Chapter 159: The Center of Attention
In truth, the chatter about love triangles and “stolen woman vs. stealing woman” was nothing more than jokes.
As ntioned earlier, if left alone, personal broadcast chat rooms tend to run wild beyond the bounds of common sense.
Since it was rely idle chatter among viewers to kill ti, the topic should have ended the mont Jeong Nayeon intervened… or so it should have been.
“I think Woohyun-nim would be perfectly fine!”
-Huh? What?
-Excuse ?
-We’re getting this angle here ??
‘????’ donated ‘1000 won’!
[Soyul, Soyul, what are you talking about?]
That is, if Kang Soyul, who had been subtly causing mischief next to Jeong Nayeon, hadn’t suddenly made that shocking declaration.
With a smiling face, she didn’t just fan the flas—she dumped oil straight onto the fire. Naturally, the viewers blazed up.
“So, Soyul-nim?”
“······.”
-Hey, Jeong-ssi, are you going to let her steal him again like this?
-Show the dignity of the current girlfriend!
-I was about to say “but you’re just a loser~”
-I’m voting for Kang Soyul! ←You get out
Jeong Nayeon was flustered, Baek Woohyun was at a loss for words, and the viewers who caught wind of sothing interesting imdiately started egging them on.
Amidst the chaos from various directions, only Kang Soyul maintained a brazenly calm expression. It was the composure of soone who had already set the chat on fire multiple tis.
Glancing at Baek Woohyun’s expression, she realized he wasn’t particularly displeased and allowed a faint smile to form.
“Besides, Woohyun-nim is handso…”
-Wait, that’s your reason ????????????
-A woman who forgives everything just because he’s handso
-Kang Soyul is a famous looks-obsessed person ????
-“Plausibility”
“It’s true that Woohyun is handso like Soyul-nim said! Uh, I an! How should I put it!”
“…Mm.”
‘????’ donated ‘10000 won’!
[Press F for Hackphysical who wants to escape this situation right now ????????]
How long had the people on the broadcast been stirring like this?
The commotion only subsided after Kang Soyul waved her hands and said “I’m joking, joking!” to end the situation. In many ways, it was a collaboration broadcast that felt completely different from before, right from the start.
Baek Woohyun felt this more acutely since he had only experienced ‘Superstar N (aning Nuclear~)’ or ‘Hack Disciple’, but regardless.
‘Looking at Nayeon’s reaction, it might just be that this ti is strange.’
If nothing else, it was clear that Jeong Nayeon was shocked by Kang Soyul’s declaration.
Otherwise, there was no way she would have said things like how handso Baek Woohyun himself was right in front of him.
“Phew…”
Belatedly realizing they had been standing around chattering, Baek Woohyun, Jeong Nayeon, and Kang Soyul took their seats, and a relatively calm atmosphere returned.
Fortunately, despite the noisy commotion that had swept through, there was still plenty of ti before the auction started.
They had t sowhat early to calmly discuss SSR Cup matters, and regardless of the original intention, it was truly a wise decision.
“I’m worried, though.”
“What are you worried about, Soyul-nim?”
“The participants in the ‘Struggle-Annihilation’ division I’m entering are all too formidable. I wonder if a RePla beginner like
can survive there.”
-It is pretty brutal
-She started with Hackphysical
-???? She got a taste of it as a penalty for Turn It On King ???? But isn’t she Platinum lineup now?
-? Why is Platinum lineup a beginner? Stop acting weak ??
“Hey, acting weak? I’m a newbie! I’m a baby newbie who needs protection!”
“Uh, um. If it’s Platinum, mmm…”
Of course, the chat’s response to Kang Soyul’s self-defense was quite cold. Things like ‘baby my ass’ and ‘newbies are all dead.’
While Platinum tier couldn’t be called a particularly high tier, it absolutely wasn’t a level where you could downplay yourself as a newbie or anything.
Even Jeong Nayeon, currently at Diamond tier, was hesitating, unable to agree with the theory that ‘Platinum tier is a newbie!’
‘Inlife-achievent-grandmaster’ donated ‘10000 won’!
[But filtering out the Plat newbie bullshit, the Struggle-Annihilation division is uniquely brutal, that’s true]
“What! Calling it bullshit. How rude!”
“…When I checked the participant list, I did feel it was quite brutal.”
