Episode 169: Conflicting Emotions
It was a difference of pure power.
Just overwhelming firepower. Even if they are Awakened or Hunters, there is a limit to their power.
Just as no matter how hard a person exercises, he or she cannot lift a 25-ton truck by himself or herself.
But Ethan was going in a different direction.
It was definitely a gun he was holding. But at the same time, it wasn’t a gun.
Is it possible to just call that thing that erases everything in its path with something like a ‘gun’?
Is it because of that overwhelming appearance? Or is it because LTD, which is a Korean team and has a connection with them, was pushed back so miserably?
The silence continued.
Was it quite a shock? Or maybe they thought this match, which has been going on every year, was cruel.
Because he had regressed, and unlike the other guys, he wasn’t purely his age at this time, it was hard to gauge.
“The opposing team. Are they doing well?”
“That kind of thing. Isn’t that a total scam? How can you win when they shoot out laser beams like you only see in games like that?”
Han Ji-hoo grumbled at my words.
Certainly. That’s not wrong.
But originally, the Hunter’s League was a game where talent was important.
Becoming an Awakened One. Having the ability to become a Hunter there. Up until now, the fact that we were able to form a team called PER, and that each member was able to be together, was all due to the fact that each member had a certain level of talent.
“Even though I deployed [Mana Unleashed], I’m still this helpless?”
Even Yoon Han-gyeol, who was quite the 1:1 specialist in Korea, was sticking out his tongue.
Well, you might feel quite deprived.
It’s an overwhelming talent. The overwhelming difference in the size of what you’re born with used to give you that feeling.
“But watch until the end. Will you still lament and say the same thing when we stand on that stage? That the opponent has too many fraudulent abilities? That it’s obvious that we won’t win if we do that?”
The world is inherently unfair. From the moment of birth, and perhaps even until death. Every moment is like that.
[Commentator: Kang Jun-hyeok… …was eliminated by Ethan, the proud American player. However, LTD!! We haven’t given up yet. Ahyeon and Lee Garam. Minjeong is still fighting hard! These players’ fighting power in close quarters is amazing!]
The unfairness is certainly something that cannot be changed. But at least what you do after the situation is given is certain. That is one thing that is up to you.
[Caster: Ah! When Kang Jun-hyeok is eliminated and [Sword Realm] is disbanded, the Black Hawk players. They rush in at once! Their momentum is fierce!]
There are certainly cases where unfairness prevents us from changing the outcome.
[Commentator: Ah… … Here, the Black Hawk’s melee dealer uses [Mana Expansion]… … The game’s structure is ruined!]
Still, one thing was clear: we had to keep trying.
“Wow… … But since they’re a team that we’ve played against before, it feels completely different. In the past, when the Korean team played international matches, I was busy watching them while cursing at them… … .”
“Do you understand now?”
The atmosphere was solemn.
The game was over in an instant. LTD was in a situation where it was almost like a defeat.
An opponent we couldn’t win against despite choosing a favorable battlefield, nullifying their strategies, and drawing them into our game. That was LTD.
It seemed that he was heartbroken to see such a LTD being stripped away like that.
Of course, there were some guys who didn’t seem like that.
“Didn’t you know that high-level hunters are on a whole other level when it comes to fighting other hunters?”
Is it possible because I learned under Lee Geun-taek and Jo Jun-ho?
No, it’s not just that.
Perhaps Ryu Jae-jun is able to speak so confidently because he has continually encountered and learned from his overwhelming shortcomings.
“Once we get past Part 1, that’s where we’ll fight next.”
It was fortunate that at least one person was confident and had the will to take on the challenge.
“Remember what you saw today.”
Well, I wonder what each person felt.
Pessimism and fear. Suffering. Or yearning for skill. The joy and anticipation of being able to fight such an opponent.
The emotions felt must be varied.
But I saw it clearly.
Part 1 is also a process. Moving forward, the first final goal is the international league. What it is like to live there.
Showing this to the team members I’m raising.
This was enough for today.
***
… … It was like that for my teammates.
To be honest, it was a pretty exciting match for me.
Overwhelming power. A battlefield where you can’t even pick up a bone if you brush past it. To be honest, it’s true that the international league is still on a different level compared to the Korean league.
From the number of users using [Mana Expansion] to the number of tactics using various mana equipment.
The battlefield where I stood in the past, and the battlefield where I must stand again now.
Because it was definitely a special feeling.
Actually, before the regression, Ethan and I were top players and one of the only two gun users in the world, so we had quite a lot of connections.
In the end, Ethan never became my rival.
At least for now, Ethan is still so small that he doesn’t even know of my existence.
The feeling of starting again from the bottom. Looking up while stepping again without making mistakes.
Perhaps I can only feel this sensation now.
‘… … .’
As the game was nearing its end, I didn’t need to watch it anyway, so I looked around the community reactions on my phone.
