[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 290

SY’s loss-loss-win-win-win.

It was such an amazing game that the community was buzzing about other teams for once instead of OLZ.

Given that it was the LCKR finals, it wasn’t too surprising, but considering how interest had nearly vanished for other teams since the rise of OLZ and Outlaw, it was a rare sight.

-Rainbow totally crushed it.

-Rainbow super play compilation.GIF

-If SY looks likely to win the Red Cup again this year, I’ll upvote like crazy lol.

-SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!SY!

-Rainbow declared as Red Cup champions ㄷㄷㄷ

Of course, where there is light, there is also darkness, and SY, which has as many haters as fans, received its fair share of criticism.

-Any team that barely squeaked by against a team as bad as MAX with a 2:3 victory?

-They lost, right? lol

-For real, Baegah waited patiently until the end to shine lol.

-This year’s Red Cup is going to be a mess! This year’s Red Cup is going to be a mess! This year’s Red Cup is going to be a mess!

Separately, the interest in the person mentioned in Rainbow’s interview was also quite hot.

-But who did Rainbow say they supported in the interview?

-Don’t know?

-Isn’t it just another team’s player?

-Must be Outlaw.

-Why did Rainbow mention Outlaw?

-Anyone who doesn’t know Outlaw=Prisoner by now is living under a rock, right?

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Isn’t that person Rainbow mentioned in the interview Prisoner?

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It’s well known that Rainbow and Prisoner were close, and isn’t Prisoner=Outlaw?

Otherwise, there’d be no need for Rainbow to say such a thing, right?

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-Is the delusion of the support crew just a passive ability?

-Then why not mention it outright instead of dropping hints?

-For real.

-Outlaw=Prisoner, right? Outlaw=Prisoner, right? Outlaw=Prisoner, right?

-No, it’s because Prisoner=Outlaw that they can’t openly say it, right?

-But even if Outlaw is Prisoner, why hide it, idiot?

-For real lol.

-Info: Prisoner is male.

-Info 2: Prisoner can’t even move.

-So who the hell did Rainbow mention, idiots?

-If you knew that, would you still be acting like this?

-Support crew intelligence average, right?

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-What the hell lol, I thought the gallery had finally gotten back to normal, but here we are, back to Outlaw ㅋㅋ Damn it.

-Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw!

-For real lol.

-What’s the problem with talking about Outlaw in the Outlaw gallery?

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Honestly, SY’s storyline is so boring, downvote lol.

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(Let’s see the support crew making posts.jpg)

First, let me start lol.

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-Downvote.

-Why are you rooting for a second-rate team that got stomped in the MSL? This is when you should be watching the super-fun OLZ matches.

-For real lol.

-This deserves a downvote.

-OLZ!OLZ!OLZ!OLZ!OLZ!OLZ!OLZ!OLZ!OLZ!OLZ!OLZ!OLZ!OLZ!OLZ!OLZ!OLZ!

-Don’t use cheap tricks in your posts.

-Downvote.

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As everyone’s attention drifted, time gradually passed.


The next topic of interest was, naturally, who would secure the third seed for LCKR, the main event of the qualifiers.

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After SY’s victory in the finals,


the qualifiers began just four days later.


“SQUID!”


“After a fierce battle, MYE overcomes MAX to advance to the Red Cup!”


“MYE! We’re finally back in the Red Cup after several years!”

Proving how SY had pushed them to their limits, MAX fought valiantly even while being pushed to the qualifiers.


But whether it was the aftereffects of the finals or they had shown too much in that match, they barely scraped by a tense victory against the relatively weaker MYE in the final round of qualifiers.

The teams advancing to the Red Cup are as follows:


1st seed – SY.


2nd seed – SCV.


3rd seed – MAX.

Traditional powerhouses representing LCKR are once again headed to the Red Cup.

Kim Jae-min remarked,


“Well, here we are again.”


“Of course. They were a strong team.”

LCKR Summer Finals.


Red Cup qualifiers.


Now, it’s all over.

The only remaining major event in the domestic league is, naturally, the promotion/relegation matches.


This is the stage where we’ll make our name known officially.


And…


finally, that day arrived.

