I am Smart

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A chat caught my eye.

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“Can that Physical 100, Mental 0 Fighter even be seen?”

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“Physical 0, Mental 100.”

I immediately corrected them and cracked my fingers.

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“Mental?cal.”

Watching the Cactus video made me doubt that…

???: “They were just a pure physical powerhouse.”

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“……”

While searching for a game, the discussion of physical and mental kept popping up here and there.

But for now, let’s move past it. The most important thing is Lee Da-ram’s innocence.

And besides, they’ll find out if I show them anyway.

Paypapu (Sky Realm/Knight): “Damn!”

Paypapu (Sky Realm/Knight): “Someone please dodge!”

Wizard Only (Sky Realm/Swordsman): “You do it.”

Paypapu (Sky Realm/Knight): “I used up all my dodges today.”

Ramen Lover (Current Realm/Priestess): “Isn’t that person the one from the Cactus?”

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Hahahahahahaha!

Hahahahahaha!

Recognition is still completely off!

Hahahahahahaha!

But the current realm recognizes them.

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“It’s a common occurrence. But we still have to work hard.”

I said while sending the link I had prepared.

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Moon Si-hyun (Current Realm/Fighter): “Please trust me. If everyone works hard and does their jobs, we can win.”

Moon Si-hyun (Current Realm/Fighter): https://docs./google.com/presentation/d/1LB-XXXXXXXXXX

Moon Si-hyun (Current Realm/Fighter): “I’d appreciate it if you could read it.”

Paypapu (Sky Realm/Knight): “LOL”

Paypapu (Sky Realm/Knight): “Shut up, you piece of shit.”

Paypapu (Sky Realm/Knight): “You’re playing with some stupid concept.”

Paypapu (Sky Realm/Knight): “Everyone’s fun but you.”

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“Um.”

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LOL

But they are quite harsh.

Oh my, so annoying.

It’s really foul-smelling.

It feels like all the high-tier players are just psychopaths.

Game commentary, haha damn!

What’s that link? LOL

I really want to smack them!

I’m itching to use my sword.

I’m trying to avoid seeing such crazies, but it seems like everyone above is the same.

Doesn’t that make you angry?

Even if a tank throws insults like that, it ends with “Um”?

Si-hyun, can you really handle this?

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The chat window was getting rougher. The earlier atmosphere was slowly creeping back.

I shook my head.

“Everyone has their reasons. At least they’re not playing a character they don’t usually do. And if the current realm support isn’t doing that, we can definitely win.”

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Whoa.

Whoa…

It’s becoming kind of scary…

Wait, are they a psychopath?

This just makes me keep reflecting on myself…

For real, they’re a person of character.

Counters to the haters…

Even if the current realm’s cactus says that, they definitely worked hard.

This internet talk wasn’t a concept, right…?

It’s legendary that these guys listen so much just because she’s a woman. LOL

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The game started, and the loading screen appeared.

Fiore is quite a dynamic game. To avoid injury, I loosened my body before it started.

“…… Ugh.”

As the last stretch for my waist, I placed my hands on the stand and stretched out my back. Naturally, a sound slipped out.

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Whoa…

Whoa…

Phew…

Huh…

Whoa…

Phew…

Phew…

Whoa…

Huh…

Oh…

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In response, a surge of sounds came up.

“…… Oh? What’s that ‘phew?'”

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Huh…

Ah…

For real, what is that? LOL

So pure…

Ha… I can’t stand it.

Virgin mark ‘certification.’

Your sound…

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“……?”

My head tilted slightly. At that moment, the loading finished.

A foreign graphic unfolded in my view.

I looked around at the slightly lowered graphics and opened and closed my hands.

“Mm. The frame rate is decent. And since the goal is to certify what I’m doing, I’ll chat a bit while playing.”

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Sure thing.

Okay, okay.

Honestly, this is trash if it isn’t a job. LOL

Wow.

The graphics are legendary, hahahaha.

I’m losing my vision, Si-hyun.

It’s fine.

Is this clay, Fiore?

It looks like a map made during the blending introductory course.

Wasn’t it medium settings earlier?

This wasn’t intentionally lowered, right?

It seems like this is meant to get on people’s nerves…

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“The enemy has a standard combination. You know the fighter’s skills, right? Dodge passive, parrying, basic attack enhancement, wave, and charge when hit. Besides the last one, it’s all close-range skills, right? We can skip the ultimate since you can’t use it in the current realm.”

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Does this person not know the skill names?

Teacher: Dodge Passive: Combat Ecstasy, Parry: Sun Parry, Basic Attack Enhancement: Sun Strike, Wave/Charge on Hit: Wave/Charge.

Looking at the PPT, it seemed like other characters didn’t know either.

