Echoes of the Reverse Planet

Chapter 98: Coming Full Circle

“Ah, dear—”

“Wow, they broke through like that!”

– The Power of Fate (Nonexistent) couldn’t withstand true sibling chemistry.

– But seriously, they just sacrificed themselves like that out of nowhere.

– For real, you can really feel they trust each other despite bickering.

– Just for today, Jeong Daun is the cool oppa, yep yep.

Baek Woohyun nodded as if he had expected it, Cha Seongcheol felt regretful, and Jeong Nayeon clapped her hands with joy at the amazing conclusion.

Of course, viewers felt satisfied because the finals, which were more intense than expected, had a perfect ending.

It wasn’t a drawn-out, ambiguous affair; at the very peak of excitement, they threw down the extreme move of mutual destruction for a decisive end.

And so, with only Yun Areum remaining, the battle ended, and the participants who had died and become ghosts soon revived.

“I lost. Hah, good work, everyone.”

“It seems we go this far, unfortunately. Everyone, you really worked hard.”

Geomsaeng Geomsa retreats with an awkward smile, followed somewhat furtively by Shuria.

Although they joked about there being no ‘power of fate’, you could sense from this action that they had grown quite close from being on the same team and coordinating.

Otherwise, someone as shy as her wouldn’t move so naturally following Geomsaeng Geomsa.

“”Yeah-eh!””

The reunited Beau-tiful Twins, in contrast to their usual bickering, happily high-fived each other.

Well, that’s siblings for you. They usually act like they can’t stand each other, but in the end, they look out for one another.

That very bond, that strength, is what the Beau-tiful Twins possessed.

“Congratulations.”

“Congratulations.”

“Congratulations!”

Clap clap clap!

– Omedetou! (Congratulations!)

– Congrats congrats congrats!

– Twins win! Twins win!

– In the end, Hackphysical skillfully secured another win.

The three people in the judge role welcomed the grinning Beau-tiful Twins with applause.

Finally decided as the winners, even viewers and the unfortunately eliminated Geomsaeng Geomsa-Shuria sent their congratulations to Hackphysical’s disciples.

“······.”

As Baek Woohyun stood up and approached the Beau-tiful Twins, their eyes sparkled.

They seemed very much looking forward to what they would learn as his disciples from now on. Even more so, having already tasted the thirty-minute miracle.

But whether they could maintain such shining eyes once real training begins remains to be seen.

After all, the rookies ‘over there’ didn’t call Baek Woohyun ‘ghost instructor’ or ‘demon instructor’ for nothing.

“I look forward to working with you from now on.”

“Yes! We look forward to it too! I’ll strive as the first disciple!”

“Please ignore the first disciple impostor next to you. I, the true first disciple, will work even harder.”

“What? Yun Daun, is there any word you won’t say to your noona?!”

“I’m the oppa, you know!”

“Haha.”

– lololololol

– Until the very end lolololol

– So which one is older? (really don’t know)

– They fight because they don’t know either.

With everyone smiling as they watched the Beau-tiful siblings bicker until the very end, Superstar N (meaning Nuclear) concluded successfully.

Because social animals like humans instinctively want to talk with others about what they’ve seen.

These repercussions were also due to Superstar N (meaning Nuclear) being a large-scale joint broadcast.

What’s more, it involved twelve participants and three judges—setting aside whether to classify Baek Woohyun as a broadcaster—a total of fifteen participants.

What this means is that the viewership scale far surpassed typical ‘Hack Tour’ content, and naturally, the repercussions were just as strong.

Even just ‘Hack Tour’ content regularly hits twenty, thirty thousand fixed viewers, and each participating broadcaster also averages around over a thousand viewers.

With all of them gathered, of course, the number of people who watched Superstar N (meaning Nuclear) easily surpassed tens of thousands.

Even if only a portion of them moved to communities, that’s several thousand. A community that gets taken over by just a few hundred can’t possibly withstand that.

