Chapter 1 (1/2)

In a room of about 20 square meters, the curtains were closed tightly.

The computer screen’s cold light reflected the house’s humble layout, an old wall-mounted air-conditioner, a neat single bed, and a wardrobe. That was all the furniture in the room.

In the room, Ye You’s fingers were dancing around on the computer, making snapping sounds of “click click click” that was intensely rhythmic.

He was playing Dota with a friend with the ID: Neet Hime. They played Dota 1. Not many people are willing to play this over-the-top competitive matchmaking game these days.

Ye You and Neet Hime did not meet in QQ (Chinese chat platform) nor the game. They met on a chat platform that had never been seen before on the Internet. It was a software that Ye You accidentally downloaded on the Internet.

At that time, He thought it was a virus and almost deleted it. However, when he saw the words ‘Dimensional Chat Room’, Ye You instantly installed it on his computer.

He was the only one at the time, and naturally, he became room leader. After that, Neet Hime joined in, and the two shared the same interest in playing games, and they soon became friends.

Neet Hime said, “We are about to win, and suddenly three people on this team, AFK?”

Ye You smiled. His ID was Blue Sky.

Blue Sky said, “It is midnight already, definitely time for a power outage in the university dorm.”

Neet Hime responded, “Helpless.jpg.”

At that moment, the opposite side also sent a message like, “Why don’t you quit?” “Do not waste time.” and “Will you hurry to the next one?”

“What about us?” asked Blue Sky.

Neet Hime answered, “Of course, it is more fun to keep playing against the wind, isn’t it.”

Blue Sky happily replied, “Haha! Of course.”

As long as their base did not destroy, they would never surrender.  It is the spirit of the tower pushing game. Ye You has also played League of Legends and 300 Heroes, but never knew what it meant to surrender, must fight till the end. So was Neet Hime.

Their shared understanding on this point was incomparably strong. The game can be lost, but one cannot be defeated. There was always a chance to win. A 2v5 win was not a miracle on Dota.

Pay attention to the opponent’s heroes’ equipment, always observe the enemy creep line to ensure the field vision is cleared.

As long as the equipment was ahead, they could flip the game by breaking the other team before they grew up. The comeback was real.

Ye You used Spectre, late hero; Neet Hime used Invoker, manipulative hero. Through the QWE combo order, it could switch ten skills. It was the hardest hero to used, micro-management, and control of the hero.

After that, the two of them operated fiercely as a tiger. Map control and high-level equipment completely crush the other side. Watching the enemy’s base blast away, Ye You’s tense heart and mind finally relaxed.

Switch to the chat room.

Blue Sky said, “Won it. Your Invoker is the best. Did you just play Dota last week?”

Neet Hime replied, “It is because I am a genius.”

Although it was a show-off, Ye You did not deny it.

Neet Hime was really good at playing games. No matter what game it was, once she played it once, she would be up to master in no time.

This jaw-dropping learning ability made Ye You realize that geniuses did exist in the world.

Blue Sky typed, “I am going offline. Let us play again tomorrow.”

Neet Hime said, “Eh? It is only at 12 P.M. Are you so cruel to leave me? 12 P.M. How is that… Usually, it is the beginning of the golden hour for entertainment.”

“I have recently enrolled in a Japanese class, and I want to learn Japanese. So I can eat raw meat (Anime without subtitles) in the future, and now that the age of copyright is coming. The room for survival for subtitlers is getting smaller and smaller, so it is time to earn my own living and make a contribution.” He said.

Neet Hime asked, “Learning Japanese?”

“Yes, wanna learn together?” Ye You had invited, it would be more motivating if the two of them were together and could monitor each other.

Nevertheless, Neet Hime showed hesitation, “Wait, when you say you are learning Japanese, does that mean you do not know Japanese?”

Blue Sky replied, “Yeah, what is so strange about me not knowing Japanese?”