[TS] Obsessed Gamer: The Ultimate Return – Chapter 295

Finally, the first day of the much-anticipated promotion qualifiers has come to an end.

As everyone expected, the winning teams are GBP, the 9th team from LCKR, and the buzzworthy rookie team OLZ.

On the flip side, the teams that fell into the losers’ bracket were BLH, which was previously part of CKR, and SS Class, the 10th team from LCKR.

Naturally, this promotion qualifiers has become a hot topic within the community.

The match that could be considered the main event was definitely the one between SS Class and OLZ, but the earlier battle between GBP and BLH also garnered a fair amount of attention.

– Why is it so funny? LOL

– It’s always the fights over good food that are entertaining, LOL

– For real, LOL

With the timing being such that there’s no league related to Legends of League happening domestically, and since it’s the day OLZ officially debuts, eager fans started tuning in from the very first match.

It could be seen as a kind of trickle-down effect.

– Right, you can’t beat the first division.

– At this rate, wouldn’t OLZ get eliminated quickly too?

– OLZ is different.

– Sure, next up is the second division.

When the match between SS Class and OLZ finally began, the community’s hype skyrocketed, surpassing even the first match.

– OMG!

– Finally it’s starting!

– Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw! Outlaw!

– They’re doing it!

– Big things are coming!

– OMG!

– OLZ Fighting! OLZ Fighting! OLZ Fighting! OLZ Fighting! OLZ Fighting! OLZ Fighting! OLZ Fighting! OLZ Fighting!

As the community was buzzing with anticipation, the first set officially commenced.

Overall, the game showed OLZ steadily taking the lead.

However, a variable appeared.

– ??

– ?

– Huh?

– You again?

– Sigh.

– Bus passenger!

A solo kill in mid.

And not just any solo kill, but one between Akali and Renekton, a matchup that’s supposed to be bad for Akali, especially considering that she had just been taken down by a mid gank moments before.

– Seriously, this is just terrible, LOL

– Why would you give that away?

– Just hop on the bus and get out of here.

– Mid diff, mid diff.

The community’s response was, unsurprisingly, ruthlessly cold.

Although OLZ had many fans, most of them were fans of Outlaw.

In such a situation, seeing a player perform like that would naturally lead fans to have a chilly viewpoint.

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Platinum Galion Master Park Tae-soo vs OLZ Mid Laner Getback


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Platinum Galion Master Park Tae-soo does it better, thumbs down.

No way, OLZ’s proud mid laner Getback does it better, thumbs up.

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– Shut up, thumbs down, LOL

– Using cheat codes again, huh?

– This deserves a thumbs down.

– Does the Platinum look like a joke to you?

– Galion Master is acknowledged, LOL

– But where’s the master in the Platinum?

– For real, LOL

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In the end, while the game concluded with OLZ’s solid victory, Getback’s solo kill left a significant impression on fans—mostly negative.

– Getback died again, LOL

– Getback death montage.avi

– Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut! Bug cut!

– Wouldn’t it be better for him to just leave the team? He’s too much of a burden on the other team members…

– You fools, Getback is the main order, that’s why this rookie team is doing this well. Stop believing only what you can see.

– So you believe in what you can’t see instead?

– For real, LOL what nonsense is that?

The community was bubbling with excitement.

As always, aiming to roast a specific player.

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After the first day of the promotion qualifiers ended, I went home and did a lot of thinking.

Most of my thoughts revolved around our team’s mid.

‘I’d somewhat expected that this day would come someday…’

Our mid laner Getback, Baek Seong-an, is already past his prime.

He used to perform decently as a mid laner in the league, but that spark has long since faded.

There’s no doubt that he falls short mechanically, as well as in terms of immediate judgment.

“Sigh…”

Lost in complex feelings, as I stared blankly out the window, I soon spotted a familiar building.

The dormitory.

“We’ve arrived.”

“Ah, thank you.”

Having arrived at the dorm early in the morning, I got out of the car and headed for the elevator.

The second day of the promotion qualifiers takes place a day after the first day has ended.

Which means, if we were to do anything, today was the only time we had.

– Ding.

Arriving at the dorm, I entered through the main door of the practice room as usual.

“Is my noona here?”

“Yeah, did you sleep well?”

“No.”

There was Kim Jae-min wandering around the practice room with sunken eyes.

It seemed he was taking a stroll.

“If you’re going to roam around like that, just go to the gym and run.”

“…Are you telling me to go there?”

“Oops, sorry.”

At this hour, Kim Ji-hoon would be heating up the gym with his morning fasted workouts.

