Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 212

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Chapter 212

-Haha, that’s hilarious!
-Even watching both, it’s too fast to understand what’s happening, but Bang Ju figured it out in-game
-So who baited who?
-Kaeril set a trap and Bang Ju caught on
-What trap!!!

The enemy top laner, jungler, and Wind Sword teleport home at the same time, arriving at a single location.
What started as a 3v3 suddenly became five players converging before the dragon.
Seo Jun used his Ultimate Ability.
The other three used the Teleport spell.

-Kaeril made the jungler intentionally gank the top laner visibly, away from the dragon
-Yeah
-The order was to pretend to get low and head home if they lose the fight
-Kaeril’s insane
-That’s brilliantly calculated lol

Kaeril had deliberately lost skirmishes with the jungler and top laner, making it look like they were heading home to bait Wealth Gap.
From Wealth Gap’s perspective:
They’re in a tense standoff over the dragon, and suddenly the enemy jungler and top are openly fighting, then heading home. It takes time to come back.
So they should be able to take the dragon.
3v3 matchup?
Well, the Card Master has his Ultimate Ability, so it’s effectively 4v3—the enemy won’t dare dive in recklessly.

-So it’s about securing the dragon, basically
-Ah
-What Kaeril was really banking on was the Teleport

Listen up.
Wealth Gap, you thought you’d safely take the dragon with four people, right?
We’re fighting.
Why fight when it’s 4v3?

-Because Teleport. The top and jungler instantly rejoin from base at the dragon. Now it’s 5v4.
-Wow
-But spending three spells is rough, isn’t it? What about their scaling?
-If we get four kills right now, and that B-rank ADC Namu picks up some assists, plus the dragon, then use Teleport a few more times strategically in what follows—
-That’s profitable?
-Yeah
-Getting that advantage is crazy hard lol
-But if they pull it off, they win, right?
-And they almost did, didn’t they?
-That was a move nearly impossible to predict, wasn’t it?

Four kills, the dragon, and future Teleport spell rotations.
The fact that E-rank, D-rank, and support bought the spells meant their scaling took a hit, but it was more than offset by the gains.
No, they actually came out ahead.
That’s right.
Assuming, of course, the plan succeeded.

-So if they spent three spells and still lost the teamfight, wouldn’t that be the end?
-Yeah, they’d be done for

* * *

“Ah! Wind Sword! Straight to Teleport according to Seo Jun’s orders!”
“He waited at base, saw the enemy actually execute the 5v4 strategy, and immediately bought a Teleport Rune. The trap is completely dismantled right here.”
When Wind Sword suggested pushing the tower, Seo Jun had already seen through everything and told him to go home.
Then he waited at base, and if the enemy looked like they were about to rejoin via Teleport, he’d do the same and show up—that was the instruction.
A 5v5 teamfight, perfectly realized.
“How did Seo Jun realize it?”
Arin asked.

-Ah lol no trap landed
-Real fast judgment!!
-That guy threw away the poke battle and just went home, is he the one calling the shots?
-I was believing all along!

“The enemy was so focused on farming, and Kaeril went quiet for a moment. Then—on top of that—the situation flowed too favorably, so he grew suspicious a second time.”
“But is that something you can deduce? The evidence seems thin.”
“Still, he didn’t immediately tell Wind Sword to buy Teleport. It was always just a suspicion, wasn’t it?”
“True! But to just throw away the poke battle without hesitation in that situation?”
“The risk of being caught 4v5 outweighed staying. He calculated that in 0.1 seconds. That’s what’s incredible! The suspicion itself, weighing the risk—everything! Kaeril must be absolutely bewildered. He saw through it?”

-I see
-His judgment is just instinct lol
-Amazing!

