Episode 396: The Long Debate
It didn’t take long to realize that there was something strange about the atmosphere.
It was true that PER was a dark horse in this international league. However, Korea had never ranked high in the Hunters League before. Therefore, PER’s victory should have been even more of a topic of conversation.
But what is the current situation?
[Black Hawk sinks lol America is really losing face.]
[Was the Indian team that strong? I don’t think they were that strong, even though they were ranked high in the power rankings.]
[The reason why the Indian team Blackhawks are different. FACT: The players participating in the Blackhawks game and the previous tournament are different.]
[By the way, did you see that PER win? Korea beating England was also a real upset.]
In the Korean community, it was naturally filled with talk about PER and advancing to the semifinals.
Outside of the Korean community, the situation with the Black Hawk was the most focused on in overseas communities and news articles.
And the article that made the headlines was this one.
[The Indian team made a large-scale change to its starting lineup. They were crushed 7-0 against Black Hawk.]
No matter how different the life before and after the regression is,
So, even though the future is appearing a little differently,
Things were happening that were hard to believe with my own eyes.
That’s why. It was hard to believe that the news I just heard was real. Lee Chang-hyun took his team members to a place to watch the game.
Although Aurora in the semifinals is important, the team is looking forward to winning the championship with PER.
I felt like I absolutely had to find out how they managed to go 7-0 against the Blackhawks.
That too before the regression. Even more so because the stone that rolled in, which I had not seen while rolling, suddenly turned the table upside down.
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There were many variables at play, but one way or another, the festival was definitely coming to an end.
The International League now had only two matches left, the semi-finals and the finals, and the International Hunter Festival also had only two stages left.
So, originally, it was the time when the atmosphere should have been the most heated…
The silence of the panel of veteran hunters, who were in full swing preparing for the festival, was deep and heavy.
In some ways, it was a natural thing.
What is happening now is Stage 5. The 7 people who have advanced are Lee Chang-hyun, Kim Do-jun, Ryu Jae-jun, Kang Jun-hyeok, Mertens, Adele, and Ethan.
And especially among them, Lee Chang-hyun and Ethan. The rivalry and tense fight between the two. It must have been even more heated with their performances as if they were competing against each other in the international league.
If it’s bland, then it’s bland. At least in the international league, the structure has collapsed.
And that’s not all?
“A player who was so active in the international league is not even staying at the festival. This is unusual… At which stage did he get eliminated?”
Yes, it’s something that suddenly comes to mind. The player who has the highest stock price is not on the list of festival qualifiers.
This is something that is almost unprecedented, and at the same time, it is also a factor that has a huge negative impact on the box office. The festival that does not include a single player from the hottest team, the team that is rising the most. It is only natural that there are few people who want to enjoy something like that.
There may even be slander that some promising players were eliminated by arbitrary and biased judges.
There was Ethan, who was protected by Leonardo, and the Black Hawk was completely destroyed. His expression looked like he was chewing on shit.
In that situation, Parvati opened her mouth as if she was calm.
“Those guys who are currently sweeping the international league, at what stage did they drop out…? If I had to say, they didn’t even participate. That’s what I should say.”
Several senior hunters responded with a puzzled expression, as if they found those words strange and disconcerting.
It was a natural thing. If he was a player who was going to play in the international league, he would have registered and participated regardless of his position or specialty. I couldn’t figure out why he didn’t participate.
But… if you think about it differently, it was only natural.
“You didn’t even participate. That’s because… when the first stage of the festival, which was strictly speaking no different from the preliminary round, started, those guys you brag about weren’t here ‘like you’. So you were marked as a loser, right?”
Leonardo answered in a solemn voice, as if he had expected it. A voice with a hint of anger in it.
“Bingo. As expected, age isn’t wasted.”
But, as if the current situation was amusing, Chetri answered with a smile. Parvati, who was sitting with him, was the only one who answered properly and politely.
“The player with the highest ratings in the international league has been excluded from the festival… This is not a good thing. First of all, as a veteran Hunter who has been hosting this together with me, I would like to offer my apologies.”
“I’m sorry…? Is this something that can be solved with just an apology? You weren’t even there when the match started, but you suddenly came down here on your own and are stirring up all sorts of places like a tomboy… How dare you enter the sacred gathering and training grounds of hunters…!”
And as if he was no longer going to answer so gently, Leonardo’s gentle anger finally exploded.
Was that humble attitude just now an act? Unlike Chhetri, Parvati, who seemed to be apologizing, raised her voice and showed an even sharper attitude than Leonardo.
“The sacred hunters’ training ground… … You’re stirring things up like a brat? Leonardo. No matter how much I try to understand your authority and respect for your senior, this is excessive.”
“Excessive? Did you think I would tolerate you guys who didn’t even participate making fun of the international league and making a mess of it just to shake things up…?”
“Then. What should we do?”
Rather, it was Parvati who was pushing.
“what?”
