Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 214

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Chapter 214

[Alright, hello everyone! We’re running a bit late today, aren’t we?]
[Nine o’clock is definitely late.]

Bang Ju nodded from beside her.

[But there’s nothing we can do about it. We only have one match prepared for today.]
[Just one match?]
[Precisely one round! But does it matter? That one round happens to be the finals! The finals!]

The official broadcast started at nine.
Though it was two hours later than usual, that meant even more people could tune in.
Prime time, truly.
And tomorrow was Saturday.
Seo Jun shifted his gaze to the side to check the community.

[Anyone watching Riven in their room on a Friday night who sees this post and suddenly feels a void in their side, give an upvote ㅋㅋㅋ]
[Ah…]
[But we’re the real winners, right? Why? Seriously, don’t get it.]
[Agreed]
[Yeah I’m watching with my girlfriend]

-?
-You have a girlfriend? Then… you should just die, right?
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why’s your logic like that
-I saw some guy watching Riven on my way home from work, befriended him, went to a bar, and we’re watching together
└Do they even broadcast that at restaurants ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Not like it’s the World Cup
└The owner must be a viewer
└Riven’s worth it though
└ㅋㅋ Yeah a male friend is the best
└When did I say male?
└Kill this one too!

Then he shifted his gaze to the chat window on the far right.

-Catch those bastards!
-Anyone want to hack them?
-They need a lesson. Desperately.
-Hackers wanted
-Bangmangyi boss, can’t you punish them? If you’re the boss, you could find a way somehow ㅠㅠ
-I’m pretty good with computers, if you know what I mean

Seo Jun, as always, laughed and teased the viewers.
“This was quite an educational exploration of the community and chat, confirming the bright future prospects of the hacker profession.”

-Sly bastard
-Look at him being so laid-back ’cause he’s handsome
-Whether boss plays along or not, I’m serious about finding talent that matches those guys’ IQ
-Not IQ, IP you dumbass ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-That guy’s been recruiting hackers since earlier, guess it fits the concept ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[So then, should we look back at everything that’s happened up to now?]

Meanwhile, Arin was using her stalling technique.
Seo Jun let out a quiet laugh and turned off his computer camera. Then he spoke into the still-active microphone.
“See you all in Capsule.”
Perhaps because they kept meeting in reality, his team had almost never gathered early beforehand.
After logging into Capsule and adjusting the broadcast settings, he entered Ha Yun-ho’s Lobby.
“We didn’t even do anything and here we are in the finals.”
“I know, right. Ha ha ha.”
Rumi and Alpaca welcomed him awkwardly, scratching their heads.
“Thanks for the carry! Seo Jun, you have our respect!”
Ha Yun-ho suddenly smashed his head against the wall.
What’s he doing?

-RESPECT!!
-Ah ㅋㅋ He’s handling 100 million in his hands ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Respect!
-If we sold the Carrot to the country how much cash would we get?
-At minimum thousands
-Jealous ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-Don’t even need to use it, just sell it and done

“That gesture means respect.”
Rumi explained from beside him.
Seo Jun nodded in understanding, then looked around at his teammates, meeting each of their eyes one by one.
Not out of emotion, but because he was curious about something.
“I see. So if we do this again next time, would you play with me?”
More precisely, he was asking if they’d pick him if he were chosen as captain.
“Hmm…….”
“Well…….”
“That’s…….”
“I suppose…….”

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Boss dude, were you ostracized?
-Sounds like he’s being excluded
-Feels like confessing and then being told “let’s just be friends” ㅅㅍ
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

He’d expected it, but they couldn’t even say it outright.
“I understand completely.”
“Please don’t turn to the dark side.”
Rumi stretched out her words as if sensing an ominous vibe.
No, I’m not.
“You’re not suddenly going to troll, are you?”
Would he really throw away 100 million when he’s one step away from it?
“No, that’s not it. Honestly, it’s more that you’re so incredible, Seo Jun, that maybe our training being slightly weak isn’t the biggest deal, or something like that—just a pinch of that kind of opinion mixed in.”
Ha Yun-ho added his agreement to Alpaca’s words.
“It just means you’re that incredible.”
“Whether we were useful or not, you’ll see from the results. The results speak for themselves.”
“But there’s still one more round?”
“……Let’s start getting the game ready.”
Seo Jun avoided Rumi’s suspicious stare.

