My cold hasn't disappeared, I'm still drowsy and that really affects my performance. Anyway, I'm still doing my best to keep the update consistent but I must apologize if there are errors that I missed.
Enjoy reading~
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"Rasheed! Rasheed!"
"Opal! Opal!"
"Go, El! Go, El!"
"Go, Quant! Go, Quant!"
"J-L-N-C! J-L-N-C!"
Key would be lying if she didn't feel anything when she didn't hear anyone cheering for her but she put that in the back of her mind and saw it as a challenge. If she manages to execute their plan correctly, she will earn fans too.
"Oh well, I didn't really come here to get famous, did I? I'll be quitting as soon as I get bored of this industry anyway." Key thought, if anyone were to hear this they'll just assume that she had said it to console herself, but no. Keychantel joined the Professional League out of boredom and if she is to get bored of playing in the field, she can quit. No document can bound her in anything.
"That's just how life is for me…" she thought and glanced at the side keeping her smile
They sat on their seat and Key took a quick glance at the audience once more before she focused on the screen. She gave it another glance when she saw someone familiar, but on her second glance, there wasn't anyone there. She just shook it off and thought that her thought earlier had led to her seeing things that aren't really there.
{"We are now in the banning part,"} Gino Morin announced as the banning part commenced
"Hornet, ban Clypeus." The other team's coach told Matrix's mid-laner
"Opal, ban Pylae." Bright told Opal
"Scorpio, ban Maesta." Matrix's off-laner immediately obeyed and clicked Maesta's character
"Quant, ban Fidens." Quant then clicked Fidens's character and a red circular mark appeared before it turned gray
"Magnum, ban Chikara." Magnum complied with their coach's orders straightaway
"Key, ban Coraje," Bright said
"Alright," Key replied while clicking Coraje's character
"I thought I'll be using Coraje?" Opal asked Bright
"Eh, you were?" Key turned to him
"I thought you said you'll take Laidir?" El asked Opal
"Take Laidir later," Bright told Opal
"Alright," Opal replied and focused his eyes on the screen
{"I have a question,"} Elvis Letterman said after the list of the banned shinigami appeared on the screen
{"Sure, I'm sure our viewers can answer that if I can't."} Gino Morin said
{"Say that in this round, they use the same shinigami lineup as earlier, do you think the results will change?"} Elvis Letterman asked
{"Now that's a good question, but there won't be any chance to prove that because they have banned some of the shinigami used in the recent round."} Gino Morin said
{"It'll be answered one way or another, but let's save that for some other time because they will now be choosing their shinigami for this round."} Gino Morin announced
"Outlaw, get Vis." Matrix's coach told the team captain and top-laner of Matrix
"El, get Fiore," Bright told El who immediately followed
"Juniper, get Chasseur." Juniper followed the coach's orders and clicked Chasseur
"Oh, I was aiming to use that one." Key muttered when she saw that the opposing team has chosen Chasseur and the whole JLNC team heard her
"Too bad for you then," Rasheed snickered and Key ignored him
"Who's your second choice?" Opal asked her
"Hmm, Ausu," she replied looking at him
"Okay, get Ausu." She looked at Bright for a moment before getting Ausu
"Hornet, get Evocatrice," their coach said
"Isn't that the shinigami their off-laner used earlier?" Scorpio asked
"Why, do you want to use it?" Hornet asked him
"Nah," Scorpio replied shaking his head and Hornet chose Evocatrice
"Quant, you can use Luccicare," Bright told Quant
"Scorpio, get Luxy." The other team's coach instructed the other team's off-laner
"Opal, get Laidir," Bright told Opal who nodded
"Magnum, get Sournoise." Magnum clicked Sournoise after hearing their coach's orders
"Rasheed, you can get Blitz." Bright said and Rasheed clicked Blitz
{"We are now in the second round of the match between JLNC and Matrix."} Gino Morin announced
{"So, Elvis, what are your thoughts regarding this second round?"} Gino Morin turned his head, asking for Elvis Letterman's opinion
{"To be honest, I see the same expression that they have in the recent round. If I base on the recent result, I'd say that JLNC has prepared another route to quick victory and they will be the victor in this round."} Elvis Letterman answered and Gino Morin nodded
{"Yes, that's true but it's quite unlikely that Matrix will let them achieve quick victory against them for the second time around. For sure, they'll put up a fight."} Gino Morin said
And so, the second round of the match between JLNC and Matrix began.
{"As you can see on the screen, both teams have now spawned in the game, they are now roaming to their specific lanes."} Gino Morin narrated the current events
{"Surprisingly, it seems that JLNC has formed a new tactic involving their new-rising off-laner, Kashmiri. For those who watched the games that she has played with JLNC, she usually stays and develops in the top lane, but now, she's in the middle lane, I wonder what they are up to."} Elvis Letterman commented
{"We are yet to find that out, Elvis,"} Gino Morin agreed
"Develop yourselves, we don't know what those guys are planning." Outlaw ordered his team members
"Yo, Scorpio, come here, their off-laner is here." Hornet called out to their team's off-laner
"On my way," Scorpio replied while moving his mouse to control his shinigami away to the middle lane
"Their off-laner left," Opal reported
"What level is your Laidir now?" Rasheed asked
"Four, his Vis is three," Opal answered
"How about you two?" he asked referring to the two shinigami in the middle lane
"Four," El answered
"Four as well," Key followed
"Commence," Rasheed said
"Yes, Captain," Opal said and moved his mouse
"Dang!" Outlaw exclaimed in surprise and his teammates in the middle lane and bottom lane followed this expression of surprise from him
Opal's Laidir dealt damage that drained close to half of Vis's blood. El and Key simultaneously used Ausu and Fiore's first attacks and deal damage to Evocatrice and Luxy. Scorpio used Luxy's Maceries to shield them giving Outlaw the chance to use his Vis to deal damages on Laidir.
"I'm going to enter their tower." Key informed them before her Ausu attacked the two opposing shinigami that are currently protected,
Entering the opposing tower's defense circle is like suicide but she did that to push their opponents into their own tower's defense circle.
"Let me help," El said and did the same thing as Key's Ausu with his Fiore
The protective barrier protecting the two opposing shinigami broke as soon as it entered their tower's defense circle. The exchange in attacks lasted for minutes, El and Key worked together to contain Evocatrice and Luxy within their defense tower. A clash erupted in the bottom lane between the residents of the bottom lane; the forwards and supports of both teams.
"Guys, I think it's about time you send back-up." Opal called out to them
"Quant, top lane," Rasheed ordered
"Make sure you'll arrive within half a minute, kid." He then told Key
"I'm already on my way, Captain." Key said as soon as she saw that Evocatrice is running low on blood
"I can finish this one off alone." El said, pertaining to Luxy as soon as Key dealt the finishing blow to drain Evocatrice's blood
'FIRST BLOOD' JLNC's Kashmiri gave the first blood to their team; that first blood, is once again, in a game with Evocatrice part of the opposing team's shinigami line-up,
{"Gino, if you can point out one similarity with this round in the match between JLNC and Matrix to the battle between JLNC and Cyber Paw's first round, what would that be?} Elvis Letterman asked turning his head to Gino Morin
{"Hmm, is it that Kashmiri dealt the finishing damage on the first blood?"} Gino Morin asked
{"Not only that, she took out Evocatrice! Once again, JLNC Kashmiri's first blood is Evocatrice!"} He answered expressing his amusement so openly
{"Do you think she has a beef with Evocatrice, perhaps the shinigami she can't control that well?"} Gino Morin asked him in amusement
{"That would be a good theory for the industry's farm in this case."} Elvis Letterman said