Chapter 82 – 82. Hell Training (1)

“Coach!”

The players who finished individual practice came out of the capsule one by one.

And when all the players gathered, the scrim finally started.

This scrim opponent was a very special team.

Ozone Frost, the professional team of Arena Division 1!

In the past, when I was active as a pro gamer, it was a team that fiercely competed for the upper ranks.
It seems that its status has declined a lot now, but the 1st division team is still the 1st division!
It hurts to say that our team is better than our team.

[BA Battle: Thank you for coming to scrim today, hyung]
[OZ Min: No. It’s your request, I have to do it. And since it’s off-season, it doesn’t matter anyway.]
[BA Battle: So it must have been more difficult to gather.]
[OZ Min: Who am I? Kids will die if I say it.]
[BA Battle: Really Dedanhe!]
[OZ Min: … Is it a compliment?]

Ozone Frost’s jungler, Min, was an older brother I’ve known for a long time.
To be precise, it was a long time since the days of the Arena beta test, where we had been fighting on the North American server.
And he is also a veteran who is still continuing his short life as a pro gamer.

[OZ Min: Besides, you can’t talk about the tournament without the Battle Angels these days. I’m playing against celebrities, so I’ll have to spare some time to come.]
[BA Battle: Even if I say that, nothing comes out.]
[OZ Min: Do you look like someone I would flatter?]
[BA Battle: Wasn’t it? I thought that was the secret to surviving without being released yet.]
[OZ Min: Fucking bastard… ]

Thanks to that, I was able to ask for a scrim because I had a little friendship.

Usually, during the promotion period, the teams not related to the promotion have a rest period.
I made fun of Kang Min-hyung, but gathering my teammates and running scrims during this off-season period is not as easy as it sounds.

[BA Battle: I’ll buy you some food later.]
[OZ Min: What are you doing eating with you? Rather, introduce the players… ]
[BA Battle: Let the game begin!]

After confirming that all players from both teams were gathered, the game start button was pressed.

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The results were quite disastrous.

If it’s a line match, it’s a line match, if it’s an operation, it’s an operation.
We couldn’t do anything against Ozone Frost.

‘It must have been a natural result.’

If we were to talk about the current situation of our team, it was no different than a big guy who only raised his weight class by eating dog food.
As the players entered the master tier one by one, their physicals improved and their eyes on the game increased, but it was just there.

I couldn’t breathe when I met real pros who survived in the jungle called the first division.
Sophistication that does not tolerate even the slightest mistake.
A snowball that rolls without an inch of error.
And a sharp initiation to close the game.

Thanks to that, I even realized that our team was not playing a proper ‘team game’.

[BA Battle: Thank you hyung. Thanks, it helped me a lot.]
[OZ Min: It was a different experience for us too. This is the first time a women’s professional team has done so well. If we match a little more, we will rise to the first division.]
[BA Battle: Thank you for just the words.]
[OZ Min: I mean it.]

From afternoon scrims to evening scrims.
After thanking Kang-min hyung for emptying the entire day, I left the capsule.
Then, the players appeared one by one.

The atmosphere was not good, perhaps because of the series of defeats.
In particular, Ryu Seo-yoon felt that his old habits had been resurrected.
It’s the habit of looking at others from the beginning.

“Ha, I think it would have been worth it if Mid had held out a little longer… “

I couldn’t say it clearly because I was looking at my eyes, but the way I pretended not to be, it seems that I want to pour out the blame right away.
If I just leave the practice room, the king’s ears will probably spit out all the words I’ve been holding back, just like a donkey’s ears.

However, Ryu Seo-yoon’s words were not wrong.
It was true that all lines were lacking, but especially mid laner Han Yuna was lacking the most.

In all matches, he showed a consistent push from start to finish, to the extent that he never failed to score a solo kill.
It is no exaggeration to say that the biggest reason Ryu Seo-yoon couldn’t carry even if the game came to the second half was because of Han Yuna, who died seriously in the beginning.
If it had been a scrim in the first division, there were countless situations in the early stages that would have been replayed.

“Ryu Seo-yoon, don’t you like it?”

But no matter how true it was, I couldn’t let anyone else blame it.

When I asked, Ryu Seo-yoon started to notice him.
No matter how much I didn’t like it, there was a pattern learned from selling so far.
It was obvious that he would nod his head straight away and hear a sigh.

“Certainly we were lacking.”

I left Ryu Seo-yoon who was in trouble and continued to speak.

“Line warfare, teamfights, even management. Overall, we fell behind the other team.”

Players bow their heads at my fact bombing.
In addition to that, I made sure to mention Han Yuna.

“Especially, Hanyuna had thoughts about playing games, right?”
“……Yes.”
“It was so bad that I wondered if it was abusing.”
“……”

Abusing is a word that refers to all unfair methods.
In the game industry, it was mainly used when intentionally losing to an opponent.

“If you have a conscience, shouldn’t you apologize to your teammates?”
“…Sorry.”

She was the one who made a frown on her face as if she did n’t like it, but in the end she obeyed me.

