Chapter 83

### Chapter 83: Tryout (4)

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In general, the downgrade of electronic devices is much more noticeable than the upgrade.

Even with the difference between 60Hz and 144Hz, I, for instance, had been using a 480Hz ultra-high refresh rate monitor at home.

The reverse sensation was indescribable.

Of course, League of Legends itself didn't fundamentally require a 480Hz refresh rate, but the reverse sensation was still there.

“Sigh.”

I sighed at the poor practice environment for the YSG trainees and ended the training mode.

If it didn't bother me, it would be a lie, but I didn't want to blame the equipment or the environment.

‘After all, the other trainees probably have similar equipment.’

Of course, whether they were used to it or not was a different issue, but the conditions were the same.

“You’re invited.”

“...Ah, yes. I’m in.”

As I entered the custom game, the nicknames and tiers of the YSG trainees appeared.

‘Hmm.’

I didn’t know who was in the second team and who was a trainee, but their tiers varied.

The lowest was Master, and the highest was Challenger.

I wanted to check their scores in detail, but I didn’t have the nerve to search the other trainees' nicknames on a match history site right from the start.

‘I’ll memorize the IDs and search them later.’

“Excuse me...”

Then, one of the trainees sitting next to me, beside the fridge, approached hesitantly.

Now that I think about it, the seating arrangement for the players is... a bit odd.

Even if the space is limited, it’s still a bit much.

“...What position do you usually play? The coach said you’re a jungler, right...”

“Any position is fine.”

“Ah... Okay. I’ll assume you’re going to the jungle. That’s what the coach said, and we’re also assuming that.”

Hmm, I don’t think I ever told Coach Park Tae-hyung about my main position, but it seems he had a good sense of my main role as a jungler.

“Okay.”

“Ah, and do you have a Tis Code ID? We’re using that for voice chat.”

“Sure.”

“I’ll send you an invite. The tag is...”

After setting up the voice chat program, all the preparations were finally complete.

“Can you hear me?”

[“...Yes, I can hear you.”]

[“I can hear you clearly.”]

[“Hi.”]

[“...”]

Several voices came through, but they were all unfamiliar, so I couldn’t tell who was who.

However, one thing was clear: all the voices were young.

‘...Now that I think about it, I’m the oldest, right?’

23 years old.

It’s not an age I’ve ever considered old, but being with these kids makes me feel old.

‘After all, there are high school students among the trainees, I hear.’

Amidst these thoughts, the chat finally came up, indicating that all preparations were complete.

[YSG Min-soo: Let’s start.]

[TOPJUNGLEMIDADC: GG]

The ban and pick phase began.

The overall composition was smooth.

[“We probably need to take a jungler... What do you want to play, Jungler?”]

“Hmm, give me Baego.”

The response was a bit delayed.

[“...It’s Rengar on the other side. Is that okay? He can also go jungle.”]

“Yes, it’s fine.”

...

[“The other side has Nyar and Syndra in top and mid. If we do this, Sylas would be good. Possible?”]

[“Sure.”]

We took a straightforward and practical composition, with picks that are commonly used and seen in the pro scene, without any bold or strange picks.

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[Allies / Enemies]

Top: Sylas / Nyar

Jungle: Baego / Rengar

Mid: Akalin / Syndra

ADC: Aphelios / Verus

Support: Tristana / Braum

+

The game officially started.

It was a real team game, different from the solo queue I had been playing.

[“This Braum might come in.”]

[“Noted.”]

As soon as the game started, chaotic communication began.

[“Bottom tri-lane ward. Couldn’t clear it.”]

[“Damn.”]

[“They’re coming in. Let’s back off.”]

[“Ward on our red.”]

Even without doing anything, various pieces of information were flooding in.

‘My starting path has been detected.’

I used this to my advantage.

Pretending to go around the full camp, I subtly changed my path to the upper camp from the golem.

‘The lane situation...’

Both top and mid are close-range vs. long-range matchups.

Naturally, they will be pushed back in the early game.

A pushed lane means a higher chance of successful ganks, but it also increases the risk of losing in a reverse gank.

‘Rengar will look for a reverse gank in either top or mid.’

Where will Rengar target?

Rengar thinks I’m taking the full camp path.

But he can’t be sure.

