Deft: I almost teamed up with Khan and Kanavi.

Sona59

February 25th News: After the LCK AD Unity Conference, an overseas anchor and retired player Khan conducted interviews with LCK AD players.

Anchor: How is your health recently? I heard your lower back isn't feeling too good.

Deft: I don't feel any pain, it doesn't affect my training. I went to the hospital for an X-ray, and from the images, it doesn't look too good.

Khan: It's the occupational hazard.

Anchor: After transferring to KT, reuniting with your former DRX teammates BeryL and Pyosik, have these two players changed in any way?

Deft: Actually, BeryL hasn't changed much, but Pyosik has reduced his jokes and become more sincere, which I think is good.

Anchor: Yes, even when you win matches recently, Pyosik's expression seems to be like "not satisfied, can't win like this." Do you feel the same?

Deft: That includes some degree of performance and sincerity... He thinks it's not good to appear too frivolous. He's been very sincere this year.

Khan: It might be because he's been playing professionally for many years, he wants to show the exemplary side of a veteran. Also, Deft and I almost had a story together.

Anchor: You almost teamed up?

Khan: Yes. In 2020, we almost teamed up.

Anchor: In 2020? Wait a moment. (Looking at Deft) You made a good choice then, wasn't that (Khan) during the FPX period?

Deft: If we had worked together, who knows what the future would have been like...

Anchor: Did Deft hear about that situation of almost teaming up?

Deft: It's not about hearing the news; everyone had already gathered and discussed...

Anchor: Was it during a signing event?

Khan: Everyone got together.

Deft: We hadn't signed yet, but everyone gathered and said, "Let's do our best together next year." At that time, Khan said... I don't know if I can say this on air... "If I play with him next year, and if I don't perform well, I will kill everyone."

Khan: That's my sincere wish.

Deft: That was the first time I met him, and he said he'd kill everyone, leaving a terrifying memory.

Anchor: What was your lineup back then?

Deft: Chovy, Kanavi, me, Keria, and then Khan.

Anchor: That lineup was particularly strong. Then Khan went to China.

Deft: The situation was very complicated at the time, and so was the management (PS: Referring to the Sword incident during the GRF period). When it came time for Chovy and Kanavi to make decisions, nothing was finalized, and time kept passing. The day before, we said, "Let's do our best together," and the next day, I woke up thinking, "The transfer window's pain is finally going to end, and it's time to train hard now," but when I opened my eyes, I received messages on KakaoTalk saying, "Where is Kanavi going? Where is Khan going?"

Anchor: Wow, Khan, Kanavi, Chovy, Deft, Keria was like a galaxy battleship.

Khan: But it was really unknown because we didn't know what League of Legends history would become, and maybe I could have played really poorly.

Anchor: Right. Luckily, you almost got scolded to death.

Khan: But I played well in 2021, I did well in Korea.

Anchor: Agreed. When it comes to Deft, people think of "The Last Dance." Now that you've come to the very end of "The Last Dance," when will the real last dance come?

Deft: Actually, I don't know now.

Anchor: Are you just going with the flow now?

Khan: You should keep playing as long as you can.

Deft: Playing professionally for so long is also because I've been lucky to have opportunities. I originally thought 2022 would be my last season. These times are like bonuses to me. So I haven't thought too much about when it will end; it's more about enjoying the game in the remaining time.

Anchor: Actually, winning the World Championship is a great achievement. Do you have new goals?

Deft: Actually, it's interesting. I thought I wouldn't have any new goals after winning the championship, but naturally, new goals arise, but they're more challenging. It's interesting to have new achievable goals.

Khan: The most popular catchphrase of 2022 is "persistence is key." As the person involved, how do you feel about this phrase becoming popular?

Deft: Actually, I didn't expect it to become so popular; I just thought it was very suitable for our team, so everyone liked it. After the World Championship ended, when the national football team used this phrase, it became even more popular. I thought, "Should it be like this?" Suddenly, I was interviewed in the news, and at first, I thought it was amazing, but then I thought, "I didn't say this directly, can I handle this much attention? I'm a little scared."

Anchor: You have a new player, PerfecT, in the team, as the oldest player, do you often give him advice?

Deft: I give advice to players who need it, but PerfecT has always been dissatisfied with himself. Regardless of winning or losing, he wants to learn from every game. I help him maintain his current state.

Khan: So, have you given advice to any other players?

Deft: I've talked a lot with Pyosik.

Samiksha

This was mentioned before, it's a pity.

Ritu77

Solo queueing bot lane by yourself.

977Iti

Deft has such good interpersonal relationships, doesn't he?