"Fucking finally..." Sheva cursed inwardly, letting the weight of his shoulder slump against the chair. The ntal exhaustion he suffered from this ga was definitely the highest, even though this wasn’t the longest ga he played in this tournant. He didn’t even notice the sudden silence around him or the stares that everyone gave, still busy trying to recover. After a few seconds, he finally realized that the atmosphere was quite wrong here. "Um... Is there anything wrong?" He asked awkwardly.
"Congratulations, Boy." In the end, it was an old man on the sideline who ca at him first, breaking the long silence. "That was a brilliant ga. You’ve done very well here."
"Yeah! The opening is so badass! I will give it a shot at it later!" A boy, probably around Claudia’s age, suddenly also stepped forward with a huge grin, still feeling excited over the ga. Right after that, all the people who watched the ga live also ca to him, patting his shoulder firmly and giving him their heartfelt congratulations.
"This should be your first ti winning the tournant, right?"
"Heck, he is an unrated player! This should be his first ti playing in a formal tournant, right?"
"Damn, if you are right, this is going to be legendary!"
"Hey, can I take a photo with you?!"
"Don’t push around, please!"
Between the exhaustion after winning the ga, the shock due to the exaggerated reaction from the crowd, and the confusion since everyone spoke English so quickly, Sheva was dumbstruck, not knowing how to react. He just stood—or sat, to be more exact—stupidly in his chair, having his mouth gaping like a fish.
Fortunately, the security team in this tournant worked fast. The mont the commotion started, they went straight to table one where Sheva played the ga to calm down the masses, driving away the audience with the excuse that they were disturbing the tournant. In the end, not a single one complained as everyone knew that they had made a disruption, especially since the other gas were still running. Hell, so of the players even complained to the arbiter about it. Fortunately, even though Sheva was the indirect cause of the commotion, he was also the victim here, so no bla fell on his head.
However, Sheva was still stuck in his place, his body frozen on the spot. Even though he couldn’t understand what the crowd was talking to him earlier, one thing stuck inside his head, hamring his brain like a thunder in broad daylight.
"I... Win the tournant?" He muttered to himself unconsciously, still not realizing it. "Wait, is this even real?!" Even though he had already expected to win it all, the boy thought it would have to wait until the last round of the tournant. After all, even though he managed to beat Cao Van Binh, Claudia was still trailing with only 0.5 points behind. If the girl sohow managed to win her last two gas and he lost the last ga, the girl would be able to overtake him and stand tall in first place with 8 points.
The fact that everyone had already congratulated him only ant one thing here.
’No, I have to get out first and look for Claudia.’ A grin suddenly cracked on his face. ’She should be in a bad mood after failing to beat her opponent and let her ga be the decisive factor for to win the tournant, right? Celebrate later, but gloating should co first.’
Yeah, Sheva had his priority here. After all, he still proceeded inside his head the fact that he won the tournant, and it would take quite a long ti before everything finally sank in. Hell, it would probably take him to stand on the podium to realize the gravity of the first place for him. However, until that ti ca, it was easier to distract his mind by teasing Claudia over her failure.
"Hey, I heard soone helps ease my path to win the tournant!" Sheva grinned, speaking his mind bluntly when he saw that Claudia was sulking outside the hall. "Do you know who I should thank?"
"Oh, shut up! It is not my fault that my opponent uses such a cheap trick to get a quick draw for !" The little girl grumbled, throwing a food wrap at him. However, Sheva could see that she was not really angry at him. Hell, there was even a genuine smile ford on her face. "So, how do you feel after winning the entire tournant?" She asked, changing the topic.
"Honestly?" Sheva arched one of his eyebrows while also throwing his body back against the seat next to her. "It is still not registered fully inside my brain, so I don’t really feel anything about it." He answered.
"Oh, yeah, that is because your journey is so fucking smooth." Claudia cursed under her breath.
"Ia! How could you curse like that?! Where did you learn sothing so nasty like that?!" Sheva gasped, clutching his heart dramatically.
"Oh, shut up, will you!" She swatted his shoulder with her tiny hand playfully.
They both chatted for a while, yet agreed silently that they wouldn’t touch the topic of their last ga. Even though Claudia was happy for his win, there was a spark of envy inside her heart, and even Sheva could see that too. Although he was okay with banter, poking her insecurity would be too much, crossing the invisible line. It was better to leave that untouchable.
"Anyway, do you know how Anna is faring against her opponent?" Sheva suddenly rembered the girl’s big sister. "Her opponent should be another Vietnase player, right? A WGM?" He asked, trying to recall his mory.
"Oh, yeah! I forgot about her!" Claudia slapped her forehead comically, trying to ignore the deadpan gaze from Sheva. "Anyway, I need to get my phone first!" Since phone was forbidden to be brought into the hall, both Sheva and Claudia left theirs in their own room, so they rose and dashed instantly to go back to their room. In the end, just like in the last double-header ga, Sheva and Claudia t in the boys’ room and sat together there.
"Okay, let’s see how your sister is going right now..."
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