Yu Yue was dumbfounded as she watched her face appear on the big screen.

Yu Yue: “……”

Looking at it, the MVP should have been given to Da Qing for ulting four people, now that it was given to her, were the officials trying to stir up waves?

Lu Qi walked over and held her hand, saying, “The officials also need to eat. They need something interesting. Since the MVP is given to you, let’s prepare for the post-match interview.”

In Lu Qi’s opinion, there was no problem with giving the MVP to Yu Yue, and even the MVP of the whole match should be given to her. JK was able to take down LZ with such gusto and winning their first playoff match was largely due to Yu Yue’s support.

Without Yu Yue, no one on JK’s side would dare to play heroes who relied heavily on the support’s protection.

Moreover, winning the MVP with a “mediocre support” that thousands of people look down upon was pretty dramatic…

It was time for the customary handshake after the match.

When shaking hands with Yu Yue, He Jian had a complicated expression on his face. Finally, when Yu Yue’s patience ran out and she politely let go of his hand, he said with a conflicted expression, “Your playstyle…… is very disgusting.”

Yu Yue: “……”

Are you praising or insulting me?

Yu Yue did not know how to respond to this polite praise. After a moment of hesitation, she said, “…Thank you?”

“……” He Jian rolled his eyes as her politeness choked him, “You’re welcome.”

What’s wrong with this person? Why is she as annoying as Lu Qi?

But that was what He Jian thought about her playstyle.

It was truly disgusting. Her vision was like an iron bucket, and her ability to protect people was also annoying. Every time they were about to kill someone, she would use Redemption to heal them and give a true damage shield— — JK’s carry would still be standing!

He could never have imagined that JK would be the one to end LZ’s KPL Spring Season journey.

Xi Xi walked a few steps behind and asked, “Captain, how far do you think JK can go?”

“Who knows,” He Jian rolled his eyes, “You care so much about JK, why don’t you think about us who are about to be torn apart by the fans in the forums?”

Recently, losing teams have no rights.

Xi Xi lowered his head in dejection.

Da Qing and Da Ming brothers smoothly took the water from Lu Qi and Yu’s hands, batted their eyes, and said, “You go for the interview. We’ll help you bring the stuff to the car. See you later. Qi Ge, you promised to treat us to hot pot, don’t go back on your words.”

“I got it. Go, go, go,” Lu Qi waved his hand impatiently, shooing away his cheerful top laner and bot laner like swatting flies.

“Missy,” Ling Chen called Yu Yue’s name before he entered the player passageway.

“En?”

Yu Yue looked up to see Ling Chen, the jungler, smiling at her from a distance, “Don’t be nervous. Generally, it’ll be about the game, of course, there will also be some tough questions. If you don’t know how to answer, let Qi Ge do it. He’s experienced. Just listen to him.”

Yu Yue turned her head around and looked at Lu Qi, who had no expression on his face. His cold demeanor was somewhat intimidating. She thought in her heart that it was not like she had a choice to listen or not.

She felt that if she did not listen to her captain, she would be torn apart and eaten.

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For the first two games, Lu Qi was the MVP, so after some praise, the host’s first question was also directed at Lu Qi, “This is the first match of the KPL Spring Season playoffs, and JK has brought us a lot of surprises, especially in the draft phase. If I remember correctly, this seems to be the first time you won a game using a non-mage assassin hero, right?”

“Yes.” Lu Qi took the microphone and responded nonchalantly.

Yu Yue tilted her head, hoping to gain some experience from her captain.

She did not expect to suddenly collide with her captain’s gaze. 

“Because the support playing is different, the tactics have also been changed correspondingly.” 

Lu Qi said, maintaining his usual indifference. Yu Yue did not know whether this counted as a praise for her.

But…… There’s no need to beat around the bush to praise her like this. She won’t become overconfident! She swears!

Host: “If it wasn’t Eden playing, would Qi Ge switch back to using mage assassin heroes?”

“Instead of asking me, it’s better to ask the little support next to me, our fate is in her hands,” Lu Qi bluntly said. “It seems like we, the DPS, are the amazing ones, getting triple kills, quadra kills, penta kills, carrying the support, and winning effortlessly. In reality, without the support, we are just squishy targets. The support is kept in check by us, and we are also kept in check by the support.”

“I rarely praise people, but I feel that Eden deserves that long praise.”

The host laughed, “You’ve already praised your support until her face turned red.”

“——If she can continuously improve,” Lu Qi added.

However, what Lu Qi said during the interview about Eden happened to fit the host’s plan. The barrage in the live chat was all asking about Yu Yue, so he went along with it, “Next, we have questions for Miss Eden, it’s not something I want to ask. These are all taken from the live chat barrage, I’m just representing public opinion!”

Yu Yue sat up straighter, a face full of seriousness.

“The first question, in the relegation match and the first playoff match, Missy played a total of six matches, and four of them were with heroes like Gui Guzi Shieldun and Zhang Fei. Is it because you like playing with tanky supports?”

