Chapter 93
Chapter 93
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 93
Chapter Title: The Appearance of the Meta Leader
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Four days had passed since the core explanation wrapped up successfully.
Today, we were ramping up our practice sessions in preparation for the tournament.
That said, we still hadn't synced up as a full team.
We hadn't even settled on proper positions yet.
Above all, we had Ji-ah unnie, a total newbie, and Ra-hee unnie, who's basically one too.
I figured it was more important for everyone to get a feel for the game individually right now.
In the midst of all this, I was...
"Unnie, in situations like that, it's better to give attack power buffs. See, the dealers are still at full health?"
『Oh, right. I need to keep checking HP periodically, huh.』
"Yeah. And for tanks, only heal them when their HP is really low—focus on the dealers otherwise."
『Huh? Why? Wouldn't filling up the tank's HP make their ultimate charge faster?』
"It's better to prioritize other healers' ultimates over Meris's."
I was giving Ji-ah unnie a one-on-one lesson.
Sure, I was nominally a newbie myself.
But it was surreal how naturally everyone had handed me the role of teaching her.
Thankfully, my advice wasn't way off base.
I knew there were quite a few high-tier players among the Cherries.
Even with coaching allowed, surprisingly little advice was flooding in.
Maybe it had something to do with that incident with General Choi the other day.
He'd praised me so much it was over the top.
After that, the Cherries started going around saying, "Can't coach Lulu-chan."
"Whoa, unnie, your skills have improved so much!"
『R-Really...?』
"Yeah! Your escapes are super clean now, and your rez timings are spot on. You can tell you've been practicing a ton."
『Thanks... Actually, I've been grinding custom games like crazy. Tried out other heroes besides Meris too...』
I figured as much.
Of course, I'd heard some about it in the group chat.
But pulling up her skill this much in just four days? Impressive.
Ra-hee unnie at least had Hyper War experience despite being Silver.
She'd probably get her groove back quick once she jumped in.
Ji-ah unnie, though? Total fresh face—we were worried.
Now she was unrecognizably solid.
『Oh yeah, Lulu.』
"Yes, unnie?"
『Heard there's a new character dropping in Hyper War tomorrow? You catch that?』
After screen-sharing three games for her...
During a quick break, Ji-ah unnie brought it up.
Perfect timing—I'd been thinking about it too.
"Yeah, I heard. Actually, I told President we should practice after the new char drops."
『After the new char? Why?』
"Just in case. What if it's busted and we wanna build around it?"
『Fair point.』
No full skill reveal yet—just the trailer out.
Viewers weren't hyped for the new char.
But I saw it differently.
This new character dropping tomorrow? The most broken one in Hyper War history.
The one that flipped the entire meta upside down.
'Bridget.'
I whispered the name to myself, smirking confidently.
If there's a card that could clinch our win, it's her.
The next day.
Hyper War's new character, Bridget, finally launched.
The War Gallery, which had been quiet, erupted over the new addition.
Mostly in a bad way.
Her kit was straight-up overtuned.
AoE heal passive for nearby allies.
E skill: Long-range heal to a target ally, overflow converts to shield.
Shift: Knockback, solid damage, short cooldown.
That much? Manageable.
But the "shield rush" ignoring enemy barriers for stuns...
And the ultimate granting permanent, non-dissipating shields to the whole team? Broken.
Still early days—no deep comp research yet.
Debate on synergies, tricky in standard 2-tank-2-heal-2-DPS.
Amid this, one person smirked confidently...
"...Perfect."
The only one who remembered every meta and playstyle Bridget dominated.
Da-jeong.
Less than two days after Bridget's release.
We gathered in Discord for our first official scrim.
Yesterday, we'd grinded 6-stacks in customs all day.
Time to show the results.
No fixed positions, but mains dictated rough roles.
Main tank: Ra-hee unnie.
Sub tank: Yuna.
Main DPS: Chae-yoon unnie.
Sub DPS: Me.
Main healer: Ji-ah unnie.
Sub healer: President.
『First scrim today, huh?』
『Yeah. Kinda nervous.』
『Why stress? It's not the tourney. Just have fun.』
『Right, unnie! We've got our secret weapon!』
Secret weapon? Not me, right...?
Yuna's enthusiastic shout had cold sweat beading.
Grateful for the faith, but a bit burdensome.
The Cherries were hyped for our first official scrim too.
Cheering already.
Opponent had Nyangtamon, President's real-life friend.
Team name: NyanTa & Butlers.
One Gold, three Plats, two Diamonds.
Not high total power, but tight-knit from playing with Nyangta.
Highly rated team synergy.
Rumor they beat a viewer team with three Masters mixed in.
No room for complacency.
No sooner had we entered the lobby...
Than Nyangtamon declared war on President.
His main? Winston.
And President's sub healer—squishy position.
That threat? Legit.
Game on.
"President, wanna try that thing right away?"
『First game?』
『Show it off already?』
President and Chae-yoon unnie questioned back.
Our ace-in-the-hole—they figured first-game reveal was too soon.
But no worries.
This wasn't my only trump card.
If anything, it's bait disguised as one.
"Yeah, it's fine. We need the practice anyway."
『Alright, maknae's call—let's do it.』
We rarely showed special strats even in team practice streams.
Viewers perked up with curiosity.
First map set.
Attacking first, we picked per custom practice.
Main tank Ra-hee unnie: Reinhardt.
Sub tank Yuna: Zarya.
Main healer Ji-ah unnie: Meris.
Sub healer President: Genyatta.
Standard comp so far.
Tanks not meta picks—Winston/D.Va too hard, so we stuck here.
But one change.
Make that two.
Chae-yoon unnie, our hitscan main DPS...
Picked my main, Kenzo.
And finally...
Click-
Sub DPS me picking healer Bridget.
Final comp: 2 tanks, 1 DPS, 3 heals.
My prior performance had them expecting me to hard-carry DPS.
Lots questioning why stick the ace on heals.
Don't worry.
This char? Healer-DPS-tank all-in-one monster.
"Backline, stick by me. Unnies and Yuna, hold frontline."
『Got it!』
『President trusts the maknae.』
『Let's go.』
『H-Hey, speak up if low on health? Everyone?』
『I'll just swing this hammer.』
Hearing the team's resolve...
I adjusted my stance.
Come at me.