FBPP C6

Chapter 6

Even as he cursed bitterly, he clicked the link and opened MeTube to check out the new ultimate effect skins. With more than ninety characters, Zenox had tried to maximize efficiency and publicity by uploading a single compilation video.

⚠️ Viewer Advisory ⚠️ – Ultimate Effect Renewal Compilation｜All Characters at a Glance (Official Zenox)

He hit the play button—only for an advertisement to appear. Searching for the skip button, he realized this one wasn’t skippable.

“Are they insane? No skip?”

He had no choice but to sit through the full thirty seconds. For a moment, he considered subscribing to Premium, but paying just to watch a rare video now and then felt more annoying than enduring the ads.

With dead-fish eyes, Ji-han slumped against his chair.

As the dawn light seeped into the room, the space was bare except for a wooden grand piano and a coffee machine. A man in a white shirt rolled up his sleeves and stepped into the frame. He pressed the button on a silver coffee machine etched with the small ROENUU logo, releasing a puff of steam.

[The start of the day, a moment just for me]

The man sat at the grand piano with a cup of coffee. In the hushed stillness, he began to play Debussy’s Reflections in the Water. Each note rippled softly, filling the room like waves. As he played, the steam rising from the coffee mingled with the music, drifting gently in the air.

The camera panned to the cup, then the brand logo, and finally the tagline appeared:

ROENUU Signature Blend / Classic Machine Launch
Available exclusively at department stores & offline shops nationwide
roenuu.kr

Ji-han rubbed the goosebumps from his arms. Even photo shoots for posters had always been a struggle, but shooting a commercial was worse. Watching other celebrities in ads had always felt casual, but being the subject himself was an entirely different story. That awkwardness still clung to his fingertips.

Still, the reward after the sting of watching his first-ever commercial was sweet. The new ultimate skins in the video were breathtakingly stylish. After years of yellow, white, and red effects, the developers had finally come to their senses—it was black.

That alone gave him plenty of reason to consider joining a guild. Socializing? He didn’t need parties or meetups. A simple greeting when logging in would be enough. He could grab the skin, win Siege for the avatar, and then leave.

A spark lit in his hazel eyes. Compared to trashy PC café events, this was far better.

His graceful fingers resolutely pressed the solo matchmaking button. There was still some time left; he wanted to play alone.

[Free Board] h.j.h.j quit the game?
j.g.n
Comments

What are you saying? Why would he quit?

His last match was ten days ago.
Probably suspended. Happens sometimes.
Even when not suspended, he sometimes vanishes for days.
For real?? Would he ever abandon Legend?
Didn’t make it???

Yeah, Master 1.

[Free Board] The high ranks are boring without Hanji
Come back… Hanji!!!!
Comments

-Are you insane? lol log off.

-No, I’m serious. The thrill of not knowing whether he’d be on my team or the enemy’s is gone.

-You a local? Which is scarier?

-Enemy, obviously. On my team, I just need to be careful.

[Free Board] But who is Hanji anyway?
I’m just Platinum, only saw posts, don’t know what he does.
Comments

-If you’re Plat, you don’t need to know. Wouldn’t get it anyway.
Just a mad dog roaming the Legend tier.

-Top 100 Legend? Going pro?

-Nope, even pros don’t know him.

[Free Board] Hanji definitely swapped his personality for skill.
Bet he failed pro trials because of his attitude. Honestly, he’s better than Pig Bar at melee DPS. Replace him and we could win again easy.
Comments

-True, Pig Bar’s form is dead. Cut his salary, give it to Hanji.

-Hanji’s cheaper, but still solid.

-If he’s so good, why is he cheaper?

-He has no career history, idiot.
Hanji only flames players who troll or get carried.
-Shut up, he flamed me once for dancing with a male avatar.
-Was it worth it?
-Honestly, yeah.

[Free Board] Don’t whitewash Hanji.
If you were Master, you’d know better.
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-Facts. I mis-ulted into a wall once, he told me my life was like my wall ult.

T-he fuck lmaoooo

-That’s on you though. Hanji showed restraint lol.
-Don’t exaggerate. If you don’t troll ult and just stay alive, he won’t flame.
-Says the clown who only watches on MeTube.
-Then why are there so many stories of him asking if people’s fingers got cut off?

-“No brain?” is his catchphrase too.

[Free Board] Funniest thing is, despite his trash attitude, Hanji’s insanely popular.
Feels like watching a disaster idol.
Comments

-That’s how true stars work—love and hate both go crazy.
-He’s literally a god-tier melee DPS. That’s all that matters.

[Free Board] Who is Hanji though?
Give me his full nickname. Searching “Hanji” only brings up Bronze 2.
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-h.j.h.j.

