#AND THIRD. i SWEAR i did not plan this but him winning on april fools is some sorta cruel fate..

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[phoenixx2709]

 April Fools Part 2

Pairings: Becca × MC (Alex)

Hi guys, I'm back after a very long time. While writing this chapter,i felt like there should be a third part to this. I'll upload the next part soon. Let me know what you think!

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" I wanna break up." Becca said seriously. 

Alex searched for any signs of hesitation on the blonde's face but didn't find any. The words escaped Becca's lips causally,Alex knew she was certainty faking it  but it pinched something in her heart. 

She thinks to herself, Oh man..this isn't gonna be as easy as I thought.

She's so good at this. Why does she has to go too extreme everytime. 

Becca's lip twitched which snaps Alex back to reality. She consciously found herself gaping at the other girl.

 "Um.." she looked down at her feet,unable to find words.C'mon Alex say something! She'll probably think you're losing .

Becca crossed her arms in a sudden movement, her posture poised as usual. "Well? Don't you have anything to say?"

The brunette finally  manages to meet her eyes, "I think we should split up ,yea." She gulped. 

Becca's eyebrows furrow. Okay that's a good sign,she's buying it.

She continued ," I thought about it a lot. Last night ,me and Kaitlyn.. went to Amara's dorm after her band practice and we-"

"You what?!" Becca asks venomously. 

Before answering, Alex takes a note of her impatient expression. How her eyes seem to hold anger but also a sense of hurt. Her eyebrows pressed together, her jaw clenching, her fists which form balled by the sides. 

Wow I might die tonight. 

"I.. we kinda got close last night "

Becca took slow steps towards her,it took all of Alex's might to play cool.

"How close?" Her eyes now seem to be devoid of any emotion.  It takes Alex back in time when Becca and she used to be enemies.

"We..kissed" She half heartedly blurts out. 

Without a word,Becca rolls her eyes and takes a step to leave the room. 

Oh crap.

Just then Alex catches her by her wrist . 

"Babe I'm kidding! I swear nothing happened! It was just a lie I made up with Zack to win the bet. Becca I-" she was cut off by the blonde who doesn't turn around to see her, "Whatever Alex. We're over." 

Oh no no this can't be.

"Becca please, listen to me" her voice broke a little. "This was all supposed to be a stupid game. Becca, I would neve-"

"No Alex,be it a game or not. I don't wanna see your again." The words come out of her mouth like a train ,hitting her hard. 

She starts to feel hot tears welling up in her eyes,"Becca,look at me please." The last word almost comes as whisper, she tries to turn her around by cupping one side of her face. The blonde stands like a statue. "I can't even look at you right now " 

What have I done..

Finally she moves,her free hand goes up,covering her mouth. "But..." Her shoulders started to shake. 

Oh no, Is she crying?

Alex stays in her place still until Becca turns around and starts giggling "If you insist on me seeing your April fool's face then why not." 

Her eyes go wide. Oh. It dawns on her that she has been fooled. Almost unbelievably when she was one step ahead of her.

But.

But.

"But howw??"

Becca's giggles stop ,she looks at her with a glimpse of something in her eyes besides amusement . "Because.." She saunters towards her, keeping her hands on Alex's shoulders, she slowly guides her towards the bed. She pushes her down until she's sitting on the edge of the bed ,"I told you.." she straddles her and nibbles on her ear "I .belong .on. the. top". 

She catches her girlfriend's lips in a quick kiss that becomes a trail of heated kisses . Alex is the one who pulls away "but ..how?" . Becca chuckles , " all i can say is,your spy might not be as strong in keeping secrets as you think."  

Alex looks dumbstruck for a moment until it finally dawns on her.

..agent crazy..you did not.

Alex growls  like an angry puppy "I'm so gonna kill him" 

Becca giggles and cups her face,bringing a kiss on her cheek "At least you tried."

She uses her thumb to lift her chin "But you should have knows better, i always win. And i will collect my reward .Now.." she starts to unbutton Alex's shirt and pushes her onto the bed "It's payback time." She pins Alex's hands above her head. 

