Chapter 93 – 93. Teamwork

The players coming out of the capsule after the 4th set match.
Could it be because of the victory that came after a long game of about 4 hours in total?

There was a joy that could not be hidden in the expression of fatigue.

They run towards me.
Among them, I looked at Kang Yul, who was at the forefront.
As long as she was the main character today, if she wanted to, she would hug her as hard as she could and share her joy with her.

Kang Yul also had a very flushed face, so she did not avoid my hug.
But we couldn’t hug each other.

Lee Ji-hye, who got in between us, stopped us from hugging each other.

“……”

Kang Yul, who was usually not good at expressing her emotions in her, looked at Lee Ji-hye with her sad eyes.
Lee Ji-hye with an apologetic expression cast a glance behind us.

“Because I’m filming.”

Come to think of it, I usually took pictures of the players rejoicing right after the game.
If it was done wrong, the scene of strong hugging would almost be broadcast across the country.

I wonder if the scene where the coach and the players embrace with joy after succeeding in promotion to the second division was a problem, but my sincere embrace with selfishness was likely to be a problem.

Unfortunately, I decided to be content with patting them on the shoulder.

“Carrie woman! Ryu! I’m going to the interview!”

It was the same in the 1st and 2nd leagues, but even in the promotion match, there was a system to select the MVP because he was the best game player.

Seoyoon Ryu was the MVP of the 1st and 2nd sets, and Yul Kang was the MVP of the 4th set, so they were called out for the final interview.

The camera has been withdrawn and the turbulent atmosphere has subsided to some extent.
I looked at the remaining players, Baek Ha-yan, Lee Ji-hye, and Han Yuna.

I haven’t been close enough to skin-to-skin with Han Yuna yet, so I mainly focus on Baek Ha-yan and Lee Ji-hye.
Then Jihye Lee, who accepted my signal, came running towards me with a soft smile.

As I hugged her, I saved her afterglow her.

“Coach… Me too… “

Baek Ha-yeon, who noticed the atmosphere only then, joined him quietly.
Of course, there was no way I wouldn’t intervene.

I held the two players in my arms and patted them on the back.

“Well done.”
“Yes…”

The two children answered with open eyes and sweet voices.

We spent the rest of the time receiving Han Yuna’s strange gaze.

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Ryu Seo-yoon and Kang Yul are in the middle of an interview.

First, Ryu Seo-yoon received questions related to the 1st and 2nd sets and finished the interview.
And the interest and microphone that passed to Kang Yul.

Kang Yul accepted the microphone with a hard expression on his face.

“Carrywoman player! First of all, congratulations on your win! Battle Angels, a new team from the 3rd division, finally achieved promotion to the 2nd division. How do you feel now?!”
“Ah… Good.”
“Yes! I think you will like it too! If so, I can’t help but ask about the 4th set match! Yeopo, who was picked in the 4th set! Are you really ready?!”
“Yes. I’m ready.”
“Okay!”

Despite Kang Yul’s consistent short answers, the interview went smoothly.

“The 4th set was a match that stimulated the hearts of Yeopo players across the country! She was a Carry Woman player who rarely picked aggressive characters like this. For what reason did you pull out the follicle today?”
“Well… It was a pick I practiced with my coach. Since this is a character that I have never shown before, I thought that the opposing team would not be able to respond properly.”
“Okay! That idea seems to have worked!”

Rather, it was a strategy that went into sharper because it was a team that knew very well about Kang Yul.

The original scene, where Kangyul thought she wouldn’t be a sword character, and the Battle Angels, who believed in Kangyul and went on an adventure.

From a player’s point of view, he has no choice but to have more affection for the team that trusted him and entrusted him.

The announcer in charge of the interview rummaged through the cue cards for a while before opening his mouth again.

“Then, let me ask you one last question. I understand that for Carrie Woman, today’s match was a match between her parents’ team and her current team her. Having experienced both teams, what do you think is the factor that can win?”

Battle Angels and the original scene.
It was a question that wanted to compare the two teams openly.

Usually, questions about such a sensitive topic are not thrown to protect the image of young players, but is it because of rumors that have been controversial on the Internet for a while?

Something a little unusual happened.

Kang Yul thought for a moment.

Angry Park, who curses and bullies whenever he fails to play.
And likewise, coach Jeong-soo, who doesn’t hesitate to insult him whenever he doesn’t play a game.

What is the difference between the two?

Angry Park’s intimidation was only to inflict pain on anyone.
It was just like the whining of a child spouting out because things didn’t go their way, and it was hard to influence anyone because it was a simple venting of anger without a specific solution.

On the other hand, coach Kim Jeong-soo’s selling was a little different.
The reason why other teammates put up with him even when he gets insults and unreasonable punishments.
Because he knew that those actions would benefit him in the end.

Kang Yul also experienced enough.
She blamed her teammates for their mistakes her and made her use her body her like her scribble.
In addition, it gave them a lot of shame by making them participate in special education that was embarrassing to even think about.

But in the end, thanks to those actions, Kang Yul became the true leader of the team.
Taking punishment for her teammates and educating instead of coaching, she naturally made everyone respect the leader.

Indeed.

Kang Yul, who had finished her thoughts up to that point, nodded her head.
Only then did I feel like I could answer what the difference between Battle Angels and the original scene was.

