LOL: Reborn in Season 3, Taming Lee Sang-hyeok

017 Sang-hyeok rarely plays games.

Lee Sang-hyeok's words made Kim Hyuk-kyu feel a little flustered.

What happened? I've become Brother Zhixing?

Kim Hyuk-kyu clearly remembered that Lee Ji-hyung had specifically instructed him: never reveal his presence to Lee Sang-hyeok.

What should he say?

A flat denial?

Lee Sang-hyeok continued to press for an answer.

In this case...

"That's right, I am Neo!" Kim Hyuk-kyu's tone was as firm as if he were about to enter the North.

Mata, standing to the side: "......"

Kkoma raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

Is this the invincible Neo who's beaten everyone in the country? He doesn't seem like it at all.

Lee Sang-hyeok shook his head at this moment: "You absolutely are not!"

Kim Hyuk-kyu: ......

Am I that much different from Brother Zhixing?

Although Lee Sang-hyeok had never met Neo, he could roughly imagine an image of him in his mind by observing his voice, gameplay style, and social media presence.

The image of Kim Hyuk-kyu before his eyes was hard to reconcile with the one in his mind.

But now the question is, if he's not Neo, then who is he?

Deft?

Then wouldn't Neo be...?

Lee Sang-hyeok felt as if struck by lightning, and instinctively looked around.

Turning around, he saw a tall, handsome young man walking slowly towards him in the crowd.

Li Zhixing's height of 185 cm is quite outstanding among high school students. Coupled with the temperament he gradually cultivated as a perennial winner in his previous life, he is well-known in school.

Li Zhixing walked forward with a light laugh, his gaze sweeping over Kkoma in front of him.

This man's suit practically screams "club manager."

With his experience, he immediately understood what had happened.

So early in the morning, are these people deliberately blocking the school gate to try and poach me?

Is it really that hard?

Li Zhixing understood that the news of Mapo Middle School sweeping the top three spots had probably already spread throughout the professional gaming community, otherwise the person in front of him wouldn't be in such a hurry.

Next, offers from various wealthy families should come pouring in.

When Kkoma saw Li Zhixing's scrutinizing gaze, he subconsciously straightened up.

Generally speaking, those who are good at games are usually sixteen or seventeen-year-old teenagers.

People in this age group are naive and don't understand how much power their talents can give them. When communicating with them, people will subconsciously put themselves in a subordinate position, and their eyes will start to dart away.

But the boy in front of me was different; his gaze was level, or even slightly condescending.

Kkoma immediately realized that the person in front of him was the real Neo.

"Hyuk-kyu, Sang-hyuk," Lee Ji-haeng chuckled, "What are you waiting for? We're going to be late."

"Oh!" the two said in unison, and then, ignoring the people beside them, followed Li Zhixing into the school gate.

Kkoma and Mata weren't wearing school uniforms, so they couldn't enter the school and could only watch the three of them walk away.

The two exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with helplessness.

Damn it, what a wasted trip.

......

The three walked through the campus of Mapo Middle School, the atmosphere eerily silent.

Li Zhixing looked at the two people on either side of him and asked, "Are they here to recruit you to play professionally?"

Lee Sang-hyeok kept his head down and didn't speak. Kim Hyuk-kyu nodded: "Yes, hyung."

Li Zhixing then asked, "So what are your thoughts?"

Kim Hyuk-kyu didn't hesitate: "I'll listen to my brother."

Lee Sang-hyeok remained silent.

Li Zhixing laughed and said, "Listen to me, that means you want to join my team?"

Now that all the major clubs are already camped out at the school gates trying to poach players, Li Zhixing certainly can't sit idly by; he needs to accelerate the team building process even more.

"You have a team too?" Kim Hyuk-kyu asked.

Li Zhixing smiled and said, "Not now, but as long as you two are willing to join the team, then it'll count as having one."

As long as we can lure Kim Hyuk-kyu and Lee Sang-hyeok into the team, we won't have to worry about a lack of participants.

Top 3 Korean server team building and boosting services, anyone want to be carried?

This sounded rather dubious, but Kim Hyuk-kyu agreed without hesitation: "Okay!"

