Chapter 246 – 246. Our Secret (1)

Our team’s second opponent was the Sejong Avengers.
A mediocre team with no outstanding players or famous players as a team that ranked 6th last season.

However, surprisingly, it is a club that is ranked in three fingers if it is based on popularity alone.

The reason for its popularity was quite similar to our club.

Just that he was handsome.

I went to the Sejong Avengers’ official social media account and browsed through some recent posts.

[The Dream Team of Sejong Avengers is finally sortie!]
[Welcome the cool and chic Sejong Avengers players!
Comeback Stage, Sejong Avengers.]

There was a picture of Sejong’s male players standing close to each other and embracing each other.
If it had simply ended with that, I wouldn’t have thought about it, but because of the pretty filter and the heart shape drawn around it, I, as a man, aroused an instinctive feeling of rejection.

‘It’s definitely not my style.’

It’s uncomfortable to be close to men, but on top of that, it’s even drawn with a heart on it, so I naturally frown.

I quickly moved on to another article.
However, the next article and the next article were articles with similar content that I wanted to appeal to people.

[Own a special photo card unique to Sejong Avengers!]
[A chance to get a photo card that contains the daily lives of Sejong Avengers players and a special card that is a little more private! Don’t miss it!]

[Players’ fun cooking time!]
[The first-class bridegroom pure player showed off his skills today.
I want to taste it too!]

The job of a coach was not a position where you had to care about the profits of the gaming team, but since it was happening in the same industry, you couldn’t help but pay attention.
Doesn’t my salary come from the wallets that fans open through this kind of publicity?

‘This method seems to be popular with a certain class, but… ‘

Of course, in this industry, where young men are the main focus, it was not welcome.

With a bitter smile on my face, I searched the arena community for public opinion on Sejong’s Avengers.
As expected, most of the reactions were like shaking teeth.

[Did Sejong’s front desk decide to go this way? It’s a real bitch… ]
[What are you doing with the male gamers lol]
[Why are you like this? ‘Because it makes money.’]
[So, like fucking female fans, you should buy goods and give your intuition hahaMale fans say they don’t have money haha]
[Now it’s really just Battle Angels… You can’t be gay there.]
[Why do you think you can’t?]

Obviously, I didn’t do such extreme marketing until I was a player, but I don’t know what happened in such a short period of time.

‘It’s fortunate that the incident didn’t break out thanks to the cooperation of the players.’

If the players even stand up saying that they can’t do it anymore, public opinion about the front that is going to the worst will fall to the floor.
Forcing homosexuality for specific fans, even after looking for a marketing method, they found it wrong for a long time.

I didn’t know the details of the Sejong Front, but I could see how they looked at the players.
Fans who can make money have to be caught somehow, and players are simply seen as a means of making money for the club, so details are being neglected in order to raise profits.

‘It’s a bomb that will explode someday, but let’s see if I have to attract fans even like this.’

Even if you are not in the industry, there was a problem that you have heard or felt at least once.
Compared to the unstable profit structure of the game club, the players’ salaries were much higher.

In the end, the club had no choice but to devise a new revenue structure to cover the ever-rising operating costs and player ransom.

‘Suddenly, our club is also in danger.’

So far, his father’s company has been holding up well, so he has been able to run the club as he pleases, regardless of profits.
However, if his father’s help disappeared and other companies’ sponsors were piled up, pressure on profits could arise.

‘Even though player ransoms aren’t too expensive yet and there are many fans willing to spend money, I don’t feel a crisis in management.’

There was no need to carry a penalty with a poor main sponsor.

‘But first, I have to think about winning the game in front of me.’

It was complicated, but it wasn’t something I had to worry about right now.

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The match against Sejong Avengers ended more futile than expected.

Because it was a team that was not originally called a strong team, it was not too difficult to take victory.

Just like I did against Ozone Frost, I sent out Heo Sook-hee and Lee Ji-ah and pierced them with overwhelming physicality, so I couldn’t deal with it and collapsed.

“It’s not easy to deal with even if you openly induce a physical fight! Battle Angels! It wasn’t a team that stood out like this from the beginning and liked fighting.”
“It shows a lot of different colors. Should I say it’s like a rookie team? They’re proving that they work by choosing a combination with ambition. That’s amazing.”

The players returned to the waiting room receiving rave reviews from commentators and casters.
When others spend time doing stove leagues during the off-season, it was worthwhile to confirm the roster in advance and practice hard.

After today, I was convinced.
Now, our players have a skill that does not yield at all even in the first division.