"As much as I'd love to continue this,I'm looking forward to our date." She pulls herself up and off the bed. "And..i'm hungry." She pouts. 

Alex pulls herself off the bed as well "Likewise."

You may believe I've given up this time. But this is not over Becs..this time. I'll win.

She feels confident to turn the tables.

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After changing,they both come down to the living room ,"I'll be there in a minute babe, I have a minor business to attend to." Alex mumbles . Becca nods and takes the keys of the car, she walks towards the door while Alex turns her heel to the living room.

She sees  Chris, and Kaitlyn are browsing through Netflix to pick a movie .

"Guys,I'm telling you I won't share my bowl." Zack emerges from the kitchen with a bowl of popcorn in his hand. 

"And we heard you for the third time,we're not selfish like you" Kaitlyn says over her shoulder.

"Oh hey Alex ,wanna watch a movie?" Kaitlyn offers. 

"No but thankyou Kait." Alex's eyes meet Zack's. 

 " Zack,can I talk to for a minute? In private?" Alex plasters a smile on her face.

Zack spots her fake smile "Nope. I'm good" he gets comfortable on the couch and starts to munch on popcorn. 

Alex shakes her head ,her jaw clenches as she walks upto his seat ,"Zack,I need to talk to you." Another fake smile.

"Well okay,what's the problem with talking here?" He pops another bite in his mouth.

Chris and Kaitlyn  looks at each other in confusion. 

"Oh,why can't I talk to you in private?" 

" ..because..I'm certain you have a chainsaw or something back there which you plan to use?"

Alex puts her hands on the hands of the seat in a sudden " Yes Of course! Because you totally Sold.me.out!" She blurts out.

His eyes go wide and he gasps, mouth forming the shape of a big 'O'.

"In my defense?? Becca is very intimidating when she's glaring at you with that mean girl look in her eyes and..and I'm very easy to break! I'm..fragile." he pouts. 

Alex gives him an exaggerated nod ,"Mhm,well, then it wouldn't be a problem if i do this". She slightly nudges the bowl which almost falls on Zack's lap. Half of his popcorn ends up on his lap. 

"You're meann!!" He screeches ,which is only matched by the sounds of laughter coming from the two audience of the room.

"Yea and you're a traitor" Alex takes a fistful of popcorn and starts walking towards the door. 

The door closes and the room falls silent until Chris and Kaitlyn look over to Zack ,waiting for an explanation. "What ? It wasn't that bad" he collects some pieces of popcorn and starts to munch on them,shrugging. After a moment, both of their laughs return watching him nonchalantly munching and waiting for the movie to start. 

"What? It's still food." He shrugs.

To be continued..

[amnachil]

The College Society Chapter 4 Part 9

Next part!

Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey Saturday April 20

What had he said again ? I won't protect you anyway. Right. Fucking joke. Who the hell had he tried to fool ? His past self would've laugh so much at his actual self. He was fucking ridiculous. He perfectly knew Lucy the whore had something in mind. She and bitchy Miranda wanted to catch Liam, he had no doubt about that. Pretty obvious that the loser would take Doll man. They even bring along a third weel for Fatty roommate. Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey had all the reason in the world to go there and fuck the two dickhead right away. So why on earth was he hidden behind a fucking tree ? Why the hell was he only watching for afar uh ? Oh yeah the plan. Because Liam thought he could deal with that alone, the Dean's grandson had decided to trust him. What an idiot I am. Anyway, it would be good for his boyfriend if he was able to do something by himself. It would help his confidence. And a confident Liam was a ballsy and naughty Liam. A win-win situation. If only the baboon manage to escape the so-called witch, that is. The group headed towards the subway and he followed suit. He observed them through a newspaper, which attracted the attention of two old hags. Want to suck my dick ? I'm already dying of embarassment, don't make it harder. For now, Lucy was doing most of the conversation. Miranda tried to cling on to Liam, but he slipped away. Nice one babe. Eventually, they arrived at their destination : a fancy restaurant, which also had a dance hall. Would you believe ! Fuck the site which had revealed the baboon was a walking stomach.

"Sir are you alone ?"

Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey glared at the waiter.

