Chapter 242 (1/2)

Mido’s remark passed with the burst of laughter and it was followed by words from the members of other teams. Every one of them had their own hopes and determination. Of course, the one who had the hardest time was the interpreters standing next to the host.

All of the members from the other national teams gave plain answers, while MIdo decided to say what she wanted to say. In any case, it was a remark that she obviously had no regrets about.

‘Master told me to do something hot without any regrets.’

Naturally, the one she referred to as Master was Park Muyeol. In the waiting room earlier, she received a text message from him and this was the content:

[Master: Haveahotfightwithoutanyregrets.]

She had saved Park Muyeol as ‘Master.’ The words were written roughly without any spaces, but Mido was determined to follow them. She would play a hot game without any regrets. Mido looked around the stadium to look for him. He was probably watching from somewhere here.

-The players will start.

“Let’s cheer before we start.”

At the suggestion of the captain Lim Changyong, all of the Korean national team gathered together and put their hands together. However, the dissonance in the team continued.

“I’m not doing such a childish thing~”

“Me too~”

Everyone frowned as Kim Donghyun and Han Sanghyuk entered their capsules first. Lim Changyong frowned deeply and sighed. He had already anticipated it to some extent, but he hadn’t expected them to be so arrogant. “Don’t care about them. We just have to do well. Got it?”

“Yes.”

“Now one, two, three.”

“Fighting!”

Hands soared into the sky. The players headed toward the capsules and the walking Lim Changyong called out to the monk, Kim Haeil, “Haeil.”

“Yes, Hyung.”

“You have to enter when we are in danger. You understand the role of the Joker, right?”

“I know. It is to appear in a really dangerous moment.”

“Yes, that’s it.”

Lim Changyong patted the shoulder of Kim Haeil, who was playing the important role of the Joker. The Joker was literally a hidden trump card. The flag battle started with all 10 players of a team, but each team could register one Joker as reserve. Kim Haeil was a monk with a hybrid class that combined the martial artist class and priest class. Therefore, he was very suitable for such a role. He was the only person on the national team with a wide-area healing ability. He would be able to appear in moments of crisis and become the savior of the team.

“I will do it when I’m needed. Don’t worry.”

Kim Haeil struck his chest lightly with a fist. It was a gesture of trust in some ways.

“Yes, I will believe it.”

“I believe in God.”

Lim Changyong smiled, turned around, and lay straight in his designated capsule. He took a deep breath and pressed the button to connect. The capsule’s lid closed and darkness came.

[Welcome to Arkstar.]

It was starting now.

* * *

The Korean national team appeared near the island’s waterfront. The sound of the waves made people guess it was an uninhabited island. One by one, all the countries finished logging in and a countdown appeared in the air. Soon after, the flags were created.

[Grab the flag if you want to be the flag bearer.]

[1:00]

It was a countdown to the start.

“Then who will be the flag bearer?”

Lim Changyong looked over at the assembled players. Choi Mido, Eun Jeonghyeok, Kim Hyeonu, Park Jangsoo, Kim Cheol, Lim Sara, Kim Donghyun, Han Sanghyuk... Finally, Lim Changyong’s gaze stopped on An Seunghyun, one of the candidates who entered in place of Kim Haeil, who was registered as the Joker.

“I-I can’t do it...!” An Seunghyun shouted frantically.

“Yes, even I think you shouldn’t do it.”

The players smiled in a relaxed manner. In any case, An Seunghyun’s class was closer to a supporter or an assassin. He wasn’t suitable to be the flag bearer when he had to throw magic cards at the enemies or throw a ball with the power of gravity to pull the enemies together. If so, who should be the flag bearer...?

“I’ll do it.” It was Kim Hyeonu who stepped forward.

“Well, I don’t think it’s bad.” Kim Cheol agreed from the side.

“I also agree. No, I think he is the only one who can do it. He has heals. He is a paladin so he is durable and can heal himself.”

Lim Sara made a decision. It was a really quick situational judgment. As expected, this was his little sister.

“Okay, then Hyeonu will be the flag bearer,” Lim Changyong decided.

“Oh my, this...” Just then, Kim Donghyun popped out and grabbed the flag. He looked down at the flag in his hand and then shrugged at the players. “My feet stumbled?”

[The flag bearer of the South Korean team has been established.]

Kim Donghyun smiled in a sloppy manner. A moment of silence flowed among the players before everything they had been enduring exploded. The owner of the voice was Lim Sara. “What the hell are you doing?!”

Lim Sara pointed at Kim Donghyun while shouting angrily. Her face was red.

“Oh, you shouldn’t point your finger at an a.d.u.l.t. It was just an accident. Didn’t I stumble?”

“What? S-Saying that...!”

“Stop it,” Lim Changyong interrupted.

“No, Oppa. Don’t you know what’s going on right now? This jerk...!”

“Lim Sara, stop.”

Lim Sara saw Lim Changyong’s serious expression and could only close her mouth. Her Oppa was very angry when he looked like this. For this reason, Lim Sara couldn’t ignore Lim Changyong’s words. She bit her lip, clenched her fists, and lowered her head.

‘It is breaking down...! What type of national representative is that guy...?’

Lim Sara gritted her teeth when she saw the backs of Kim Donghyun and Han Sanghyuk moving away.

“The flag bearer has been decided. What can we do? Please take good care of me, friends.”

“Huhu. Please guard him well.”

Kim Donghyun and Han Sanghyuk swaggered away from the group and moved their shoulders to warm up. They must’ve done this knowing that the scene wouldn’t be broadcasted to the audience. This one minute would be kept a secret to make it more fun for the audience.

[0:19]

There were only 19 seconds left on the countdown.

Lim Sara asked Lim Changyong in a resentful manner, “Why did you stop me? Why are you just letting him go?!”

“......”

Lim Changyong couldn’t say anything to the angry Lim Sara. Only Lim Changyong knew the truth.