After Link spoke out on Twitter, everything unfolded as Mr. Merida had predicted—the number of articles on the media and internet claiming that Link rose to fame through hype sharply decreased.
The reason was that Link's aura was too dazzling, and the titles he held carried substantial weight. Someone as capable as him could completely withstand the hype, to the point that even the media's praise seemed justified.
Those attacking him couldn't find a single example to refute his success, so they could only change topics, shifting their attacks to his music.
They said he couldn't rap and that he was outperformed on the rap charts by East Coast rappers. When he initially proposed entering the rap scene to compete for the championship against East Coast rappers, it now seemed more like a joke.