Chapter 8.2

-Elizabeth's POV-

Guys, I'll also be playing a lot of team-ranked matches today. I'm practicing for the upcoming under-20 tournament our team will be joining."

I looked at the in-game VR streaming platform window that CoA has built for players. 1358 viewers today? That's a lot considering my average views are only about 800 viewers. Taking into account CoA's popularity, it's pretty low compared to the other well-known CoA streamers that have tens of thousands of regular viewers. And especially incomparable to team Atelier, which is the most popular streamer group in the entire CoA with more than hundreds of thousands of regular viewers.

BillSmith: my team will be joining the u20 tourney too! I hope we could both pass the elimination round

Simpguy99: I always loved watching you play, your movements are so graceful and captivating!

im12btwxoxo: If you win 5x in a row in 1v1 ranked, ill donate using my dad's credit card!

Anna124: who will be your teammates for the tourney?

HardcoreViewer: will Photon also join?

HardRock69: show bobs plss

....Honestly, every now and then, there is always someone who comments perverted things like that, if I leave them alone others will follow suit so I should be firm here.

"HardRock69 in case you're new here, I'll repeat myself, this is a no sexual harassment stream, that's strike 1, I'll ban you if this continues."

HardRock69: @Lizbeth sorry ma'am it's just a joke! it won't happen again please don't ban me!

DiligentChad: ban him now!

Simpguy99: @HardRock69 don't talk to our princess like that!

HardcoreViewer: Perma ban him now lol

im12btwxoxo: kekl

Anna124: hahaha what a pervert

BillSmith: @HardRock69 KEEEP. MY. FAVORITE. STREAMER'S NAME. OUT. OF. YOUR. FUC**** MOUTH! or ill slap the sh** out of you.

I sigh.

"And to answer some of your questions, I'll be having two new teammates since my usual teammates FairyDust and Photon is over 20 years old and cannot participate. Renz will still be joining me though along with 2 new teammates who I'm sure will surprise you guys with their skills! It'll be a secret on who the other 2 are for now so stay tuned on my stream for the reveal of the 2 new members." I explained excitedly.

Just as I was hyping my new team up, a ping entered my field of vision.

Player 'Photon' invited you to a PVP lobby, do you wish to accept? Yes / No

"Guys, we will be playing team-ranked matches now, I won't be able to reply that much mid-PVP fight but I'll do so in between breaks."

*zffff

I teleported into the usual party lobby, a somewhat comfortable victorian style luxury round table, I saw Renz and Photon already in the party lobby. Photon is dressed in a sleek semi-futuristic knight set with a modern helmet covering his head. His weapon of choice is a sword and a large shield, suitable for a hybrid DPS tank. He's one of our guild mates and a close friend of my cousin, the last person we are waiting for.

Renz on the other hand prefers the lance weapon for its long reach along with his medieval knight armor. His avatar has a very homely face with blonde hair that makes him look like a cute prince from the historical era. Though I wouldn't call him cute to his face since he has developed a complex due to our classmates back in high school making fun of him about being too cute for a boy. Looking at him thinking hard in a corner though, he seems to be troubled.

"What's up with him?" I asked Photon

"I don't know, but I heard him mumbling about his sister," Photon replied.

"I.... see."

I don't get it either too but lately, we have been practicing hard in preparation for the tournament. Maybe the reason why he's down is because he cannot spend much time with his sister? He was always so attached to his sister even back then when we were in high school. But I can't let this go, it'll cause trouble for the team morale if he gets mopey like that. As the team captain, my teammate's mental state is part of my responsibility too.

"Uhmm, Renz. Is there something on your mind?" I approached him

"Ohh Liz you're here, It's just... I was thinking about my sister.

"Why, what happened?" I ask with a hint of worry.

"When I asked her to watch a movie with me yesterday, she said she has to meet someone in VR." He said begrudgingly.

"That's..... pretty normal, right?"

"No, it's not! She seems happier these past few days and is always excited to meet this person! And when I pry about it she suddenly becomes very secretive and forcibly changes the subject! Do you think she's meeting a boy? Is she VR online dating? she's too young for that!" he panicked.

I'm pretty sure she's just 2 years younger than him, but I kept it to myself. No use in making him more agitated.

"C-calm down, I'm sure you're overthinking things, she's probably just having a chat with her high school friends on VR."

"....You're probably right" he sighed. "Maybe I am just overthinking it. Thanks, Lizbeth, I'm grateful to have someone to share my problems with." He said with a smile.

"You're always welcome, it's my job as your team captain after all. Let us focus on our practice matches shall we?"

zffff*

Suddenly, a silvered-haired woman teleported into the lobby. She is wearing modern elven priestess clothing that you would see in your average fantasy games. Along with her beautiful mature looks and elven fashion, she looks just like a regal elf you commonly see in the movies.

"Sorry, I'm late! Did some errands on my way home." She said apologetically.

FairyDust our last member arrived. She's the oldest of our group and also a healer-type support player. She is my cousin and was supposed to be our captain and also the guild leader of Concord of Heroes, but lately, she's busy with her work and other stuff so she relegated the position to me. She helps me from time to time though in managing our guild members which I appreciate from her.

"Looks like everyone's already here! Shall we start then?" she suggested

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"5 wins and only 2 loses! Looks like we're improving! Especially you Lizbeth I see you're working hard for the upcoming tournament." My cousin applauded.

"Yeah, I have to improve to not fall behind my team," I replied with conviction

"Oh, if they're really that good, Renz will only drag your team down! you better replace him now before he chokes in important matches" she joked

"Hey, I can hold my own too you know, I'm just as good as Lizbeth!" he bantered

"Hahahaha, welp I gotta go sleep, imma need to get up early tomorrow for some errands."

"Me, too, I'm quite hungry we've been playing all night. Ggwp guys." Photon added

"Yep good games." Renz waved goodbye

After they're all gone, I look up my stream window in preparation to sign off. 829 viewers huh, still high enough considering the time.

"Guys I won't be streaming tomorrow since I'll  be going to a friend's house to watch the match between team Nexus Gaming and team Atelier."

HardcoreViewer: oh im also gonna watch it tomorrow! im pretty hype for it. Masamune FTW!

GigaMaster: aww why not, i wanted to watch your stream on weekends

Underminer092:  have a good time with your friend.

Anne111: cant you just stream instead

SimpGuy99: What am I gonna do tomorrow without you brightening up my day?

"I'll stream the day after though so don't worry, also thanks as always for watching my stream. See ya guys!"

I waved goodbye and then logged off the game. After Eating some light snacks I brushed my teeth and then lay on my bed.

I took a look at my phone and checked the time. 10:21, it's this late already? After checking my messages, mostly from Lenna, group chats, and some of my friends, I put my phone on the table beside my bed. While excitedly thinking about meeting my friends tomorrow, I gradually succumbed to dreamland.