"What do you think moron ? One table, and not far from this group."

The idiot looked at the pointed direction and made a face. Oh please.

"I'm sorry but..."

"Here's my ID. My family owns this place. Any other remark ?"

"No of course not. Follow me sir."

Yes, the junior knew this poor waiter only did his job. But damn he was just so pissed. I'll contact him later for sex. Hope it will make it even.

To say Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey was interested by the way Liam ate was completly wrong. It just happened in front of him so often that he became used to watch. Speaking of, watching the baboon from afar made the junior almost moan in public. Almost. Fuck that. I hate this world. Liam wasn't a messy eater at all. Quite the opposite actually : he had a certain charm and timidy while eating. He always started by his less favorite dish, and at a slow pace. Throughout his meal, his speed would increase. The baboon made always a point at being well-groomed and now wasn't an exception. From his spot, Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey observed him licking his lips several times. And damnit that was hot. The idiotic girls gave many plates to the baboon but they didn't feed him, which probably saved their life from the junior's wrath. Liam's body language was graceful, with no useless movement. His eyes. They're shining so much it blinds me from here. Damn. Damn. The waiter didn't comment on the Dean's grandson weird behavior, but he obviously saw his hard-on. You would be aroused too if your boyfriend was that hot ! Fuck you. Around the fourth or fifth plate (nobody counts those), another thing happened. Liam's belly started to grow. It was nothing but Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey was staring too much to not notice. The baboon had always been attractive. His recently acquired chubbiness made him even more handsome. And when he started to get stuffed... This is terrible.

"Sir, do you want anything with your coffee ?" asked the ever-patient waiter.

Man. I just... Fuck.

"You. Me. Bathroom for a quickie. Is that fucking alright ?" the blond lad suggested.

"We can do that." smiled the other.

When he came back in the room, he felt calmed. His desires were temporaly satisfied and the waiter had been nice enough to forgive him for his rudeness. After that, I'm sure he would've offered me the moon. Fatty roommate was still at their table with Third weel. As for Liam, the two bitches dragged him and Doll Man to the dance floor. For now, the baboon was barely moving, just watching them wriggle like two turkeys. Maybe I should go there and put an end to this ridiculous date ? Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey's phone suddenly rang.

"Best spy of the world to biggest penis of the world." said Nancy when he answered. "Got news for you."

"I'm listenning."

"I managed to track the IP of the moderator of the site in Canada." she revealed. "His name is George Blikes."

One dead man. I swear once I find you dude.

"But that's not all." Nancy continued. "I did a check of his background and bingo ! George is Samy's ex from highschool. Officially they're not in contact anymore but it's easy to keep these things secrets now."

"Samy." Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey muttered.

This... Fucking braindead asshole. Stupid fuckup. She would never see the light again. I need to call D.R. That could wait. Once his boyfriend safe, he would pay the asshole a visit. A very awaited visit. However, he had another problem at hands. Because his boyfriend just broke Lucy's nose with a probably deserved but yet violent punch in the face.

Liam Saturday April 20

"Are you sure you don't wanna dance ?" asked Lucy for the third time.

"I'm fine thanks." the lad politely declined.

Throughout lunch, he had understood two things. Firstly, the witch intented to charm him in order to corrupt his energy. This way, she would poison the unicorns and kill them. Secondly, the force of lights were stronger than he had imagined. It's no surprise the unicorns sent Colton to help me. His friend's dance was so graceful that it fascinated the human sacrifice named Miranda. And Nick was distracting the other, a girl Lucy introduced as Velma. The chestnut lad himself was well-fed and in top form. I can focus on our main ennemy : the witch. She smiled to him.

"Tell me pretty boy, I heard from a friend you were into food games a lot. I have an offer for you." she suggested. "I'll let you do things to me for each additionnal plate you eat. How does it sound ?"

Very evil ? He had yet to find a way to defeat her without violence. Maybe he needed to reason her...

"It's tempting." he lied. "At least the food part."

I wonder what Damian would think about that. Liam could do many things to him while stuffing his face with delicious cuisine. Maybe stripping him one clothe after the other for each plate he finished... And why not make bolder and bolder caresses, going closer to his intimate parts...

