You actually want me to...

After everyone went home in the afternoon, Roland began his real challenge for the day—accompanying women shopping.

The LPL All-Star event is divided into two parts: the LPL All-Star Weekend and the All-Star main event. Roland will only get a break (Chinese New Year) after these two events. As for the Demacia Cup, teams generally don't send their full starting lineup to avoid the embarrassment of losing, so it's highly likely that Prophet will play.

All-Star Weekend, of course, includes a red carpet ceremony.

In order to maintain a respectable image and not embarrass his girlfriend, hope Ran naturally had to personally oversee the selection of this suit.

Then... Roland became lame.

"Are you sure you can handle this? You've only been to a few stores!" hope Ran, who was picking out and comparing suits, turned around and saw this guy scrambling to find a chair on the floor.

Of course, it wasn't just him.

Many guys in this mall are like that too, the difference isn't that great.

"Okay, a man can't say no! Let me try again!"

Three minutes later...

"I'm already a useless piece of trash, so why don't you just compare me to someone else, that'll be enough."

"No way! There are still so many styles to choose from. With your figure, height, and net worth, wouldn't it be awkward to walk the red carpet with less than 300 yuan on your clothes? I can't forgive myself if I don't give you a complete makeover."

While they can make money, these esports players are really disregarding their image. If they have team uniforms, they wear them; if they don't, they wear sponsored ones. If they don't have either, they just buy discounted items on Taobao, and they even pick the best-selling mix-and-match outfits from Nanji Ren and Playboy. It's really driving Xiran crazy.

Of course, Roland had no idea.

In his eyes, 300 yuan is a lot. He can spend 300 yuan to buy 70 bottles of beer, 42 liters of gasoline, 60 lamb skewers, or even 30 packs of cigarettes. Even if he spends 300 yuan to buy bones to feed his dog, the dog would probably be so excited by such a gift that it would do a Thomas Flair for him.

Then I looked at the prices of the suits that Xiran casually pulled out for comparison, and none of them were less than five figures. Okay, I guess my worldly perspective is too limited.

It took more than two hours of searching, and countless changes of clothes that Roland would need to change in a year, before he finally settled on a suit that wasn't too expensive.

When Roland's 1.8-meter height, combined with his years of training, filled out the suit, even the sales assistants standing next to him couldn't help but be impressed. Especially when Roland took out his card to pay, the sales assistants exclaimed that they had misjudged him.

Wow, so this is actually a hidden gem.

This change is too drastic!

"So, are we done now?"

"No."

"what?"

"I've wanted to fix your awful hairstyle for ages. Come with me." With that, hope Ran took Roland's arm, and judging from the smile on her face, she seemed quite satisfied with today's result.

It was only when Xiran approached that Roland was fully brought back to his senses by the woman's natural fragrance, and he began to examine her attire: a comfortable wool brown knit top paired with brown-green trousers, a medium-thick shawl with a large collar hanging lazily around her neck, and matching soft leather shoes, giving her an exceptionally languid and charming aura.

If judged solely on looks, there are actually quite a few women more attractive than Xiran; at least among his fans, some ruggedly handsome men actually look quite pretty in women's clothing. However, in terms of charisma, Xiran is truly unmatched in a certain sense, especially in the LPL hosting arena where he dominates.

The transformation was only completed when even Roland's hairstyle was finally altered.

"Congratulations, straight man! You've successfully transformed today." Seeing her straight man's complete transformation, from hairstyle to clothing and accessories, Xi Ran felt increasingly satisfied, especially when she noticed girls glancing at her from time to time.

"So what? No matter how much better he gets, he'll still be yours. Or... do you want to leave a mark on this straight man first?" He boldly wrapped his arms around her waist, and after clearly feeling her body tremble upon contact, he found that she didn't push him away or reject him at all.

Since that's the case... Roland gritted his teeth and leaned his head in.

Similarly, looking at the face getting closer and closer, even hope Ran, who was the instigator, couldn't help but blush with embarrassment.

hope Ran: [Oh my god!? What's wrong with this straight guy? He's already starting to get intimate? I'm happy, but there are so many people watching... He's getting closer, should I refuse or not?]

Roland: [Holy crap, I'm so nervous! Seriously, are those 200 romance comics from that guy Aquarius even reliable? What if I suddenly go and get rejected? Whatever, whatever, might as well go for it!]

Although he doesn't have experience with 200 romance comics, he does have experience with 200 romance novels. If he stops now, then he's truly an incurable straight man.

Even though by this time the passersby had begun to jeer.

but...

"My gaze couldn't leave her face at all." Although their initial encounter was indeed due to lust at first sight, the more than six months of day and night companionship had also opened his heart and allowed him to rediscover the beauty of this world.

He held her tightly, lowered his head, and stroked her face with both hands. Ignoring her struggles, he simply brought his lips to hers, their four red lips pressed together. She stopped struggling, staring blankly at him, who had closed his eyes as if enjoying the kiss. She closed her eyes too, deepening the kiss…

Her unwavering radiance gave him hope to persevere through his confusing journey.

Having experienced the bitter cold, I also yearn to be a light that warms others.

Maybe I'm silly, stupid, and a typical straight man.

But I will try my best to be your safety net, and I will protect you with my whole life.

Summary: Chapter 18: Don't Go Down the Dragon Pit!

On the day of the red carpet event, after Roland actually completed all the procedures, he didn't feel any of the envious glances he had imagined. After all, from the award presenters to the red carpet contestants, they were all straight men who didn't know how to appreciate beauty at all.

The only two female hosts are Xiaoyu and Xiran.

It can only be said that people's joys and sorrows are different; he just felt that the belt was a bit uncomfortable.

