Chapter 65 – 65. Interview

“Ruler! Heroes of the day! Battle Angels players have been invited!”

Clap clap clap clap…

The studio after the game.
The place where there was a fierce competition just now has been transformed into a place for interviews.

Based on the center, the commentator and caster were sitting on the left side, and me and the players were sitting on the right side.

Originally, the game was over, so more than half of the audience had to disappear, but most of them remained today.
It was just to see the players on our team.

‘My kids are rather pretty.’

Even though to others, it is said that she suffered all kinds of unspeakable things because she was ashamed, but to those who do not know about it, she will look like an unreachable flower.

“Ugh… Looking at them like this, I can’t even open my eyes because of their beauty! Then, would you like to briefly introduce yourself, starting with the top line?!”

The caster led the interview with a mix of half-joking and half-serious lip service.
After hearing that, Kang Yul in our team spoke first.

“Hello. This is Battle Angels top laner, Carrie Woman, and Kang Yul.”
“Wow… !”

Clap clap…

Small cheers followed by applause.
And next, Jihye Lee greets you.

“Hello. I am the jungler of Battle Angels, Wisdom and Jihye Lee.”

This time, applause and cheers erupted much louder than the lecture.
Considering her recent performance of her, it was by no means a lack of size.

“Hello. This is mid laner Han Yuna and Luna.”
“Sister, I love you!”

In Han Yuna’s self-introduction, a young boy makes a sudden confession of love.
A small laugh echoed through the studio.
Han Yuna also sighed and laughed at him.

“I’m the one-dealer Ryu Seo-yoon!”

Wow!!
And it was Ryu Seo-yoon’s turn.

As expected, like the ace of our team, there were cheers that seemed to leave the hall.
For a moment, heat reminiscent of an army radiated from the audience.

Ryu Seo-yoon looked at me while twisting his hair awkwardly.
It was as if the sound of this shout had awakened her mind, which had been hazy just before, and it was a look filled with shame.

“Now! Today’s interview isn’t that long! I know how long fans have been waiting for Ryu, but please restrain yourself!”

In the end, it was only after Caster stepped forward that the atmosphere calmed down.
Then Ryu Seo-yoon looked at me as if he had seen it this time.

I just burst out laughing.

“I am White, White, White, the supporter of the Battle Angels! Please take good care of me!”

Baek Ha-yan also received louder applause than expected, probably because he showed a fairly good play in the last set today.

After the introductions of all the players, the eyes of the audience came to me.

‘What, are you even greeting me?’

When I was a player, I was accustomed to introducing myself at a place like this, but it was the first time since becoming a coach.
Feeling awkward for some reason, I lightly bowed my head and said hello.

“Hello. My name is Battle, Kim Jung-soo, who went from being a supporter of Mad Tiger Gaming to now a coach of Battle Angels.”

Clap clap clap

There was a lot of applause, probably because there were many people in the audience who knew my name.
My playful spirit was triggered by him, and I looked at Ryu Seo-yoon with a proud face.

‘I’m still at this level, I mean.’

Ryu Seo-yoon, who saw my expression his, wondered what was so funny, and stopped giggling and laughing out loud.

There’s not much time left until the promotion match, but it’ll be okay to laugh and enjoy today.
I was even more relaxed because I had learned about new functions such as ‘imprinting’ or ‘awakening’ and the selling coach system, so I decided not to reprimand them even after the interview was over.

“Ruler! As I said earlier, I’m running out of time, so I’ll have to ask a quick question! First of all, I can’t help but ask about the content of the match against Fever Band!”

Caster turned her gaze and looked at Ryu Seo-yoon.
She, who had been flying hearts with her eyes while looking at me until then, turned her head at the sound her calling her.

“Player Ryu! I don’t think today’s match was really easy. How do you feel when you managed to win at the point of contact leading to the 5th set?”
“Yes? Oh, how are you feeling? Of course it’s so good!”

Ryu Seo-yoon speaks innocently with a smile on his face.
Several men in the audience were seen watching it and turning haggard.
Even women…

She tried her best to ignore them and focus on Caster’s next question.

“I think my mentality was shaken the most when I won or lost. How did you feel at that time?”
“Well… It wasn’t good at all. I also thought that if I had done better, I wouldn’t have to come this far.”
“Then, was there a way to hold on to the shaking mentality?”
“How?”

Ryu Seo-yoon glanced at me. It’s like she’s asking me for permission.
She didn’t know what it was about, but for some reason, she shook her head, thinking that she could have made her bombshell statement.
She meant not to say whatever she was thinking.

Then Ryu Seo-yoon shook her head and left the same answer as her textbook.

“I think we were just urging each other to try harder with her teammates.”

What would I have said if I hadn’t shook my head?
For some reason, I felt goosebumps and brushed her arms.
I was very good at shaking my head.

The target of Caster’s next question was white.

“Then, this time I will ask White. In the last 5 sets, you surprised the fans by opening a really fantastic initiation! The low-key pick I picked at that time! Have you always been prepared?”
“That… I’ve been there a few times. But it was a character that was sealed because it was so bad… I was surprised when he suddenly asked me to choose!”
“It’s amazing that this was an impromptu pick!”

Several times since then, questions related to in-game content have been directed to the players.

Players who are not familiar with interviews, but give their own answers.

And at the end of the interview, questions flew towards me.

“Ruler! Then, one last question to the coach! Today we’ve confirmed our place in the Promotion Round, so we’ll be playing Shooting Star or Original Sin! Which of the two teams would you like to face?”

