Chapter 5
Since the cosplayers were scheduled to perform last, I was currently in the dressing room watching the livestream.
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While applying my makeup, the makeup artist said enviously, “You have such beautiful skin, and your eyes are so big. You’re really gorgeous. But I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before— you look familiar.”
I didn’t pay much attention to her comment, politely thanked her, and turned my focus back to the competition livestream.
Chad’s team consisted of top players from my former local squad, and they were incredibly skilled.
They steamrolled through the competition and quickly advanced to the finals.
Their final opponents were a rookie team called “Eat Till Full.”
Looking at that team name, I frowned slightly.
Why did it seem so familiar?
Chad had been winning streak after streak and was feeling pretty cocky at this point.
Plus, since he’d never heard of “Eat Till Full” before, he didn’t take them seriously at all.
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Chad’s mind drifted back to the silhouette he’d glimpsed at the dressing room door earlier.
He was becoming more certain that person had been Valkyrie.
So he turned his gaze toward the audience below, eagerly searching for her again.
However, when he spotted a particular overweight girl who was practically taking up two seats, he immediately wrinkled his nose in disgust.
Why was Liv here?
She must have found out about his competition and deliberately came to watch him, right?
He knew that disgusting woman was still trying to cling to him.
But so what? He was going to confess to Valkyrie on today’s winner’s podium and tell everyone that she was the only one he loved!
At that moment, the game had finished loading.
Chad skillfully selected Pei Qinhu, ready to dominate the jungle.
But the moment he entered the brush, a whole group jumped out and beat him to a pulp!
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The enemy jungler looked at the “KILL” notification and flashed a sly grin: “Hehe, ShadowStrike, huh? Your real show is just getting started.”
For the entire match, Chad got beaten so badly he questioned
his existence!
Not only did the opposing team coordinate perfectly, but they were also stronger than him. No matter how carefully he tried to farm and develop, he just kept getting killed in every possible
way.
Even his teammates couldn’t save him–in fact, he dragged down the entire team’s rhythm.
As the final “DEFEAT” echoed, Chad furiously threw down his phone.
He had actually lost!
How could he possibly lose?
His gaze swept toward Stacy in the audience below, and he thought angrily—yes, he shouldn’t have lost. It was all that woman’s fault. If she hadn’t shown up and thrown off his mental game, how could he have possibly lost?
So after leaving the stage, Chad immediately typed in the group chat: [I saw Liv there. She deliberately showed up to mess with
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my competition. Otherwise, I never would have lost.]
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The group members immediately flew into a rage: [That fat pig is so disgusting!]
[We were in the wrong before, but her getting revenge on our team like this is absolutely unforgivable!]
[Who has Liv’s WhatsApp? I can’t wait to give her a piece of my mind!]
[Count me in–I’m going too!]
[Let’s drag her into the group chat and tear into her!]
[…]
After the competition ended, it was time for the cosplay performance.
I was ready to go and about to head on stage when my phone suddenly started buzzing with non–stop notifications.
I was just about to check them.
The girl behind me urged, “Hurry up.”
I had no choice but to put away my phone and follow the group toward the stage.
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