EX rank supporting role’s replay in a prestigious school-Chapter 1043: Injection (13)

Hotel where the Japanese team is staying.

The students were gathered in the lounge, staring at the hologram screen.

The screen was broadcasting the PlayerZ World Championship qualification match.

It was a similar situation to the Chinese team, but the atmosphere was quite different.

“...How long do we have to watch this?”

“I don’t know. It’s boring. I’ve never been interested in the game, and I probably won’t be in the future.”

“Since the young lady went back to her room, can’t we just disperse?”

“No. The coaches told us to stay and cheer until the end. It would look bad if we left before the qualification match is over.”

When the ardent follower of the young lady stopped the students, sighs could be heard coming from various places.

They were being forced to watch the broadcast of the qualification match for the Japanese team in the ongoing PlayerZ competition in Japan.

It was all for uploading a picture on the official SNS account of "Renzoin Karen, cheering for the other Japanese players along with the representative team."

Renzoin Karen, surrounded by students while watching a broadcast of one of the world’s most popular games and cheering for the weak Japanese team, gave off an image that was both youthful and patriotic, making her fellow countrymen proud.

After uploading the photo, Renzoin Karen left, claiming that it might make her uncomfortable, as she was considerate of the students.

Hirano Seiji, sitting slightly away from the players who were distracting themselves by using their devices, stared at the screen and thought to himself.

“In the past, whether the young lady was here or not, we would’ve silently endured and watched the broadcast without saying anything.”

Hirano Seiji observed the students carefully.

Renzoin Karen’s position was still strong, so it wasn’t that their attitudes had changed because of her.

Renzoin Karen had been chosen MVP twice and her popularity in Japan had skyrocketed recently, with people eagerly anticipating the birth of the world’s greatest genius.

Of course, this atmosphere only existed within Japan, and the Japanese students were fully aware that the local atmosphere was quite different.

“The anti-young lady group was naturally mocking, but I didn’t expect the young lady group to show such subtle reactions.”

If you walked the streets of Korea, everyone, whether Korean or foreign, would recognize Yeom Jun-yeol, but Renzoin Karen was not recognized at all.

Normally, the young lady group, led by Kozuka Yashiro, would’ve immediately made mental excuses like, “It’s just because we’re in a foreign country,” or “We must spread the greatness of the young lady,” but for some reason, their reactions were more subtle.

The students were starting to distance themselves from Kozuka Yashiro’s influence.

Kozuka Yashiro had struggled with Renzoin Karen’s and the rival’s public opinion management, but he hadn’t neglected internal management.

As usual, he had used his abilities to enhance the fragrance, and the students were still somewhat entranced by his tricks.

However, they were now in the Hojo family’s territory, where spiritual energy flowed strongly, and they had to meet Ahn Da-in, who unconsciously purified everything they encountered on the battlefield.

Because of this, Kozuka Yashiro’s influence was no longer as strong as it had been.

“Right before the qualification match, Tomoaki broke all the lotus decorations in a fit of frustration. Normally, the young lady’s supporters would’ve voluntarily cleaned up and brought new decorations, but today was different.”

The students, who had unconsciously moved for the young lady before, had changed.

Although they had called a cleaning robot out of concern that someone might get hurt, that was all.

And, normally, they would’ve endured the boring match for the young lady’s sake, but their reactions were less than favorable.

However, they hadn’t gone so far as to criticize the young lady, and instead, the voice blaming the boring PlayerZ match grew louder. A student, who was a fan of PlayerZ, spoke up in defense.

“Plzet is never like this! Playing it’s fun, watching it’s fun. There are a lot of exciting matches today. Everyone should’ve watched the Shield Warrior match and the Raid Leader of Twilight.”

Though the Shield Warrior was in Korean, so the pronunciation was a bit tough, it was understandable.

As the PlayerZ fan went on about the achievements of the Shield Warrior and the Raid Leader, some students were bored, but others began to take interest.

At least, they became more interested than in the sluggish match.

“Is the player name in Korean? Are both of these from the Korean competition?”

“Yes. If you’re playing Plzet, you’d be watching all the Korean qualifiers right now. The viewership for the Japanese match can’t compare.”

A Japanese student, who had been secretly watching the Korean qualifiers on a personal device, expanded the screen to show the video.

On the screen, a summary video of the Shield Warrior, who was selected as the top contributor, played.

The fight in PlayerZ closely resembled the player’s combat style, and the students quickly recognized the Shield Warrior’s skills, exclaiming “Oh!”

The timing of skill usage, character movement, and screen transition speed made him a strong contender for the championship.

“Didn’t the Shield Warrior match end already?”

“Ah, when will our qualification match end?”

“The Raid Leader match is still ongoing. You can watch it now!”

“Can we turn this off and watch the other one?”

After some deliberation, the students decided to watch the Korean qualifiers as well.

Two large holograms appeared simultaneously, and all the students focused on the Korean qualifiers.

Just then, the Raid Leader, who had been praised by the fan, entered the stage.

“His player name isn’t Raid Leader, though?”

“I guess he changed his name when joining the tournament.”

“Raid Leader is a bit confusing. The game uses player terms, so every raid will have a Raid Leader. It’s better to make a distinction.”

Though the player had earned a rare player name, it seemed the Raid Leader had changed it for convenience.

Coincidentally, English subtitles were appearing on the screen, and the new player name for the Raid Leader was "DUSK."

As a player receiving so much attention, a brief anecdote about his changed player name was included.

The story began with his name change to enter the competition, and the origin of "DUSK," which means twilight or dusk, was explained as related to the strategy that made the Raid Leader famous.

