Master Swordsman’s Stream - Chapter 217

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Chapter 217

“Wow! We’re watching Game 2 of the finals right now! This could be Rios’s last match of the year! Right now! 600,000 people are watching together!!”

-Damn, that’s a lot lol
-If you count the streamers’ viewers too, it’s probably close to a million
-The League category numbers are insane
-Must be because it’s the finals, there’s a 2x event going on lol
-The community’s going crazy!

“Since this is fundamentally a streamer tournament, we shouldn’t skip mentioning the viewers of our streamer players, right?”

-The caster’s trying to start flamebait lol
-But isn’t this one’s viewer count higher? lol
-Oh lol mentioning viewer count is banned!

“Just joking!”
Arin laughed brightly.

-Yeah Seo Jun 93k Dokkaebi 76k Dokkaebi cut! Dokkaebi cut! Dokkaebi cut!
-Getting beaten by a rookie in viewers too Dokkaebi!!!! lol
-Cut in skill and in viewers too!
-These crazy guys lol
-Caster, you brought this flamebait on yourself, grit your teeth and bear it lol

“Alright everyone, those mentioning viewer counts, we’ll be removing you in 15 seconds.”
Arin made the request to the staff managing things in the back and watched the game loading screen.
“Will this be the final game! Or will we go to a third match! What does everyone think?”
“I think our shift might end a bit late.”
“Ah! Penguin, commentary! You’re saying we’ll see three games? Why do you think that!”
“Healer Rea, ADC Pail with an Invulnerability Ability. Support Loran. The combination itself is the issue.”
The intent of the combination was obviously to funnel the Invulnerability Ability to Seo Jun.
This didn’t need any explanation.
What mattered was what results would come from the game being played with this combination, and Penguin voiced his thoughts on it.
“There’s a damage shortage first of all.”
“If the Seo Jun player receives the Invulnerability Ability and just doesn’t die, couldn’t the damage be supplemented somehow?”
“No.”
Penguin spoke firmly.
“Of course, for Wealth Gap’s perspective, catching the Seo Jun player will be a truly difficult journey. I think everyone who’s watched the tournament would agree on this. That physicality with not one but two supports providing Invulnerability Ability? Mother included?”

-lolololol true enough
-Get out of here, sacred knight roach
-What’s sacred knight roach?
-Cockroach + Holy Knight
-Never dies~~ really never dies lololol
-We’d have to destroy his teammates first, but then he’d get hit by a Vital Point super fast and get torn apart by Kael right?
-No lol the guy getting the Invulnerability Ability and heals, grab him quick? Are you insane? Really insane?

“Raid, get out of here.”
At Bang Ju’s remark, everyone nodded their heads.
The image of Seo Jun fighting alone while receiving all kinds of buffs from behind naturally formed in their minds.
So catching him would really be difficult.
But.
“The Seo Jun player, or more precisely, the Wealth Gap during teamfights won’t be able to catch the Raid either. As I said, there’s a damage shortage. The mid is gone and a support came in, right? Alpaca’s Loran.”
“Right.”
“And Pail is the poster child of late-game carries. If users pick the most useless hero in the early and mid game, he’s always in the top two fingers.”
“So?”
“Essentially, Pail should be seen as a support too. Until the late game arrives. Or no, it might be worse than that. Not a support but purely an Ultimate Ability shuttle. That’s what Pail will be.”
Especially since Ha Yun-ho is E-Rank. Providing help in other areas during teamfights was difficult for him.

-Can’t do anything except Ultimate Ability
-The other two support heroes give additional beneficial effects but Pail really has only the Ultimate Ability lol
-So that’s why there’s a damage shortage
-3 supports lol the damage is damn lacking lololol
-Making him that much harder to catch, ‘that bastard.’
-That bastard lol

“Is there another reason we could see a third game?”
“Yes, there is.”
“Oh? What?”
“A support going to the mid lane is also a problem. The Moja player who opposed the Seo Jun player is B-Rank.”
“Ah, that’s right.”
“If he keeps fighting the Seo Jun player he looks like he can’t do anything, but B-Rank is genuinely a level that’s really hard to see otherwise.”