"You're dribbling." Lucy hissed. "Are you that much of a feedee ?"

The young lad blushed. Whatever he had been thinking was better forgotten. Or not. (He mentally decided to keep the idea for latter). Anyway back to the main topic. He had a witch to beat.

"Why're you doing this ?" he asked. "What did they promise you in exchange ?"

She blinked, seemingly confused.

"Can't a woman woo a man she finds attractive ?" she countered. "You're my type you know ?"

"C'mon I know you've a purpose... Do you know this is bad ? You shouldn't force people to do things they don't want. You look like a nice girl, you should follow the right path."

He was kinda proud of his little speech. Let's hope it'll make her change her mind. Lucy frowned and took several seconds to think. Maybe something was bothering her ?

"Is it about the money ?" she finally asked. "We can share if that's what you want."

The forces of evil hired her of course. Maybe it was Liam's own father who did such a malevolent thing ?

"Sorry but you won't corrupt me that easily. I don't want any dirty money. And you neither, it only brings problem. What if the cops are after you ?"

He was convinced the police were an army enterily built by the unicorns to maintain order. Lucy grunted.

"Nobody has to know. It'll be fast, just some photo and we're good..." she mutterred. "Don't be a prick."

The chestnut lad was about to decline (again) when his phone rang. Surprisingly, it was his sister Chloe. What is it ? She never calls unless it's important.

"Sorry but I need to take that." he said.

He entered in the bathroom to talk peacefully. A groggy waiter was leaving, but otherwise, it was empty.

"Hi sis." he answered.w "Is everything okay ?"

A muffled noise told him it was not. He had been knowing Chloe for the fifteen years of her life and he could count on one hand the times she had cried. Even as a baby, she had been way more tough than Luka or him. The last time he heard her sobbing was when he had been accused of manslaughter. It was a sound he resented. A sound he was hearing now.

"Chloe ? What it is ? Can you talk ?"

She only cried louder. He cursed his own helplessness. Why was he here and not with her ? What a stupid big brother ! Stop that Liam. Now is not the time to lament on yourself. She needs you.

"I'm here sis. Right here." he assured. "You can cry as much as you want, I won't leave until you're feeling better."

"It's silly." she mumbled. "Sorry for worrying you."

Don't be. Don't do that. She had always been very mature and serious. A commom joke between them was to call her mother number two. But Liam would always worry about her. She was still a teenager. In light of his past actions, she had often kept her feelings for herself to not put any additional pressure on him. That was his beautiful and strong sister, who always protected him.

"I..." she whispered. "I just miss mom. That's stupid isn't it ? I lost a race today and I was so disappointed. I needed someone to talk but heck, all my friends are in another town. My mother is in another town. And I can't call her when I'm like that. She'll blow a fuse and come right away."

He never hated his family's situation more than at this moment.

"Can I tell you my day ?" she asked. "Just for a moment and I'll be fine."

"Whatever you want sis. Whatever you want."

When he left the bathroom, Liam had only one desire. To sleep. Even if it was only three in the afternoon and he had work later. Chloe was feeling better, which was a plus, but it only made him realise how everything was still so... wrong. She's way stronger than me that's for sure. However, the freshman barely got the time to breath. Lucy alsmot went for his throat.

"Welcome back handsome." she chirped. "What took so long ?"

"That's not your business." he replied. "And I'm sorry but I need to go."

He could feel an headache incoming. I'm so tired.

"Certainly not." the girl said. "I didn't suck my ego to hit on a dumbass like you for nothing. Come here."

She grabbed her arm and tried to lead him towards the bathroom. Which was ridiculous because he was bigger and heavier.

"Let me go please." he asked. "I'm not in the mood for anything you want to do."

Lucy ignored him. She strengthened her grip, making him wince in pain. He tried to free himself, but the girl suddenly pushed him on the wall. Her hands find a way to his crotch. And that was the final straw. He has enough of her, her scheme and her rudeness. Couldn't she let him alone ?! Pushed by his instinct, he did what he thought necessary to made her back off. He distincly heard a loud crack when his fist smashed her face open. He felt more than he saw everyone looking at them. He heard her scream of pain. And his slow brain realised he was doing another panic attack.

