Chapter 109
Chapter 109
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 109
Chapter Title: Platinum Prodigy
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Tae-hoon’s argument went like this.
He said that even if he, a Meister, did it himself, Sister Yeon-hwa wouldn’t be able to keep up, so it would be better for her to watch me, a Platinum, instead.
It was a valid point.
What could a low-tier user possibly learn from suddenly watching Meister, the highest tier in Field of Glory, a high-level game?
I did grasp games quickly, but that didn’t mean I was as good at them as Tae-hoon.
In other words, judging by eye level, it would be easier for her to understand if she watched me—that was Tae-hoon’s assessment.
-For real, watching Platinum is easier to understand than Meister lol;;
-But from Sister Yeon-hwa’s perspective, even Platinum seems tough, right? Nah...
Of course, from Sister Yeon-hwa’s skill level, even that might be tough...
But in my view, she was just using me as an excuse.
I’d known her for years. She was shifting the teaching target to me because it was too much for her to handle.
Sister Yeon-hwa’s skill, at best, was bottom tier or lower.
I wondered how she managed with that physical ability... but then I thought it made sense.
The game itself was inherently complex, and I’d heard that even when holed up in her room, she mostly watched streams rather than played games.
In short, Sister Yeon-hwa wasn’t all that familiar with games themselves.
You might say watching streams should make it obvious, but if everyone who watched streams got good at games, the world would be full of experts.
Anyway, sitting here in front of the keyboard and mouse oddly got me fired up.
I wondered how Tae-hoon would correct my play...
For now, let’s give it a shot.
I selected the hero I was most confident with in Field of Glory and placed it on the pick screen.
Position: ranged DPS.
A brief moment passed, and the game started.
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The moment Seo-hyun gripped the mouse and the game began, people thought:
She has some basic physical talent, so maybe she’ll play decently.
Even if Platinum was just a bit-above-average civilian tier, it still required fundamental game understanding to reach...
At the very least, most thought she wouldn’t feed.
But...
-?????????
-?
-Ding?
-What’s that?
“...What are you?”
“Uh, was it always like this...?”
Forget not feeding—it was a string of scenes incomprehensible as human play.
It was pure domination.
Seo-hyun didn’t even seem to be thinking much.
She just grasped basic hero matchups and instantly killed anything that appeared.
If this weren’t live, she’d be accused of helper or hacks—no doubt.
She dodged all enemy non-target skills, landed all her own, and in Platinum, facing someone like that was a disaster from the start.
They couldn’t hit her, but she kept pounding them.
The most shocking was against a hero with similar range: exploiting the delay between auto-attack animations.
She landed every auto on the enemy while pulling back before their auto even animated—extreme distance control.
Even in the heavenly realms, Meister tier, this was pro-gamer level stuff, leaving watcher Tae-hoon dumbfounded.
Yeon-hwa just kept gasping in admiration.
“Wow... how do you do that?”
“It just kinda works when I do it...?”
It wasn’t a lie. Seo-hyun newly realized how differently she perceived the world now.
She could see every minute detail of the enemy hero’s actions.
Honestly, with focus maxed out, surroundings felt slightly slowed in those moments.
Like some comic book.
-No Platinum in the world plays like that?
-She was Platinum before mutation lololol
-But isn’t that pro-gamer level footage?
-Yeah;; But even pros rarely do that; enemy was frontend too.
“...This kid could hit Master on physical alone.”
“Oh, really?”
“If I teach you a bit, you’d stomp Meister? You’re crushing without even thinking—just pure physical. What’s your field of vision like?”
“I just see the enemy hero’s motions and direction, and the delay calculates itself.”
“You’re insane, just...”
Tae-hoon stuck out his tongue.
He’d hit Meister pre-mutation, so he knew how dramatically physical improved post-mutation.
But... there were limits.
Seo-hyun was playing like a machine.
Honestly, if reported for hacks or helper after this game, she’d have no defense.
“...Don’t play this game anymore.”
“Why?”
“You’ll get reported every time.”
“Hmm... that bad?”
“This works in my tier too? There are Meister climbers who pure-physical it without brains—you’re exactly that.”
“Ah.”
“...And those types usually go pro.”
“Oh... Should I try?”
“Hey, Director?”
“Kidding, kidding.”
-lololololololololololololol
-Director going pro would be hilarious in its own way
-That team would get wrecked lololololol
-No but I thought she was using some program;;
“Honestly, mutation boosts physical a ton? Enough to affect in-game.”
-Yeah, gamers who mutate tier up hard.
-But weren’t you Meister pre-mutation?
Tae-hoon nodded at the viewer’s comment.
“Yeah. I hit Meister pre-mutation. But now... it’s like the ceiling shattered? If not an actor, maybe I’d have gone pro?”
“Oh...”
“So honestly, I don’t get why Yeon-hwa’s struggling...”
“Eh? Why!?”
In that sense, Yeon-hwa was utterly baffling to Tae-hoon.
Normally, any second-month mutant should perform like Seo-hyun.
“Usually, you’d crush everyone in this tier—that’s normal. I know Yeon-hwa’s physical roughly...”
“Is that so...”
“But maybe she’s just not game-familiar. Not much play experience, right?”
“Yeah, true.”
“Actually, that’s normal. No need to stress. Some turn ‘bad at games’ into a charm point.”
“But shouldn’t I show some growth...”
“Then I’ll give you homework.”
“Homework?”
Yeon-hwa tilted her head at the word.
“Yeah. I’ll come back later, but practice this a lot till then. You’ll get the feel. Tons of guides out there...”
“Ah, got it!”
Yeon-hwa nodded at Tae-hoon’s advice to play more.
Then she glanced at the wreckage of his shattered mouse mouthpieces.
‘...Gotta practice.’
At minimum, for her viewers’ dental health.
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[Obangal Obangal~]
Yeon-hwa noona’s stream was great today too.
Especially Han Tae-hwa bringing multiple mouthpieces and chomping them all lololol
Was legit hilarious;;
-I was shocked watching Director play;;
-No but what pro-gamer movement was that lol
[Seeing Yeon-hwa noona again]
Makes me think our standards are too high.
She said she binged streams brain-off, and her game knowledge is zero.
But isn’t that average?
-Lower tier ratios mean hardcore gamers are rare lol
-For real;;
-We’re the outliers, game freaks.
[But streaming on duty hours... is this okay?]
Not public service, feels like our taxes melting?
Fine if personal channel off-duty, but this is official channel, gaming on work time?
Kinda iffy;;
-Wasn’t the channel’s purpose making mutants relatable?
-Yeah lol Now mutants are fine, but back when Korea’s mutant perception was trash, direction was right.
-Honestly, seeing a top Vampire-type do that makes her relatable lol
-But that’s not public service?
-It is;; Post-perception fix, mutant crime plummeted lol Haven’t seen this one cause chaos once.
-For real, mutants not rampaging lately—we should be grateful.
-Forgot already? Director swept that US-Mexico border mess last time lol
[Calling Yeon-hwa noona a tax thief over game stream is too much lol]
Pre-Director, it was Yeon-hwa and Ha-rin stopping mutant crime.
Without them, Korea would’ve been chaos—no surprise.
Yeon-hwa’s power: if not her chill self, Korea’d be blasted by month 2 mutants.
Just let her enjoy... she’s earned it.
-For real, chills when Director? mentioned Yeon-hwa’s power back then.
-She controls blood itself, can explode crowds lol;; Her staying put is miracle enough?
-For real lol