I Regressed, But the World Isn’t Destroyed - Chapter 67

067.

When the match between Shinjiro and the Black Girl first started.

[Ah- I know this player too. He’s the player who played Ultimate Fighter, right?]

[That’s right. Didn’t you fight Tsuki a few times during your Ultimate Fighter days? Shinjiro and Kenki’s first match? It’s going to be a good match.]

It was the Japanese commentator and caster who introduced the girl in black in a relaxed manner.

The appearance of the black girl was not taken seriously.

[Yes, he’s a good player. I didn’t know he started Iron Fist.]

Of course, Tsuki thought differently.

‘Geumhee… definitely…’

Some people just call her Harang Won-tul during her Ulpa days.

But the girl Tsuki remembers is a little different.

Top-level pro?

Of course not.

Even when she debuted at a younger age than most players in the early days of the league, and even when she became a multi-year veteran in the final stages of the league, the girl in black was never once called top-tier throughout her entire professional career.

Sometimes a B+, sometimes an A-, sometimes an ambiguous A…

She was a top-notch reader, but she never was top-notch.

‘but…’

Tsuki remembers.

No, to be exact, I can’t forget it.

The sparkle that the dark girl once showed.

The stage is the quarterfinals of the world championship!

The opponent is Anatol, who is in his prime and boasts the strongest form of all time!

The black girl from back in the day who almost beat him!

Of course, most people might think differently.

In the end, it was almost broken, but it wasn’t broken, and it was barely scraped together with ‘that poor thing’.

But that’s just the disparagement of those who don’t know…

‘Swoop.’

Tsuki’s head tilted slightly.

Disparaging..? Not disparaging. It’s somewhat true, but…

anyway!

Still, the surprise Tsuki felt at that time was real.

Could Anatole have been driven to the brink of defeat simply by being ‘that incompetent’?

No, that’s impossible.

That was possible because the girl in black had what was called ‘real talent’.

Although she wasn’t fully developed during her time as the Ultimate Fighter, she was still a real talent who had clearly shown flashes of brilliance on several occasions.

There’s a reason why gamers like Anatol, Tsuki, and Beyond have all done interviews like, “Are you a swordsman? That guy’s a master.”

Chaeng, chaeng!

[to-]

And it was clear that the talent that had not bloomed at that time was now blossoming.

Swords clash with swords at high speed.

Both chose Masamune.

But what is overwhelming the opponent is…

Swish-!

Masamune in feminine form!

That is, the black girl!

[Hey, Shinjiro… I see he’s going on a scouting expedition.]

[..That’s right! Well, when Shinjiro meets an opponent who uses a sword, he usually does that. To figure out the opponent’s.. swordsmanship style!]

The commentators are hastily making excuses.

But in Tsuki’s view, it wasn’t something like a search.

Chaeng! Swish-

The black girl’s sword strikes that strike at the opponent’s weak points at every opportune moment.

Crunch!

of course···

‘Today, Shinjiro···’

It looked a little strange.

No, to be exact, as soon as the black girl saw the female Masamune she had picked, her face became as if her soul had been taken away…

As a result, I made a mistake as soon as the game started and gave the momentum to the girl in black.

[Shinjiro]

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[Black Girl]

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And the result is the current HP situation.

Compared to people like Anatole or Tsuki, the girl in black has a lot of internal energy, or so-called seasoned skills, that she has accumulated since her days as an Ilpa.

There was no way she would let the profits she had gained from her first workshop go to waste.

Chae-Ang!

Shinjiro barely manages to dodge the trajectory drawn by his opponent.

Crunch! Crunch!

But then he ended up allowing the swordsman to attack.

Of course, Shinjiro also repaid in a similar way.

[Shinjiro]

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[Black Girl]

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Since he has already given up the upper hand, it would only be a loss for him if he loses the same amount of HP.

Rather than saying, “Give me your flesh and I’ll take your bones,” the black girl says, “I’ll give you my flesh, so give me yours too.”

Shinjiro’s face turned red with annoyance.

The early mistakes were having such a painful effect.

The confrontation continued like that.

[Shinjiro]

-The swordsmanship genius and the next generation crown prince of the Japanese fighting game world-

VS

[Black Girl]

-Former Ultimate Fighter Pro Gamer-

Screen capture of the official Japanese broadcast.

