[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 108

It wasn’t some grand plan or anything.

But for some reason, my body just moved.

It was that kind of impulsive action.

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BAN EZ has joined the lobby.

lIIIIllllIIIlII has joined the lobby.

Outlaw has joined the lobby.

Sniper Kim Jin-ho has joined the lobby.

Let’s go there has joined the lobby.

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I quickly checked the team member list, but unfortunately, I wasn’t on the same team as Timid Person 190.

‘Then what?’

My gaze shifted towards my friend list.

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[Timid Person 190]

Champion selection in progress.

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It’s the ban/pick phase.

‘This is the same queue.’

In other words, it meant that Timid Person 190 was on the enemy team.

‘…Well, this is actually good.’

Legends of League is a relative game.

It’s not uncommon for that one guy who was a total noob on our team last game to turn into a crazy carry machine when he ends up on the enemy team in the next match.

In short, by meeting Timid Person 190 as an opponent and showing off my skills, I might have a chance to win him over.

Of course, the only thing the audience was interested in was my teammates, regardless of my performance.

– Oh, it’s EZ


– Hell-o


– Top is the best ㄷㄷㄷㄷ


– How is that the best? ㅋㅋㅋ


– Next is the bus rider

BAN EZ.

The top laner who held the number one ranking until the prisoner reached 2000 points.

Though it seemed his ranking had dropped a bit now, there was no doubt about his skills.

‘The team doesn’t look too bad.’

Not to mention BAN EZ, the other teammates also had familiar faces.

‘Well… it’s not surprising that Barcode is recognizable.’

I couldn’t understand why anyone would use such a nickname… but it was still quite uncomfortable to look at.

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[Ban List]

Sylas / Sett

Kamal / Tahm Kench

Shaco / Renekton

Katarina / Ash

Jarvan III / Thresh

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While I was lost in thought, the bans were wrapping up.

Our team gets the last pick.

In other words, it’s the top side.

[Direct Hit]

The card that the enemy took as the first pick is Direct Hit.

Well, these days the ADC meta has returned to utility AD carries like Ash, Jhin, and Direct Hit.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that the carry-type AD carries have completely lost their power, so any ADC with confidence in their skills can pull out other champions.

‘Hmm, but doesn’t this mean Jason got through?’

Jason is an excellent first-pick champion in the current top meta.

From his strong lane potential, which can easily handle anyone if just finger-supported, to his poke power during the standoff phase.

The enemy team probably didn’t know that EZ was with us, so they let Jason through, but that was a huge mistake.

[Jason]

EZ confidently picked Jason.

It wasn’t just that the enemy was foolish to let Jason through. Jason is definitely a champion that requires skill to use effectively, and few pros can handle him well enough to be viable in tournaments.

However, BAN EZ was undoubtedly one of the top players among those few pros.

[Raise]

Our second pick mid is Raise.

Among the remaining AP champions that are high-tier in the current meta and good for first-picking, it naturally led to this conclusion.

‘The flow is good.’

We easily snagged both Jason and Raise.

If this were a tournament, the enemy team’s coach would have faced countless criticisms from fans after this match.

Of course, since this isn’t a tournament and just a solo queue, such things wouldn’t happen.

– Miracle ban/pick ㅋㅋㅋㅋ


– Bringing Jason and Raise like it’s nothing ㅋㅋ


– Might want to dodge


– Really??????

The audience was also discussing this ban/pick.

[Arelia]

The enemy top accepted EZ’s challenge.

Arelia is often considered one of the few counter picks against Jason.

However, the reason Arelia doesn’t show up more often is that she requires a lot of skill, just like Jason, and being a melee champion makes laning challenging.

Well, to be precise, this situation did meet the few criteria that allowed her to be viable.

Arelia is a champion that, once behind, tends to keep losing, but at least Jason is the same.

– Wow ㅋㅋㅋㅋ


– Picking Arel here


– Who’s the enemy top??


– It’d be funny if they just bailed mid like this ㅋㅋ

True enough.

Arelia isn’t that bad against Raise either.

‘But I think differently.’

From the top laner’s perspective, the fact that the enemy’s first pick top is arrogantly not swapping and instead picking Jason must feel quite infuriating.

Thus, this could be seen as a contest of pride between top laners.

And…

As if to support my thought, the ban/pick phase was completed.

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[Allies / Enemies]

Top: Jason / Arelia

Jungle: Lee Sin / Rek’Sai

Mid: Raise / Azir

ADC: Varus / Direct Hit

Support: Nautilus / Leona

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Hmm… Rek’Sai.

There was a time when picking Lee Sin would naturally lead to a later pick of Rek’Sai, but recently, due to Lee Sin’s ridiculous specs and Rek’Sai’s drop in power, that situation doesn’t happen as often.

