Mu Wan: “…” She really wanted to shove her phone into his mouth. This way, if Kuang Ye ‘accidentally swallowed’ his phone, they could say they missed the flight and couldn’t see the messages, which would make more sense.

After over 30 hours on the plane, Mu Wan and Kuang Ye finally arrived in Genoa. Those hours were incredibly boring. Originally, O Rou and Li Yue had prepared some small games, like script-killing and Werewolf, to pass the time. But since everyone on the plane was from their own team, they weren’t worried about disturbing anyone. However, Mu Wan and Kuang Ye had to sit through it for the entire duration. Luckily, business class had Wi-Fi, so they could play games. Otherwise, they might have died of boredom.

“Wan wan, Ye Shen!”

When they arrived at the airport, it was already evening. Li Yue and Shen Lele, both from ‘Yue’, came to pick them up. Shen Lele opened the car door and teased, “Captain, you’re so careless! How could you leave your phone bag at home? You made us wait for almost half the time.”

Yes, this was the excuse Kuang Ye had come up with: he left their phone bags at home, and had to go back to get them, which delayed their arrival.

Kuang Ye placed his suitcase in the trunk.

“Has the accommodation been arranged?” Shen Lele helped him carry the bag.

“Yes,” Li Yue answered, “Because we’re in a foreign country and many of Jian Jia’s people are girls, Manager Zhang and Sister Li Yue booked a hotel for us. We’re heading there now.”

Mu Wan asked Li Yue, “Are the two competition venues close?”

Li Yue shook her head. “The music hall is closer, but Manager Zhang said that once the HW official competition starts, they might stay in the dorms arranged by the competition. So for now, we’re settling with this accommodation.”

Mu Wan sighed. “Manager Zhang is so considerate. I’ll thank him properly later.”

Kuang Ye suddenly leaned over. “It was my idea, so you should thank me too.”

Li Yue and Shen Lele: “…”

Shen Lele pulled the embarrassed Captain away. “It’s everyone’s responsibility to protect single people. Please close the door when you’re showing off.”

Mu Wan also felt embarrassed. This Ye Shen was getting more and more clingy.

—

With the competition approaching, neither team had the time to enjoy the sights of a foreign land. Every day, scenes like this played out in the esports hotel where Jian Jia and ST were staying:

“This piece, when you do the trill, don’t let your hand go too deep, or it’ll go out of tune. Try again.”

“This sheet music is a bit hard. Are you sure you want to use it for the preliminary round?”

“Yes, I want to try.”

Then, the room would fill with the melodious sound of music, everything graceful and beautiful—until—

“O Lan, up, up, up! Kill this guy, he’s low health!”

“Thank you, Xu Dad, for saving my life! Captain, you’re not human. You sold me out to get two kills, and you even stole my minion’s gold coin!”

“Shen Lele!!! I told you to speak properly! If you keep swearing on the competition field, they’ll kick you out. Are you going to let O Lan play mid instead of support?”

“… Well, that might work?”

One side was calm and artistic, while the other side was chaotic and loud, with everyone competing for volume. The two sides were a perfect mix of elegance and vulgarity.

—

The HW Global Championship finally began. The noisy team had to go to the dorms and eat communal meals. Mu Wan sent her lover to the dorms, and when they were about to part, Kuang Ye was reluctant.

“Wan wan, during the competition, I have to stay in the dorms, but I can come out once a day. I’ll come find you.”

Mu Wan: “… You don’t need to come every day. Focus on your competition. I’ll go watch you when I have time.”

Kuang Ye nodded. “Send me your schedule and match times on WeChat.”

Shen Lele: “…”

He was participating in a competition, yet he still wanted to find time to watch her. She didn’t really understand these kinds of conjoined twins.

“Coach Yang, where’s your jungler?”

Suddenly, a girl wearing an esports team uniform with slightly curly brown hair appeared. She spoke with a somewhat awkward Chinese and had a cute face, though her expression seemed shy and expectant.

Shen Lele immediately made fun of her.

“Wan wan Jie, that’s Alessia, the support from the WK team, and also their captain.”

“Ever since the global competition two years ago, when our captain defeated her team, she’s had mixed feelings—love and hate.”

Mu Wan: … Love and hate? How much hate was there?

Kuang Ye overheard and knocked Shen Lele’s head with a light tap.

“Love and hate my foot. That’s just misplaced feelings, trying to mess with my mindset.”

At that moment, Alessia saw Kuang Ye. Her eyes lit up with surprise, and she immediately walked toward them.

Kuang Ye, fearing this might cause trouble at home, quickly bent down and kissed Mu Wan’s cheek, making his intentions clear.

Shen Lele teased, “Woohoo, bye bye kiss!”

Alessia: ???

The foreigner was confused and didn’t understand the broken English!