Chapter 160 : Enjoyer Mode
Chapter 160: Enjoyer Mode
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Naturally, the expressions of the team leaders appearing through holograms became incredibly serious. It was a distinctly different reaction from the previous auction items.
Even the three team leaders who had saved their points until now entered what seemed like battle readiness, loosening their bodies through light stretching.
Since the SSR Cup team member auction was determined by whoever submitted first when using the same points, it was likely to lead to a physical struggle.
〔A heavy tension flows among the team leaders at the appearance of the awaited item!〕
〔Who will obtain player Kang Soyul!〕
〔It looks like we might see all three going all-in simultaneously. This is truly an exciting situation!〕
“Aak! Please! Anything but all-in!”
-No way! Immediate all-in lololol
-Anyone can see they’re preparing for a first-come-first-served physical fight, right?
-The woman who drives team leaders crazy, Kang Soyul
-Can’t resist that low-price 1+1 coin lololol
Kang Soyul let out a scream-like cry toward the commentators who were chatting very cheerfully.
Naturally, there was no way her cry could be heard. The technology to transmit sound through holograms hadn’t been developed yet.
Unless a voice call was connected, which it wasn’t, her desperate cry only echoed through Jeong Nayeon’s personal space.
Moreover, thinking ‘Surely all three team leaders won’t all-in?’ in the current situation was truly a complacent judgment. Looking at the momentum of the team leaders who were preparing now.
They showed an expectation that even if they used up all their points and received the rest as unsold items, they could make something work with Kang Soyul and Hackphysical.
‘…That’s not exactly a wrong prediction either.’
Jeong Nayeon shrugged her shoulders.
For a moment, Baek Woohyun’s first two disciples who were currently massacring in Diamond tier flashed through her mind.
Since he had raised them from struggling in Silver to that level, couldn’t he somehow raise even Bronze players to Platinum, or at least Gold?
The team leaders had probably reached the same conclusion during the auction time. Otherwise, there would be no reason to suddenly prepare for a first-come-first-served physical fight.
‘Woohyun says it’s all the Beau-tiful Twins’ talent, but that’s just Woohyun’s characteristically modest attitude.’
Of course, contrary to Jeong Nayeon’s speculation, Baek Woohyun had spoken sincerely.
The Beau-tiful Twins, who achieved such brilliant growth with just his light touch, would have been coveted talent even on ‘that side.’
The problem was it didn’t look that way at all to her and those around them.
A coach who could make even a mere Silver bloom.
The community public opinion viewed Baek Woohyun that way.
〔Now then, let’s finally… begin the auction!〕
Beep!
[Redok – 1000P]
[Vior Han – 1000P]
[Kim Woong – 1000P]
Simultaneously with the commentators announcing the auction start, three team leaders immediately submitted the points they had written in advance.
The hologram display showed the content of the points they submitted, and surprisingly, all three had offered the same amount of points.
One thousand points. All the points they received in this auction. In other words, they had chosen to all-in on Kang Soyul!
“Kyaa-aaa-ak!”
“Ahahat!”
-No way lololololol
-What kind of horror game is this lololol
-For Kang Soyul it is a horror game, yeah;;
-Thought I got jump scared lololol
‘Life Achievement Complete’ donated ‘30000 won’!
[They really all three went all-in?lololololol]
Kang Soyul screaming, Jeong Nayeon who ended up laughing at the situation itself, and the viewers chattering excitedly as if they’d been waiting.
She had been desperately begging for anything but all-in, but the situation was that as soon as it started, all-in was placed—by three people simultaneously—so it was understandable.
Even Baek Woohyun was nodding his head in admiration at the decision the team leaders made.
〔Player Kang Soyul is awarded to Team Leader Redok, who the system shows bid fastest!〕
〔Haha. Team Leader Redok is roaring with joy. He’s even lying completely flat on the floor! An interesting ceremony.〕
〔The person who bid fastest and finishes the auction fastest becomes Team Leader Redok.〕
-Redok: Auction “complete”
-Lying down ceremony after doing everything he needed lololol
-That dot too was a complete madman lololol
-But for real now there’s nothing to do until auction ends lol just gotta watch lol
“…Now that it’s come to this, there’s no choice.”
Kang Soyul spoke again after her auction completely ended.
