Chapter 510

Posted by Kuze, ? Views, Released on March 2, 2025

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[National Exchange Tournament’s ‘Unprecedented Rarity’, USA Youth Championship’s Most Participants Eliminated]

[Noname Shocks the World by Defeating the World’s No. 1 in Magic Duel]

[Bettors in Cold Sweat over Noname’s Upset “Odds Change from 220 to 8”]

“It’s boring.”

As I grew tired of reading dull articles, I suddenly threw a tantrum like this.

“Is there really a game with less productivity than magic duels? Team sports? Esports? It doesn’t cost that much to play ball games or video games. But magic duels, on the scale of a national exchange tournament, cost tens of millions per match. Yes, it’s not even zero but rather a negative productivity. If a company had a department like this, it would be shut down without question.”

It was a slightly self-deprecating remark.

In our era, people who were crazed for fights at the expense of national finances were labeled as ‘targets for suppression.’

However, in the current reality, it’s the opposite, as they generously provide funding.

When you think about it a bit, it’s not surprising at all.

“So, what could be the reason behind magic duels developing into such a significant national event? Upon further reflection, it’s not because we’re that great. From a few months before the tournament, you’ve all shown great interest and have spent your precious time and money supporting us, and it seems that your interest and passion as fans have created this layered celebration. Thank you for treating us ordinary people as if we were extraordinary, and we will continue to create as many opportunities as possible to connect with our fans.”

– Wow

– Noname is so coolㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– It’s because there are fans that there are players.

– Touches the heart.

– This is the mindset that real professionals should learn.

– Noname, just grow up already.

– ?

– Huh? What is happening…?

Immediately, I opened the internet address bar.

[reddit – r/ecombat]

Reddit, the largest social website in the USA.

As a community used by people from all over the world, the topics were diverse.

I entered the magic duel subreddit to observe people’s reactions.

Sure enough, the Americans, who had been looking down on the national exchange tournament level, were under concentrated fire.

[No~~~~u~~~~!!!!!]

(before – Humans throwing stones at the gorilla trapped in our country (Korea).jpg)

(after – Planet of the Apes.jpg)

The gorilla’s face was blended with the South Korean flag, and the human’s face with the American flag to express that something had clearly gone wrong.

It was a post uploaded by the American Magic Duel Association.

The comment section was in complete chaos.

– symphony (Korea): Hey America, try that out / ???: We’re ranked 1 in magic duels. Our level doesn’t match if we participate in an international tournament. (※It’s what they actually said)

└ (Japan) Even against us Japanese, not just Korea, they are weakwwwww

└ (Spain) The North American League was actually totally a second division, right?

└ (Turkey) You can excuse that you lost to Narita due to matchup, but there’s no chance to explain against Noname since it was a fair fight with lances.

– spp1211 (USA): I seriously don’t want to watch the national exchange anymore. They were on our side originally, dammit;;

└ (Mexico) I think it’s super funㅎㅎ (Crying American kid audience.jpg)

└ (Brazil) ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Play K-pop non-stop!

└ (USA) At the very least, Huening Junior shouldn’t have fallen. What will happen to those 38 kids from America who lost to him?

└ (Italy) What do you mean? It just means your level is exactly that.

– manneth (Argentina): Noname knew that Giselle Fisher would reach the round of 32. She is an angel. She is a hero. She is a goddess.

└ (Germany) &*^!#^&*#^*@#

└ (Japan) ㅎㅎ Sorry, Germany;;

└ (Switzerland) I can’t believe Noname’s strength. Is that really an ability a 10-year-old can display?

As I watched the post, new comments were pouring in in real-time.

It seemed that everyone watching the live broadcast had joined in.

I decided to leave a brief video on the community.

“Hello Reddit, this is Noname. Did you enjoy the match? There’s a saying in sports: ‘If you can’t win, join us.’ Isn’t that what this situation is about? For those watching the national exchange tournament, it would be good for your mental health to join my side as soon as possible. If you’re worried about nationality, please self-brainwash that you’ve represented your nationality since the beginning. Then I kindly ask for your sharp support.”

[‘Rebellion Name’ donated 100,000 won!]

– Isn’t this more of a fan theft than fan service?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Is this fan service or intimidation?

– Crazy, going into enemy territory to tea bagㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Wow, we finally have a national representative!!! (Antarctica)

└ Antarctica is not a country, dudeㅠㅠ

└ Are you now ignoring the Kingdom of Penguin?

└ I almost said that the height is similar to the citizens~

– For real, how ridiculousㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Oh, it clicked…! Yes, Noname was actually Canadian!

– A fan makes themselves. Is this a superstar?

– This kid has great marketing skills!

Since Reddit is a site used by people all over the world, the posts were quite fragmented.

Next, I accessed the Korean community to do a tour.

“Hmm, where should I start listening? Let’s start from the top and work my way down.”

[Domestic Magic Gallery]

[Concept Post]

[Breaking News) Announcement of Daename Gallery Tour][96]

[Seeing Merongname and the Live Reaction of Reddit Burning Upㅋㅋㅋㅋ][146]

[Noname “If you can’t win, join us”][124]

[Collection of Jukchangname I Made for Myself.gif][933]

[Legend of Noname’s Prediction…jpg][75]

“I made this collection of Jukchangname for myself… But I’ve never used a Jukchang in the tournament, what does it mean?”

– With just one Jukchang, you can strike me and I can strike you.

– Do you know what the common ground between a millionaire and a janitor is? It’s that a single Jukchang can pierce through.

– But Noname is a millionaire and is not pierced by a single Jukchang…

– It seems to mean a really strong strike.

