Sheva groaned weakly, sohow feeling tired after the escapade in Irfan’s house earlier. Yeah, it was already night, and he had just arrived back at ho by now. The boy could still rember the crazy gazes he received from the others, and the re thought of that scene was enough to send a shudder down his spine.
Well, not that he couldn’t bla them for their excessive reaction, though. After beating Priasmoro Novendra and Aulia dina Warda twice in a row, the other veteran players also jumped on the boat, wanting to challenge Sheva directly. If at first, they were just there to observe Sheva’s current skill, after the boy did a very good job in beating two of the top players in this country, all of them also wanted to taste the feel of him.
Sheva himself didn’t disappoint.
Playing for about two gas against each player, he managed to co out unscathed. Against Priasmoro Novendra, he managed to get one win and one draw. The sa result could be said for his gas against Irene and Anna. The boy also swept both dina and Claudia with two wins in a row, and the only person he couldn’t get a win against was Susanto garanto, probably one of the best Indonesian chess players of all ti.
However, Sheva was quite satisfied as he himself managed to force two draws in a row against the man. After all, he didn’t forget to check Master Susanto’s stats before their ga, and he had the highest average compared to any other Indonesian players whom he had already t at this point.
[Na: Susanto garanto]
Attacking 81
Defense 74
Calculation 79
Strategy 80
Intuition 75
Ti managent 88
Yeah, while so of the stats had already fallen to the IM category—probably due to his old age—Master Susanto was still the best player in this country. His attacking and strategic stats were still in the GM level, and his ti managent skills were off the charts. It almost crossed 90 points, the threshold of the super grandmaster. It was the highest stats that Sheva had ever seen since he was granted the ability to scan his opponent’s stats, and this really caught him off guard.
True enough, in the real ga, the man really showed why his ti managent stats were so high. He was truly a beast in a shorter ti control, fighting fiercely in an attempt to kill his opponent. In two gas that Sheva played against him, Master Susanto always managed to corner him to the edge of the cliff, and it was only due to his defense resourcefulness that the boy managed to co out unscathed.
It was such a close call, and even though Sheva himself was already familiar with the feeling of losing a ga, the ga against Master Susanto really gave him the feeling that no matter what he wanted to do, the boy wouldn’t be able to escape the chase. It was such a unique experience, sothing that would be engraved in his mind.
Later on, though, everyone congratulated him for this success, and when he was confused about what was going on, Claudia told Sheva about Master Susanto’s blitz rating. Sheva was astonished to learn that Master Susanto’s blitz rating was 2644, even among the top 100 players in the world.
It was such an amazing feat, especially since Master Susanto himself didn’t participate in a lot of high-ranked blitz tournants in the world. As a player with a rating of around 2600, his biggest problem was that not a single high-ranked event would invite him, yet playing in a low-rated tournant would only hurt his rating more. That was why he only played blitz in a continental or even world-class event, such as the Asian Blitz Tournant, Asian Gas, or even the World Blitz Championship.
If only he got more chances, Sheva was sure that Master Susanto’s rating could be higher than his current one.
Moreover, in blitz, Master Susanto was practically invincible among all the top Indonesian players who ca to Irfan’s house earlier. Even though blitz was always volatile and unpredictable, the man managed to neutralize all the uncertainties around him, executing all the plans he set, and in the end, always ca out unscathed. In total, besides Sheva, he was the only one who didn’t suffer from any defeat today.
This really humbled Sheva, who always thought that he was the best player in the country. Oh, he might not say that out loud, but inwardly, the boy always felt like the environnt was so barren in this land. He still thought the sa, but at least, this ti, Sheva finally realized that a few strong flowers could still grow up beautifully in this country.
’Oh, well, just another lesson for in the future.’ He muttered. As the boy let his body fall on his cramped yet comfortable bed, he couldn’t help but mutter, "Oi, system, let check my stats."
[DING! The scan is successful!]
[Na: Adrian Sheva]
Attacking 82
Defense 70 ( 1)
Calculation 77
Strategy 72
Intuition 70 ( 3)
Ti managent 74 ( 2)
[DING!]
[Notification! The host has three stats that could be upgraded! Do you want to upgrade them all?]
’Um?!’ Sheva was taken aback by this. ’How could I get that additional point?’ He just wanted to check his current stats and compare them to the other players he t today, yet the boy got an unexpected surprise here.
[The upgrade point cos from the Host’s experience today. It is calculated based on how much Host improves in that aspect. For example, the improvent on defense stats is coming from your ga against Susanto garanto, while the intuition and ti managent are your reward for playing twelve blitz gas in a row against top players of your country.]
’Then, what about my attacking stats? Or my calculation and strategic stats? Why didn’t it change?’ Sheva asked, wanting to press further.
[It is because the host’s statistics in those aspects didn’t change that much after today’s event. Host didn’t rely that much on them, which makes the stats stagnant.]
Sheva nodded repeatedly, starting to understand how it worked. ’So, in order to improve my statistics, I need to play against top players more while also showing a real improvent, huh? It cannot be sothing that I could get without effort anymore?’ He asked, trying to confirm his guess.
[Indeed, Host. That, or you can just get a reward from your mission.]
Seeing the ssage pop up in front of his eyes, Sheva rose from his bed instantly, sohow cursing himself for forgetting sothing important. Then, with his eyes lit up, the boy shouted inwardly, ’System, I finally get my mission done, right? Where is my fucking reward?!’
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