Chapter 246

In the chaotic whirl of the eSports world, Lia found herself the youngest of the bunch. The rest of the team, seasoned veterans of countless digital battles, had never encountered a teammate who had to dart back to exams midway through a season.

Karl broke the silence with a light tone, "Hey, don't sweat it, Lia. We're in the thick of gaming season, that's the only reason you're behind. Once we clinch the championship, you can hit the books again. Worst comes to worst, we'll get you a tutor to brush up, and you'll ace those exams!"

Cordelia accepted a slice of cake and settled into the couch, taking a bite before responding, "...But the perfect score is three hundred."

Karl, sitting across from her, chuckled, "Then aim for two fifty, no sweat!"

Waller and Clay exchanged bewildered glances before shooting Karl a look that said, 'Really? A perfect score is three hundred, and you think two fifty is doable? And doesn't that sound a tad insulting?'

Realizing his blunder, Karl hastily corrected, "What I meant was, scoring a hundred and fifty would be pretty impressive!"

Cordelia had recently come to the realization that it wasn't fair to hold others to her own high standards. In her mind, scoring a hundred and fifty on the math test was indeed an achievement, so she nodded, "Yeah, I think so too."

Karl blinked in confusion. Back when he was in school, even with a hundred as the perfect score in each subject, he managed to scrape by with eighties. Lia's casual dismissal of a hundred and fifty baffled him.

Quickly, he lowered the bar again, "Actually, hitting a hundred would be great!"

Cordelia's reply was lukewarm, "... That's a bit low."

Karl, trying to save face, laughed along, "Yeah, that would be disappointing."

couldn't help but smirk. How could they underestimate Lia? A score of 288 was

he prided himself on. He coughed slightly, puffing out his chest in a display of maturity,

past exploits at Greenmeadow International School, especially the time they rallied behind Cordelia during the student council elections, manipulating the outcome in

hours later, with Clay and the top-laner feeling the

his mark, was itching for more action. "Hey, bro, Lia, how about we queue up for

game, always looking to

ache in his shoulders, but then smiled, "You two go ahead. I've got

virtual world than in management. These

Floyd nodded, "Sure thing."

his demeanor changed. Sweat beaded his

a determined gaze, Floyd assured,

ready on the third

couldn't help but ask,

their team, had always appeared distant from the club's highs and lows. The

was, Floyd

enduring pain since their

win a year ago, his shoulder no longer fit for the rigors of eSports. Yet, he'd chosen to continue, hiding his suffering to avoid burdening his

planned to reveal Floyd's condition before

urging the team to step up. But then the accident happened, and those plans were shelved. Floyd was more than a player; he was the heart of EW

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