Chapter 7 – 7. Corporal Punishment (2)

3rd division
The lowest league in the arena pro game scene and a place of challenge.

Let’s take a look at the structure of the Arena League for a moment here:
At the top of the league was the World Championship, a national competition, and at the bottom was the Champion League, the first division.
And below the first division, there is the second division, the Challengers League, and finally, the third division, the amateur league.

Only teams registered with the association could play in the first and second divisions.
In order to register for the association, you have to slowly step on the promotion from the 3rd division and come up.

On the other hand, in the third division, an amateur league, anyone could participate.
Besides, the number of matches is much higher.
This is because the reality of the 3rd division was that private competitions were authorized by the arena and league points were awarded for winning or runner-up.

So, after a certain popular person holds a tournament with his own money, he is recognized by the arena and registered as a third division league.

Promotion from the 3rd division to the 2nd division occurs once every half year.
From among the teams with the most league points, 2 promotion candidates will be selected, and 2 teams from the 2nd division will compete for promotion in a 3 out of 5 matchup system.

If the 3rd division team wins there, they will be promoted, and if the 2nd division team wins, they will succeed in defending against relegation.

The content of the tournament I proposed to coach Jeong Pal-soo was one of the 3rd Division tournaments.

It is an editorial competition hosted by streamer ‘Hackgu’.

3 league points are awarded for the championship and 1 point for the runner-up.
It wasn’t a lot of points, but thanks to that, the competition rate will decrease, so I think it’s an appropriate tournament for us.

“Hmm. After looking it up, the host is a pretty popular broadcaster.”
“Yes. He has a lot of controversy, but he is also very popular. It will also help promote our team.”

Streamer nuclei.
He was a broadcaster who attracted aggro with stimulating broadcasts from the early days of Arena.

I did a troll broadcast and did a concept play.
Thanks to this, there were a lot of anti-fans, but it was also true that they were playing an indispensable role in the arena because they often hosted large-scale content.

“They say they accept on a first-come, first-served basis, so please tell the front desk so that we can apply quickly on the day of application.”
“Yes. All right.”

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After dinner, I was able to safely pass the evening practice.

Ryu Seo-yoon’s attitude has also changed a lot from before.
Even though Baek Ha-yan started to poop without fail, he comforted the team with a calm tone.

[Sister, let’s try it again. The opponent’s spell is gone.]
[Yes! I’ll try!]

Perhaps thanks to that, the number of situations in which the game burst due to Ryu Seo-yoon’s sudden acceleration has decreased a lot before it even reached the second half.
Previously, she would break out even during games if she was in a bad mood.

The game finally went to the second half and Ryu Seo-yoon’s carry won the game.
Even so, it wasn’t a scrim, it was just a team rank, but it was better than losing.

“I’ll give you simple feedback, so gather around.”

When the players came out of the capsule, they were called into the monitoring area.

In fact, if I had to point out their play, I could do it without limit.
It was to the point where I couldn’t even guess where to start with the lack of physical and mental.

That’s why I focused all my feedback on just one person.
Ryu Seo-yoon is our team’s only hope.
Anyway, she had only one way to carry her after she grew up, so her immediate victory plan was a one-hander, so she didn’t have to talk about anything else.

“I should have been conscious of ganking even if I only reached this line.”
“Yes.”
“When it comes to ganking, you always have to think about laning. Don’t treat me ignorantly.”

Ryu Seo-yoon’s eyebrows twitched.
I couldn’t miss the selling time that could raise the growth rate, so I continued to make extreme deals.

“It was a bit of a crap play. Don’t start a 2v3 fight when you know your support can’t. You should always think that Mr. Baek Ha-yan is about 0.5 servings before a fight and calculate.”
“All right.”
“I won this time, but you should know that your opponent is an ordinary person who is not even the diamond level. Considering the tier, Ryu Seo-yoon should at least break out at the laning stage. I believe that in the future, I will not be seen as sluggish as this time.”
“Yes…”

While biting his lips, Ryu Seo-yoon seemed to be faithfully keeping the ‘Listen carefully’, which was the content of the bet with me.

Of course, other members of the team besides her didn’t say anything.
Ryu Seo-yoon, the best player on her team, was being robbed.
Even though, no matter who she sees it, the problem with our team was her other team members her.

For some reason, they will feel guilty and embarrassed at the fact that they are not being expected at all.

