The results of the arm-wrestling matches were obvious. Mascherano and Hyeonu’s match ended with Hyeonu’s victory. Just like Aike, Mascherano was defeated in one breath. The other side had a more natural outcome where Karelin smashed everyone to reach the finals.
In the confrontation between Hyeonu and Karelin, Hyeonu was defeated. He persisted for more than 10 seconds, but he couldn’t defeat Karelin’s overwhelming power. Still, this alone proved his strength. It was just that they had bodies of different levels like that of David and Goliath. Yet when they competed briefly, it was an equal match. So it was natural for Hyeonu to receive the praise of people.
The fight for third and fourth place was between Mascherano, who was defeated by Hyeonu, and Ryan, who was defeated by Karelin. Third place was won by Mascherano, which left Ryan as fourth place. The siege order started to be set in accordance with the established rankings.
“Player Karelin, you won first in the mini-game. What place will you choose?” the host asked Karelin.
“I am going to pick number one.” Karelin chose a number immediately without any hesitation. In fact, it would be strange if he were to hesitate here. All the professional gamers wanted number one.
“Then the first defense of the siege is taken by Zenith. Next up is Player Gang Hyeonu of Crescent Moon with the second choice. Please select a number.”
On the screen, the name Zenith was placed next to the number 1.
‘Hmm...’ Hyeonu was briefly troubled. Then he observed the other players on the stage. ‘There are a wide variety of facial expressions.’
The arm wrestling determined the ranking, so this could also be considered the order of defense in the siege. Those at the top of the ranking smiled, while those who failed to get a good result showed regret.
‘However, this isn’t particularly fun.’
It was good to choose a high number, but Hyeonu felt that doing that would make this position in the ranking meaningless. This was tantamount to using brute force to determine the siege order.
‘This isn’t Arena. Numbers aren’t everything.’
Just then, Hyeonu met Reina’s eyes. He smiled mischievously at her. Seeing that, Reina cocked her head.
“I’m going to pick number eight.” Hyeonu picked a number—eight, the number for the last match. Instead of picking the second position, he picked the finishing position.
“Number eight? Is number eight correct, Player Gang Hyeonu?” the host asked Hyeonu again in seeming disbelief. However, Hyeonu’s answer remained unchanged. This wasn’t a mistake but his will.
“Yes, number eight. Crescent Moon will decorate the end of the siege. If number one opens the door, isn’t it right that number two should close the open door?” Hyeonu talked nonsense. In short, he just wanted to do it.
“Do your teammates have the same opinion?” The host couldn’t believe it and even wondered if it was discussed in advance.
“Yes, well... That’s right. Everything is taken care of.” Hyeonu’s words showed that no one had reached an agreement. Even so, his choice wasn’t overturned. There was no way to get back the spilled water.
After Hyeonu made his choice, nothing else unusual happened. The ranking of the representatives was in line with the number they chose. Third place picked the second position, and fourth place picked the third position. The rest of the rankings were set that way.
The schedule for the first day of Arena Week was over with this. In the case of PvP, there was no special match order.
“In PvP, you will have to play seven games no matter how you compete, so it will be decided internally through a program,” the host said. Nevertheless, no one cared about his announcement. It made no difference who they were fighting first or later. This was the definition of the full league format—the result was the same regardless of the order.
“This is the end of the first schedule of Arena Week. I would like to ask for a lot of support for the siege that will take place tomorrow.” The host bid goodbye with these words.
All the players of every team came out and waved to the audience.
The first day of Arena Week ended like this.
***
“Well done. Originally, the protagonist should appear at the end.”
“We are the protagonist of the siege.”
The players of Crescent Moon had no complaints about Hyeonu picking number eight. They weren’t greedy about the ranking. If there was something they wanted, it was to show what they had prepared. This was their only goal.
“Yes, why does the order matter? We just need to do it as we’ve prepared.” Hyeonu smiled brightly at his teammates, who respected his choice.
Then Kale approached them. “The vehicle is already waiting.”
The players welcomed Kale’s appearance with a smile.
“I enjoyed watching today’s match. In particular, I could see that Yuri’s and Lee Hoon’s strength has greatly improved during this period of time,” Kale remarked..
Yuri and Lee Hoon both won once in the class-change event. They had bad luck and met Aike and Ryan in the second match, so they were eliminated. Nonetheless, it was because Aike and Ryan were too excellent, rather than because Lee Hoon and Yuri were lacking.
Lee Hoon and Yuri had done their part well enough. They had made great progress in the months they had been with Hyeonu.
“Of course, one victory... isn’t much to talk about.”
It just wasn’t very meaningful for Yuri because she would no longer be fighting in close combat once she emerged from Crescent Moon.
“Congratulations on winning today, Mister Gang.” Kale congratulated Hyeonu on winning the event match. He thought it was possible for Hyeonu to win, but he hadn’t expected Hyeonu to have such an overwhelming appearance.
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