When They Beg, I Rise!

Alaric felt like his mind had been through a blender. All those secret strategies, they were Lemira's brainchild.

Alaric hadn't taken them seriously before, but with the finals looming and no suitable gunner in sight, he'd decided to give Lemira's suggestions a shot to avoid making any unexpected mistakes. Staring at the computer screen in disbelief, he couldn't believe that SweetLemon was Lemira. His character bolted from the room, "Who are you, really?"

He'd been in denial all along. But now, he had to face the truth!

Why had Lemira hidden her identity, played him for a fool, and refused to rejoin his team?

Lemira dodged Alaric's confrontational stance, "Better save those moves, they won't work on me!"

"Lemira, is that you? Answer me!"

Her response was cool, "I told you before, your moves are full of defects, and it seems nothing's changed."

With that, Lemira's character jumped in the air, launching into a counterattack, leaving Alaric unable to fend off and collapsing on the ground.

Lemira had won, advancing to the top 90! The chat exploded with excitement.

[Wow, Ms. Lemon, you just took down a pro!]

be a bit of a jerk, but he's got skills in gaming. Can't believe

spread like wildfire across

sympathy card and bad-mouthing SweetLemon during her stream to gain followers, was shocked to see the news of Alaric's defeat. Impossible!

ended her stream and set out to find Alaric,

after the match, he just wandered off, didn't talk

in frustration.

match, Lemira went through her usual routine of breaking down the gameplay; as it came to the battle between Alaric and her, she pinpointed the latter's weaknesses and strategic flaws due to

however, had never

after her analysis. Checking her phone, she found a message from Lucian. [SweetLemon, that's you,

for a moment before replying. [Does

not what you think. Streaming isn't easy, it's a mixed bag. It's tough out there for a

[I know.]

streaming, I'd recommend signing with Alaric's company. If

amusing. Alaric, looking out for

finally escaped the Langston family's clutches; why would she

message. Soon, another

can join any group. But I ask only

dripped with scoff. [Which