Classmancers - A MOBA Esport Story

Vol.6 Ch.15: The First Step Toward the Competitive Scene

After the 2v2 was over, everybody gathered at the center of the basement room.

"Good game," Vincent congratulated everybody with a smile that looked a little forced.

"Yeah, good game, my dudes." Lars followed up.

"Good game," Yuel followed the protocol even though that wasn't exactly what he'd call a "good game". He and Lars should've completely stomped their opponents to prove their skill but none of that happened this match.

"Bad game," Kai was the only one to speak her mind. "I got bodied pretty hard there. Good spacing and defense, bastards."

Nobody retorted to these words. Everybody shifted their eyes away to not deal with this statement. It pretty much summarized how everybody felt about this match. It was one-sided aggression from Kai and Vincent. Meanwhile, Yuel and Lars just played defense until the opponent made an obvious mistake which was easy to punish.

But, these were details. The fact was: Yuel and Lars won. They proved they were the stronger Bot duo. That should be enough to convince Kai.

"Considering we won," Yuel started. "Don't you think it's better if Lars and I play Bot on the team?"

"Not at all," Kai shrugged. "It was just one game. You were alright, but nothing outta this world. I'm sure I can get you next time."

"C'mon, dude," Lars objected. "We totally dominated that game. We're the best duo!"

"Not really. We just lost at the selection screen, that's all. You did a good job counter picking, I'll give you that."

"Hey, that's rude," Lars insisted. "We totally played better."

"Didn't feel that way to me," Kai stuck to her guns. "But yeah, you're not bad. If you can play other roles this well, you gonna get spots on the main team for sure."

"But, that's shit, yo!" Lars exploded. "We're one of the best Bot duos you'll ever see! We gotta be playing-"

"It's fine," Yuel placed a hand on Lars's shoulder. "We can also play Top and Mid, but Support and Carry are where we're at our best."

"Okay then," Kai nodded. "Then, our current formation will look something like this: Me and Vincent in Bot, you guys in Mid and Top and... I guess Luke will do as a Jungler." Kai had a difficult expression for a moment but then sighed like she accepted reality.

"Anyway," Kai continued. "Let's wrap it up for today."

"Yeah, I second that," Vincent nodded repeatedly. "Man, I'm done from all that cleaning. I'm telling you, the human race wasn't made for such labor. We're intellectuals, we're born to sit in comfy chairs all day. That's the destiny of our species!"

"That's just you being a lazy ass," Kai remarked.

Everybody left the basement clubroom and Kai locked up.

"Club activities only officially start next week," Vincent explained on the way to the surface. "So, we don't have a real schedule for now."

"How about we meet after school every day?" Yuel suggested.

"Every day? That may be a stretch for some..."

"I like that," Kai said. "We gotta train hard if we wanna get past the first round."

"Or to win the regionals," Yuel raised the bar. Passing the first round meant nothing. He didn't care Stratus was a low tier team with a weak history. Yuel had to win the regionals no matter what, or else his Classmancers career will be in danger.

"By the way," Kai said. "About the roles, I don't mind trying Yuel as Support."

"Huh?" Everybody replied with a puzzled expression.