[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 204

There wasn’t really any special official schedule in the morning and afternoon.

As a result, our team, which naturally had no one to do internal scrims, could do nothing but fall into the depths of solo rank under the guise of individual practice.

[Game found!]

[Accept / Decline]

Just when I was about to roll into solo rank normally, Seo Yeon-woo, who was sitting next to me, peeked over.

“Um…”

“Yeah? What is it?”

“Could you maybe, you know… duo with me?”

“Well, okay.”

Without much thought, I accepted Seo Yeon-woo’s duo request. There was no real reason to decline.

‘It’s not that I don’t care at all…’

That was probably just yesterday. Time will pass, and things will go back to how they were.

I used to think like that.

[“I’ll leash.”]

“… Do as you wish.”

I admit it.

That was an illusion.

A very serious and fatal illusion.

[“Are they going to invade? I’ll back you up right away.”]

“… Just check it out. If it feels off, you don’t have to come.”

[“But I’m going.”]

Duoing with Seo Yeon-woo ended up being an undefeated run.

Today’s my condition was pretty decent, plus Seo Yeon-woo naturally wanted to play a jungle-centric game, so it turned out that way.

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[OLZ Outlaw]

Ranking 1st

Solo Rank

– Challenger

– 1866 LP / 135 wins 3 losses

– Win rate 98%

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I was still firmly holding on to my No. 1 ranking, and my score had now surpassed 1800 points.

If there’s been any slight change, it’s probably that my win rate has dropped a bit.

I had lost twice not long ago.

Did I encounter some trolls? No, not really.

If you were to ask if they were good teammates, I’d have to deny that as well.

There were various reasons for that, but the biggest one was that I could no longer focus solely on solo rank.

These days, solo rank typically happened after all the team schedules were done.

‘It’s a bit disappointing, but it can’t be helped.’

The time to obsess over solo rank win rates or points had already passed.

Where I’m headed is toward pro.

Right now, I’m in the second division.

After spending the day on individual practice, it was finally time for the MSL to start.

“Yujin.”

“Yeah?”

“It’s MSL time. Are you going to watch?”

“Um… yeah.”

Honestly, I had pondered quite a bit about whether to watch the MSL finals or not.

Back when I watched the LCKR finals, I had plenty of time, but now, we didn’t have that much time.

But today, since I had played solo rank to the point of exhaustion and had no other schedules, I thought it wouldn’t be bad to watch.

“Are you not going to broadcast today?”

“I’ll just watch it casually.”

“Too bad.”

Kim Jae-min, probably enjoying the last broadcast a lot, slyly suggested I do a broadcast, but I firmly declined.

Once you start broadcasting, you’d have to watch the match to the end, which wasn’t part of the original plan.

‘If things go downhill, it might be better to just play solo rank instead.’

Or taking a break for better condition management wouldn’t be a bad idea either.

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[NEXT GAME]

[SCV vs GRS]

[6:04]

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While I was blankly waiting for the game to start, Kim Jae-min asked:

“Which team do you think will win?”

“Hmm, I don’t know. I haven’t seen recent matches for either team.”

I had watched SCV at the LCKR finals, but I hadn’t seen any recent MSL matches.

Given that, I had no idea how SCV or GRS was performing.

“Still, wouldn’t Korea win?”

“I’m not so sure…”

From general information, that might seem like a reasonable viewpoint.

But…

‘Is it really that easy?’

At that moment, Baek Seong-an chimed in.

“Usually, Korean teams often don’t win in the MSL. It’s a tournament where Europe and China tend to show strong performances.”

He was right.

Sure, Korea is an esports powerhouse, and has swept the Legends of League so far, but they’ve lost the championship to overseas teams numerous times in MSL.

So, I couldn’t overly optimistic about SCV winning.

“Still, I hope SCV wins.”

“Me too. BlackDog is really incredible… Oh, and MobyDick is good too.”

Kim Jae-min, being a typical marksman, really liked the existing superstar marksmen.