“5v5 teamfight. Oh, they’re losing. They’re down badly.”
“Not only was the strategy seen through, but Seo Jun’s skill—the Green Card—connected on Namu! In a 5v5, if this had been a numbers advantage situation, it’d be fine for Namu to get caught, but being even—it’s a huge loss!”
Bang Ju’s commentary was backed up by Penguin.
“A teamfight is about focus! And Seo Jun’s card draws were art!”
Card Master Jax’s Shuffle skill, when activated, arranges three colors of cards in sequence, circling around him.
The player then picks whichever color card they want and throws it.
Usually, each color grants different additional effects, and since the circling cards never stop, quickly grabbing and throwing the right card is one measure of Jax’s skill.
The card Seo Jun grabbed in an instant was green.
Three seconds after hitting, the target enters Sleep—a crowd control effect identical to being Knocked Out, except it takes time to trigger the status.
Arin watched the teamfight and asked again. It was her role to ask if viewers would be curious and the analysts had missed something.
“Is there really that much difference between 5v5 and 4v5? Why did Kaeril try so hard to lock down Wind Sword?”
“Of course there is. The ADC is still weak, and the A-rank is support. We absolutely had to eliminate the B-rank Wind Sword.”
But that didn’t happen.
As a result?
“Ah! Crushing the teamfight!”
“Took the dragon and the game swung massively! Wealth Gap, emergency!”
“And their scaling got set back too, right? Unless they use Teleport extremely well, the gap will keep widening. Even if they do use it well next time, the game’s become difficult.”

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[How did you even predict the double Teleport play?]
==
If it were me, I’d be like “lol Kaeril you bastard, why go gank top when dragon’s so free, poke battle’s so free” lol
==

-Are you Seo Jun? lol
└For real lol
-He doesn’t underestimate his opponent lol
-If a competent opponent does something stupid, you’re supposed to suspect it immediately, right?
└Easy to say, kid
└True, if you’d played, you’d probably be dead in seconds
-Pretty impressive though

[I’m surprised Kaeril came up with that strategy so suddenly]
==
He started ordering and planning mid-dragon setup.
The fact that someone instantly understood it—no words necessary.
==

-I think Kaeril already had it in mind to buy spells, get a lead, and control the game flow early on
└Yeah, when Alpaca first went for the counter jungle, the top laner didn’t get involved in the fight. They just wanted to scale
└That makes no sense
└Kaeril was already thinking about timing it so spells could be bought but skill upgrades couldn’t! That’s what it means!
└I get that but wtf about the early gank
└Well, that’s Kaeril for you

[When Alpaca went for counter jungle on the enemy’s Red]
==
Wealth Gap’s top never helped. Just went through the motions.
And not just then. They played so defensively the whole game. Even bottom lane.
Whenever there’s any risk of loss, they don’t attempt anything.
If Wealth Gap’s goal was for support Kaeril and the D and E-ranks to reliably farm spell gold ASAP,
and they were planning to roll wincons from the dragon teamfight on—it adds up.
==

-So the top laner didn’t even try to stop Alpaca’s counter jungle. Yeah, they could get a kill, but messing up means losing two or getting pummeled by Wind Sword and having to go home, stunting growth
-A bit unclear though
└Only Kaeril would know
-If that was real and Seo Jun saw all that too, I’d get chills
└That’d be too much
└Who knows

[So what now for Wealth Gap?]
==
They’re completely tilted.
Five kills closed out.
Dragon.
Three positions delayed from spell picks.
Lol
==

-If it’d succeeded, we’d have all that, lol
-Hang in there, Wealth Gap ㅠㅠ
-Underdog betters, cut!
-Honestly it was an all-in Teleport build lol
└Yeah, basically a free-win build lol let’s drink~

As viewers predicted, the surprise spell strategy was indeed one of Kaeril’s prepared contingencies.
Seeing the situation, he’d thought it’d work, set up the trap—and got shut down by an opponent who caught on.
Now every future decision had Wealth Gap in a worse position.
But Kaeril didn’t give up.

[Holding on tough even after getting so behind lol]

While desperately trying to leverage those two remaining Teleports,
Seo Jun gave no openings.
They too had one Teleport and Seo Jun himself had his Ultimate Ability, so most of the advantage was neutralized.
Kaeril hunted for Seo Jun’s mistakes; Seo Jun took objectives flawlessly.

[Good game ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
[Underdog betters, cut! Underdog betters, cut! Underdog betters, cut! Underdog betters, cut!]
[Game Sense <–this was ㅈㄴ not a big deal after all]
==
Or what, a Newbie plays macro on par with Kaeril? lol
==

-Newbie and newbie are different lol
-But I'm curious
└About what?
└Whether Bang Ju's Understanding of the game is high or his Understanding of people is high

And as people understood the game couldn't be turned around, a new question surfaced.

