Chapter 426 – 426. Pre-Interview

The finals were suddenly postponed by a week.

It’s because of Tintin Chimera’s drug test.

This caused a lot of anger from the fans, but honestly, it was actually good for us.

‘Our growth will be faster than the other person’s growth, so it’s nice to have extra time.’

I had no intention of wasting the precious week I was lucky enough to have.

Starting with Coach Feng of BES, Coach Sting, Master Coach of WM Winners, Coach Mesa of Play the Game, Bo Ji-yeon Hwang and myself.

“Now, from now on, we are going to make the best combination we can to beat Tintin Chimera.”

The players will also do their best to sharpen their skills, but more important than that was Gamkojin’s ban pick preparation.

Ban picks are by no means something that can be done like cramming on the day of the game.

It is a battle of numbers through data researched and accumulated before the game.

Therefore, now was the time for us to cheer up.

“Let’s start by looking at the information about Tintin Chimera.”

After saying that, I turned my head and looked at the master coach.

She naturally took out a stack of papers from her side and handed them out to us.

This was the data of Tintin Chimera players during the World Championship.

Starting with the most popular characters, there are various win rates depending on the formation, object acquisition rate, 15-minute gold gap, etc.

But there was no need to take all this information seriously.

It is more important to find their weaknesses through selection and concentration.

“Jiyoung, good job.”

“… Well, to this extent…”

After thanking the master coach, I focused on the character pool of Tintin Chimera.

Soon, others burst out laughing as if they were thinking the same thing as me.

“I knew, but it was really bad.”

Coach Mesa said as he put down the paper.

To be honest, Tintin Chimera’s character pool was at a level that could be considered unprofessional.

Even though it is narrow, the character pool is too narrow.

All players only used a few picks, and even those were not highly skilled.

Since most of the players were rookies, the number of games played was very small.

“That’s not the only thing that’s more absurd.”

The master coach added further explanation.

“I found out after research. “Most Tintin Chimera players don’t play solo queue.”

“What great guys. I don’t play solo queue, I don’t play scrimmages. “He’s a rookie, but he’s this good just with practical experience?”

Coach Sting’s sarcastic voice was also heard.

Their actions can only be seen as a deception towards professionals.

As a person involved, I couldn’t help but be angry.

“Luckily for us. If you put in the effort to use that physical strength, there will be no way to attack it, or it will be nothing.”

But in some ways, this was an opportunity.

A chance to give a straight punch to the overconfident monsters.

The master coach’s briefing continued.

“Their weakness isn’t just their character breadth. “Can you take a look at this too?”

Data doesn’t lie.

Although Tintin Chimera played only a few times, it was enough to reveal his weaknesses.

It is extremely strong at the beginning of the game, but gradually becomes weaker towards the end.

Because teamwork is poor, parts such as CC linkage, simultaneous entry, and targeting do not work well.

Because the understanding of in-game strategies is low, there are weaknesses such as being easily swayed by operations.

‘This is enough.’

Although it is a monster, it is a large monster that only knows how to rush.

If you use your skills, you can knock it over.

I looked at the managers and coaches with shining eyes.

As we shared our opinions, a strategy for the final boss was slowly being developed.

It was a time when I had been making plans for a long time.

A call came to my cell phone.

“I’ll answer the phone in a moment.”

I got up from my seat and headed to the corner, asking for understanding from the surrounding coaches.

It was a call from none other than Mad Tiger Gaming’s general manager Park Sung-pil.

I received it right on the spot as I felt like I had some important business to do as well as consolation for the semi-finals.

“Yes. “Director.”

“It’s been a while, Director Jeong Soo.”

Even though the challenge ended after losing to Tintin Chimera for the third time in a row, coach Park Sung-pil’s voice was full of vitality.

“Are preparations going well for the finals?”

“Thanks to the help of many people, things are going well.”

“Do you think it’s possible?”

“…”

It was a playful tone, but there was a glimpse of earnestness in it.

I hope to avenge myself for being unfairly eliminated.

I spoke firmly.

“We win no matter what.”

“Okay. I think you can do it. Hehe.”

He smiled bitterly and soon got to the point.

In fact, it was what I most wanted to suggest, or rather ask for.

“Can we do something to help? The players also seem quite upset. They said we should stick together.”

There is no reason to refuse the help of Mad Tiger Gaming, the undisputed king of ACK.

Moreover, I knew it well because I came from Mad Tiger Gaming.

Mad Tiger Gaming had a team of coaches on standby capable of maintaining form without any major problems even though Hwang Bo-jiyeon was missing.

If we used their power, we might definitely find a strategy that we had not seen before.

“This is something we welcome with both hands. Please do me a favor.”

“Okay. “I’ll go there soon.”

“Yes. “I will prepare it.”

And then I went back to the coaches and told them the good news right away.

The faces of those who were struggling to become brighter.

Except for Tintin Chimera, the powers of all three major countries have been gathered together.

Feng and Sting from BES, China.

Mesa Coach of Play the Game, USA.

