Hao-Yu:- Jia-Hong brother, what has happened to you? Since morning the matches we have played, in most of the matches you alone have broken the Nexus. But what has happened to you now? Keep confidence, we will win the tournament.
Jia-Hong:- Ah!
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Ying-Zhao team's gamer Yi-Chen, finding an opportunity, hurts Jia-Hong's hand and, along with insulting Chen-Yu, leaves the washroom. As Chen-Yu follows behind Yi-Chen and comes out, he comes and stands near Shi-Han, looks once at Shi-Han, and then leaves. After Chen-Yu leaves, Xiao-Tong comes near Shi-Han—
Xiao-Tong:- Do you know that boy? What did he say to you, Shi-Han?
Shi-Han:- Yes, I know him, but he didn't say anything. How is Jia-Hong brother?
As Xiao-Tong is about to answer Shi-Han's question with a sad mind, just then Jia-Hong comes near Shi-Han—
Jia-Hong:- Sister, Director Jun-Hao wants to remove you and me from Vorn Club. Sister, this is the first tournament of my life. What has happened in this washroom today, please don't tell anyone.
Shi-Han:- Don't worry, brother. Today's incident will not be known by anyone. But after the tournament, I will deal with Yi-Chen. Go, you go to the meeting room and discuss BO2 with Captain Ji-Xuan, I am coming.
Jia-Hong trusts Shi-Han and goes to the meeting room. After he leaves, Shi-Han enters the washroom and from inside says towards Xiao-Tong—
Shi-Han:- Xiao-Tong sister, see, there is a sanitary pad in my purse, give it to me.
Xiao-Tong:- Today only your period had to start, Shi-Han. Okay, take this. **
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BO1 ends, the plan to play BO2 in Zeon team's meeting is secret. However, Zeon team also loses the second match. Actually Jia-Hong, with pain in his hand, could not play well at all. Again, Shi-Han's period had started some time ago, she also could not play well because of stomach pain.
On the stage, on the right side of Jia-Hong's gaming chair is Hao-Yu's gaming chair. Hao-Yu helps Jia-Hong in the game. To give him confidence, when he puts his own left hand on Jia-Hong's right hand, Jia-Hong cries out in pain—
Hao-Yu:- Jia-Hong brother, what has happened to you? Since morning the matches we have played, in most of the matches you alone have broken the Nexus. But what has happened to you now? Keep confidence, we will win the tournament.
Jia-Hong:- Ahhh!
On the left side of Jia-Hong is Shi-Han and on the left side of Shi-Han is Ji-Xuan's gaming chair. When Jia-Hong cries out in pain, Ji-Xuan and Jing-Tian look towards Jia-Hong from the left side of Shi-Han. Hao-Yu, looking once in surprise at everyone, lifts their team's jersey from Jia-Hong's hand up to the elbow. They all see Jia-Hong's hand is swollen and his fair skin color has turned red because of the injury.
Hao-Yu:- Jia-Hong brother, how did you get pain in your hand? Captain, look at the condition of Jia-Hong's hand.
Jia-Hong:- Hao-Yu, leave my hand. Nothing has happened to me.
With a trembling voice and eyes becoming wet, Jia-Hong removes his own hand from Hao-Yu and comes out from the stage.
Ji-Xuan:- Jia-Hong brother, wait. What has happened to you? Even after coming here your hand was fine. Now how did you suddenly get such a deep injury, Jia-Hong?
With Jia-Hong's jersey lifted up to the elbow of his right hand, as he walks through the stage to the backstage, commentator Xin-Yue and Yu-Heng along with gaming fans all see Jia-Hong's swollen red hand. In a moment, the excitement of their eyes and smiling faces fades into a black shadow.
Shi-Han:- Captain, be calm. I am telling what has happened with brother Jia-Hong.
At Shi-Han's words, Ji-Xuan comes from the stage to the meeting room. But now in Zeon team's meeting room only the team members were not there. Xin-Yue, Yu-Heng along with club authorities had come to know what had happened with Jia-Hong, the description of the incident. But Jia-Hong sits in one corner of the club and breaks down in tears. How much pain has he got in his hand? In his life, in the very first tournament of his gaming career, such an accident will happen, he could not imagine even in dreams. More than the pain of the hand, he was suffering because his morale was breaking.
