The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 299

World Champions League.

To Sung JiHan, this tournament was practically meaningless.

His main focus was on the human rankings in the Space League.

In order to prepare for the clash with Longinus, he had to train diligently every day.

Sung JiHan planned to leave the group stage matches of the Champions League to other Korean players.

"But if the timing is right, I was planning to just sit and waste ban cards...."

However, his thoughts on the World Champions League completely changed due to the quest he received this time.

"It was Pithia who proposed the matter of the candidate for the Holy See."

Pithia informed him of the option of becoming a "Chaser of the Stars," which would allow him to become a candidate for the Holy See, in order to save Sung JiHan's life.

Since there was still a significant difference between the first-ranked Sung JiHan and the second-ranked, the option of becoming a Chaser of the Stars continued to be applied.

At this rate, Sung JiHan would be in a situation where he could become a candidate for the Holy See in due time.

Especially when the winner of the Champions League was decided, the deadline for becoming a candidate for the Holy See was also approaching.

Even if it wasn't for the quest of the Celestial Cube, there wouldn't be much difference in time for becoming a candidate for the Holy See.

However.

"Even so, it's remarkable that they give this as a reward."

If the Celestial Cube really gives suitable rewards for the user's situation.

It could be speculated that pulling forward the candidate for the Holy See by a month or two was a very important matter.

"Hmm... I wonder how much time is left until the advent of Longinus?"

The Holy See Longinus, who possessed the Spear of Divine Slaughter.

No matter how much Sung JiHan had become stronger, if the Holy See directly descended, the balance of victory and defeat would inevitably tilt towards the other side.

Perhaps the reward of the Celestial Cube was to prevent this.

"For now, I definitely have to win the championship."

In order to become a candidate for the Holy See, Sung JiHan made up his mind to take the World Champions League seriously.

"How can Korea definitely win?"

As Sung JiHan brought up the topic while watching TV with the people gathering one by one.

"Oh, Uncle, it seems like you're not interested... But your heart beats faster when you see the group lineup, right?"

"According to the evaluations of the experts, the most important thing against Korea is luck. Whether Sung JiHan gets banned or not has a decisive impact on the outcome."

"The first and second bans are essential. From the third ban onwards, there's a 50% chance... If you're really unlucky, you might end up being banned for all five games, Owner."

"And they said they will definitely pick support maps. Even though Uncle showed his support capabilities last time, it seems like Korea is lacking in support power when Uncle is banned."

"They said that England, which has similar support power to us, will only pick mage maps. It seems like mages and supports are the weaknesses of Korea."

Everyone shared their thoughts on the Champions League.

In preparation against Korea, the strategies being prepared abroad were divided into two main branches.

The first was Sung JiHan's necessary bans.

The second was adopting support or mage maps.

"Then, should we recruit talents in Korea for the mage and support classes?"

"That's... right? But it's not easy to find players with national team-level capabilities so easily..."

As Yoo Ha-yeon was trailing off at the end of her sentence.

"Me, me!"

Sophia, who brought her plate from the kitchen, raised her hand quickly.

"Players with national team-level capabilities! The support that Korea lacks! I'm here!"

"Ah..."

"Well, there is Sophia for support."

"But Sophia, weren't you not called up for the US national team? If you're in the lineup, won't it be impossible to have duplicate appearances?"

"Oh, I wasn't called yet because my level is still not high enough. The level restriction for the US national team is very high."

The US national team, consisting of the world's top players.

To be selected as a national representative there, one had to surpass the level restriction set by the national team, no matter how good their gifts were.

In Sofia's case, she fell slightly short of that, so she couldn't make it into the lineup of the US national team.

"But Sung JiHan, why did you bother to naturalize all the time?"

"It's because of the Sword King's case."

Perhaps because of the Sword King's case, which caused great damage to the Korean national team when he went to Japan last year.

Sung JiHan didn't appreciate foreign players going through the process of naturalization just to come.

Especially during this crucial period for the Space League, he wondered if it was necessary to go to the extent of national team matches.

