[Infinity Arena Secondary Qualification – Final Phase: Final Qualification]
Congratulations, Adventurer ‘Gawol’.
You have secured your spot in the Main Tournament of Infinity Arena.
This is a great first step and will serve as an example to all adventurers.
With our congratulations, we have prepared a proper reward for you.
[Attached Items]
– Invitation to the Main Tournament Group Announcement Ceremony x1
– Secondary Qualification (Final Phase) Reward Package x1
– Title: Best of 32 x1
After the bunny said “Pervert!” as her last words and was subsequently eliminated,
I continued my momentum until the final round.
The single-elimination tournament reduces the number of participants by half with every round.
Among the rapidly decreasing survivors, there were no weak ones.
However, my final opponent was an Archer class, which had a severe Type Relationship disadvantage.
Regardless of the opponent’s skill, it was an easier battle compared to facing Camellia or Haruka.
The result was exactly as stated in the system message.
Even though this was an event tournament, I secured one of the 32 tickets worldwide.
A thrill of joy surged from my tightly clenched fist.
Even in the community where I briefly looked around, Gawol’s name was heard from everywhere.
Though it wasn’t just praise, but those things didn’t matter.
I lay sprawled out, drunk in the euphoria of victory.
It felt like I had the whole world.
The thought that this could happen to me seemed surreal.
I was half-expecting to wake up and find that it had all been a dream.
I should keep it going as long as I feel like it.
Elderlyn and Soobin were wrapping up their broadcasts, and it seemed Luche had already ended hers.
It wouldn’t hurt to relax like this for a short while.
Thinking of it, I had saved Luche’s broadcast earlier.
Perhaps because she tends to be cautious, she quite often deletes her replays.
There was no way I was letting today’s broadcast slip away.
After all, today was a historic day for me.
[Elderlyn’s Whisper]
– I’ve finished the broadcast 🙂
– Can we discuss something briefly?
– I’ll wait for you in the voice channel~
Discuss something? What was left to discuss?
I wasn’t sure, but whatever it was, it must have been important.
Checking the server, I noticed Elderlyn had already secured a channel.
[Entered Voice Channel 3]
《You’ve arrived! Please wait a moment. Soobin will be here soon.》
“What’s this about?”
《Since you’ve made it to the Main Tournament, our relay is over, right?》
“Ah…”
Now that I thought about it, that was true.
Starting with the Arena Main Tournament, the game company, which is hosting the event, will be officially involved.
The team assignment ceremony will happen soon, and all matches are scheduled to be broadcast on the official channel.
Of course, we’ll get to see renowned commentators.
Though we did well this time, neither Elderlyn nor Soobin were professional commentators.
Their relay broadcasts only went this far.
My heart had been so elated that I hadn’t thought this far ahead.
《That match was really cool. Sorry for being late with my congratulations, but congrats on your victory.》
“Thank you. Elderlyn was the first to reach out to me, willingly.”
《Hehe. Is that so? Then will you give me a chance the next time we meet on the field?》
“I won’t kill you. I do have some sense of shame… It would feel a bit awkward.”
In truth, I had no intention of targeting Elderlyn next time.
She was never the kind of target I sought out in the first place.
The last time was just coincidental, as she caught my eye while suffering from menstrual cramps.
It’s somewhat disappointing that I couldn’t kill Soobin, but I should view this as repaying a favor in my own way.
There are many streamers in the world, so I need to find another one.
Still, I might drop by occasionally to support.
Soobin’s audience enjoyed it too. If there’s no one else worth killing, maybe I could refrain just for then.
I should ask separately later.
[‘Soobin’ has entered Voice Channel 3.]
《I’m here.》
《Alright. Shall we start with the most important discussion?》
《That’s right. Ga-wol, we need to distribute the donations we’ve received. How would you like to receive it?》
“Uh… What?”
My thoughts froze for a moment at Soobin’s words.
Distribution? Now that I think about it, we did talk about that at the start.
We agreed to split the donation earnings between the two broadcasts.
The condition seemed fair at the time, so I agreed.
But now that I think about it, how do I receive the money?
I didn’t know anything about streamers.
“Normally, what do you do?”
《If you’re not sure, just give me your account number. I’ll transfer it immediately. If there are any other earnings, I’ll handle them again in a month.》
“Account number? Uh… let me think for a moment. Can you give me some time?”
《Take your time. There’s no rush.》
Ah, they are just transferring it to an account.
It doesn’t seem too complicated. Naturally, I did have an account to receive money since I needed a place to cash out my earnings.