Zeon team presenter Yu-Heng files a complaint against Yi-Chen's behavior to the club authorities and the director and manager of Ying-Zhao team along with Xin-Yue. Club authorities and Ying-Zhao team's director and manager, informing that they will take appropriate action against Yi-Chen, come out from Zeon team's meeting room. Before leaving Zeon team's meeting room, club authorities—
Club Authorities:- In LOL gaming tournament, if any player suddenly faces danger or cannot play for any reason, there is permission to play with a substitute gamer. If Jia-Hong cannot play BO3, then you have permission to play with Jia-Hong's substitute player.
Ji-Xuan:- Sir, along with our director all my gamers know the matter you said. However, whether we will play BO3 with a substitute gamer instead of Jia-Hong or not, we will inform you after discussing with Jia-Hong. Jing-Tian, go and bring Jia-Hong after finding him.
Director Jun-Hao, because Jia-Hong got pain in his hand, feels as if he got rain without asking for clouds. Director Jun-Hao will not miss such an opportunity to remove Jia-Hong from the team at any cost. Ji-Xuan understands this very well and closes his mouth before Director Jun-Hao answers the club authorities.
Jing-Tian:- Yes captain, I am going right now.
When Jing-Tian goes out to search for Jia-Hong—
Club Authorities:- Captain Ji-Xuan, after each match Director Jun-Hao gives maximum 10 minutes break time for the gamers. But because of the accident with Jia-Hong, the club is giving you more 20 minutes. Within this time you will inform your decision.
Club authorities give Zeon team 20 minutes and come out from their meeting room.
Suddenly at the news of Jia-Hong getting pain in his hand, instead of Zeon team's morale breaking, from where they got back so much confidence, Ying-Zhao team cannot find the end of this thought. After BO4 that is the fourth match ends, sitting in Ying-Zhao team's meeting room they keep thinking— what such plan Zeon team has made that even with pain in one player's hand, playing with him, they have become winner of 2 matches consecutively.
On the other side, in Zeon team's meeting room, except Director Jun-Hao all team members while clapping—
Ji-Xuan:- Wow sister, what a perfect plan of yours! Actually instead of me being the captain of Zeon team, you should have been the captain.
Shi-Han:- No captain, because of your gaming skill and proper planning we have become winner in 2 matches consecutively. I only told you that Jia-Hong will directly attack the Nexus and I will cover Jia-Hong. Seeing both of us directly attacking the Nexus, everyone of Ying-Zhao team will jump on us. In this opportunity captain, you will secretly attack and break the Nexus. And our Nexus will be protected by the remaining 2 members of the team Jing-Tian and Hao-Yu. But now I feel Ying-Zhao team has understood our gaming plan.
Jing-Tian:- Yes captain, sister has said exactly right. Now how will we play?
Jia-Hong:- Only one match is left. The score of both our teams is equal that is 2vs2. Now in BO5 if we can break the Nexus we will be winner. Now we should make such a plan, captain, our Nexus will also be protected by strong players and Ying-Zhao team's Nexus will also be attacked by strong players.
Hao-Yu:- Captain, Jia-Hong has said exactly right. Sister Shi-Han is playing game after many days, that means from before Shi-Han is surely weak in gaming. And Jia-Hong has got pain in his hand. You think and give us instructions.
Ji-Xuan:- Okay, how will it be if we play like this? With Jia-Hong, Hao-Yu will protect the Nexus. And with Shi-Han, Jing-Tian will protect me. I will try to break Ying-Zhao team's Nexus. And yes, surely in this match we will all play taking cover.
Shi-Han:- I think captain has said right. Brother Jia-Hong has got pain in his hand, but though I do not have practice, there is no pain in my hand. I will surely play better than brother Jia-Hong, and it is not that captain will only try to break the Nexus.
The last match that is BO5 starts. With intense morale Zeon team starts playing. While playing the game Ji-Xuan says for team management—
Ji-Xuan:- Shi-Han, protect our Nexus with Jia-Hong and Hao-Yu. I and Jing-Tian are trying to break the enemy Nexus.