─[Reverse Planet Gallery]─

✪ Hackphysical) I have descended.

✪ Superstar N makgora scene.gif

✪ Thumbs up if you were surprised seeing Team B’s reversal.

✪ “Composition?””3 close-combat builds, 1 ranged build.”

─[Reverse Time]─

[General] Why are the judges’ suits so damn well-fitted?

[General] Who the hell is that person, holy—

[General] This game’s foundation is ranged, tsk tsk.

[General] The finals resolve speeches are hilarious for real lolololol

This Superstar N (meaning Nuclear) was overflowing with talking points.

Hackphysical properly appearing on a broadcast for the first time—excluding the meeting with Kang Soyul—, the incident where someone got caught secretly using buffs and was eliminated, etc.

Plus, the Beau-tiful Twins and Geomsaeng Geomsa-Shuria combo who created a reversal drama in the close-combat vs. ranged build showdown, then fought an internal war for a gripping match.

✪ Superstar N makgora scene.gif

(A video containing the scene where Baek Woohyun demands Blue Whale to disclose buffs.)

(A video containing Baek Woohyun unilaterally announcing Blue Whale’s elimination.)

– Legendary lolololol

– What the hell is that bastard doing?

– Using buffs in a no-buff mission, what the—

– Why on earth would he do that?? Seriously why??

ㄴ Probably wanted to stand out lolololol

ㄴ He was going to be 4th place anyway, seems his goal was just passing.

– Told him to reveal buffs, shuts his mouth tight, damn lolololol

ㄴ This is undeniable, for real.

– Damn, did he have to confront him like that? Couldn’t he just talk it out nicely behind the scenes? Has no sense of being fellow creators, damn bastard.

ㄴ ? It’s Blue Whale who has no sense of being fellow creators.

ㄴ He messed up another person’s content.

ㄴ Forced defense, rejected.

– Probably got blinded by momentary greed;

ㄴ One more turn and he’d use hacks? lol

Naturally, the first person to become the center of attention was Blue Whale.

He blatantly pulled a stunt worthy of being recorded in Ant Wiki’s controversy and incidents section—and it actually got recorded!—and got eliminated, so it was inevitable.

For a moment, the community became chaotic with mockery of Blue Whale, some trolls’ forced defenses, and sincere shields from true fans added to the mix.

But that too was brief.

Topics about Blue Whale, who was just a momentary subject of ridicule after all, passed quicker than expected—a fortunate thing for him, probably—and other topics took its place.

For example, stories about Team B, who built an interesting narrative in various ways and fought an internal war.

✪ “Composition?””3 close-combat builds, 1 ranged build.”

“Pfft! Then their ranks?”

“Gold, Silver, Bronze.”

“Pfft lolololol So the result? lolololol”

(Photo of Team B rejoicing after defeating thirteen Etinels)

“Comeback victory.”

Never underestimate close-combat builds again.

– Holy crap, a comeback victory lolololol

– The Great Emperor B Team.

– The monsters created by Hackphysical, holy—

*- This is possible in 30 minutes? Holy crap;*

– No, damn, thirteen is just too much.

ㄴ They got nine in the first round, thirteen in the second is really too much.

– Yep~ This is the power of close-combat builds~

ㄴ The Great Emperor close-range DPS.

ㄴ There is one ranged dealer though…

[General] The finals resolve speeches are hilarious for real lolololol

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Yun Areum: Teammate is trash. Goal: Win.

Yun Daun: Want to switch teammate. Goal: Win.

Geomsaeng Geomsa: The twins are indeed contenders for the win, but with the power of fate between Shuria and me, victory is possible.

Shuria: ? Power of fate? What’s that?

*There may be slight differences in this summary.

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─ S?l?i?g?h?t? d?i?f?f?e?r?e?n?c?e?

└ It’s devil’s editing but this is lolololol

└ Amazingly, they did say something similar.

