Episode 178: Same place, different emotions
A party where people in the same industry and related people gather. Going to such a party was quite enjoyable.
‘Even guys I wouldn’t necessarily meet in person, I get to see what they’re up to here… … .’
The Hunter’s Day table was divided into sections 1, 2, and 3, so it was not easily noticeable from the layout… … so I could tell without even asking.
Where are the guys who participated in Hunters Generation with me now?
Among them, there were some who rose higher than expected at a faster rate, while on the other hand, there were some who were thought to have growth potential but remained in the third division.
‘No matter how much potential and ability you have, whether you can meet good leaders and team members is another story… ‘
Seeing things like this makes me realize once again that while skill is often important, luck plays a huge part.
But since this is something that cannot be easily changed on your own, you just need to focus on other things.
“What are you thinking? Is it because everyone else drank alcohol except you this time?”
“… … What are you talking about? Han-gyeol is here, and Yu-hyeon doesn’t drink either.”
When I had another chance, I saw Kim Do-jun staring at me blankly, trying to get me to give him some medicine.
If you think about it, the guys at this table are like that too.
Even if we take a conservative estimate, it would be fair to say that several people’s lives have changed so much by joining this team that we can only say that they were lucky.
Develop their abilities. Give them customized training. Take them to the US and give them experiences that Korean players can’t even dream of.
At this point, it would be stranger if there were guys on the team who didn’t grow.
So, to bring in good guys, I have to show them that I have led them well and that I will do well not only by winning but also by going to the international league… … .
I started to wonder what I should do.
It would be most effective if you showed it off when a large number of hunters are gathered together, but that doesn’t mean you can just go out and show off your skills.
So something like that before this party ends.
While I was wondering if there was anything I could show the talented players, the lights in the party hall suddenly went out.
And the stage was set up in front of the party hall. The lights came on there and the awards ceremony began.
‘perhaps……?’
I thought maybe I didn’t need to appeal directly.
Not sure yet, but maybe.
***
The first division of the Korean Hunters League was much tighter than the second or third divisions. Although LTD was ranked first, the number of games won was not much different from the second, and the number of wins from second to eighth place was also almost the same.
A league where rankings can easily change even until the final season, like a well-mixed bibimbap.
That was the Korean Hunters League.
That’s why, although it is said that it is lagging behind in many areas when looking at the international rankings, there is a lot of talk within Korea that it is a fierce and fun league.
There were many matches that could be considered masterpieces.
In such a Korean Hunters League, the season ends and awards are given at an awards ceremony that is simultaneously announced on [The Hunters Day]?
This was clearly a great honor.
‘And even last year, it was just narrowly missed out due to the difference in views on NutTube… … This time, it is definitely more likely to win.’
First Division, YYG’s Lee Sa-rang was expecting to get the honor of standing on the podium this year.
I originally thought I would go up on the podium and wore a fancy dress and even had my hair and makeup done.
Among the recent Korean Hunters League NutTube videos I’ve watched, I can count on one hand the videos of Lee Sa-rang’s performance.
While I was thinking about that, the long-awaited awards ceremony began.
The host’s usual, uninteresting introduction. As I let the time pass by, the meal was already starting.
The award that signals the beginning is usually the ‘Rookie of the Year’. Last year, a 3rd division player received it and it was quite a hot topic, but usually a 2nd division player receives it.
Well, actually, the Rookie of the Year award wasn’t of much interest to Lee Sa-rang, whether she was a second- or third-tier player.
[Host]: Then, the much-anticipated Rookie of the Season is… …! Lee Jeong-hoon, who is part of PER and the Academy Team!
‘You’re on the Academy team… … You’re in the third division and you won the Rookie of the Year award? That’s pretty good.’
He looks tough, but I think he has a lot of potential.
That’s that, what was important was from now on.
The Rookie of the Year award is pretty much the only award given to players from the second or third divisions, and now most of the other awards are given to players from the first division who are both popular and skilled.
I listened tensely, knowing that Isara’s name might be called any minute.
[Host]: This time, we have a newly established award. It’s the 1v1 Best Player Award.
This award is given to the player with the highest ranking in the Hunters League 1v1 Ranked Matches.
Team PER’s Yoon Han-gyeol!
The applause poured in, but Lee Sa-rang was dumbfounded.
1v1 Best Player Award?
It was an award that had never been given before… … and it was even more so because it was given to someone that Isarang, who all the first-tier players knew, didn’t know.
But still… …
‘Well. They’re first-tier players, but there aren’t any players who spend a lot of time on ranked matches… … I guess they’re hunters who make money broadcasting 1-on-1 ranked matches rather than regular 7-on-7 matches in the Hunter’s League.’
There was absolutely nothing I couldn’t understand.
But then something truly incomprehensible happened.
The host, who was reading the script, laughed helplessly.
That’s what they say.
[Host]: Heh heh… … I guess this can’t be helped. Is this announcing the creation of a new super rookie team in Part 1?
‘Media of the Year’ Award. And ‘Highlight of the Year’ Award at the same time!
‘Simultaneous awards… … .’