Roland received a considerable number of nominations at this event, but considering that his fanbase grew too quickly and hasn't yet matured enough to translate into commercial value immediately, he didn't actually win many awards. He only received Most Improved Player of the Year and Best Support Player of the Year, and didn't win the MVP award he wanted, but it was still a respectable achievement.

"It's finally over." After the awards ceremony, Roland immediately found a sofa and collapsed backstage; the event was truly exhausting.

"Indeed, but at least you weren't just there for show, and you didn't seem nervous, which is pretty good."

"Nervous? Ha, back in the day, I was considered one of the best, a small leader managing hundreds of people."

"???"

"Of course, although I was eventually voted out, this does not overshadow my great achievements during my tenure."

Other LPL players: ......

The ten players for the All-Star Weekend were selected in advance. Although the teams are still holding back and haven't revealed who joined which team, the players have released their offers, which can still be leaked to the audience.

Therefore, based on the unspoken rule that a team can have a maximum of three players, only the mid, bot, and support players from TES's championship roster were selected.

They are:

The top laners are Bin and Langx, the junglers are Ning and Sofm, the mid laners are Doinb and Knight, the bot laners are JKL and LWX, and the supports are Roland and Ming.

The groups are as follows:

Blue Team: Top Laner Bin, Jungler Ning, Mid Laner Knight, Bot Laner LWX + Aban

Red Team: Top Laner Langx, Jungler Sofm, Mid Laner Doinb, Bot Laner JKL + MING

I remember when Roland saw this group, he thought Ning had lost his mind. Wasn't he afraid that his team would be overwhelmed and wiped out in all directions?

But since we've already made the choice, we have no choice but to grit our teeth and keep going.

"Hey dog, catch a few more of my Q skills, I'll treat you to dinner when we get back." Looking at the upcoming lineup, Roland quietly slipped over to JKL's side, patting him on the shoulder.

"You bastard, I finally caught you on the other side. Now I'll beat you up and that's it."

"No, you can't do this! I am Top Esports's blade! I am a follower of Water Ghost! I have shed blood for the organization! I have contributed to the organization! You can't do this to me!"

"roll!"

Watching these two lovable characters playfully bickering in the lounge, all the contestants in the room burst into laughter, and even the slight awkwardness that the autistic children felt when they met vanished.

The first match was a "support hero" match, meaning the audience voted on which hero to play. In theory, this should have been fine, but when Roland was chosen as the hero, he embarrassed the fans with his quirky sense of humor.

On the auxiliary position, a clown image stood out prominently, extremely conspicuous.

Holy crap, who voted for the Joker for the King of the Board? Absolutely amazing!

[Doinb's Lulu, Ming's Bard, Banhuang's Shaco, are you guys trying to make me laugh to death in this All-Star game?]

[Bengbu is stuck. Last time it was Fiddlesticks in the All-Star game, this time it's Shaco. If there's another one, maybe Teemo will have to come out too.]

[Appearing and disappearing like a ghost, that describes me perfectly~]

With the start of the game's preparation phase, the heroes of the ten All-Star players were officially revealed.

Blue Team: Top Laner Bin (Fiora), Jungler Ning (Lee Sin), Mid Laner Knight (Syndra), Bot Laner LWX (Kai'Sa) + Aban (Shaco)

Red Team: Top Laner Langx (Ornn), Jungler Sofm (Rengar), Mid Laner Doinb (Lulu), Bot Laner JKL (Draven) + MING (Bard)

With this lineup, just seeing Roland tells you you're basically going to AFK in the early laning phase.

"Xiang, what should we do?"

"I don't know... I'd be happy with an Irelia, but this combination against Draven and Bard is just plain frustrating."

"It's alright, trust our jungler daddy. The great Shoes King will be judging his loyal followers today, don't you think, King Ning?"

"I suddenly remembered that I haven't harvested the vegetables on my farm yet, so I'm off."

"???"

Although he hasn't played in a competition for a long time, he still understands that the jungler should help the winning lane and not the losing lane. Why would he help the bot lane, which has no ability to lock down enemies, instead of helping the Fiora that God Bin can dunk on?

He's not stupid.

After all, he was once the hilt of the trident, so he still understands JKL's Draven.

I can't help you, goodbye!

Once the lineups were finalized, the match began.

In the level 1 team fight, the red team, relying on the presence of Draven and Bard, decisively chose to invade the blue team's red buff jungle. However, what they did not know was that at the same time as they invaded, Roland's Shaco had already unusually entered the bottom lane from the bottom lane, and then turned to his own bottom lane tri-bush to start placing boxes.

This is an anti-intrusion box, which is also the position he habitually places when playing Shaco support. He doesn't follow his teammates to the top lane because Shaco isn't an offensive hero; he's good at defense.

only...

After his four teammates invaded the enemy's red buff but didn't see anyone, Roland, who had seen the marker, immediately understood the enemy's location.

Good heavens, it seems they've already infiltrated the area.

Thinking of this, he placed the boxes in the triangular grass even more enthusiastically.

"Hmm? It seems the Blue Team has already guessed the Red Team's location."

"However, since both sides chose to directly exchange buff jungle areas, it seems that a fight is unlikely."

"Not necessarily. Look at the location of the clown's box."

"Yeah, the other side doesn't know the Joker planted the box there, so they might actually have a chance!"

Unlike the viewers with an omniscient perspective, the red team players had a rough idea that they had been exposed. Since the opposing team hadn't arrived for so long, they assumed the two sides had swapped jungle camps. Following this line of thought, JKL and his team hadn't considered that the Shaco might have planted a box on their way back to lane.

After casually auto-attacking the jungler a couple of times, Draven and Bard started heading down the jungle path.