However, Rek’Sai’s skill set definitely counters Lee Sin’s as well.

‘Let’s see what you got.’

This is another battle of pride altogether.

[Please select a champion!]

[Please select a skin!]

And finally, the game started.

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3 Min Top School Honorary Member – Arelia

Gank Gank Gank Gank Gank Gank – Rek’Sai

BOQ Private – Azir

YSG JuWon – Direct Hit

Timid Person 190 – Leona

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‘Hmm?’

Come to think of it… the 3 Min Top School Honorary Member was also in queue, wasn’t he?

All my attention had been on Timid Person 190, so I hadn’t considered that.

‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’

Who was our top laner again?

Isn’t it the current top-tier player, BAN EZ?

I felt a bit bad for 3 Min Top School Honorary Member, but there was quite a big difference between the two.

‘The top lane is fine…’

I expected Timid Person 190 would also be in this match, so that’s okay.

The real problem was…

[YSG JuWon]

YSG.

I always thought we’d meet someday, but I didn’t expect it to be this soon.

That name feels like a kind of reverse-scale, it’s a deep wound for me, so just seeing it makes me anxious.

‘…I guess this is my problem to deal with.’

The game started.

– Welcome to Summoner’s Rift!

I looked over the invade composition.

‘Jason and Arelia, Lee Sin and Rek’Sai, Raise and Azir, Varus and Direct Hit, Nautilus and Leona. This… our team is at an advantage.’

It was a conclusion I could reach without delving too deeply into the compositions.

[⬇] [⬇]

[Outlaw (Lee Sin) is on the way]

[Outlaw (Lee Sin) is on the way]

If the combinations were ambiguous, it wouldn’t matter, but when the differences are so stark, not going in would be rather rude.

[⬇]

[Outlaw (Lee Sin) is on the way]

Our target is the bottom three-way.

It’s the standard route used when invading from the top side to the bottom side.

The only difference is that this is a late invade playing for the game’s strategic position.

The reason I took this gamble was simple.

Due to Rek’Sai’s nature, if she gets tangled up in the first red buff path, she’ll suffer significant losses in the subsequent path.

Opponents weren’t considering denying or interpreting the conditions when the enemy bot lane suddenly met four of ours.

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[Outlaw (Lee Sin) targeted Timid Person 190 (Leona)]

Direct Hit and Leona rushed to dodge, but Nautilus’s grab aimed at Leona.

Currently, Direct Hit and Leona’s positions overlapped.

If Leona used Flash, Direct Hit would be pulled.

To avoid being pulled, both of them would need to use Flash at the same time, but given the awkward circumstances, Leona ended up getting grabbed in the end.

However, Timid Person 190 was also not an easy opponent.

Leona instantly used Flash to jump over the wall, then immediately hit Q to stun Lee Sin chasing after her and smoothly escaped.

[Outlaw (Lee Sin): Leona used Flash]

[Outlaw (Lee Sin): Leona used Flash]

Of course, he could have followed with an exact Flash, but in order to catch Leona that way, all four of them would have to use Flash simultaneously, so no one did.

After all, they’d already gained a significant advantage, and with the enemy bot lane’s Flashes gone, even Rek’Sai at level one couldn’t sit and wait near the red.

The Rek’Sai on the bottom side has a significant advantage when it comes to ganks.

This means that with this invade, Rek’Sai has already half-lost her picking significance.

‘She must want to secure the red at all costs.’

If it were the old days, I would have gone straight to the red-red with extreme paths to torment Rek’Sai.

But in this game, there was no need to do that.

That’s because we had EZ on our top lane.

Generally, people say that the top lane doesn’t impact the game much.

That’s true. Top lane tends to be quite insignificant compared to other lanes.

However, that’s only in normal terms.

When your enemy top is a monster like a player called EZ, influence becomes a different story altogether.

A player capable of hard carrying.

When there’s a beastly top laner like BAN EZ, the enemy jungler can’t ignore the top lane.

If they leave it be, BAN EZ will ramp up and become a monster later on, but if they try to gank, he’ll recover and show his presence like a ghost again.

It’s a classic case of jungler irony.

Naturally, I was already feeling pretty confident in the mental warfare.

That was for sure…

– First blood!

The portrait that emerged was Jason.

Nothing strange about that.

EZ is often called a solo-kill machine, known for netting a lot of solo kills in lane.

– Our team has been taken down!

However, what was unexpected was that this time the one who got the kill wasn’t Jason, but Arelia.

Huh?

‘…Huh?’

3 Min Top School Honorary Member.

That crazy fool made a play.