You actually want me to...

Those overpowered protagonists all follow this formula.

Uh, no, that's not right.

If we focus on novels from recent years, contemporary overpowered protagonists should be those with the character "Chen" in their name, such as Xiao Chen, Ye Chen, and Lin Chen. Replacing "Chen" with the homophone "Chen" seems to work the same way; that's basically the general pattern.

Speaking of which... what do you think of the kind smiles of your juniors?

After a moment's thought, Roland managed to force what he considered a decent smile.

However, Roland was still unaware of the extent of psychological trauma he had unintentionally inflicted on the opposing team in this match. ON, who had just finished the game and was comforted by his teammates, was about to take a sip of water to calm down.

After all, losing is losing. Losing to last year's world champion is not shameful.

Then he looked up.

Roland's eerily strange smile instantly appeared before him, startling him so much that he dropped his water glass, spilling it all over the table.

This scene was "coincidentally" captured by the director, who claimed to be a die-hard Roland fan, and broadcast to countless viewers in the live stream.

"Pfft! Hahahaha!"

"This kid, he's finally got what he deserves." Off-screen, the veteran TES players looked at Roland's strange smile and knew perfectly well what had happened; his attempt to show off had failed again.

But... this situation seems rather interesting?

Considering that they had only recently left the team, and that providing support at this time might be exploited by those with ulterior motives, Karsa and Flandre forcibly suppressed their desires and then decisively opened the forum to become gossip enthusiasts.

[This is absolutely awesome! This is incredibly awesome!]

[This is hilarious! How ruthless did the King of Blades have to be to scare the support player like this?]

To be fair, the expression the King of the Board made just now was quite exaggerated.

[You'll get used to it eventually. It's hard to expect a gamer who spends all his free time watching anime like "High School Boys" and "High School Girls" to put on a typical "social butterfly" smile, even though he is indeed a social butterfly.]

Because Roland played too aggressively in the first game, SN's support ON was already psychologically traumatized by the second game, which ended even faster.

Roland and his team easily secured their first-day victory with a score of 2-0.

As the previous year's FMVP and having performed well in the first match of the Spring Split, Roland was once again unavoidably dragged into the interview.

However, this time, the show's impact seems to be even greater than expected.

Because the person standing in front of him, ready to interview him, was none other than his girlfriend, hope Ran. Seeing this, Roland knew that he had once again unwittingly become a tool for official hype. Thinking of this, he quietly tugged at Xi Ran's sleeve.

"No, how come no one notified me that you're here to interview me today?"

"Aren't you happy? This is a surprise for you~" As she spoke, hope Ran helped him straighten his collar, making sure Roland and the others looked as good as possible.

"It's not just...it's not just...it's like...no matter...anything...when you're around, even during an interview, you always tell me in advance, right? Otherwise, how would others know? And no one asks me."

"Of course, this is our station's own arrangement, we can't just tell outsiders."

. . . . . .

"An outsider! Holy crap, I'm a..."

"Oh, don't worry about it so much. Hurry up and get the camera ready. We can't wait any longer."

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After all that fuss, the post-match interviews finally began. The only difference was that when viewers looked at Roland in the live broadcast room, they felt there was a strange sense of frustration on his face, which left them quite confused.

This guy won, didn't he?

Could it be that he has had another relapse?

Q1: Congratulations on your first win of the Spring Split. How do you feel right now?

A1: My mood is going from sunny to partly cloudy, with occasional thunderstorms and snowflakes drifting by. Maybe it'll hail later.

Live stream viewers: ???

Xi Ran: "Ahem, what A-Ban means is that because today's match is the first match of the new season, he is extremely excited and his mood is going through all sorts of changes, right?" After speaking with a smile to the screen, hope Ran also turned her head and gave Roland a fierce look.

Of course, Roland didn't back down either, sending a message in return.

This is a couple's interaction skill, which allows them to convey key information through eye contact. Its advantage is its good concealment, but its disadvantage is that it can only be triggered under special circumstances.

【Understand?】

【don't know.】

One is not excessive.

【make a deal.】

After quickly exchanging information, Roland finally broke into a familiar smile, like his mood brightening after a period of cloudiness. He then shamelessly nodded in agreement, saying, "Ah, right, right, right."

Q2: The second question is, how well do you think the team has gelled since the new members joined?

A2: We've successfully evolved to the level of a father-son relationship. In a while, we'll probably be able to move up another generation. Overall, I think the progress is going well.

Live stream viewers: "Wow, they've been working together so fast!"

Xi Ran: ? ? ?

What the hell?

Why was she a little confused? But if Roland was talking nonsense, then why did all the men around him, including the cameraman, give him a knowing smile of admiration, and why were the viewers on the other end of the live chat spamming "Awesome"?

Wait, can the director's skills really be considered the answer?

Despite being slightly confused, hope Ran managed to fast-forward to the last question.

Q3: We can see that you did a very good job in vision control and team coordination in these two games. Can you talk about how you managed to make such a big change in just two years since you switched to support?

