When They Beg, I Rise!

Grabbing her purse, she was off.

Orion watched her leave, a smile playing at the corner of his lips. "Who's she talking about?" he mused.

Leisurely, he pulled out his phone, shooting a text to Thaddeus. [Less gossip, less hassle.]

Bright and early, Thaddeus had been bombarding him with messages.

---

Lemira exited the apartment building via the elevator.

Right at the entrance, she overheard a group of elderly men and women discussing, "That creep finally got caught, heard he got a good beating."

"Serves him right. If I were there, I'd have given him a couple of kicks myself. That nutcase harassed my granddaughter once."

Hearing this, Lemira couldn't help but beam as she hailed a cab to the gaming event.

Upon her arrival, the venue was swarmed with traffic, fans seemingly more abundant than at the playoff.

Reapers. In her past life, during the finals, he suddenly withdrew, robbing her of the chance to face him. Deep down, Lemira felt a tinge of regret. She believed that if he hadn't withdrawn, SkyBlaze wouldn't

good skills, facing off against a top team was

wouldn't make

out in Reapers merch, clearly a fan

as a special guest. Got

two tickets, so

screams from fans erupted from the roadside. Lemira looked up to

spotted Alaric

even Evelina was among the team.

find anyone else, resorting

en

in the fans' attention, wore a smug expression,

received gifts from fans,

Lemira really sitting

how confident are you about today's match?" Alaric's expression soured when he

cool demeanor, he replied, "Team adjustments are normal. About this match, everyone's going to give it their all. As

a grin, "I've learned from past

here!" somebody shouted, and instantly, the crowd of reporters and fans shifted towards