The members of the two teams came back to their respective resting areas, the members of JLNC are all quite gloomy while sitting in their resting area.
Rasheed is leaning on the couch with his eyes closed, Quant is stress eating with a box of peanuts, El is fixing his eyeliner and fixing his hair, and Opal is just curiously watching El do his make-up.
Rio is seated next to Opal, with his eyes on his cellphone, meanwhile, Alexei is sitting next to his cousin, figuring out if his cousin is pissed or not.
"What's with this attitude? You only lost the first game, we can still win in the second and third round." Dewy tried to cheer them up with a smile
"Not the first blood, huh?" it was a direct hit to Key's pride which made her clench her fist until her knuckles have turned fairer than her natural fair complexion
"They targeted me, Captain, I was ambushed." Her tone was somewhat monotonous as she is containing her irritation after her pride received numerous blows consecutively
Flaring emotions are brewing within her, she's raised as a queen and such a mindset has been drilled in her mind, so in face of a defeat, a defeat where people had ganged up against her, her irritation and desire to get even, to get back at them, is rising within her.
"By the way, Key, what was that you were saying earlier?" Quant asked Key which led to her smiling to stabilize, more like contain, her bubbling emotions as she looked at him
"It was Itarian… I didn't notice that I was speaking in my native language already." She replied with a small smile as if apologizing
"So, you came from Itaria?" Rio asked and she nodded
"Yes, from Fleur, Itaria that's two cities from your home city, Vicene." She replied with a smile, slipping a fact that she shouldn't have known on purpose
"How'd you know I came from Vicene?" Rio asked quite confused
"Zanatta is a Venetian variation of Giovanni, is it not?" she asked and Rio nodded his head but then he realized he didn't mention his mother's maiden surname, not to Key at least
"I'll just head to the restroom," Key excused herself and stood up
"You're Japanese-Itarian, Rio?" Alexei asked and Rio nodded his head
"Yeah, Mama's Itarian, Papa's Japanese." Rio answered then furrowed his brows
"You didn't know?" he asked and Alexei shook his head
"I just knew you're Japanese because of your surname." Alexei answered
"Doesn't that mean they're import players because they're not from Hirea?" Opal asked them
"If that's the case, you, El, and Quant are the only local players," Dewy replied with a chuckle
"Huh? Captain's not a local player?" Quant asked while munching some peanuts
"Alexei and Nico are from Gallia, and only Alexei is of Hirean descent." Bright said
"Oh, and how about Key, is she a local player or an import?" Opal said and they shook their heads
The answer is already obvious, Keychantel flew from Doitsu to New Yastrid, she is using a working VISA to stay in New Yastrid, and that alone is enough to claim that she is an import.
If one is based on what she had just said about her native language, either she is of Itarian-descent or she just grew up in Itaria, which proves more that she is an import player.
"Captain, what should we do in the next game?" Opal turned his head to their captain
"Quant, go to the middle lane, tell that kid to be my support in the bottom lane." He said
"Wait, what?" Quant asked in disbelief, slightly spilling some peanuts on the floor from the packet he unconsciously had dropped in surprise
"Are you taking her in under your wing, cousin?" Alexei asked in a jesting manner
"If she's the first blood in the bottom lane, she's out." Nico said with finality, which made the rest of the team exchange glances
What Captain Rasheed, Nico, meant is that if Key still ends up as the first blood in the next round even after transferring as support for the team Captain, her gaming skills prove to be incompetent for professional games such as this.
"Alright, alright," Dewy said breaking the sudden heavy atmosphere
"Quant, you'll tell Key what captain had said, alright?" Dewy turned to Quant and he nodded
"Let's discuss the strategy for the next game." Bright took their attention
"Key's not back yet," Alexei said and they decided to wait for her
Meanwhile, Key had just exited the bathroom when Neon Flare's off-laner; Cygnus, blocked her way making her stop in her tracks.
She matched his belittling gaze with her defiant eyes making him sneer at her while she just crossed her arms. After that kind of defeat, she is in no mood to play nice.
"Hello, little missy," Key just crossed her arms and raised her head to meet Cygnus's eyes
"I came here in peace," he jested but Key isn't taking any of his antics
"What do you want?" Key asked and Cygnus looked at her in amusement
"Interesting," Cygnus thought to himself before grinning frolicsomely at her
"Want some piece of advice," he asked and Key slightly tilted her eyes that now reflected boredom
"Get out," Cygnus said and Key didn't react
"You have no place here, little missy," he said and held Key's chin which she immediately slapped away in annoyance
One thing Key hates is when idiotic jerks, like the one before her, don't respect her personal space and start touching her without her permission.
"Don't think that just because you reached this far, you're good enough," Cygnus added
"See, we can see through your gameplay, it's too generic." He added and Key couldn't help but let out a taunting smirk
"Idiot," that's what came into Key's mind after hearing him call her gameplay generic. If hers is generic even though it's the result of mixing multiple gameplays, what would their gameplay be called? A mere child playing adult tactic?
"Oh, it seems you already absorbed those proud JLNC's attitude," Cygnus mocked after seeing her smirk
"Don't start acting like some queen, because you are nothing but an amateur compared to the likes of us." Cygnus added and Key tried her best not to roll her eyes
"I really have to stop hanging around her, I'm getting her habit." Key thought to herself
"Go home, little missy, this is no playground." He added and Key sighed and looked at him in a bored manner
"What if I don't want to?" she asked still with her arms crossed
"I'm doing you a favor – A favor is something asked, not something you do out of pride." Key muttered sarcastically cutting him off and this made Cygnus irate and held Key's collar
"What now, you'll hit me?" Key asked in her innocent tone
"Listen here, kid," the already short-fused Cygnus said
"I'm giving you a piece of advice," He added and placed his face closer to Key and his irritation flared up more after seeing the indifference in her eyes
"Leave, this is no playground for the likes of you." He said
"I don't want to," she replied with a calm tone
"Why you –" he raised his fist, ready to hit Key when Key grinned tauntingly at him
"You sure about that?" she asked
"The lightest thing you'll receive is suspension and criticism from the internet." Key added and Cygnus just glared at her while lowering his balled fist
Key tsk-ed and slapped his hand to remove his grip from her uniform, she straightened it out before smiling innocently like a kid and waving her hand.
"Ba-bye," she mocked still smiling, and left the fuming Cygnus there
"Bro, what happened?" Foray asked when he saw Cygnus's fuming expression while watching Key's leaving figure
"That JLNC bitch…" he muttered in irritation
"I'll show her this is no place for a pesky princess like her." He said and left to head to their resting area
"Oh, you're here," Bright said when Key arrived
"Hmm, sorry that took a while." She said and smiled apologetically
"You'll be captain's support in the next round." El said
"Oh, o – wait, what?" she was still smiling but then her face contorted with confusion after realizing what El had just said
"You object?" Rasheed asked sternly and Key almost shivered
"No, of course not, Captain." She replied professionally even though hearing Rasheed's stern voice saying that statement made her feel chills run into her spine
"So, here's what we'll do for the next round." Bright took their attention and began discussing the game plan for the next round