[I sold Ryu Seo-yoon. Increases her growth rate by 10%.]

[Ryu Seo-yoon’s obedience has increased by 5.]

[You have acquired 1 selling point.]

[I sold white white. Growth rate increases by 5%.]

When the information window popped up, I finished my feedback there.
It was a feedback I gave to raise the growth rate anyway. The goal has been achieved.
The fundamental problem of our team was not something that could be solved with simple feedback.

“I’ll do a few more team ranks and finish.”
“Yes”
“Ryu Seo-yoon, this time you work a little harder.”
“…Yes”

Since then we’ve had two rounds of team ranks and evening practice.
All of them recorded victories and it was thanks to Ryu Seo-yoon’s hard carry, but for the growth rate, we had feedback time without fail.

Garbage, worm, one-character insect that doesn’t even deserve a tier.

It was a feedback without substance, which was all about primary criticism, but Ryu Seo-yoon silently accepted it.

‘The growth rate has accumulated quite a bit.’

So by the time the evening practice was over, the growth rate was maintaining more than 60%.
Looking at it, I felt full without having to eat a late-night snack.

“Miss Seoyoon Ryu, please come to my room after her private practice her.”

Today’s 1v1 mirror match recorded a score of 4:1, so it’s time to hit the 4th.
After briefly telling Ryu Seo-yoon, I left the practice room.

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After the coach left, there was a strange atmosphere in the practice room.
Baek Ha-yan, who had a worried face, couldn’t stand it and asked Ryu Seo-yoon.

“Seo Yoon-ah. It’s ok?”

I was cursed at by my coach all day, so there was no way my mentality would be fine.
But surprisingly, Ryu Seo-yoon had a calm face.

“Does not matter.”
“What does it mean to come after private practice?”

As for this question, the other team members pretended not to be interested and listened to see if they were curious about the answer.
Ryu Seo-yoon answered calmly this time as well.

“It’s nothing. Maybe you want to give feedback on today’s work.”

Ryu Seo-yoon knew that his coach had called him to spank his calves.
However, if he said it right away, he would receive all kinds of attention, and he just hid it because it hurt his pride his.

When she replied casually, Baek Ha-yan became cautious about asking any further questions.

“Yes, if anything happens, please tell me.”
“Yes, sister.”

At that time, mid laner Han Yuna, who had been quiet, approached Seoyoon.
As Han Yuna grabbed her hand as she tried to enter her capsule, she said in a recalled tone.

“What are you doing?”
“What are you doing?”

Ryu Seo-yoon coldly turned her head and met her eyes with her.

“What happened to me?”
“No, no matter how you look at it, it’s suspicious. Why is she calling you to her room late in the morning? Could that person be threatening you?”
“……”

Ryu Seo-yoon was silent for a while.
Han Yuna pushed her harder because she wanted to be at that time.

“Report to the police. Isn’t this crazy?”
“I’m not doing anything weird. Do not misunderstand.”
“Do not lie. Then why are you calling only you at dawn?”

Feeling reluctant enough to see Ryu Seo-yoon hiding something from her, Han Yu-na was convinced that an unhealthy relationship had formed between her coach and her.

“Isn’t it strange that I only talk to you during feedback time! It was strange from the moment a person without any coaching experience suddenly came in like a parachute. Did you see that he has no interest in other kids besides you? What kind of coach is this? He is the one who will destroy the team!”

Ryu Seo-yoon’s eyebrows twitched at Han Yuna’s words her.

A parachute without experience?
If he was really incompetent, would he have been able to overwhelm me 1-on-1?
He was the one who used his brain to press me, who had only relied on my physical.

My coach is only interested in me?
Maybe it’s because I’m the best at it?
To be honest, other players besides me have no hope.
How can a player who has a hard time getting diamonds be a player?

He’s the one who’ll ruin the team?
Emotions welled up inside her.
The anger that had been suppressed by coach Kim Jeong-soo became more intense.

“Who ruins the team? A coach?”
“Yes?”
“Aren’t the unnies who can’t read games ruining the team?”
“……Seo, Seo Yoon-ah”
“……”

Baek Ha-yan, a supporter of her, stopped her by holding her arm of her.

Her mood her was not good because the coach longed for Seoyoon Liu all day, but it was a day when she was not angry.

