YBWYS

Chapter 67

They didn't return to the base till 7 o'clock at night. At 8:30, they had a prearranged practice match with YQCB, the team next door. After putting their bags back in their rooms, washing their faces, and resting a bit, the team sat down at their computers, getting ready for the match. Since Lu Yue would be playing the competition against Red Arrow team tomorrow, he would be playing in the practice match tonight. Tong Yao and Ming god watched from behind him and at the same time critique him.

Tong Yao: "Either Ekko or Azir, can't you use some other champions, brother? Let me see you play Orianna or Lux or Fizz before I die."

Ming god: "He only knows those two champions."

Lu Yue: "The suspended mid and the retired old man don't talk."

Before he finished his sentence, Ming god brought his clipboard onto Lu Yue's head. Lu Yue raised his hand to block it: "I mean, those champions that Tong Yao just mentioned weren't used in any of these matches. What's the use in practicing them?"

"The fact that no one uses them doesn't mean that you can't either. Sometimes they can be very useful." Tong Yao leaned forwards against Lu Yue's chair and took a look at the opponent, Ai Jia, who had picked Syndra. She raised her eyebrows: "Haven't you being practicing Syndra lately? Think about what champion you dislike the most when you play with Syndra?"

"Fizz." Lu Yue answered.

"Then pick Fizz!" Ming god pushed Lu Yue's head from behind. "Are you an idiot? Even if you're a substitute, you're a professional player who's played two seasons last year. Why do you still need Tong Yao to teach you which champion to pick? Useless."

Lu Yue mumbled and quieted down.

He gave Tong Yao a look, then reluctantly asked Lu Sicheng to take Fizz for him. By now the ban & pick phase was almost over. When Lu Yue called out to Lu Sicheng, Tong Yao also turned to take a look at him. From Lu Yue's seat, she could only see Lu Sicheng's back, unable to see the expression on his face.

Tong Yao scratched her head and messed up her hair.

After the match started, Tong Yao and Ming god chatted as they leaned on Lu Yue's chair. Ming god asked: "Is our captain still ignoring you?"

"En."

"He's worried about you." Ming god said: "Don't think that he's cold and merciless. Today, when I sat next to him on the airplane, I saw with my own eyes that he was deleting the picture of that program sheet from his cell phone. He even told me not to tell anyone."

"......Ah? Oh?" Tong Yao straightened up from Lu Yue's chair and turned to look at Ming god, blinking: "What do you mean?"

Ming god shrugged and indicated that it was just like what she had heard.

Tong Yao recalled that Lu Sicheng had insisted letting Little Fatty and some of the others play the game according to the program in the afternoon. It was because of that decision that the fans could take all those videos and upload them online.

Tong Yao: ......

Tong Yao cleared her throat, lifted her hand up to pinch her ear, and at the same time heard Ming god say to her: "No matter what you think, Lu Sicheng, first of all, is the captain of this team. He has an obligation to take good care of every one of you and make sure nothing happens to the team. Last year, when this guy (he points at Lu Yue's head) got in trouble, it was Lu Sicheng who tried everything possible to minimize the severity of the incident and Lu Yue got banned only for one season. Otherwise, it was likely that he could've been banned for life."

Tong Yao: "Mhm mhm."

Ming god: "But there are certain things that he can't help you guys or teach you. Don't rely too much on him. You have to truly understand it yourself."

Ming god: "A bunch of kids that needs to be fretted over constantly."

Tong Yao: ......

Tong Yao blushed a little, embarrassed. As she was about to say something, Lu Yue started to yell: "Will you two stop nagging behind me. Haven't you seen me miss a bunch of minions? Ahhhhhh, my cannon minion." Tong Yao and Ming god both rolled their eyes and backed away from Lu Yue's chair.

It was a painful practice match for ZGDX. With the addition of Pope, YQCB had drastically changed. The new lineup made the team stand on equal footing as ZGDX on all three lanes. The match was basically a stalemate for 50 minutes and drove everyone nuts.

"Steady, steady. Ow, Old K, brother, don't give yourself to them like that." It was the 53rd minute of the game and Little Fatty was about to cry: "I'm famished. Damn, can we finish the game already?"

In the last team fight, it was Lu Yue who came to save everyone. Despite the fact that in the early game, Lu Yue missed a lot of minions and was harassed by Ai Jia, by the late game everyone had reached roughly the same power and the enemy's advantage had disappeared by then. Lu Yue was in complete control of his champion. He jumped about during the team fight and was the deciding factor in their victory.