conversation?

– What’s with the Jaem-min faith?

– ???

“Hey, you need to see this Lee Sin. Lee Sin is currently on the move!”

The mid laner’s absolute conviction that their ally would win allowed for this movement to even happen.

Even more so, Jui’s clever positioning was subtly forcing Twisted Fate’s recall position.

“I got him.”

In that moment.

Like a lightning bolt, Lee Sin flashed over the wall and hit AllDay with his sonic wave.

Late to react, AllDay did flash away, but unfortunately, the sonic wave had already connected.

– First blood!

– The enemy has been slain!

“Yoon-ki!!! Is this the kind of play we get to see?”

“Rainbow set the stage, and Yoon-ki beautifully finished it! Truly… this is why Rainbow’s Yoon-ki is called the best mid-jungle duo in the world!”

“Indeed! After all, Rainbow is a world champion!”

Yoon-ki’s Lee Sin gracefully retreated.

If a Vendetta had been nearby, they might have gone at Lee Sin, but unfortunately, the Vendetta was too far away to catch up.

And…….

Starting from the mid kill, SY’s snowball began rolling out of control.

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Dragon fight, SY’s overwhelming victory.

Rift Herald fight, SCV avoids.

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“SCV! They’re completely overwhelmed! It’s shaping up just like Game 1!”

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– The blue team slays the Baron Nashor!

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“SCV, can they stop this? I don’t think so!”

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– Triple kill!

– That’s a wrap!

SY’s champions charged fiercely toward SCV’s Nexus.

Sadly, there was no defensive troop left.

They were all dead.

“Doesn’t this feel like the first set?!”

“Exactly! SY is shouting now. Let’s go to five games!!!”

“Of course, it’s the finals; don’t we need at least five games? And the Nexus is being destroyed!”

[Victory]

“Jiji!”

Was the Malphite ban worth it?

The fourth set flowed exactly like the first set.

The mid lane exerted strong pressure, leading to aggressive snowballing.

No matter how elite SCV and BlackDog were, they couldn’t stop that ferocious snowball.

– Wow.

– Full throttle, LOL.

– This is it.

– Welcome back, Raetashik.

– Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow!

– Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.

– Summer kids are spamming the chat again.

– For real.

– You’re next, Es-gal.

– Without Malphite, they can’t do anything, right? The bus charger is where they are.

“Alright, please don’t insult the players. Managers, kick out anyone who disrespects the players.”

“Yeah, don’t bash the players.”

Even Kim Jae-min sitting next to me chimed in, making it seem like the chat quieted down a bit.

– For real.

– Insulting the players crosses a line.

– I wish the front team would just sue them all.

– For real, they need to eat that lawsuit to wake up.

As the chat calmed down, highlights from all previous matches flicked through the screen.

“I guess it was as expected…”

Even though SCV had taken the 2nd and 3rd sets, there was clearly a gap in the performance of both teams.

If SCV didn’t have new picks like Malphite, the championship would surely go to SY.

“I wonder what will happen.”

With the tense score at 2:2, everyone was holding their breath as the final set approached.

*

With no special schedule for the first time in a while, Seo Yeon-woo got permission from her teammates and briefly returned home.

She had personal items to retrieve and some things to confirm.

“… As expected.”

After confirming her suspicions that had lingered at home, Seo Yeon-woo hurried back to the dorm.

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!!

As soon as she stepped into the dorm, loud noises from the practice room rang out.

Seo Yeon-woo unknowingly moved towards the sounds.

And there she saw.

“Hey, can you replay that scene from earlier? It was insane.”

“What scene?”

“You know, the one where BlackDog…”

“Ah, got it.”

Like close siblings, Yujin and Kim Jae-min were tightly glued together.

Seeing that scene made Seo Yeon-woo’s blood run cold.

“…”

When did you two get so close?