Chapter 34: Official Debut
During the post-match MVP interview, the man appeared gracefully and calmly before the camera. His long purple hair was tied up, giving him a sharper look than usual.
Viewers watching the match livestream usually closed the app after the game ended. Only a small portion of loyal fans would stay to watch the interview segment.
But today, after the main match ended, the number of viewers in the livestream room increased instead of decreasing.
—Because the one being interviewed was Flesh.
The female host in charge of the interview, surnamed Xu, stood smiling in front of the camera and began her work: “Okay. We are now interviewing the MVP of today’s All-Star Exhibition Match—Flesh from Team NAVA.”
“First of all, congratulations on winning this match. Now, fans have a few questions they are quite concerned about, and I will ask you on their behalf. Flesh, how did it feel to operate a different class on the field for the first time? Were you nervous? Or unaccustomed?”
Shen Guanchao looked up at the camera and answered in a flat tone, “No. It felt pretty good.”
Host Xu paused, maintaining her smile as she said, “Then why did you choose to play the Sniper position today? In past events or exhibition matches, everyone has never seen you play other classes, so we are quite curious.”
“Just a whim, no special reason.” Shen Guanchao smiled. “Any other questions?”
“Yes.” Host Xu nodded. “Your operation of the Sniper position on the field today was good, and you created a very good advantage. Did you practice privately?”
“No.”
The host hit the point.
Shen Guanchao threw out the answer he had prepared long ago: “I was just taught a couple of games by a teammate usually.”
Host: “Oh? Was it taught by God Lu?”
Facing such an answer, Host Xu and the fans in front of the screen immediately thought of Lu Wuxu.
Shen Guanchao shook his head. “No, it’s our team’s new Sniper. Old Lu is usually very busy.”
He seemingly inadvertently mentioned Xie Jingchu.
Comments: [The new Sniper who hasn’t been announced yet?]
[Who is it? Actually able to instruct Flesh.]
[Thought NAVA’s substitute new Sniper would be a rookie. Didn’t expect Flesh to openly praise him in front of the public. Could it be that they signed a big shot this season?]
[All the ranked Snipers in the local region have been bought. Who can NAVA sign that makes Flesh value him so much? Could it be foreign aid?]
[Damn looking forward to the day they announce it.]
[Upvote the above. To be mentioned by our Little Purple Hair, I’m starting to look forward to it too.]
[Everyone knows NAVA will definitely change to a new Sniper this season, but there hasn’t been any news until now. Flesh suddenly mentioning this is definitely suspicious!]
[Looking forward +2]
…
Before the match, the wind direction of the forums was still questioning NAVA. Shen Guanchao’s few light words instantly drove up everyone’s expectations for Xie Jingchu.
The host made a slightly surprised expression. “It seems Flesh recognizes the new member’s strength very much. Can you share some more information about the new member with us?”
“He is very well-behaved, and also very amazing.” Shen Guanchao responded naturally, “It’s inconvenient to reveal too much about the rest, sorry.”
As soon as the voice fell, the bullet comments in the livestream room hit a new high again, with question marks filling the screen occupying the streamer’s view.
Half an hour later, the Weibo hashtag regarding NAVA’s new Sniper rushed onto the hot search, with soaring discussion.
Top Hot Search—
#NAVA’s Sniper Is Very Well-Behaved#
— —
The next day.
Taking advantage of the wave of popularity Shen Guanchao stirred up, NAVA officially announced the new player, Siren.
[NAVA E-sports Club: Personnel Joining Announcement: Welcome new member @NAVA·F Siren (Xie Jingchu) to join the NAVA E-sports Club LFK Branch.
Siren is a new professional player with outstanding strength. He will move forward with us as the team’s starting Sniper, welcoming a brand new journey and voyage, fighting on the stage of next year’s Spring Split. Let us use all our strength together and strive forward!
Siren’s addition adds more possibilities and competitiveness to the team. Please wait and see. The days are long; we set sail towards our dreams.]
Fans were originally still immersed in yesterday’s All-Star Exhibition Match. Caught off guard, they refreshed such a personnel change announcement and were instantly confused, clicking repeatedly to confirm if it was true.
The first to rise up were Xie Jingchu’s fans.
Under the Weibo announcement.
[????]
[Am I seeing things?? Siren?]
