9. Nostalgic Star League (2)
Choi Sarang is left alone in the food truck.
She became very troubled.
“I don’t know how to do this…” All
she knows is the timing of turning the meat.
They didn’t even let me touch anything other than popcorn in the first place, saying it would ruin the taste.
The reason I brought her out wasn’t really to ask for help with work, but to come out and heal at least in this way.
But….
“Wow! brother! That’s it!”
In the distance, a tall pink-haired woman is enthusiastically pointing here.
“Manager! “I said it was delicious!”
One slender model-like woman, one plump man, and one bald man with a good physique.
It’s a strange combination.
“Is that Baek Jong-won? “What do you have such blind faith in?”
“no. “You’ve been living in America?”
“So, if you live in the U.S., are you Baek Jong-won?”
“Ha…! “Cuban sandwiches are American!”
“what? “How can a Cuban beggar be American?”
“uh? “I see… I see.”
“Rune Star loyalists. Ugh.”
“Why is that conclusion all of a sudden?!”
Above all, they are a very noisy and boisterous trio. It doesn’t suit the person named Choi Sarang at all.
‘That’s not what’s important… Are you sure you want to order it?’
They were clearly moving in this direction.
‘If this bastard got away with it as a joke, he should come quickly.’
There is no sign of the popcorn coming.
Did you go to the bathroom too?
[Love: Hey. where are you. A customer has arrived.]
[Fried corn: Hahaha]
[Love: It’s true this time]
[Fried corn: Hahaha]
[Love: Is it a macro?]
[Fried corn: Hahaha]
Crazy…
Maybe it’s because I was pranking Popcorn earlier when he went to the bathroom. I don’t believe it.
“hello~!”
A pink-haired woman approaches with a friendly greeting.
“We have 3 Cuban sandwiches and 3 non-alcoholic mojitos…”
The order comes in.
“….”
I suddenly couldn’t hear anything from behind.
“New… three sandwiches and a mojito… and what was it?”
“Guacamole nachos.”
“Ah….”
Ding!
In the end, I finished paying and was given a number…
“Please wait a moment…”
You would never imagine that asking to wait meant waiting for the owner to arrive.
She looks at the guests seated at the table for a moment.
‘Should I just do it?’
Haven’t you always seen what popcorn does?
‘I could do it too.’
When I went to the workshop, I was the only one among the team members who was judged to be excluded from meal duty.
Although her cooking skills were called ‘the devil’s talent’ by everyone!
For this one, all the ingredients are prepared and all you have to do is bake it, layer it, and serve it.
chin.
She confidently took out the prepared grilled pork shoulder and cut it.
‘Bake this first.’
This grilled shoulder meat is baked whole like a ham, so if you slice it separately, the inside will not be fully cooked.
The first thing to do is to slice and grill the inner side to cause the Maillard reaction.
Cheeeeeeeek.
‘And this green Moho…? sauce.’
The sauce called Moho should be mixed with this grilled shoulder ham.
Here, we had to prepare bread, cheese and pickles in advance.
The hands of love are busy here and there.
“Mr. Ha….”
Where was it? She frowns for a moment.
“and. “It looks delicious~”
Didn’t the pink head who I thought was sitting at the table come to the front of the truck and take a look?
“Can I take a look?”
“Ah… haha. yes.”
Love felt.
Sweat dripping down your back.
“and. smell. oh my god.”
It’s not like it’s really bothering me. As I looked at those bright eyes in front of me, I felt so burdened that I couldn’t do anything properly.
I’m not making excuses, it’s real.
“oh my god! hey! “Didn’t you play Civil Empire before?!”
thud!
Suddenly, someone jumped onto the truck.
I never thought I would be so happy to hear this voice.
“That’s what Almond used to do. I’m doing that challenge right now. Only the commander participated. Doing it with Kima. I’m late because I applied for it. You’d be thrilled if it was a game he was playing…”
“…Hey.”
Only then did the popcorn realize that there was a customer in front of them.
