In the second game, the opponent saw Yang Lin and Zhou Yao coming up and discussed for a while whether to ban Malphite. After much hesitation, they finally banned Malphite.
Gu Yang felt a little regretful: "It's been banned... Then we can only fight head-on."
Gu Yueshuang: "It's over. This lineup is already considered a mid-jungle powerhouse. I'm going to be targeted to death."
Directly banning Iron Man means that they are afraid of Gu Yueshuang, so it is very likely that after studying POG's game video, they subconsciously focused on Gu Yueshuang.
This was a good thing for both Gu Yang and POG because she could handle it.
But for Gu Yueshuang, she was being targeted badly, and this was a disaster that belonged to her alone.
Gu Yueshuang: "Give me this plate, Zoe. At least it will make the escape faster."
Gu Yang raised his eyelids: "You have to say hello to the other side."
What I mean is that if the opponent doesn’t ban it, I will give it to you to choose.
Gu Yueshuang: "...Can't you help me choose in the first round?"
Gu Yang: "We have a support hero coin, the AD is a newcomer, and the top laner is a veteran over 50 years old..."
"Stop!" Zhou Yao thought something was wrong and called for an end. "How can I be over fifty? Cut it in half, then in half again, okay?"
Gu Yang glanced at him and said, "Then let's switch you with Shuangshuang. You're in the second round?"
Zhou Yao immediately changed his tone: "I'm over 50 years old, an empty-nest elderly person."
Gu Yueshuang: “…”
Gu Yueshuang cleared her throat and turned serious. "Let me confirm again. Today's policy is to charge forward if possible. Follow instructions and act in unison. If you have any questions, you can raise them. Do not act on your own."
Zhou Yao asked, "What's the matter? Why are you emphasizing this? Who's not listening to you? I'll help you cut him down!"
"No! Isn't this a warning for fear of a crisis of trust?" Gu Yueshuang clapped her hands to cheer everyone up. "3:0, let's finish it soon. After the game, let's have barbecue. It's my treat."
If you want to treat someone to a meal in POG, you have to greet Fang Butao in advance and ask for the opinion of Grandpa Lin next door, so Gu Yueshuang's meal can only be postponed until the finals.
Zhou Yao rolled up his sleeves: "This must be fought well."
Xu Qing was furious: "What? Without this meal, you're not going to fight hard?"
Zhou Yao: "Don't be picky, I can fight better than you even if I fight randomly."
Xu Qing also rolled up his sleeves: "I still refuse to accept it!"
The two players who were the farthest apart started arguing with each other through the three teammates in the middle.
Qin Ye turned a deaf ear to them, and Yang Lin was at a loss. Gu Yueshuang tolerated them for ten seconds, but finally her patience ran out and she could no longer bear it: "If you keep arguing, you two will eat standing up tonight."
It was surprisingly effective, and both of them actually shut up.
After they calmed down, Gu Yang continued to pace behind them, while continuing to direct the BP: "Pick first..."
Backstage, Fang Butao asked, "Do you think it's too noisy?"
Lin Yanqiu: "Very good. Weren't we this active when we were in this group?"
Fang Butao: "Yes, but it's not the same style... maybe top laners tend to be more noisy."
Lu Minghao said that he felt the implication.
But he didn't dwell on it. Instead, he asked anxiously, "Did my opening question at the last game hurt me?"
Lin Yanqiu thought for a moment and gave a serious answer: "If my teammates questioned my ability on the field because of something insignificant, I would probably get angry or disappointed."
Lu Minghao scratched his head, feeling a little at a loss.
If she hadn't just mentioned the word "crisis of trust", Lu Minghao would not have thought about it at all.
The ideas that were instilled in him since he was a child were "you should give way to girls" and "girls are weak and can't do heavy work". He also didn't know whether the adults intentionally or unintentionally assigned important tasks to boys, so he subconsciously felt that girls were unreliable.
But the side of Gu Yueshuang that he showed was different from the girls he knew. Was Gu Yueshuang different, or was there something wrong with his perception of girls?
Seeing him struggling, Lin Yanqiu reminded him, "Just focus on watching the game. You can apologize to her after this game is over."
He didn't use words like "She is easy to talk to" to comfort Lu Minghao.
Whether Gu Yueshuang accepts it or not is her business. He will not interfere too much, nor will he try to smooth things over.
