Tournament (3)

“Give me fifth pick.”

“Pardon?”

“I’ll dance with my blade to my heart’s content.”

After coordinating with Haebin.

I boldly requested it from our team captain.

I asked for fifth pick, saying that if I got the last counterpick, I was confident I’d play well no matter what.

“Uh… are you sure?”

Team captain Jeongin asked cautiously in response.

And understandably so, since we were in a situation where defeat seemed nearly certain.

Trying something conspicuous in a situation like this could easily get me singled out as the culprit...