Episode 222: Bomb Throwing
Just because Lee Chang-hyun went out for an interview, it wasn’t natural for the PER team members to wait in the waiting room doing nothing.
I was watching Lee Chang-hyun’s interview on a huge monitor attached to one side of the waiting room.
“Hey… … Today’s game. That question is sure to come up, right?”
“That question?”
“If we were to talk about the key to this match, it would be the mana equipment. Why wouldn’t we talk about that?”
“But that… … isn’t it a bit awkward to ask that question so bluntly?”
Han Ji-soo’s words meant that she wondered whether the caster would ask her the reason for the squeaking sound.
“So I won’t ask directly, but I’ll ask indirectly. But everyone who watched the game will know. What’s the point?”
Certainly. Yoon Han-gyeol nodded.
And, as expected, a question came out of the caster.
[Caster: That’s right! This PER’s special tactic is becoming a huge topic of conversation among viewers. Can you explain a little bit about what the tactic is?]
[Lee Chang-hyun: As you can see, it’s nothing special. When fighting in a confined space, spraying gas and using that gas to subdue the opponent and win. It’s a simple strategy like that.]
“It looks like you’re going to give a brief explanation and move on… … But I can’t just pass over it considering the number of people who will see it and the topic it will create.”
“Who, why, why. Even the mana equipment that makes that sound. That’s all important mana equipment. Isn’t that right, Kim Do-jun?”
“That’s true.”
Kim Do-jun smiled faintly and avoided eye contact with his teammates’ harsh glares.
But honestly, it wasn’t just Kim Do-jun who was having fun.
Lee Chang-hyun, a man who doesn’t even show his usual struggling appearance. What would he do in this situation?
Everyone was expecting it.
But the sparks flew to an unexpected place.
[Caster: Is that strategy by any chance… Lee Chang-hyun?]
[Lee Chang-hyun: Of course not. All these ideas, and even the equipment! There is a player in charge of our team. He already has a famous nickname.]
[Lee Chang-hyun: I don’t know if you know him. He’s called the ‘Nunbong Villain’… He’s been known since Part 3.]
[Lee Chang-hyun: I don’t think we can talk about this game without the player who is the core tactical identity of this game. Let’s call him up for this interview.]
The player who was asked to be the MVP passed on the interview, saying that another player was actually the one who deserved the award.
It seemed as if the heat of Lee Chang-hyun’s blazing eyes could be felt even beyond the screen.
“Hey. Hey, what are you doing? Go quickly.”
“I?”
“Then, Kim Do-jun, who else is there besides you?”
Of course, the team members didn’t really care if the target changed. No, they pushed Kim Do-jun’s body out the door with faces that looked even happier.
“Have a good interview.”
***
… … That’s how I ended up being dragged out.
‘Ah… … But the nickname of the Snowball Villain was from Part 3, so it’s probably been forgotten by now. It wouldn’t be good for the image to become fixed like this in Part 1… … .’
Even if Changhyun had done it himself, he probably wouldn’t have kept that image because he had so many cool looks.
I had to think quickly.
But there wasn’t much time.
[Caster: Hello, Kim Do-jun! How is it? Is the interview okay?]
This was because the caster spoke to Kim Do-jun as soon as he saw him, without giving him even a moment to think.
[Caster: Many viewers are curious about this mana equipment. The sound is a bit special, but why does it make that sound? Could you explain a little bit about what kind of mana equipment it is?]
‘It’s come.’
I thought the credit would go to Lee Chang-hyun when he decided to write it.
It was too naive of an idea.
‘What should I do about this? Should I just say that it’s closely related to team tactics and hide it? No, I’ve already seen the game, and if it ends like this without any explanation, I’ll just end up being the guy who makes the shit-spitting Mana equipment… ‘
Yeah. That mana equipment was a bomb. A bomb that destroyed the player’s image.
I couldn’t keep it like this.
But that doesn’t mean we can pass the ball back to Lee Chang-hyun…
‘ah…….’
Come to think of it, when you made this mana equipment, didn’t you make it entirely by yourself?
‘I’m sorry, Austin… … .’
It’s not like he’s lying, and Austin has a good reputation, so it won’t be a big deal. I guess he’s just a bit of an oddball.
And if the disciple’s crisis could be overcome in the name of the teacher, wouldn’t the teacher be happy?
[Kim Do-jun: Actually… … I didn’t make this mana equipment from start to finish.]
[Caster: Then… … .]
[Kim Do-jun: I visited the teams of the American Hunters League a while ago, and at that time, I happened to help Austin a little bit… … .
I must have been quite shocked at that moment, because the commotion in front of the stage could be felt all the way here.
Well, if you’re interested in the Hunters League, Austin is a player you’d be hard pressed to not know.
[Wow, as expected, foreign hunters don’t have any stereotypes. But this time, the squeaking sound is, isn’t it too free?]
N Give me back my romanticism about Hunter’s League~
Have you ever seen a villain with a flashing sword who wins by blinding his opponents? ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
ㄴ But is it true that Austin really made all of that mana equipment? I don’t think any of Austin’s equipment had anything like that.
ㄴ Certainly, the equipment itself looked to have very good specs.
Actually, the squeaky sound is, I just put it in because I thought it would be fun. I put it in to make the other team suffer… … Austin. I’m sorry again.
Lee Chang-hyun’s reaction was also quite interesting.
