The Newbie Is Too Strong's
201. Determinedly
[POV's Evan]
I'm Evan Plitzerd. I am an immigrant born in a conflict zone. So when I came to a peaceful Indonesia, how grateful I was.
I have no special hobby. I also have no particular favorite. Yet even I who live this blissful life have something very important to appreciate. He was my brother, Zevan Plitzerd, who was born 5 minutes after me. For me, he is the person I love the most in this world as well as being my idol figure.
He is a young man born with talent. Whatever he wants can be done. However, even the talented Zevan still has shortcomings. The shortcomings that make him unable to develop his maximum potential. And the lack of it is none other than me. Yeah, because she has a useless sister like me.
“Wah, I lost again. I thought Brother was great. Big Brother's fire style is indeed very extraordinary.”
Again and again she covered up her true abilities about her not wanting to hurt my feelings by defeating this brother who looked weak in her eyes.
You kidding?! This is not the Zevan I want to see! If my abilities are only this limited, then I will accept! But why should you also follow suit to adjust your pace using the standard of your untalented sister?!
Are you crazy?! Though, I just want to see once again the shining Zevan.
“Stop taunting me and show me your true abilities, Zevan!”
“But Brother, this is my maximum ability, you know. Hahaahaha. But unfortunately I can't match the great Brother.”
“Basic stupid fucking boy!” Unknowingly, I also yelled at Zevan with a harsh word.
I saw his distorted face revealing an aura full of sadness. But I was confused about what to do. If I appease him, he will not realize his folly. However, if I jolt more than that, I fear that my sister will collapse.
With a feeling like a stone protruding from my shoulder, I left it with my tongue.
“Ck, trash!”
“Kakak, wait.”
I just ignored it and left the place.
“Hei, Evan. Aren't you being too rude to your own sister? Can't you do a little better for your twin sister? Though he's been trying to get close to you.”
“Shut! I don't need your advice, Asti!”
Asti intercepted me, but violently, I immediately let go of his hand grip on my right arm.
“Not this Zevan wants me to see! The Zevan I wanted to see should have been much brighter!”
“Kakak?”
“If you don't understand too, then never come near me again.”
I don't know since when it started, it feels like my distance to my own twin sister is getting further and further away. And how much it makes my heart hurt.
“Yo, Evan.”
“Luca?”
A black-blond-haired boy who seemed to be a stranger just like me suddenly approached me and greeted me.
“I'm sorry if this sounds like I'm interfering with your business. It's just, I can't stand to see you constantly misunderstand your own siblings, Evan.”
“What do you mean, Luca?”
“He's not trying to hide his abilities to you, Evan. But it is a symptom of trauma. Didn't you think that something could cause Zevan to be traumatized when he used great power in the game?”
I briefly recalled that incident. Why can I forget it? Zevan instead refrained from using his strength when dealing with me. It must have been his subconscious instructing him that how much he did not want to hurt me was the same as back then. That's why he always lowered his abilities unconsciously when he saw me.
“Hei, Luca. Do you think I'm just gonna quit this club? No, should I just get out of this school? Thus, Zevan will definitely become stronger by far from the source of his trauma.”
However, it was not Luca who answered the question. Someone had apparently eavesdropped on our conversation.
“No! No, Brother. Whatever it is, whatever it is I'm gonna do. So please, don't even think about leaving me. Hiks..Hiks..If that's what Big Brother wants, then I will become even stronger. So please, so please don't leave me, brother. Hiks... Hiks..”.
“Zevan, not like that..”.
“Look. How much you two love each other. But because you do not want to hurt each other's feelings, you actually end up hurting each other. Evan, what Zevan needs most now is you as his mental support. And Zevan, I don't actually know exactly what happened, but didn't your brother forgive you?”
“After all, you accidentally injured him. So, instead of thinking about not hurting her anymore, how about changing your mindset to so how can you become stronger in order to better protect your sister?”
A simple cliche of words that seemed meaningless. But I don't know why there is warmth in my heart. Not only me, I saw Zevan as well, seen from the change in the look of his face that became brighter.
I did not expect Luca to have this special power to calm others down with his words. Though just a few days ago, I thought that he was a bucket boy who was always able to make others hurt involuntarily with his sharp tongue but had that innocent face.
Luca said, basically this misunderstanding stems from a lack of communication and understanding each other.
“I'm sorry, Zevan.”
“No Brother, I also apologize.”
I don't know why I can feel that this moment will be the starting point for Zevan's revival. Not only Zevan, I will also try my hardest in the selection round of the first team selection of the tournament later this year.
***
That is how time passes quickly. Without feeling, it has come time to re-shuffle the team composition based on the latest rankings. And unexpectedly, the team's makeup was completely flipped around.
Unfortunately Evan still fails in improving himself and remains stuck in the position of the escort reserve team.
But in contrast to Evan, Zevan quickly jumped to 15th place and occupied the first reserve team position. Although he failed to enter the first team, it looks Zevan has been very satisfied with the results. For him, it was the first step to progress in the coming year.
Seeing Zevan who was back excited, Evan also looked relieved. Although the results showed that they both failed, it was not like that for Evan. The re-shining Zevan is what matters most to him.
No change of position in the first and second positions itself remained occupied by Luca and Areka. But surprisingly, the third position is occupied by people who are not at all expected. He is Yuda, one of the slacker swordsmen who regained his determination thanks to Luca.
Inggar, Rena, and Danang have long been eliminated from the first team and must be complacent in the main reserve team in this session. And now, the ninth position of the core team will be determined through the final fight between Robby and Raia. Anyone between the two of them who won, then absolutely the person who will fill the ninth position in the first team.
Beyond a doubt, the usually wild Raia preferred to play cautiously. Maybe because he knew that the slightest mistake would immediately remove him from the position of the core team he coveted.
Robby was the one who attacked first. Raia tilted her body to the right, beautifully dodging Robby's sword slash attack. Robby's subsequent sword slash attacks then came in even more intense, but none of them managed to hit the wild fighter.
Raia then bersalto then throw his fist at Robby, but Robby can immediately fend him off with his sword.
However, the mouths of all the spectators were immediately opened. They were all amazed at the subtlety of Raia's movements that she had apparently feint.
All the spectators were fooled by the move, including Robby fighting him inside. The fist attack is feint. What Raia is really after is Robby's balance.
He kicked Robby's left leg so that his balance collapsed instantly and he collapsed. Without giving Robby a chance to think, Raia immediately launched the ultimate attack of his fist to Robby who could no longer make self-defense.
Thus, Robby also lost in a closing fist that firmly hit the face of his avatar until it was destroyed. That was how the position of the last core team was finally filled by Raia.
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FINAL RESULT POSITIONING MEMBER CLUB E-SPORT VRMMORPG SMA PELITA HARAPAN
MAIN CORE TEAM
Caroline (assassin)
Arakawa (shielders)
Ayah (swordsman)
Yudishar (mage)
Nikita (Cleric)
CORE RESERVES TEAM
Eye (archer)
Diana (scout)
Sabrina (mage)
Chika (alchemist)
Raia (fighters)
THE MAIN RESERVE TEAM
Robbie (swordsman)
English (fighter)
Rena (amer)
Danang (archer)
Vamera (mage)
Swordsman (swordsman)
Zeno (shielders)
Asti (fighters)
Isman (swordsman)
Shea (cleric)
COMPANION RESERVE TEAM
Evan (mage)
Nina (amer)
Joshua (mage)
Alvin (shielders)
Martin (swordsman)
Jacob (swordsman)
David (shielders)
Ula (fighters)
Zen (swordsman)
Ellen (clerics)
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