Chapter 233 – 233. First Division Debut (1)

The end of the year was slowly approaching.
In other words, it was the same as saying that the next spring season was approaching.

This is because the ACK spring season started right from the beginning of January.

‘I’m ready.’

The players have grown as much as they can.
The Stove League also passed without any noise, and now the only thing left to do is to go on the actual stage.

It was obvious, but immediately after the World Championship, transfer offers for players came from so many teams.

It was the same not only in Korea’s first division teams, but also in various countries such as China, the United States, and Japan.
Fortunately, thanks to the will of the players who had no thoughts of transferring, I couldn’t even go into the full-fledged contract talk.

‘In a transfer market full of chaos and astonishment, our team was one of the few peaceful teams.’

Just looking at Mad Tiger Gaming, ACK’s representative team, Wizard, the last initial member who had been with the team for 4 years, has retired.
It was the end of the oldest professional gamer in terms of ACK, and it was also the last retirement of the Mad Tiger player at the time of my debut.

‘It took a long time.’

As long as it’s been a long time, the career has been considerable.
World Championship winner and runner-up twice.
It will be the highest career of all the pros in arena that currently exist.

Other than that, the WM Winners, who almost razed all members, and the Sejong Avengers, who called up a large number of 2nd team members, sent a transfer market that was enough to be an issue.

And today, it was the day to meet all the players who have been confirmed to play in the first division next year.

Even when we were in the second division, the opening video shooting day was often on the schedule.
The day has dawned.

When I came out with the players who were ready, a black van was waiting.
Now, the players naturally boarded the familiar vehicle.

Sitting in the passenger seat, I talked about this and that with director Jeong Pal-soo, who was behind the wheel.

“The situation at work wasn’t very good, but is your father okay?”
“You are calmer than you think. You always behave like you always do.”

Hagija, I can’t imagine the look of my father who is intimidated.

I searched for articles related to my father’s company for a while.

Incidents that exploded every day were telling the company’s crisis.

No matter how suspicious his father is, he is not in a good mood.
There was also a point that it was the business of my father who shared blood, but it was because our position as the biggest and only sponsor of our game team could be at stake.

‘Father, he told me not to worry about that part… ‘

Like normal fathers, it could be that they act strong in front of their sons.
Unfortunately, there was very little I could do about business.
Having lived my entire life as a progamer, I couldn’t get into a company that was so complex that I didn’t know where to start without knowing anything about it.

‘It would be helpful to find another sponsor or become independent by making a profit.’

Thanks to that, everyone from the front desk to the head coach Jin worked hard every day to increase profitability and select new sponsors.

Fortunately, there were quite a few sponsors willing to provide money, so even if the main sponsor disappeared right away, the continuation of the gaming team would not be in danger.

Moreover, I also had my own trump card.
I didn’t want to ask for help if possible, so I was sparing my words, but I received a short text message thrown indifferently just yesterday.

[Madam: If it’s very difficult, tell me. Because I want to support my daughter’s dream her. There will be some conditions attached.]

The word ‘condition’ attached to the back was very frightening, but when it wasn’t time to cover cold rice with hot rice, even this was something I would calmly accept.

“I’m here.”

Deep worries about the future of the gaming team came to an end when the car stopped.
Looking back, I saw girls sleeping tangled up in such a way that anyone who saw them would be shocked.

It was so early in the morning that I would normally be in dreamland for a long time, so it was understandable.

“Everybody wake up. Go to bed after filming.”
“Yes…”

The girls, who had woken up from their slumber, began to come out of the car in a messy look.

The studio we arrived at was already full of staff and players.
First, after sending the players to the waiting room, they exchanged greetings with the officials.

“Nice to meet you. Battle Coach. For Battle Angels, I will complete the style and start filming right away.”

As all the players of eight teams had to be captured on camera, the scene was busy with no time to breathe.

Our players were the busiest among them and received the most attention.
Seven players all with amazing looks.
Thanks to that, the shooting concept is also unique compared to other teams.

In a place reminiscent of a Roman temple, costumes similar to the angel costumes were taken during the previous 3rd division were distributed.

I’ve heard that there are scenes wearing uniforms, but if things go on like this, there will be no avoiding suspicions of preferential treatment again.

As soon as I heard the concept, I immediately went to the director of photography and conveyed my thoughts.