What if they don’t even know what they’re doing?

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“The fighter has a short range, so they always incur a disadvantage when approaching. They give the enemy the initiative. So, before that, you need to gain an advantage for the battle to ensue.”

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Oh…

Suddenly seems smart…

Looks a bit clever now.

Is it because of their voice…?

I’m not sure, but they sound convincing.

Is it possible they are really clever? It looks like everyone here hasn’t read the replies. LOL

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“So, if you dodge all of the priest’s skills and hit the wave on the priest, you’ll win.”

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??

It feels like a lot was left out…

Mental just plunged through the floor, haha.

Hmm…

Doesn’t that sound like a personal philosophy?

Isn’t it physical?

“To do well in Fiore, just avoid and hit well.”

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“…… I’ll just show you.”

Following the basic formula, we faced off in the Central Plains.

The priest had two attack skills. One was a short cooldown vertical projectile, and the other was a long cooldown binding skill.

In the extremely early phases, I didn’t have to worry about the swordsman. With a short range, the attention would be drawn to me instead of the priestess, and the priestess would lose if the focus shifted.

But I also mustn’t charge at the swordsman. The most crucial wave had to hit the priest.

Our current realm and the enemy’s current realm clashed in the Central Plains. The priestess and priest exchanged projectiles.

The priest, not wanting to build my passive, mainly used the projectiles on the priestess instead of me.

“……”

I adjusted my distance slightly and dashed into the enemy priest’s range.

If the priest is fooled and uses their binding skill, I win.

– Fwoosh!

The clay-like hair brushed past me as the projectile zipped by.

“Mm.”

The priest held back their binding skill and only used the shorter cooldown projectile. They seemed to have reached a higher level as a master, being cautious with their key skills.

I moved closer.

The priest’s left shoulder moved slightly again. It meant they would use the projectile.

Seeing that, I dodged sideways again. I narrowly avoided the projectile to my right.

That made it 2 stacks. Sunlight began to glimmer with my steps. The minimum condition has been completed.

One second, two seconds. I spun the clock in my head.

Now. I leaped two footsteps diagonally. Three steps won’t do.

The priest’s body, free from the swordsman, was clearly exposed.

Reacting to that, the priest’s left shoulder moved.

Got it.

Capturing that moment, I launched the wave.

Our skills intersected. However, the intersection was a bit closer to the priest’s side.

As soon as I finished my wave motion, I dashed to the left, the opposite side of the swordsman.

Just like that, I narrowly evaded the priest’s projectile. But the priest couldn’t dodge my wave.

Thus, 3 stacks.

The moment I confirmed the skill hit, I charged forward with all my might. I swiftly bypassed the slow swordsman.

Aware that they hadn’t used their charge yet, the priest refrained from using their binding skill until the end.

The priest was certainly cautious.

But overly cautious.

I approached closely to the priest. The swordsman rushed in late. Yet, they were three steps behind me, who had stacked the passive to 3. It was enough.

The time remaining for the charge’s effect was running out. Now, I was one step away from the priest.

At this point, it was no longer a distance where I could definitely avoid the binding skill.

The priest’s right shoulder shifted.

In that moment, I reused the wave, which had a tiny cooldown left.

My character collided with the priest in an instant.

And then…

“Now.”

– Kiiing!!!

The sunlight exploded on the 3-stack parry. The priest’s binding skill disappeared.

The priest was caught in my parry range and became rigid. I immediately delivered a critical hit with my sunlit foot.

The priest, with their basic health low, saw their health bar plummet.

The swordsman arrived late, but the tide of battle had shifted greatly. My two bodies focused on me, and now it was time for our team’s priestess.

After suffering from the priestess’s attacks, the enemy fled late and was eventually caught and taken down by me.

It was a minute-long massacre in the current realm.

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Whoa.

?

With the overlapping voices and breaths, it must really be her.

She is a real master fighter, damn.

????

This is completely absurd.

??

What the hell?

How did it happen?

What in the world just occurred?

No, seriously, how did they do that?

?

But mental is definitely there.

They said Physical 0, Mental 100! Damn!

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With the overlapping voices and breaths, doubts were dispelled.

But there was still a bothersome chat that kept popping up.

“I just showed you my mental, didn’t I?”

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???

It’s acknowledged that it’s Moon Si-hyun, but the mental part is a joke.

I’m not kidding, I didn’t understand any of it.

How did you surpass the frontline, anyway?

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“……”

The chat was adamant in refusing to acknowledge it.

Was it a bit hard to understand?

Well, thinking about it, mental plays require some explanation of intent.

“I’ll explain it at the end. Just keep watching for now.”

