[‘National Exchange Tournament’ Unprecedented Upset, USA Youth Championship’s Most Participants Eliminated]
[Nona-me Shockingly Takes Down the World’s Number 1 in Magic Battle from the USA]
[Gamblers in a Panic: Nona-me’s Upset “Odds from 220x → 8x”]
“It’s boring.”
As I began to tire of reading dull articles, I suddenly whined like this.
“I mean, is there any game as unproductive as Magic Battle? Team sports? Esports? Playing games doesn’t cost a fortune, right? But for Magic Battle, with national exchange tournament scale, each match eats up tens of millions. Yes, not zero, but negative productivity. If a corporation had such a division, it would be abruptly ridiculed and eliminated without question.”
It was a hint of self-deprecation in my words.
People crazy about fighting that empties the national treasury are dubbed ‘targets for eradication’ in our era.
Yet, in this reality, they seem to throw money around without a second thought.
When you think about it, that’s not at all normal.
“But why has Magic Battle developed into such a massive national event? Upon deeper reflection, it’s not because we’re amazing. It’s because fans have shown immense interest months before the tournament, spending valuable time and money to support us, and that enthusiasm has created this overlapping joy. Thank you for treating us ordinary folks, as though we’re not, and we will ensure to have many chances to interact with fans.”
– Wow
– Nona-me is so coolㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
– A player exists because of fans
– This really strikes a chord
– This mindset should be learned by real pros
– Nona-me, you’re an adult now
– ?
– Huh? What’s going on now…?
I immediately opened the internet browser.
[reddit – r/ecombat]
The largest social website in the USA, Reddit.
The community caters to a variety of topics since it’s used by people globally.
Entering the Magic Battle subreddit, I checked out people’s reactions.
As expected, Americans who had looked down on the National Exchange Tournament level were under intense fire.
[No~~~~o~~~~!!!!!]
(before- Human (USA) Throwing Stones at the Gorilla (Korea).jpg)
(after- Planet of the Apes.jpg)
The gorilla’s face was merged with the South Korean flag, while the human’s face wore the American flag, indicating that something had gone terribly wrong.
It was a post uploaded by the USA Magic Battle Association.
The comment section was even more chaotic.
– symphony(Korea): Hey America, you go ahead, do that / ???: We are the number 1 in Magic Battle. Joining the National Exchange Tournament mismatches our level. (Actual quote)
└ (Japan) It’s not just Korea; we’re also included!
└ (Spain) The North American League is actually totally 2nd Division, right?
└ (Turkey) You might excuse losing to Narita for matchup reasons, but there’s no excuse for losing to Nona-me head-on.
– spp1211(USA): Ugh, I really don’t want to watch the National Exchange Tournament anymore. They were originally on our side!
└ (Mexico) I’m having so much fun though haha (Crying American Kid in Audience.jpg)
└ (Brazil) ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Play K-pop nonstop!
└ (USA) At least Huening Junior should not have been eliminated. What will those 38 kids who lost to him become?
└ (Italy) What will they becomeㅋㅋㅋ It just means your level was exactly that high.
– manneth(Argentina): Nona-me knew Giselle Fischer would reach the top 32. She is an angel. She is a hero. She is God.
└ (Germany) &^!#^&#^*@#
└ (Japan) Haha, sorry Germany;;
└ (Switzerland) I can’t believe Nona-me’s strength; can a 10-year-old really achieve that?
As I watched the post, new comments came flooding in real-time.
It seemed all the live viewers had gathered.
I decided to leave a short video in the community.
“Hello Reddit, it’s Nona-me. Did you enjoy the match? There’s a saying in sports: ‘If you can’t win, join forces.’ Isn’t it what this situation is about? To the viewers of the National Exchange Tournament, quickly joining my side would benefit your mental health. If you’re worried about your nationality, just brainwash yourselves into believing I’ve entered with your nationality from the start. So, I’d appreciate your smart support.”