When we finally snagged our first win in a scrim against SCV, you should have seen how happy Kim Jae-min was…

“What about you, Yujin?”

“I hope the Korean team wins too.”

Of course, that’s a little different from being a fervent supporter, but still, I wish the Korean team would win.

Not that I have any special reason.

In short, just.

I just want them to win.

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[NEXT GAME]

[SCV vs GRS]

[0:03]

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As we were chatting amongst the team members, the game was about to start.

“Yeon-woo and Ji-hoon?”

“They’re doing more solo rank.”

“Really?”

Well, those two aren’t the type to show interest in tournaments or anything.

And then, the official MSL finals began.

As usual, the brief interviews of the players from the participating teams in the MSL flashed by.

『“Will we win? Of course, we will.”』

『“Many people say this. Shouldn’t SY have taken our place? But this time we will prove it. That we are the LCKR champions.”』

『“I know no one expects us. But this time, it will be different.”』

As the rapidly edited player interviews passed, Kim Jae-min gaped in shock.

“Wow…”

Once all the interviews were over, the familiar face of the commentators greeted us with excited voices.

『“At last, this day has come. SCV and GRS, GRS and SCV. The teams from Korea and China meet here at the MSL finals!”』

『“That’s right! We’re very curious to see what kind of match these two world-class teams will show!”』

『“In their previous matches, SCV showed some shaky moments. But today, they’ll have to show a different side!”』

『“Indeed!”』

The commentators showed the data of each team and compared the strengths of the two teams.

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SCV / GRS

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[KDA] 3.2 / 6.1

[Team Kills Per Minute] 0.501 / 0.815

[Baron Rate] 78.8% / 85.4%

[Baron Power Play] +3,440 / +4,101

[Average Win Time] 33:14 / 24:11

[Average Loss Time] 37:54 / 31:32

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Baek Seong-an commented while looking at the data.

“… It’s true GRS is strong.”

“Yeah.”

GRS was ahead of SCV on nearly every metric.

Moreover, these absurd stats from MSL, where the champions of each region gathered…

It was a rough indicator of just how powerful this GRS team was.

“The only somewhat hopeful aspect is…”

Average win and loss times.

No matter if SCV won or lost, their games were long.

On the other hand, GRS’s games were consistently shorter regardless of winning or losing.

In other words, based on the visible data, it meant SCV should have a chance of winning if they could drag the game into a long one.

‘But that’s only considering what’s apparent…’

The reason GRS had a short average loss time is that the team itself exhibits extreme aggression.

This means they display destructive performance in most games, but occasionally, they also have setbacks.

However, conversely, this also indicated just how aggressive GRS could be.

High risk, high reward.

Currently, GRS was a strong team in that razor-edge competition.

And at the center of that team’s style was the impact of their newly recruited jungler, MaBing.

“MaBing? He’s really good.”

According to Baek Seong-an, he’s like a ferocious wild horse.

“… But still, the Korean team must win, right?”

“I don’t know.”

As feelings of unease washed over everyone,

The actual game commenced.

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The game was one-sided.

So much so that it was hard to keep my eyes open.

“… Uh, huh?”

Kim Jae-min uttered with a grim voice, expressing his disappointments.

『“What is going on! GRS, why are they so strong! SCV is struggling!”』

『“SCV, this is tough, but don’t give up now! You must get up! You must!”』

Game 1.

Game time: 21 minutes 41 seconds.

GRS victory.

『“MaBing, MaBing, MaBing! Nobody can stop MaBing! What do they do?!”』

『“BlackDog has to step up! BlackDog must carry somehow!”』

“This is… going to be tough.”

Baek Seong-an said.

“True.”

I agreed.

And then…

The agonizing duration that felt like eternity finally came to an end.

Game 2.

Game time: 19 minutes 11 seconds.

GRS victory.

『“Ah…”』

『“GRS is strong! Too strong!”』

SCV, representing LCKR, was cornered in an instant.