novellk Chapter 55 Clarification 1: The "Takeout Coach" is not a rumor.
Chapter 55 Clarification 1: The "Takeout Coach" is not a rumor.
What the hell!
For a moment, everyone was shocked.
Could it be that this guy is actually a genius?
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Wow, in just one sentence, K God, how many people have you implicated?! You're such a big liar!
[Hahaha, K-God, are you trying to make me laugh to death so you can inherit my Alipay Huabei account?]
[K! You're such a show-off! Even my dog isn't as arrogant as you! So you're not going just because Faker isn't going? Compared to Faker, who do you think you are?]
[I knew it, GSL is starting to go down in history! Wasn't "I thought it didn't matter whether we went to Worlds or not" an original post by "Bathing Dog"?]
[I won't explain the Tianya Mingyue Dao, the pre-match skin selection, the sword pointing, and the advance research on opponents. The last one, "whether I go to the World Championship or not doesn't matter," happened in Season 4. Back then, after it was confirmed that Faker wouldn't be making it to the World Championship, he posted on Weibo that it didn't matter whether he went or not, and then Samsung White treated him like a nobody and kicked him to death.]
[A freak has appeared in the LPL! He even criticized his own team's veteran player, Clearlove! I'm jealous of K's talent!]
...
The live stream chat was flooded with comments, and Lu Chen's words startled Xiao Yu so much that she immediately ended the interview. She didn't want to be bombarded by countless netizens like Yu Shuang.
At the same time, backstage at LGD, Godv was clearly in a state of high fever, mainly because Lu Chen was right.
He did make two preparations to become the top domestic mid laner: one was to use Tianya Mingyue Dao (天涯明月刀), and the other was to choose a skin before the competition. Then he became the number one seed and reached the round of 16.
Losing to Lu Chen and being thoroughly outplayed by him, it's no wonder Godv is so popular. Besides him, Imp was also furious. He saw many comments on Lu Chen's Weibo saying that he was not as good as Deft, and he wanted to explode on the spot.
"Damn it! He's a complete bastard! Gadget, I'm so angry!" Imp roared, then quickly regained his composure and said, "Let's go drink."
"Let's go!" Godv immediately agreed. In the current situation, he could only drown his sorrows in alcohol and forget about today's farce.
On the other side, after hearing Lu Chen's words, Uzi's chubby face visibly turned red, turning the entire backstage area into a steam room.
Those things from back then were a dark history he couldn't erase, and now Lu Chen was bringing them up in front of everyone. No wonder he felt terrible.
Uzi felt that Lu Chen was subtly hinting at him throughout the interview!
boom!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Uzi punched Xiaohu's thigh again, making Xiaohu wince in pain.
"Those two bastards! How come he hasn't struck it rich with that idiot novel author yet?! So annoying!"
"Godv and Imp are both actors. They can't even beat K and Deft. Honestly, if Mata and Looper hadn't played so badly at this year's Demacia Cup, I would have forced K into retirement long ago. He wouldn't be here acting so arrogantly!"
"I don't know about mid laners, but for LPL ADCs, you have to look to me!"
Does Lu Chen even deserve to study the opponents in the S-series in advance?
Uzi should be saying this; he's really aiming for the Bird's Nest this year!
...
After the interview, Lu Chen returned backstage, and Meiko immediately exclaimed, "Ahhh! This is Camille—no, Brother Chen, where did you learn that from?"
"Brother Xu's city center."
"Huh?" Meiko was taken aback. "I've never heard of a city called Xuge City before?"
"It's good that you don't know! What would happen if you did know? Okay, let's go eat. We won the game today, so we should eat something good. How about braised chicken?"
"You're eating well." Mingkai gave Lu Chen a Muay Thai punch. "To quote my Bible, did you write an application?"
"Kai? Which year were you the runner-up in the World Championship? What level are you on, acting like a god and needing others to write your application?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Seeing Mingkai strike out his Muay Thai again, Lu Chen turned and ran, his cheerful aura filling the EDG backstage area.
Upon seeing this, Deft couldn't help but smile broadly, knowing he wouldn't be lonely in the days to come.
Amidst Lu Chen and his friends' bickering, other clubs from the Spring Split took to the stage one after another, with RNG, WE, and IG all stepping onto the stage, further fueling the excitement.
After the first day of the competition ended, major forums were flooded with trending topics about the LPL Spring Split, with the most frequent ones being about Lu Chen and EDG.
#EDG's first win in the Spring Split!#
#Kingslayer player interviews produce another bible – This is Camille!#
#Former Chinese prodigy mid-laner Godv suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Kingslayer, and a new Chinese prodigy mid-laner is destroying the LPL!#
#K God bluntly stated that today's match against LGD was a farce!#
...
Almost every trending topic was met with a barrage of comments, with a plethora of opinions and opinions gathering in the comment section. This put immense pressure on EDG's official Weibo account once again.
After Lu Chen and his team returned to the EDG club, Abu looked at Lu Chen and wanted to say something, but ultimately chose to remain silent.
