It’s not that kind of malicious broadcast

The sight of the red faction’s flag burning and then vanishing filled the screen.

The ending of the second set, which seemed as if it was rewinding and replaying the first, felt somewhat awkward without the expected roars of the crowd—although it probably wasn’t a sound issue.

With the portraits of twelve characters glowing one by one in preparation for the third set, only one thought crossed the mind.

“We’re going to win this.”

《GP’s final pick! Are they going to choose it again? Rogue, Orthodox’s Rogue! It happened twice, it could happen a third time! The saying ‘what happens twice will happen thrice’ might just come true!》

《As I mentioned earlier, talking to the players, it seems Rogues have been showing up slightly more in the Challenger tier recently. However, the conclusion always remained the same. Only those who really want to play it do so, and it’s considered too difficult to bother picking. There was no room for debate about that. Theoretically, in that kind of atmosphere—Ah, rogue! Rogue once again! What seemed like a gamble for an initial advantage has become a dagger persistently pricking at V7’s weakness!》

《They might have been scared at first, but this is no longer a gamble.’Do you know how to counter this?’ was the challenge, but realizing, ‘Wait, what, you don’t?’ led to this point: ‘If you don’t know, we’ll keep picking it until you figure it out.’ This is GP throwing a proven puzzle at V7!》

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Amidst the commentators’ excited cheers, GP confidently picked the Rogue again.

And V7, still not grasping the situation, seemed intent on sending just one Warrior down into the depths. Seeing this contrast, it became unmistakably clear.

One didn’t have to be a prophet to see certain futures, even in a world without superpowers. Some say they understand everything by seeing just a little; I thought if I saw two things, I could surely predict the third.

“Wow, am I dreaming? Did GetDevoured-nim use some sort of hypnosis app? Does this even make sense?”

“…Having tried it, the 2-Underground strategy works okay in team games. The composition needs further research, but it’s hard to overlook the Rogue now.”

“Huh? Revan oppa, did you really get hypnotized?”

… Well, some people might still get confused after seeing two things. No one in this world is perfect. Some might not have an eye for this, but Ark had many other talents.

“… I feel like I’m being watched strangely. Is it just my imagination?”

“Yes. It’s a misunderstanding. My eyes might look fierce when I wear a helmet.”

“But your eyes aren’t visible… Ah, I really feel like I’m losing my mind…”

So perceptive… right.

Giving a thumbs up to Ark, I shifted my gaze to my phone.

I held back once and twice. But reaching this point… the reactions were too tempting to ignore. It was irresistible.

Revan and Ark had the audio covered… so, I thought checking the community’s reaction just a bit wouldn’t hurt.

Just for a moment… a brief moment.

『Author: ㅇㅇ』

『Title: The End Times』

『With Rogues appearing three times in Worlds, don’t play ranked today, seriously』

– No way 2-Underground will work in solo queue, who’s going to play the boring shield wall?

– If you win, everything is fun.

– Indeed, fun can be had through voice chat.

– What the hell…

『Author: Someone』

『Title: LOL I entered the third consecutive year LOL LOL LOL LOL』

『Is this for real, seriously? LOL LOL

Did someone threaten you with a knife to stop you from being a Warrior?』

– But if you look at the first game, it looks really good

– Yeah, it was a carry at Worlds, so it’s definitely good

– Just some lucky day tactics

– No, if they’re on track to win Worlds and did it with some lucky day tactic, isn’t that even more amazing?

—

『Author: Someone』

『Title: Finally, the Rogue is seeing the light』

『(Screenshot of match records)

It’s about time I started climbing』

– Rogue with 340 games? Isn’t that just insane?

– It’s not like Rogues got a buff, so what does it have to do with the tournament?

– It means if you pick Rogue now, you won’t just troll ㅇㅇ. If you don’t troll, you can reach Master.

– What tier are they now?

– Iron.

– ?

—

『Author: Someone』

『Title: What if another Rogue carry happens?』

『If there are three consecutive Rogue carries and the finals end with a 3-0

What happens?

Is it really the era of the Rogue?』

– Make Rogues Great Again

– Rogue Revival Movement chairman… Are you happy? Please watch over us…….

– Is that a real thing?

– Unbelievably, it’s real. You can even look it up.

– Crazy person.

– Actually, a crazy woman.

– What’s up with GetDevoured?

– Nothing much, but she’s been doing more collaborations lately, which has broken my heart… So, surely the woman who lived in my heart couldn’t have been unaffected. It’s a sad ordeal.

– While at it, could you also kill your body, too, sir?

—

Just as expected. The impact of the World Series finals advertisement was incredible. Over 90% of the forum posts were about Rogues.

Beyond comparison to the Rogue Revival Movement where I had to chop heads myself… The sheer power was indescribable.

… No, if I think about it, those were some pretty good memories. Maybe, just once, it wouldn’t be so bad to do it again.