He didn’t want to go back to the days when Seoyoon lost his temper and screamed.
It was more closely related to Baek Ha-yeon, who went on the same line with her and stayed in the same house as her, which was what she wanted most.

“Whoa… “

Ryu Seo-yoon and Han Yuna both turned their faces away because they were hurt.
There was only a gloomy atmosphere in the practice room.

“I will practice.”

Ryu Seo-yoon left first and entered her capsule.
Then the other team members started practicing one by one.

Except for one person, jungler Lee Ji-hye.
Jihye Lee quietly left the practice room and headed home after all the team members went inside the capsule.

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Returning to the dorm, I was looking at the ‘selling point store’ waiting for Ryu Seo-yoon.
Until now, she had earned selling points through steady selling, so she used this to purchase items necessary for her future coaching life.

‘All of them are expensive.’

She currently has 9 points.
When I saw that the seemingly insignificant ‘feel-good potion’ was 10 points, I could see that 9 points was not a lot.

‘Still, there are many useful things’

Even the physical coaching buff that I used today was very helpful.

I looked at a few items that stood out.

[Road of Pleasure

A coach’s cane is filled with love!
It is a cane that gives subtle pleasure instead of pain.

20 points]

[Invisible ward

A ward that illuminates Shia where it is installed.
It lasts for one day and is undetectable by anyone other than the installer.
See places you can’t see with the naked eye!

10 points]

[Common sense change app

Just once, you can change the common sense a player has.
It may or may not change depending on the player’s confidence in common sense.
In that case, you need to use the common sense change app several times.

80 points]

[Dog Collar of Obedience]

When equipped, it slowly increases the player’s obedience to the coach.
You can write your name on the name tag in the center of the necklace.

50 points]

There was not a single item that could be bought right now, but it was an item that could be purchased someday if the points were steadily collected.

‘I’ll have to buy the cane of pleasure first.’

Among them, the first purchase item was the cane of pleasure.
It is an item that I need right away because I had to hit Ryu Seo-yoon’s calf every morning.

How much easier would it be to sell out if being whipped or the act of punishing me felt like pleasure?!

It will definitely increase the growth rate.

Ding Dong-

Just then, the intercom rang.
It was Ryu Seo-yoon.

Opening her door, I could see her standing in front of her front door.
It looked like it had just been washed and was wearing light sweats, but it was attractive even compared to someone who was dressed up.
I liked the rebellious eyes that were fresh and plain, but popped out.

“Come on in.”

Embarrassed by my words, she came into her room her, brushing her hair on the back of her neck.
It seems that he is conscious that someone might be looking at him as he glances around.

Heck, a woman who goes into the house of a man who has been cheating on her for a while after 1:00 am. If you let your imagination run wild, it was a scene with no limits.

“Please hit me lightly… “

Sitting in the middle of her living room, she said, looking at the sticks on her desk.
Last night, she seemed to recall her memory of being beaten so hard that she broke herself.
I answered a little harshly.

“To be educated, you have to hit with sincerity. If I hit you weakly, would Seoyoon-ssi be alarmed?”
“… Do you really think this is educational?”
“It’s up to Seoyoon-ssi to think.”

I went behind her with a cane.
As she tried to look behind her, she stopped as I grabbed her hair from her.
Ryu Seo-yoon’s body her, which trembled little by little, let her know that she was nervous.

“Every time I hit you, put it in your head. How poor a person you are. If you keep thinking and working hard, you will gradually improve your skills. I will vouch for it.”

[I sold Ryu Seo-yoon. Her growth rate increases by 3%.]

She asked in a soft voice.

“What if… What will you do if your skills don’t improve even if you listen to the coach?”
“At that time, I will take responsibility.”
“…How?”
“If Ryu Seo-yoon does n’t improve his skills even though he faithfully followed my instructions, I will extend the contract period as desired.”
“……”
“I won’t be the first to abandon Ryu Seo-yoon.”

Seoyoon Ryu paused his words for a moment.
All pro gamers are contract workers.
If you can’t renew the contract, it’s an empty practice.

How attractive she finds this offer depends on how serious she is about being a pro gamer.

“Like. Keep that promise.”

And after a while,
She nodded quietly and pulled up her pants.

I could see the red mark that had already been engraved on the exposed white calf.
And I carved new red marks on the top.

After barely holding back the tears, she glared at me again and quickly left the room.
While bringing the first aid kit, I had no choice but to put my hand down shyly.