[Why is the Korean team so bad? Strong in the Korean league and weak overseas, strong and weak LTD]
N This is real. Ah… … I get stressed out every time I see it.
No, why are you doing this when you were doing well? Why did you put Kang Jun-hyeok there and have him get brutally murdered?
ㄴ But America is a bit fraudulent. It’s not ranked #1 in the power rankings for nothing.
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N Anyway, it seems like there are a lot of things that are disappointing… …
[The Korean team should also go to the international league finals!!!!!]
n I can’t even remember when I last went.
Oh, but have you ever been there? That’s surprising.
n I think it was when they called it the first generation. They say it existed decades ago anyway.
N What about the main event? Let’s just give up on the Korean team and cheer for Brother Chunjo’s team.
Yeah. I think the reaction around this time was definitely like this.
The response wasn’t very favorable, and the Korean team was mostly annoyed that they were dying… …
I rather liked it.
‘If we go to the international league next year and turn things around, it could be pretty fun.’
Well, first of all, our priority is to get first place in the first division with our kids.
***
The strange space called [Room of Observation] turned black again after the game ended, and the PER members headed outside.
As they went outside, they were greeted by an escort… …
“Huh? Who is this? Isn’t it Lee Chang-hyun?”
Lennon and quite a few other players speak English fluently.
It seems that they just watched the game, although they didn’t meet.
“So how was it? How did you feel about the game?”
“It was okay. Black Hawk was still the same?”
I guess he wanted to say something about Korea’s loss… …even though our team didn’t lose.
While we were chatting for a bit, some of Lennon’s group headed over again.
“What? Do you know?”
“Uh. When I went to Korea to meet Lehman, I met him briefly. I went to watch a Korean Hunters League match.”
“Hunter’s League? Are you a player? Chinese?”
“Yeah. He’s a really hot guy. But he’s Korean.”
Lennon’s colleagues laughed at that.
“Korea… I don’t think I’ve ever seen it in a team that advanced to the international league finals.”
You could tell from his expression that he had said it with pure, innocent intent.
Because it seemed like it was pure curiosity, a question.
“Our team has never been there before. We will probably see them in the main tournament next season.”
“Lennon. He’s definitely a hot guy, just like you said. He’s going to see his team in the International League next season.”
With a chuckle, the man took off his hat.
‘I wonder where I heard it… … It was Austin.’
“I’m sorry I asked if you were Chinese. Actually, I knew.”
Austin is known as the master of mana equipment. He was a popular player who created countless variables in the game by using various mana equipment.
‘… … We’ve met a few times in the international league.’
He wasn’t a bad person.
When I see you apologizing like this and reaching out your hand.
“It’s okay. I wasn’t joking when I said I’d see you in the main event next season.”
As the conversation continued, someone suddenly interrupted from behind.
“Austin… … ??”
It was none other than Kim Do-jun.
I didn’t think much about it before, but now that I think about it, I think there’s some overlap.
‘This guy… … Could it be that he was influenced by Austin?’
As Austin approached someone he didn’t know calling his name, Lennon stepped forward.
“Instead of doing this here, why don’t you stop by my house? There are things we’ve talked about before.”
“Good. The reason I came here was to watch the game anyway, but it’s over now.”
I was planning to meet him anyway, so I thought it was a good thing.
***
Lennon’s team was not far from here. By the way, the team name was… was that the name?
[White Swan]
I knew that most teams in the US were named after animals, but this felt quite unfamiliar.
The team’s home stadium was, as expected, quite large in the US, but it seemed a bit empty, as the building was surprisingly not used very much.
“So this is what the US team home looks like… … .”
Was this an unexpected visit to a foreign elite group for Lee Jeong-hoon?
It didn’t feel bad to see her looking at all sorts of places with her bright eyes.
But that was only for a moment.
While everyone else was out and about looking around the team’s home yard, I asked my teammates to take a quick look around the team and then had a private chat with Lennon.
“So, you said you’d show me something fun if I came to the team before. I’m not having fun yet.”
“Haha. Just getting here, what can you expect? Do you know how many hunters from America, or even the world, want to come here for a tour?”
I thought of Lee Jeong-hoon, who used to look at everything with his bright eyes.
surely.
But no matter how different things may be in life, in the end it’s all the same.
“Even so, the accommodations are all the same. The only thing that’s different from our accommodations here is… … the players, right? Well, we’ll have to fight to find out.”
He smiled faintly at Lennon.
Perhaps he understood the meaning of my laughter.
“You have a quick temper.”
I had just watched the game before coming here and was feeling a bit tense.
Wasn’t this match a game where Korea lost to the US and Korean fans’ blood pressure was rising?
‘Unofficially, I think I should take revenge on your behalf here.’
Isn’t that patriotism?
fantasy,
