40: A game reversal

A game reversal

According to the Badminton Rules, in a game where both players have scored 20, the player that gains a 2-point lead first will win.

Then Jiang Yue won another point, bringing it to 20 and 21.

If she won the next rally, Jiang Yue would win the set and they would have a third set to determine the winner.

Everyone held their breath as the two players rallied for the second set.

There was a distinct sense of suspense, as one point could mean the difference between victory and defeat.

When the shuttlecock hit the floor, Class Eleven all stood up as they shrieked.

Jiang Yue won with a 2-point lead making her the winner for the second set!

"Ah, I just felt my heart stop beating for a moment!"

"Holy shit! I did not expect that to happen!"

"Is there any medic here? I feel like my blood pressure just went up and down!"

"That was a freakin' reversal!"

Everyone felt like they were on a roller coaster ride as they watch the match.

The third set of the game began after the two players had taken a short break.

This time, the badminton court was the center of attention as the students fixed their attention on the two players.

Jiang Yue was moving with lightning-fast speed, her body showcasing a beautiful sense of agility and skill as the shuttlecock was being hit back and forth on the court.

Jiang Yue won the first point, and just as they thought they were going to see a back-and-forth winning for the rallies, she once again won the second point and the third one, and so forth.

Jiang Yue prevented Xia Mingzhou from winning even a single point.

With a perfect score of 21, the girl won the third match, dealing Xia Mingzhou with an awful slap in the face.

She only won the first set of games with a perfect score because Jiang Yue let her!

The girl played with her and humiliated her in the worst way possible!

Jiang Yue made her believe that she has everything under control and slowly made her crumble then slap her with the truth!

The students had already stood up as they shouted, 'Brother Yue'.

"I'll support Brother Yue from this point now on!"

"What Brother?"

"Oh, I heard Class Eleven call her Brother Yue, isn't that cool?"

"Calling her Brother Yue really suits her!"

"Damn, this match just made me realize I might have some heart problems."

Class One also felt their faces hurt from this face slap they just experienced.

To think that all this time Jiang Yue was letting them get points made them want to deny that Xia Mingzhou was their classmate!

Cheng Jiayi wanted to beat up Xia Mingzhou but she hated Jiang Yue more!

She might win the physical sports competition but she'll humiliate Jiang Yue as well in the Rule in Rivalry Tournament this afternoon!

She'll play with them as well!

Jiang Yue went back to her class' bleachers where everyone was already waiting for her with a big grin on their faces.

They went up to her some of them thanked her and the others congratulated her.

"Y'all, Let's celebrate!"

"Yeah, let's all eat together this lunchtime!"

"Since it was Brother Yue who brought honor to our class, our lunch is my treat!" Wan Zhu exclaimed and everyone screamed in unison.

"I'll pay for the drinks." Gao Tian added as well.

Jiang Xiu wanted to contribute something too but she barely have any money left.

"And from now on, if there is homework, I'll share the answers with all of you!" She decided with sharing homework as that is the only thing she could contribute for now.

Although she isn't the smartest among Class One before, her exam scores would always be in the top ten.

Class Eleven was grinning happily as they thanked the three people, when a voice suddenly remarked, "Don't be too happy, there is still an e-sports tournament left!"

"Let's see if you still have the energy to brag this afternoon!"

"Ah, if I were you, I'd keep my head down for the time being to avoid future humiliation."

Class One students who went past them stated.

"Don't mind them, they're just bitter we won the badminton." Wen Liling remarked just as their classmate was about to retort as well.

"Yeah, don't let them ruin our mood."

"Besides, we aren't celebrating because we won the bet, we're celebrating because we won another sports competition."

Class Eleven didn't reply to Class One's taunting and went to their canteen to have lunch.

***

Rule in Rivalry Tournament will start in the afternoon.

Most classes have at least one team competing in the aforementioned e-sport, and three five-member teams from Class Eleven entered the competition.

There were overall around thirty teams who participated in this so the Student Council decided to have a qualifying match last Thursday and now there were only eight teams left.

Each game would be around twenty minutes so they had to cut down the team or it would take a week before they could determine the winner.

The team that would play against each other were determined through a draw as well.

The game would be shown through the screen on the stage of the gymnasium and several seats were set up with wires to connect the player's phones to the screen.

The first team that would play was Cheng Jiayi's team against a first-year team.

"Out of all the teams they could be matched to, it has to be Cheng Jiayi's team."

"Why is Cheng Jiayi even joining Rule in Rivalry when she's already an e-sports player?" 

"What a pity..."

"Hey, that was just a rumor. There are no bases for it."  1

"I doubt that, I saw her history and she's been playing in her main account with some professional players. If she isn't an e-sports player, then why is that?"

Kinds of discussion are taking place but all of the students agreed on one thing.

Whichever group will play against Cheng Jiayi's team will certainly lose.

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