-Seo-ya-ho!
-Look at boss dude’s panic, changing the subject
-There’s still 30 minutes before the game starts, what are you preparing ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Just admit it, you wanted to torment them, beat them up
-ㄹㅇㅋㅋ

‘Anyway, I genuinely don’t know.’
About 30 minutes later, as the comments predicted, the Ban/Pick phase for the first finals match began.

* * *

Meanwhile, as the first match started, Tae-woo bragged to viewers about having placed Points on Wealth Gap.
Though technically it wasn’t bragging—other streamers watching had gathered and asked who he’d bet on, creating an atmosphere around it, and Tae-woo just got swept up and mentioned it.

-Isn’t this match-fixing?
-This bastard’s deliberately throwing to rake in Points ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I’m telling you
-ㄹㅇ This is pretty messed up!!
-Definitely intentional trolling ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Me
-No
-Me
-Me
-No
-We should protest!!!!!
-But guys, didn’t Pado also bet on Wealth Gap
-Who’s Pado?
-Pado + Goranie
-엌ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

“No, everyone! Spoon also said Wealth Gap, so why am I the only one match-fixing!”
That was true. There were surprisingly few streamers who’d bet valuable Points on their own team.
They all had some sense.

-Spoon’s one thing, but you’re actually close with the player
-Best friends right ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-This was such a dirty game!
-The team executive invests in another team? That’s breach of fiduciary duty! This is a breach, I’m telling you!

Regardless, the first match started.

[Let us begin the finals~!]

* * *

It was time for Ban/Pick.
Bangmangyi’s Mid laner and a B-tier player.
Mocha.
In their last practice match, he’d experienced a tough game after getting solo-killed nine times throughout the laning phase by Seo Jun and taking a verbal beating.
Because of that, he’d been the most vocal in the meeting that stretched from the previous day until dawn.
His argument was simple.
Target the Mid lane.
A strategy soaked in personal motivation. His teammates had laughed and teased him about how rough it must have been.
Of course, when they asked if he’d swap lanes and go Mid instead to handle it himself, he’d answered with silence.
Anyway, though heavily tinged with self-interest, it wasn’t just him being stubborn.
Was it really easy to target enemy team members?
Would Alpaca go down as easily as before?
Rather, if they played a map like that and the enemy Ace joined in at Mid, and Mocha got beaten and went home, wouldn’t even Dokkaebi stop them?
So trying to target Mid once might not be a bad idea after all.

[The one who detected killing intent during the practice match was Dokkaebi ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[Was about to gank, saw his eyes and just backed off. Then gave up. Dokkaebi’s just a genius.]
[A jungler’s instinct speaking. Go for the gank and you’ll get counter-ganked ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]

They hadn’t even attempted this strategy for some reason (the teammates suspected it was because Dokkaebi got cold feet, though they didn’t say it out loud).
“The bans are…….”
“As planned.”
He nodded.
The top laner handling the bans nodded in response to Dokkaebi’s words.

[Banned Champion – Drunk Baetang]

It was a ban targeting Alpaca. The jungler Baetang.

-Nice
-Seo Jun no-ban then?
-Like Kaeril too, everyone’s realized it. Bans are meaningless

The viewers interpreted their first ban this way.

[Banned Champion – Escaped Prisoner Eric]

But that wasn’t it.
“We do need to suppress this champion somewhat.”
“Seriously. Why haven’t they nerfed him. This is way too overpowered.”

-But couldn’t Mocha avoid being predictable?
-When the entire team got read after one bite, how would you not know. Not like they trained like Spoon, and not like it’s a team where just Spoon alone can counter it and win. They have to ban it
-ㄹㅇㅋㅋ
-Eric really is broken

“If Kael hadn’t gotten nerfed either……. Ugh.”
Mocha shuddered.