“…Hey! Such beautiful guests in such a shabby but hip place!?”
Popcorn puts his hands together and takes the order.
“How would you like me to order?”
“Ah… I did that to that person earlier.”
“Ah~ So you said that!?”
“Three sandwiches. Guacamole nachos. 3 non-alcoholic mojitos. “I’ll take the mojito.”
Cold sweat runs down Popcorn’s temples.
“okay. Then…”
Haha!
From then on, he just focused on cooking without saying a word.
After a while. After Miho took all the food.
Love asked implicitly.
“Civil Empire? “What is that?”
“Ah… didn’t you do that before?”
“I did. for a moment.”
It was a game that could be played with the keyboard and mouse without straining the legs.
In Korea, there wasn’t much attention, so there was a time when I loved it quite hard.
I also rose to the commander rankings.
“They also have almonds. Do you know? “They say you’re going to the national university.”
“National University…? “I don’t really watch anything other than reel.”
I knew you were doing Civil M. But I had no idea that he had prepared Civil M to the extent of going to the national team. Because I haven’t watched much other than reel-related broadcasts.
“Did Civil M also have a national team?”
From what she remembers, Civil M wasn’t a game that was popular enough to have national games.
“ah. It’s an abbreviation. Not a real national representative. National competition. “You say that’s content provided by the game itself?”
“ah. I remember. “There was something like that.”
When Sarang’s commander ranking was quite high, she also received an offer.
Of course I refused.
Unless I was acting as general commander, I had to command from the field.
It was too much for love.
From then on, I was no longer able to use my legs.
No, to be exact, I played that game because I couldn’t use my legs.
It soothed my lonely heart after involuntary retirement.
“You had quite a bit of fun with that, didn’t you?”
“….”
Is that so?
I don’t remember because it was so long ago.
At that time, I just had to concentrate on something. Otherwise, I felt like my mind would be ruined.
But…
‘Why are you like this?’
The corners of Love’s mouth slightly turned up.
Excited. Excited.
My heart rate went up, my cheeks flushed, and I felt alive.
There has never been a competition where Civil M was used solely as a keyboard and mouse.
“You want to go? huh?”
“How many times?”
Popcorn said he had already registered for the challenge.
“you. Number 23.”
Eat.
Love tried to look into the distance, but
I could see everything I expected in Popcorn’s eyes.
‘okay. This is who you are.’
Choi Sarang.
If she had been born long ago, she would have been a mercenary wandering around endless battlefields.
Once he wins one war, he leaves for the next battlefield as if possessed…
The kind of person who actually finds breathing room in a suffocating battle.
If you make that person just go in and out of the house and the hospital.
No matter what you do, you’ll die.
She was killing herself slowly.
Some drink strong alcohol and smoke strong cigarettes.
It kept breaking down.
‘I didn’t smoke a single thing today.’
I stopped smoking cigarettes, which I used to smoke a lot, after playing fighting games.
I wasn’t even looking for alcohol. Even though there is a beer right next to you if you want to.
She was close to alcohol dependence and never touched it.
It was as if they had forgotten it even existed.
Aren’t you still looking towards the Civil M booth somewhere other than the refrigerator?
* * *
Jessie, Sanghyun, and Joohyuk arrived at the Civil M booth.
What welcomes them is a huge placard that looks somewhat tacky.
[Star League of Memories]
“Ah. “This is it.”
Tiring.
A message appears in the corner of the goggles.
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Purpose: Take on the role of a commander and annihilate your enemies with just your keyboard and mouse!
Method: Just play like a normal commander. Soldiers use the soldiers matched by the system. All you have to do is continue to beat the matched opponents.
Reward: 50 Bibicoon Chicken Gifticons or various gift certificates
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Jessie said something.
“Jesse says you’re participating too?”
Joo Hyuk interpreted from the side.
“Ah…”
It’s a keyboard and mouse game. For Sanghyeon, it’s rat poison.
I have a problem with the hand that holds the mouse.
