Disclaimer: I don’t play any MOBA (I read a lot of MOBA e-sports novel though lol) or have any knowledge of the King’s Glory/Honor of Kings game. If there’s any fault, please tell me so I can fix it.
Want to insult my Gege? No way, hmph!
Online Dating: Choose me, I’m super sweet~
[Ziqiu-gege, hello~ I’m The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World~ Shang Huai-gege said from now on, it’s your responsibility to take care of me. So, can we add each other as friends? *^o^*]
When Zhou Ziqiu received this friend request, it was the night Shang Huai went away to Beijing.
That idiot Shang Huai wanted to pursue his dreams in the entertainment industry in Beijing, so he left the mess to him to clean up.
He knew this “Milk Strawberry” girl. She’s Shang Huai’s old customer.
It’s said that she’s very generous, has a particularly good personality, and a very sweet voice, which Shang Huai adores.
If it weren’t for Shang Huai being firm about pursuing his career, and new artists not being allowed to be in relationships, he probably would have started an online romance with this “Milk Strawberry” long ago.
But Zhou Ziqiu has always disliked girls who are too coquettish, liked to act like a spoiled brat, or too bad at playing games.
He always felt that girls who are independent and smart are more adorable.
So he wasn’t particularly interested in this “Milk Strawberry”.
Moreover, Shang Huai, this penny pincher, tried to save on transaction fees by not communicating through the platform but directly adding on WeChat for transactions, even using his real name and WeChat ID together.
What a disgrace.
If it weren’t for Shang Huai already taking the money and not being able to refund it, Zhou Ziqiu definitely wouldn’t help.
So when he received this friend request, Zhou Ziqiu wasn’t in a particularly good mood.
After accepting it, he replied with a perfunctory [Hmm] and then threw his phone aside to take a shower.
When he came back from showering, he found his unread messages overflowing.
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: So, Gege, do you have time today? This Season is open! King title! Let’s go!
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: [Love being bold in love and lacking a mid-laner? This Thief Qiao is here!.jpg]1all the subsequent .jpg is a meme image
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: [Isn’t Master’s enemy also Daji’s enemy? Lacking a mid-laner? Daji will see into your heart.jpg]
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: [Do you want to admire my dance? Chan Wei Da is dancing, come support me.jpg]
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: Oh, why isn’t Gege replying to me?
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: [My output is stable, rest assured! Punishment Cai Wenji.jpg]
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: [Bring Yao Yao with you, I’ll give you a gift.jpg]
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: Gege, why aren’t you replying to me? Gege, do you not want to bring me along?
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: Okay, I understand TAT
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: [Kun, us.jpg]
Zhou Ziqiu looked at this heap of self-talk and inexplicable memes, felt a headache, closed his eyes, rubbed his temples with his knuckles.
He loathed people who talked too much, especially in private. Because of that, he almost directly suffocated Shang Huai once. Now, just when he’s finally sent Shang Huai off, he’s thrown this “Milk Strawberry” at him, and she’s a girl. He can’t beat her up like he did with Shang Huai, and she’s a client, so he can’t just block her.
Zhou Ziqiu felt like his head was going to explode just thinking about it.
But he had promised Shang Huai, so he had to follow through with this mess.
So, he had no choice but to deal with this mess.
Fortunately, there were only a little over a hundred rounds to go. If he played ten rounds a day, he could get rid of this nightmare in under half a month and die sooner.
With this thought in mind, Zhou Ziqiu succinctly replied with [Online].
Last time, the five of them played together, so Zhou Ziqiu already had the “Milk Strawberry” as a friend, so there was no need to add her again.
But this “Milk Strawberry” was more troublesome than he expected.
[Gege, what’s your YY account?]
[Autumn]: ?
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: More convenient for game communication!
[Autumn]: Can’t we use the in-game voice chat?
[The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World]: My phone’s mic is broken, I can only use computer voice chat.
Well, that’s annoying.
As Zhou Ziqiu logged into his King’s Glory account, he also added her as a friend on YY.
Soon, a sweet voice came through the headphones, “Good evening, Gege~”
Last time they played together, this “Milk Strawberry” didn’t use voice chat, so this was Zhou Ziqiu’s first time hearing her voice.
It was sweet.
But it wasn’t as sticky as he imagined, nor did she intentionally drag her tone or soften her voice.
Instead, it was light, cheerful, and sweet.
It made him imagine her speaking happily, making it very comforting.
This slightly eased Zhou Ziqiu’s originally annoyed and irritated mood, but he still responded coldly, “Hmm, what position do you play?”
His voice was slightly lower than the average teenager’s, but not heavy or thick. It had a pleasant, slightly husky quality.
He didn’t know that Shen Jiayan was the “Milk Strawberry”, but Shen Jiayan had noticed his appearance during their gathering at Wine Alley just now.
