Chapter 247
Chapter 247
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 247
Chapter Title: Self-Born Monster Finals - 4
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Ahri.
Rarely seen in lower tiers or solo queue.
But in the pro scene, she's practically a mid-lane textbook pick.
She boasts superior escape tools and late-game scaling.
But for a ranged champion, her laning phase isn't particularly strong.
And with her high skill floor, the performance gap between pilots is massive.
She's also the signature pick of Empire—Choi Jeong-hoo, widely regarded as the greatest player in League history.
『Lulu picks Ahri? This is gonna be exciting to see what she pulls off.』
『Absolutely. She must've learned straight from the GOAT of League himself, Empire. As his sig pick, you know she's gotten some killer advice.』
The casters hyped it up too.
But viewers mainly from solo queue, with their poor impression of Ahri, started feeling uneasy.
And those worries weren't unfounded. In solo queue right now, Ahri sits at tier 5.
Bottom of the barrel in win rate, pick rate—everything.
No matter how famous Da-jeong was as a smurf, could she master a champ she hadn't even scrimmed?
Expectations and doubts swirled as the game finally kicked off.
Early laning phase ensued.
"Enemy jungler's starting blue! Looks like they're prioritizing bot."
『Yeah, I'll counter-jungle from red side anyway, so we'll meet bot. Heading down now.』
『Copy that.』
Da-jeong spotted the enemy jungler's path with pre-placed wards and called it out.
Enemy bot was a strong pick, so they wanted to shove lane safely with backup.
Jeong Jin-nam had anticipated it too, mirroring the path.
If bot cracked first against this comp, the snowball would be unstoppable.
『Bro, top okay?』
『Smooth sailing. No need to babysit... Huh?!』
Jeong Jin-nam, heading bot, checked on top.
Bandit-kun, holding mid-top lane evenly, answered calmly—until the same system voice rang in every '9002 and Yuchalz' member's ear.
『Ah, sorry. Died. Enemy pathed around, I think? No red buff.』
『No red?』
『Holy shit, got perfectly outplayed.』
That's right.
Enemy jungler faked blue 3-camp path downriver.
But predicted the ward spot, circled wide, and ganked top.
『Then I'll check enemy red.』
『No, can't now. Can't back you up. Lane's shoved too hard.』
『Yeah, pulled up early expecting a response...』
『Tch, yeah. Kinda awkward now.』
Jin-nam tried invading enemy red for revenge.
But bot matchup sucked, and they'd shoved expecting gank—hard to backup.
Made even that iffy.
Enemy jungler even bailed right after top kill.
If fight dragged and they joined, disaster.
Especially with weak mid pick—no roam potential.
『Ah, drake's gone.』
『No choice. Our Lulu needs to base anyway.』
『Yeah, enemy bot-jg strong timing. Correct to give it.』
First drake gone quick too.
Top hit by early gank, bot CS losing to matchup.
Total gold gap widening early.
『What now? Herald fight?』
『One and done maybe.』
『Yeah, me and sis take herald, make it fightable?』
『Could work.』
Team needed a swing play, discussed herald teamfight.
But one lone voice objected.
"No. We're stronger late anyway. Win herald? Fine. But if they skip and eat more bot tower gold, we lose harder. Better to defend bot."
Da-jeong rapid-fired her take—team paused in shock.
But it made sense, so they followed.
In-game, she showed true Charisma Uparupa charisma.
『Whoa, '9002 and Yuchalz' moves to herald... then pivots back bot?』
『Smart call. Herald now's too high-risk gamble. Botch teamfight and you're done. Fight's on 'Prince Maker's' terms too—could backfire hard.』
Casters praised the playcall too.
Time passed, kill score 4-1 enemy lead, both bot towers down.
Rotation time—mid to bot, bot to mid.
Now operations crucial.
'Prince Maker' loved fights anytime.
Confident here, spotted ADC Kkombbang mid—inited instantly.
Shwoop-!
『They're in! Kkombbang, can't flash?!』
『S-sorry, no cleanse...』
『Enemy top no TP anyway—I'm solo! Just fight! You'll be fine!』
Enemy ADC Varus' Blighted Chains nailed Kkombbang.
No cleanse—he died.
But Bandit-kun and Da-jeong TP'd instinctively—too late to save.
『Whoa?! Kkombbang's down instantly! Can '9002 and Yuchalz' do anything even with TP?!』
『Enemy top no TP, so they're going for it! Real shot if Bandit-kun ults with full rage gauge!』
Casters yelled urgently as Bandit-kun and Da-jeong arrived.
Bandit-kun, rage full, mega-transformed, ulted into enemy team.
『Dodged Flo! We got this! Nyar first—he's no-flash, no-flash!』
『Protect Varus, Varus!』
『Nice, winnable! CC the Nautilus and clean up!』
But enemy ADC, high-elo, predicted it.
Flashed the ult easy, targeted trapped Nyar instead.
Varus barely used ult on Kkombbang—'Prince Maker' near full strength.
『Dammit, flashed. Sorry, I'm dead.』
『No, keep fighting! I'll knock 'em up!』
"I'm DPSing too! Let's go all-in, guys!"
Frontliner Bandit-kun fell first.
But free-dealing Da-jeong from back and Nyan-tamon's triple-knockup shone.
Jin-nam fought fearlessly to the end.
Da-jeong nabbed enemy mid and support—double kill.
But Nyan-tamon and Jin-nam died beside her, HP too low—mid tower lost.
『How's the math here, caster Kim Sang-jun?』
『By standard calc, 'Prince Maker' wins—more kills, took mid T1 tower. But '9002 and Yuchalz' fed 2 kills to their carry Ahri. Big win. She's farming silent, no deaths.』
『Whoa, yeah?! Lulu's CS tho??』
Even pros call 10 CS/min good mid.
Here, amateur tourney, Da-jeong hitting near 11/min—chat exploded.
『Ah, sorry. Couldn't afford to die...』
『It's fine, Kkombbang. Game's not over.』
『Yeah, mid tower was herald bait anyway.』
Good news aside, teamfight was a rout—one survivor.
'9002 and Yuchalz' Discord filled with Kkombbang's choked-up voice first.
Nyan-tamon and Jin-nam consoled.
Da-jeong, eavesdropping, stepped up—out of character pep talk.
"You're good, Kkombbang! I'll carry! Just trust me!"
Cherry Squad knew how hard that was for her personality.
They cheered wildly, eyes glued to the match.