Chapter 120 – 120. Opening Filming Session

Finally, the long-awaited start of the 2nd division is just around the corner.

The shooting of the opening video was today.

Originally, the opening video and title video of the 2nd division used to be filled with highlights from the previous season.
However, this year’s summer season was different.

‘Suddenly, from this season, the title video is filmed in a studio and used? It’s obvious.’

It’s embarrassing to say with my own mouth, but even a newbie who has just started watching arena competitions can understand that it’s because of the monster rookie team, Battle Angels, who came up from the 3rd division.

‘It’s rather good for us.’

Still, the reason I can accept it without saying anything is that it is beneficial to our team.
The root of esports is, after all, fan culture.
The more fans that follow the team, the stronger it becomes.

In the case of Korea, usually teams with good skills have a lot of fans, but our team was an exception.
Although they did not have overwhelming skills to attract fans, thanks to the fact that they were made up of girls with unprecedented looks in the game scene, their popularity was comparable to that of the first division teams.

While I was thinking, the van carrying the players arrived at the filming location.

It was an eerie ruin at night.

“Wow… Are you filming here?”

Baek Ha-yan got out of the car first and said.
I nodded.

When I was in the 1st division, I also did a lot of video shooting in ruins.
There was no place like this to hold the form and take pictures.

“Haam… I’m tired… It won’t be over soon, will it?”

After that, the players get off one after another in the van.

Starting with Ryu Seo-yoon, Heo Sook-hee, Han Yuna, Lee Ji-hye, and finally Kang Yul.

Maybe it’s because they’re all players with the same appearance, but it feels like they shine just by appearing.

Among them, especially strong.
After evolving from timid and timid hair to bobbed hair, she recently made another evolution.

She had just dyed her hair a gorgeous blonde.

Short hair and tall height made him look handsome and pretty, but in addition to that, he had blonde hair, so he was quite cool in harmony with his slightly tanned body her.

As his style her changed, his confidence her seemed to increase a little.
Naturally, he was leading the team as a leader, standing in front of his teammates.

I leisurely followed them.

“Battle Angels players, please wait here!”

And in the middle, I met the staff and was guided to the waiting room.

When I shoot the title video, I usually start in the morning and go into filming one team at a time.
The more group scenes came out, the more grandiose it became, but there could be a team whose schedule didn’t match, and the difficulty of filming became that much more difficult.

This time, a shooting plan faithfully followed that principle was established.

Starting with our team, each team went into individual shooting, and at the end, there was a group shooting.

‘Thanks to that, our team came out in the morning and waited until evening.’

It was unavoidable.
If the shooting period is extended to two days, that much money and time is wasted, so in order to finish shooting within one day, one team has to start the first shoot and wait until the last shoot.

And, as everywhere in Korea, the youngest takes on an unreasonable role.
It was not new that our team, which had just risen to the second division, was assigned the most uncomfortable role.

“What are you going to do after filming?”

Lee Ji-hye, who was roughly aware of the boring schedule, asked insinuatingly.
I looked around at the players and answered.

“Let’s eat something delicious and go to the aquarium.”
“Aquarium!”

The white white reactions in amazement at my words.
He pretended not to be the other players, but was full of anticipation.

We had dinner parties often, but we had never gone anywhere to play by ourselves.
No matter how important teamwork is in a game, it is not easy to unite while taking time apart.

Since our team was practically a gaming team that combined idol culture, we went to the aquarium to play while filming videos and fulfilling the purpose of unity.

‘I had one more purpose today.’

That’s something I’ll reveal later when I go to the aquarium.
I made eye contact with the rest of the team except for ‘her her her’ her.

Nod, nod

It seemed like a sign that the preparations were roughly finished.

Then, until that time comes, let’s do our best for the shooting that is right in front of us.

“Battle Angels players! I’m going to start filming!”
“Yes!”

The players responded brightly and rose from their seats.
And the shooting begins with the ruins as the stage.

Since the characters were so good, I think it would be okay to take a rough shot, but since it was the same video as the 2nd Division, everyone was concentrating on filming.

I sat comfortably in my chair and watched the players move.

“Hello.”

It was a time when I was voyeurizing them insidiously for a long time.
Someone came up to me and started talking to me.

I felt a little stingy, so I cleared my throat and turned my head.

“Oh, hello.”

Being from the 1st division, I didn’t have many chances to face the 2nd division players, but they were the enemies our players had to deal with in the future.

The player who greeted me was one of them.

Nami Marines, a team that finished the Arena Challengers League spring season in 3rd place and unfortunately failed to advance to the 1st division promotion stage

Because the biggest sponsor was a tuna company, the team was also called the Tuna Marines, and he was RedPepper, a player in charge of supporting Nami Marines.

Broad shoulders, a thick beard, and a full body.

It was a manly style that was completely opposite to the image of a ‘mother’ that people often think of as supporters.

I got up and took his outstretched hand his.

“Nice to meet you.”
Haha. It is an honor. I get to meet seniors like this…”
“Senior sir… Well, if you’ll excuse me, my age…”

Just by looking at my face, I didn’t look like I was old enough to call me a senior, so I asked.
And then comes a shocking answer.

“Now I am in my 3rd year of high school! Please be comfortable with me, Coach!”
“……”

‘This… High school senior?’

It was an unbelievable reality.
To be honest, she looks like she’s in her 30s…

Anyway, since he told me to be comfortable with him, I decided to do it.
I waved my hand and nodded.

