ADAPTED FROM BUTTERFLY BLUE'S NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME, THE KING'S AVATAR
Oh, right, Yingjie.
I heard the restaurant we order from all the time
will be closed for renovations.
We probably won't be able to order takeout from them for some time.
Make sure you eat enough for both of us.
Why do you look so sad?
I'll only be away for a few days.
It's not like I won't be back.
Come back soon.
Of course.
When I get back, I want to see you defeat Lord Grim.
I heard them all saying that the captain intends to groom you
to be his successor.
Yingjie.
All the best!
You too.
Work hard.
Bye.
In truth, I think it would be good for Yifan to go to Glory training camp.
If he stays in our team, he'll always be the errand boy.
QIAO YIFAN
RECEPTION
Thank you.
TRAINING CAMP
TEAM BLUE RAIN, TEAM TYRANNY, TEAM EXCELLENT ERA
ONE AUTUMN LEAF, YE QIU
GLORY TRAINING CAMP
IT'S A DREAM, AND MORE SO A BELIEF
DISPLACEMENT ARENA
GLORY TRAINING CAMP
Did you see that guy's moves yesterday?
-It was so funny! -Yes, what a joke!
How could he make such a mistake?
I know.
Yifan, this is your results slip.
We can see that you've been working very hard,
and making continuous progress.
However,
it's too competitive here, and the places are limited.
With your current results, if you return to Tiny Herb,
you won't be part of the team.
I'd suggest you continue learning here and go back when you get the chance to.
I'll make a move first.
GLORY TRAINING CAMP, QIAO YIFAN
You're very clever.
It's just a pity that you haven't realized your flaw.
Sir, I would like a rematch.
Why? To defeat me?
No. In order to lose.
I want to lose to you again.
I want to find out what my flaw is.
Why is it that I can't do it no matter how hard I work?
Look for me in the arena.
For the previous combo,
I should have been able to pass it within ten seconds.
But I still got hit.
Although the three flaws were revealed, I still couldn't take advantage of it.
My hesitation made me miss the opportune moment.
I'm not resolute and fast enough.
All the skills become of little value in my hands.
My problems are too many!
Thank you for your time, Master.
However, you have a very good grasp of the big picture.
Grasp of the big picture?
But grasping the big picture will not let me make a kill for the team.
But it can allow you to help the team to win.
This is an extremely rare talent.
Master, may I learn from you in person?
Come here to look for me.
I hope Master's guidance
will help me see my future clearly,
so that I'll know where to go.
Don't think I don't know!
The group of players previously were from Tiny Herb, right?
The professional lineup has already betrayed you.
I never expected that you'd still be playing Glory.
Big-Eyed Wang, what's with that comment?
I've already resigned. You still won't allow me to play?
You're free and bored anyway.
Let's have a match in the arena. I'll pay for the materials.
Don't cry when you lose.
It's not necessary for me.
I have many members who can train with you.
Stop playing games with me.
Do I look like I'm someone who will accompany Tiny Herb to train?
You still haven't given up?
How many days have you been running around this map?
All the new players probably think you're a NPC, non-player character.
Little Tang was angered here.
She's stalking that guy in order to take revenge.
She did lose quite badly.
But this isn't necessarily a bad thing.
The world of Glory is big.
She has to identify the gap before she can catch up.
What do you mean by that?
It's just her luck that she bumped into the top player of Glory at her start.
If she can't get past it,
won't her many future losses drive her crazy?
Don't speak if you don't have anything nice to say.
-Do your homework. -You...
So what if I lose?
I'll just keep playing until I win.
Perhaps her foolish courage will one day work to her advantage.
I guess I have no choice but to take Big-Eyed Wang's materials.
It's not impossible for me to train with you.
But I have a condition.
I have a young lady here with me.
If you want to train with me, you have to get past her first.
Okay.
This is a cake I bought for Little Tang. Why are you eating it?
Spit it out!
You've wronged me, ma'am!
Isn't she too busy to eat it?
She's still fighting?
It has been almost two hours!
Why aren't you trying to talk her out of it, then?
No way.
You got some attitude, aren't you?
You dare answer back to your boss? Go!
Persuade her to come over and have a piece of cake.
Okay.
If you don't go,
you can forget about continuing your job as a network manager.
All right.
I'll go.
You're the one playing every day.
The one who doesn't want that is you as well.
-She's a piece of work. -What are you muttering about?
What do you want to say?
