Chapter 3 03

On the way home, Chyper read the news on his phone.

"So the Phantom Nexus kids like to hang out at the Light Star Cafe."

"I don't want to meet them, let alone serve them," Vesper said.

"Why?" Chyper was confused.

"I don't like them," Vesper replied.

"You can't help it if you only work as a servant," Chyper replied. "But you can rest easy because I'm already in the Phantom Nexus, so I can ask them to change their hangout, or else I'll tell you to stay away from serving them."

"The problem is with you. If you were only good, you could play with Ascendants," Vesper said.

"If I were his equal, I wouldn't be his friend. People are looking forward to us as an opponent, so why be his friend?" asked Chyper, not really liking Vesper's opinion.

Before choosing Phantom Nexus, they had several choices, one of which was the Iron Maverick team. But even though the account was known as one of the best players in the city, the chances of qualifying there might not be 100%. Besides, there are Ascendants, who are the toughest competitors. If his performance did not improve, he would definitely be eliminated. But the advantage was that there were Ascendants in the team who always brought victory, so Chyper could be safe. But after some discussion, they decided not to take that risk. There were many teams that were even safer. One example was Cyber Squadron. But on that team, the coach was known to be very fierce. Vesper knew how her brother was, so she was afraid that his joining the team would cause a lot of trouble. In the end, after much deliberation, they decided on the Phantom Nexus.

In the Phantom Nexus, the best was Eryx Darian Corvus, who was also the captain of the team. In Vesper's observation, Eryx was a far cry from Ascendants, who paid little attention to their comrades and were selfishly cold and cruel. Eryx, on the other hand, never abandoned his comrades, even when they were losing badly. For him, winning was secondary, and working together was primary. They had never won a championship or made it into the top five, but they stayed in the top 20. In their opinion, this team is a perfect fit for Chyper. But after seeing the members of the Phantom Nexus team in person, she changed her mind a little.

"There's more news here. Phantom Nexus will feature a mysterious player who is quite famous on social media," said Chyper. "Some members say he could rock the stage and even silence Ascendants."

Vesper chuckled. Chyper was offended.

"Don't laugh at me!"

"How can I stand it? The news is so exaggerated," Vesper said.

"Instead of motivating me to move forward, it's discouraging," Chyper said.

"No, it's not like that. Of course I believe you can do it," Vesper said.

"We have to get rid of this news!" said Chyper.

"How do we get rid of it? Ask someone for help. Isn't that expensive?" asked Vesper.

"I'll try to contact Alaric," Chyper said.

Chyper called his friend. Alaric was pretty good at this sort of thing.

Vesper remembered her husband, Jasper. She was sure that Jasper would help her if she told him. But she always wanted to keep her true identity a secret from him. She pretended and lied a lot. Sometimes she felt guilty, but she thought it was better than if Jasper knew the truth about her, he would be smitten and stay away. Like the person who had once been in her life.

"Hahaha, Alaric was surprised when he found out I joined the Phantom Nexus. He said, "Watch out; you're ahead of me. Even though you are no champion either," Chyper said.

Vesper was shown Alaric's message. They had always played together before Alaric moved out of town for his parents' jobs.

"He's pretty good," Vesper said.

"My champion," Chyper said confidently.

"Yes. Your skills are the same," said Vesper.

"Did you know? Alaric likes you," Chyper said.

Vesper stopped walking. Chyper didn't notice. Only after a few steps did he notice. He looked back.

"Hey!" called Chyper. "No need to be so surprised. Didn't you notice from the beginning?"

"Just noticed," Vesper replied.

"Huh? Seriously?" asked Chyper.

"What did Alaric say?" asked Vesper.

"He's planning on confessing his feelings for you and proposing to you later, when he's saved up enough money. His salary is quite high, you know. He even bought a car. But he insulted us," Chyper said. "But he said he'll buy us a car when he has more money. He bought a car to pick you up. So he could come here."

"I never thought of that," Vesper said. "I really never thought."

"You think too much of him as a friend," said Chyper. "It's okay with her, isn't it?"

"What's not okay?" asked Vesper.

"You looked like a crazy person back then, and you have to know, I didn't help much. Alaric helped you get back on your feet. I thought you had feelings for him, too," Chyper replied.

Vesper's first romantic relationship was with Noctis. He was a year older than her and had been her superior. His arrogant, overprotective, and jealous attitude was enough to overwhelm Vesper because she had to obey everything Noctis wanted. But Vesper still wants to stay with Noctis. In fact, she believes that Noctis' treatment of her is because he truly loves her. Because there is only one reason, she has loved Noctis until now. Until she saw Noctis kissing another girl. She was immediately traumatized to be in a relationship with someone else again. That's why she never got serious with Jasper.

"Alaric told me to shut up, but I can't watch him get his heart broken because of you, so I wanted to see for myself if you like him or not. If you don't like him, let's figure out a way to keep him from getting hurt. We've been friends with him for a long time. We've become his best friends. I don't want the relationship between us to be ruined just because of something like this," Chyper said.

"It's easy. You just tell her you don't agree with her and me," Vesper said.

"There's no way he'll listen to me. He won't. Of course, he doesn't think I'm forbidding him to get close to you because he thinks I approve," Chyper said.

"Let's just say I have a boyfriend in the game and plan on getting serious," Vesper said.

"You seriously have?" asked Chyper, a little surprised.

"I told you, didn't I?" asked Vesper.

"You still have him?"

"Yeah. He's a good guy," Vesper replied.

"He's trying to keep you from leaving him. Don't expect anything from him! I'm pretty sure he's not who you think he is," Chyper said.

"It's just an excuse for Alaric," Vesper said.

"What if he suddenly moves away? Why don't you just accept that? I agree that you're with him. It's a good thing we already know about him," Chyper said.

Vesper was silent.