-Just look at how many tier frauds there are
-Since it’s Annihilation, did they just set it up to be complete chaos?
-Just look at the team leaders ????
-Struggle-Annihilation is the only division where all team leaders are top-tier Grandmaster ????????
‘Oho.’
It seed that, as Kang Soyul claid, all the ‘Struggle-Annihilation’ division participants were skilled, which piqued Baek Woohyun’s interest.
For him, who planned to select his raid party from the SSR Cup, it was good news that the people he would see most often were exceptionally strong.
“Of course, including Soyul-nim.”
“? Why ?!”
“Soyul-nim only recently started and is already Plat. Since your potential limit hasn’t been confird yet, that’s why.”
-True ????
-She was winning comfortably even in Plat
-Physical trained by hipster trash gas ????
-Isn’t this the real tier fraud deal?
“Kang Soyul-nim is.”
Baek Woohyun, who had been quietly listening, smoothly interjected.
He was soone who had beco accustod to evaluating others’ talents while serving as an instructor ‘there’.
Since he was the one who discovered and fully blood the hidden talents of the Beau-tiful Twins who were rely Silver rank, not only Jeong Nayeon and Kang Soyul but even the viewers waited for his next words.
“If she learns well, she should be able to reach at least Master tier. Depending on who teaches her, even higher seems possible.”
“Eh, really?”
“Really. She would give a good match to the Beau-tiful Twins I’m currently teaching.”
-Hackphysical’s assessnt is out!
-Twins’ level, ??????
-Aren’t they currently tearing through Diamond?
-???? They smashed Plat and are massacring Diamond too
‘She’s at a level I’d want to invite to the raid party. Should I subtly bring it up soon?’
When Baek Woohyun openly stated that Kang Soyul had talent similar to the Beau-tiful Twins, the chat naturally exploded.
Though it ca with the prerequisite of ‘if she learns well’, the declaration of minimum Master tier carried trendous power.
If she properly grew during the SSR Cup practice period, it would an obtaining Master lineup with a Platinum lineup, wouldn’t it?
-Isn’t this the real tier fraud ????????
-And isn’t Hackphysical going to coach her?
-Right ???? Seeing them collaborate today, it’s confird
-It’s just that her talent is Master-level, so calling it tier fraud is ambiguous;
‘Malicious Devil’ donated ‘1000 won’!
[I went around all the team leaders’ broadcasts saying Hackphysical’s assessnt is that Kang Soyul has Master tier potential ???? You’re set for life now, dude ????????]
“What!”
-What bullshit ????
-Living up to the nickna, Malicious Devil ????????
-But if team leaders know, they’ll definitely try to buy her
-Can’t resist that Kang coin at rock bottom ????
“…Did I say sothing wrong by any chance, Nayeon?”
“No. It’s fine. It’s just talk about talent.”
While no one genuinely believed Jeong Nayeon committed tier fraud—or if they did, they didn’t reveal it—things inevitably beca noisy again.
Even though she’s currently Platinum lineup, if she could beco team leader-level Master lineup depending on her growth, anyone would probably show a similar reaction.
Though the donation just now said it jokingly, there would definitely be people actually spreading the word. Saying she’s soone who must be secured.
For viewers who wanted the team their favorite was leading to win, recomnding good teammates was natural.
Clap!
“Alright, it’s almost ti!”
In the middle of discussing participant levels, Jeong Nayeon clapped her hands as if out of habit to alert everyone.
Then, as she adjusted her personal space settings, the SSR Cup team mber auction broadcast channel she had prepared appeared as a hologram.
Feeling sowhat peculiar about the fact that he would normally be inside that, Baek Woohyun focused on the broadcast that had just started.
〔Hello, viewers! This ti we’ve co to you with the SSR Cup Struggle-Annihilation division auction broadcast. I’m Caster Kim Gwangjin, in charge of hosting.〕
-Oh, it’s Caster Kim Gwangjin
-SSR Cup investnt is insane; They got all current casters and comntators;;
-They didn’t declare it the nation’s largest tournant for nothing
-We’re having fun watching anyway ????
〔We have Comntary Committee mber Cha Seongcheol and ‘Muz’ player Kim Oyun for assistance. Hello!〕
〔Yes, hello. This is Comntary Committee mber Cha Seongcheol.〕
〔It feels quite new to greet you like this. This is Muz Kim Oyun.〕
As one viewer’s chat said, the SSR Cup tournant investnt was clearly felt in the broadcast crew as well.
