"Other participants’ names are listed too... but could it really be just from the videos Jeolheukpungnim released?"

If I had to pick the participant whose duel that day left the strongest visual impression, it would definitely be Kim Yuri.

The pale, delicate bamboo-leaf-colored outfit directly chosen by Jukho suited Kim Yuri very well, and the sword she wielded among the magnolia petals scattered by Gwangrim’s ‘Double Magnolia’ technique was incredibly striking.

However, Kim Yuri had agreed with Jeolheukpungnim beforehand to only release part of her duel, so many of the cool and beautiful moments were omitted.

In that situation, I was the only teenage participant to secure two wins, and since my opponent was Joo Soo-hyuk, it seemed those kinds of comments were spreading.

The reactions on the Eungwang High general bulletin board and the player community were somewhat different, and neither flowed as I had hoped or expected.

[Title: “I gave up because I couldn’t get that hero’s pass, but I should’ve investigated till the endㅠㅠ”]

[Title: “Haven’t watched Jeolheukpungnim’s video yet, but did the Supernova senior fight well?”]

[Title: “If Jeolheukpungnim is going to ban filming inside, they should just release a separate photo book (lots of photos)”]

[Title: “Supernova had a birthday yesterday, right?”]

[Title: “Why are there so many people talking nonsense, getting bombarded with comments, then disappearingㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ”]

[Title: “There’s a reason why fights are so popular at our school”]

[Title: “If you knew how much support the Unknown Supernova gets, you wouldn’t write posts like that. Just focus on Se-gatsal instead.”]

[Title: “I get why ㅅㅈㅎ writes those posts... hehe (includes Supernova and Narae gifs)”]

On the Eungwang High general board, although I couldn’t grasp the full context, there was only evidence of some turmoil that eventually disappeared.

Among the bulletin board users were graduated seniors, but usually posts about current students are written, read, and responded to by enrolled students.

So it seemed the students who knew me personally stepped in to handle the situation.

However, outside school, in the wild player community accessible to all, things were different.

Just from the titles, I felt my head spin.

[Title: “Do they really have to live together as a trio?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ”]

[Title: “If I start learning swordsmanship now, can I get invited to Jeolheukpungnim next year? (Specs listed)”]

[Title: “Anyone who knows the Eungwang High players well? Got some questions.”]

[Title: “After watching Jeolheukpungnim’s video, I want to buy a good camera.”]

[Title: “Poor Unknown Supernova;;”]

[Title: “Jeolheukpungnim has been staying in Korea a long time lately; am I the only one feeling suspicious?”]

[Title: “About that reviewer who got a ton of likes (link in text)”]

[Title: “If you support Supernova, just go congratulate them.”]

[Title: “Those telling people to congratulate are the worstㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ”]

[Title: “Did you see the review? How can Supernova make that expression while fighting.......”]

[Title: “Never seen public opinion flip this much over one videoㅋㅋㅋ”]

[Title: “(Snarky post) Flip what flip, I’m not giving up Se-gatsal.”]

Reading those dizzying post titles, I recalled the events of that day one by one.

But I couldn’t figure out what exactly was problematic.

I only fought twice.

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.

Most titles seemed to be supportive posts, but it wasn’t the direction I wanted.

To understand the situation, I had to muster courage.

After much thought, I chose to read one review post related to me that had many likes and comments.

[Title: “Story of Watching Jeolheukpungnim’s Duel Live (feat. Unknown Supernova)”]

The title looked very familiar.

There are a few people in the player community who watch events I participate in and write reviews.

This user had been consistently writing about me since I got my alias.

Still, I thought it would be hard for them to write a review of Jeolheukpungnim’s duel event, but they managed.

How on earth did they get invited?

It didn’t seem like they came with an invitation from Hwang Ji-ho.

I skimmed past the part explaining when and why they became my fan and continued reading.

[Actually, when I got Jeolheukpungnim’s invitation, I didn’t really want to go.

Everyone knows Jeolheukpungnim’s dress code^^... I didn’t have clothes like that, and I wasn’t confident wearing themㅋㅋㅋㅠㅠ

But when I saw the announcement that Unknown Supernova would appear at Jeolheukpungnim, I immediately changed my mind.

(photo)]

The attached photo included part of the list of duel participants released by Jeolheukpungnim.

My name was on it, and it seemed the author made a big decision because they found my name.

[Thinking back, Unknown Supernova can use black energy powers and kendo, is polite, gets along well with fellow martial artists in the same class, and has a proper posture, so it was natural Jeolheukpungnim would recruit such talent.

It was my fault for not realizing this sooner.]

Was the author even breathing while writing?

I worried for them over the embarrassing content.

Fortunately, the author seemed quite healthy.

Anyone skilled enough to be invited by Jeolheukpungnim should at least be able to manage their breathing.