What could he possibly say?
Lu Chen's performance today was absolutely fantastic, flawless. Since we won the game, whatever Lu Chen says is right.
"Well played." Pawn praised Lu Chen, saying that Lu Chen's performance in the two games today was so good that even if Pawn himself played, he might not have done better.
"Is it just 'good'? It shouldn't be 'extremely strong'!"
"You're getting all worked up over a simple compliment." Pawn pointed at Lu Chen, then turned to Ming Kai and the others, looking at them with an expression that said, "Look at this guy."
The entire club was incredibly lively, except for Scout, who was so unhappy that he almost ground his back teeth to powder after witnessing Lu Chen's performance today.
It seems he... is unlikely to secure the starting mid-lane position.
Judging from Lu Chen's performance and the attitude of everyone in the club towards him, Scout doesn't know how he can compete with Lu Chen.
His dream of making a name for himself in the LPL seems to be shattered!
Aishibaba!
Lu Chen stole my life of success and fame!
"Hey Chen, wanna duo queue?"
Upon hearing Meiko's words, Lu Chen immediately refused, "No, I have something to do. Let's be together during the live stream tonight."
Lu Chen's "something to do" naturally meant he needed to write. Looking at the explosive popularity of his book review section, Lu Chen didn't know whether to be happy or excited.
[Author, update soon, I'm back! I strongly suspect you and K have some kind of shady deal. Why did you write about Diana and Varus for mid lane, when K played those two champions in today's match?]
[The author is still too conservative. Varus's blind flash and Q is not as good as my K's unerring aim, killing the enemy ADC with three arrows in a team fight.]
That's seriously exaggerated! Author, please unleash your imagination!
Please, author, stop bashing Uzi! Do you know how hard he works?! No! Author, you don't know! All you know is that he streams himself showering and AFKing, playing Lucian jungle, and he'd rather lose than not carry the game...
Besides these, you know nothing else!
Of course, me too.
[You little black devil, huh! Do you even eat fried dough sticks? Don't buy my proud brother's championship skin!]
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"Their grades have improved quite a bit."
Lu Chen was quite impressed with his own talent. He wrote some amazing feats in his novels, and then he performed them in real life, even surpassing the characters in the novels.
Simply step on your right foot with your left foot, and you'll ascend to heaven on the spot!
This will not only expand the influence of the ID Kingslayer in the LPL, but also improve the performance of his novels.
The competition just ended today, and his novel's score has already reached 4000. He's just waiting for the VIP word count to reach 20 words so he can get the premium badge and officially enter the world of online literature.
"Hey, let's start the lottery!"
Lu Chen was about to start writing, but suddenly he felt like he couldn't muster the energy.
This is a common problem among most online writers: intermittent bursts of ambition followed by long periods of stagnation and complacency.
I sit in front of the computer at eight in the morning, saying I'm going to write, but I end up playing games or watching videos, and before I know it, it's 10 p.m.
Then, in just two hours, a miracle occurred: 4000 words were delivered to the readers, and the project was completed.
Thinking of this, Lu Chen immediately slumped into his gaming chair, scrolling through videos on his phone, using it as an excuse to find some inspiration.
The next second, he came across an interview video of Snake coach Zhu Kai. Today, Snake defeated NB with a score of 2 to 1, and he and Zz1tai were interviewed together after the game.
When asked if Snake Club had initially planned to sign Lu Chen, Zhu Kai glanced at the person next to him and then gave a serious answer.
"That's not true. We at Snake have always been in contact with Zz1tai. It's not like the rumors say that we approached Zz1tai because we couldn't sign Kingslayer."
"While Kingslayer is a pretty good player, he's only been a professional for a few years. I think if we face EDG, Zz1tai will prove who the best domestic mid laner is!"
At that moment, a barrage of comments quietly appeared on the screen.
[Can K's fans stop stirring up trouble? Do you really think every club treats the trash that RNG doesn't want as treasures? Only EDG likes to pick up the scraps.]
[This is ridiculous! There can only be one K god in the entire LPL, so it has to be our Crystal! You've made EDG face Snake head-on, and Crystal will strip you of all your K-like virtues.]
[Provincial Flow: Zhu Kai believes that K is worse than a beast.]
Do you even know what LPL003 means? K is nothing compared to everyone else – who isn't a genius mid-laner?
[Does K really think that by beating Wei Chu, he's the best domestic mid-laner and can reach new heights? Only an idiot would believe that.]
[A person who likes smut, watches sports, and is intelligent can only possess two of these three qualities.]
...
"You've really messed things up with this food delivery coach!" Lu Chen thought for a moment and immediately had an idea.
I've been getting a bit tired of driving the Uzi lately, so I'm switching to something else to pass the time.
I've decided on you, you pig-eating monster!
Just do it!
Lu Chen immediately opened his author assistant backend. Currently, his storyline has reached the point where the protagonist Lin Tianran has finished playing against OMG and eliminated Uzi in his first Spring Split match. The next step is to arrange the next match.