[I sold Han Yuna. Growth rate increases by 10%.]

[You have acquired 1 selling point.]

After a very long time, the cold war was broken and Han Yuna was sold.
And I looked at Ryu Seo-yoon as if I was satisfied now.
Ryu Seo-yoon made an anxious expression.

“I-I’m sorry too. I don’t mean to blame others…”

Seoyoon Ryu hurriedly tried to make an excuse for her, but I raised her hand to block her words her.

“Done. It’s not your fault.”
“……”
“It must be the leader’s fault for not leading the team members properly.”
“!!!”

Surprised, Ryu Seo-yoon looked at me with round eyes.
He seemed to have some idea of ​​what was about to happen.
She said urgently.

“Oh no! It’s my fault!”

But I ignored her words and looked at her lecture her.
Remembering the promise with me, Kang Yul came forward and bowed her head.

“Sorry, Coach.”
“Palm stand.”

Kang Yul, without saying anything, stretches out both hands and shows the palms.
I brought a cane and hit her hand her.

Match!

“…!!!”

Surprised players took turns looking at Kang Yul and me.
So far, there have been a lot of selling, but I haven’t been able to take a look at one player in front of other players.
Ryu Seo-yoon, who had a separate time for corporal punishment, was an exception.

Anyway, my actions now are very disrespectful to the players.
In a way, it was only natural that Ryu Seo-yoon got up and ran to me as if she had been burned.

“Coach! I was wrong! Punish me!”
“Nope. You are not wrong It’s Kang Yul’s fault for letting his teammates blame each other despite being the leader.”
“That, like that… !”

After shaking off the clinging Ryu Seo-yoon, he looked at Kang Yul.
Even though she was slapped in the palm of her hand by me, she bowed her head with a calm expression.

“Sorry. I was wrong.”

And the more Kang Yul is calm, Ryu Seo-yoon seems to be sitting on a cushion of thorns.

“Uh, sister… !”
“It’s okay if other kids make mistakes as well. Anyway, all the responsibility is Kang Yul’s fault for not guiding you properly.”
“……”
“How is it, Kang Yul? Talk with your mouth Is it unfair that your team members get scolded instead of you because of their mistakes?”
“No.”

As Kang Yul said to me, he used the highest honorific and followed his orders.

“For the sake of the team, I will accept any treatment.”
“……”

The ordering of the Battle Angels ended with that.
The moment Kang Yul is responsible for everything that happens in the team game, all other players have no choice but to respect Kang Yul and follow her words her.

“Okay. If you don’t want to get worse in front of the kids, take care of yourself in the future.”
“All right.”

[I sold Kang Yul. Growth rate increases by 20%.]

[Kangyul’s obedience has increased by 5.]

[Acquired 2 selling points.]

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After all the players except Kang Yul went into individual practice,
I stood facing her alone in her practice room.

“This promotion, don’t think of yourself as the main character.”
“Yes. I know.”

Somehow, it wasn’t just a game that only depended on promotion to the second division.
Not only Kang Yul’s pride was at risk, but also my pride.

In my mind, I only wanted to see the ending where she became the main character by giving Kang Yul everything about her.
Because that will be the most exhilarating revenge for both Angry Park and the original scene team.

But I firmly gave up on that route.
But,

“What if, what if. When a crisis comes to our team, you have to lead the team to victory through what you do well and only you can do.”
“…Can you guess what it is?”

What Kang Yul does best and can do best.

It was absolutely not physical.
She has never been physically noticed in her 4 years of professional gaming career.
It was neither operational nor cerebral.
He has a passive personality to the extent that he cannot even properly give orders, so what kind of operation would he want?

However, after spending several months with her, there was one thing that I can confidently say was an advantage.

“Health.”
“……”
“You have no choice but to try so ignorantly. By using the only advantage you have, stamina.”
“All right.”

Kang Yul nodded her head kindly.
Confirming my determination, I nodded her head as well.

“From now on, I’m going to go into a special training that only you can do. It may be a little difficult, and maybe the moment you can play an active role may not come because the original scene is weaker than expected. Will you be okay though?”
“Yes. You can.”
“Great. Then come into the game.”

For the past few days, I’ve been thinking about which character would best suit Kang Yul.
Arena’s character balance was rumored to be very good, but the meta definitely existed.
She’s a character that fits her perfectly without going against the meta.

“… Do you really practice this character?”
“Okay. Starting today, you will practice the laning phase with me. Also, make an alt character and make solo ranks unconditionally only with this character.”
“All right.”

Kang Yul, who understood my meaning, nodded her head with her firm face.

You can use virtual reality games continuously for 18 hours, excluding 6 hours a day.

This was a legal requirement due to the nature of virtual reality games, which can strain the brain if played without a break for a long time.
Besides, excluding scrim time, the time to have individual practice was less than expected.

“Don’t even think about taking a break. Dunjae like you can’t follow the toes of geniuses unless he works hard.”
“All right.”

And me and she went into non-stop training.