Her eyes that suddenly lifted glowed brightly. It was a gaze that seemed somewhere full of tears, or perhaps half-crazed.
Deliberately ignoring the chat window full of viewers still giggling and mocking her misfortune(?), she said:
“I have no choice but to enter ‘one who enjoys’ mode.”
-What
-Huk
-Those who know cannot compare to those who love, something something
-That guy… did she become one who enjoys mode!
‘One who enjoys’ mode.
This was a meme derived from a phrase in the Analects of Confucius, Chapter 6, Yongya: “Those who know are not equal to those who love; those who love are not equal to those who enjoy.”
In Korea, it was commonly written as “A genius cannot beat one who works hard, and one who works hard cannot beat one who enjoys,” developing from the joke “Then isn’t the one who enjoys the strongest?”
Simply put, Kang Soyul decided to enter one who enjoys mode and face all upcoming hardships head-on while enjoying them!
…Or desperately averting her eyes from harsh reality saying “It’s fine anyway!”
“I mean, you originally participate in event tournaments to enjoy them, right? It’s not pros but amateurs doing their best together! Right?”
“…That’s certainly… true…?”
“……Mm.”
-Doing their best lol what bullshit lololol
-She’s completely lost it lololol
-Look at her avoiding Hackphysical
-Gotta avoid the real psycho yeah;;
‘ㅇㅇ’ donated ‘1000 won’!
[Whatever best or not, Ms. Kang seems completely ruined though…]
While Kang Soyul desperately sought agreement while pouring out reality-avoiding statements, the team member auction steadily progressed.
The remaining team leaders except Team Leader Redok, who poured all his points into her alone, divided the remaining items at appropriate levels.
It helped that with five participants in the auction, one person withdrew early leaving only four, allowing smoother progress.
Because whenever an item became expensive, natural compromise became possible thinking ‘There are plenty of other items anyway.’
〔─And with that, the team member auction is completely finished. Wow, overall each team’s balance feels well-matched, doesn’t it?〕
〔That’s right. In our terms, it feels like any team has something to say?〕
〔Even Team Redok who only received unsold items is the same. Even if the rest consisted entirely of unsold items, didn’t they bring the item they wanted anyway!〕
-Fact) True
-Seriously, Kang Soyul + Hackphysical seems profitable yeah
-Unsold items weren’t that bad either
-Nope~ Two Bronze players crossed the line~
“Hmm.”
Baek Woohyun narrowed his eyes while reflecting on the PVP videos of the team members he would teach.
Frankly speaking, in his view when measuring by current skill level, the team with the weakest power was undoubtedly Team Redok where Kang Soyul belonged.
Not to mention the two Bronze players brought from the Bronze-Silver-Gold line, there was Platinum Kang Soyul who hadn’t bloomed yet, and even one Diamond hearing he was washed up.
‘Not bad though.’
Nevertheless, Baek Woohyun’s evaluation was quite good. Because he confirmed reasonably decent potential in the team members received as unsold items.
Only Kang Soyul had crazy potential at the Beau-tiful Twins level, but the rest could sufficiently pull their weight if taught.
They weren’t completely beyond help, and it was possible to raise them to at least not drag the team down, which was enough for a passing grade.
‘Since practice time isn’t that long, if I hammer it directly into their bodies—’
〔The coach auction has finished, and it’s time to request official support coaches.〕
〔Actually, which team will request whom during this official support coach request time is quite obvious.〕
〔Certainly, there’s only one team.〕
-For real lol
-Went all-in with a thousand points for this
-Breaking news) Redok who was lying down wakes up
-??? : He bought exactly two items and -complete-? Can a team leader suck honey like this?
As the commentators were saying, the official support coach request was virtually decided as Team Redok alone.
Because there was no way he who went all-in with a thousand points to get the Kang Soyul + Baek Woohyun set and filled the rest with unsold items wouldn’t request an official support coach.
Indeed, it proceeded exactly as everyone expected, and Baek Woohyun was able to safely join Team Redok as coach without incident.
“Phew- That’s a relief. I was nervous about what if something went wrong due to some natural disaster.”
“Surely that wouldn’t happen.”
“Sometimes what you think ‘surely not’ happens.”