There were definitely subtitles like that…

[Shinjiro]

-Current Iron Fist Pro Gamer-

VS

[Black Girl]

-Former Ultimate Fighter Pro Gamer-

Then it quietly changed to a different subtitle…

[Shinjiro]

VS

[Black Girl]

Eventually, it disappears without a trace.

Maybe they thought it was too ugly, so they just showed the name as if there were no subtitles from the beginning.

But even then···

Chaeng, chaeng!

-Crunch!

[Ah, Shinjiro! This is your chance! You’ve hit your opponent’s weak point!]

[Good! This is it! This is Shinjiro’s forte! The secret! The secret of making it reach first even when stabbed late!]

[Shinjiro]

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[Black Girl]

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When Shinjiro’s struggles have brought the HP situation to a certain level.

[Shinjiro]

-The swordsmanship genius and the next generation crown prince of the Japanese fighting game world-

VS

[Black Girl]

-Geumhee, the best female prosecutor in Korea-

Again, the subtitles appear.

Even the description of the girl in black has changed.

I guess the current situation is too close to be called a simple all-pro league.

I did my best to change the subtitles to make them as natural as possible.

-Ugh hahahahahahaha

-Real-time reflection, hahahahaha

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋThat’s really funny

-I see that the treatment of Geomhee has improved.

But for the viewers who had been watching from the beginning, it was bound to catch their eye.

This was especially true for viewers of Lee Do-hyuk’s room who had been focusing on the subtitles since earlier.

Although there was a separate commentary from the Korean side, Lee Do-hyuk’s broadcast was left on as viewers welcomed the appearance of Disciple No. 4.

In today’s world, real-time foreign language interpretation is usually done by AI attached to a capsule, and more than anything, what’s more important to viewers than the official commentary is Lee Do-hyuk’s reaction.

“I think the black girl will win.”

Lee Do-hyeok’s evaluation of the game so far.

The difference in level between the two is not that great.

In some parts, the black girl is better, and in other parts, Shinjiro is better.

If things continue like this, wouldn’t the girl in black win by a narrow margin?

As expected.

[Shinjiro]

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[Black Girl]

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In the end, Shinjiro was defeated, unable to overcome the difference in HP.

“······”

[E-again···]

Japanese commentator at a loss for words with Shinjiro looking vain.

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Ugh lol

-Japan’s destruction

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋThe subtitles are so funny

[Shinjiro]

VS

[Black Girl]

Of course, the subtitles had disappeared again in the meantime.

**

Time passed quickly and it was already game 7.

[Uh.. the next match is between Ido Hyo-ku and Zhao Rong.]

Of course, the tension of the Japanese commentators was almost like the abyss.

That makes sense. After all, it’s a streamer competition. Wasn’t it designed from the start for Shinjiro to win?

But that Shinjiro was literally destroyed in the first battle.

There are two Japanese players who have advanced to the quarterfinals through the previous six matches, but… in reality, you can’t expect them to win.

Although it was filtered to some extent through the preliminaries, the level of participants in this competition still varies greatly.

Among the Japanese players who have now advanced to the quarterfinals, one is a low-ranking amateur, and the other is just an ordinary streamer.

A user from the Celestial Realm who is somewhat well-known, but is not at a professional level.

It would be safe to say that he was originally hired to play the role of Shinjiro’s entourage.

[Zhao Long is one of the most promising players in the Chinese Iron Fist scene, right?]

Game 7, the opponent Lee Do-hyeok faced.

Zhao Rong could also be seen as one of those who took on such a supporting role.

Although Zhao Long is considered a promising player within China, the difference in level between him and Xinjiro was clear.

Because Iron Fist isn’t that popular in China to begin with.

Iron Fist is leading the global fighting game market, but if there is one country where Iron Fist has not made a proper inroad, it is China.

Even in the 21st century, Chinese fighting gamers are still playing KOF 97 to the death, and even now in the Full Dive era, they are still playing KOF FD, or Fist Emperor FD in Chinese.

Anyway-

[I, Zhao Rong, will show you the majesty of a great nation / Zhao Rong / 445 people]

Even if it is not popular and has a small number of users, of course that is based on China’s standards.