Still… revealing my real name to receive it…
Is that okay?
What’s with me hesitating over revealing just three letters of my name?
I couldn’t bring myself to say it easily.
The reason I kept my personal information secret until now was to be cautious about potential threats.
However, Elderlyn has no connection to a raiding guild. Soobin just casually enjoys the game as a mercenary every season.
Logically, there shouldn’t be any issues with revealing just my name to these two.
“…Novel Bank. 70301-6581-2204 Da-eun.”
《Da-eun? Let me process this. The money will be sent right away.》
“Uh-huh.”
《I’ve sent it too! Please confirm.》
It was only after speaking that I realized.
I was uncomfortable equating the world’s Gawol with the real me.
Gawol isn’t someone who limps like me or someone who lives alone in a tiny room, isolated from the world.
Even if I’m stuck in this pit, I want Gawol to shine.
Such childish thoughts were indeed present in my mind.
My brief moment of confusion didn’t last long.
The moment I checked my passbook upon receiving the deposit notification,
I was astonished by the unexpected amount.
“Is… is it supposed to be this much? Did you send the wrong amount?”
《I sent it without error.》
《Me too. I’ll send you a screenshot of the donation details now.》
“Uh, uh-huh. I understand…”
For some reason, I feel like the only fool here.
My head automatically lowered.
《Still, isn’t this a bit disappointing to end like this?》
*
The Secondary Qualification still had some time left.
There still seem to be many participants yet to be matched.
There are many foreign users, time differences, and some like me who have relay schedules.
I will enjoy some leisure time without anything special happening for a while.
[Writer: Alligatoruakero]
[Title: Top-tier Infinity’s Highlight of Gawol vs Haruka]
I usually find analysis articles tedious and avoid writing them,
but as a certain Assassin player, this one got my blood boiling.
(Attached Video: Round 1 Melee Battle)
The first round was nothing special.
Avoiding giving the opponent any time, I engaged in a brutal mudfight and won.
I was certain that if I dragged it into this kind of battle, I would win, and I achieved that.
The fact that the opponent was Haruka is important.
There are hardly any Kunochi users in Japan better than her.
She did have some professional experience, and her records weren’t bad either.
…
(Attached Image: Gawol engaging Haruka in battle)
(Attached Image: Close-up of the daggers)
Looking at the dagger image, it’s clear that the Shadow build was already in progress at this point.
The final Shadow in the second round was carefully prepared for a long time.
It seems that the opponent was probably thinking about it from the moment they saw the Shadow.
With the Gawol build, control wasn’t easy, and that’s why it was even harder to imagine.
(Attached Video: Deflection of Salmu)
He just deflected this?
And deflected Haruka’s Salmu, no less?
For those who don’t know,
the usual way to handle Salmu is to use all survival skills to survive it.
Ideally, one should prevent it from being used altogether.
However, that’s not an easy feat against an opponent at that level.
Because he didn’t reveal what card he had up his sleeve,
Haruka couldn’t opt for a frontal breakthrough.
…
After being unsure up until Camellia,
I’m now certain after this match.
There’s no one among domestic Assassins who hits as hard as Gawol.
If you think I’m overhyping it,
just consider it true.
(Attached Video: International Match. KOR Sparrow vs UK Reaper)
Even though Sparrow is a top-tier Assassin domestically,
he can’t hold his ground in international competitions.
It’s been a long time since I’ve felt such excitement watching a match with domestic Assassins.
I want to see what that Gawol woman can do in the pro league.
Every year, we’ve been getting demolished in international matches; please give us a break.
If we just reinforce the Assassin line, Korea could really make a splash.
[Comments]
– Isn’t Gawol just a field ambush one-trick pony? I’ve been seeing it quite a bit lately.
└ Does a one-trick pony win the Infinity every season?
└ Isn’t Infinity just lower-tier?
└ She just does enough to earn the rewards!!!!!!!!!!
– Anyway, Korea will inevitably fail~
Any player ranked within the top 300 in the previous season is considered among the upper echelons.
At that level, there ought to develop some discerning eyes.
My lips curved upward contentedly as I skimmed through the post.
“Gawol. Is something good happening? You seem to be in an exceptionally good mood.”
“Hmm? No, nothing’s going on.”
“If you’ve found something enjoyable, share it with me. Or is it maybe a boyfriend?”
“Absolutely not!”
“Hmmm… Alright then.”
The halfling Bard, Sansa, smirked slyly.
It’s currently just a few days before the end of the secondary qualifying rounds.
I was once more enthusiastically engaged in party hunting.