“I asked what he was going to do. The original members of the Indian team, including Mahesh, Ashke, and Ikhshan… all of their names were on the list as ‘standby players’ from the beginning, and they have just been brought in. There is not a single rule that violates it. So, I asked what he was going to do.”
“That’s nonsense! Up until now. No, for all these years, there’s no room for a guy who just puts his name on the roster and doesn’t even play, and just receives a business card called a ‘Hunter’s League player’! On top of that, those guys are just guys on the standby list, and in reality, they’re guys on the front lines who are pushing up, and you treat them like a patchwork…”
At this point, the story was actually becoming clearer.
The pretext was the Indian team. Chhetri and Parvati. They may have cheated a bit, but they did not break any rules.
On the other hand, Leonardo suffered the most damage from this variable, the elimination of Blackhawk, so it felt like he was responding emotionally, which was unusual for him.
“Ha… Are you old enough to not even understand words? Aside from being obsessed with a crappy team, you’ve lost your sense of reason and are no different from an animal, so I can’t help but sigh.”
At Parvati’s words, Chhetri’s laughter spread faintly.
“No, there is no need for an answer. I have no regrets about this festival that is like a child’s play anyway. In any case, even if it is you, there is no rule violation and you have no right to hinder the Indian team’s advancement to the international league. Please think carefully and make this festival a success.”
With those words, Parvati glanced at Chetri and left together.
As if a storm had passed, the expressions on the faces of the veteran hunter panelists who had been through all sorts of hardships were filled with deep concern.
In this incident, the Indian side’s justification was ahead of Leonardo’s, but I knew that it was by no means a good direction.
The secret struggles and conspiracies of each country. The power of each country and the interests of the top can be seen as a kind of ‘shadow hunter’, and the Hunters League players, who are a kind of ‘sunny hunter’ who strive for harmony, training, sparring, and entertainment, must have had an unspoken rule to not invade each other’s territory.
This may be because it felt like things were about to get complicatedly mixed up again.
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Hunters League top-tier players, special agent hunters from each country, or top frontline national hunters.
In fact, it was one of the most talked about topics even before the return.
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[Hey lol, if the hunters who are currently playing at the top compete with the hunters from the Hunter’s League, who will win?]
N Isn’t that Doctor Who? LOL What are you doing at the top these days? The strategy isn’t as dangerous as it used to be, and Hunter’s League Hunters are specialists in PvP.
N You f*cking idiot. Do you have a udon in your head? Of course it’s the former. If a ‘real fighter’ who is a mercenary in war were to show up against a martial arts champion who is broadcasted on YouTube, who would win?
N Is that analogy correct… hmm.
This is a comparison between active hunters who play at the top and hunters who play as sports players.
This part was a hotly debated topic, and there was even talk of sending out hunters who were playing as national agents when Korea was falling far behind in the Hunters League. It was quite an interesting and frequently discussed issue.
And actually, my acquaintances who aren’t hunters, and even my parents, have asked me this question… so there’s no way I wouldn’t have some thoughts about it.
But does that mean I can give you a clear answer if you ask? Well…
That was difficult too.
‘If you think about it, you could say that fighting Justin, who was active on the front lines at the American training camp in this life, was part of that…’
We have the top title of being in the Hunters League’s International League Top 4, but Justin was probably not considered to be one of the top players in the industry.
And that was an unknown to me until just before I returned.
Rumor has it that the hunters fighting on the front lines are very strong, but of course, you never get to meet them in a match.
In my case, it wasn’t really of interest to me.
However… it seemed like that would be difficult to do now.
The International Hunter Festival is about to start again. For its start. Now, in the waiting room where only seven people remain, the story is being told.
The result of the match that was returned was actually a 7-0 loss for the Blackhawks, and Ethan, who was right in front of me in the festival waiting room, was testifying to that defeat.
“…Yes. It’s true.”
Was it because of the mental shock from that defeat? It felt like Ethan was acting completely different from his usual easygoing self.
“Do you want to make fun of a loser?”
Ethan had never referred to himself like that before.
Before the return, when I won the International League by beating Blackhawk, and in this life, when I beat him and won first place at the festival, it was the same.
Yet it is surprising that he is telling such self-deprecating stories.
Since it was unknown territory for me, I was interested in Ethan’s appearance and the guys who would have dealt with him.
“Did you count a lot?”
“Is it very heavy… …?”
Ethan looked at me and smirked.
In fact, it was an understandable laugh.
As for that ‘strength’, it would be really ridiculous to talk about it without encountering it directly.
“I guess I’ll be able to see a little bit of it at this festival. Maybe… … ”
It was a bit of a strange answer. There wouldn’t be anyone from the Indian team who would make it to this festival… … How could they possibly watch it?
The moment he looked at Ethan with a puzzled expression.
I could tell by the way he handled the gun.
He also faced them this time and was frustrated and shocked, but he is a genius I can count on. I know that he didn’t just get beaten up by them.
Perhaps, they stood at this festival with a little piece of the power they possessed clutched in their hands.
fantasy,
