Bonus chapter – Paradox

Bonus chapter – Paradox

-Elizabeth's POV-

I took a look at the comment section of the ongoing stream. Waves and waves of toxic comments from millions of viewers just pass through in a blink of an eye. So fast that I couldn't even read their profile names fully. Most of them have the same context though and many users just repeatedly type the same disparaging words.

What a trash team

Lost to wamen KeKw

F*** lost my money because of this shit team

Washed-up players should just retire!

How can you even lose like this to girls lol

WTF NG gt dstroyed. Wata trash team xoxoxo

Good luck in div 2 kekl

They dont even belong to div 2, they belong in the dumpster

"I don't understand. How can they be so cruel? When team NG were winning their games, all the comments were full of praise and congratulations. But now that they are losing games, when they need encouragement the most, all these people type are nasty comments instead." I whined at the injustice.

"Yeah I agree, and what is wrong with losing to women? Those guys are so gender-biased." Lenna fumed.

"Just let it be and just don't read the comments. Some people are just like that cause they want something to feel good about themselves at the cost of others' misfortune. They drag others down to feel superior to them. What utter garbage of human beings." Kat replied testily.

This is shocking. I've never seen Kat this angry before. She always seems so understanding and forgiving. Though I quite agree with her, those comments are getting a bit over the top.

"T-That's quite philosophic of you Katherine, I didn't know you could say stuff like that ahahha," Lenna said placatingly in order to calm her down.

As if recognizing Lenna's attempt, Kat composed herself.

"Somebody just told it to me once. I didn't understand it at first, but now I think I realize what he meant." Kat replied.

"He seems like an intelligent person." I prodded.

"He is," She nodded.

"That is why he became our captain," Kat murmured something I didn't quite hear.

I wanted to pry but she seemed to not want to talk about it.

"So, shall we stop watching then?" Lenna asked cheerfully to lighten the mood.

"I think it's an honor to be considered her equal," she replied curtly.

"Follow-up question, many fans are also debating who will win in a 1v1 against you two, what do you think of your odds if you two were to have a match?" Rainstorm pressed.

"I will win, I cannot fathom her dodging my slashes, even if she is still in her prime three years ago," she answered confidently.

"Oh ho! A straightforward answer as always. One of the reasons why we love to have you on interviews like this." Lumen chimed.

"A lot of Yuusha's die-hard fans would not agree with that though," I mumbled.

"Who do you guys think will win if they do fight 1v1?" Lenna asked curiously.

"It's hard to tell, But I'm a big Yuusha fan so I'll vote for her." I let out my biased thoughts.

"How bout you Katherine, who do you think will win?" Lenna asked Kat.

"I honestly have no idea...... But I would love to see them battle one day." Kat grinned in anticipation.

I saw a glint in her eyes as she talked. Almost as if she's really anticipating Yuusha and Murasame's match. I mean who wouldn't though, it would be epic. One who can dodge anything and another whose attacks cannot be dodged. Like the unstoppable force paradox. Sadly, I'm probably just getting my hopes up, Yuusha is already retired so it may never happen in this lifetime.

"Thank you so much for answering all our questions, Ms. Aoi. Ladies and gentlemen for those of you watching the live stream, give it up for Murasame 'The Unseen Blade'!." Lumen hyped.

"You are very welcome," she answered promptly before the screen switched back to the panel signaling the end of the interview.

"Sooo, what should we do next it is still too early." Lenna inquired.

I'm going to grind my new character in CoA." Kat voiced her thoughts.

I can kinda understand her. I'm itching to play CoA now after witnessing those highly skilled players fight each other. I want to play with Kat too, I haven't even added her to my in-game friend list yet.

"You're power leveling now right? Want me to boost you." I asked her.

She seemed to ponder for a moment before answering.

"No thanks. The mobs at my current level are not that strong enough to require any assistance. I'm also going to focus on the main quests to earn extra XP."

"Ohh, okay. That's true I guess." I said dejectedly.

".......But you can help me grind after I get past level 50 where grinding is more efficient with party members. I need to level up quickly so we can practice for the tournament."

"Sure leave it to me, I'll boost you till level 95!" I enthusiastically said

After eating snacks and Lenna trying to convince Kat (And getting rejected many times) for us to sleep over at her apartment, we said our farewell to Kat and her mother. After that, Lenna and I went straight to our respective houses while I pondered what our future in the upcoming tournament would bring.