Upon hearing this, Roland fell into deep thought, something he hadn't done in a long time.

You say he doesn't like top lane? Actually, he quite likes it.

Whether he likes playing support or not, he's actually alright.

A3: In my opinion, people always get tired of what they do and miss what they used to do when they switch to another job. It's not quite right to complain about every single one of the 360 ​​professions.

hope Ran: "Oh, I get it. You mean you should master what you love, which is why you worked so hard in the support role and achieved what you have today?"

Roland: "No, normal people do think like you do, but what I mean is: top lane, support, I want them all!!!"

Live stream viewers: ???

Summary: Chapter Sixty-Two: An Irresistible Temptation

That evening, with the release of Roland's interview video and the official rapid release of the Hero Microphone, the club's popularity undoubtedly soared once again.

That's the benefit of having a persona.

If you start out as a goofball, then every interview and audio recording you make will be used as a source of amusement. Conversely, if you start out speaking seriously, then every interview you give will likely be analyzed more closely.

Although Roland's actions were largely driven by his natural inclination to liberate himself, he did consider this aspect when he first started out.

It's worth mentioning that due to the club's excessive exploitation of Roland before and after the off-season, Roland was able to earn a "compensation" of half a day off per week during the first half of the spring season (that is, five times). Although the truth is that everyone else was using that half day to work out, see a doctor, and practice their physique, while he was working out every day, so it was just a different name given to him.

But this was enough to excite Roland.

Having half a day of private space, Roland and Xiran went out and had a wild night. Although they ultimately failed to reach home base, the two successfully played the roles of mentor and counselor, and their relationship progressed rapidly.

As a result, Roland was in high spirits the day after he returned.

"I mean, is it really that serious? It's just a woman, look how happy you are." Seeing his strange expression, JKL couldn't help but complain.

"You don't understand. You're living the life of a winner, completely different from us losers."

"I'm a winner in life? I don't think so."

"If you don't believe me, ask the others in the room and see if they think so." After saying that, the other four people in the room almost simultaneously turned around and looked at JKL, and then nodded in tacit agreement.

Seriously, the typical scenario of an honest guy pursuing a girl is just a massive replica of a simp.

Only a small number of "normies" who have seen through the true nature of life have the chance to evolve into the legendary "wolf king" level. As the saying goes, licking one person makes you a dog, licking ten thousand makes you a wolf, licking a million makes you the king of wolves, licking ten million makes you the king of kings. One section of ham sausage is better than six. 300-year-old Jiuzhitang treats kidney deficiency without sugar. For jelly, I choose Xizhilang.

Ahem, I've gone off-topic.

In short, a career like JKL's—early fame, wealth, dramatic improvement in looks, and being pursued by Red Three—is definitely the dream of every professional player. Naturally, such a career doesn't allow one to experience the joy of winning the heart of a beauty step by step.

Not long after, Roland was pulled away by Coach White Crescent.

Unlike the other four positions, support players need to improve their understanding of equipment, team composition, and map in the new version. Their proficiency with heroes and their reaction time are the next weakest aspects.

As long as it's not an extreme case where the version clearly requires a hero but a player can't master a single hero in an entire season, other coaches feel they can accept it.

"So... Coach, you called me in here just so I could keep watching the video?"

"To be precise, it's about watching the observer perspectives from each region. As for the information resources from various platforms, I'll collect them and then summarize them for you once a week."

"That training match..."

"Of course we want you to work on two fronts. We've already given you your overtime bonus in advance. Otherwise, do you think you wouldn't have received a single phone call after sleeping outside all night?"

As a male lecturer who is well-versed in human nature, White Crescent made Roland work 18 hours of overtime every week with just three sentences.

First sentence: Overtime pay exceeding the limit + reimbursement of invoices within the limit.

The second sentence: Five half-day holidays can include an extra night, but you must return the next morning.

The third sentence: If he were ever checked up on, he would help clear Roland's browser history.

Every step he took precisely met Roland's needs, leaving him with no desire to refuse, and he even considered adding extra time at the club.

Oh no, he actually lives at the club.

That's fine.

The second opponent in the Spring Split is RW, the former team of Haro, three days later. However, since RW does not have any particularly strong players and the team is generally underperforming, White Crescent did not even arrange for Roland to play in this round of matches; Prophet was enough.

As I said before, we need to nurture the Ueno and Nakano teams.

While Haro can take on the role of commander, the support role can't really help with the synergy between the top and jungle lanes. Although Roland has often ganked the top lane in the early game in past matches, that was a minority out of a large pool of players.

In most matches, the top, mid, and jungle players still need to handle the early game themselves.

Perhaps because the opponent was his former team, Harold played extremely ruthlessly in this match. Before Ale and Knight could even exert their strength, he single-handedly turned the opponent's jungle upside down, achieving a crushing 2-0 victory.

"Judging from his performance, he seems to be quite resentful."