[His Understanding of the game is what it is]
==
Look, he's never lost a Ban/Pick phase once.
Just instinct.
==

-But not losing Ban/Pick could just be because his mechanics are so good he can't lose no matter what, right?
└That's probably it

[He understands people ㅈㄴ well]
==
Like, he doesn't know Dull Blade?
He doesn't know Eric?
==

-This is it
-But looking at how he sets Jungle Routing and places Wards, that's not average Understanding
└Guess he got coaching on the Attributes
└That alone won't cut it though lol

[Honestly, even if Bang Ju's past identity as the Purple Panties Villain comes out, I'd believe him]

-Ah lol there's a guy who quit capsules for years, reset, reincarnated as a streamer, and shot up the rankings? No way lol
└Wow, how didn't I think of that? Was he really the Purple Panties Villain in a past life!
└Only you didn't think of it

While viewers chatted, a fourth Dragon appeared on the map.
Eating the Dragon Buff four times caused the buff's potency to spike significantly, and Wealth Gap had already consumed three.
Kaeril was the last hope.
"If this ambush succeeds, and then five more succeed, barely then the game ties up again."
Or not—just going for desperation, he hid in a bush.
To succeed at his strategy even once more.
The entire team except bottom lane crouched in the same bush.
"This time we didn't show any tells. We didn't play in ways that hint at our position or try to lure the enemy through inference. Ha ha ha."
"I see!"
"Kaeril, fighting!"
The teammates, blocked all game long, had reached a point of acceptance.
A last-ditch effort.
They'd need to pull this off five more times to win, which wasn't going to happen.
"The goal itself is just getting one shot off on that Seo Jun guy, so I don't think it'll be read."
Tae-woo, watching Kaeril ramble on from beside him, thought to himself.
'So you've crushed that seedling after all.'
You bastard!
Soon, through their placed Ward, Kaeril detected Seo Jun heading their way.
"He comes."
Indeed, the way Seo Jun was walking over confirmed that Kaeril's game sense wasn't inadequate.
Seo Jun gradually approached the bush they were hiding in.
"Get ready. ……Huh?"
Seo Jun's expression shifted subtly for a moment before he stopped. Precisely at the edge of their attack range.
"What is it? Did he catch on?"
Tae-woo said carefully.
"Doesn't seem like it."
"One more step! Please!"
But Seo Jun didn't budge. He just tilted his head with that subtle expression.
Eventually, Seo Jun's mouth opened.
"Hmm? This feels dangerous."
They were startled.
"No way?"
"What? Is there a Ward here?"
"No."
After a brief moment of thought, Seo Jun chuckled to himself. This was to the viewers.
"You know what, I should use my Ultimate Ability. Where are they hiding?"

-What the heck
-Killing Intent Detection!
-Lol
-His instinct is seriously insane lol
-That's Game Sense right there

Seo Jun stared at the bush they were hiding in.
"Did he use his Ultimate Ability?"
"Not yet."
"Ah. That madman."
Tae-woo sighed.
He's dodging it again.
Tae-woo stepped out of the bush. The three still inside basically accepted it, and Seo Jun pulled back slightly.
"Oh? Really was there?"
Tae-woo took a deep breath and cried out.
"Why does Heaven produce me……!"

-Heaven? lol
-When Heaven produced Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang!!!!
-Oh Heaven!
-Why Seo Jun?

"Lee Dong-su, Kim Ha-rang, Baek Do-yul, Taker, Pabel, Dokkaebi, Pado, Hwang So……."
Tae-woo listed every person in the tournament with a higher Tier than himself, then clenched his fist.
"……Wind Sword, Seo Jun—all born together with me!"
He genuinely looked wronged.

-He's going crazy lol
-Honestly it'd be cleaner if he just wasn't born at all, right?
-For real lol

* * *

[Killing Intent Detection is insane]
[How is sensing Killing Intent even… are you an active Assassin?]
[Tae-woo even bought Teleport for the perfect, completely out-of-nowhere ambush but he just reads it with intuition]
[This guy's the strongest in the League, obviously!]

-Dokkaebi still has one step left
└lol (thread author)
└What's with that reaction
└lol (thread author)
└Basically means the Crimson Crew isn't worth dealing with lol

"You're fighting that thing? Possible?"
"……How did we ever win before?"
Listening to the teammates' conversation, Dokkaebi was laughing.
Just laughing.

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