This game, everyone is playing earnestly, and it would be discourteous to chatter excessively alone.

I shifted the chat window slightly to the side.

The winning percentage of the fighter who won the early skirmish soared rapidly.

The game went smoothly and ended at the 20-minute mark.

Fortunately, the game played out well.

While playing, I occasionally glanced to see the chat, and now there were almost no people doubting if I was really Moon Si-hyun.

So, I spoke up.

“Mental, right?”

With a bit of inflated anticipation, I brought back the chat window I had shelved.

Then, the slightly paused chat burst into life.

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“Who in the world is Moon Si-hyun? Seriously, how did you handle that first skirmish?”

“Thank you. I learned that there’s a fine line between a troll and a carry.”

“Seriously, was that a parry reaction to the priest’s dark binding? Was it prediction?”

“How did you dodge the priest’s holy missile?”

“Physical seriously insane.”

“When the priest’s skill motions overlapped, did you target them perfectly while evading? Was that intentional?”

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“…… Mental, I said.”

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“Where’s the mental? Damn!”

“I got a KDA of 16/12/5, and what should I say about mental?”

“Seriously, you’re a head-banger!”

“Everyone else has 5/1/9 and 3/4/13, but you have double digits? LOL.”

“Everyone’s thanks to the fighter, huh?”

“For real, they almost lost because of you, and they won because of you. LOL.”

“Your gameplay style is legendary.”

“It’s hilarious to see you head-banging so much like this.”

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In response, rebuttals began to pour in.

… I don’t like this. Why can’t they understand?

“I’ll show you the replay.”

All doubts about my connection with Lee Da-ram came to an end.

Now it was my unilateral motion.

The explanation continued for several dozens of minutes.

In reality, it shouldn’t take this long, but the chats bizarrely couldn’t understand what I was saying.

“I’ll say it one last time, and I’ll make it easy. Even those who don’t play Fiore can understand.”

Saying that, I took a brief breath.

“Now, watch. Here, I dodged the priest’s ‘whoosh’ twice, right? And just at this distance—no more, no less—I’ll left dash. Dash, it should be just that; if it’s too far or too close, it won’t work. Just dash. And then, the priest’s left shoulder moved. At that moment, I threw the wave at the same time as the priest. And I dodged sideways. Hit. Then I dashed forward. I saw the priest’s shoulder move and reacted just before using my rush and parried.”

Now they should understand, right? I glanced at the chat window.

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“No, that means dodging all that and pushing past the swordsman is physical, damn it.”

“Let’s move on, please. We’re 20 minutes in.”

“For real, how in the hell did this become a deep conversation?”

“I’ve no clue what you’re even saying for dozens of minutes.”

“That’s physical, damn it.”

“Seriously, you’re insane.”

“Stop, guys. Are they doing this on purpose?”

“Ordinary people can’t dodge just by watching shoulders.”

“Yeah, it’s physical. LOL. Yeah, it’s physical. LOL. Yeah, it’s physical. LOL. Yeah, it’s physical. LOL. Yeah, it’s physical. LOL. Yeah, it’s physical. LOL. Yeah, it’s physical. LOL. Yeah, it’s physical. LOL.”

You don’t even have a knack for explanations.

When I first heard your voice, you sounded brilliant, but now you seem like a complete idiot. Hahahahaha!

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“…… You seem to not understand. I’ll explain again. And I graduated from a Korean university. My tutoring evaluations were good.”

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No damn way.

“I’m going to go mental, so let’s move on, please. Sorry, I’ll go mental, so let’s move on, please. Sorry, I’ll go mental, so let’s move on, please. Sorry, I’ll go mental, so let’s move on, please. Sorry, I’ll go mental, so let’s move on, please.”

“Korean university, really? LOL.”

“You look like someone who couldn’t even finish high school.”

“I feel like I’m going insane for real.”

“Our party gallery has lost. Our party gallery has lost. Our party gallery has lost. Our party gallery has lost. Our party gallery has lost. Our party gallery has lost. Our party gallery has lost. Our party gallery has lost. Our party gallery has lost.”

“Thinking it over, yes, it must be mental. Yep.”

“It is mental.”

“Just kick out those saying it’s physical. Listening to this woman will drive you insane.”

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“It’s mental. You just donated 10,000 won.”

“It’s mental.”

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“…… Hmph. Yeah.”

Finally, I noticed that people were starting to understand me, and more started to acknowledge it.

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“That donation sounds soulless.”

“Can’t even call physical physical…”

“Our party gallery has lost again.”

What was that? It felt like I just heard laughter.

Phew.

After all this, is it finally over?

If it’s over, please just shut down the replies… I don’t want to see this anymore.

I can’t even tell if you’re a complete idiot or a wicked one!