“Good job everyone.”

He patted the backs of the returning players with bright faces and congratulated them for their hard work.

In the meantime, someone sneaked up next to me and pulled my collar.
I roughly guessed who it was with just that pulling force, and I looked to the side with a questioning face.

“Why? What’s going on?”
“…My sister’s secret… Let me tell you… “

Lee Ji-ah speaks in a small voice that is almost inaudible in case Lee Ji-hye, who is nearby, can hear it.
Perhaps after winning the match against Ozone Frost the other day, he seemed to be talking about what she had thrown at her in order to compensate for her hesitation in interviewing her.

I decided to tell you the secret of Lee Ji-hye that only I knew.
In fact, I knew so much about Lee Ji-hye’s secret that it was colorless to say that it was her secret.
However, she was just worried about how much she should keep the water level.

“Come up to the practice room this morning.”

That’s why I chose to show you directly rather than tell you the secret.

Lee Ji-ah didn’t know what to say, but she nodded her head obediently.

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Today’s schedule is all over and on the way back to the accommodation.

As usual, I was checking social media and looking for reactions to today’s match.

[Battle Angels’ form has gone crazy lately… Then I will really win.]
[It’s refreshing to just physically crush me.]
[Since when did you have such a good physical? Wasn’t it a women’s team… ]
[Let’s just go like this!]
[Are they the Battle Angels who were robbed in the 3rd division?]
[This is a game. This is a contest.]

The atmosphere was that it was fun to see most of the hot physical fights.

Most of the domestic game teams do not prefer the style of competing physically.
Rather than a strategy in which the probability of success fluctuates depending on the condition of the players that day, I prefer to carefully plan and devise a strategy to secure victory with stability.

Thanks to this, it was a disadvantage of the Korean league that a proper fight did not take place until the 30th minute passed.
It was no wonder that our team’s hot fighting style, which appeared like a comet, was gaining popularity.

“Huh?”

However, when I was looking for other articles for a while, I found a post that caught my attention.
I couldn’t hold back my curiosity and clicked on the article to open it.

[Are Battle Angels also Reds?]
[There was a picture of me doing lesbianism on the official SNS. What is it?
The ransom price went up, but I didn’t go to another team, but it turns out that it’s because it’s the Reds?]

What else is this

Our players are Lezrani, and based on my personal experience, there was absolutely no way that would be the case.
It was clear that something was wrong.

According to the contents of the article, I entered the official SNS account of Battle Angels and checked the authenticity.

[A happy time.]

And it was not difficult to find a post with a picture suggesting homosexuality.

The main characters in the photo were Ryu Seo-yoon and Baek Ha-yan.
A filter with hearts sticking out of the bot duo talking close together made it appear that feelings other than friendship were growing between the two.

‘I don’t feel too bad, but… ‘

Still, it was a picture of two pretty girls, so it was not burdensome to look at.
Most people’s reactions were similar to mine.

[Suddenly, what kind of picture is this? Thief]
[What is it? Are the two of you like that?]
[I support you ^^]
[Fuck… It’s better than dating a boy, but… ]

It was much more friendly than the reaction to the gay gay photos of the Sejong Avengers seen in the past, but there were also opinions that they did not understand the embarrassing content.

I was too
Although the situation of the main sponsor was not good, and there was a recent case of mass withdrawal of VIPs, I knew that the situation was not difficult enough to attract aggro right now.

‘It’s late today, so I’ll ask tomorrow.’

I couldn’t think of anyone other than Manager Yoo Min-ah who would do such a thing.

I decided to ask tomorrow and went inside the accommodation I arrived at.

There was a late-night snack on the table to soothe a hard day, so after a delicious meal, we went to each room.

And at dawn when everyone was asleep.
I texted Lee Ji-ah and called her into the living room.

“I’ll show you your sister’s secret.”

Could it be because of the late hour and my whispering secretly?
Jiah Lee nodded her head with her tense face.

Then I took her to her parking lot.

“Lie down here.”

He opened the back seat of her car and pushed her into her.
And covered her with her black blanket, hiding her completely.

“Wait a minute.”

Maybe it’s because he’s such a quiet kid, even hiding is a secret.

Next, I called Jihye Lee.

If you call her at any time, she comes out to her parking lot in her light clothes, just like her popping out within 10 minutes.

“…To do something else… “

Seeing me in her street clothes, she narrowed her eyes.
I took off her coat and threw it on her, then opened her passenger door.

“Now, let’s go make a secret memory.”