098. Matching Outline
A practice match held at the joint training center of TAK and PER a few days ago.
Since then, Ryu Jae-jun has never played a practice match in PER again.
Because I declined the additional practice match that day and went straight away.
‘Ah… I thought it had come quite far. Didn’t it?’
To be honest, I was hesitant.
There’s no way you wouldn’t have felt anything even if you watched that game with me.
So that day, I thought that if I saw more teammates, I would be included in the PER, so I suggested that we play a few more practice matches.
To refuse that?
I had a feeling that I might miss it like this.
To be honest, it was bitter.
Because it would be a waste to give it to another team.
But that’s that, and even if Ryu Jae-jun doesn’t join our team, the season will start.
‘I guess I have to start preparing soon.’
Naturally, the team had to get going without him, so it was time to head back to the manager’s office to start making the rest of the preparations.
“Coach Lee Jong-gyu. How was the test you did at PER Home last time?”
“What… Are you asking about memorable players or something like that?”
Lee Jong-gyu looked through the evaluation documents from last time.
It was quite interesting to see that the player profiles were categorized by a sort of evaluation level.
‘Even if your coaching skills are lacking, you’re okay in that regard… … .’
“If we extract the data and pick out the top players… … the one that stands out is Kim Yu-hyeon. And Lee Jong-woon… … … … … … players. Is that all? If there are any other specs that the team needs, we can pick out those.”
Lee Jong-gyu turned back to me and handed me the documents.
They were documents with the letter A written in red across the top.
“As expected… … Kim Yu-hyeon. The data is like that, and it was the same when I saw him in person last time. He’s good. There’s a part 2 job in his career history, but is there any more detailed information?”
Upon hearing that, Lee Jong-gyu took out more documents from his bag.
‘Even though there was a request to recruit part 1, I didn’t go… …’
I thought he was an interesting player. He must have been treated well and thought about his future, so I couldn’t help but go.
Perhaps the reason you applied to our team was because the conditions were good, but you could have gone, but you didn’t?
Well, actually, this is a good thing.
“Let’s send a notice of acceptance to Kim Yu-hyeon, and hold off on the next two top scorers for now. Maybe a reserve number?”
‘If Ryu Jae-jun decides to come in, I don’t think we’ll need any more… … .’
Ryu Jae-jun and Kim Yu-hyeon.
And the rest of the team members. Lee Gil-han, Lee Yeon-ju, Kim Do-jun, Han Ji-soo, Yoon Han-gyeol.
Me, Lee Chang-hyun.
Many new tactics have emerged that could be used by this newly formed team.
A kind of space defense strategy where Kim Yu-hyeon sets up a turret and creates a trap, and Han Ji-soo and Lee Yeon-ju use gravity sniping to perfectly eliminate intruders.
Inside there, you can continue to use the bomber strategy by hanging it on your sword while continuing to beat the mana bomber.
In addition to that, Ryu Jae-jun and I also experienced this practice match. A special forces strategy that inflicted great damage on multiple opponents.
There is a strategy to induce a brawl where the three top players, Kim Do-jun, Lee Gil-han, and Yoon Han-gyeol, enter late.
I felt once again that the number of strategies that can be used has increased to an infinite number, including things I hadn’t even thought of before.
‘I’m itching to try out just the things that come to mind right now… ‘
The future of the game and PER is starting to look more promising.
Even to this extent, it is still not enough to reach the level of Part 1.
Because PER and I still had plenty of room for growth.
***
Meanwhile, there was someone who was wasting time feeling depressed after the PER test last time.
Kim Yu-hyeon. He was a special position player who was treated as an elite in the second division.
After completely failing the PER test, I had no choice but to participate in other teams’ tests and even practice matches.
‘This wasn’t my plan… … .’
In fact, even if I hadn’t taken a break the whole season, I wouldn’t have had to take tests.
Even when applying to a PER with good conditions, you would send game highlights rather than directly participating in the test. Later, you may be asked to participate in a practice match.
If that had been the case, this unfortunate incident wouldn’t have happened.
‘If I had participated in a practice match instead of a test, I would have been able to show my true worth better… … .’
As for the nature of his ability, it was Kim Yu-Hyeon’s ability to show a stronger side in a well-organized fight and a controllable situation.
More honestly, the test itself was ridiculous.
I realized this again after going through tests by other teams… …
‘Those guys back then. Part 2, right?’
No matter how I think about it, I messed up my own test.
Because I thought that the guys who broke the turret and caused chaos were at least on the same level as the guys I counted in Part 2.
And it wasn’t just one. There was one guy who was a little familiar, whose name I didn’t know, who was shooting a gun, and one guy who was making a weird blackboard scratching noise and blowing everything up.
Although he did not attend the party, I heard that Chairman Lee Geun-taek chose the ace of PER as his successor…
I thought that a guy like that might have a lot of hidden connections.
But just in case, I couldn’t let go of my phone today, the day of my acceptance letter…
Tiring!
The cell phone rang.
[Web transmission]
[Team PER]
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Thank you for your support of Team PER, and congratulations on passing the test.
Please answer the phone as we will be contacting you shortly.
‘Lee Jong-hoon… … ‘
My name is Kim Yu-hyeon.
What is it? What happened? Did it fall?
A thousand thoughts raced through my head.
Meanwhile.
Tiring!
[Web transmission]
[Team PER]
The message was sent incorrectly. Sorry.