If I went there and got caught, who knows what would happen, so it might as well be considered a restricted time for entry.

“Well, whatever, tell Ji-hoon to come to the practice room after his workout. I need to talk to him.”

“…Can’t I just wait until he comes? I’m scared to go call him.”

“Just go.”

“Ugh.”

With that, Kim Jae-min trudged towards the elevator, and I entered the practice room.

“Hey, you’re back?”

Baek Seong-an was drinking a strong black coffee to welcome the morning.

“Do you want some coffee?”

“Um, I’ll have some later.”

As a slightly awkward silence settled in, Kim Ji-hoon returned to the practice room.

“Where’s Yeon-woo?”

“Ah, she must be sleeping. Just a moment.”

Kim Jae-min, with a lively step, kicked open Yeon-woo’s door and dragged her out.

“…I want to sleep more.”

“No way. You need to wake up.”

“Me?”

Only then did Yeon-woo seem to come to her senses and hurriedly get up, throwing off her blanket.

“Looks like we’ve all gathered.”

Perhaps because I told them to gather early in the morning, the team members looked quite a sight.

Yeon-woo had just woken up, and as for Kim Jae-min and Baek Seong-an, their hair looked like bird’s nests, while Kim Ji-hoon was drenched in sweat.

“I have something to say.”

“Something to say?”

“What is it?”

“Is it important?”

I took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

“You know our team’s weakness, right?”

In the past, if I had asked this question, it would have been quickly pointed to the bot lane rather than the mid.

However, Kim Jae-min has grown faster than expected and has reached a level where he has almost no rivals among AD carries in Challengers Korea.

Of course, when the team is winning, the players tend to look good, but even taking that into account, Kim Jae-min was doing more than enough.

“Uh… I know.”

That’s why the biggest weakness of our team paradoxically lies with a player who is our solid backbone.

“……”

All the team members were aware of this fact, but no one dared to speak it out loud as they exchanged glances.

“We’re weak in the mid lane.”

“Uh…”

Initially, Baek Seong-an thought it could be a problem that could be solved with a bit more effort.

But now it’s time to face the truth.

Subjectively and objectively speaking, Baek Seong-an is indeed our team’s biggest weakness right now.

“……I’m sorry. It’s because of me.”

“Uh… no. Hyung, I think you’re doing well enough, right? Isn’t Noona being too harsh?”

Kim Jae-min tried to ease the mood, but this wasn’t the time for that.

“What are you talking about? Regardless, we need to change our strategy from now on,” I added.

“We’re acknowledging our weaknesses. We should plan the ban/pick that way. We’ve done fine so far, but going forward, it needs to be even more straightforward.”

“…Okay?”

Along with that, Baek Seong-an looked at me with a confused expression.

“What do you mean?”

“I thought you’d ask to pick one more mid laner since you called everyone here.”

“That wouldn’t be a bad idea, but we can’t just pick someone and bring them in for tomorrow’s game.”

“…That’s true.”

“And if we were going to switch out team members that easily, we wouldn’t have picked them in the first place.”

Even though it’s true that a weakness was exposed in the mid lane right now, it’s certainly a hurdle we can overcome.

Kicking someone out just because they had a poor performance in a single game is just ridiculous.

“We need to win the Red Cup. That’s a must.”

“…But first, we have to win the promotion qualifiers.”

“Of course that’s obvious.”

“You seem pretty confident.”

Baek Seong-an smiled slyly.

It was the same kind of smile as always.

“Why? Are you not confident?”

“Of course not. It’s totally doable.”

Finally, Kim Jae-min, who had been quietly observing, chimed in.

“Sigh… I thought you guys were fighting again.”

“Why would we fight?”

“Isn’t it typical for mids and junglers to clash?”

“…Are you for real?”

Well, that’s that, but…

“Anyway…”

I quickly changed the subject back to strategy.

“We confirmed this time that ordinary shield champions won’t cut it, right?”

Mid Renekton is a good champion as well as one that can carry a shield.

However, this time we experienced a situation where such champions were completely bypassed.

It was a sign that we needed to change our long-standing strategy.

“…That’s true.”

“We need more extreme picks. Picks that can withstand anything the opponent throws or have no meaning if they die.”

Baek Seong-an said.

“There are picks like that.”

“Then let’s go with those.”

“Are you serious?”

“Just hear me out first.”

Baek Seong-an slowly opened his mouth.

After hearing what followed, the expressions of the team members changed in various ways.

But one thing was clear.

“It sounds fun.”

“Agreed.”