Back then, it seemed like just as stylish of a forum as it is now.

With a subtle sensation of a smile forming, I nodded and proceeded to check the remaining notifications—

[Author: GetDevoured Devoured]

[Title: GetDevoured is about to ascend]

[Three consecutive rogue wins in the Worlds

I think we need to celebrate this with a face reveal and devour Ark.

If you agree, like this post.]

[Author: ㅇㅇ]

[Title: Breaking News: GetDevoured’s Ideal Type is a Hardcore Gay Turtle with a Shield]

[This can’t be helped.

From today, I’m going to be a shield-knight.

On the day I hit Diamond, I’ll propose to GetDevoured.]

– Are you serious?

– I’m planning to have a sweet newlywed life with a lovely female rogue, so how am I gay?

– No, really?

[Author: GetDevoured Devoured]

[Title: Brought some pics of our forum master

[(Photo)

Forum master with an ocarina tucked in her rogue’s pouch.

(Photo)

Forum master moving, oblivious to her clothes caught on the chair.

(Photo)

Forum master supporting her heavy rogue’s pouch with her arm.

(Photo)

Close-up of the rogue’s pouch.

(Video)

This is the forum master flinching every time the rogue scores a kill… I found it cute, so I captured it.]

– What’s with the last one? LOLOLOL

– Ah, really curious about her face.

– Wow, her body is amazing.

– How bad must her face be to avoid using a cam with that body?

– Seriously, even if her face is messed up, I’d still go for it.

– Just switch off the lights, problem solved.

– Clearly plastic surgery from the looks of it. Shouldn’t she find a better hospital?

– Alright, understood. Please get the surgery, ma’am.

– What are you even talking about?

– I’m a guy, so no offense taken LOL. Why call a guy “ma’am” anyway? Do you even realize how dirty that term is, you insane failure of a person?

– ㄴㄴ wow…”

– “Isn’t an ocarina easier to play because it’s lighter than a phone?”

– ㄴ it seems harder because of the curves.”

– ㄴㄴ wait, I’ve tried it.”

– ㄴㄴ what do you mean?”

– ㄴㄴ it’s gynecomastia.”

– ㄴㄴ I really didn’t want to know that.”

– ㄴㄴ don’t post such comments on GetDevoured’s post.”

There were… a few, slightly strange people.

Sure.

Anyway,

Random posts or comments like those didn’t bother me at all. Really.

…Though it wasn’t just one or two.

There wasn’t any room for feelings of shame. My mind was entirely preoccupied with the fact that V7 was crumbling helplessly.

In my past life, V7 had won the tournament by showcasing the two underground strategies for rogues for the first time.

There shouldn’t have been a hidden strategy… If they had known about the two underground rogue tactic, they would have responded to losing two games in a best-of-five match. Either countering with another rogue strategy or employing a rush tactic to counter.

Not making any moves in a game where losing meant elimination… Ultimately, it meant just that. V7 had neither discovered the rogue strategy nor established the two underground tactics ahead of the World Series Finals.

So— the current V7 knew nothing at all.

It was always like this, but it wasn’t surprising. It was a different world filled with different people.

Wasn’t this the only change?

People were different, companies were different. Even the beloved films were gone, and the songs I used to enjoy listening to had no trace.

I had gotten used to it. Of course, I had. Like a self-inflicted wound, I sought out these disruptions and imprinted them in my mind on purpose.

After a year of encountering such changes constantly, it would have been stranger if I still got surprised every time. Even if I didn’t want to get used to it, I inevitably had.

So, the days of flinching and freezing whenever I discovered a difference were long gone. Now, when I found such things, I would nod once and brush it aside to forget. No amount of deep pondering would yield any answers, only causing stress.

But this time was different.

Because I had changed it. Because “I” had changed it.

Some might think of it as arrogant, but my thoughts didn’t change.

With V7 silent, this fell on me.

If it weren’t for me—no, more precisely… if I hadn’t become an ill-fitting broadcaster, The rogue strategy would have remained buried. Unlike in my past life.

The articles in the community kept pouring in endlessly. Articles about the rogue strategy. Articles about me. Articles about pro gamers… and again, articles about the rogue strategy.

While my eyes were buried in those vivid articles that seemed to echo people’s buzzing voices, a peculiar heat continuously spun through my chest and head.

The sensation started from the flutter of wings deep inside my stomach, then spread to my chest and head. And to my fingertips. Trembling enough to make my hands shake, I carefully placed both hands over my stomach.

This was a world telling me to deal with it because that’s how it was. For the first time, standing boldly before it, I carried memories not from this world and shouted back, “If you don’t like it, you adjust to me”—as if delivering a hard blow back.

That kind of feeling.

In other words, It was a feeling of victory.

TL’s Corner:
GP wins Worlds!!!
I don’t really have any attachments with GP, but since they used Yena’s strategy to win, it feels like Yena herself won 🙂