Gender Swap: The Introvert's Broadcast-Chapter 129: Is There a Winning Angle?
As I’ve repeatedly said, the ban-pick phase was the foundation of the game.
No matter how perfectly you play in-game, if the ban-pick phase goes wrong, it’s hard to fix it.
That’s why I always repeat like a parrot that the ban-pick phase is crucial.
The source of this c𝓸ntent is frёeweɓηovel.coɱ.
“Let’s stick to the plan we decided on.”
[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: I’m so nervous.] [🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: Is this normal? lol] [I’m nervous too.] [강후민입니다: If we win this time, I’ll get a cyber burger.] [Stop begging for food.] [Why do you like hamburger so much...]
We were talking like this when—
Ding—!
The ban-pick phase began.
It was supposed to start in three minutes, but it seemed like it started a bit earlier.
Well... it wasn’t really a problem, though.
“Everyone, don’t panic. Even if things don’t go as planned, just follow my orders slowly.”
Yup!!!!
Parsley always answers energetically. I hoped she would be just as enthusiastic in-game, and we started the ban-pick phase as planned.
A little while later—
[Victory!]
We won the first match easily.
As promised, everyone moved according to the plan, and the result was good. It was probably a perfect match.
But I wasn’t letting my guard down.
“The next match is the most important. Don’t get too relaxed.”
Usually, the first set can be easily won with what we’ve prepared, but it’s important how the opponent responds next.
With that thought, we moved on to the next match. A little later—
[Victory!]
“What’s going on?”
We won way too easily.
The opponent didn’t change their bans or picks, which made it much easier for us.
I was surprised. After losing so badly in the first match, they didn’t make any adjustments.
“I don’t know who their coach is, but they’re kind of taking it easy.”
[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: Surprisingly, it’s Mangming...] [Ahh.] [That makes sense lol.] [강후민입니다: Mangjaeang, go away, Mangjaeang, go away, Mangjaeang, go away.] [We’ve been patient enough, Mangjaeang OUT!] [It’s been 1 hour 10 minutes, that’s a lot of patience.]
Though we said this, we didn’t let our guard down.
Just because we won the second match didn’t guarantee we would win the third. Nothing’s certain until it’s over.
It’s better to keep quiet until the end.
With that in mind, we started the ban-pick phase for the final match.
“Phew... I’m nervous.”
Don’t be nervous. We’ve got this.
Whenever I looked at Haton, I felt his extreme confidence.
He always seemed like he wouldn’t fail at anything. It was a reassuring feeling, probably because he was on my team.
“Let’s pick Varus.”
Confidence is great, but that didn’t mean I was going to pick a hyper-carry ADC. There’s a big difference between confidence and recklessness.
With that in mind, I chose the rest of the champions.
“The comp looks good.”
This time, the opponent made some changes, but they weren’t meaningful changes.
There were plenty of ways to play against their comp, so I wasn’t too concerned.
[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: This is really just] [🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: A safe 3-0 win, right?] [For real lol.] [강후민입니다: Just an easy ride to the finals.] [강후민입니다: 3-0 and we’ll win, no problem.] [Uh-oh, voodoo magic.] [Seriously, your voodoo magic is working lol.] [That’s some bad juju.] [Superstition is strong lol.]
“Everyone, let’s fight hard and end this quickly.”
Let’s go.
With that, we started the next match with enthusiasm.
[Victory!]
We won easily.
Despite having a similar team comp, the difference was obvious.
‘I adjusted the champions for everyone else.’
Looking at Mangming’s team, it was clear that he didn’t manage the other players well and had them pick their most comfortable champions. It seemed like they didn’t coordinate their picks well.
That’s why we won so easily.
‘We need to prepare even more for the semifinals.’
If we get cocky and drop out in the semifinals, that would be embarrassing.
As a man, I need to at least make it to the finals.
With that in mind, I encouraged the team.
“Great job today, everyone. But just because we won today doesn’t mean we’ve won the tournament. Don’t get too carried away, I recommend you all go play some solo queue.”