Different from Xia Zhiye’s flashy peach blossom eyes or Song Yan’s cold stunning beauty, Zhou Ziqiu wasn’t striking at first glance, but the more one looked at him, the more appealing and comforting he seemed.
Wearing a black hoodie and jeans, with no adornments, he was about the same height as Xia Zhiye, fair-skinned, with slightly long bangs that draped over his eyebrows. He had double eyelids, narrow and slightly upturned eyes, not very prone to smiling, but not giving off a cold vibe either — just low-key and steady.
Especially when Shen Jiayan was squirming around and almost fell off the chair, Zhou Ziqiu swiftly reached out to catch her, leaving a lasting impression on him with his hands.
His skin was very fair, fingers long and articulate, with distinct knuckles, exuding a restrained sensuality against the black sleeve cuffs.
What’s more, he had quick reflexes and steady hands.
Clearly, he was material for a good gamer!
Shang Huai had a good personality, good temper, could coax people, and never got angry even when he messed up, but his skill level was only average. There was still a slight gap between him and what Shen Jiayan wanted — someone who could carry him despite his mistakes, even in the lower ranks of the King’s Glory.
So Shen Jiayan was faintly looking forward to being transferred to Zhou Ziqiu’s hands.
Upon hearing Zhou Ziqiu’s voice, Shen Jiayan, being a voice control enthusiast, had only one thought — he’s stable.
This gaming companion was worth it!
Thinking so, Shen Jiayan leaned back in his esports chair, one leg crossed, the other swinging leisurely, left hand holding a cup of milk tea, right hand holding a fruit plate, with a voice changer microphone in front of him. With both hands holding the phone, he cheerfully replied, “I’ll play mid-lane! Let the Mage King carry you!”2there’s 5 positions in MOBA: top-laner, mid-laner, jungler, support, and shooter/ADC. Support and the shooter usually play in the bottom lane. Though, the shooter isn’t always the ADC (attack/damage/carry) aka the main damage-dealer. This is just a very broad generalization. All of them can roam beyond their lane/jungle too.
Upon hearing this response, Zhou Ziqiu glanced at the “Milk Strawberry” commonly used heroes.
Zhao Yun.
Daji.
Angela.
He then glanced at the player on the fifth slot, [Sweet Sakura Tea] partner’s commonly used heroes.
Yao Yao.
Yu Yu.
Cai Wenji.3all of these heroes are stereotypically played by girls who wants to be carried by their boyfriends
Zhou Ziqiu: “……”
Fine.
This is only the Diamond tier, he can endure this.
Anyway, seeing the first slot ID player, [Sweet Sakura Tea]’s commonly used heroes were mostly junglers, it shouldn’t be too difficult…
Even if he had to 1v9 in the end4MOBA is 5 team player game, so 1v9 meant that ZZQ is the only competent player and had to play against his shitty teammate lol.
But reality soon dealt him a cruel blow.
At the start, his teammate jungler Zhao Yun, with Yao Yao, recklessly gave away first blood5first kill while counter-jungling6jungling in the enemy’s jungle, it’s a more aggressive style of play., effectively offering a two-for-one deal.
What’s more, this Zhao Yun had a temper. After his first attempt at a lovers’ double suicide with his partner, he was determined to regain face by carrying his Meimei as the Jungler King, so he charged into the second wave in a fit of rage.
[Double kill!]
[The enemy is on a Rampage!7killing spree/getting kills in short timeframe]
‘Here it comes again…’
[Double kill!]
[The enemy is Godlike!]
The enemy Zhao Yun went from 0 kills to 6 and directly went on the global chat, his words full of mockery.
[(All) Jungle King Will Carry You (Zhao Yun)]8this is the enemy Zhao Yun: Princess Yao Yao, you should be with a man like me, that Zhao Yun isn’t worthy of you.
For someone intending to carry his Meimei as the Jungle King, this was a huge insult.
But the next second, after Zhou Ziqiu manipulated his Dian Wei to solo kill the enemy top-laner, he intercepted the enemy Zhao Yun in the jungle, using his Counterattack Armor to directly end the enemy Zhao Yun’s godlike killing streak, along with the enemy support, achieving a triple kill.
For his teammate Zhao Yun, it was an even bigger humiliation.
Losing to the enemy was one thing, but having your own teammates steal the limelight was another.
How could he show off in front of the girl like this?
So, in an attempt to salvage his dignity, Zhao Yun directly cursed on the mic, “Dian Wei, are you an idiot or blind? Can’t you see the map? You didn’t come during the fight just now, only came to steal kills afterward. How dare you call yourself capable of carrying your Meimei to climb ranks? You trash.”
Zhou Ziqiu had been clearing the top lane minions just now and was even ganked9ambushed, usually done during laning/clearing enemy minions by the mid-laner, but not only did he not die, he even counter-killed them. There was simply no time to deal with the suicidal duo. It was utterly unreasonable for Zhao Yun to shift the blame onto him.