-The Penguin saying that is an ex-pro damn
-They really are incredible heaven-tier players
-What the hell is ‘that bastard’? How is he curb-stomping a B-Rank? Even A-Ranks can’t dominate B-Ranks
-‘That bastard’ is an exception
-You guys using single quotes is kind of funny lol

“And finally, there’s one more issue.”
“What’s that?”
“Ganking becomes difficult. Kael is a hero you don’t bring to the jungle, and Seo Jun’s style has already been read by the Dokkaebi player. This was something both the Seo Jun player and Dokkaebi player said.”
It meant something said during the waiting period.
If only one of Seo Jun or Dokkaebi had said it, it could have been dismissed as a feeling.
But if both said it, it was something that clicked between skilled players.
Dokkaebi told his teammates during the waiting period that it was fine. That he’d read him. That he wouldn’t be dominated in Game 2 like before.
“What’s going to change by going to the jungle directly? Especially with a hero that’s even worse for the jungle? That’s why I said our shift would end late.”
It was a reasonable point.
“What do Tae-yang and Bang Ju think?”
“I was thinking the same thing.”
Tae-yang agreed with Penguin’s opinion. The two held similar levels. So their thoughts couldn’t differ much.
But if it were Bang Ju?
“I think we’ll see three games.”
“Ohhh! Why?”
“Because that wouldn’t be fun, would it? Haha.”

-For real lol
-Three games let’s go! Dokkaebi fighting!!!!! Do your best!
-Beat that bastard!
-You’re both junglers so it’s your territory!!

“Just kidding. If it’s the Seo Jun player, he definitely has something thought out! I always believe that.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. Like maybe a strategy where he struggles with Kael against the opposition this game and wins in Game 3. Something like that, right?”
“…….”

-Surely not though lol
-Either way we’re getting three games?
-So sweet!

“Ah! The game is starting now!”
The screen captures the game. Blue team side. Five streamers from Wealth Gap appeared.
Their voices were heard too.

[Fighting!]
[Ah. This is what they call the invulnerable combination.]
[Seo Jun… doesn’t seem like it.]

-That bastard’s enjoying this more than anyone lol
-Who wouldn’t have fun when your teammates only take care of you at the finals?
-Living life so damn fun lol at the finals lol
-Not an invulnerable combination you idiot
-Of course it’s a combination that’s really damn annoying and frustrating to deal with though lololol

* * *

Bottom lane.
The two were watching from the bush to see if the enemy was coming to defend against an early invade.
Then Rumi asked using normal chat instead of team voice.
“Yun-ho, are you in your right mind?”
“What?”
“You’ve been acting crazy since earlier.”
“Ah. It’s not that I’m acting crazy though?”
“Then what is it?”
“I just realized how strong I’ve become.”

-Nutjob
-But Kael isn’t here?
-Reverse buff going on
-Why start from the enemy top side jungle
-Why is that?
-Because of Dokkaebi?

[Minions are spawning.]

“Alright, let’s go.”
“Yun-ho, wait a bit. We gotta make it look like we’re helping Seo Jun with Jungling.”
“Ah. Right.”
If the bottom laners showed up at the laning phase right away, the enemy would naturally realize that Seo Jun wasn’t at the bottom but was getting help from the top side to farm jungle camps.
It was minor information, but work as important as placing a Ward.
“Let’s go.”
They waited a moment and then appeared at the bottom lane. The enemy arrived at the same time.
“Good to see you, Jandi.”
“Hm?”
Jandi had the same hero as Game 1, while Ha Yun-ho was Pail.
A hero whose attack range increases as level goes up.
So for now, Ha Yun-ho could be considered a melee hero. No, he was a melee hero.
“You know that?”
So Jandi didn’t miss this and fired an arrow the moment they met.
It was possible to attack unilaterally.
Whoosh!
And Ha Yun-ho.
“Slow.”
Dodged it. Effortlessly.

-Wow!
-Network king Yun-ho’s form is insane
-Acting cool is insane. Just insane
-E-Rank self-improvement complex second match outbreak!!!
-What’s self-improvement complex?
-A stubborn proud idiot
-lololol

Whoosh!
It wasn’t a relaxed movement though.

-One more time!
-He dodged again!
-Wow! Our Yun-ho’s changed.

Anyway, he dodged.
“I’ve been fighting unfairly this whole time, you know? Only against high-tier people. Lain B-Rank, Half-Bite A-Rank, Jipaljikkon A-Rank support, B-Rank ADC.”

-Right lol
-That’s a real nightmare bracket lololol
-But Yun-ho, you bastard, Half-Bite had the Seo Jun go ADC instead of you. Where are you pulling underdog stuff from?
-Underdog stuff lolololol

That was true. Ha Yun-ho had subtly exaggerated his suffering.
But unaware that he’d been caught in the chat, Ha Yun-ho continued speaking while dodging incoming arrows.
“So I didn’t know.”
“Know what?”
“That I’d gotten stronger. Hehehehe.”
“So?”
“That grueling ordeal! It! Had an effect after all!”
Come to think of it, that was true.
He’d never been completely dominated. Even while fighting strong bottom laners.
For some reason, his feet wouldn’t move before even if he tried to dodge.
But now.
Whoosh!
His feet were moving first. Before the enemy even fired.
“This is the power of low center of gravity and nimble footwork. No, the power of squats!”
“So why are you acting crazy?”
Rumi asked, watching Yun-ho dodge while making sounds with his mouth.
“Shwoosh! Shwoop! Shwoosh!”

