1035: Six Points

Six Points

What came next was a fully-packed schedule.2

Club HS had regular matches scheduled for the rest of the month. During the course of the competition, Cheryl built up an even better rapport and coordination with her teammates.

Club HS won every single match during this one month.

However…

When everyone heard that Cheryl was taking a week off to participate in the Olympic Games, they were shocked.

Lionel was the first to speak. "We can still play as usual during your week of absence by sending in a substitute, so we don't have to worry about that. But God C, will you become rusty if you don't play for a while?"

Chonk cocked his head sideways and asked, "Didn't you say that shooting was just a hobby? Your participation in the competition is a formality, right? You'll probably be disqualified in the first round, so you probably only need to take three days off at most. Why are you requesting a week off instead? The competition will be over by the time you're back!"

Benjamin smacked Chonk lightly. "Are you dumb? God C is still teammates with the other athletes, no matter what. Even if she can't make it to the finals, she should still show support to her teammates! This is a major event. Besides, we haven't reached the critical point of the competition yet; it's just the qualifiers right now. So, don't worry and just go for the shooting competition, God C!"

"…Actually, I'm pretty good at shooting," said Cheryl.

"Hahaha! Even so, can you clinch the champion title?" Lionel was the first to laugh. "Come on, stop the jokes, God C. There are so many shooting experts around. You may be impressive here, but your skills won't be much to marvel at in front of others. Still, this is something you're interested in, so we respect your decision!"

The head coach also chimed in. "Yes, we will respect your decision. We will definitely be fine in the qualifiers!"

From how the matches in the past month had gone, it was obvious that Club HS would be the champion this year.

There was no doubt about that!

Cheryl: "…"

Forget it, she wasn't going to say any more. Instead, she nodded and reached out for her pink suitcase. However, before she could put her hand around it, Zac had already taken hold of it for her. He said, "I'll see you off."

Their competition wasn't held in San Francisco, so they were currently staying in a hotel. In order to stay with her teammates, Cheryl had chosen not to move to another hotel. All of them were staying on the same floor.

Justin hadn't expressed any opinion about this. After all, she needed total focus during the competition, so it was not quite the same as the training sessions in the villa.

"…Sure," replied Cheryl.

The pair walked toward the elevator. Before they got in, Lionel called after them, "It's alright even if you don't get a medal, God C! We have a champion title waiting for you right here! Don't worry, we will definitely be the champions this year!"

"…Wow, thanks for the encouragement," said Cheryl.

"No problem!"

Lionel beamed at her innocently.

When the elevator doors closed, Chonk smacked him on the head. "What did you say that for?"

Lionel replied, "Athletes who do not aim to be champions don't make good e-sports players! Everyone that does e-sports aims to win, and I'm sure that includes God C too. That's why I tried to comfort her!"

Chonk sighed. "To be honest, when you consider that she can still make it onto the national team when she spends so little time training… If she used all the time she spends playing games on shooting practice instead, do you think she could win the championship?"

As soon as he said that, everyone fell silent.

Come to think of it, what he said made sense.

Everyone was terribly moved.

God C definitely had the utmost dedication to e-sports!

She was giving up the chance to become a world champion for the gaming competition! In that case, they must get the gold medal for God C!

Lionel, Chonk, and Benjamin instantly became pumped up. "Don't worry, God C! We will be fine while you're away!"

At the door.

Zac loaded Cheryl's suitcase into the trunk.

Cheryl got in the car and waved to him.

When she was about to shut the door, Zac suddenly said, "Good luck!"

Hm? Cheryl thought.

She was about to speak when she saw Zac smiling at her. He said, "You can do it."

Cheryl blinked in surprise and then returned the smile with one of her own.

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In order to avoid creating a stir, the club did not make any announcements about Cheryl's participation in the Olympic Games.

However, when a different gunner showed up instead of Cheryl during the next match, her absence caught everyone's attention.

The fans panicked.

"What's going on? Why did they change the gunner? Where's God C?"

"The match feels so dull without God C!"

"What are they trying to do by substituting someone else for God C at this point in time? Do they look down on their opponents that much? Are they trying to say that they can win against their opponents even if they didn't use their trump card?"

"Of course not! Have all of you overlooked a certain upcoming event?"

Most people into e-sports were homebodies, and it was to the extent that some weren't even concerned about real-life events and spent all their time in the game. However, there were still some who paid attention to popular topics in current affairs.

Some people commented:

"The Olympics have started! I remember God C saying that she's part of the national team, so she will be representing America in the Olympics! Did she go to the Olympics?"

"What? You're right! Come on, let's see if God C competed today!"

"She probably did, right? The women's qualifiers are taking place today. I wonder how God C fared and whether she made it to the finals!"

"Haha! Tell me the outcome after you guys check it out! I'm just waiting to laugh at God C now! There are over 100 athletes in the competition. Do you really think God C will make it into the top 8?!"

"Well, if she does, then she can continue with the games tomorrow. If not, she can return to us and continue with the competition."

Everybody went to check out the results of the Olympic qualifiers.

Twenty seconds later, a comment appeared:

"'kay, I'm back from checking the results. Regarding this, I have six points to raise."

"…"

Everyone: "????"

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