[Anyway, so I matched clothes with my teammates and cleared my schedule for that day!

I wanted to bring a star-shaped staff, but they said if I carry items that don’t suit a martial artist, they might stop me, so I replaced it with a fanㅋㅋㅋㅋ

Made it less embarrassing for anyone to recognize!

(photo)]

The photo showed a partially opened fan painted black on the ribs and outer frame, with the white fan surface decorated with brush calligraphy saying ‘無名’ and ‘超新星’ (“Unknown” and “Supernova”).

...Now that I think about it, I think I saw people carrying fans like that.

I suspected they might be my fans but dismissed it since there were several of them and they didn’t seem likely candidates.

By chance, part of a hand holding the fan was also captured.

The photo seemed edited in the middle because the sizes differed; it looked like a cut had been made.

“The sleeve of the clothing was edited out. Did someone point it out and they fixed it?”

I scrolled down to check the comments first.

The first commenter seemed to have noticed this and pointed it out.

[It’d be better to delete or fix the photo with the fan? The team emblem is visibleㅋㅋㅋ]

[↑(Author) Oh, thanks!]

[You belong to a good teamㄷㄷ Skilled player.]

That confirmed it.

The team that holds that fan and whose sleeve alone certifies the team’s identity was only one.

This post’s author belonged to White Tempest, one of the world’s top ten otherworld conquest teams.

Tempest means storm, and their emblem was shaped like a storm.

That day, White Tempest players subtly patterned their white clothing sleeves with their emblem.

The first photo the author posted showed those sleeves, so early readers could guess the team.

It was strange why a player belonging to a team on the level of Red Lion or Eternal Lake would claim to be a fan of a student with no connection.

“Red Lion follows Yeom Jun-yeol and Eternal Lake treasures Kwon Rena, but they have blood ties.”

Unlike Jeolheukpungnim, White Tempest’s symbolic color was white, so it didn’t overlap with my power faction.

I didn’t understand, but since I, having studied Plmago for a long time, had nothing to say, I forced myself to accept it and kept reading.

[Unknown Supernova’s turn was a bit later.

The ones before fought well, so I worried they might feel burdened or get compared to Supernova later.

But Supernova loved watching the others fight wellㅋㅋㅋ

Couldn’t take pictures of the duel, so replaced the duel photo with a similar expression from the military academy sports exchange!

(photo)]

The photo showed a moment from the military academy exchange.

Seeing the photo brought back memories of that day.

It was right after Eunho won the chess match and was being congratulated.

Only Eunho’s back was visible, but I could tell he was happy and proud of me.

[Finally, it was Unknown Supernova’s turn.

Before Jeolheukpungnim released the video, the commemorative photos were already on SNS, so many had seen them, but the outfit was really well made...

This can’t be expressed by photos, you absolutely must watch the video.

First, I’ll explain what I felt watching it. (GIFs attached below)]

From then on, the writing became dizzying.

Unlike a sticky, uncomfortable feeling like Stardust, I felt a tickling sensation inside so strong it was hard to sit still.

At the end was a GIF of me walking onto the duel stage. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Every step made the emblem on my clan’s crest shimmer and change color, catching attention, but since I was the one wearing it, it didn’t impress me much.

However, the detailed description of the face concentrating before the fight, including eyes and lips, was long and made the text hard to read.

Finally, after my description ended, the readable review continued.

[Supernova’s first opponent was a prospective Eungwang High student who had been mentioned several times in the player communityㅋㅋㅋ

First time seeing them in person, but I was glad because I had often seen their name.

They seemed a bit nervous facing Unknown Supernova but prepared hard for the fight!

(photo)]

A short clipped photo from Jeolheukpungnim’s duel video followed.

Though filming inside was banned, the martial artists apparently ensured the duel was well recorded.

The angles perfectly captured sword movements and participants’ expressions and even wide shots from afar, showing excellent video quality.

[My acquaintances who accompanied me all predicted Unknown Supernova would win.

The skill gap was obvious just from watching.

I thought it was only a matter of time, but Supernova saw farther than I did... haㅠㅠ]

I didn’t understand what was so moving, but the heartfelt writing continued.

[Supernova won not with the sword but with words....

If you read the quotes left by the prospective Eungwang High studentㅋㅋㅋ they would never admit defeat easily.

But Supernova persuaded the stranger to lower their sword with wordsㅠㅠ

Honestly, I liked that more than any special move......

When they admitted defeat, Supernova smiled, and that expression was soㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I was worried Jeolheukpungnim wouldn’t make a video of it, but luckily they did.

(photo)]

In the photo, I was smiling at Oh Hye-yul, who lowered her sword.

I wondered if I had really made that expression and if the interpretation was exaggerated.

I was considerate toward Oh Hye-yul but didn’t think I deserved such praise.

Then the review continued with the duel against Joo Soo-hyuk that became controversial.