“At first, I thought Twilight’s Blue Valley was just there to be avoided. The recommended challenge level was 50, but the user level cap was 40 back then, right? But Raid Leader... I mean, DUSK, challenged it as soon as he reached level 40.”

As the fan explained the story of the first successful strategy for the highest difficulty of the entire server with gestures, students began to show interest, though some were still bored.

At least, they became more interested than before.

“Is the player name Korean? Are both of these from the Korean competition?”

“Yes. If you’re playing Plzet, you’re probably watching Korean qualifiers. The viewership is much higher than for Japanese matches.”

A Japanese student, who had been secretly watching the Korean qualifiers, expanded the screen to show the video.

In the video, DUSK, wearing a white school uniform, appeared on stage leading his raid members.

The first student to recognize DUSK exclaimed excitedly.

“That’s a school uniform! He must be about the same age as us!”

“That school uniform looks familiar.”

“It’s like the uniform from Eungwang High.”

“It’s white. Their uniform isn’t black, is it?”

“Hey, can we turn off the English subtitles? It’s just covering the screen.”

“Wait, can we change the settings? I just left it on default.”

“You should be able to get Japanese subtitles.”

“He probably doesn’t know much about streaming sites since he’s always just playing games.”

As the PlayerZ fan clumsily tried to change the subtitle settings, Korean subtitles briefly appeared.

Just then, the close-up of DUSK in his white Eungwang High uniform appeared, and subtitles appeared at the bottom.

‘Twilight.’

The name "DUSK" was translated into Korean as "Twilight," indicating that the Raid Leader had chosen "Twilight" instead of "Dusk" as his player name.

Meanwhile, Hirano Seiji recognized who DUSK was.

“He’s from the same class as Yi-shin. One of the 0th-class students.”

Since there were so many spectators, other Japanese students hadn’t recognized him, but Hirano Seiji remembered.

Since he had been paying attention to Jo Yi-shin, it was natural for his gaze to fall on other students from the same class.

Hirano Seiji closely observed the playstyle of DUSK, In Seon-o.

In Seon-o gradually tightened his grip on the enemy, like a spider trapping prey in its web.

“Though he’s in the same class, his playstyle is a bit different from Yi-shin’s.”

If In Seon-o was the type to set a trap and wait, Jo Yi-shin was the type to think ahead and jump in when needed.

It was the same when he met Hirano Seiji and accepted Kozuka Yashiro’s invitation.

Thinking about Jo Yi-shin, Hirano Seiji felt a sense of unease.

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In the second match, Jo Yi-shin hadn’t appeared once, and Hirano Seiji couldn’t help but worry, thinking it was some trick by Kozuka Yashiro or the Hojo family, but he couldn’t show his concerns.

While Hirano Seiji was absentmindedly watching the webbing play of DUSK, he suddenly heard a voice.

“Come out.”

It was the voice of Arihara Tomoaki.

Hirano Seiji had thought that he wouldn’t see him until the qualification match ended, but he couldn’t figure out what had changed in his mindset.

As Hirano Seiji stared blankly, he heard something break from down the hall.

It was likely the lotus-shaped decoration breaking, and it seemed Arihara Tomoaki intended to break more if he wasn’t listened to.

‘If I wait here, will he break more? Should I wait a bit longer?’

Hirano Seiji casually thought this, but the other students, though they couldn’t speak up, gave him looks.

Having been blamed for the loss in the first match, Hirano Seiji was silently ostracized by the young lady’s faction.

Normally, he would fight according to the coaches

’ instructions, but after situations like the first match, he ended up taking on the responsibility of strategizing, which led to being excluded.

Though Kozuka Yashiro’s influence had decreased, some students felt sorry for Hirano Seiji but couldn’t act.

Hirano Seiji, knowing that most of the young lady’s faction students came from similar family backgrounds, didn’t blame them.

So, instead of pushing Arihara Tomoaki’s explosion show, he decided to stand up.

As soon as he stepped into ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) the hallway, Arihara Tomoaki spoke directly.

“Seiji, do you know where the young lady went?”

“She said she was going back to her room during the qualification match broadcast.”

“Seems you don’t know.”

Arihara Tomoaki clicked his tongue.

“She’s hiding a few abilities.”

Arihara Tomoaki’s words weren’t huge secrets.

It was no surprise that a player of Renzoin Karen’s level had at least one hidden trump card.

Hirano Seiji, too, had abilities that were kept secret.

It was curious how Arihara Tomoaki had figured it out.

“Not surprised, huh? You knew?”

“No, I’m surprised.”

“Pretend you’re surprised and say it.”

Arihara Tomoaki gave Hirano Seiji a mocking look and then spoke.

“Right now, the young lady’s room is empty, but the coaches believe she’s still there.”

“What do you mean?”

“The coaches think the lotus in the room is Renzoin Karen.”

What on earth had Arihara Tomoaki done to know this?

After learning that the Japanese team was rotten, Arihara Tomoaki had probably investigated Renzoin Karen directly, which might have led him to find out this information.

“That fox has also left. But it doesn’t seem like she took the young lady with her.”

“...So?”

“Seiji, you didn’t become the young lady’s dog because you wanted to. If that were the case, I wouldn’t have enjoyed breaking the lotus every time.”

Arihara Tomoaki stared at Hirano Seiji with a direct gaze.

It wasn’t a gaze of contempt, but rather one of disdain.

“Kozuka Yashiro is doing something in Korea, and maybe the young lady is involved. If so, reverse it and stop being a dog for her through threats or whatever.”

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