Even the coaches of Mad Tiger Gaming in Korea.

“If Mad Tiger Gaming’s players help us with scrims, we will be able to create the best scenario.”

The coaches all nodded at what I said.

Now all that was left was an all-out war.

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With Mad Tiger Gaming joining us, we were able to create the perfect practice environment.

By making the most of the player pool we have, we have created a super scrimmage team that can aim for the title even if it goes to the World Championship right now.

And all that’s left is practice, practice, practice.

‘If you still can’t win, there’s even a secret item. I can definitely win this time.’

However, on the second day, the time available to practice was significantly reduced.

For the World Championship finals, I had to get a separate interview message.

I left the coaches and managers behind and headed to the interview site with the players.

Perhaps if you go there, you can also meet the players of Tintin Chimera.

If so, I might be able to get another hint.

“We have arrived.”

Get out of the car according to the attendant’s instructions.

Then I saw a scene set up like a Korean folk village.

Pearl-luck

It felt like the Taegeukgi in my heart was fluttering for a moment.

‘I guess I paid some attention.’

If it is indeed an international exhibition, it must be of this scale.

Afterward, an official at the scene was seen running towards the scene.

“You’re here. “I was waiting.”

It was a little awkward because I had an exotic appearance and spoke Korean.

It seems that the league was considerate by hiring staff who could speak Korean.

As I moved to my seat following him, I saw the filming crew gathered like a cloud.

“Thank you for your time. The filming time is expected to be approximately 6 hours. “I will finish it as quickly as possible.”

“Yes. I understand.”

Without hesitation, I nodded and looked around.

Perhaps because it was a Korean setting, as expected, there were no Tintin Chimera players to be seen.

“What concept is used to film Tintin Chimera?”

I got curious and asked him, and he looked embarrassed.

“That is… In fact, we decided to film briefly at Tintin Chimera’s residence.”

“… You’re not coming to the scene?”

“Yes. “They said they were busy with a drug test.”

“…”

I never thought I would miss the official photoshoot.

It doesn’t seem like you’re practicing hard, so it’s probably not because you really don’t have time.

They’re extremely reluctant to expose the players to the outside world, or if that’s not the case, isn’t it like a protest to someone?

‘It’s not my part-time job.’

One way or another, all I have to do is think about winning the finals.

We immediately went to the locker room and changed our clothes.

Hanbok suitable for the Hanok concept.

It seemed like the person involved was quite interested in Korea.

I see this obsession with tradition.

“I’ll give you the interview details first, so please write it down! Once the writing is complete, we will start filming those who are able!”

We then spent time filling out the interview forms handed out by the officials.

The first person to fill out the questions was Heo Sook-hee.

“What are you all so worried about? Let’s do it quickly.”

However, I quickly pulled out the interview paper she was about to submit.
She looked embarrassed, but she had no intention of returning it.

When I glanced at the paper, I saw that it was full of difficult information.

“Correct the red line again.”

“Hmph… “I paid some attention to it.”

“No matter what, it’s not a reference to a drug that hasn’t been concluded yet.”

If there wasn’t censorship, I would have been in trouble.

After Heo Sook-hee was hit with honey chestnuts on the head, comments written by other girls were also censored.

Because they are energetic girls, comments that could cause controversy had to be blocked in advance.

And the interview was conducted soon.

As the girls pose in hanbok and read along with the pre-written comments, the camera moves busily and creates a video.

Or, there were cases where only atmospheric videos were recorded.

It is said that these videos are later used with recorded comments.

Since Hwang Bo-jiyeon did not come along today, I also added a word to the interview.

My comment wasn’t long because I was relatively new in popularity compared to other players, but I expected it to have more impact than I thought.

Time passed by and about six hours really passed.

The cinematographer looks at us and approaches us smiling.

“Thank you for your cooperation. I’m planning to end the last filming with a group scene. Is that okay?”

“What about a group scene?”

“Hmm… “I’m trying to take a picture of me standing in front of a hanok and looking at the camera.”

As she listened to his words, a thought suddenly appeared in her head.

“What does this look like?”

What I suggested was our trademark fighting motion.

A simple act of putting your hands together in the center and fighting together while saying the word ‘ascension.

It was a fight that I did without being conscious of the camera, but as the scene was exposed a few times, everyone who knew it became aware of it.

The cinematographer nodded with a bright expression.

“That would be nice.”

And we gathered together and looked at each other.

Cameras everywhere are filming us gathered together.

“Please have the director sing first.”

Kang Yul looked at me and said.

Until now, Kang Yul had mostly sung first, but in the final stage of the last World Championship, he handed it over to me.

I nodded silently and stretched my hand toward the center.

“Battle Angels!”

“Ascension!”

It was evening when we finished filming and headed to our accommodation.

The whole day flew by, but my work did not end.

I go into the practice room where coaches and directors are gathered and analyze and re-analyze the strategies they have devised.

So we stayed up all night and continued to share our opinions.

For just one moment in the finals.