Hyeonu’s unexpected bomb rendered the entrance of New York Arena Stadium silent. Then he walked inside New York Arena Stadium. Following Hyeonu inside, Kale made fun of him by saying, “Well... you did a good job. This confident look is good on Mr. Gang.”
Kale had been worried that the conversation Hyeonu had with the others on the way here had shaken his spirit. However, that was Kale’s groundless worry. Hyeonu hadn’t changed. That’s just what the atmosphere had been like for a while. He was still the same.
Hyeonu walked slowly while admitting, “I’m a bit nervous because I’m here, Kale.”
Naturally, anyone would be emotional when they felt Arena Week approach and their contact come to an end.
“I’ve loved playing games since I was a child. I’ve done a lot, and I’ve seen many things. Now I’ve somehow come to this place with good people,” Hyeonu said.
He walked down the long corridor of New York Arena Stadium and recalled the memories of the past year.
‘It was eventful.’
There were many hardships and many good memories. Nevertheless, he had gritted his teeth and moved forward. The result of all that was today—Arena Week.
‘My bad fate ends with this.’
Here at New York Arena Stadium, Hyeonu planned to clear up everything from last year. His name as a pro gamer and his ill-fated relationship with Jung Hanbaek—he would bury these two things in New York no matter what it took.
“The media might be noisy for the next few days. This will be several times more controversial than what I showed in South Korea,” Hyeonu stated. He was going to show that his performance in the Winter League was merely a prank. The audience coming to New York Arena Stadium and everyone watching Arena Week were going to see scenes that would cause them to fall into shock.
“To what... extent?” Kale wondered in a low voice. Kale was one of the few people who knew Hyeonu’s character specs. It was just that he had been preparing for Arena Week recently, so he hadn’t confirmed Hyeonu’s updated status. He already knew Hyeonu was already a monster.
Hyeonu had more overwhelming stats and skills than anyone else, and his pet, Tang-E, amplified his morale by several times. Yet Hyeonu hadn’t shown all of his power in the league. He always only revealed a certain level of organized force. This was why viewers of his stream were stunned when they saw his duel with the highest ranked players, including Kim Seokjung. It was on a totally different dimension from what he showed in the league.
During the league, he had not used the magic spirit or any item buffs. He only used one or two skills from time to time.
“I will use it all in the siege and raid. I will make the most of Tang-E and the magic spirit. I will have a shorter and bolder career than anyone else has had,” Hyeonu declared.
Hyeonu’s goal was to have the strongest short-term impact. He had decided to play for only one season, so going all out was the only way he could remain in people’s memories. Then he added, “This Arena Week is about Crescent Moon and Gang Hyeonu. There will be only these two names left.”
Hyeonu moved the feet that had stopped.
***
Instead of cubes, tables and chairs were placed on the stage of New York Arena. Each table had six chairs, and on each table were wooden cards printed with the names of the teams participating in Arena Week. The empty tables were filled one by one.
Crescent Moon had only six players, so everyone sat at the same table. The atmosphere was harmonious. It was the same as usual as if the conversation on the bus never happened.
“The second day is PvP, and the third day is the siege? Then the last day is the raid,” Lee Hoon said while looking at the sheet of paper on the table.
Quency had prepared the information on this sheet of paper for the players. It contained the schedule for Arena Week. There were some blank spots, which were for the match table and order. The printed schedule wasn’t much different from the explanation Kale gave to Hyeonu earlier.
“Only four of us will come out for PvP, right?” Lee Hoon asked.
Hyeonu nodded. Unless something happened, only these four people were going to participate in PvP—Hyeonu, Yuri, Lee Hoon, and Dwayne.
“If we’re told to have six people appear, I’ll just go out fourth,” Hyeonu added briefly. There was no problem even if there was a slight change in the rules.
‘As long as the gauntlet matches are maintained...’
The gauntlet match format was that the winner continued to play. It didn’t matter how the rules changed as long as this format was maintained.
“I think there is still some time until it starts. Why are you all sitting here? Is there anyone you’ve wanted to meet?” Hyeonu looked at the Crescent Moon players who were just sitting at the table and talking to themselves.
Apart from Yuri who wasn’t interested in professional gamers to begin with, the others—Mason, Lee Hoon, Sunny, and Dwayne—were all interested in this. They each had a favorite team and favorite players.
‘I thought Sunny noona would definitely walk around...’
Such an occasion was important for Sunny who would eventually return to being a streamer. It was because any friends she made here could become future guests, and good guests were directly related to the success of a streaming channel.
Despite this, even Sunny stayed in her seat. Sunny felt Hyeonu’s gaze and made an excuse that wasn’t an excuse. “I... It’s fine. Now is the time to change my streaming concept. The guests who are waiting to appear in my streams can already fill one truck. I don’t think I need to go around looking for guests.”
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