Chapter 289 – 289. We’re Not Defeated Yet! (5)

[WM HAN: You are Seoyoon Ryu, right?]
[BA Ryu: Huh?]

Around the end of the scrim match against WM Winners, a whisper suddenly came from the opponent’s ADC.
The content, which started with short words, immediately inquired into her past history without even saying hello.

[WM HAN: I’m Ryu Han-seong, your high school classmate, don’t you know? We met at the competition.]
[BA Ryu: Ah… ]
[WM HAN: Nice to meet you. I didn’t expect to see you here.]
[BA Ryu: Yes.]

She was Ryu Seo-yoon, who was full of confidence in everything, but there were many memories she wanted to forget about her school days.
Maybe it’s because she was living a low-key life before joining the Battle Angels.

‘At that time, I really had nothing.’

She came from an orphanage and was kicked out of the 2nd division gaming team.
Due to her hot-tempered personality, she did not deserve close friends or acquaintances.

Now, it is said that there are a bunch of girls who are closer than her family, but at that time, life came alone and went alone.

[WM HAN: How are you? Do you still keep in touch with the high school kids?]
[BA Ryu: … No. Not good.]
[WM HAN: The kids will miss you, so please contact me. Didn’t you get along well with Yuri noona?]

Sticky.
Ryu Seo-yoon grabbed her aching head and frowned at her.
It was because when she heard her name, which she did not want to recall, after a long time, she had an intense headache.

Everyone has at least one embarrassing memory from their school days.
Of course, there were people who had more memories than others.

Memories with seniors called Lee Yoo-ri were all stained with mosaics.

[BA Ryu: Well, I forgot everything now… ]
[WM HAN: Forgetting, my sister wouldn’t think so? Even if you don’t, I’ve asked what you’re doing, but I should have texted you that you’re continuing as a pro gamer.]
[BA Ryu: Oh, no, don’t… ]
[WM HAN: Why not? I don’t like to lie either?]
[BA Ryu: You’re saying don’t just talk. Not a lie Anyway, please don’t.]
[WM HAN: … ]

There were no more whispers from him.
Ryu Seo-yoon felt an ominous feeling and shuddered from the memories of the past.

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“So? This AD is from the same high school as you?”
“Yes. And he was a kid who had some problems back then.”
“Problem? School violence?”

If it’s a problem from school days, it’s just what comes to mind.
However, Ryu Han-seong put on an ambiguous expression.

“What… You can see that too.”
“Is that Ryu Seo-yoon abusive? No? Just say that.”
“I hit both of them, but… If I have to ask, he gets hit more… “
“You mean you hit both of them in the end? That’s it.”

Master Coach smiled coldly and patted him on the shoulder.

“Can I get the phone number of the girl who was beaten?”

Afterwards, she got a phone number for a girl named Lee Yu-ri from Ryu Han-seong and ended her call.
There was a harvest of its own.
No matter what the context was, the fact that the relationship between friends was not smooth during school days would ruin the image a lot, so the details were not a part-time job.

‘Even if it’s not true, I’m not the one who gets fucked!’

Only the girl named Lee Yu-ri, who complained about the victim, was hit by the aftermath.

Just then, a girl’s voice rang from the phone that hadn’t hung up yet.

“Ah… ! So I called out that bitch and showed her what I saw!”
“…I’m not interested in that, anyway, so you’re right, right?”
“Yeah, but you should have seen that bastard fuck. But do they really give money just for an interview?”
“I’ll give you any amount of money, so you just have to focus on saying that you were right. I’ll set up an interview date as soon as possible. Are you fine?”
“Sure! Are you depositing the money right away?”

If possible, it should be fired quickly before the game starts.
A strange smile crept across the master coach’s lips.

‘Do you think I’m going to collapse from here? I will bring you to your knees no matter what.’

The higher it goes, the greater the damage when it falls.
For Battle Angels, who are currently at their peak, this minor controversy alone will be enough to stumble.

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White White glanced at him.
There was a girl with an expression that I couldn’t pretend I didn’t know even if I tried to pretend I didn’t know.

