Well, that was a story for after the Olympiad was over. Sheva saved the information on the back of his head, intending to visit it once again after he was back at ho. For now, though, he still eyed the dal for the reserve board, so the boy’s focus was completely on the rest of this tournant.
It was night already, and all the Indonesian players gathered once again in the boys’ room. Well, not all of them, since so were still missing. Both Bagas and Sarah were still in their honeymoon period, while Sheva couldn’t see Novendra’s presence at all. It seed that the man was still too high in his emotion, and dina chased him away from the eting before he could disturb it.
"So, how is your day at the planetarium?" dina suddenly asked, smiling teasingly at the group of teenagers in front of her. This triggered a wave of bad mories, as right after that, both Laysa and Claudia whined together simultaneously.
"It is horrible, Sister dina!" Laysa complained. "You don’t know how sweaty I was after getting out of that place! Urgh... Even my hijab got dirty instantly, and the place was so crowded by the students who were doing their howork!"
"Yeah! It would be better if you just picked up the Aquarium, Sister dina!" Claudia added.
Seeing those two latching to dina like this, both Sheva and Anna could only shake their head helplessly. Honestly, those two feared dina through the core, yet at the end of the day, she would always be the first one they told their day to. Hell, sotis, Claudia even forgot about Anna completely once she was engrossed by the chat with dina.
’Well, that just shows that dina is really the big sister of the team, right?’ Sheva muttered inwardly.
"Okay, everyone, listen to , please!" Master Susanto suddenly raised his voice, making all the eyes turn to him instantly. Seeing this, the man nodded silently, satisfied with the reaction he received. "First things first, the next pairing will be announced in about ten minutes, so we can talk about the other things first. Anyone want to say anything here? Yes, Sheva?" He pointed his finger at Sheva.
"Can I say anything here?" Sheva asked first, wanting to make sure of the boundary of this discussion.
"Sure, just go all out." Master Susanto nodded, seeming to have a guess about what he wanted to say.
"Okay." Sheva took a deep breath, feeling a little bit nervous when he got everyone’s attention. However, his gaze was firm, showing the determination burning inside his heart. "I just want to make a case for myself. Currently, I have a huge chance to get a dal in the tournant, and the probability of my getting my final GM norm is also quite high. So, as long as I can maintain my performance, can you not replace with the others?"
Yeah, this was the request that he had been thinking about for a while. Even though Sheva knew that Master Susanto wouldn’t just replace him when he was still in a hot streak, the boy was still unsure, so he had to confirm it first. Laysa, who was also on the sa boat, was startled, and then she waved her hand excitedly at Master Susanto.
" too, too!" The girl chid in. "Master Susanto, Sister Irene, can you let play for the rest of the tournant?"
Honestly, it was a bit too preposterous for two youngsters like them to make such a request. However, Master Susanto didn’t even take the ti to think, just nodding firmly as if he already knew that this matter would be brought up in this discussion.
"Sure, you can do that." The man said, startling both teenagers. They didn’t expect that the decision would co so fast, like this. "But the premise is that you can maintain your performance. Once you are slipping, I don’t mind replacing you both imdiately. Fair enough?"
Sheva felt the corner of his mouth twitch when he heard that. It was definitely far from the word ’fair’. After all, this agreent only worked for him and Laysa, while the other, especially the veteran like Master Susanto, would never get any consequence, no matter how bad he perford. However, this was definitely the best thing he could get right now, so the boy just nodded in agreent.
Laysa herself was quite satisfied with this decision. She didn’t have a complicated mind, as the girl also believed that if her performance didn’t et the standard, she had to be replaced by others.
"So, with that in mind, the lineup for tomorrow’s ga will be quite simple." Master Susanto continued. "I will be on board 1, followed by Taher, Arfan, and Sheva behind . I think you all have been expecting that, right?"
Indeed, even though no one admitted it, they all knew that Novendra would be benched in the next round. It was an important decision, as once a player started bleeding in this kind of tournant, it would be hard to stop. Right now, Novendra had already lost more than 20 ELO rating, so maintaining it at this level was more important than forcing him to play for the hope of him regaining his montum.
"As for the won’s team, I am sorry, Claudia, but you have to sit with Bagas tomorrow, okay?" Irene smiled apologetically. "You have been doing well, but you have also been playing for four consecutive rounds non-stop. Take a day off tomorrow, okay? Your chance will co again soon." She patted the girl’s head fondly.
Claudia pouted slightly, not happy with it. She still felt like she deserved to be on the team, but Irene was also right here. This was the happy problem of a good team. They all had a great montum, so it was hard to determine who would play and who would sit aside.
As they chatted, though, suddenly, all of the phones vibrated simultaneously. Their expression changed, knowing that the pairing for tomorrow’s matchup was out already. Without hesitating even for a second, they all picked up their respective phone before opening the website imdiately, looking at who they would face tomorrow.
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