Shooting Star and the original scene.

I knew both teams well because I had watched the 2nd division more than the 1st division recently.
The players on our team have also made tremendous progress lately, but honestly, it’s not an easy team.

“Well… If I had to choose, wouldn’t it be the original scene?”

Original scene.

Kang Yul’s former team and the current 7th team in the 2nd division.
It is evaluated that he is a little better than a shooting star, but I don’t think the gap is significant.
Even so, the reason why we chose the original scene is because, contrary to us, the combination is centered on the upper body.

Before I took over, our team was a team centered around first-generation pro gamer Kang Yul and Ryu Seo-yoon, who had a high solo rank score.

That’s how the top and mid started to be evaluated as weaker than other teams.
A chance to overturn that evaluation and grow the top and mid.
In other words, I thought there would be an opportunity to sell Kang Yul and Han Yuna.
“As expected, this is an original scene! It is a team that is called a fight fanatic even within the Challengers League due to its very aggressive nature. The Challengers League ends next week, so when that happens, the brackets will be decided as the original scene chooses the opposing team! I am already looking forward to seeing what will happen.”

The interview ended with the players and I giving one last word to the fans.

“Thank you for your hard work~”

However, our schedule is not over yet.
There were fans who stayed to see us until this time.

Before entering the stadium, the players gathered in a line at the fan meeting place in the lobby.
Even the attendants, who always played like unemployed people, did their job after a long time.
He controlled the fans who flocked to get autographs and kept order.

There were staff who helped Arena, but it was because we were not good enough.

“Ruler! You can come in order and get an autograph!”

From top laner Kang Yul to support Baek Ha-yan.
During the time of receiving the autograph for about 5 seconds, we were able to have a simple conversation or shake hands.

Fans got their autographs on the back of the ticket or on a piece of paper prepared separately.

Overall, the number of male fans and female fans seemed to be similar.

‘I wonder if there’s anything special’

Events like autograph signings and fan meetings were events that I also experienced at Mad Tiger Gaming.

Because it was an event that could only be held when the team’s performance was good, Mad Tiger Gaming, which had a very good win rate, was able to meet fans quite often.

Maybe thanks to that, I met some strange fans.
There were female fans who said they wanted to date out of the blue, and secretly fans who gave instructions about the game play.

All of the players in Battle Angels were pretty girls, so I thought there would be more extreme fans, but I didn’t worry too much because there were more fans with common sense.

‘Because I don’t know, I should see it.’

I sat behind the players and watched the autograph signings run like a factory, with my arms crossed.

It was in the meantime.
I found a suspicious person.

The structure of the autograph session is to meet all the players unconditionally.
You have to pass Kang Yul, the top laner, to see Lee Ji-hye, the jungler.

It could have been a waste of time for a fan who only supports a certain player, but there are probably no fans who are very dissatisfied.
If it wasn’t for jealousy, there’s no way I’d hate our players, who make me feel good just by looking at them.

That’s why even fans who really like Ryu Seo-yoon don’t refuse autographs or conversations with players they’ve met before.

‘But I’m going to go to Baek Ha-yan by skipping four people?’

The fan I watched was someone who broke that common sense.
Appearing in a dark appearance wearing a hood and cap, he did not receive anyone’s autograph until he went to Baek Ha-yan.

It was the first time that I hadn’t gotten autographs from popular players like Han Yuna, who looked like a cool model, and Ryu Seo-yoon, who could not be disliked by game lovers.

‘It’s a little embarrassing to say this, but it’s because it’s very shady.’

Is it because of her fat body shape and thick glasses?
It made me more attentive.

In the end, the man stopped in front of the white.
I quietly approached her and listened to their conversation.

“Hello! Can I sign your autograph for you?”
“Whoop whoop… I finally met you. Mr. White.”
“Yes? Do you know me?”
“…What… Do you know if I say ‘Despair Demon’?”
“Ah… Demon of Despair! I know, I know!”

Listening to the conversation, I could tell that the two were close friends.
The conversation continued.

“Congratulations on your win today. Maybe it’s because he saw my smile before entering the game?”
“Yes?”
“Heh. You were watching me before the last set, so I gave you a little bit of my energy. You know what? Actually, I have a special ability to make a wish come true once a month…”
“I’m sorry. I’m not sure what you’re talking about…”

The embarrassed white man turned around and looked at me.

Looking at those anxious eyes, I felt a sense of danger.
I felt like I shouldn’t let the two talk for a long time.

The contents of the conversation he actually heard showed the man’s state of mind as if he was immersed in his own world.

“I’m sorry, but the person behind you is waiting, so could you move over?”

I was polite enough to talk to the man.
For a moment, the man behind the glasses glared at me with shining eyes.

It wasn’t a very good mood, but I endured it for now because I couldn’t make a fuss at the fan meeting that was at the end.

“Whoa… There are a lot of intruders today. Hayan-nim, I’ll greet you later in-game.”
“Oh, no. Even if you don’t…”

The man turned around and left the fan meeting without even getting an autograph.
Surrounded by absurd emotions, I stood still for a moment and suddenly came to my senses.

‘…Isn’t that bastard messing around?’

Forebodings are never wrong.
I asked White.

“Who is that person?”
“That, that… In other words, it’s a little bit longer.”

Okay, let’s find out after the fan meeting.
I hid my uncomfortable feelings and went back to my seat.