Have you ever thought of throwing the ball to Austin like this?
He was looking at me in a way that made me feel dumbfounded and yet funny.
[Kim Do-jun: Actually, it’s not a special mana equipment. It’s a equipment that compresses and stores a lot of highly active unstable mana, puts it in a narrow space, and then releases it. Rather, what we paid more attention to was the gas mask that can filter it out. Regular gas masks can’t filter out unstable mana.]
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Also, at times like this, I’d like to share some of my professional knowledge.
We need to lighten the mood a bit.
[Caster: Oh… I see. Rather than that mana equipment, the gas mask… was made on that principle. Interesting story. Thank you.]
Phew… … Is this where my role ends?
And just as I was about to step back, the caster unexpectedly spoke more, as if he was disappointed.
[Caster: The idea, the teamwork. It was a great game. The trust between the teams in completing the tactics and the execution ability were also outstanding.]
[Caster: But… … What about Kim Do-jun and Lee Chang-hyun? As a teammate, and as a coach and owner of the club. You’re learning while doing these completely different jobs, but you’re actually about the same age. Don’t you bother your teammates like that?]
The caster asked with a mischievous smile.
‘First, let’s take a look… … .’
I made a mistake in today’s game. Let’s take a quick look at Lee Chang-hyun’s face. He looked into my eyes and nodded. What does that mean?
Does that mean I can do whatever I want?
[Kim Do-jun: Of course not. Chang-hyun only says good things.]
Lee Chang-hyun smiled with satisfaction at those words.
‘Okay. This will do.’
Even from the audience, there were voices saying “Oh~”. It seemed like they liked it quite a bit.
[Caster: Then, is there anything good that comes to mind?]
The nice words you said to me?
What happened? The countless words Lee Chang-hyun had said flashed through my mind.
Well, you can answer anything.
[Kim Do-jun: Practice when you want to say something nice, don’t say it when you want to say something nice…
Oh. Now that I think about it, this is… …
[Lee Chang-hyun: Hey!]
I could see the face of Lee Chang-hyun sitting across from me.
He was smiling. Only the corners of his lips.
At the same time, the chat window was also in chaos.
[Wow ㅋㅋ This is the first time I’ve seen Lee Chang-hyun really surprised ㅋㅋㅋ Even when he was competing, he usually had a blank expression.]
N That urgent cry is really funny ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
N Hey! (I have a lot to say but I won’t say it)
n If Lee Chang-hyun hadn’t shouted and interrupted that conversation, what would have happened next?
ㄴ But if I had heard that from Kim Do-jun in that spot, I think I would have shouted like Lee Chang-hyun ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
***
The Awakened One’s sledgehammer, which could cut a watermelon in half, struck Kim Do-jun on the head.
“No, why~ That’s exactly what I said~”
“Keep your mouth shut when I say something nice… … .”
“Look. It’s happening again~”
“Hey. Hey. Kim Do-jun. You’re going to get hit again.”
Yoon Han-gyeol laughed at Kim Do-jun and tried to dissuade him.
“What is that? Changhyun. But since you’re still in the car… … Go home and do it later.”
Phew… … Okay. I’ll hold back since it’s still outside.
Somehow the first words seemed normal.
[Kim Do-jun: Of course not. Chang-hyun only says good things.]
How nice it would have been if it had ended there.
But that guy always causes accidents.
Even though you made the mana equipment well, you still put ‘that’ sound in it.
Still, the good thing is that I felt like they had properly cemented one of the team’s images in the hearts of fans of the Hunters League.
A team with a master of mana equipment travel who developed mana equipment that smells like shit, following the development of the snow-blowing ghost gang… … and … … but still, won’t I be remembered as the protagonist of the miraculous and acrobatic shooting in the 1 vs. 7 match during the promotion battle?
Well, actually the game ended successfully.
That wasn’t what mattered anymore.
‘SAA, who I faced in this match… … were not easy.’
No, it wasn’t SAA, but Jin Su-hyeok. He had the ability to be completely defeated in a 1-on-1 fight if it weren’t for the mana equipment that Kim Do-jun had prepared for him.
‘Mana is drained much faster than I remember, and my range of movement is also much narrower.’
It seemed difficult to boldly fly or maneuver with an air anchor or airbeat.
Unless you can cut it off as fast as an air dash.
Lee Min-sol eventually won the ranked match with Mana Equipment. But will Jin Su-hyeok be able to win like that? This time, he won’t be able to use Kim Do-jun’s Gas Mana Equipment to hide his identity.
I think that the ranked matches going forward will definitely be tough and difficult fights will continue.
‘Of course… … there was one more thing to settle before that.’
“Hey, Dojun.”
Kim Do-jun flinched at the sound of my voice. This time, I wasn’t going to talk about that earlier. Did I hit him too many times?
“Look at your phone, not anything else.”
“cell phone?”
Kim Do-jun asked me back as if he was puzzled.
‘Yeah, the cell phone. We still have one more thing to deal with.’
[Lee Chang-hyun: I’m not trying to talk about today’s match… … You know, our ranked match.]
[Kim Do-jun: Ah… … .]
Kim Do-jun was imitating me and was challenged to a 1-on-1 fight by a mysterious ranked match ranker wearing a mask.
[Lee Chang-hyun: We should finish that soon.]
From now on, you’ll have to keep facing the top rankers in ranked matches. You won’t have time to worry about it.
fantasy,