[‘RebelNona’ donated 100,000 won!]
– Isn’t this fan service just fan theft?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Haha!
– Is this fan service or extortion?
– What a madman, going deep into enemy territory and teabaggingㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Wow, we finally have a national representative!!! (Antarctica)
└ Antarctica isn’t a country, buddyㅠㅠ
└ Are you looking down on the Republic of Penguin-Penguin?
└ I almost said you guys are about the same height as the citizens~~
– No joke, I can’t believe thisㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Aha! I just thought of something…! So Nona-me is actually Canadian!
– A fan creates themselves. Is this how you become a superstar?
– This kid has impressive marketing skills!
Since Reddit is a site used by people globally, the posts were so fragmented.
I then accessed the Korean community and began another round.
“Hmm, where to start? I’ll go down from the number one gradually.”
[Domestic Magic Gallery]
[Concept Post]
[Breaking News) Declaration of Dawn-magic Gallery Exploration][96]
[Nona-me Watching Real-time Burning Reddit Reactionsㅋㅋㅋㅋ][146]
[Nona-me: “If you can’t win, join forces.”][124]
[Nona-me’s Spear Collection I Made for Myself.gif][933]
[Nona-me’s Prediction Legend…jpg][75]
“I made the spear collection for myself… but I have never used a spear in the tournament. What’s the point of a spear?”
– With one spear, you hit me, and I hit you.
– Do you know the commonality between a millionaire and a janitor? One spear can penetrate them both.
– But Nona-me is a millionaire and isn’t defeated by one spear…
– Seems to symbolize a damn strong strike, I guess.
– Just looking at the title already gets me droolingㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[Nona-me’s Spear Collection I Made for Myself.gif][944]
Click to jump to the link.
⦁64th Round:
Narita Match: (Imperial Palace Swordsmanship 5th Style Dragon Heart Piercing.gif) – Recommended 31954
Everett Match: (Unique Magic Adela 15 Hit.gif) – Recommended 22637
Huening Junior Match: (Imperial Palace Swordsmanship 8th Style Fallen Leaves Cutting.gif) – Recommended 11243
⦁32nd Round: Update Pending
⦁16th Round: Update Pending
(…)
⦁Finals: Update Pending
(Spear-wielding Nona-me Meme.jpg)
Hit dislike, and Nona-me will come to pierce you ㅡㅡ;;
[Recommended] 3827 [Disliked] 7776
“Oops.”
Upon seeing the number 7776, I quickly raised my finger.
‘Please!’
[Recommended] 3827 [Disliked] 7777
“Eek! Huh, looks like I might just have some luck today. Meeting this exact number 7777.”
– The recommended post has more dislikes than this sincere write-upㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– Nona-me is ‘coming’ (x) Nona-me is ‘coming to stab’ (o)
└ Was it more important that Nona-me is coming?
– The room leader is seriously too adorable todayㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
[‘namespace1’ donated 10,000 won!]
– Three consecutive posts with five-digit recommendation numbers… just King God Nona-me
“30k, 20k, 10k. Is this a lot? When I watch Twish streamers, hitting 10,000 viewers is a breeze.”
I squinted, staring at the chat window.
Even if the view count was stellar, receiving recommendations seemed low and hard to achieve.
I figured that it wasn’t structured for 100,000 people to swarm and view posts written every second.
“So can’t I just ask others to recommend? Can I not? Which is it? Hold on.”
I took out my phone and began searching for something to upload to the community.
Remembering the first day I changed into combat attire when Saetbyeol made me do both thumbs up with both hands.
The background, expression, and lighting turned out surprisingly harmoniously, and I was pleased with it.
“Hey everyone, what do you think? It turned out nice, right? Hurry up and tell me it looks cool.”
Then, I entered the gallery and pondered what to write.
Plop-
“How about you write it like this, Nona-me?”
Love Kim, who was floating nearby while doing the backstroke, offered her suggestion.