Shi-Han:- Yes captain, Hao-Yu take cover, I am coming.
Jia-Hong:- Captain, be careful. Enemy is trying to kill you.
Hao-Yu:- Jing-Tian, help the captain.
Jing-Tian:- Shi-Han, try with all your strength to protect our Nexus. Already I and Jia-Hong have died. Captain, now the game is in the hands of you three.
Hao-Yu:- Jing-Tian, do not worry. We three players are alive, and in Ying-Zhao team also three, still the game is equal.
Ji-Xuan (angry):- Everyone be quiet! Enemy should never be considered weak. Besides our gaming plan has been leaked. Now everyone keep completely quiet and try to protect the Nexus.
Zeon team makes a perfect plan to win match 5, but this time their gaming plan fails. Ji-Xuan understands their gaming plan has been leaked. Through tense excitement Jing-Tian and Jia-Hong get knocked out in the game.
Though Jia-Hong and Jing-Tian die, the remaining 3 are fighting very well. Meanwhile Hao-Yu dies. While alone protecting their Nexus, Shi-Han downs two gamers of Ying-Zhao team. As soon as Shi-Han downs two of Ying-Zhao team, Ji-Xuan dies. Without practice for how long will Shi-Han alone protect the Nexus? After trying desperately for some time, a gamer of Ying-Zhao team breaks Zeon team's Nexus.
According to rules even if one player stays alive, if the Nexus is broken the game ends. Though Shi-Han was alive, but because their Nexus was broken, according to rules Zeon team has lost. BO5 ends. Shi-Han removes her hand from the gaming computer mouse and holding her stomach takes long breaths for some time.
Ji-Xuan:- Sister, are you alright?
Shi-Han:- Captain, I am very tired. Whole day a lot of strain has gone. Again today is my period date. I am so sorry. I could not bring Victory for Zeon team in today's tournament.
Ji-Xuan:- No sister, period is a natural process. In today's tournament there is no fault of yours. You were away from game for many days and after returning from Beijing without taking rest the way you fought is truly praiseworthy. But I am sure our today's gaming plan has been leaked. Come to the meeting room, there is no use sitting here.
When Shi-Han walking a little slower than normal comes from the stage to backstage—
Xiao-Tong:- Are you alright Shi-Han?
Shi-Han:- My stomach is hurting a lot.
(From side) Ji-Xuan:- Sister, before you used to stay in the club with Zeon team. Today it has become very late night and your body is also getting bad. Tonight you stay in the club with us.
When Shi-Han is about to say something to Ji-Xuan, Director Jun-Hao comes to backstage—
Jun-Hao:- What Ji-Xuan, did your sister Shi-Han and Jia-Hong make you win the tournament? I told so many times to take substitute gamer Ji-Fan instead of Shi-Han to play the tournament, you did not listen. If Ji-Fan had played the tournament today, surely today's title would have been in our hands.
By this time the remaining 3 of Zeon team also come to backstage from the stage—
Shi-Han:- If there was such a substitute player, then what was the need to call me in such a hurry?
After doing a long 9 hours journey from Beijing to Shanghai, Shi-Han did not get any chance to take rest. After coming to Shanghai she again had to come to Zhangmiao. After tolerating so much, now Shi-Han angrily answers at the director's words. Whatever it is, work or career is not above the body. Running here and there Shi-Han is very tired. Along with that the mental pain of losing the tournament is also there.
Xiao-Tong (whispering):- Shi-Han keep quiet sister. What irrelevant words you are saying. Bear a little more, I am beside you.
Pressing Shi-Han's hand, Xiao-Tong comforts Shi-Han. Before Director Jun-Hao brings out the wrong meaning of Shi-Han's words—
Jing-Tian:- Shi-Han keep quiet sister. Our mistake was that you were not informed earlier. But our team is incomplete without you.
Hao-Yu:- Jing-Tian, leave these talks now. Sister needs rest. Sister, you go and stand near the parking lot, I am bringing the car.
Xiao-Tong:- Come Shi-Han.
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