Ex Rank Supporting Role’s Replay in a Prestigious School

The last strategy meeting began before the Korea-China match.
The topic of the strategy meeting was the order of play.
Of course, we were going to look at the opposing team's substitute players and substitute them according to their abilities.

However, in order to prevent confusion when there are multiple players who can respond, we decided to set a rough order.
"In the last match, I want to actively utilize the power that has not been exposed so far. So let's send out the player who has had few opportunities to play first."
"Then it's my turn!"

"Jinseung, your abilities were all revealed in the second match."
"Ugh... ... It seems like you didn't fight much... ... ."
Cheon Dongha unfolded the hologram, leaving Ma Jinseung with a withered expression behind.

The hologram had the names of those who had few opportunities to play.
The two first-year students who were waiting.
Kim Hyun-gu, the soccer team's ace who had the fewest opportunities to play among the second-year students.

The most unmotivated person in the team, third year, no, class 0 senior Jeong-eon.
There were four of them.
“What? I didn’t do much either, but I’m still not there.”

“Hyo-don, you must have accumulated a lot of contribution points in the defense team when you attacked the random other world. Do you want to play this time? Dong-ha, I want to go out early.”
Kim Hyun-goo, being a member of the soccer club, was used to team play, so he prioritized the team’s victory ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) over his personal hopes throughout the exchange match.
Compared to Ma Jin-seung, who wanted to go out at the drop of a hat, he showed a mature attitude, and he secretly gave him a lot of points.

However, judging from the fact that he actively expressed his opinion when the opportunity came, it seemed like he didn’t like being on the bench.
On the other hand, there was someone who volunteered to be on the bench.
“I don’t have to go out anymore. I just want to take pictures.”
Jeong-eon answered dryly while wiping his lens.

Jeong-eon had a good reputation because he provided quality photos throughout the exchange.
In terms of ratio, Dokgo Mi-ro was half and the other players were half, but since there were so many photos, there wasn't a big problem.
Still, since I had selected them, it was a waste to make them do photojournalism.

Some players had exhausted their talents before the last match, and I couldn't let them play around when I thought the Chinese national team would go all out.
Cheon Dong-ha, who seemed to have the same thoughts as me, made Jeong-eon move.
"Jeong-eon. Your turn will be right after Dokgo Mi-ro, so go out."

"What? If the order is like that, it'll be hard to take a picture of Miro leaving!"
"They're giving me a chance to do a high touch with Miro, so you don't like it?"
"No. I'll do it no matter what."

Cheon Dong-ha knew very well how to deal with seniors.
When Jeong-eon became quiet, Heo Chae-ah looked around at the first-year students and said.
“Won’t the first-year students feel burdened by suddenly appearing in the last competition?”

There was a reason for Heo Chae-ah to be worried.
The first-year student who had been interviewed with Eun-ho was frozen.
It seemed like he hadn’t thought that he would suddenly be participating in a match to decide the winning team of the exchange competition.

‘He must be nervous thinking about the people gathered in the stadium or the people watching through the screen. And he must be even more nervous because he just saw the fight between China and Japan.’
You might think that if you fight with your teammates and switch out with a high touch, you can just leave, but if your defensive equipment accumulates damage before you go out or you get knocked out, your team will be at an overwhelming disadvantage.
The Chinese team persistently aimed for the opponent’s out of the field.

Thanks to Renzoin Karen, all of the Chinese team’s attempts ended in failure, but there were also quite a few dangerous situations.
Cheon Dong-ha looked at the first-year student who was noticeably nervous and wrote something down on the hologram.
Perhaps that child's participation will be carefully decided.

On the other hand, Cha Seok-won, who is also a first-year student, was full of enthusiasm.
"I want to go! I saw a Japanese player fight and I got a new technique that I want to use!"
"Ah... ... Is that because you saw Tomoaki Arihara?"

"Yes!"
Cha Seok-won answered Heo Chae-ah's question vigorously.
I thought Cha Seok-won had a lot to learn from watching Tomoaki Arihara fight, and it seems he thought the same thing.

When Cha Seok-won first appeared in Plumago, he was introduced as a 'research enthusiast' and 'experiment enthusiast'.
This year, the competition among the freshmen in Class 0 was fierce, and with Eun-ho taking the top spot, the situation with Plumago changed a lot, but Cha Seok-won acted in a way that befitted the top student in Class 0.
'Cha Seok-won is inexperienced in handling explosives. Arihara Tomoaki is able to control the scale and scope of explosions exquisitely and can do it remotely. He can even find and dispose of explosives prepared by the mastermind, so there’s a lot to learn.’

Cha Seok-won repeatedly experiments and uses his abilities in various fields, but he makes little progress because explosions happen all the time.
From the perspective of a player who has to fight, it’s a great talent, but it would be good to gain something from Arihara Tomoaki’s fight for the sake of the peace of Eun Gwang-go.
There were also subtle gazes at Cha Seok-won, who wanted to devise new techniques and use them in important matches, but Cheon Dong-ha nodded for now.

It was because he knew that Cha Seok-won’s skills were at least good enough to do everything he had to do and do high touches.
‘So that first-year candidate kid doesn’t plan on going this time… … .’
The first-year junior had a face that was a mixture of relief and anger.

Anyway, seeing his relieved attitude that he probably wouldn’t go out, I wondered what kind of representative he was, but that was a normal reaction.
It wasn’t normal for someone who had no experience on a big stage to jump in and fight without hesitation.
Besides, that kid didn’t prepare for the exchange match.