Phew… … As expected, I came to the wrong place.
I had a thought.
‘But why did you send this important text message to the wrong person and why are you not sincere in your apology?’
Well… Anyway, I guess I’ll get some proper texts again soon.
And I’m waiting… …
‘Uh… … Huh?’
As I waited, time passed quickly and it became dark outside.
‘I’m not getting any texts?’
Considering that I got a text earlier, I should have gotten one right away, but I haven’t gotten any texts yet…
Kim Yu-hyeon screamed.
It was a long time later that I saw the text message confirming my acceptance, which came much later, while I was still in a panic.
***
Meanwhile, Ryu Jae-jun was still in deep thought.
‘To be honest, among the teams that I received a joining offer from, there are some that are objectively stronger than their PER… … .’
A practice match between TAK and PER. The feeling of being completely comfortable was felt there.
The pleasure of gears turning in perfect sync. Breathing as if we were one.
You won’t be able to feel that.
As my worries continued, I received some very welcome news.
[Jo Yeon-hwa]: Oh, right. So you were thinking about going because he asked you to. Have you been to that team?
[Ryu Jae-jun]: Yeah, I went there a few days ago. I went and took the entrance test and played a practice game.
[Jo Yeon-hwa]: Really? So how was it? Did that team do well? Judging from their record, they seem to have crushed Division 3 and done well in the Division 2 promotion/relegation matches.
[Ryu Jae-jun]: The team wasn’t anything special. But, I felt pretty good during the practice match.
[Jo Yeon-hwa]: Huh?
[Ryu Jae-jun]: 5 members of the PER team died, and it was thrilling to play 2 vs 7 with 7 members of the opposing team.
From Jo Yeon-hwa’s perspective, it was hard to understand the situation where only two people were left and it became 2 vs. 7, but what was still interesting was the result of 2 vs. 7.
‘Based on what they say, those two are probably Ryu Jae-jun and Lee Chang-hyun.’
[Jo Yeon-hwa]: So what happened? Lee Gim?
[Ryu Jae-jun]: I lost because I killed 5 people and ran out of mana. If I had just a little more time to recover my mana, I might have won.
No, but seriously, when I tried it with Lee Chang-hyun, I got the feeling. [Wave] He goes out of range at the exact timing, and when it’s dangerous, he throws an airbeat to cover for me.
‘Your breathing matches that well?’
Ryu Jae-jun’s [Wave] was neither clear in scope nor intuitive.
But, read it exactly until the timing of use, and it goes out of range.
I thought maybe it was that ability I had been talking about to myself the other day.
An ability close to ‘future poetry’ revealed by a guy who can simulate tens of thousands of futures and embody them into experience.
[Ryu Jae-jun]: I now understand why the old man gave the relic to Lee Chang-hyun and let him go.
When that old man sees a kid like this, he goes completely crazy.
‘It must have been a special experience for you to say that.’
In fact, for us who were trained by Lee Geun-taek and Jo Jun-ho, there wasn’t much that we could call special about our hunter experience.
I thought it was amazing.
[Jo Yeon-hwa]: So you decided to go in there?
[Ryu Jae-jun]: I’m thinking about that a bit lol
‘Are you crazy? You’re not going to take this?’
Maybe it’s because Ryu Jae-jun hasn’t been with the team for very long. It seems like he doesn’t really understand what it means to have a teammate that fits him well.
That’s why I had no choice but to tell you.
[Jo Yeon-hwa]: If it were me, I would definitely go. You’re going to the 2nd division anyway. Next season, you’re definitely going to the 1st division. Do you really need to pick between good and bad teams?
[Jo Yeon-hwa]: Just a guy who fits well and is interesting. It’s better to work with someone you have good chemistry with for a season and get in shape.
[Jo Yeon-hwa]: Since it’s a first division team, you have to go to the international league, so it would be good to settle down on a good team… … .
A few minutes passed after telling that story and checking, but there was no immediate reply.
It seemed like he was deeply troubled.
Well, actually, it doesn’t really matter… … ,
Just listening to their stories, it seemed like they had perfect chemistry. When you play with someone like that, you’re bound to discover new things.
A few minutes later, a reply came.
[Ryu Jae-jun]: That’s right. This season is something we’ll have to go through anyway, so it might be a good idea to give it a try.
‘So this is how it ended up.’
Although I was a bit nitpicky, I think this made the second division a bit more interesting.
Even against the top teams in the second division, he has a PER of 2 to 7, taking out 5 people. I wonder how much of an impact this guy, who seemed so confident in himself at the party, will have.
That would be the case… …
‘Because that guy is in Part 2.’
Han Ji-hoo.
A sleeping dragon in the second division who is evaluated as having individual skills and abilities higher than the first division, but does not advance to the second division.
What would happen if you were to face a team of guys who were determined to move up when they were satisfied with their skills and stuck in the second division, slaughtering other teams?
‘When you fought me before, you acted like a king and were completely shameless.’
I really wanted to break his nose, but honestly, he was a pretty good guy so I couldn’t do that.
Well honestly, since it’s a team fight, I don’t know if Lee Chang-hyun and Ryu Jae-jun can completely defeat each other as a team…
I felt like one thing was clear.
‘This second half of the game. It would be fun to watch at least one game where PER is shown.’
Because the guy might actually make it to Part 1 like he said at the party.
At least until then, I thought we should keep a close eye on things from above.
fantasy,