“According to the concept I was guided to, there is one more scene where only we are dressed as angels. Is this okay? Even if you don’t, you know that our team is under suspicion of preferential treatment from the league, right?”
“Ah…”

When I spoke in a slightly stronger tone, the PD made a puzzled face.
Yes, from their point of view, they would have wanted to pay more attention to our team, which is the hot potato of the current league and the red bean of Taiyaki, and increase the amount of play.

In fact, what fans want is to see the players of Battle Angels dressed up.
However, the complaints of existing league fans cannot be ignored.

The first thing in the Korean league is unconditional skill.
The charm of personality, appearance, interview, etc. Is lower than the second.

I tended to admit openly pushing players with excellent skills, but I was not allowed to make them the main players because of their outstanding looks.

“… I will take measures to keep that part from coming out as much as possible.”

The PD tried to escape the situation by talking a little vaguely.
Apparently, he was much older than me, and he had been in charge of filming the opening video of the league for a long time, so he seemed to think that if he said that he would do well, it would pass.

It was obvious, but if you nod your head and step back here, it just means that the PD should do what he wants.
I had to get a firm promise.

I said in a firm voice.

“It will be difficult to increase the amount of other teams now, so how about doing this?”

I told PD about the plan I was thinking of.
The PD who heard the plan was a bit embarrassed, but he reluctantly accepted it, as if there was no other sharp way.

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The site where all the players from the 8 teams in the 1st division gathered to film the opening video was as crowded as in high school break time even in the waiting room.

There were many players who got to know each other by changing teams several times over the years of the Arena League.

During the waiting time, it’s time to say hello and relax after a long time.

‘Wow… Roger is a player! Omg! That’s WM’s Warlock! Everyone has Beast players from Blonds… !’

In particular, in the case of the major players of Mad Tiger Gaming, who made their debut this season, they were moving their heads even more busily because they saw the players they had only seen on TV in real life.

“Interesting?”
“Yes… Because they are all really famous players… How can I say it, the feeling of participating as an ordinary person in a gathering of celebrities?”
“Whoops… Now, next season, you’re sure to be as famous as the other players here. You should be thinking of putting it all on.”

As he looked around and wondered for a while, Kidd, who was right next to him, tapped his side with a playful voice.

Major swallowed.
Kidd said it jokingly, but it wasn’t baseless.

In fact, it was because we had to defeat all the legendary players gathered here to get to the World Championship.

‘Okay. Let’s not be scared. After all, they’re all players who’ve been defeated at least once in solo lang, right?’

Still, thinking about what happened in the game made me feel a little more at ease.

No matter how in real life, they were veterans who started their careers a few years before him, and seniors in society who were older, but if you look only at solo lang, they were people who physically beat them all.

Besides, isn’t the professional world a place where skills are everything?
There is no need for him to shrink in the slightest.

“Senior is right. They are all people I have to jump over anyway, so I shouldn’t be intimidated for nothing.”

For a moment, Major looked up with a triumphant expression on his face.
Kidd was cute with Major, who was only a sophomore in high school, and he thought of himself in the past, so he stroked his hair without realizing it.

‘Ah, but I have to tell you that.’

While he was stroking his hair for a while, an idea came to him.
Just a while ago, a group of people I saw while going to the bathroom.

He said to the major with a serious face.

“Well… But even if you try not to be intimidated, there are players who can’t help but be intimidated.”
“Yes? Did you feel intimidated, too?”

Kid looked at Major with a surprised expression on his face.
He too had just become an adult, but there was no reason he would not like Major, who calls him senior like the sky.

Kid lowered his voice to set the mood as if he were talking about some important tip.

“I just came to see the Battle Angels players… There is real… No matter how many times I tried, I just couldn’t get used to it.”

The rookie team like a comet that has risen from the second division this time, Battle Angels.
Unusually, there was a peculiarity that it was founded this year with a composition of all female players and a sponsor of a porn company.

‘If such a team appears in a group of pro gamers, which are predominantly male in their early 20s, it is bound to stand out.’

He looked away for a moment and looked at a female player in the distance.

Before the Battle Angels came into existence, it was Rosé, a player who caught her attention because of her outstanding appearance her and the feature of being one of the few female players in the first division.

She said that even if she was alone, she was an innovation in the professional league world, and she had a lot to say, but how great would the ripple effect be with female players as star and talented as her appearing in her team unit.

“Ah… Are those players?”

And finally, the Battle Angels, a team that no one has expressed but secretly hoped to meet, appeared in the waiting room.