Shieldbearer with a bow instead of a shield.

Healer Ground Spider with a staff that cannot use attack magic.

When the two occupations were revealed during the player introduction, the audience at the Hwangmyeong Arena cheered and screamed.

‘Still, I guess the anticipation is greater than the regret.’

The stage production team sharpened their swords and prepared for the moment when the two appeared.

The scene where the avatars used at the World Championship were displayed as giant holograms, and Yoo Sang-hoon’s trademark shield turned into a bow, and In Seon-oh’s special robe with a spider web design turned into beginner’s armor was really cool.

The time the avatars were displayed was the same as other players, but the scene where they mixed special effects to break the expectations of fans who expected the usual all-round dealer Ground Spider and the reliable tanker Shieldbearer was refreshing.

What was surprising was that such effects were used when I was introduced.

As the Celtic harp shining like starlight melted away and was replaced with gloves that a fighter would wear, the audience, including the ones in our [N O V E L I G H T] class, erupted with a sound that seemed to have exploded.

Honestly, I couldn’t tell if they were sad or happy, but at least the kids in our class seemed to be upset that they didn’t wear the Celtic harp avatar.

“Wouldn’t you rather swing your fist than play? Everyone else would think so.”

“You’re not good at archery, so will that weapon be okay?”

When Yoo Sang-hoon, who was sitting next to me, imitated me when I was using the triangle, I was reminded of the time when that guy used a bow clumsily while hovering near me while handling various weapons during joint training.

Remembering that this was an event, Yoo Sang-hoon and In Seon-oh, who were both pros or equivalent, each chose a job they had never done before.

By the way, I chose any job that my teammates didn't choose, and the result was a bare-handed fighter.

In fact, since Jang Nam-wook and Do-shi-hoo were usually spearmen and black magicians, I heard that I could also be a bard.

However, since one of my teammates strongly insisted on being a bard because he thought it was an unspoken rule to choose a different job than usual, I gave in and decided to choose a different job.

This time, the bard of the Silver Advertisement team was none other than Hong-ryong Yeom Jun-yeol.

Wow!

When Hong-ryong, a swordsman wearing dragon scale armor, transformed into a light-clothed musician, the reaction was heated.

Some fans were disappointed that the shield bearer or ground spider changed jobs, but Hong-ryong received overwhelming praise.

The modeling that the Yongjok, who produced Hongryong, put their heart and soul into, and the red lyre with the dragon’s seal engraved on it went very well together, so the fans who were expecting the magician couldn’t help but be excited about the appearance of the bard.

Of course, I was one of the enthusiastic fans.

I was impressed when I saw the final avatar during the preparation period, but when I saw it on stage as a giant hologram, the beautiful design that brought out Yeom Jun-yeol’s beauty was even more apparent.

Since I was on stage, I couldn’t show it much, but I clapped hard.

“I may not be as good as Ui-shin, but I’ll try hard.”

Yeom Jun-yeol, who wanted advice from me, his senior in the bard, whispered to me after greeting the audience.

I was compared to Yoo Sang-hoon, who made a pointless remark about my job or giggled at Jang Nam-wook or Do-shi-hoo’s avatar that seemed too strong.

I couldn't believe that he noticed my moves this time and supported me from behind, and that he would be a third-year high school student in the same grade as Yeom Jun-yeol a year later.

[Let's start the match between Eun Gwang High School and Plasma, Plasma vs. Eun Gwang High School!]

The match began with an introduction by the caster who was in charge of broadcasting and hosting the World Championship.

Unlike Eun Gwang High School, who cheered to fit the atmosphere, the opposing team chanted in unison, adding 'Plasma', an abbreviation for Player Military Academy, in an orderly manner.

Thanks to that, even though there were many fans of Shield Soldiers and Ground Spiders among the outside audience, they didn't lose out in cheering.

'It won't be easy.'

In the first round, perhaps because of an unexpected job change, the other side seemed to not have figured out our power, so they won easily.

In the second round, the military academy made a ridiculous mistake and won.

Jang Nam-wook and Do-shi-hu were shown on the scoreboard cheering up the cadets who had their faces flushed and their heads bowed.

Everyone thought that Eun-gwang-go would easily win the game since they had dominated until the third round.

However, you had to go all the way to the end to find out.

[What happened? Team Eun-gwang-go failed to purify the corrupted Shadow Land! It seems that the team member in charge of purification didn’t manage the special ability. Now, all that’s left are the Land Spider and Hong-ryong, but they’re overpowered. In the end, the erosion of the land swallows up the team members who were trying to conquer the top! Team Psa won’t miss this opportunity!]

With the cadets taking the third round, the game headed to the fourth round.

Those who were cheering for Eun-gwang-go thought, “It’s a win-win because we’ve seen one more game,” and “It’s not fun if we win one-sidedly,” but the atmosphere gradually sank as the flow of the fourth round didn’t go well.

[Team Psa’s power is scary! If things continue like this, it will take 5 rounds to decide the final winner.]

[Unlike Eun Gwang-go, this team doesn't have a superstar. However, since it's a team match, it proves that the team, not the individual, wins.]

[Ah, the result is decided. The spearman of the Plasma breaks the cage and gets the secret first. The score is currently 2-2, and the match will go to 5 rounds!]

In the 4th round, everyone played with a greedy desire to finish it this time.

As a result, mistakes were made, and even though In Seon-oh directly assisted and advised them, there were many cases where the collapsed form did not recover.

As sporadic mistakes poured in, some spectators booed, but they were defeated by the fearless Geum Chan-wang-chan gang.

Since the score didn't change regardless of whether there was booing or not, I didn't really care, but for the sake of my teammates' mental health, I decided to pretend not to see the seniors hunting.