"You hit me in the face !" she yelled.

All he noticed was the blood. He heard thunder. Someone shouted.

"Kilian !"

No. No no no. A familiar head of blond hair ran towards him. He was back one year ago on this road. The young lad paniced. He knocked whoever tried to grab him over. He glanced at the exit. It wasn't far. Maybe he could go for it.

"Liam Strucker, you're charged of manslaughter by the present tribunal. What do you plead ?"

The chesnut lad ran. His legs moved on their own.

"What do you plead ?"

The crack of Lucy's bones resonated in his mind. He pushed the door and hurtled in the street. He had no time to lose. He needed to go the farthest possible.

"What do you plead ?"

Guilty. I'm guilty of everything. I hurt Kilian. I destroyed my family. I hurt Lucy. I did all that.

Nicolas Saturday April 20

The not-a-date rendez-vous went from 0 to 100 in a split second. The young lad was discreetly trying to play at pokemon while Velma was making the conversation when they heard the scream. The first thing he noticed was Liam's fist, covered in blood. Lucy fell on her knees, writhed in pain. Holy shit. Everything went crazy. Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey left his hideout (not that he was very discreet to begin with) and rushed towards his boyfriend. But this one didn't hear him. He jostled a waiter and ran to the door. Nick barely had the time to get up before his roommate disappeared in the street. What the hell was that ?

"He hit me !" shouted Lucy. "That fucking moron hit me !"

Her friends were already at her side. Miranda was agitated, while Velma only watched from afar. Something is wrong.

"What took him ?" asked Colton. "He's usually better at handling his emotions."

"Dunno dude." the geek replied.

They both came closer. Her nose is broken. That's not pretty.

"He'll hear about me !" Lucy assured. "I swear to god, I will report him ! This prey is crazy ! The hunt is not worth it."

Nick froze. What did she just say ? Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey ordered her to shut the fuck up. He then turned to the boys.

"Doll man, Fatty roommate. We need to find him before he does something even stupider. Any ideas ?"

Colton answered, but the dark-haired freshman didn't listen. The hunt ? His brain was thinking fast. Imagenius talked about a reward. And Beauty admitted her boss was Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey... Is it possible that Liam is the prey ? Is he being used ? It would explain why a lot of their fellow students were interested in him. (Yes Liam was hot, but nobody was hot enough to interest that many people, except maybe this soccer player Muller something).

"Earth to fatty roommate !" yelled the Dean's grandson to get his attention. "Colton is going to the park and I go to Pasta's Place just in case. You go back to your apartment. If he's not here, check with Nate if he has any idea. Okay ?"

Nick ogled him. Could he be only involved for the reward ? Now wasn't the time to think about it. They needed to find Liam. But I will clear that mess up...

When he arrived at the apartment, the dark-haired lad knew Liam would be there. A trail of broken trash can said it all. He entered silently, hoping to find his friend in a better mood than half an hour ago.

"What the hell happened back there dude ?"

Nick shrieked like a girl when a tall shadow blocked his view. A monster !! He heard the sound of chewing.

"Woah chill pal. It's me."

He finally noticed Archie. For someone his size, this damn footballer could be very discreet. He scared the hell out of me that bastard. It wasn't unusual for him to come over and talk with Nate when they were away. He's a friend of Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey... I wonder if he's a hunter ?

"So ?"

"Liam freaked out because of what Lucy did." explained Nick. "I don't know the specifics, but it was related to the hunt or something ? He paniced."

If Archie knew something, he hid it well. He looked at the geek with his two big eyes and grabbed an handful of crips.

"Damn that sucks." he said. "Nate is with him right now so Imma get going. Text me if there is anything I can do."

"Sure."

Nick waited an hour before he sent a text to Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey. To let my poor roommate breathe. Then, himself knocked at Liam's door. Nate opened and outlined a brief smile. Behind him, it was pretty clear that their friend had fallen asleep. He had work tonight, but maybe her boss would be cool about it. Once he was sure everything was under control, the dark-haired lad headed to his bedroom. He heard the Dean's grandson strom into the apartment, but it wasn't his problem anymore. I have a more urgent business. There is something really weird going on and I want to find what. It was for Liam's safety but also to satisfy his curiousity.