It wasn’t a small amount of money, and it was certainly not insignificant. A million won was no small sum, and it could shake most people.
That’s why everyone was putting in so much effort.
[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: Solo queue is important...] [I’ve seen a lot of people who didn’t practice and got destroyed in the semifinals.] [강후민입니다: Let’s not be one of those who mess up in the semifinals.] [강후민입니다: You’re jealous of Dama’s success, aren’t you...] [This is some evil analysis lol.] [But honestly, if Dama is happy, it’s kind of boring.] [환희: Lol.]
The semifinals were in two days. That meant we had plenty of time to prepare.
I needed to analyze the opponent’s strategy, and the rest of the team needed to practice solo queue to improve their champion proficiency.
Thinking about this, I spoke up.
“Alright, I’m going to wrap up the broadcast. I have other things to take care of.”
I couldn’t keep streaming because I had some tasks to do. Plus, we had already won the quarterfinals, so there was no real reason to keep streaming.
[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: Ah.] [🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: Today’s stream was legit.] [Bye-bye.] [See you next time.] [강후민입니다: Today’s tournament was fun.] [강후민입니다: But let’s make sure to start earlier tomorrow.] [환희: I enjoyed watching while working lol.]
I felt bad for Sin Ye-hwa.
I had promised to help her, but here I was, focused on the tournament instead.
But it couldn’t be helped. The priorities were different.
With that thought, I spoke up.
“I’m going to end the stream now.”
With that, I pressed the "End Stream" button.
[The broadcast has ended!]
With that, the viewers all left.
“...I think we’ve got this.”
It was my honest thought. I hadn’t said anything about it on stream, because it would sound like superstition, but honestly, I felt we could win. Our team’s synergy was far superior to the others.
‘Now, it’s time to watch the other teams’ matches.’
That said, it was time to watch the other teams' matches for analysis.
“Before that...”
I had to send a message.
Of course, it was for Haewoo.
[Me: Haewoo] [Me: The quarterfinals today] [Me: Please edit quickly] [Me: And upload it before anything else.]
After a tournament like this, who edits and uploads the video quickly was the most important thing. The faster it goes up, the more views it would get.
With that message sent, I focused on watching the tournament. I didn’t know who we’d face in the semifinals, but it was always best to be thoroughly prepared.
Two days later.
The other teams’ quarterfinals were over, and now the semifinals were about to begin.
The semifinals would be played in one day, so I’d need to stream for a long time today.
“I’ll need to stream for at least six hours.”
[🗡️전지좆능한크툴루: Nice lol] [It’s good to stream long.] [강후민입니다: Let’s go, let’s go.] [It’s going to be fun for real.] [Who do you think will win the tournament?] [Who are we facing this time?] [환희: Please let it be the Fine team, please let it be the Fine team, please let it be the Fine team.]
It didn’t matter who we faced, but I honestly hoped it would be the Fine team.
They were the weakest of the teams that made it out of the quarterfinals.
Thinking this, I joined Harin’s stream to watch the draw.
It looks like everyone has arrived, so let’s start the draw now. With all these fierce contenders, no matter how the matchups go, it’s going to be exciting.
I thought to myself, “Wow, Harin’s Korean is amazing,” as I watched the draw unfold.
And then, a little later—
Looks like it’s Dama’s team and the Fine team, right?
The Fine team got picked.
It was the perfect matchup.
‘If we play well today, a 3-0 is possible.’
I felt really excited and cautiously said:
“...Let’s end it quickly today.”
This wasn’t really voodoo magic, so I thought it’d be fine.
I said that and entered a separate conversation in Discord to strategize with the team.
After chatting a bit, the manager popped in and said:
We start in 3 minutes. Please prepare.
The manager came into Discord, said this, and left.
Hearing that, I felt a bit of tension.
“Bet they’ll start early again.”
Yeah, probably.
It was a very reasonable suspicion, since it had happened before.
With that thought, the ban-pick phase for the semifinals started.