Aren't you doing pretty well?
Take a break and have a glass of water.
A break will give you even better victory.
Are you out to provoke me?
I've lost all my matches. How is that doing pretty well?
You lost them all?
In the first match, you went against a Witch.
Within 19 seconds, you fell into three traps and lost.
In the second match, it was a Battle Mage.
It ended in 22 seconds.
You managed one counterattack.
-The third match was against a Ghostblade. -Hey.
You were defeated in 26 seconds.
-You failed to read the situation. -Hey!
-You cut the opponent's health by half. -Hey!
The fourth match lasted 33 seconds. The fifth, 41 seconds.
And the tenth match just now, you held on for a whole minute and a half.
Although you were defeated in all, you've been improving.
You won't make the same mistake twice.
-You've realized that, haven't you? -My goal is to defeat the opponent,
not to count the time.
That will be difficult.
What do you mean?
In the last match against the Witch,
although you held on for an unprecedented minute and a half,
you got him by three times in succession.
He tricked you at the start to reveal all your best moves.
You used the Dragon Tooth and Sky Strike moves too early in the game.
So he was able to defend against it.
Has anyone ever told you
that frowning too much can cause arrhythmia?
What sort of logic is that?
In addition to skills, duels in Glory test your heart.
Playing hard is your strength.
But if you're being manipulated by someone else,
then the hardness
will become your weakness.
WEEPING CROW INVITES YOU TO ENTER THE ARENA
Another match?
All the best, champion.
Little Tang, you've been playing for over two hours.
Take a break and have some cake.
Little Tang, why don't you let me fight him?
I really feel like playing a match now.
Let me do it.
Just leave it to me.
Go have your cake.
Guo Guo.
You've been working so hard lately.
Shall I give you a day off from studying?
Studying means progress. I love studying.
Then...
I'll buy you the weapon you liked
-when we were at Congee City. -I don't want it.
Shall I personally bake a cake for you?
No.
Guo Guo.
I'm really angry now.
And I won't be easily placated.
Not easily placated?
I won't placate you then.
I guess you won't be interested in going out with me either.
That's fine!
Finally, something that works.
It's settled then!
Wherever you want to go and whatever you want to eat,
I promise I'll be there anytime you call.
I want milk tea.
Sure. I'll queue up and buy it for you.
-I want a cake. -I'll bake it personally for you.
I want to eat hotpot!
We can go anytime then!
Don't be angry anymore, please?
Spend more time with me, then!
You can't keep playing Glory!
Keep your word.
Yes.
I have to think
of what to eat first.
Thirty-five.
Thirty-six.
Move to your left!
Are you stupid? I asked you to move to your left! Why did you move to the right?
Why was your reaction time so slow?
It's a good thing that you met me.
If it were anyone else, you'd have been swindled!
I'm sorry.
-I've brought you trouble. -A mechanical keyboard?
You play eSports too?
Do you play Glory? Which server? What's your vocation?
Have you ever broken any records?
I'll have you know that I'm a really awesome Brawler.
If you're free, I'll take you along on my missions!
What do you say?
Right, where are you off to?
I'm off to look for an Internet cafe.
Great! Come on! I'll give you a ride!
Let me tell you this! The Master said my reaction time is really good!
He said I'm smart and savvy
and very suited to be a professional player!
Judging from your looks,
you must be quite a noob at Glory.
But don't give up.
I was that way when I first started out too.
But over a period of time, the Master taught me many things.
Thank you. I'll just alight ahead.
Hey, what do you think I am?
Do I look like someone who will only do things halfway?
I promised to send you the whole way, and I shall!
Sit tight!
What's your account name? I'll add you.
Or you can add me too.
I'm a really powerful Brawler in Glory.
-My account name is called-- -Stop!
Stop!
What are you so panicky about?
This is Happy Internet Cafe?
I'm using real life to give you a lesson.
Going beyond is as bad as falling short.
-Be more careful in the future. -Okay.
Mountains never age, and rivers flow forever.
May we see each other again.
Thank you.
Hello, may I ask if Lord Grim is here?
-He's inside. -Thank you.
Lord Grim?
Lord Grim!
Are you Lord Grim?
Lord Grim!
You're Lord Grim?
It's me.
I'm Bao Zi!
Boss, this is called destiny!
To you,
this might just be a small coincidence.
But to me,
it's an encounter that comes once in a blue moon!
Hello, sir. I'm Qiao Yifan.