*TheSavior opened a private chat with Abeautifulwoman*

< TheSavior : Yo. >

< Abeautifulwoman : You put a period ! Is it your diet ? Look idk how fat you are but I'm sure you can get rid of a few kilo easy peasy ! I believe in yu boss ! >

Yeah I'll come back to you about that. Until now, he hated this whole diet idea with his whole being. But it was necessary.

< TheSavior : It had nothing to do with my diet. I want you to tell me what the hunt is about. >

< Abeautifulwoman : Not you too... Bro I swear this is a dangerous thing. You don't want to be involved >

She already said that to Imagenius. But Nick had more or less understood what it was about. He only needed confirmation.

< TheSavior : Look beauty. My friend is Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey's boyfriend. From what I witnessed today and in the past weeks, I can tell there are a lot of people after him. I know your boss is a hunter, and I know he's not very sympatic, but I do hope he likes me a bit. All I want is to know what is going on. Is my roommate not safe ? Is it Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey's fault ? >

< Abeautifulwoman : ... Who are you ? How can I be sure you're Sav ? This is too much of a coincidence. Are you working for Samy ?! Just know that we're after you. D.R and us won't let you get away with it. >

< TheSavior : are you serious right now ? >

*Abeautifulwoman is disconnected*

The fuck ? Seriously ?! Nick grunted. That idiot ! But if it was a big deal, he could understand her distrust. It hurts, but she gave him some info to work with anyway. Samy uh ? And D.R... He didn't like the idea of Damian Nicholas Smith Carrey being a manipulative asshole who was using Liam. He doesn't even look the part. But it was a possibility. He needed to investigate more... Nick would know everything about the hunters and the famous hunt.

To be continued

When you’re hunting, and the prey is way stronger than you.

Lucy is stupid but no, I don’t encourage violence of any kind. Liam wasn’t right, but he’s human, and it’s well know he can’t control his emotions very well.

Nick is going to the end of it. He will. Maybe! 

[syncogon]

TKA Chapter 1479 - April Fools’ Chapter

Posted on April 1, 2019, a collaboration between myself and Nomyummi. The real chapter can be read on Webnovel starting April 2.

(While you’re here, feel free to check out the prequel translation!)

Thank you for reading, and thank you for your continued support! 

Chapter 1479: The Emperor’s New Clothes

Blue Rain's Big Defeat! This was the front-page headline of the latest edition of Esports Weekly.

Happy won the battle, but the reports after the match all focused on Blue Rain, as their loss on their home stage was a more interesting topic.

This was life, after all, you win some and you lose some, and the same applied to Glory. An outcome could never be too surprising. In fact, those who were genre-savvy enough to recognize that Team Happy was the protagonist team of this story probably predicted long ago that Happy would advance to the next round of the tournament.

What was surprising, however, was how Happy had totally shut down Blue Rain this match. You would have thought that Blue Rain would at least take this round of playoffs to a third match, especially considering that they beat Happy twice before, but unfortunately this was not the case. It seemed that someone realized that describing nine whole playoffs matches at this level of detail would be way too much for anyone to follow without getting tired. No, Blue Rain lost, and it was just kind of sad because we finally got to learn more about their motivations and backstories and what a great family they made, only to watch them fail. Press F to pay respects.

In any case, because Blue Rain really screwed up their home game, the media went after them like a pack of wolves, as they so often do. And it all started at the post-match press conference.

Strategy, tactics, judgment, performance, awareness…

Team Blue Rain sat on the stage as the audience stabbed them with their verbal knives. Clearly the press had never heard of the term "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me."

Knife after knife. Everyone was hit.

Huang Shaotian couldn't restrain himself for long. Here were all these reporters, acting so high and mighty and knowledgeable, like the emperor in his new clothes who paraded the streets naked. He wanted to strip and show those reporters the jewels of a real emperor - that would surely shut them up. In fact, at several moments, he almost did exactly that, but each time he was stopped by a look from Captain Yu Wenzhou. Yu Wenzhou knew what a delinquent he was, both on and offstage. He knew exactly which comments from the reporters would set him off, and with his excellent prediction and judgment, cut him off every time. And people said that video games were useless for real life.