“I think of it as teamwork.”
“Ah~ teamwork!”
“Yes. I have been a member of many teams during my long career as a pro gamer, but it was the first team with good teamwork like Battle Angels.”
“Also! AOS games are teamwork! Even if it’s not, I know that some fans call them Team Battle Angels. Are there any special ways to maintain teamwork?”

It’s a ‘special way’.
There were too many special methods, but they were never broadcast.

As Kang Yul was choosing her words for a while, Ryu Seo-yoon, who was listening next to her, suddenly interrupted.

“There are many special ways!”

And with her mischievous face she uttered some pretty creepy words.

“Coach’s bullying!”
“Boo, are you on fire? Ah~ It looks like you are strict, as if you get beaten up when you do something wrong.”

The announcer is trying hard to fix it.
However, the innocent Ryu Seo-yoon muttered casually.

“Hee hee, it’s not right when you do it wrong… “

Fortunately, the small voice didn’t seem to spread through the microphone.

Embarrassed, Kang Yul stabbed Ryu Seo-yoon in the side.
Ryu Seo-yoon finally becomes quiet.

The announcer, who was as embarrassed as Kang Yul, quickly gave the ending comment.

“Battle Angels won the victory with special teamwork! We’ll see more of this teamwork in the second division in the future! Today’s game and interview, thank you very much for your hard work! Finally, I will wrap up by saying a word to the fans!”
“Thank you so much for cheering Gyeonggi-do today! We will do our best to show good performances in the 2nd division!”
“Thank you for cheering me on even though I am still lacking in skills. We will work harder.”

From Kang Yul’s point of view, the risky interview that made him break out in a cold sweat has finally come to an end.
Corridor back to the players’ waiting room with Ryu Seo-yoon.
Kang Yul gradually began to feel that he had succeeded in ascending.

‘I… To really do something…’

She was a pro gamer in her 4th year, but it was the only career she had ever had that hadn’t made anything happen.
Kang Yul-eun did not show his expression her, but he felt his heart her rise little by little.

Besides, I didn’t even come up by bus.
It was a victory that I won with my own hands by carrying the game in the last 4 sets.

‘I want to meet the kids soon and share this joy.’

As soon as the game was over, I was immediately called for an interview, so I couldn’t even talk properly yet.
Kang Yul held Ryu Seo-yoon’s hand, who was walking next to him, and entered the waiting room.

“Congratulations on the promotion!”

And as soon as she opened the door, the paper pollen firecrackers exploded.
The two women looked at the people gathered in the waiting room with their eyes wide open.

Coach Jeong-soo Kim and his teammates his, as well as coach Pal-soo Jeong and his entourage his were gathered.

Soon after, Baek Ha-yeon came holding her cake with both her hands and held it out to her.

“Leader sister! Please blow out the candles!”

A single candle was shining on the delicious-looking angel cake.

Kang Yul blew out the candles with a strange feeling.

The people gathered in the waiting room clapped once again.

“Unnie, you worked really hard!”

Baek Ha-yeon hugged Kang Yul with a bright smile.
As her mood changed, one by one, her team members began to hug her.

“You have suffered a lot.”

She is blunt, but actually Jihye Lee is more shy than anyone else.

“You did a great job!”

Even Han Yuna, who was on the side of the team, but she did it when she did.

“Sister!”

Ryu Seo-yoon, who was a proud child, but looked tender.

“Ugh… I’m out of breath…”

A white island that is always kind to everyone.

They all came together and shared the joy.

After a while, an awkward airflow flowed between the players who broke away from the warm embrace.

“Hmmmm… “

After the excitement subsided, a very embarrassing feeling came over me.
But a more awkward situation happened next.

“Nice to see you. Good work.”

Coach Kim Jeong-soo approached and said something to Kang Yul.

She was her answer to her to her comment that she would only watch her before entering the game.

“Black… Whoa…”

Kang Yul, who was hugging the crushed cake, began to quietly shed tears.
Because she was Kang Yul, who was so blunt, the embarrassment people felt was great.
He couldn’t have imagined that she would cry.

However, Kang Yul also did not know why the tears suddenly came out.
It was because the story wasn’t simple enough to pick one reason.

The four years that were like an unknown life.
Life as a player in the original scene where self-esteem fell to the bottom.

Hell training through those hard times.
And today’s match finally bloomed.

It all piled up, and as soon as she shared her body temperature with one of her teammates and heard a warm word from her coach her, the emotional dam she had been holding back burst.

“Why are you crying…”
“Leader sister… “

The team members felt a little embarrassed, but somehow felt a surge of emotion.

“……”
“……”

The waiting room fell into silence again.
The players didn’t say anything because they were trying to control their emotions for different reasons, and other people watching them couldn’t open their mouths easily.

“Coach! What if our leader makes you cry…!”

If it wasn’t for White White, who playfully threw reproachful words with reddened eyes, he would have had a quiet time for quite a long time after that.

Coach Kim Jeong-soo showed a puzzled expression he had never seen before and scratched his head, and the players who saw his awkward size started to burst into laughter one by one.

Kang Yul, who was at the center of it, couldn’t help but smile.

Only then did Kang Yul realize what value he wanted to find in a pro gamer life.
It was a desire to be acknowledged.

He no longer hated the past where he lived only in crouching.
So, she is now determined to live a life that is recognized by her teammates and recognized by her coach her.