Chapter 150

CHAPTER 150

• Farming lolololololol what a real scumbag.
• ???: Babam Sword-nim? Just run him over.
• They actually won with this lmaoooooo.
• Parani! Parani! Parani! Parani! Parani! Parani!

What the heck is "Parani" now?

The moment Babam Sword listened to Seo-jun and floored the accelerator, slamming into Panty Man, a message appeared before their eyes.

[Victory!]

Looks like neither of them had a defibrillator. Still, the durability of a car was incredible. Knocking someone out in a single hit.

"Whoaaaa! We won!"

"Neither Lumi-nim nor I even got a single kill! But we still won! Yes!"

"I just got one kill though?"

"Stop ruining the mood."

"No, but Lumi-nim, if you keep glaring at me like that..."

Had Babam Sword said he was in his thirties?

And Lumi was in her mid-twenties?

She's just a kid.

Seo-jun chuckled.

"Wow, but Seo-jun, that was seriously evil."

This time the arrow was aimed at him.

Alpaca had whipped her head around and spoken.

"That was a little too much. To bully the last surviving enemy like that."

Babam Sword joined in.

"Huh? What did I do?"

"Not just any situation. The guy was coming down for the final duel, and you told me to hit him with the car. Even I, the one driving, was too devastated to keep my eyes open."

Babam Sword grinned.

He seemed to be in a good mood after winning.

Surprisingly, he had been the quietest member of the team.

Yet now he was participating in the teasing.

Or maybe causing a traffic accident had simply put him in a good mood?

And since he was pinning the responsibility for that accident on Seo-jun, there was no way he could feel bad about it.

Seo-jun quickly defended himself.

"What do you mean? I just told him to keep stepping on it. We needed to get close to the enemy quickly."

All he'd done was tell Alpaca to throw her weapon first, then keep showing the frying pan to make the opponent misunderstand the situation.

He had also told his viewers to go trick the enemy, but things had moved so quickly that he wasn't even sure that message had gotten across properly.

Anyway, wasn't Babam Sword the one who actually hit him with the car?

"No, no. You can't say that, Seo-jun-nim."

"I don't know about that. Anyway, the MVP of this match was definitely Babam Sword-nim! My viewers agree too, right?"

The chat exploded.

• No, are you insane?
• This guy got how many kills by himself and he's asking us to agree?
• 14 kills lmaooooooo
• Evil bastards. The driver who somehow understood that vague instruction and the streamer who tricked the enemy lololol.
• And the viewers who actually went and deceived him too lololol.

"See? They agree."

Seo-jun fabricated reality once again.

"Exactly! Whatever happens, I don't care. Pado-nim is a mid laner, so Seo-jun-nim will just have to deal with him when you meet again."

Babam Sword's main role was mid lane.

Naturally, everyone assumed Seo-jun would be taking mid as well.

"Who knows."

They'd figure out lane assignments later through scrims.

"For now, let's leave."

Seo-jun spoke.

There was nothing left to do in a world they'd already conquered.

Well, actually there was one thing.

"This is a little disappointing. I collected quite a few."

Seo-jun opened his inventory and began pulling out frying pans one by one as though he were unveiling treasure.

One.

Two.

Three.

Four.

With every additional frying pan, his teammates' expressions became stranger.

Until now, Seo-jun had been the team's reliable ace—evil, meticulous, and perhaps somewhat questionable as a human being, but dependable.

Now they were looking at him as if he were simply a complete lunatic.

Five.

Six.

Seven.

"...Ah. Only seven. That's a shame. Oh well. Let's go."

It was only because his inventory space had run out.

Each inventory slot could hold only one frying pan.

That was also why he had taken them out one by one while counting.

"I-I mean, seeing Seo-jun-nim knock away sniper bullets with frying pans, I can understand why he'd collect so many!"

Lumi once again attempted to rationalize Seo-jun's behavior.

Then Alpaca interrupted.

"You understand it? Frying pans have infinite durability anyway."

"Ah, that's not the point! Anyway, he reflected bullets! Even if they were sniper rounds! Even if they were fired from long range! He actually deflected bullets! So I think it's unfair to call him weird or crazy just because he collected a few frying pans."

"B-But, Lumi-nim? Nobody called him weird yet."

"Didn't Lumi-nim just reveal her true thoughts?"

Even Seo-jun thought that was exactly what had happened.

Meanwhile—

• LOL she thinks he reflected them because they were fired from long range?
• Ah, the teammates haven't really seen the streamer's gameplay yet, so that's understandable lol.
• I mean, who could possibly imagine someone doing the stuff this streamer does?
• Deflecting sniper shots is nothing compared to dual-wielding lololol.

"Is that really the same species as us?"

"Is that truly human?"

"Are we sure he's not actually cheating?"

The teammates who had returned to Ha Yoon-ho's room were now watching the broadcast together.

And the broadcast was currently showing the best highlights from today's game.

Naturally, most of those highlights featured Seo-jun.

"Now I understand why Yoon-ho started massaging Seo-jun-nim's shoulders the moment he arrived."

Lumi stared at Seo-jun in admiration before looking behind her.

"He is the hope of our team."

It was Ha Yoon-ho's voice as he kneaded Seo-jun's shoulders.

Having watched everything from beginning to end outside the game, he knew exactly how much Seo-jun had contributed.

"This is why I went all in! At this point, he's the greatest team captain in history. Admit it! Everyone who was trash-talking him earlier, get out here!"

Yoon-ho said to his viewers.

And naturally, the comment could be heard on Seo-jun's stream as well.

• Ha Yoon-ho's insight was insane lololol.
• You really can't underestimate a mental coach's intuition. Seriously amazing.
• Taewoo too lol.
• But honestly, anyone who watched the stream would've gone all in too, right?
• Of course. How could anyone resist? First clear of Dominator Solo Mode, Demon Cult Heavenly Demon, and now this.
• Add "Ground Zero Frying Pan Serial Killer" to the achievement list too lololol.

