I Came Here to Win the Championship

SKT's club headquarters was probably the most luxurious of any League of Legends team in the world. Located in the Incheon Free Economic Zone, its facilities were lavish enough to make every other club jealous.

Xu Junyan followed Faker all the way to the foot of SKT's headquarters, taking in the imposing building before smiling faintly.

He would be living here for a long time from now on.

Life really was like a play. No matter what, his former self would never have imagined that one day, he would join SKT—the championship dynasty that the entire LPL regarded in its fantasies as its fated nemesis and ultimate boss.

"Junyan, let's go."

Faker led the way and brought Xu Junyan into SKT. He seemed much more relaxed again.

"Mm." Xu Junyan nodded, calculating inwardly that he really had to learn Korean as soon as possible. He couldn't keep making Faker communicate with him in broken English forever.

And this was Faker. His English was already considered outstanding among SKT's starting roster. As for Wolf and Bang, those two probably didn't know a damn thing.

The two sat down on a sofa in the first-floor lobby. Faker had a club staff member bring them coffee while he hurriedly made calls to summon people.

Before long, the staff member brought over two cups of coffee. A suited figure also descended the stairway from the second floor—it was kkOma.

"Coach."

Faker stood up but did not move. His gaze searched around behind kkOma, and his brow furrowed slightly without him realizing it.

Signing a player was something the team manager needed to handle. Yet behind kkOma, SKT's team manager, Park Ji-young, was nowhere to be seen!

Had something changed again?

"Coach kkOma."

Xu Junyan stood as well and greeted him with a smile in English.

"Hello, Junyan. It's a pleasure to meet you." kkOma's English was quite good, enough for ordinary conversation. After walking over, he shook Xu Junyan's hand and warmly addressed him by name right away.

"Coach, what's going on? Where's Manager Park? Wasn't the signing discussed two days ago? The contract had even been drafted. Did he change his mind again today?" Faker asked kkOma anxiously from behind.

"Don't worry. He'll be here soon. Let's sit down and talk for a while first." kkOma reassured Faker before taking a seat.

Faker felt vaguely uneasy. His brow instinctively tightened, but quickly relaxed again. When he looked at Xu Junyan, his eyes were filled with apology.

Xu Junyan returned Faker's smile. Perhaps Faker was too caught up in the situation to see clearly, but Xu Junyan could tell that kkOma had always stood on Faker's side. Judging from that Kakaotalk message from kkOma, Xu Junyan's arrival had most likely been orchestrated by this legendary SKT coach as well.

Since kkOma showed no sign of anything unusual, Xu Junyan was not worried at all. He conversed fluently with kkOma, answering whatever kkOma asked and asking questions of his own, which kkOma answered readily. The two got along remarkably well, leaving Faker beside them a little envious.

"By the way, Junyan, what do you think about learning Korean? League of Legends is a five-man game, after all. I believe communication is very important if you want to play it well," kkOma suddenly said.

"I've already started trying to learn it, and I've found a Korean teacher as well. I was just planning to discuss this with you, Coach, to see whether I could ask for leave each day to go out and study," Xu Junyan said.

The look in kkOma's eyes immediately softened further. His expression became even more gratified than before, and his tone grew warmer too.

He was a highly motivated kid! kkOma assessed inwardly, and the last heavy stone in his heart finally settled.

Suddenly, the sound of leather shoes stepping on polished marble came from the stairway. Faker was the first to look over, followed by Xu Junyan and kkOma.

Park Ji-young was holding two contracts. His pace was not fast, and he even seemed inclined to turn back, but in the end, he still walked over.

"Manager Park."

Faker sighed in relief inwardly and finally smiled.

Park Ji-young nodded at Faker before looking at kkOma, his expression complicated. "Coach Kim Jung-gyun, you convinced me..."

The expression on Faker's face immediately turned to surprise.

kkOma smiled and nodded, taking the two contracts from Park Ji-young. "Since you chose to trust me, I won't disappoint you."

"I hope so." Park Ji-young sighed, then turned his gaze toward the only stranger present, Xu Junyan.

"What happened?" Faker could tell that some unknown deal seemed to have taken place between Park Ji-young and kkOma.

kkOma smiled at Faker. "I discussed something with Manager Park today. It's all in the contract."

He split the contracts apart, giving one to Xu Junyan and the other to Faker so Faker could take a look as well. After all, in the previous contract, two hundred million of Xu Junyan's salary had needed to be covered by Faker taking a pay cut. The new contract did not require that.

Xu Junyan accepted the contract, thought for a moment, and equipped the bizarre title: What if I block your contract?

Surprisingly, this thing actually seemed useful.

His eyes swept through every clause. The new contract was not much different from the previous one, and even under the title's meticulous scrutiny, he could not find any loopholes.

The only difference was that his salary for one season had risen from three hundred million to five hundred million, and SKT itself would bear all five hundred million rather than requiring Faker to voluntarily take a pay cut.

After reading it, Xu Junyan looked up in surprise. Only then did he notice that Faker, who had also finished reading the contract, wore a complicated expression. He silently glanced at kkOma, seeming to want to speak but holding back.

kkOma patted Faker on the shoulder and comforted him. "Sang-hyeok, don't forget that I was the one who discovered you. From then until today, and in the future too, you will always be the child I am most proud of in my coaching career."

Faker, who had been too caught up in the matter recently to think it through carefully, finally understood everything completely. His expression grew even more complicated.

kkOma turned to Xu Junyan with a smile. "Junyan, do you think five hundred million per season is too much?"

"It's not. I'm worth it," Xu Junyan said.

In an instant, the satisfaction in kkOma's eyes deepened. "Well said. Only a higher salary can match greater strength. People often say that talking about money hurts feelings, but I know that refusing to talk about money is just playing hooligan. So I've settled your value for you in advance. From here on, all you need to do is play well with Sang-hyeok and win matches for me. I promised Manager Park that we'd win the championship this year!"

Xu Junyan glanced once more at Faker across from him, whose complicated expression was faintly filled with emotion, then smiled and answered kkOma, "I came here to win the championship."

His tone was calm, yet unexpectedly powerful!