On Day 1 of the promotion/relegation matches, the 9th place team from the second league, GBP, chose BLH, and naturally, the 10th place team, SS Class, would face us.

The promotion/relegation matches would proceed as follows:


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Day 1 (9/18).


Match 1: GBP vs BLH.


Match 2: SS Class vs OLZ.

The winning team advances to the winners’ bracket.


The losing team goes to the losers’ bracket.

Day 2 (9/20) – Winners’ bracket (best of 5)


Match 1: Winner of Match 1 vs Winner of Match 2.


The winning team is promoted to Champions.


The losing team advances to the final.

Day 3 (9/21) – Losers’ bracket (best of 5)


Losers from Day 1 vs Losers from Day 2.


The winning team moves to the final.


The losing team is relegated to Challengers.

Day 4 (9/22) – Final match (best of 5)


Loser of the winners’ match vs Winner of the losers’ match.


The winning team is promoted to Champions.


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Of course, we had no intention of going all the way to the final on Day 4.


Our goal was to advance to the winners’ bracket on Day 2 and secure a clean victory.

“Wow… I’m so nervous.”


“Think of it as if we’ll finish it all tomorrow. No need to go to the final.”


“Of course.”

Kim Jae-min confidently stated, just like always.


But considering how newcomers might feel intimidated in such situations, it was fortunate he was feeling fine.


In fact, it was Kim Ji-hoon, who usually maintained a poker face, that was more nervous.

“Are you alright?”


“…I think it’s because I trained an extra hour yesterday.”


“You should’ve taken it easy.”

I understood being nervous, but pushing yourself so hard the day before such an important match…


I thought I should give him a good talking-to as soon as we got back to the dormitory.

“Yeon-woo, are you okay?”


“Oh, yes. I’m fine.”

Contrary to her delicate appearance, Seo Yeon-woo seemed more resolute on such occasions, looking rather dependable.

Day 1’s match was a best of 5.


So, even if we were better in skill, there was always the risk of losing depending on circumstances.


Concentration was essential, not optional.

“Is everyone ready?”


“Yes.”


“Ready.”


“All set.”


“Okay, let’s go.”

OLZ.


Heading into the promotion/relegation matches.

The air in the stadium was always something special.


Especially on a day like this, it couldn’t possibly feel the same as any other day.


Legends of League Champions Korea Spring Season Promotion/Relegation Matches.


Promotion/relegation matches determine the teams participating in the next season, hence they are named after the next season.


Not Challengers Korea, but Champions Korea.


Not Summer season, but Spring season.


That fact made my heart race like never before.

Just a few steps.


Once I take those steps, I’ll finally enter the long-dreamed LCKR.

“This concludes Day 1 of the promotion/relegation matches with GBP’s victory!”


“SQUID!”


“It’s unfortunate for BLH, but it’s not over yet; they can regroup in the losers’ bracket!”

As expected, the first match saw the familiar LCKR team GBP defeat BLH with a score of 2:1.


Now, whoever wins between us and SS Class in the second match would move to the winners’ bracket to face GBP, while the loser would head to the losers’ bracket to take on BLH in a do-or-die match.

Given the expected outcomes, it was a predictable result, but for us, seeing the defeat of BLH, our competitors and fellow league members, wasn’t the most pleasant thing.

“OLZ members! Please prepare!”


“Yes!”

With the staff shouting, we stepped out of the waiting room.


One step, another.


Our footsteps were heavy.

SS Class, our opponents, had just barely made it to the promotion/relegation matches after finishing 10th in LCKR, but despite that track record, they had managed to maintain their place in the first league every time during the promotion matches.


Meaning, they were a team with grit.

“But… we can do better.”


This wasn’t arrogance.


In fact, we had never lost to SS Class in scrims once.


And that would be the case this time too.

“Let’s all do our best.”


“Let’s go.”


“Just play like we practiced. Just play like we practiced.”


“You got this.”


“What was that Ji-hoon just said?”


“True, what’s up with that?”


“……”

Day 1 of the promotion/relegation matches.


Second match.


SS Class vs OLZ.


The highly anticipated first set of the ban/pick phase had begun.