I knew that the kid and his juniors had trained diligently throughout the training camp.
But I couldn’t force him to go out, so I decided to wait and see.
“Eui-shin-ah.”

When I was lost in thought for a moment, Yeom Jun-yeol called me.
When I looked up, there were quite a few people looking in my direction.
The players all knew that my special ability was almost at rock bottom, so I would be pushed back in the lineup and would hardly have a chance to go out, so I wondered what would suddenly draw attention to me.

“I won’t let you come until your turn.”
Yeom Jun-yeol said affectionately and powerfully.
It sounded like he was saying it as a senior who was worried about me, but it also felt like he was saying it out of a sense of rivalry as a fellow player.

Andain, Joo Soo-hyuk, Yeom Jun-yeol, and Kwak Kyung-gu, who performed well in the Japan match, were naturally placed at the back of the order.
To be honest, even if they had used up some of their talents in the Japan match, I couldn't imagine that those four would be replaced.
"Yes, please finish before my turn."

"Yes, I will!"
Yeom Jun-yeol responded to my words with great joy.
No one there pointed it out, but after entering the stadium, I belatedly regretted being a bit arrogant.

However, I decided not to withdraw my words, thinking that the morale of the players had greatly increased right after I finished speaking.
[Hello, this is Eun-kwang Global Stadium where the Korea-China-Japan Exchange Match is being held. The third match, the match to determine the final winner, is about to begin!]
Wow!

After leaving the waiting room and returning to the stadium, the cheers of the audience echoed following the voice of Choi Ji-na, who was the host.
Today, since it was the third match, there must have been some tired spectators, but the sound was louder than before.
Choi Ji-na's voice was also louder and more powerful than during the first match.

Choi Ji-na emphasized that Korea and China currently have the same number of points, and that this match would decide the winner of the entire exchange match, and the stadium erupted in cheers.
The cheers included the names of the teams and players that each person supported.
[The first player representing Korea enters the final match!]

The first players for the Korean national team were Dokgo Miro and Cha Seok-won.
Many people knew Dokgo Miro, even if they didn't know Cha Seok-won, so the response was very enthusiastic.
Dokgo Miro smiled brightly and waved to the people screaming his name, and Cha Seok-won also greeted them without being discouraged.

[The players representing China enter!]
Also, it was thought that Lu Boyuan and Yao Leqi would be the first to come out, but my prediction was wrong.
The first players of the Chinese national team were Li Wei and Yao Leqi.

Lu Boyuan had a disgruntled face on the waiting table, and it seemed that he had been hit by the head of Dong Xiaodan after insisting on going out first.
“Li Wei didn’t come out in the match against Japan. He’s conserved his strength, so he’ll be difficult to deal with.”
“If Li Wei actively uses debuffs, then Dain, Chae Ah, Seung Hyun… … and Jin Seung or Hae Won should prepare.”

“Wouldn’t it be better for Su Hyuk to go out to counter the flames?”
“What about Jun Yeol? Will his ability to swallow not work?”
“He could do it, right?”

The third-year students exchanged opinions about Li Wei’s appearance.
Yeom Jun-yeol seemed to be thinking of trying to swallow Li Wei’s superpower if necessary, but I wanted to oppose it.
“It won’t be easy to swallow the flames imbued with the power of Shennong Yanje. Please defeat him in another way.”

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When I said, “Senior Yeom Jun-yeol doesn’t have just one weapon,” Yeom Jun-yeol’s eyes widened and he smiled brightly.
“Thank you for the advice. It’s just as Yi-shin said. I don’t only know how to swallow superpowers!”

“Calm down. It’s getting hotter.”
Kwak Kyung-gu turned on a portable fan and took a step away from Yeom Jun-yeol.
Yeom Jun-yeol’s superpower sect had a certain heat to it, which is typical of Hongryong, but it felt stronger than last year.

Even in small things, I could feel the growth of my senior and disciple, and it was heartwarming.
[Each player in their place.]
Unlike the guards on the waiting area, Dokgo Mi-ro and Cha Seok-won did not look nervous.

After greeting the fans, Dokgo Mi-ro calmly relaxed his right shoulder and arm that was swinging the Morning Star, and Cha Seok-won scanned the floor with his eyes as if he was measuring the distance from the opposing team.
‘But the Chinese team is also not nervous.’
At first glance, it was hard to think that Li Wei was a player who had treated the nobles in the morning, because his power was stable.

He must have used up quite a bit of power, but the agent of Yan Emperor Shennong, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, was not strong enough to do so.
It didn't seem like it would be impossible.
Soon, Choi Ji-na's voice declaring the start was heard.

[Start!]
Kwaaang!
An explosion occurred at the same time as it started.

It reminded me of the explosion that Arihara Tomoaki caused at the start of the Korea-Japan match, but the range was wide but the power was not that great.
"Wow, it's hard to imitate it exactly!"
Cha Seok-won said regretfully.

Seeing that he was using the supernatural wave again and materializing the item card, it seemed like he was planning to cause another explosion.
Meanwhile, Dokgo Mi-ro materialized Morning Star through the aftermath of the explosion and rushed straight towards Yao Le-chi.
Yao Le-chi blinked in surprise at Dokgo Mi-ro not even giving Li Wei a glance.

"Not Li Wei, but me... ...?"
"I really wanted to take down Sister Le-chi!"
A dangerous light gleamed in Dokgo Miro's eyes as he wielded the Morning Star.

Most of those in the Silver Global Stadium had no idea why Dokgo Miro was acting like that, but I did.
Dokgo Miro seemed to be holding a grudge for not being able to sing to his friend for the first time.