Other than keeping Huang Shaotian under control, which sometimes felt like his main job, Yu Wenzhou simply sat there and listened silently, still wearing a faint smile.

These endlessly chattering people in front of them, they were all mad at Blue Rain for failing live up to expectations. Yu Wenzhou was familiar with many of them as Blue Rain fans - they liked Blue Rain, so they had held high hopes for Blue Rain. The greater the hope, the greater the despair.

Yu Wenzhou simply listened, until the crowd finally ran out of things to say. They suddenly remembered that this was a press conference, and they were supposed to listen to what the players had to say, rather than pull a Huang Shaotian and blather away. Whoops.

No one knew how to continue. But at this moment, Blue Rain's Captain Yu Wenzhou finally opened his mouth.

"Thank you, everyone, for the concern and kindness you have shown Blue Rain."

The reporters perked up. That was a good sign, right? At least he was going to listen? Wouldn't this all be worth it in the end?

"Everyone, you are all anxious for Blue Rain, and you only wish the best for Blue Rain. This, I understand very well," Yu Wenzhou continued.

"But…" he paused, before continuing, "Frankly, I don't give a damn."

"Hahahahahaha!" At that, Huang Shaotian burst out laughing and took off his pants. Yu Wenzhou gave him a look but let him be.

While Huang Shaotian was cackling away - man, this was so much better than their Season 8 playoffs loss - the reporters were stunned. They never would have thought that anyone would give such sincere thanks only to straight-up swear at them afterwards. And this was Yu Wenzhou, of all people! Their good, gentle, kind Captain Yu??? Somewhere, Blue River was having an aneurysm.

A few stood up, but Yu Wenzhou's voice stopped them.

Starting from the very first critic in this press conference, Yu Wenzhou began his rebuttals. In total, there were fifteen reporters, and thus fifteen replies, of which some excerpts are delineated below.

"Have you ever tried running around in a tornado? Yeah, I didn't think so. I haven't either, but I once met this grandma from Kentucky, who said she got isekai'd to some magical country when she was little, and she said it was mighty difficult to move around in one. She actually told a pretty good isekai story, no OP powers, no harem, unlike some; sure, there was some plot armor... but I'm getting sidetracked, the point is: moving around in strong winds is not as easy as you think."

"It's true that things did not go smoothly, but you, sir, actually managed to try and criticize the one part that went all according to jihua (TL note: jihua means plan)."

"Mr. Reporter, someone in your life told you that all your comments are insightful and important. People lie."

"Shaotian would like to add that Steamed Bun is a 'punk-ass bitch', and that the answer to the question 'if a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, does it make a sound?' is 'fuck off, if you ever ask me that, I'll make sure you never make a sound again.'"

"Yeah, he got me," Yu Wenzhou said of how Ye Xiu dunked on him, "That Ye Xiu boomed me."

So, one by one, Yu Wenzhou took their arguments apart. He didn't miss a single one, and even followed the correct order in which they had spoken, which was kind of a weird flex but okay.

This was far more complex and high-end than they had imagined. Their brains just couldn't process such perfectly-crafted, culturally-literate arguments. After listening to Yu Wenzhou's analysis, the problems that they had brought up felt unbelievably shallow. And they couldn't even be mad.

When Yu Wenzhou finished speaking, the scene once again returned to silence.

"Then…" Yu Wenzhou looked at the crowd. "Peace." Unfortunately, he couldn't actually do a mic drop because it was attached to the table, but that sort of vibe was still there.

With that, Team Blue Rain departed.

In the player passageway, Blue Rain passed Happy, who was waiting for their turn at the press conference.

Ye Xiu said to Yu Wenzhou, "Damn, what did you do out there? Haven't seen the press like that in a while. Honestly, I didn't know you had it in you, Captain Yu."

And Yu Wenzhou replied calmly, "I only learned from the best."