Like the viewers, the teammates burst into laughter.

The atmosphere had already been good, and now they had won the game on top of that.

"By the way, people keep talking about dual-wielding in chat. What's that about?"

Lumi asked Seo-jun.

"I'm curious too. What is it?"

"What on earth did you do...? Were you running around beating people with two frying pans?"

"You'll see when the replay comes up."

Ha Yoon-ho answered for him.

And then—

[We just witnessed Pado's insane playmaking. Now then, let's move on to the next highlight!]

[Yes. It's Seo-jun again. Seriously, why is the highlight reel Seo-jun, Seo-jun, Seo-jun, Seo-jun, Pado, Seo-jun? This is ridiculous! Penguin commentator, what do you think?]

[Ah, I think this is truly remarkable....]

[And here it begins! This is Seo-jun from Kim Tae-woo's perspective, footage we missed during the live game. He appears in a dark hallway! A murderous man carrying a frying pan!]

[It feels like a scene straight out of a zombie horror movie. What do you think, Penguin commentator?]

[Ah... I'd be terrified too....]

[Tae-woo fires! And every flash of gunfire reveals him getting closer and closer!]

"Wow. So while we were peacefully looting, a fight like this was happening."

"It doesn't really look intense though. Is that because Seo-jun-nim looks so relaxed?"

"By the way, why is Penguin-nim being interrogated like this?"

Only Ha Yoon-ho and the viewers who had heard the earlier broadcast knew the reason, so they quietly snickered.

[Now Seo-jun dies, and the indoor battle begins. Another one of Seo-jun's highlight moments!]

[This was where Keryl-nim kept getting called Kale-nim, right? His trash talk is pretty good too.]

[Even in this dark fight, both Keryl and Seo-jun's movement stands out. Their positioning is excellent as well. What do you think about that, Penguin commentator?]

[...]

The chat burst out laughing.

• Such an evil caster lol.
• Why are all streamers so toxic? LOL
• There's something about streaming. Something that turns people into villains.
• The commentator is so mean lololol.

Only now did the others notice after reading the chat.

"Ahh. You made a bet?"

Lumi giggled.

"A bet on the winning squad? Come on. While you guys were out there, we were diligently looting. Of course our squad was going to win!"

Alpaca shamelessly declared before being immediately beaten down by the chat.

Seo-jun gave his own opinion.

"Hmm. Looks like Bangju-nim is exercising the natural rights of a winner."

It had been an offhand comment.

"We just got a glimpse into our team's ace's philosophy."

"'The natural rights of a winner,' huh...."

"As expected of Seo-jun-nim! Before that personality gets turned on me, I need to become closer friends with him...."

The reactions felt oddly mixed.

Seo-jun decided not to think too deeply about it.

[Now then! Personally, I'd say this is the greatest highlight of today's tournament.]

Arin spoke.

By now the replay had reached the point where Seo-jun climbed to the second floor, killed one of Tae-woo's teammates, and disappeared.

Bangju and Taeyang both nodded in agreement.

[I feel the same way.]

[There's really no room for disagreement here.]

[But what about you, Penguin commentator?]

[Even you too, Caster-nim...? W-Whatever! Anyway, I also think the scene that's about to appear is the greatest highlight of this tournament!]

[Oh! He's recovered quickly! In fact, the production team apparently rushed to prepare something just for this moment!]

As Arin relayed the message she had just received, a staff member entered the studio, handed her an item, and left.

Arin then held it up for the cameras.

[It's a cat-ear headband!]

Penguin's face instantly darkened.

At the same time, the footage switched to Seo-jun's dual-wielding scene.

After watching the entire play, Babam Sword's reaction was simple.

"Wow. That's insane."

"What's insane? The cat ears? Or Seo-jun's dual-wielding?"

"Both."

[Seo-jun's ultra-long-range snipe! And Pado's frying-pan challenge! Ah! Seo-jun's bullet is blocked, and Pado confidently spins his frying pan with a grin! They're already close enough that you can practically see his peach fuzz, you know?]

[Peach fuzz is a bit much....]

Arin objected, but Bangju continued undeterred.

[And the result is a board kill! Right now the chat is being flooded with "Parani," a combination of Pado and goral (water deer)! Ah! Such a humiliating nickname for Pado!]

[Honestly, if he hadn't said that overconfident line at the end, people probably would've just laughed and moved on. Hoho.]

[Ah, you mean this one? "Good! Let's find out who's the true frying-pan master!" That line, right?]

The entire studio exploded.

Bangju coughed awkwardly before explaining.

[There may have been a slight paraphrasing involved.]

[Commentator Bangju. How can you paraphrase Korean into... Korean?]

[That's not a slight paraphrase at all.]

The chat erupted.

• That's not paraphrasing, that's fabrication lol.
• Meanwhile Pado is currently undergoing public humiliation.
• Yeah. He definitely didn't expect to get run over by a car there lol.
• First player in Rios history to die from a board kill.

[Anyway, you could say every A-rank player got beaten by Seo-jun today. Bare-handed low-health brawl! The first victim of the frying pan! Kale the Just Kale! Deer-Kill Goral! ]

Seo-jun thought:

Are they really allowed to call professional players that?

[Wait, Spoon isn't on that list??]

[He was the very first victim before the tournament even started!]

[Ah!]

[And that's why the MVP of this preliminary match can only be one person, right? Out of twenty-four players—no, fourteen kills among the twenty enemies outside his own team! There's so much we want to ask him. Right, Penguin-nim?]

[Hahaha. That's right....]

[Right?]

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[Right?]

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