Chapter 232
Chapter 232
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 232
Chapter Title: Yasuo Mirror Match
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With that, the showdown between Chae-yoon and Da-jeong kicked off.
In fact, since it was a match held right at the tail end of Part 2 of the broadcast,
you'd expect viewers to drop off in droves, but instead, the rare sight of even more piling in unfolded.
'If I lose, I'm getting taxidermied on the spot. I have to win.'
Chae-yoon checked the viewer count, steeled her resolve, and dove straight into tryhard mode.
No matter how much she adored her maknae, she had to win this one.
After all, it was none other than her main pick, Yasuo in a mirror match.
Viewers always mocked her with lines like "What Silver scrub playing Yasuo?",
but Chae-yoon still had her pride as a Yasuo player.
The kind of pride that said, At least my Yasuo skill's Platinum level or higher.
And to lose here?
It'd make all those 2,000 solo queue games she'd grinded go down the drain.
Plus, the Black Moon Squad would be cackling endlessly.
She absolutely could not allow that.
The in-game announcer's voice rang out soon after.
In the tense atmosphere, laning phase began.
- Ton!
- Ha-sek!
The minions collided in the center, and their blades immediately spat fire.
The two characters gauged distances perfectly, flashing Q skills at each other.
The early game played out as a cautious probe.
Once they both hit level 2 and picked up their second skills,
that's when the real Yasuo time began.
They'd learned E—the alpha and omega of Yasuo skills, the one that makes even seasoned Yasuos crumble under its demands.
E dashes you briefly toward a minion or champion.
With at least six minions arriving per wave,
dancing around with E to bait, poke, and disengage—that's Yasuo's core playstyle.
True to form as a Yasuo devotee... er, Yasuo main,
Chae-yoon wasted no time, dashing into an enemy minion the moment she got E.
As Da-jeong's character positioned perfectly in Q range, she drew her blade with a swift Q...
Whish—
"...Huh?"
It was like Da-jeong had seen it coming.
She smoothly E'd toward Chae-yoon's minion wave, sidestepping effortlessly.
- Ha-sek!
While the enemy's Q was on cooldown, Da-jeong landed her own Q and an autoattack before casually backing off.
Not huge damage, but it was a frustrating trade all the same.
The Black Moon Squad watching this let out gasps of admiration,
while hurling hooks laced with doubt at Chae-yoon, their self-proclaimed Yasuo authority.
But she just smirked, playing it cool.
"Maknae's got some bite, huh? Looks like unnie doesn't need to go easy."
"Shut it, you lot!"
The chat filled with question marks as expected,
but Chae-yoon ignored the haters, refocused, and pressed on with laning.
Before long, both characters hit level 4.
That's when Chae-yoon started feeling a twinge of anxiety.
It wasn't like her HP was overwhelmingly low or that she'd botched a trade badly.
Da-jeong clearly held a slight edge.
Especially...
"Ah, should I force a trade here and set up a solo kill? Maknae's farming CS way better than expected."
Da-jeong's CS was standing out at an absurdly high level.
Chae-yoon's lower tier meant weaker CS efficiency anyway,
and with her focus solely on trades in this 1v1, she'd missed most of the minions.
If they both backed now and bought items?
Da-jeong's build would pull ahead, no doubt.
And laning would only get tougher from there.
'No choice. Gotta force a solo kill at 6 somehow.'
So Chae-yoon switched plans.
Trade more aggressively to chip away at each other's HP,
then at the level 6 ultimate spike, capitalize for a solo kill.
She had confidence.
In solo queue, she snagged solo kills pretty often with Yasuo.
Her game sense and macro weren't the issue—pure mechanics? Solid.
- Ha-sek!
- Ha-sek!
For that solo kill, she ramped up the trades for real.
No more timid distance-checking or mind games.
She charged in aggressively, both dueling fiercely to drain HP.
Ting—
'Level 6!'
The moment arrived at last.
The level-up ding hit, ultimate icon lit up,
and Da-jeong's HP hovered right around 50%—perfect.
(Though Chae-yoon's was way lower from a slightly flubbed trade.)
"From what I see, all-out fighting won't win this. Better bait a dive from maknae and turn the tables."
So Chae-yoon laid a trap.
Intentionally flash a kill window to Da-jeong,
dodge her key skills, land yours, and use tower aggro to flip it into a solo kill.
It was a solid plan, plausibly so.
Because right then, Da-jeong was thinking...
'Dive on the next wave. Got a solid stack-up, should be fine.'
Her eyes gleaming at the perfect dive angle.
In a way, Chae-yoon had read Da-jeong's mind in reverse.
Up to this point, Chae-yoon's scheme had a high chance of working.
'She'll come in with EQ, so just flash to dodge.'
As a Yasuo main herself, Chae-yoon knew her kill confirms inside out.
And how Da-jeong would dive, too.
Yasuo's Q builds stacks up to 3.
At 3 stacks, the next Q airborne-checks.
Ultimate launches at airborne foes for big damage.
Obviously, Da-jeong planned 3-stack Q into EQ airborne confirm into ult finisher and escape.
Chae-yoon's counter was simple.
Flash-dodge the initial EQ,
then when tower aggro's on Da-jeong, dash in and burst.
"Hoo."
Watching Da-jeong's character march under tower trusting her minions,
Chae-yoon exhaled sharply and widened her eyes.
One mistimed reaction here, and she'd die.
And earn the "Lumi-ri" label.
That could not happen!
- Hngh!
Da-jeong's character, practically point-blank, roared and lunged.
First up, as predicted: E dash motion.
Then, to unleash the charged 3-stack Q, she swung her blade in a wide circle.
'Now!'
That instant, Chae-yoon cursor'd downward and flashed.
E had already landed pre-Q, so tower aggro locked onto Da-jeong.
If Chae-yoon dashed in now for the trade, Da-jeong's only outs were flash or flee.
At worst a 50/50, at best a solo kill.
Just as a triumphant smile crept onto Chae-yoon's lips...
- Ha-sek!
"...What?"
She'd clearly flashed sideways to dodge the skill.
Yet somehow, with the battlecry, Chae-yoon's character floated into the air.
Yes.
Da-jeong had anticipated it.
Chae-yoon would predict the kill threat and flash to counter-kill.
So she'd EQ'd with flash-follow-up in mind from the start.
Yasuo EQ + simultaneous flash applies the hit at flash position.
Airborne? Ult chains perfectly.
Chae-yoon's character got shredded midair by the blade,
turning into a cold corpse on the spot.
Da-jeong, meanwhile, barely tanked the last tower shot and survived.
"......"
A flawless defeat—not even a curse allowed.
Chae-yoon stared at her monitor in stunned silence.
The Black Moon Squad was too busy marveling at Da-jeong's play to troll her... for now.
EQ flash plays are standard for Yasuo mains, sure.
But predicting the opponent's flash too? Spectacular to watch.
And against Chae-yoon, a low-tier but legit Yasuo most-played main? Impressive.
Once the awe subsided, the chat turned exactly as Chae-yoon feared...
"Urgh...!"
It was a veritable feast for the haters.