To confirm this, he needs to check the blue side jungle.

Based on the numerous clues, I quickly came to a conclusion.

‘Top lane.’

I immediately headed to mid.

In mid lane, the enemy Syndra was using her early game advantage as a ranged champion to harass Akalin.

Syndra is already strong in lane.

Add to that the fact that Akalin is one of the weakest in the early game, and the CS difference was already more than double.

[Outlaw (Baego) has targeted YSG Min-soo (Syndra)]

‘Minimum Flash.’

As I thought this and tried to catch Syndra from behind,

Syndra, who had been happily pressuring the lane, started to run in the opposite direction.

Even though I hadn’t revealed myself yet.

‘Ward? No, Syndra’s ward is placed elsewhere.’

Then, did Rengar provide the vision?

Or...

‘Rengar checked my blue side jungle and passed the information to Syndra.’

Baego is not taking the full camp path. So, focus on the mid side.

‘Interesting.’

The enemy’s reaction was a half-step faster than expected.

This was possible because it was a team game with real-time communication.

However, I wasn’t disappointed that my path was read.

I immediately led the fight at the top rock.

‘The composition isn’t that great, but it’s doable.’

Sylas and Akalin.

They are powerful in team fights, not just in lane.

Add to that the iconic fighter Baego, and it was a fight worth engaging in.

Rengar and I met,

and both lane players rushed to join the fight.

[“This is a good fight.”]

[“Rengar! Rengar!”]

The top rock fight, which could determine the early game momentum, began.

­Enemy eliminated

­First Blood!

­Ally eliminated!

The result was a 1:1 trade.

The enemy Rengar and our Akalin died.

Both sides could have avoided deaths, but the enemy Rengar was chased down by Akalin, leading to a trade.

Of course, since the kills were taken by Syndra and Akalin, the kill trade was more positive.

[“This is unacceptable.”]

[“It’s okay. We got the rock and it’s a net gain.”]

However, I was a bit disappointed.

Despite the well-planned fight, we didn’t gain much.

‘At least Akalin got the kill, so it’s not bad...’

A kill-securing Akalin and a kill-less Akalin are completely different champions.

But the root of my disappointment was for another reason.

‘...Hmm. I can’t dodge the skills.’

If someone else heard this, they would be shocked, but it wasn’t a big deal to me.

I had always dodged skills after seeing them.

This was impossible for the old me, but after my body changed, my dynamic vision and reaction speed improved dramatically, making it possible.

However,

just like the 60Hz monitor, the computer’s performance with a frame rate below 60FPS made it impossible.

The time to react after seeing a skill was extremely short, and due to the frame difference, I couldn’t react to attacks I didn’t even see.

‘This is fine, but...’

Even without focusing on physical and fight-based play, I had achieved the top Challenger rank.

Adapting to the environment wasn’t difficult.

But the real problem was elsewhere.

‘My body feels heavy.’

At first, I thought it was just tension, but upon reflection, today’s date was significant.

‘...It wasn’t just my imagination.’

The environment and my condition.

Everything was at its worst.

The only silver lining was that I was somewhat used to it, so I wouldn’t pass out like before.

In a way, I had adapted to the sudden menstrual cramps.

‘I don’t know what to be grateful for, but...’

I smiled bitterly and moved the mouse.

This level of difficulty was nothing.

I had played under much worse conditions before.

“I’ll lead the dragon fight.”

This was the first time I spoke since the game started.

[“...Ah, okay.”]

[“Teleport join possible.”]

The trainees’ somewhat hesitant responses made me feel a bit odd, but I quickly refocused on the game.

“I’ll check the ADC.”

One word, one word.

I spoke cautiously.

[“Okay, okay.”]

[“Nyar ult stolen. Teleport scout. Go!”]

The team members, now familiar with my voice, started to follow my lead.

It was a bit amusing.

I was just a trainee, not even a professional, and my tier was only Master.

Yet, they were responding purely to my suggestions.

‘This is... team play.’

Even if the order is wrong, you have to follow it.

The trainees seemed to understand this better than anyone.

Of course, my orders were correct.

­Enemy eliminated!

­Clean-up!

And,

­The enemy has surrendered with 5 votes in favor and 0 against.

[Victory]

I secured a win in my first tryout match.

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