Jesse probably doesn’t even know that.
“no. I can’t do it. “Please tell me I don’t get along with the commander.”
As Joo-hyuk explains from the side, Jesse nods as if he fully understands.
-If Almond is the commander hahaha
-I get dizzy just thinking about it
-hahahaha If you take out the physicality, isn’t it just bubble gum?
Hahaha “Everyone. “Just because you lose physical strength doesn’t mean you become a gum type.”
It was Sanghyun who responded to the chat called bubble gum.
[Ruby Sword donated 10,000 won!]
[Almond. Almond. Where are you going again today?]
“Ah. Thank you for your support. Because Jesse came from far away. “I think we can take a look at a few things here and then split up.”
-Well, you came from far away
-Denmark is a long way away lol
-I didn’t come to see you?!
Sang-hyeon talked about various things with Jessie through Joo-hyuk for a while.
Why are you here, how long are you staying, etc.
Meanwhile.
Sanghyun’s eyes brightened.
‘uh?’
Challenge matching has begun. Don’t you see a familiar silhouette?
The audience whispers.
“Even people in wheelchairs applied.”
“Oh…”
“Are you a woman?”
Since she was a woman and in a wheelchair, which is rare in game competitions, it was impossible not to notice her.
-uh?
-Oh, isn’t that person the one who used to change things at Pogwon??
-ㅁㅊ Hahaha I guess Civil M is one too
– Po-kwon Iljinnyeo?
Many of the viewers recognized her.
Didn’t you hate having your face sold?
‘By the way, Civil M also does it.’
It seems like everything is fine as long as you don’t use your legs.
Sanghyeon took a step forward without realizing it, as if he was amazed.
I couldn’t really say that love made eye contact. To begin with, the distance here was set to be quite far away.
She was focusing more on the monitor than anyone else.
“Oooh. The reaction from the male audience is enthusiastic, right? Participation number 23. Will his skills really be outstanding?”
“yes. “If you look at the data of the submitted ID, it had a very high ranking in the past, right?”
“Oh… but you requested that it not be made public?”
“yes. You haven’t even played in a very long time. It’s almost like a dormant account now! Because the game has changed a lot in the meantime… What will it be like!?”
“On the other hand, the second contestant you are competing against is said to be currently ranked in the top 300!”
Oooh.
People are surprised to hear that it is ranked in the top 300.
Sanghyun thought it was probably higher because Choi Sarang didn’t reveal it.
“The rule is civilization warfare, right?”
“That’s right.”
Before civilization.
This is a mode where you can select a civilization to play.
The concept is good.
Due to the small player pool, it gradually became unpopular. There was a problem with the matching system.
Soldiers had to select each civilization and wait.
Unlike basic warfare, where every soldier could be matched to every commander, it was so detailed that matching took years.
“ruler. What you need to know This is a new test server being released by Civil Empire. It is said that if you use this matching system, you can play Civilization Battle smoothly.”
It was a test server.
In other words, unless something new came out, there would have been no need to attend G-Star.
“All soldier players are matched without knowing which civilization they will fall into, and then are assigned positions by the commander.”
“yes. Oh. “It should have changed like this a long time ago!”
“Then let’s get started.”
Cheers and applause erupted and the civilization match began.
“Participant number 2. Your ID is ‘Moon Ik-jeom’, right? Currently on a 3-game winning streak! Moon Ik-jeom chose the ‘England’ civilization!”
“yes. Longbow Rush is a troublesome civilization.”
“Number 23’s ID is ‘Chief Dai Soon-shin’! They say it’s worth the nickname!? I choose the ‘Joseon’ civilization!”
Oooooh!
Cheers erupted from everywhere.
The Joseon civilization was a difficult civilization to choose when considering victory.
Cookie, who was watching the game, also showed great interest.
It was not just because of the choice of Joseon civilization.
“…that ID looks familiar.”
This is because of the ID that remained in my memory quite strongly in the past.
Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 23