-Mocha, didn’t you get solo-killed nine times after the nerf?
-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Were you so badly stomped that you remember getting stomped before the nerf?
-But from their conversation, looks like they’re gonna no-ban Kael too
-After getting solo-killed like that?
-Must’ve trained hard

Since the finals had started, there was no need to worry about further strategy leaks.
As this was the last one, no more muting was necessary.
‘The opponent is the type who, even when shown new strategies, will counter-pick if they can.’
If they can’t do that, they’d just troll, which would be fine, but that’s not the case.
In that case, it was better to do something with at least some preparation.
Finishing the third ban similarly by targeting Alpaca, they began picking their champions.
Junglers are typically divided into Carnivorous and Herbivorous junglers.
Carnivorous means invading the enemy jungle from early game to induce fights or actively ganking.
Herbivorous means focusing on the jungler’s own growth until they learn their ultimate.
Dokkaebi was clearly Carnivorous and Mocha wished him to invest that early game into Mid, but Bangmangyi concluded it was better to stay flexible and dynamic.
They couldn’t find any other real way besides trusting the Ace’s instinct.
‘Scared he’ll run away again.’
Mocha gave Dokkaebi beside him a sidelong squint.
Shortly after, Ban/Pick ended.
Mocha selected the stable ranged mage he’d practiced holding the line for ten days.
And the champion Seo Jun picked was Edith.
A champion whose core trait was Resonance.
Both teams only defended invades in the early game.

[Minions are being spawned.]

And when the minions arrived at the lane, Mocha stepped forward and faced Seo Jun.
“Long time no see.”
“I didn’t expect to meet in the finals.”
Seo Jun immediately created Orbs. Two of them. Medium size.
Orbs that disappear after two hits.
Resonance is Edith’s core trait.
That’s why the game also demands another skill.
Orb Control.
If an Orb gets blocked by the opponent’s weapon or attack, the Orb is dispersed and Mana is consumed once more immediately.
Think of it as the penalty you receive for forced unsummoning.
‘Let me try hitting once.’
The two Orbs spread and shot toward him. Mocha chased one of Edith’s Orbs while holding a Magic Sphere—his basic attack—at the ready.
Pop!
As the Orbs coming from both sides hit him, his health dropped.

[Health – 95%]

Since an Orb that hits a champion needs to maintain distance before hitting again, the moment the Orb Mocha was chasing went out of range.
He moved his arm and threw the Magic Sphere.
With a bang, his magic exploded into Edith’s skill.
The remaining Orb attacked his side, but.

[Health – 93%]

He was ahead.
The opponent had consumed 12% Mana.
Of course, they’d both recover quickly.
That’s when it happened.

[I’m coming.]

Team voice chat activated.
Dokkaebi’s gank announcement.

[Where to?]

He could tell from the minimap where it was coming, but Mocha asked anyway, pleased.
He tried not to show it. If he looked conscious, the gank would fail.

[Mid.]

-Level 2 gank ㄷㄷ
-Going straight to Mid
-Nice!
-As expected!

Dokkaebi gradually approached where they were.
In response, Mocha slowly backed away. To bait the opponent further.
Hit them with one more poke.
Come closer just one more step to land that poke.
While pretending to focus on attacking minions, as Mocha slowly retreated and Dokkaebi reached the bush beside Mid.
Seo Jun’s head suddenly turned to the side.

[Mocha? Did you say something?]
[No?]

Unfortunately, the level 2 gank failed.
Or so he thought.
But fortunately, Seo Jun did move closer toward Mocha. Orbs were being created too.
‘What?’
Confusing, but a good situation.
If Dokkaebi would just come.
Wait.
Why’s he backing away.
‘No way.’

[Where are you going again!]
[Ah. The gank seemed to be detected.]
[If that were the case, the opponent wouldn’t have gone in so deep!]
[No. They seemed to know, so they went forward anyway.]

-Ugh! Dokkaebi, seriously!
-Got scared again ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-It would’ve been a perfect level 2 gank
-This is the real killing intent ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

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