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41. Luca and the Coach, Mr. Syarifuddin
“So you're Luca. I've seen your match before. You are talented.” With that short speech, Mr. Syarifuddin praised Luca, but with a deep and gripping tone so that it did not sound like a compliment at all.
Luca could only dumbly watch the terrifying aura emanating from Mr. Syarifuddin.
Mr. Syarifuddin also through Luca then looked at the other children. All the club members were terrified as soon as they saw Mr. Syarifuddin caught them doing something wrong.
“What did I tell you?”
“Sorry coach! We have done wrong!”
“Error? What mistakes did you make?” Once again in a deep and gripping tone of voice, Mr. Syarifuddin asked them.
One of them, Robby, ventured into answering.
“We were told to analyze the strategy of the Silver Hero Team that led them to victory, but we instead casually held a duel by ignoring the duties of the coach.”
“Hah.” Mr. Syarifuddin sighed.
“That's your weakness. You are always too hasty in fighting so forget the tactics to be able to defeat the opponent. But it is still better than a coward who does not dare to fight at all.”
The coach then glanced at Robby, Danang, and Yurika who made them goosebumps in fear.
“Robby, Danang, Yurika, you always play in your comfort zone and always avoid challenges so that your development is always stagnant. Although you will lose, at least you dare to accept the challenge of Luca then take advantage of the opportunity to analyze your own weaknesses in fighting.”
The coach's statement that seemed to support the actions of Inggar and Rena in proposing a duel to Luca, made the two of them momentarily excited. But nevertheless, the,
“OK. As a punishment because you have violated the coach's order, you all have to go around the school's outdoor field 5 times a round. Plus for Inggar and Rena, you have to write a report on the analysis of your match against Luca and must be collected tomorrow.”
The coach's orders made them all have the expression of a dead fish.
They all re-assembled in the club room to watch the Silver Hero Team match against the Passionate Team which eventually led the Silver Hero Team to gain 3 additional points and solidify their steps towards the semi-finals in the national professional e-sport competition.
As the first fighter, there was Lia, the cleric of the Silver Hero Team, fighting a fighter from the Passionate Team. Lia fought brilliantly utilizing the mana flow to maximize the strength of her fist so that even though she was a cleric, she could barbarically fight against opponents with her fists.
There are 18 club members who are still officially registered in the e-sport club. The only ones present are 15 people. The three people from the 3rd class who were outside of the core players were completely invisible back then.
This certainly makes the people who are currently in the main reserve team and additional reserves more burned spirit to seize the 5 remaining places in the core team in order to represent their school in the first place the most prestigious e-sport event at the High School level.
In other words, everyone wants to take the coach's heart as the one who will decide which players will fill that composition.
He is Ikki, one of the main reserve players, a smart-looking man who starts the conversation in the room by giving his analysis on the battle of Lia, the cleric.
“In my opinion, Lia's appearance is very attractive. He maximized his class' weak strength stat with a magic skill to defeat the enemy. He really reminds me of the battle healer in the first generation of e-sport.” matches
“To think about it, in the first generation e-sport match when still using The First Altoria, the player class is only divided into four right, namely DPS, ranger, tanker, and support?” Shea, the cleric of the main reserve player, added.
“If you talk about battle healers in the first generation, it means you are referring to the legendary support player named Angel, right?” Rena, the tamer from the main reserve player added.
“Ya right, right. Until now, his figure is still legendary in the internet world.” As soon as Shea and Rena commended her idol, Ikki couldn't help but feel happy. But immediately his expression receded again, “Unfortunately, no more news about him. I'm a little disappointed. But is it possible that this Lia has something to do with it huh?” A little hope rose in Ikki's mind.
Maybe others do not realize it because of the stiffness of Mr. Syarifuddin's expression, but Luca managed to catch the change of gurgling from the coach when Ikki and friends discussed the matter of the battle healer, Angel, said.
Do you think Coach has a relationship with a person named Angel?” Luca murmured his suspicions.
After Lia the cleric, it was now their turn to watch the second fight between Medina, the tamer of the Silver Hero Team against the fellow tamers of the Passionate Team.
Medina had 8 silver wolves as her beasts while the opposing team had a slightly stronger beast that was a bear-like beast, but only one in number. That caused Medina to win easily by utilizing her four beasts to block the opposing beast while the rest pounced on the master beast behind. The Tamer from the Passionate Team was easily defeated.
Then for the third turn, the Silver Hero Team sent their backup player, Toni the shield. Toni faced off with a swordsmen from the opposing team. The fight lasted longer compared to the previous two players, but thanks to Toni being able to maximize her agility stat on that shielder class, Toni was quickly able to master the flow of the fight.
As the swordsmen were about to bring out his ultimate skill, Toni was seen waiting with her shield defense skill as the usual shield class would do. But once the opponent launched the attack, then the opponent realized that what was released Toni was not at all a defensive skill.
Toni swiftly avoided the ultimate skill of the swordsmen with a shield class that should have the weakest agility stat compared to the other classes. Then then, then,
“Skill, predator.” He shouted the name of his skill, then eight snakes came out of his shield and attacked the opponent, sucking the essentials of his life and poisoning him. The opponent lost due to running out of HP.
As soon as the video show finished, the coach said, “Nah, Luca, if you are in the position of the Passionate Team, how will you beat Lia, Medina, and Toni?” Unexpectedly, the coach asked Luca a question.