-I-- -Why are you calling him "sir"?
This is Boss!
Even the heavens come after him!
Do you get it?
-What? -What are you doing? Pay your respects!
Hello, sir.
I'm Qiao Yifan.
I'm the Assassin, Ashen Moon.
-I'd like... -You'd like him on your team, right?
No. I would like...
-You'd like to see the weapon, right? -No.
Sir, previously you told me...
-I-- -What?
Previously?
This is not your first time meeting?
When was it? Which year, month, hour, minute and second?
Was it before or after you got to know me?
Boss, a second makes all the difference!
Do you acknowledge me as your oldest disciple?
Of course.
You'll be in charge of the opening errands from now on.
I'm acknowledged as your oldest disciple, then?
I only acknowledged your duty to run the opening errands.
The oldest disciple, Soft Mist,
is over there.
Soft Mist?
No wonder you are so heroic,
outstanding, refined, and smart in Glory!
Soft Mist, I knew it!
I knew you were a guy!
You've just been using a female character, am I right?
Who are you?
I'm Bao Zi!
Bao?
And I'm Mantou! Crazy man.
Let's go somewhere else.
Sir.
So you've been here ever since you retired?
Yes.
I've been the network manager here.
Why a network manager?
It's a job that is closest to Glory.
It's great.
If I can't return to Tiny Herb this time,
I think I won't even have the courage to log in to Glory.
Watch serial dramas then!
Relax a little.
There's a series lately that's quite good.
Have you seen it?
"Although Running Away Is Effective, It's Shameful."
Sir, I don't have much time to watch serial dramas
because even if I use all my time to train,
the gap between me and my teammates is still very big.
I'm always the one at the back.
So until now,
I've never entered a proper competition.
However,
I still want to continue.
Are you sure?
I don't want to give up just like that.
Change the vocation then.
-Train as a Phantom Demon instead. -Phantom Demon?
Finding the right direction
is a lot more important than working hard blindly.
But, sir...
I...
I'm not even a good Assassin.
Furthermore, given my current standard,
if I start training in another vocation from scratch, I...
GLORY TRAINING CAMP
Change the vocation then.
Train as a Phantom Demon instead.
Furthermore, we already have a Phantom Demon in our team.
We don't need a second one.
Finding the right direction
is a lot more important than working hard blindly.
You're there to change your destiny, not give up on it!
What on earth were you thinking?
You had the professional team to complete missions for you?
Can you bear the responsibility if we lose the competition?
Mr. Tao.
I admit
that I am selfish at times.
But I swear I've never had the intention of harming Excellent Era.
In a place as big as Excellent Era,
it's funny that nobody makes way for the captain anymore.
It seems things have really gone downhill for you.
Only those at the top can go downhill.
Those who are already at the bottom
have nowhere to go.
You've looked down on me since the first day I joined Excellent Era.
HAPPY INTERNET CAFE
Who is the boss here?
Where's the boss?
Thank you.
Our network manager is getting more handsome!
Network manager?
What are you doing here?
Working as a network manager?
Yes.
How is it?
After living a life where you were waited on by others,
-are you used to serving others now? -Thank you for thinking of me.
-I'm very used to it. -That makes sense.
Even if you're not used to it, what can you do?
It's your own fault for keeping such a low profile back then.
Now, without One Autumn Leaf,
I don't think anyone recognizes you.
Yes.
Unlike you.
You try to keep a high profile, and yet no one recognizes you.
Our team captain has become the network manager of an Internet cafe.
Why are his words still so sharp?
But it's fine.
As a guild master,
I have to deal with many kinds of people every day.
From the boss on top,
all the way to dogs and cats in the Internet cafe like you.
We have to put up with all just the same.
Being a guild master is not just about socializing.
It requires skill.
In the past, when you were a team member,
you put in too much effort to curry favor with others
instead of working to improve your skills.
That's why you were kicked out of the team.
Now that you've been kicked to the association,
you still haven't changed.
Who are you to lecture me?
What have you accomplished since then?
How many mission records have you set? Have you increased the membership numbers?
If you aren't good at management,
even if you get the whole team to play Glory for you,
it'll be useless.
How did you know?
If you don't treat Glory as a passion,
I encourage you to leave soon.
Who do you think you are?
You're just a horrible network manager!
What right do you have to lecture me?
Get me a terminal.
Ye, the network manager.
I'm sorry.
Our boss does not welcome guests who are drunk.