└ The amazing thing is that this is real, holy—

─ Despite that, they fight well secretly, yep yep.

└ For real, I was surprised they fought much better than expected.

└ With Geomsaeng Geomsa holding strong and Shuria coordinating, they were threatening.

└ Siblings VS Fate (Nonexistent)

─ True sibling characteristic: Dis first, think later.

Not only that, there were evaluations saying the comeback victory through special training felt like a manga plot, and posts saying they were scared of how strong the twins would become from now on.

And naturally flowing from that was admiration for the coaching ability Baek Woohyun showed through this Superstar N (meaning Nuclear).

All one could do was marvel at the skill that completely transformed Team B, who were completely overwhelmed by Team A up until the first challenge, in just thirty minutes.

If this level was possible with short special training, one couldn’t even imagine how much more amazing it would be if he taught properly over a long period.

‘So when does the disciple content start?’

‘Will he release great tips like in the audition?’

‘Couldn’t I hit Diamond if I watch that too?’

That’s why people looked forward even more to the disciple content of Baek Woohyun teaching the Beau-tiful Twins.

This is the Baek Woohyun who, upon hearing they were facing mid-version Etinel, immediately provided an incredible tip—behavior prediction through combat AI analysis—and forcibly hammered it into them.

People’s expectations continued to swell about what more he would teach and what other great tips he would release.

And along with that, there were others paying attention to ‘Coach Baek Woohyun’.

“That person Baek Woohyun teaches that well?”

“He’s an official coach, isn’t he? Then if he does well—”

“If anyone knows Hackphysical well, I’d like to be on the same team as that person.”

They were the participants of the SSR Cup.

The fact that Baek Woohyun is included as an official support coach for the SSR Cup was already well-known, and it was also somewhat guessed that this content was intended to prove his coaching ability to select disciples.

It was truly amazing that he managed to prove his coaching ability even in content held just to select disciples…

Anyway, since an official support coach could potentially be brought to their team if they played their cards right, SSR Cup participants couldn’t help but pay attention to Baek Woohyun.

“Soyul! Want to be on the same team for the SSR Cup?!”

“…Huh?”

The stream where a friend made on broadcast openly proposed to Kang Soyul—the only participant known to have a connection with Baek Woohyun—was a continuation of that flow.

Although to her, who had just finished her own stream, it was just a random story.

“Suddenly? No, more importantly, teams are chosen through auction, right? How can we be on the same team?”

“Somehow!”

“What is she saying.”

“But they said if I’m on a team with you, Hackphysical will come as the coach…”

If many teams wanted an official coach, he could choose one at will among them.

If Baek Woohyun, who already proved himself through Superstar N, properly grows the Beau-tiful Twins, countless offers will surely pour in for him.

Then the choice will obviously fall to Baek Woohyun, and the team he chooses will likely be the one Kang Soyul is on, given their existing connection.

“Hmm~”

Kang Soyul didn’t deny the words of Lilyyu, her friend of three years. She just smiled slyly.

Because she herself had been secretly hoping for it for a while.

Since there was no one else on the participant list with a connection to Baek Woohyun, the probability was high that he would choose to coach her, the only one with a connection.

She had even subtly hinted in a similar way during their personal chat before. Baek Woohyun’s response wasn’t bad.

Unbeknownst to her, one reason Baek Woohyun responded positively was also a sense of compensation for previously rejecting her broadcast offer.

After all, he had firmly rejected her proposal to do a broadcast together, and not long after, he was appearing regularly on Jeong Nayeon’s broadcast.

Of course, there was the reason of ‘Anonymous Viewer 62’, but regardless, it ended up seeming like he ignored her.

The thought was to clear that up by being on the same team as her during the SSR Cup and handing her the victory.

‘Feels like the suggestion to do a broadcast together is finally coming true after going around in circles!’

Although it’s a pity they couldn’t broadcast together from the start, thinking it’s not a bad thing, Kang Soyul smiled slyly.