The number of viewers watching Zhao Long’s Twerk broadcast was only about 400, but the number of viewers watching Zhao Long’s Huya TV was as much as…

[I, Zhao Rong, will show you the majesty of a great nation / Zhao Rong / 523,418]

523 thousand people!

Of course, not all of those 520,000 people are real people.

Given the nature of Chinese streaming platforms, where viewership increases as the number of chats, sponsorships, and recommendations increase, most of those 520,000 people are fake.

Even taking that into account, it’s definitely not a small number of viewers.

“I didn’t expect Shinjiro to get eliminated like this. I guess I’ll be the winner of this tournament.”

Zhao Rong proudly declared victory in front of them.

‘Geumhee? That woman is a bit of a bother, though···’

A Korean woman who defeated Shinjiro in one match.

Even though Shinjiro was losing blood in vain in the beginning, no one with average skills would have been able to win against Shinjiro.

In other words, this is an opponent that Zhao Rong must be careful of.

‘But the other guys···’

Unlike Shinjiro, there are no newcomers who are expected, just pro gamers who are just rookies, or streamers who are not at the pro level, or amateurs who got lucky in the draw.

“Hehehe.”

Zhao Rong smiled slightly as he looked over the participant information distributed by the competition organizers.

The only thing you have to watch out for is the woman named Geomhee you’ll probably meet in the finals!

Aside from that, there seemed to be no other contestants that Zhao Rong needed to worry about.

Besides, the opponent in the first game was also easy.

‘My opponent is a streamer from a small country.’

It’s only been a week since the broadcast started.

Iron Fist rank is Celestial God.

It may be considered quite high by the standards of the average person, but when it comes to professional level, even a god above a god can be reached in no time if one puts their mind to it.

The same goes for Zhao Rong.

Zhao Rong thought that it would not be a difficult opponent.

-Hahaha

-I never thought the Japanese sword king would fall apart on his own

-Let’s go, Zhao Rong!

His viewers thought similarly.

Why don’t other Chinese viewers, including Zhao Rong, have any information about Lee Do-hyuk?

It was simple.

This is because Chinese Iron Fist users mainly play on China servers.

Although it is possible to connect to the Asian server, the China server, which was opened separately for the Chinese people, is overwhelmingly preferred.

This is because, unlike the Asian server where you cannot play again once your account is suspended, the China server allows unlimited account creation.

Anyone in China who doesn’t use nuclear weapons is an idiot.

[-Player Zhao Rong? Please enter the waiting room.]

“Okay.”

At that time.

A whisper from a tournament official that preparations are complete.

Zhao Rong, who was in a personal VR room decorated like a home, manipulated the settings.

Thanks to Shinjiro’s elimination, his chances of winning have increased dramatically.

Accordingly, shouldn’t you also show some showmanship as a professional gamer?

Gooooo-

A VR room with a different appearance depending on Zhao Rong’s settings.

I could see something like a gateway in the distance, along with some tents.

Right, the shooter.

That’s right.

What Zhao Rong is trying to imitate in front of the viewers is Guan Yu, who is worshipped as the god of war by the Chinese people!

“I’ll be back before this wine gets cold.”

Zhao Rong recited the famous line that Guan Yu had said before he came to cut down Hua Xiong with one stroke of his sword and left for the waiting room.

Clank-

[GET READY FOR THE NEXT BATTLE]

The 7 games started like that.

-Oh

-It’s Zhao Rong after all!

-Even Hwa Woong is too much for Koreans!

His room viewers left these chats towards his appearance.

That wasn’t necessarily wrong.

Lee Do-hyeok was not Hwa-ung.

[Ah, the game is starting!]

[Zhao Long! Charge towards the opponent as soon as the match starts!]

But Zhao Rong didn’t know that Guan Yu might be right.

Hook, tat! Pavat!

─Snap!

It had only been about 5 seconds since the game started.

“Eek!”

Zhao Rong let out a scream like a little girl.

Three to the left, three to the right.

It was because of SamSam.

[Hmm, is that right?]

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[Zhao Rong]

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Game 7 ends with perfection!

Promise kept. Zhao Rong!

Only the neck came back!