[2:2]

Ahead of the final round, numbers appeared on the school emblems of Eun Gwang High School and the Military Academy.

Grand music flowed through the Hwangmyeong Arena and the audience was noisy, but Eun Gwang High School’s waiting room was strangely quiet.

At the end of each round, a break and strategy meeting were given, and even though no voices were heard, the conference room situation was relayed to the stadium.

The atmosphere was so gloomy that it seemed like those who had expected Eun Gwang High School to win overwhelmingly were shaken.

“Losing with a reverse sweep is the worst. Please win, please.”

“Shieldman should be holding a shield even now?”

“Shieldman is doing well. I just wish the ground spider could be a dealer and devastate the opposing team.”

“If the ground spider hadn’t healed, we would have lost sooner.”

Among these, the most famous shieldman and ground spider were mentioned repeatedly, and as the topic of conversation goes, the two are doing well.

In particular, Yoo Sang-hoon lost the basketball game in the morning and gave up the championship trophy.

He is mentally shaken by the loss and exhaustion, but he is performing better than expected.

His archery skills were disastrously bad compared to Ham Geun-hyung, but Yoo Sang-hoon had the game skills to make up for it.

Since his teammates from the World Championship were performing above average, it was hard to blame them.

‘There is no point in finding the culprit. It is not the fault of one person, but rather the fact that the entire team made many mistakes, except for a few.’

In Seon-oh, who is performing well, gave good orders even when the team was about to fall apart.

However, the teammates were so nervous that they could not hear In Seon-oh’s orders or could not properly execute them even when they did.

The Eun Kwang-go players who had never played on stage were nervous.

‘Those two who have experience in the World Championship and Yeom Jun-yeol who is used to the stage are playing calmly. But other silver-plated players seem to have a hard time adjusting.’

Since they attend Korea’s most prestigious player Meister High School, silver-plated players often receive public attention, but this situation is rare.

Like the seniors in Class 0, there are those who are brazenly brave enough to show off regardless of their experience, but if you have an ordinary sensibility, you’re bound to get nervous when playing on a full-scale stage where tens of thousands of people gather.

Even experienced pro gamers try to maintain their mentality in various ways before an important match.

I, a chess player, was like that too.

“This is a summary of this play, but I want to hear your advice. I actually didn’t expect it to go until the fifth round. I didn’t prepare much for the last round.”

Just before heading to the stage, Yeom Jun-yeol asked me for advice while showing me a log that showed the timeline of the bard’s skills and items.

The bard is a difficult job to handle, so even with special training, it’s a bit difficult, but Yeom Jun-yeol is doing well.

After quickly checking the log, I said.

“I don’t think I need advice. Senior is doing well. And.......”

I felt a little refreshed.

Even though I had a lot of experience in the game, I usually fought alone or won a complete victory like in a chess team match, so it was rare for me to face a crisis like this in a team match.

And a full match wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

“In a best-of-all-trades, a match that goes to a full set is the most fun. You’ll probably feel relaxed after going through four rounds, so just enjoy it.”

Even if I win by an overwhelming margin with three consecutive wins this time, everyone will probably not remember it because of the shieldman and the ground spider.

However, if I win in a best-of-five match where I fill up the fifth match, everyone will remember it as a great match.

Yeom Jun-yeol smiled brightly, as if my intentions were conveyed.

“Yeah, I think the same as Eui-shin.”

“Oh, me too.”

I didn't join in on the conversation, but Yoo Sang-hoon blurted out that he must have been listening.

Yoo Sang-hoon, a game addict, must be enjoying this game the most right now because he purposely takes beginners like me, Jang Nam-wook, and Do-shi-hoo along to have a hard time together.

It seemed like the joy he felt when he gave that short answer was conveyed to his teammates.

The atmosphere in the waiting room, which had been depressed due to feelings of apology to Yoo Sang-hoon, worries about the next game, and feelings of being intimidated by the audience, changed dramatically.

"We have to think about what to do for the victory ceremony."

"The rental fee here is really expensive."

“I have to pull out the main prize.”

“Let’s go in tight!”

The audience cheering for Eun Kwang-go cheered as they waited for the team to enter, perhaps because they felt the changed atmosphere in the waiting room.

When they headed to the stage according to the staff’s sign, In-seon Oh said,

“If it was Eui-shin who gave the order instead of me, it would have ended in a three-game winning streak.”

I wondered what was going on because he suddenly floated me, but I decided to think of it as Inseon-oh’s own cheering.

And the 5th round was a close match where it was hard to guess the result.

‘We’re going to win. No one on the team gave up.’

The fierce match continued, but it was completely different from the last round where we lost.

The reason why it’s not easy to win now is not because we’re bad, but because they’re good.

After the longest round of the match today, the match was decided.

Team Eun-gwang-go, who protected the ship until the end in the flood that covered Zeta, succeeded in reaching the destination.

[Can you see? Zeta’s superior being is personally welcoming Team Eun-gwang-go as they enter port after a long voyage! GG! The final winner is Team Eun-gwang-go!]

Waaaaaaah!

When I took off my headset, the cheers from the audience became louder.

However, before I could even greet the audience, my vision was blocked in an instant.

Yoo Sang-hoon, who was sitting on both sides, and Starting with Yeom Jun-yeol, the team members almost buried me in the ceremony.

I couldn't tell who they were because my vision was blocked, but I tried to calm them down by patting their backs and shoulders wherever I could.

When I saw the awards ceremony, there were some team members who were crying, so they seemed really nervous.

Of course, I believed that we would win and that everyone would be happy, so up until this point, everything was as expected.

The unexpected happened during the highlight of the awards ceremony.

[The greatest contributor, MVP is... ... Eun-kwang Player Meister High School 2nd year, Class 0, Jo Eui-shin!]