Until now, he had also been opposed to Sofia's naturalization, but now the circumstances were different.

"Sofia, are you coming? To Korea."

"Me, really?"

"Yes, we have to win this time."

"Wow!"

Sofia's eyes widened in surprise when Sung JiHan agreed even after telling her not to come.

"What's the matter, Uncle? You told me not to come."

"Because I received a quest for victory."

"...There's a quest like that? Uncle, are we playing a different game?"

"It suddenly came."

Upon hearing that he received a quest, the people around him also looked at Sung JiHan with surprised faces.

Yi Ha-yeon thought for a moment and then expressed her opinion with a serious expression.

"If it's because of the quest, wouldn't it be better to make it public to the world? Against strong countries like the US and China, the outcome of the game could depend on whether or not you ban Sung JiHan."

If they were to meet the US in the finals.

If Sung JiHan's 5 bans became a reality due to the luck of the US coach, it would be difficult to guarantee the outcome of the game.

So Ha-yeon suggested making it public and launching a campaign to give up the victory.

"Would it really go that far, Unni?"

"If the owner has to clear the quest, then of course people should naturally accept it. Moreover, the effect of the waiting guild has greatly increased this time, so everyone is more cautious. We can negotiate and get concessions for winning once."

Because the importance of Sung JiHan and the waiting guild to humanity was so great.

She believed that they could negotiate enough to get concessions for winning the Champions League.

However.

"No, it's not a good idea to openly reveal the details of the quest to the world."

Sung JiHan rejected this proposal.

"There's no need to unnecessarily raise suspicions by asking for the victory so openly."

The disciples of the God of War, who were filled with suspicions, were also watching the situation of humanity.

There was no need to show them that Sung JiHan was causing unnecessary trouble by winning the Champions League.

"Instead, let's say that Sofia's acquisition was actively pursued by the Korean Association."

"Ah... So it's like the coach recruited her while the owner was training?"

"Yes, that picture would be better."

"Yes, then I'll contact them right away."

* * *

"Group B has been confirmed! It's Korea, UK, Saudi Arabia, and Canada."

"What do you think of the group composition results?"

"It's very good! The UK is a strong team, but they can't match us."

"That's right. Even if Sung JiHan can't participate in the group stage due to training, we will easily advance to the round of 16!"

After the formation of Group B was completed, I listened to the voices of commentators commenting that this was a favorable result for Korea.

"Coach, I'm Lee Ha-yeon..."

Lee Ha-yeon immediately pushed for Sofia's inclusion in the national team.

The next day.

"Round of 16 already confirmed? Results of Group B formation bring smiles to South Korea."

"Coach No Young-jun unexpectedly announces inclusion of Sofia in the national team lineup!"

"Sofia, a promising supporter with the gift 'Trinity'."

"The American Battle.net Association couldn't hide their confusion at the surprise acquisition announcement."

Optimistic articles about the results of the group formation appeared for a moment.

With Coach No Young-jun's announcement of bringing Sofia from the United States to the national team, all eyes were focused in this direction.

- Wow, did Sofia really naturalize?

- No, she's coming. I didn't expect her to actually come...

- Wasn't Sung JiHan against her naturalization?

- Yeah, he probably said something about the King of Swords case. He didn't like that.

- But is Sofia on the same level as the King of Swords? She didn't even make it to the American national team, lol.

- Anyway, the coach made a surprise announcement despite Sung JiHan's opposition? Wow.

- Nah, there must have been some coordination.

- Seriously, even if it's Coach No Young-jun, he wouldn't do something that goes against Sung JiHan's intentions.

The reaction of the people to Sofia's acquisition was explosive.

She was a card that could instantly supplement the national team's weak point in supporter strength.

In fact, if it weren't for Sung JiHan and her special relationship, she wouldn't have been recruited from the United States to Korea.

Although Lee Ha-yeon used Coach No Young-jun's name to announce the recruitment offer.

Observant people were saying that Sung JiHan must have agreed to some extent for this to be possible.