There must have been a lot of fun in the process, such as the memorable quote from the protagonist Lin Tianran in the post-match interview—
"Why were we able to win today's match... well, maybe it's because the opposing ADC was too bad."
"Then the milk I drank was more authentic than his."
"I drink AD calcium, he drinks terbinafine, how could we not lose the game?"
Lin Tianran's words instantly ignited the entire internet!
[6666! Telunsu and AD Calcium Milk are sending money!]
[Genius! This is absolute genius!]
Not every milk is called Tronsu, and not every AD carry is a guaranteed loser!
This kind of prank is indeed the best way to transition to the next game. Lu Chen then checked Zhu Kai's resume and found that he was playing for IG during the S5 season.
Then, the author's masterful touch came through again, and Lu Chen arranged for the protagonist Lin Tianran's next opponent to be IG.
That's when we should make use of IG's memes.
For example, IG surrendered on National Day during S5, but according to the timeline in the novel, this event had not yet occurred, so Lu Chen could only arrange for Lin Tianran to present the psychological activities of a reborn person again.
"No one can beat IG before 20 minutes, because you can't surrender before 20 minutes."
"And no one can prevent Sun Yalong from missing his ultimate skill, because he doesn't even have an 'R' key on his keyboard!"
Sun Yalong: "I've ordered, what about you guys?"
His stance: "I didn't order it, I initiated it."
Child: "It's time to go home and eat."
At this point, I must say, Lu Chen couldn't help but laugh. IG's surrender on National Day was unprecedented and truly astounding.
Of course, the most important person was Zhu Kai, and Lu Chen immediately began to write about Zhu Kai's past in the entertainment industry!
"Everyone says Zhu Kai only knows how to order takeout, and don't think that's just a joke. He actually used to be in charge of ordering takeout on Instagram!"
"He wasn't originally involved in esports, he had almost no professional knowledge, and he wasn't a retired esports player, but he stayed with IG and wouldn't leave, like a leech that you couldn't get rid of."
"In the end, he got a job delivering takeout for IG, and from delivering takeout, he became the head coach of Snake. It can be called a legend."
"So, I'd like to clarify something here—those rumors that Zhu Kai only orders takeout!"
"This is not a rumor!"
As Lu Chen wrote this, he sighed inwardly, regretting that he couldn't write too many things that transcended the real timeline in his novel.
Everyone says that Zhu Kai has the right timing, the right place, and the right people.
The right timing was during the LPL's period of rapid growth, when he went from being a takeout deliveryman to becoming a head coach. The right location was when EDG needed a coach during S11, and he went there. The right people were Viper and Sishu, who were incredibly skilled that year, as well as Flandre's Graves.
Next, Lu Chen used one of the most famous memes about Zz1tai: in S5, Zz1tai played top lane for IG, and the protagonist happened to be a top laner.
As the author, Lu Chen once again put his powerful writing into action!
Zz1tai: "What kind of 'domestic genius top laner' is this? I debuted as a genius mid laner, then switched to top lane and dominated the top lane. Am I arrogant?"
"That Fiora player is pretty good, but should I avoid her? My Captain Gangplank can take down Fiora one-shot!"
Lu Chen stopped writing at this point. He had completed his daily task of updating 10,000 words, and it was hard to guess what would happen next.
Lu Chen thought it was probably like the Summoner's Rift in the novel, piled high with orange peels.
"Tianye, let's duo queue!"
After setting the scheduled broadcast, Lu Chen prepared to go live. He had too many things to do every day and always felt like his energy was being drained.
Just after midnight, at the time when Lu Chen was preparing to start his live stream, his novel was updated for the day, and the sound of the notification ringing came from inside the EDG club.
"Wait a minute, the novel has been updated, Brother Chen!"
At the same time, inside the Snake club, Zhu Kai was arranging for his players to finish a training match, his face beaming with smiles.
"Okay, free time!" Zhu Kai clapped his hands with a smile. They played very well in the training match against RNG, basically defeating the opponent in about 10 minutes.
It's unclear whether RNG wasn't playing seriously, but Zhu Kai doesn't think so. He believes it's purely because his drafting skills were too strong!
With his coaching skills, he's no wonder he's the best coach in the LPL. This year is Snake's best chance yet!
Thinking of this, Zhu Kai picked up a bottle of cola and opened the novel written by Lu Chen, "My slightest move is the limit of the base competition area".
"I've raised about ten of them, let me take a look!"
Lu Chen's novel is now very famous in the LPL. Everyone knows a little about it. Zhu Kai also reads it to pass the time when he is bored.
He admitted that it was written in a very funny way.
Uzi provided him with a lot of fun by starting a team fight.
"Genius!" Zhu Kai's face lit up with a wide smile when he saw the message "Not every AD is particularly good at losing."
But the next second—
"To clarify, the rumor that Zhu Kai only orders takeout is true!"
In an instant, the smile on Zhu Kai's face vanished, and his large face turned red with lightning speed.
"Damn it! This author is an idiot!"
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