“Then I’ll make it easy for you. Please take good care of me.”
“Yep!”

We had a brief conversation with him and parted ways.
Seeing that the other teams hadn’t been seen yet, it seemed that Nami Marines, which he belongs to, would be the next team to shoot after us.

‘It has nothing to do with me.’

There was almost no contact with Nami Marines, and I knew that the match would only be played in the second half of the first round.
When I glanced back at the place where the Nami Marines players were gathered, I saw that they were standing in front of the camera and filming something.

It seemed like they were filming a behind-the-scenes video or something.

‘More than that, we should care about the growth of our players.’

It’s been a while since I opened the stat window of the players.

[Kang Yul
Nickname: Carrywoman
Tier: Master 6950, etc.
Most Pick: Hercules, Son Oh Gong, Yeo Po, Hyun Moo

Obedience: 70
Growth Rate: 10%

Physical: 16
Mental: 15
Stamina: 18
Judgment: 15
Cooperation: 15]

[Lee Ji-hye
Nickname: Wisdom
Tier: Master 1022
Most Pick: Cockatrice, Gildong Hong, Fenrir, Medusa

Obedience: 90
Growth Rate: 10%

Physical: 16
Mental: 18
Stamina: 12
Judgment: 19
Cooperation: 15

Engrave
Shame Imprint LV 2: Lee Ji-hye learned how to obey while overcoming countless shame. Each time she receives her shame, her skills her will explode.
If she feels shame, her judgment her rises.]

[Yuna Han
Nickname: Luna
Tier: Diamond 1
Most Pick: Hyeonmu, Gumiho, Bull Mawang

Obedience: 20
Growth Rate: 20%

Physical: 13
Mental: 13
Stamina: 14
Judgment: 11
Cooperation: 13]

[Heo Sook-hee
Nickname: Neto
Tier: Master 5322
Most Pick: Hydra, Orion, Sagittarius, Captain Hook

Obedience: 10
Growth rate: 0%

Physical: 16
Mental: 14
Stamina: 13
Judgment: 14
Cooperation: 4]

[Ryu Seo-yoon
Nickname: Ryu
Tier: Master 132nd
Most Picks: Artemis, Atalanta, Hydra, Orion

Obedience: 100
Growth Rate: 30%

Physical: 19
Mental: 13
Stamina: 11
Judgment: 15
Cooperation: 15

Engrave
Obedience Imprint LV 1: Ryu Seo-yoon’s obedience will no longer rise. Players who have reached 100 Obedience obey the coach’s words unconditionally!
If there is something that will increase obedience in the future, the growth rate will increase instead.]

[White
Nickname: White
Tier: Master 6153
Most Pick: Hermes, Aphrodite, Uriel, Tinker Bell

Obedience: 85
Growth rate: 15%

Physical: 15
Mental: 22
Stamina: 13
Judgment: 10
Cooperation: 17

Engrave
Guilt Imprint 2 LV: It is an imprint expressed from the strong guilt consciousness inside the white man. She will do anything to ease this guilt.
If you feel guilty, your physical and cooperation skills increase.]

When I first met them, their stats were very shabby.
However, half a year later, the length had grown to fill the eyes, and the figure had changed enough to be said to have turned the sky upside down.

Among them, the most notable indicator was rank tier.
Except for mid laner Han Yuna, all of them have achieved master tier.

Even Ryu Seo-yoon is 132nd, and there is not much left until the challenger tier, which only 100 people can wear on the server.

Due to the nature of the domestic server, where pros from all over the world come and occupy one spot, the meaning of the challenger tier is special.
Even among pros in the first division, you can tell just by looking at the players who have not made it to the challenger tier.

Besides, what about the stats?
Stats that used to be single digits in the past were all double digits, except for Heo Sook-hee’s cooperative spirit.

The players of the past, who were really like bugs, have now grown to a level that can be seen to some extent.

‘But it’s still not enough.’

At this level, I thought that I could rub it to some extent in the 2nd division.

Still, neither of the two mid laners had the skills to stand out in the second division, but it was possible enough considering they were slowly growing.

‘The first match, the Dragon Knights, is likely to be lost, but it wouldn’t be bad to meet first rather than meeting at an ambiguous moment.’

With the start of the second division approaching, the brackets were also revealed.

The Challengers League is divided into rounds 1 and 2.

Each team will play two matches per week, and each team will play against all other teams once per round.

There are a total of 8 teams registered in the Challengers League.
Among them, there were 7 teams excluding your own team, which means that 7 matches will be played in the first round.

Since there were a total of two rounds, 14 matches will be played in the summer season.
After completing all 14 games, the top 4 teams will meet for a playoff match.

Like the promotion match, the 4th place team and the 3rd place team face off, and after the winning team plays against the 2nd place team, the winning team will play the 1st place team in the final.

The team that won the summer season was able to advance to the first division promotion round along with the team with the highest combined score in the spring and summer seasons.

‘And if I win the promotion match, I’ll be able to return to the first division, which I’ve longed for.’

Maybe then, not as a player, but as a coach.

Anyway, in conclusion, it meant that we had no chance other than winning the summer season to advance to the first division promotion stage.

To go up in terms of points, our team was behind from the start because we joined from the summer season.

I then looked up the schedule for Round 1 of the Challengers League.
Since there were photos taken from the event officials, they could be viewed at any time on their cell phones.