owlsbooks Chapter 24: A Clash of Titans, the Prelude to Palace Intrigue! [Requesting monthly votes and to cont
Chapter 24: A Clash of Titans, the Prelude to Palace Intrigue! [Requesting monthly votes and to cont
In the days that followed, in preparation for the K Cup.
A month after returning to the team, Lee Doo-hwan took over the captaincy from Lee Sang-hyeok and supervised their training.
Lee Doo-hwan is not Lee Sang-hyeok.
Lee Sang-hyeok is not arrogant towards elders and will even joke around with you.
But Lee Doo-hwan is different.
He might smile at you sometimes, but you never know what awaits you next.
Maybe it'll be a loud slap in the face?
Or perhaps it's the clattering of keyboards!
Does it sound good?
A good keyboard sounds good!!!
Although Lee Doo-hwan's domineering attitude made coach Kim Jung-soo very unhappy, there was nothing he could do about it at the moment.
The new T1 is just starting out, and the management still has to rely on Lee Doo-hwan and Lee Sang-hyeok, so they can't turn against them.
Therefore, he can only give more care to mid laner Lee Joo-hyun and top laner Kim Jang-dong, hoping that the two can live up to expectations and replace Lee Doo-hwan and Lee Sang-hyeok as soon as possible.
At that time, I will be in complete control of T1!
……
Time flies.
The K-Cup has arrived as scheduled!
Although Lee Doo-hwan is not playing, it doesn't mean he won't be there.
"Zhang Dong, don't let me down!"
Looking at Lee Doo-hwan's calm expression, Kim Jang-dong felt inexplicably uneasy.
He swallowed hard and quickly assured them.
"Don't worry, Brother Douhuan, I will definitely live up to your expectations!"
"Me too!" Cuzz quickly chimed in.
Seeing this, the others also assured them that there would be no problem.
"Then hurry up and get on stage, don't delay."
……
The first match of the K Cup: T1 vs. DRX!
The current DRX lineup consists of top laner Doran, jungler Pyosik, mid laner Chovy, bot laner Deft, and support Keria Liu Minxi.
Despite having Dolan, who is hailed as an international friend, both Chao Wei and Liu Minxi have already begun to shine on the court, in addition to veteran Dave.
So, unsurprisingly, T1 lost the first game.
When the base is destroyed, you see the word "failure" on the screen.
Jin Zhangdong and his group suddenly felt as if the sky had darkened!
"It's okay, it's okay, the match isn't over yet. We only lost one game, not the whole thing. He shouldn't be too mean to us for now." The youngest member, Li Zhouxuan, kept reassuring the others, while also reassuring himself.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. When they returned to the temporary rest room after the first game, the first thing they saw when they opened the door was Lee Doo-hwan sitting on the sofa with a serious expression.
That's not the most important thing. The important thing is that Lee Doo-hwan is holding a brand new keyboard and is gently tapping it, as if checking the quality of the keyboard.
As for the old one from before?
That remains to be seen.
……
The scene that came into view made the group of people look at each other and involuntarily swallow.
The group went in one after another, ready to face Lee Doo-hwan's wrath.
Strangely, however, Lee Doo-hwan said nothing.
Although they didn't say anything, this made them even more uncertain!
"Zhou Xuan, please have a seat."
At this moment, Kim Jung-soo spoke up in a nonchalant manner.
Upon hearing this, Lee Joo-hyun was about to sit down when Lee Doo-hwan kicked him to the ground.
"What do you mean...?" Kim Jung-soo became agitated upon seeing this.
I asked the other person to sit down, and they wouldn't. Isn't that a slap in my face?
"What do you mean? You want to sit down after the game is going like this?"
"Sitting is definitely not an option, but kneeling is acceptable!"
Seeing the two start arguing again, Gu Shengbin, who was standing nearby, immediately tensed up.
As he said before, he was afraid that he would suffer losses because of Kim Jung-soo's seniority and the advantage of being a local.
……
Before Kim Jung-soo could speak again, Lee Doo-hwan picked up the keyboard.
"Damn it!!!"
"Zhou Xuan, you've really disappointed me. The higher-ups put you in place of Sang Hyeok, and you couldn't even beat a useless mid-laner like Chao Wei."
How are you going to take over Sang-hyeok's job like this?!
"If I put you in SKT's mid lane position, can you shoulder that responsibility?"
Faced with the questioning, mid-laner Lee Joo-hyun didn't know what to say.
Because in the previous match, he was indeed completely dominated by Chaowei in the mid lane.
In League of Legends, the mid lane is the most important position. Looking at all the S-series championship teams, other lanes may have some weaknesses.
But the only exception is the mid laner. In the year the S-series team won the championship, there wasn't a single coward in the mid lane.
So, knowing he was in the wrong, he could only cover his head and wipe away his tears with a pitiful expression.
Of course, I was still very angry inside!
I, Li Zhouxuan, have kept it all in mind. Manager Zheng Huirun already told me about it before.
When you get there, you're definitely going to be in big trouble!!!
As for now...
You hit me, but I won't hold it against you!
……
"Lee Doo-hwan, that's enough! If you keep going like this, will they even want to continue the competition?" Kim Jung-soo couldn't stand it anymore.
Lee Joo-hyun was someone he planned to promote in the future to fight against Lee Sang-hyeok, so strictly speaking, he belonged to him!
Upon hearing Kim Jung-soo's words, Lee Doo-hwan retorted without even thinking.
"What, isn't this all for the competition?"
Verbal reprimands are useless; they need to feel the pain!
If we don't teach them a lesson, they'll repeat the same mistakes in the next game!
These words were so reasonable and well-founded that Kim Jung-soo didn't know how to refute them, so he could only keep a gloomy face.
I thought fighting Lee Sang-hyeok in the palace would be a piece of cake for me, but who would have thought this thing would suddenly appear out of nowhere!
……
The second game between the two sides began quickly.
When the two teams took to the field, and the director focused on T1, someone immediately noticed something different.
[What's going on? This mid laner was fine just now, why did his eyes suddenly turn red?]
When the first game ended, I noticed he looked worried; I guess he was unhappy because he lost the match!
[Looking at the corner of his eye, it looks like he's been crying!]
Wow, T1's new mid laner is incredibly ambitious! He even blames himself and cries when he doesn't play well, unlike some other players!
[Damn it, you're a piece of trash, what right do you have to cry?! If Sang-hyeok had been playing mid lane, we would have won the first game already!]
[Just asking, is the Sang-hyeok you're talking about the mid laner who lost to G2 at Worlds?]
[The haters can keep yelling, but no matter how much you criticize him, Sang-hyeok is still a three-time world champion mid laner!]
Now that Doo-hwan is back, LCK should prepare to return to the era of SKT's dominance!
……
In the second game, DRX ultimately won.
However, it's worth mentioning that Lee Joo-hyun, the mid-laner, showed a noticeable improvement in this game compared to the previous one.
After all, Lee Doo-hwan is not Lee Sang-hyeok. Lee Sang-hyeok would only point out where the other party could do better, which is all talk and no action.
Lee Doo-hwan, on the other hand, uses his actions to make you remember the pain and prevent you from making the same mistake again!
But regardless of whether they made progress or not, they ultimately lost the game.
Since we lost the game, we naturally have to be punished!
……