– Just from the title, I’m already droolingㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[Collection of Jukchangname I Made for Myself.gif][944]

Click to get linked.

⦁Round of 64:

Narita Match: (Imperial Palace Sword Method No. 5, Heart Piercing.gif) – Recommended 31,954

Everett Match: (Unique Magic Adele 15 Strike.gif) – Recommended 22,637

Huening Junior Match: (Imperial Palace Sword Method No. 8, Leaf Cutting.gif) – Recommended 11,243

⦁Round of 32: Updates to come

⦁Round of 16: Updates to come

(…)

⦁Final: Updates to come

(Jukchang holding Noname.gif)

If you press dislike, Noname will come stab you ㅡㅡ;;

[Recommended] 3,827 [Disliked] 7,776

“Oops.”

As soon as I saw the number 7,776, I quickly raised my finger.

‘Please!’

[Recommended] 3,827 [Disliked] 7,777

“Eeep. Ahem. Maybe today I’m a little lucky. Coming across the exact number 7,777 like this.”

– The dislikes outnumber the good ones in the earnest postㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

– Noname is ‘coming to stab’ (x) Noname is ‘coming to stab’ (o)

└ Wasn’t the important thing that Noname is coming!?

– Today’s host is truly cuteㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[‘namespace1’ donated 10,000 won!]

– Three consecutive five-digit recommended count… Just King God Name.

“30,000, 20,000, 10,000. Is this a lot? I see Twitch streamers easily hitting a viewer count of 10,000.”

I frowned and looked at the chat window.

It seemed the ratio of views to recommendations was difficult to achieve at 10:1, making it hard to receive a good amount of recommendations.

It didn’t seem like a structure where 100,000 people could rush together to view a post that was being created every second.

“Then can’t I just ask others to recommend? No? Yes? Which is it? Wait a second.”

I took out my phone and searched for something to upload to the community.

On the day I first changed into my combat uniform, Saetbyeoni had made both thumbs up with both hands.

I was pleasantly surprised by how well the background, expression, and lighting blended together.

“Everyone, how does this look? It turned out well, right? Hurry, say it looks cool.”

Then I entered the gallery and pondered what to write.

Splash-

“How about writing like this, Noname?”

Love Kim, who was floating nearby while doing a backstroke, chimed in.

“How?”

“Just write it exactly the same. Not a fabrication.”

“Not a fabrication.”

“Viewers will give a million good likes.”

“Viewers will give a million good likes… Okay, I wrote it all down. What does this mean?”

“We can’t let people misunderstand. Sometimes there are those who sell illegal macros to manipulate recommendation numbers, you know.”

“Ah, so I need to go through a clarification process just in case. If there’s such a rule, I’ll definitely follow it.”

“Hehe…! Yep yep!”

“I’m done writing it. The link will be posted at the top right of the stream. This is a famous community site in Korea, so if you’re able to access it, please visit and recommend it.”

After browsing several more posts, I moved on to the next gallery.

This time, it was a domestic celebrity gallery that women often use.

Those who actually visited the stadium and took photos seem to have a high chance of landing concept posts.

[530713 Stade de Pompidou, Noname Entry][242]

“I didn’t expect to download my photo from here. Anyway, thank you all for taking beautiful pictures.”

I gathered around 20 photos mainly focusing on ones with high views, then continued on my way.

The foreign magic gallery had the same user base as the first one but seemed to have a more scholarly character.

In particular, posts analyzing duels and participants’ strengths who made it to the round of 32 were very popular.

[Doesn’t Love Kim’s Roseus Panthera seem much upgraded?][45]

[Complete Inventory of Imperial Palace Sword Method Used So Far][194]

[Noname’s Pick: Let’s Learn About Giselle Fisher][108]

I decided to select an alternative rather than delving into a post centered on my battle, as it seemed that conversation would go on indefinitely.

[Noname’s Pick: Let’s Learn About Giselle Fisher][108]

The only representative of Argentina who finished 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 loss in Group B, ‘Giselle Fisher.’

She caught the 3rd seed from Japan and drew with Germany, thus putting on a good show.

Being a player capable of external manifestation, her combat style was surprisingly unique.

(vs Narita Mei.gif)

As you can see, her ability to emit aura is on another level, making it a nightmare for players who focus on close combat.

She creates thorns on her back with her aura to corner her opponents, and once caught, there’s no way to escape.

(vs Eric Jodorowsky.gif)

Plus, since she seems to have learned wrestling or judo, she excels in very close combat.

(Scrapping while grabbing hair gif of Giselle Fisher.gif)

In brawls she doesn’t fall behind at allㅋㅋㅋ

(vs Alain Jacob.gif)

However, when it goes to pure magic battles like against Switzerland, she seems too weak and couldn’t do anything at all.

Unfortunately, meeting France in the round of 32 might lead to her elimination, but I thought she might surprisingly be a dark horse.

“Posts like this are interesting. They’re more useful than I expected.”

I nodded and carefully examined the following analysis post.

It seemed that the writer had a bit of knowledge about duels, but there were parts where they differed from my thoughts.

“In fact, there’s a part that aligns with the high evaluation I had, but your interpretation differed. The reason this didn’t work against Alain Jacob… Huh? Why is this happening?”

[The server is too busy to handle your request; please try again later.]

I was kicked out of the community.

No matter how many times I tried to reconnect, it only brought up a blank window.

[‘Cat Meow is the Best’ donated 50,000 won!]

– Noname, you caused this!

“I really didn’t do anything, Manager.”

I said, furrowing my eyebrows in unjustness.

I genuinely didn’t do anything.

* * *

[This is Noname.]

(Body suit thumbs up Noname.jpg)

Not a fabrication, viewers gave a million likes.