Yu Yue quickly shook her head, “No, no, I actually like playing with soft supports, but as long as the team needs it, I will play with tanky supports. And Gui Guzi can’t really be considered a tanky support, right?”

“The second question: Whose idea was it to pick Yara in the third game?”

Yu Yue pointed at Lu Qi, “It was the captain’s decision, he wanted to try the combination of Chang’e and Yaria. After all, Yaria has a true damage shield mechanism.”

It proved to be effective. In situations where the opponents did not have enough true damage, a fed Chang’e with Yaria and Redemption had as much durability as two tanks.

One for two.

“Since Yaria came out in April, her reputation has been getting worse and worse. Many people say she’s a useless hero, picking her is for playing 4v5. What’s your opinion, Missy?” the host took the opportunity to ask.

“All supports have their uses, including heroes like Cai Yan,  Zhuangzi, and Ming Shiyin, who some people consider useless,” Yu Yue suddenly became serious.

“Some supports do depend on the team composition and teammates, but it can’t be denied that all supports are useful. Otherwise, go ahead and try playing 4v5. Currently, Yaria’s strength is indeed weaker, but in specific situations and compositions, she can still perform. Sometimes, all that’s missing is that one shield, right?”

Lu Qi spoke more straightforwardly, “Some people just shouldn’t blame the support for being bad. It’s about the player, not the hero. As long as you want to idle, what can’t you idle with?”

Yu Yue felt that something was not right.

Ling Chen had told her that if she was unsure of what to say, she could let the captain say— —

Now it seems that Lu Qi was even more fearless than her when it came to saying things!

This was a sharp and direct statement. Was he treating everyone as his team members? Wasn’t he afraid of being beaten to death?

To avoid her captain suddenly being scolded to death, Yu Yue hesitantly spoke up, “Well… every hero is more or less affected by the current meta, especially when we usually play games, we mostly solo queue, right? In this case, it depends on the situation when it comes to using Yaria. This hero is not that weak or strong, not the best choice. After all, not every mid-laner is named Lu Qi, right?”

[Hahaha, Missy is too difficult]

[Maybe she doesn’t know that Qi Ge always speaks like this? But this humble and cute look of protecting the carry is adorable]

[Eden: I’m so scared, I don’t want to speak, but I’m afraid the mid-laner will die]

[Eden: I’m so helpless]

[Even in this situation, she hasn’t forgotten to compliment the mid-laner. Oh, the reality.]

[Brother host, can you help me ask how to instantly get on and off her teammates, and use two shields?]

The host indeed asked.

“It’s very simple,” Yu Yue nodded and said, “When playing Yaria, you must learn how to control the shields. When you see that the shield is about to be depleted, quickly jump off. During team fights, you can come down and take a crowd control, transform into a deer, and then transform back, the skills will refresh, and then you can use another shield.”

Host: “……”

QWQ Do you have a different understanding of simplicity?

“The opponent must be stupid to give you a CC,” Lu Qi said.

Yu Yue turned her head and glared at him, “During team fights, just jump to where the CC is, isn’t that enough?”

Host: “It seems that Miss Eden really likes to play support.”

What else?

Yu Yue looked at him with a puzzled expression.

“Generally speaking, don’t most people want to play as carries? It feels great to get many kills and dominate the game. I heard rumors before that the team assigned you the support position because you are a girl, is that true?”

“No,” Yu Yue interrupted him, her timidity fading away like a tide, revealing a pair of bright eyes, like stars in the sky, almost dazzling everyone watching the big screen. “This is my own will.”

“It’s satisfying to get kills, but it’s equally satisfying to protect someone. The value of support has always been underestimated. Almost no one notices the presence of support, but it doesn’t matter. I know what I am protecting, it’s the hope of the team to win, and that’s enough.”

— — She was still scared.

With so many people in the audience, if she said something wrong, they would go back and have a meeting about her.

But these were indeed her true feelings.

No one forced her to play support. It was she who wanted to protect her teammates.

A weight suddenly fell on her head and a big hand gently patted her furry head.

She heard her captain slowly picking up the microphone and saying to the audience below, “I know there have been many criticisms against me online, such as looking down on female gamers, but I don’t want to explain. Those who understand, understand. Eden is not within the scope of my criticisms, I know she is great.”

“Supports are not idlers, everyone in JK should thank Eden. With her, we have the chance to deal damage with peace of mind. She may not have kills and die the most, but we all know that she is the hero of the whole team.”

“In team games, no one is redundant. Support is important, more important than you can imagine.”

“Her MVP is well-deserved.”

The audience below first cheered and then burst into laughter.

And Yu Yue, in the midst of this laughter, blushed.

Being praised by the captain on the spot, it’s really embarrassing.

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T/L Note: Am not dead, but partially there. Work is killing me, but here’s the long-awaited chapter *sweats*