Usually event tournant broadcasts are handled by personal broadcasters or retired players, but this ti they filled it entirely with active personnel.
From offering prize money to that side as well to encourage coaches’ participation, strong commitnt oozed from various aspects.
Anyway, the ‘Struggle-Annihilation’ division auction broadcast proceeded smoothly without any hitches, perhaps thanks to the broadcast crew prepared with substantial funding.
A sowhat unusual situation occurred after the explanation of the auction thod and regulations ended smoothly, during the team leader interviews prepared afterward.
The sa answer ca out in response to a trivial question: 〔Do you have any team mbers you’re paying attention to?〕
〔I’m paying attention to Kang Soyul-nim.〕
〔If I had to say… Kang Soyul-nim?〕
〔Kang Soyul-nim, definitely.〕
〔Viewers kept saying it. That I should recruit Kang Soyul-nim.〕
〔Kim Woochan-nim, Cheonyo-nim, and Kang Soyul-nim.〕
“Gasp…!”
“You’re super popular, Soyul-nim.”
“I, I didn’t want this kind of popularity!”
-Damn burdenso ????????
-Being popular at auction isn’t good
-“Viewers kept saying it”
-Seems like many people spread it from here ????
The reason all five team leaders pointed to Kang Soyul was too obvious.
There was the prediction that Baek Woohyun, currently the most powerful commodity among official support coaches, would be with her, so they were trying to recruit her as a team mber sohow.
The fact that Kang Soyul was Platinum tier but had Master tier level potential also played a part, but that had only been revealed recently.
Considering that even the person who ntioned it was Baek Woohyun, this too could be attributed to Baek Woohyun as the cause.
〔Platinum lineup participant Kang Soyul is receiving trendous attention. Comntary mber Cha Seongcheol. Do you happen to know why?〕
〔It’s probably because of Hackphysical.〕
〔Hackphysical, you an the one participating as a coach…?〕
〔That’s right. I see it as the calculation that if they recruit participant Kang Soyul, they can also bring in Hackphysical, whose coaching ability has been perfectly proven.〕
-They’re openly ntioning it on the broadcast too
-Can’t resist a 1 1 event ????
-Kang Soyul is already tier fraud-level material, and on top of that, Hackphysical coach ????????
-Will there be a team leader who goes all-in on points for her?
“Ah! All-in is not allowed! What if I fail after that!”
〔While receiving coach training this ti, I watched the broadcast of Coach Hackphysical teaching the Beau-tiful Twins, you know? He was truly amazing.〕
〔If even player Muz-nim says so, he must be truly amazing. I understand why participant Kang Soyul beca the center of attention.〕
After that, the actual team mber auction proceeded.
After introducing participants through their PVP videos, actual auctions were conducted using points given to team leaders.
Since ‘Struggle-Annihilation’ division teams consisted of five mbers per tier—Bronze & Silver & Gold (2) – Platinum (1) – Diamond (1) – Master (team leader)—team leaders had to strategically decide where to save and spend points.
If they spent too many points on Platinum and Diamond, two of their team mbers could end up being Bronze
Bronze.
〔Oh, another pass?〕
〔Even a commodity like player Joun passed.〕
-Pass again
-Everyone’s saving points
-This is all because of Kang Soyul ←Why is this true
-What if Kang Soyul, obtained after going this far, fails? Terrifying ????
“Kyaak!”
“No bad words!”
“······.”
However, team leaders weren’t being particularly active in the auction, and everyone knew the reason.
It was because Kang Soyul, the auction’s biggest commodity, hadn’t co up yet.
If they spent points heavily before she appeared, they might not be able to buy her.
Two team leaders seed to have completely given up on Kang Soyul and snatched good commodities from the Gold tier, but three were still waiting.
“Hmm.”
‘That person is quite good though?’
For Baek Woohyun, it didn’t really matter, so he was leisurely watching participants’ PVP videos.
And then, finally.
〔The next auction commodity is… participant Kang Soyul!〕
〔Participant Kang Soyul’s turn has co, who unintentionally drove many participants to pass.〕
-Finally!
-She’s here????????
-Who will be the owner of the SSR-rank commodity?
-I’ve been waiting only for this ????????
It was Kang Soyul’s auction turn.
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