-The saying ‘surely kills people’ exists for a reason
-Hackphysical’s sudden coach resignation ㄷㄷ
-Ugh; then for real it’s just Kang Soyul bought for a thousand points;
-What did the other team members do wrong lololol
〔Now, let’s do the final summary. These are the Struggle-Annihilation division auction results〕
‘Deres’ Team – Kim Woochan (Diamond), LazyFox (Platinum), Roojjang (Gold), Hesusna (Silver)
‘Kim Woong’ Team – Reurik (Diamond), Atchatcha (Platinum), Kurureung (Gold), Franc (Silver)
‘Vior Han’ Team – Hero10 (Diamond), Midsummer (Platinum), Ryun (Gold), Shuria (Gold)
‘Semyeong’ Team – Cheonyeo (Diamond), Baeksudang (Platinum), Thorwangs (Silver), Strongway (Silver)
‘Redok’ Team – UseUse (Diamond), Kang Soyul (Platinum), Dodo (Bronze), Lee Sihu (Bronze) / Official Support Coach: Hackphysical
Following the final results summary and ending with the final team leader resolve interviews, the Struggle-Annihilation division auction that caused turmoil in many ways completely concluded.
Afterward there would be time for viewers to argue in the community about which team was strong or who should have been picked, but officially it was done anyway.
However, that didn’t mean ‘Nuclear Spending’s Team Member Gacha (Feat. Kang Soyul)’ also reached its conclusion.
Because as soon as the auction broadcast ended, a personal message sent by Team Leader Redok arrived for Baek Woohyun and Kang Soyul.
-Redok: Hello, Hackphysical!
-Redok: I’m Redok, the team leader of the team Hackphysical joined in this SSR Cup Struggle-Annihilation division!
-Baek Woohyun: Yes, hello
-Redok: The reason I’m contacting you is that now that the team is decided, I’d like to meet briefly with the team members and Coach Hackphysical for a meeting!
‘A meeting.’
Baek Woohyun glanced at Jeong Nayeon.
Whatever the official auction broadcast, he couldn’t abandon her in the middle of content production to go to a meeting.
Moreover, strictly speaking, meeting with team members was also content belonging to ‘Nuclear Spending’s Team Member Gacha (Feat. Kang Soyul).’
-Baek Woohyun: I’m currently doing content so I have companions with me
-Baek Woohyun: If it’s okay, may I bring them along
-Redok: Is your companion participating in the SSR Cup?
-Baek Woohyun: Not a participant
-Redok: Then it doesn’t matter!
-Redok: We won’t be long anyway
-Redok: Just planning to exchange greetings and familiarize faces, adjust schedules, and decide on a team name!
‘Straightforward.’
Having easily received permission for Jeong Nayeon to accompany him, Baek Woohyun’s gaze turned to Kang Soyul this time.
She was already looking at him as if she’d finished talking with Redok, and as soon as their eyes met, she quickly approached one step.
The reality she desperately tried to ignore while talking about one who enjoys mode or whatever had finally approached right in front of her nose, and her eyes were shaking at that fact.
“I just got invited to a team meeting by Redok? You’re coming too, right, Woohyun?”
“Of course.”
-Ms. Kang afraid to go alone
-As soon as you arrive, Thousand Points goes out! Let’s hit it once?
-Actually it’s 500+500
-By proportion it’s Kang 100 + Hack 900 lol
“Ah? Then I’ll wait here for a bit.”
“No. No need. I said we’d go together. This is part of the content too.”
“Right! Let’s go together!”
Added to Baek Woohyun’s words that he’d already asked permission, even Kang Soyul joined in firmly grasping Jeong Nayeon’s hand and shouting.
Her actions revealed her determination to go together no matter what. She probably judged that way the aggro would be dispersed.
Her desperate gaze and strong grip were so intense that even Jeong Nayeon ended up following along.
Thus Baek Woohyun, Kang Soyul, and Jeong Nayeon moved using the meeting room code Redok gave.
“You’ve arrived!”
“Our team’s hope!”
“We’re counting on you!”
As soon as they arrived, they faced enthusiastic welcome greetings from Team Leader Redok and other team members.
Team members sending applause and Team Leader Redok standing at the center performing a grand bow.
“……!”
-Look at those straight legs lololol
-Ooh, a grand bow even though he’s young?
-A guy who knows the etiquette for welcoming Hackphysical
-Redok so likeable shit lololol
-Is he really welcoming with a grand bow here lololol