- If that's the case, our magician is really weak. How come Masid isn't coming? haha

- Masid ended up playing for the Argentina national team last time. So he won't be able to participate in this Champions League.

- What a shame... Can't we recruit him next season?

- But Masid is the youngest boy in Argentina, so it's a bit sorry to take him away, lol.

- Well, Sofia couldn't even make it to the American national team because of her lack of level, but Masid's case is different.

- Aren't there any magicians we can develop on our own?

- Yeah... strangely, magician talents haven't been emerging.

- Sung JiHan came out, that's enough, lol. What more can we ask for?

People expressing regret if Masid were to be recruited as well, as it would confirm the strongest team in this Champions League.

However, with Sofia joining the national team, expectations for victory became even higher.

And then, the revealed match schedule.

Matches with three countries were scheduled consecutively on the 2nd, 4th, and 6th days.

A considerably tight schedule.

But there was a reason for this.

- Why is the schedule so tight?

- There's a Space League match early next month, so that's probably why.

- The opponent this time is... World Tree Elves.

- Ah, those guys again?

- World Tree Elves, rank 1 with a rating of 200, wow.

The Space League match scheduled for early July.

The opposing race in this game was the Elven race from another world.

And they were ranked number one in the Space League, at number 200.

Because of that, the match with them had to wait until the Champions League was over.

The schedule for this time was very tight.

"So. Until early July, we'll be here at the BattleNet Center, going through the schedule. Everyone will be pushing hard, but let's give it our all for our goal of winning the championship."

"Yes, coach!"

Meanwhile, at the BattleNet Center in Korea.

Coach No Young-jun was explaining this situation to the players who were selected this time.

And after finishing the schedule talk.

"Oh, and Sofia, who joined the national team this time. Everyone knows, she's one of the most promising players among the support players. She made a difficult decision this time. Let's welcome her with applause."

He introduced Sofia, who joined the national team, to the players.

"Hello~ I'm Sofia. Nice to meet you~"

Clap clap clap.

As Sofia bowed her head, applause erupted from the stands.

Although she was a foreigner who emitted a quite different color from the Korean national team.

The national team players, who knew that the support power was extremely weak, welcomed her with a big applause, looking at her with curiosity.

"Wow, her accent is really Korean. It's just like when I saw her on BattleTube."

"Is it true that she became a Korean citizen because of Sung JiHan?"

"Wouldn't it be? Why else would she come from the United States to the Korean national team?"

"But Sung JiHan... Wasn't he dating the Grandmaster of the Waiting Guild?"

"Well, that's true, but..."

As the players talked like that, they glanced at the direction where Sung JiHan was sitting.

Although it was daring to ask him, it was a situation that inevitably aroused gossip interest.

"It's surprising that Sofia was included in the national team as a sister-in-law. She was so against it..."

According to the will of the Holy See, Yoon Se-jin, who set out to find the relics.

He came back to the BattleNet Center because of the Champions League and was watching this scene with interest.

"Dad, the coach recruited her."

"Hehe, if JiHan didn't allow it, would the coach have recruited her unilaterally?"

"Well... That's true."

Sung JiHan smiled bitterly as he listened to Yoon Se-jin's words.

Originally, Sung JiHan didn't agree with it either, but because of the Champions League, it seemed like the Korean BattleNet Association had recruited Sofia to make it look like that.

"My position is too high."

Was it because Sung JiHan's current position in the BattleNet industry was too high?

People naturally assumed that Sung JiHan agreed to it.

In fact, if he had opposed it, how could the Korean BattleNet Association have recruited Sofia by any means?

Sung JiHan roughly explained this matter to Yoon Se-jin.

"There are circumstances this time that we have to win the championship. I brought out a sure card."

"Oh? If it's to the extent of Sofia joining, it must be more than an ordinary problem."

Yoon Se-jin nodded as he heard those words.

"Alright, I'll do my best to win the championship too."

In his eyes as he said those words, there was a very faint glimmer of golden light.

And Sung JiHan noticed it.

"...That light, it's peculiar."