“How?”
“Just write it down exactly. Not fake.”
“Not fake.”
“The viewers will hit the dislike button a million times.”
“The viewers will hit the dislike button a million times… okay, I’ve written it all down. What does this mean?”
“If people misunderstand, it wouldn’t do, right? Sometimes there are people who buy illegal macros to manipulate recommendations.”
“Ah, so I need to clarify in advance. If there are such rules, I must adhere.”
“Good! Yay!”
“I’m all done. I’ll put the link in the top right of the broadcast. This is a famous community site in Korea, so please those who can access it go and recommend, please.”
After that, while browsing through several posts, I moved on to the next gallery.
This time it was the domestic entertainer gallery, which is frequently used by women.
It seemed those who directly went to the stadium and took pictures had a high probability of landing a conceptual post.
[530713 Stade de Pont-Pidou, Nona-me Entry][242]
“I didn’t expect to be able to download my photos here. Anyway, thank you all for beautifully capturing them.”
I collected about 20 photos primarily based on high view counts and moved on again.
The overseas magic gallery was similar to the initial user base but had a bit more academic nature.
There were numerous popular posts analyzing battles or the strengths of participants who made it to the top 32.
[Love Kim’s Roseus Pantera Seems to Be Upgraded, Doesn’t It?][45]
[Summary of All Imperial Palace Swordsmanship Used So Far][194]
[Nona-me’s Pick: Let’s Learn About Giselle Fischer][108]
I thought if I entered a post based on my battle, it would likely end up being a never-ending long read, so I opted for an alternative.
[Nona-me’s Pick: Let’s Learn About Giselle Fischer][108]
The one and only participant from Argentina who finished 2nd in Group B with 1 win, 1 tie, and 1 loss, ‘Giselle Fischer.’
She surprisingly showed her might by defeating Japan’s 3rd seed and tying with Germany.
Being a player who can manifest outer forces, her combat style is unexpectedly unique.
(vs Narita Mei.gif)
As you can see, her aura projection ability is on another level; players who primarily rely on close combat become entrapped.
She creates hair-like tendrils of aura from her back and traps her opponents in the corner, obliterating them – once you’re caught, there’s no escape.
(vs Eric Zodorowsky.gif)
Moreover, having possibly trained in wrestling or judo, her close-quarter combat is impressive.
(Dragging hair while fighting Giselle Fischer.gif)
Even in brawls, she never gets pushed backㅋㅋㅋ
(vs Alain Jacob.gif)
However, when it comes to pure magic battles like with the Swiss, she ends up utterly helpless without doing anything.
With the French in the top 32, it feels like she might drop out, but she could surprisingly be a dark horse.
“These sorts of posts are interesting. More useful than I thought.”
Nodding, I closely examined the following analysis post.
The writer seemed to know a bit about dueling, but there were also places where their thoughts diverged from mine.
“In fact, there’s a connection between the scene I highly regarded and parts where your interpretation differs. The reason it didn’t work in the Alain Jacob match was… Huh? Why is this happening?”
[Due to high user traffic, the service is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.]
I got kicked off the community.
No matter how many times I tried to reconnect, it only brought me to a white screen.
[‘Cat Love is the Best’ donated 50,000 won!]
– Nona-me, you blew it up!
“I seriously didn’t do anything, Manager.”
I frowned in protest, feeling wronged.
I truly didn’t do anything.
*
[This is Nona-me.]
(Body Suit Thumbs-Up Nona-me.jpg)
Not fake, viewers gave one million dislikes.
[Dislikes] 994,615 [Likes] 10,582
[Comments]
– “Feeling a strong desire to visit the first-class concept.”
– Human DDoS ㄷㄷ
– 90% foreign traffic, please stop this, you golden boyㅋㅋㅋㅋ
– “I have now become death, the destroyer of the forum.”
– Wow, it’ll hit a million soon.
– This is worse than fake news!
– Long live dawn-magic…