-Why’s he making sounds with his mouth lololol
-Yun-ho excited?
-Dodge well!
-Realized his skill went from E-Rank to D-Rank by meeting an E-Rank and got excited lololol
-Does the training actually work?

“Shwoop. Ah, why’d I start acting crazy? Because I’m lamenting that I could only show my real skills at the finals?”
“I see.”
“Hahaha! Jandi! You’re slow!”
So this extra showing off compared to usual was because of a compensation mentality?
Rumi saw veins suddenly bulge on Jandi’s forehead.
“No, I can’t land a hit.”
“Hahahaha. So what, not even landing one minion.”
It was true.
Jandi could take some solace in this point. But Yun-ho’s expression didn’t change.
“Ah, that minion?”
“Yes.”
“Won’t eat it anyway.”
“What?”
“No, can’t eat it.”
Rumi nodded beside him.
The lane naturally pulled toward Wealth Gap’s side.
And after a bit more time passed.
Ha Yun-ho, watching the minimap, laughed hollowly.
“He’s really fast.”
“A gank coming?”
“Yeah. It came.”
“Yeah, if it looks bad, just back off.”
Jandi fell back. An unusual gank since the laner gives advance warning, but she felt the awkwardness.
It felt like it would really happen.
And for real, Seo Jun appeared.

-???
-What’s he doing
-Why gank like this?

Ha Yun-ho, waving at the distant Jandi, spoke to the approaching Seo Jun.
“Go ahead. Help yourself.”
And Seo Jun.
“Thanks.”
Quickly ate the minions and disappeared.
“What, what?”
Jandi scratched her head from a distance.

* * *

“Ah! At breakneck speed farming the jungle, then coming to the bottom and eating minions too! The Seo Jun player!”
Arin was excited.
That was definitely!
“It looks like they’re really funneling it properly! There was some famous combination in the PC days!”
Bang Ju felt the same way.

-What’s that?
-The jungler comes and eats all the bottom minions? lol
-That’s the combination lol
-What combination is that you old guys
-PC players extreme hate!
-You want this old dude to tell you about the old days? Follow me to the room of truth you bastards
-lol

“Ah, the Seo Jun player is clearing jungle camps at an intimidating pace.”
Kael’s Vital Point is generated on large monsters, including jungle monsters. And when you strike a Vital Point, it deals bonus damage.
It’s not an enormous amount of damage.
For typical Kael users, the Jungling speed would be average or slow.
But if you could slash consecutively like Seo Jun.
“The Jungling seems to be the fastest among heroes! Really fast!”

-Wow
-Wasn’t picking Kael for jungle for nothing then
-Where’d he get that ridiculous prediction ability?
-Kael’s so broken nerf please!
-Why didn’t the developer touch the Vital Point pattern generation law!!!!
-Real talk they should touch the Vital Point pattern instead of putting cooldowns on skills lol
-The game company seriously doesn’t work and can’t succeed lololol

“Ah! And heading mid! Is he ganking? Loran’s good with gank response.”
Arin and Bang Ju’s back-and-forth began.
“Seo Jun player. Going mid! Surely! Ah! He’s eating minions again!”
“The Alpaca player was collecting minions without eating them, piling them up!”
“No, the PC combination only ate one line each with jungle and mid, but now the Seo Jun player is eating two lines!”
“The gold is duplicating!”
“Of course the Alpaca player and Ha Yun-ho player have no gold though!”
“What happens if it goes like this? Commentators!”
“The Seo Jun player buys two Runes at a really fast timing! He could make up the damage!”
Bang Ju and Arin were excited, talking about the method Seo Jun found.
But Penguin and Tae-yang were not.
Rather, their faces seemed deeply thoughtful.

-Seems like not?
-The two pros are serious right now

“Hm……. I ran the numbers.”
“Yes. Penguin commentator!”
“This won’t work in damage. Even if he buys two Runes at a ridiculously fast timing and has insane growth.”
“Really?”
“Yes. Absolutely won’t work.”
“What about you, Tae-yang?”
“Give me a moment. First, the Seo Jun player, or rather, if Kael goes with the orthodox strongest Rune….”
“Even then?”
“It’ll be difficult. Even accounting for the Seo Jun player’s insane physicality.”

-Oh no
-The pros’ instincts and eye for the game have to be respected
-But you never know
-There could be variables

Tae-yang nodded at the chat.
“That’s right. Variables could arise and Wealth Gap could change strategies in a different direction. But if they’re betting on this. We will see a third game.”
Penguin added.
“By the way, since they already locked in picks like that, changing direction is impossible.”
“So then?”
“Game 2 is Wealth Gap’s defeat.”
Penguin declared it outright.

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