Moreover, if it weren’t for Zhou Ziqiu’s previous triple kill that somewhat salvaged their economy, their game was practically declaring “GG10good game“. Zhao Yun was just being shameless by saying such things.
But Zhou Ziqiu had always been too lazy to argue with people in the game because he felt that talking to idiots would lower his intelligence. He didn’t have the mood or energy for it. He was just about to mute the in-game voice and text messages when he suddenly saw the mid lane Daji standing still in the bush.
Then, a series of messages quickly popped up in the bottom right corner of the screen.
[(All) The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World (Daji)]: Zhao Yun, are you dumb or blind? Didn’t you see my Gege’s solo kill when he was outnumbered in the top lane just now?
[(All) The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World (Daji)]: Isn’t the time before level 4 enough for you to admire my Gege’s wonderful skills?
[(All) The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World (Daji)]: Oh, not enough? Busy thinking about how to throw11play so bad you’re throwing the game next time, huh?
[(All) The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World (Daji)]: With your speed of feeding12sending yourself as a kill (feed) to the enemy, you might as well call my Gege “Daddy”. The enemy Zhao Yun might even call you a great brother.
[(All) Jungle King Will Carry You (Zhao Yun)]: Hey, my Great Brother @Zhao Yun
[(All) The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World (Daji)]: Toss a sausage on the screen, our Husky13Husky is famous in China for being a destructive and silly doggie plays better than you. Give the mid-lane river crab14River crab is a mob in the jungle. a jungle knife, its damage output can surpass yours.
[(All) The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World (Daji)]: With your 0-3 score15this is the KDA(kill-death-assist) score. This means that the teammate Zhao Yun has 0 kill and 3 deaths, why can’t my Gege, who’s 4-0, take over?
[(All) The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World (Daji)]: Oh, I see, because your Meimei is just like you, 0-3 as well. You two are a perfect match, but I’m only 1-0, not worthy of my Gege’s nobility.
[(All) The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World (Daji)]: So, shut up with your trash talk, thank God you got matched with someone who can carry you.
[(All) The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World (Daji)]: Perfect.
“Single press x5, Gege! Am I awesome!”
Before Zhou Ziqiu could react to this long string of insults without swearing, he heard a cheerful hum through his headphones, followed by a sweet and domineering sentence: “Want to insult my Gege! No way! My Gege is the best in the world! Hmph!”
Initially sounding childish, coupled with the unabashed protective sentiment, for a moment, it appeared rather indulgent and adorable.
However, Zhao Yun didn’t feel that way at all. He was just furious and cursed, “Stupid Daji! Fine, you guys handle it! If you’re capable, play by yourselves!”
[(All) The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World (Daji)]: Fine, we’ll play by ourselves. Isn’t 3v5 easier than 3v7?
[(All) The Sweetest Little Milk Strawberry in the World (Daji)]: Right, Gege?
As she spoke, wearing a pink maid costume, Daji ran to Zhou Ziqiu’s side, dancing around the clumsy Dian Wei with her pink tail wagging, mocking Zhao Yun with obvious intent.
Even though Zhou Ziqiu could sense Zhao Yun’s imminent rage through the screen, it didn’t matter. What mattered was that Zhou Ziqiu, for the first time, found Daji’s maid skin… quite attractive?
And when Shen Jiayan heard that Zhao Yun finally shut up, feeling that she had achieved a crushing victory, she danced around Dian Wei, feeling ecstatic and self-satisfied, asking, “Gege, aren’t I amazing? I just solo killed the enemy Wang Zhaojun! Quick, praise me!”
Although Zhou Ziqiu didn’t think there was much to praise, for some reason, listening to her cheerful and proud voice, he felt like praising her wouldn’t hurt.
After all, it’s just gaming.
Making the main sponsor customer feel happier was just basic professional ethics.
Although he had never possessed such professional ethics before, maybe it wouldn’t hurt to improve a bit in the future.
Before he could say anything, a message popped up on the screen in the bottom left corner.
[(All) Sweet Sakura Tea (Zhao Yun)]: Enemy Lu Ban, Daji has a sliver of health, dancing in the bush below our blue buff16the enemy that gives mana buff after killing it..
Then, he heard a “whoosh” sound, and that cheerful and proud voice instantly turned into a desperate scream: “Ahhhh!!! Zhao Yun, you scumbag!!! Betrayal!!! And that Lu Ban on the enemy team! They’re ruthless! Outrageous!!! I’ll have my revenge! Revenge!!!”
Listening to the system announcement of [An ally has been slain] and the “Milk Strawberry’s” furious and powerless rage, for that moment, Zhou Ziqiu suddenly felt that this gaming companion wasn’t bad at all.
At least someone was helping him retaliate, and it was quite amusing.
So he couldn’t help but chuckle softly, “Alright, Gege will help you get revenge.”