As Isarang was wondering, a name that he had never known or expected came out.
[Host]: Congratulations to PER’s Lee Chang-hyun!
‘… … ??? Lee Chang-hyun?’
A situation where you are momentarily at a loss and cannot understand what is happening.
If you compare the number of views on NutTube during the regular season and the postseason, there probably wasn’t a guy like that among the media competitors that I looked up in advance…
And you can’t even do that, so you’re giving me the ‘Highlight of the Year’ award?
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In the first part, I couldn’t help but be flustered because a guy I had never seen before appeared.
Of course, up until now, such awards have only been given to the first division teams and players with large audiences and a lot of buzz…
At that moment of confusion, before hearing the acceptance speech, the scene chosen as the ‘Highlight of the Year’ started playing on the screen behind the host.
A match that Isa-rang has never seen before.
However, if you look at it that way, it could be seen as a match in the first division. It was a match for promotion to the first division.
There, the guy was fighting 1 vs. 7 with a single weapon. In a sacred, but old, temple seeping with light, he was fighting with bullets that seemed to create threads of light.
As a Hunter’s League member, it was such a shocking scene that I wondered why I had seen such a beautiful sight so late.
Even though they were competing for the same prize, there was no choice but to acknowledge it…
There was a moment when I was so absorbed in it that no thoughts of love came to mind.
The guy was handed the microphone.
[Lee Chang-hyun]: I expected to receive the ‘Highlight of the Year Award’… … but the ‘Media Award’ was unexpected. I saw that a NutTuber edited it, so I’m sincerely grateful.
And. This is the total of four awards that our PER received at this year’s awards ceremony. Jeonghoon’s Rookie of the Year Award, and Hankyul’s 1v1 Best Player Award. And the Media Award and the Highlight Award…
‘Come to think of it, that one team really won four awards… … .’
It’s not like there weren’t any cases of winning four awards… … but usually, it was the team that crushed all the other teams in the first division.
A team that’s just moved up from the 2nd division to the 1st division is being pushed around like that?
It was a situation that could not help but be shocking.
But regardless of what Lee Sarang thought, Lee Chang-hyun continued to express his feelings.
[Lee Chang-hyun]: Starting with the Rookie of the Year award I received last year, I will work hard to sweep all the awards in the future.
Well, honestly, I thought it was deserved.
And the year before last. Starting this season, we will be competing on equal footing with those who appeared as judges or teachers on audition programs, so I hope it will be an interesting match.
With those words, he left the stage.
A party hall filled with silence, as if it had been bombed.
With the overwhelming highlight video playing in the background, there was a buzz around the tables where the second and third parts were located.
“Wow… … In just two years, not only did they go from the third division to the first division, but how can one team win so many awards?”
“PER, over there. He’s the owner, the manager, and the player.”
“Ah… … That’s that guy. When he first started out like that, there was a lot of talk about how ridiculous it was, but did he end up like that?”
“Part 1: Isn’t it not as bad as you thought?”
It was shocking.
‘Right now… …what is happening?’
I had a feeling that something was happening in the Korean Hunters League that Isarang was unaware of.
***
‘Do the players in the 2nd and 3rd divisions dream of hope, while the players in the 1st division feel anxious and nervous?’
The sight that Lee Chang-hyun saw on stage was quite interesting.
By the way, I didn’t expect Yoon Han-gyeol to receive the 1v1 Best Player Award and Lee Jeong-hoon to receive the Rookie of the Year Award at all.
Thanks to this, I was satisfied that the three letters PER were firmly engraved in the minds of all players in the Korean Hunters League.
‘At this level, it’s not just me who is outstanding, but they will look at our team in a different way.’
Even if other teams sweep all the remaining awards, we won’t be pushed back in terms of the number of awards.
And the awards ceremony that followed was mostly as expected.
Some of them were LTD. Others were another team. They divided up the prizes appropriately.
Among them, the last award of this party was the MVP award… …
The winners were no different from last year.
Because it was the same player, Kang Jun-hyeok.
However, his complexion did not look all that good compared to the great award he received.
Last year, he gave his acceptance speech with a stern expression, saying that he had to work hard for the international league…
It seemed like he felt like he was in a bed of thorns.
‘Maybe I feel more anxious seeing our team rising in opposition.’
Before the return, around this time, Kang Jun-hyeok had already left for a foreign league and I had never seen him before.
It didn’t look very good to see a player who could use [Mana Expansion] frozen like that.
[Kang Jun-hyeok]: I feel regretful that I am standing here after showing a terrible performance in the international league… … I feel regretful that I suffered another crushing defeat in a place where I put the names of all the players in the Korean league on the line.
Next time, I will definitely try my best to show a good performance in the international league.
I am so touched to have received the MVP award. It’s great. Thank you. It’s a calm and bitter feeling that doesn’t have any such stories.
That sight felt a little pitiful.
But at the same time, I also thought this.
I thought it would be good if our team could show us what it would be like if we won the Korean league this time, just as Kang Jun-hyeok returned to Korea without being able to do it.
fantasy,