[I was saying why Siren hasn’t livestreamed recently, he actually ran off to play e-sports ahhhhh, and on the same team as Flesh?!]
[Ahhh how did Siren suddenly get to sit at the table to eat, and eating from NAVA’s iron rice bowl no less.]
[Little Master has made something of himself.]
[Little Master has made something of himself (wiping a handful of tears).]
[Do not forget us when you become rich and honored; Little Master, you must remember this old servant!]
…
Not long after the announcement was issued, several more hashtags appeared on the hot search. Everyone’s evaluation of this was uniformly “question marks” and “Little Master has made something of himself.” After recovering, some people questioned whether NAVA’s selection this time was correct. After all, before debuting, Xie Jingchu was just a game streamer. Suddenly being lifted to play professional e-sports, criticism was inevitable.
[Seeing Siren sit at the table to eat is harder for me than dying.]
[Did Siren feed NAVA club’s upper management potions? A streamer is worthy of the professional arena?]
[Exactly, at least pick someone from the youth training team. Is a formally trained player inferior to a streamer? With this kind of Sniper, implies NAVA is really preparing for a one-round trip in the Spring Split, three-time champion becoming Top 16, right?]
[What did Siren do to you? If my son isn’t worthy, are you worthy?]
[Want to laugh. Trouble the people saying this to go watch recordings of Siren’s high-ELO matches first, okay? Still fucking saying three-time champion turning to Top 16, where’s your brain?]
[Our Siren has looks when needed, makes a fool of himself when needed, has brains when needed, has hemorrhoids when needed (pun on rhymes), can speak well and spit phlegm (pun). NAVA choosing him is a wise choice! How is he not worthy? Worthy for eight hundred rounds without turning a corner, okay?!]
[Stop.]
[Everyone stop arguing for a moment. Have you guys discovered a blind spot?]
[What blind spot?]
[What blind spot??]
[The blind spot is that Siren had rumors with Flesh before! You bunch of fake fans, don’t you know?]
[Before when Siren was livestreaming, Flesh suddenly sent a message in-game telling him to “answer the phone,” and then Siren obediently turned off the microphone and abandoned us viewers to go to the balcony to answer Flesh’s call!!]
[So? What does this prove? At most it proves they are good friends in private…]
[More than that. According to what I heard, Flesh’s alt account and Siren’s alt account have bound a couple relationship… And didn’t Flesh come out before? So I reasonably suspect they have an affair!]
[Before, there were many people on Lofter writing fanfiction about World Champion Bottom x Game Streamer Top. Turns out it was about the two of them…]
[??? So is this a double blessing for Siren?]
[Forget that they had rumors. Post-match yesterday, Flesh even gave Siren a lift in the interview. Tsk tsk, definitely not simple.]
…
Netizens speculated passionately. Shen Guanchao sat on the sofa watching their comments with a complex expression, his phone page paused on the reply thread saying they definitely had “a thing.”
He really wanted to tell them to stop guessing. “That thing” between him and Xie Jingchu had been broken off months ago.
Xie Jingchu sat opposite Shen Guanchao, also reading the comments on the announcement post. His expression was very calm. Three minutes later, he refreshed a new Weibo from his special follows.
[NAVA·Flesh: Welcome Siren, looking forward to walking the path forward with you in the future (Repost) // NAVA E-sports Club: Personnel Joining Announcement: Welcome new member Siren…]
Following closely were reposts and blessings from other members, just like when NAVA announced Lu Wuxu last time.
Only this time, the difference was that Shen Guanchao didn’t repost the wrong Weibo again, and Pei Zhi didn’t have to yell at the top of his lungs in the morning.
After Xie Jingchu gave their blessings a Like, Repost, and Comment combo, he put away his phone and quietly gazed at the person opposite him.
“Your announcement has quite the lineup.” Shen Guanchao looked up, met his gaze, and raised an eyebrow. “Why are you looking at me like that? Sleepwalking?”
Xie Jingchu: “Thinking of you…”
Before he could finish the second half of his sentence, Zoe popped out from somewhere and interrupted him: “Hahahaha, brother, your announcement lineup is even bigger than mine back then. There are even people underneath saying you and my brother have a thing…”
“Netizens these days, rich imagination.”
As he spoke, Zoe looked at Shen Guanchao with dancing eyebrows and radiant face.
The two who really had a thing in the past were instantly awkward: “…”
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