Chapter 187
Chapter 187:
“Alright, take your time figuring it out,” Wendy said as she prepared to leave.
Observing Wendy, Fernanda noted that her friend was dressed to leave.
“Where are you off to?”
“To work, obviously!” Wendy said bluntly. “I don’t have the luxury of a wealthy family like you. I need to earn my way.” With a quick swing of her backpack over her shoulder, Wendy waved farewell without a backward glance. “I’m off now.”
Left alone, Fernanda felt her usual sense of peace fade after her conversation with Wendy. To soothe her restlessness, she logged into her favorite game, a reliable escape from her concerns.
Logging into her main gaming account for the first time in days, she was greeted by a barrage of messages from a friend named Fourteen, who expressed how much he had missed her.
As she finished reading, another message appeared. “You’re finally back! I’ve waited ages for you!”
The message was followed by a string of crying emojis.
“What’s wrong?” Fernanda asked.
Fourteen quickly filled her in on his recent troubles with a group from Esaham University’s esports program. He often found himself outmatched and subjected to their relentless ridicule, which wounded him deeply.
“I bragged that I knew a gaming pro and promised to crush them in the game, but you’ve been offline. They mocked me, insisting I was lying. They taunted me relentlessly. It was maddening.”
The image of Fourteen’s distress and helplessness was vivid in Fernanda’s mind as she read his message.
She felt a bit guilty, as she had promised to help him but hadn’t followed through.
Fernanda typed back, “Round them up, and I’ll show them they’re wrong.”
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“You’re the best! I knew you’d come through! You’re truly the best!”
Energized by her response, Fourteen dashed off to assemble the group. He quickly set up a gaming room and invited Fernanda along with two others.
Levi and Alex were the other participants.
Fernanda was familiar with their gaming IDs and quickly identified them.
“Here’s the gaming pro I’ve been talking about,” Fourteen said in the chat. “You guys recognize Nimbus, don’t you?”
One could imagine Fourteen’s grin stretching wide as he spoke. Meanwhile, back in their dorm room, Levi was stunned.
“Nimbus? How on earth does Fourteen know him?”
“Could it really be Nimbus? I need to check this.” Alex quickly flipped to the leaderboard, clicked on the top player’s profile, and there it was—the same blank name and pure white avatar, the details matching exactly with the person in their room.
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