Now that she has been by her side for over a year, she can tell how she feels just by the speed at which she grabs a spoon while eating.

“What are you worried about?”
“Huh? Oh no… “

But when she asked directly, she just said that she was okay.

She was so independent, and she didn’t like to depend on others, so she knew this.

‘Should I tell the director?’

When she had a strong feeling, she had no choice but to borrow the power of the director, who was no different from cheating.
In the end, she went to director Kim Jeong-soo’s room without Ryu Seo-yoon’s knowledge.

She just happened to be in the seat, and she sits close to him and she tells him about Mijual Gojual.

“Hmm… Even if you don’t, you seem to have no energy these days.”

Her words had little basis, but he nodded her head earnestly.

“I wondered if it was because I took an hour-long walk naked last night… Don’t you think that’s the case too?”
“Yes… ? I think you could have killed him in an hour?”

How can I make Ryu Seo-yoon, who has a strong sense of self-esteem, openly confess her troubles?
The two men and women put their heads together and thought, then suddenly opened the door and looked at Hwang Ji-yeon who came in.

“You were here… A little strange article came up on the Internet? Would you like to take a look?”

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Looking at her serious face, it seems that something has exploded.
I accepted her tablet as she handed it to me with her serious face.

And I read the article floating on the screen from the top.
Beside her, Baek Ha-yeon was peeking at her tablet with her head pulled out.

“Um… “

As I read through her writings, I felt like I knew why Hwangbo Ji-yeon made a fuss about her.
The content of the article was a story that a pro gamer might be involved as a perpetrator of school violence.

It was just a speculative interview, and it wasn’t clear who he was referring to, but I had no choice but to think of Ryu Seo-yoon because there was a clue that it was a female game team’s one-deal.

“This can’t be!”

Baek Ha-yan, who read the article after me, exclaimed in surprise.
I also knew very well that Ryu Seo-yoon was not someone to hit and bully anyone.
But do fans who read this article think so too?

‘Maybe he’s right and bites me.’

Who the hell is spreading this malicious article?
Even if you don’t have a grudge, there are a lot of people who want to bite others, so it’s a question that doesn’t come out easily even if you think about it.

‘In that case, I’ll have to deal with it before things get bigger.’

“Under… Nonsense… How did you become happy… I can’t do this now… “

Then, suddenly, a white-white murmuring sound is heard from the side.
I felt kind of goosebumps.
It felt like I was facing something sinister.
It feels like looking inside a sewer wrapped in darkness under a sunny sky.
It wasn’t strange at all if even a clown with bizarre makeup popped out of it.

Baek Ha-yan’s creepy behavior intensified when Seo-yoon Ryu found out about it.

“Ah… Nonsense… I am… I’ve never had anything like this!”

Ryu Seo-yoon, who saw the article, shook his head with a pale face.
We kept her mouth shut and examined her complexion.
Seeing her expression change from side to side, she felt that her mentality was shaking dangerously.

“Seoyun-ah, don’t worry.”

At that moment, a white hand was placed on her back.

“Because I won’t let those who want to harm you… “
“Yes… Thank you sister… “

Ryu Seo-yoon nodded her head and smiled awkwardly.
She was nowhere to be found, as she had been full of rage just a moment ago.
It was probably because he saw the ominous smile of the white white man who was afraid of being reassured.

“Whoop whoop… I will never, never let you go… “
“…”

But even putting aside the sinister white smile, she had homework to solve before that.
I believe in Ryu Seo-yoon 100%, but I need to hear what the hell happened to make this article appear, and what her relationship with the woman she interviewed is like.

“So… Can you just tell me what happened in your school days?”
“…”

Ryu Seo-yoon’s awkward smile disappeared again.
She looked worried that her six players, her coach Hwang Bo Ji-yeon, and even me, would not hurt her again by revealing her past.

“Let me tell you… It’s a little embarrassing, but… “

And with her bitter face she began to tell me about her bad relationship with a woman.