The three reached a fork in the road. Kim Hyuk-kyu's group went in different directions and waved goodbye, leaving only Lee Ji-hyeong and Lee Sang-hyeong to continue on their way.

The atmosphere was eerily silent at that moment...

Li Zhixing glanced at his younger brother, but wisely remained silent.

At this moment, countless images flashed through Lee Sang-hyeok's mind.

"..."

"Sang-hyeok, what were you doing last night?"

"I was reading yesterday and went to bed early."

"..."

"Has Sang-hyeok been playing League of Legends lately?"

"No, I haven't been playing games much lately."

"Sang-hyeok is such a studious child."

"Yes, we should learn from Sang-hyeok!"

"..."

"The future is yours, Sang-hyeok."

"..."

Countless thoughts echoed in his mind. Lee Sang-hyeok walked with his toes clenched tightly, wishing he could find a hole to crawl into!

Lee Sang-hyeok finally couldn't help but ask, "Ji-hsing hyung, is it really Neo?"

Li Zhixing smiled and said, "When did I ever deny it?"

Due to the inconvenience, he never took the initiative to flaunt his status as the number one player in the entire server.

But when asked, he never shies away from the question and always speaks frankly and openly.

But nobody ever believed it.

Lee Sang-hyeok lowered his head, and the two remained silent until they entered the classroom...

But as soon as he sat down, the student in front of him spoke up again: "Hey, Zhixing, did you play ranked matches yesterday?"

Li Zhixing laughed and said, "Of course we played on the last day, and we even lost quite a few points."

"You probably didn't see it, but the competition for the top three spots on the Korean server was incredibly fierce yesterday!"

The student in front of me spoke of it with great enthusiasm: "Neo, along with Deft, overtook Hide on Bush in the last half hour!"

My deskmate in front of me nodded emphatically: "I watched Dade's stream yesterday, and I happened to see this game. Neo's Lee Sin was amazing! He carried Dade's useless Viktor to victory!"

"Yeah, I knew it! Hide on bush is going to drop to third place on the Korean server. He'll never be able to beat Neo in his lifetime! Hahahaha!!!"

Listening to the conversation between the two people in the front seat, Li Zhixing coughed lightly and glanced at his deskmate next to him.

Lee Sang-hyeok's face flushed red and then turned pale from the two people's unintentional remarks. He simply picked up his book and decided to avoid seeing them and getting upset.

But his actions still attracted the attention of the person in the front seat.

The classmate turned to him and asked, "Sang-hyeok, didn't you play games again yesterday?"

"He's probably reading," Li Zhixing chuckled. "Xianghe rarely plays games."

Sang-hyeok, who loved learning, clenched his fist.

The morning classes flew by. Li Zhixing yawned, picked up his notebook with the outline of the copywriting he had written, and turned to head home.

At this moment, Lee Sang-hyeok, who had been quiet all morning, finally spoke up: "Ji-hyung, do you think I can make a name for myself in my professional career?"

These words were unexpected by Li Zhixing.

Did I damage her confidence?

Didn't you say yesterday that you would win next time?

He turned to look at the somewhat bewildered young man before him and said, "Nobody can say for sure about this. You should know how brutal esports is."

Whether in its past or present life, South Korea's esports industry is extremely developed, with the national game StarCraft bringing esports to millions of households.

StarCraft is even more brutal than League of Legends because it's a single-player game where a champion stands on the backs of millions of players, often without any teammates.

"But you must believe in yourself; you are different from everyone else."

Li Zhixing's gaze was deep as he said seriously, "You are a true genius."

A young man's spirit is something that cannot be regenerated. In addition to appreciating Li Xianghe's talent, Li Zhixing also admired his character of preferring to die rather than admit defeat.

He didn't want such a genius to be discouraged and become despondent because of him, a time traveler.

Li Zhixing continued with a smile, "If you're interested in playing professionally, come find me. Only my team is worthy of your talent."

"Who's on your team?"

"Right now, it's just me."

"But isn't bro a mid laner?"

"As long as you come, the middle lane is yours."

Li Zhixing was originally an all-around player, and he positioned himself as a versatile support player from the very beginning of the team's formation.

Jungler, top laner, or even support—it doesn't matter.

Lee Sang-hyeok pondered for two seconds.

"it is good."