Chapter 95
Chapter 95
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 95
Chapter Title: Chapter 95
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 95
Chapter Title: Everything's Going According to Plan
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I saw the comp and thought no way they'd hold, but Brig is just broken af
After the first official scrim wrapped up.
The members who'd scrimmed together all piled into one Discord room to chat.
I'd stepped away to the bathroom for a bit, so I joined the voice channel but only turned on my mic a little late...
"Sorry about that. I was just in the bathroom..."
『Whoa, the carry machine has arrived.』
『No way, Lulu! Aren't you a bit too good?』
『Lulu, please go easy on us!』
"Huh?"
The moment I unmuted, Nyangtamon's teammates swarmed me.
Wondering what was up, I glanced at the chat.
- LMAOOOOOOOOOO
- We were just hyping Lulu-chan hard until a sec ago lol
- Nyangtamon and Seoina were pissed and yelling lol
- Seoina wants just one kill pls
"Ah..."
Realizing it was about the game we'd just played.
I let out a low sigh and gave an awkward smile.
From a dive comp's perspective, having a Brigitte in the mix was pure hell, no question.
"Ehehe... Sorry. You guys were all so good, I had to try my best too."
『Wow, you wreck us and call us good? Gaslighting much?』
『This is peak two-face right here.』
『Lulu, stop the beatings!』
- You've got talent, keep grinding
- Gaslighting us like this lololol
- No malice from Lulu-chan... probably
- But fr Nyangtamon's team was good too, just up against Lulu
W-what are you all talking about.
Saying that makes me sound like the final boss or something.
I only pulled that off because I picked the busted Brigitte.
『So, Yeji? What do you think of our maknae's skills? Told you she was good.』
Meanwhile, the President was beaming with pride at my performance.
Pulling some proud-parent flex on Nyangtamon.
『I knew she was good from the VODs, but not this good. Even our coach was floored.』
『What? You guys got a coach too?』
『Yeah, Crimson's our coach.』
『Crimson? Hey, that's cheating!』
Gasp, Crimson?
Just like General Choi I'd met recently, a Hyper War ex-pro.
They even roped in someone like that as coach? Nyangtamon's team is serious.
『Cheating my ass. You've got Lulu!』
『Hey, our maknae's still a total newbie, okay?』
『Newbie? Coach watched the scrim and said, 'She's better than current ranker Brigs.'』
"Eek? The c-coach said that?"
- Lol fr
- It was kinda a stomp tbh lol
- Even accounting for Brig being busted, Lulu was too good
- Saw Crimson streaming and he was baffled lololol
R-really? Crimson said that?
Isn't that a bit too generous?
Though Brigitte is pretty new to the scene.
I've been grinding her for a while, sure...
『Hey, Haneul. What do you think of their comp? Coach was raving about it.』
『That? Lulu suggested it. She taught Lilith Genji, said she'd run Brig, so let's try this comp.』
『Wait, Lulu built the comp too?』
- Whoa fr?
- Did not know ㄷㄷ
- Thought Lilith made it
- What can't Lulu do?
Ehehe...
Feels kinda guilty now.
Truth is, I didn't invent it—it was just a strong existing comp I borrowed.
Sure, I carried on Brigitte today.
But the real MVPs are the members—especially Chae-yoon unnie.
She barely touched Genji before, but practiced for me and mastered it in no time for scrims.
Everyone did great, of course.
But my personal MVP? Gotta be Chae-yoon unnie.
『Sigh, guess we gotta practice that starting today too. Coach said dive can't break it anyway.』
『Copycat strat?』
『Yup. If you're mad, don't use it next scrim.』
Nyangtamon, salty about getting wrecked by our Brig comp.
Plans to ditch her solid dive for a copy of ours.
The President grumbled about them stealing our ace.
But as Nyangtamon said, if we hated it, we shouldn't have shown it.
I was the one who pushed hard to use it.
『Anyway, great job everyone. Both teams have more scrims, so let's wrap up.』
『Great job!』
『You too!』
『We just got smashed by Lulu... boo hoo.』
『Payback at the tourney.』
After all the chatter, we said our goodbyes and left the room.
Regrouped with our teams for the remaining scrims.
We ran a total of four scrims that day to gel as a team.
Once all our scheduled scrims were done.
We just did a quick post-scrim debrief, then I logged off.
Intense focus sessions like that leave my body feeling like gooey slime.
I was dying to flop into bed and crash.
Beep-
But right before shutting down my PC, a call from the President came in.
I pushed sleep back a bit and picked up.
『Hey, Da-jeong. You free to talk now?』
"Yeah, President. Just logged off, all good."
『Cool. Wanted to discuss today's scrim results...』
"Gotcha."
I could guess why she was calling.
I nodded and chimed in.
『After scrimming Yeji's team, other squads started copying our comp.』
"Yup."
『Our win rate wasn't even that hot.』
"Right."
As the President said, plenty of teams watched our scrims.
By the third match, most were running something similar.
DPS couldn't always be Genji, so variations happened.
But the core five—Reinhardt, Zarya, Mercy, Genji, Brigitte—stayed intact.
We crushed Nyangtamon's dive 1-0 perfectly.
Against mirrors? We struggled in raw fights.
Even with two newbies, trading blows evenly with similar comps? We're doing great.
『So, maybe we should mix up comps? We blew our ace on the first scrim...』
The President seemed uneasy our prized comp was exposed already.
Fair— we prepped hard for it.
Chae-yoon unnie suffered especially.
Against our skill deficit, comp research is key to winning.
True.
But she's misunderstanding one thing.
That comp being our 'ace'.
"I get what you mean. But no worries, President."
『Huh? No worries?』
"That comp? I showed it on purpose in scrims."
『On purpose?』
She sounds puzzled, so I affirm: "Yes."
I knew it all along.
The dive comp dominating Hyper War.
A hard counter would tempt everyone.
Right now, yeah—our comp's that strong.
But not invincible.
That's the key.
"Yeah. Actually, I'll only play Brigitte in scrims from now on. Tourney and private practice? Nah."
『You're dropping Brig? The busted one?』
"More like, depending on comp, someone else will take her."
Post-nerf Brig? Maybe.
Current one's low skill floor.
Chae-yoon unnie, Yuna, President—any with experience can handle her fine after practice.
Why me today?
To demo her destructive peak.
Make everyone copy it blindly.
『Hmm, okay. If our maknae has a plan, President trusts you.』
"Ehehe... Thanks, President."
Her blind faith makes me grin like an idiot.
『Our overall skill's behind, but with you, Da-jeong, and the short tourney? Good strats might carry us.』
"Exactly. I'll do my best."
Tourney's super short, like she said.
Only eight teams.
Means fastest to find meta comp and counter wins.
If it were a long 64-team bracket, different story.
Short format? Leaking fake intel works great.
Even with coaches, all-master amateurs can't analyze quick.
Just three rounds.
Quarters, semis, finals.
Nail comp and strat for those, we win.
Today's scrims were step one.
『Got it. Sweet dreams, practice hard tomorrow.』
"Yes! Good night, President."
『Say 'Dream of me!'』
"Ugh... D-dream of me..."
『Good girl.』
After teasing me to the end, I eyed my still-on monitor and plopped back down.
"...Alright."
Better practice potential picks just in case.
Most I've used before, no biggie.
But just in case.
Beep-
Launch Hyper War, queue quick play.
Match found—I instantly lock my next ace.
Familiar line plays.
Crack, I loosen my fingers, grip the mouse.
A hero I played even more than Genji once.
My ace in the hole number two.
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