Please sober up before coming back.
Okay.
We will meet again.
You're welcomed to come again.
Sure. I'm almost there.
It's fine.
ONE AUTUMN LEAF
A group of players who were training at the Line Canyon was utterly defeated.
Can you accomplish the mission properly?
Is it necessary just for those few materials?
Can you have more class?
Can there be more order?
Is what Lord Grim wants, "just those few materials"?
In order to obtain those materials, a few major players have invited
Lord Grim to play on their behalf.
They've even sent their elite teams and they snatch every Boss they see!
And it's not just in the Line Canyon.
If you go to the different mission areas, that's the situation these days.
It has become a battleground.
It has become chaos.
Bound Boat, you...
Take a look for yourself!
The records the expert broke for us helped us greatly indeed!
The increase in membership numbers is there for all to see!
But don't forget.
The number of tasks assigned by the upper teams have increased accordingly.
We have been killing each other and being wiped out all the time.
This month's performance is going to be concerning again.
Winning revolves around Lord Grim.
Losing revolves around Lord Grim.
Don't play with words with me.
How about the spies that are planted in the other guilds?
They're not having a good time. They're all trying to think of a way out.
Master, where are we going?
Taking a walk.
Taking a walk?
Taking a walk.
This is Congee City.
It's one of the main cities in Glory.
All the players can come here to trade equipment
and purchase supplies.
Most importantly, after a character has been killed,
you can choose to return to the city to be revived and continue the battle.
A shelter is at the entrance of the city. It's equivalent to a big protective cover.
It is forbidden to fight in the city, but you can kill outside the city.
This Congee City
will be our stronghold in future.
After completing so many missions, we can finally enter the city!
Boss, look at the Blood-sucking Claw I chose.
Isn't it really cool?
BUY
Weapons that cost 800 gold coins are indeed of a different league!
That's for sure.
You've spent up all your gold coins!
Thank you, Boss!
Now that I've bought you stuff, I've become Boss?
You're being too obvious!
Boss!
Buy some weapons for Tang Rou as well!
She can't defeat me without anything to fight with!
To me,
weapons aren't as important.
-The exam is about to start. -I'm so tired.
-Let's go. Come on. -Let's go.
-All the best. -All the best.
You too!
Yifan.
The training camp's exam is about to begin.
-Let's go. -Okay.
Tang Rou, why are you walking so quickly?
Let me show you my new weapon.
Be careful. There are traps!
You came at the right time! Let me test out my new weapon!
SOFT MIST
Team Two's Launcher, prepare Heat-Seeking Missile.
Roger.
Team One's Battle Mage, prepare Raging Flames.
The new equipment have an effect on attack speed and moving speed.
Remember to account for it.
Roger that!
Attack speed increased! Calculate the best moment to attack.
After installing this add-on, I feel like I'm running really fast!
It's as if my feet are on fire!
Boss, after my character loses all his health points,
the equipment will be dropped, right?
I need to protect my weapon well.
I mustn't allow someone else to take it!
Retreat to Congee City.
Another one asking for a beating.
One Inch Ash, Phantom Demon?
Who is this person?
Is he for us or against us?
Bao Zi, attack.
Position yourself 60 degrees away from Little Tang.
Time your attacks 30 seconds apart.
Yifan, watch how we coordinate our attacks.
Determine our positions in advance.
Yes, sir.
Are you the little boy I brought over?
You're not too bad!
The rhythm is well-mastered.
Continue the good work.
Don't waste the warm up time. Control the cooling down period well.
That will guarantee the maximum efficiency.
-Yes, sir. -Coordinate with Soft Mist.
-It missed! -Watch out!
Don't panic. Steady your speed.
Leave the Ice Soul. Use Ghost Slash first.
Follow with Moonlight Slash. Keep up the attacks.
Don't panic after a mistake.
Situations that put you under pressure can hone your judgment and state of mind.
-Understood, sir! -Send me a Sword Soul.
EQUIPMENT
-Ghost Boundary? -Time it right.
Layer on Ghost Boundary at the same coordinates.
Got it, sir.
Double Ghost Boundary?
A Phantom Demon who has just registered
could actually manage a Double Ghost Boundary?
Guild Master, Team Three's scouts are back.
Do you need support?
No.
They're just newbies. Let's see what they've got.
We did it!
Yifan, your Ghost Boundary is amazing!
How about a sparring match sometimes?
Subtitle translation by Danielle