-Full name, moron.

-“HanJiHanJang,” idiot. Search MeTube, pops up instantly.

-Thanks.

[Free Board] Hanji = skill + macro + guts.
Always finds a way to carry, even after losing teamfights.
Comments

-When the whole team’s shut down, but he’s farmed, it’s terrifying. Does he eat minions for dinner?

-In high rank, resources funnel to melee DPS.

-Even with that, disrupting an entire enemy team solo is insane. If he could do that in pro play, VGT wouldn’t be stuck in quarterfinals.

-Ranked solo and pro leagues aren’t the same.

-But Legends are stacked with pros too, dumbass. Hanji being top melee DPS has a reason.

-True, solo and pro differ. But Hanji’s raw talent is undeniable.

[Free Board] But what about him in 5v5 organized?
We know he owns solo queue.
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-Doesn’t matter. He has no friends.

-Doesn’t do cliques?

-Hates them. Won’t even duo. Hunts down clique-politics players instead.
-Once duo’d with Salute as mercenaries, but quit after one match.
-How’d it go?
-No voice, only listen mode. Still carried.

[Free Board] So no one rivals him at all?
Comments

-Not in melee DPS. Maybe Pig Bar or SolitaryGeneral.

-SolitaryGeneral’s style is totally different though—more tank-focused.
-Hanji and Pig Bar hunt enemy DPS first. SolitaryGeneral melts incoming tanks.
-Hanji sometimes kills tanks too, if it’ll save his team’s ranged.

-True, Hanji will do whatever wins the game.

-Hot.

-Shut the fuck up.

[Free Board] Does he only play melee DPS? One-trick?
Comments

-Nope, all-rounder. Just absurdly good at melee.
Reads fights perfectly—kills tanks, supports, whoever, makes the angle.
But if you don’t follow up when he sets the table, he loses his shit.

-Rabid dog Hanji.

[Free Board] He doesn’t stream, doesn’t accept friend requests, never joins guilds.
Is he some kind of lone predator?
Comments

-Rumor says he’s a senior in high school.

-???

-Stress + random logins + rages more at dawn + speaks English well.

-Who the hell compiles these stats? lmaooo

[Free Board] He’ll join a guild now though, right?
Isn’t he a fashion freak?
Where’s he going?
Comments

-That’s not fashion obsession, it’s tail fetish.
No, every outfit he has is limited edition.
New avatar’s locked behind Siege victory. He’ll pick the best guild.

-But he has no close ties. High-rank guilds are all cliques now.

-If he asks, they’ll let him in.

[Free Board] By the way, someone tried buying unlimited 2nd uniform + tail avatar on the marketplace. Was that him?
Comments

-What do you mean?

-Heard he got suspended. Thought it might be his alt.
Plenty of people copy Hanji.

[Free Board] Curious.
If Hanji dropped into Bronze/Silver/Gold, would he score pentas every game?
Comments

-He’d 1v5.

-No, 1v9. Teammates would probably rage and throw anyway.

-True. Below Plat, it’s hopeless. Even if you spoon-feed, they spit it out. Unless Hanji clones himself…
He’d probably get suspended instantly lol.
Funny to imagine, but it’ll never happen.

“Ah!! Seriously!”

If he could, he would’ve smashed his monitor with his fist. The experience of Platinum tier was hellishly different depending on whether people played for fun or sweated it out.

[Team] JiniHaniJihani (Velatan): What the fuck’s wrong with our main tank? Why’s he hiding in the back? He should be warding the side paths. Does he not have a brain?

Zenox had multiple maps. Some had thick brush restricting movement. Others had lots of central objectives and long distances between towers, making lane control tough for ranged DPS.

This time, the map was full of side paths and fog zones. That made vision from tanks and supports the most crucial factor. Without vision, the minimap stayed dark, and no one could tell where the enemy was.

The support had been diligent, planting ward-stones that lit up paths for a while and standing on the opposite side to watch directly, protecting the team’s ranged DPS.

But the main tank, who should’ve been leading vision, kept cowering. The enemy tank broke through, the enemy melee snuck through side paths, and their own ranged DPS was constantly in danger.

That was why Ji-han had already pinged several times, telling him to light the path.

The first time, the tank did place vision—but then immediately ran into the enemy melee and melted in seconds. Even considering the enemy’s bleed damage that ignored defense, his HP bar drained way too fast. Ji-han opened the info tab—and froze.

The bastard had built an attack item in between his defense items. Early on, his build had been pure defense. He must’ve bought it just now.

[Team] JiniHaniJihani (Velatan): What the fuck is wrong with this tank buying attack items?