Lu Minghao nodded, looked at the big screen and said, "Actually, no matter what aspect, I am an exceptional player... My talent and hard work are beyond my reach in my lifetime."
Lin Yanqiu said without hesitation: "Indeed, she has a strong sense of the overall situation and a good awareness. She is playing the game with her brain."
Fang Butao: “…”
Just admit it so bluntly? Why not just praise each other for comforting the team members and then praise Gu Yueshuang?
Three minutes later, the draft and ban ended and the game began. Gu Yueshuang once again gave her teammates some psychological support: "Play steadily. We've played a lot of scrimmages and faced each other more often. Everyone should focus a little bit, and they'll be easy to beat."
Yang Lin: "Okay, I can fight five of them alone."
Xu Qing: "...You should be more sober and don't think you're so easy to beat."
Gu Yueshuang clenched her fist: "Indeed! You can beat five people alone! Be bold, charge!"
Xu Qing: “…”
Later, during the post-match interview, Yang Lin told reporters, "I was actually very nervous, but Sister Shuang kept saying how easy they were to play against. She probably brainwashed me a lot..."
Gu Yueshuang: "To be more precise, this is called psychological suggestion, not brainwashing? It sounds like a pyramid scheme."
Reporters: “???”
Audience: “???”
FJ Team: “???”
POG still won the second game, but it was a difficult win. The game was delayed until almost forty minutes, and the economic gap between the two sides fluctuated and never widened.
There were quite a few fights in this set, and while it wasn't flawless, it was still quite enjoyable to watch, with one player taking the stage and the other taking the stage. It's just that it can easily cause your fans' blood pressure to soar...
The five POG members filed in, all shouting, "Wow, match point, match point!"
As soon as Gu Yueshuang entered the room, she went straight to Lin Yanqiu: "Where are my snacks?"
Lin Yanqiu pointed to the drawer behind him and whispered, "It's hidden in there. You can pick it out."
Gu Yueshuang's eyes lit up instantly: "Okay, thank you, Captain."
Lu Minghao looked at her from the side, hesitating and seeming to want to say something.
Gu Yueshuang looked alert: "What's wrong? Do you want some snacks too? I can share some with you, but you can't complain to Lao Gu."
Lu Minghao scratched his head: "...No, I...how should I put it..."
"Oh, I see." Gu Yueshuang saw that the usually cheerful man was suddenly speechless. She guessed that there was something he was embarrassed to say, which was probably related to the competition quota.
Gu Yueshuang called out to Zhou Yao directly: "Brother Yao, are you going to play in the next round or take a break? It's match point."
Zhou Yao was stunned for a moment before realizing that this was a very serious question, and one he had never considered before.
He really wants to play this game and hold the trophy directly after the game. This may be the closest he has ever been to the trophy, but he is not sure if there will be any problems with his waist.
Zhou Yao reluctantly found a chair after a while: "It's time for the old man to retire and make room for the newcomer."
He yelled at Lu Minghao again: "Play well in the lower set! If you lose, I won't let you win."
Lu Minghao: "Definitely!"
Only then did he clearly and definitelly realize that Gu Yueshuang really did not bear any grudges at all.
After Lu Minghao finished laughing, he took the initiative to explain his purpose: "I'm here to apologize for my doubts before..."
Gu Yueshuang paused while tearing the snack wrapper, glanced up at him nonchalantly, and continued tearing the wrapper. She said, "Oh, hand me an 800-word apology tomorrow."
Lu Minghao: “Ah?”
He never wrote an 800-word letter of apology when he was a student!
Gu Yueshuang thought about it and felt that time might be a bit tight and she needed a day off, so she sympathetically gave in: "Oh, then I'll give you another day?"
Lu Minghao instantly wilted and just wanted to find a recliner to pretend to be bored.
Gu Yueshuang: "It should also be posted on the wall of our base. Then I'll have Brother Hei come and count to see if there are 800 words."
Xu Qing couldn't help but complain: "Are you a human being? Can Brother Hei count to eight hundred?"
Gu Yueshuang: "Don't underestimate Brother Hei, Brother Hei is very smart."
Gu Yueshuang glanced at Lu Minghao, who was frozen in place, and asked, "Can you write 800 words?"
Lu Minghao thought things were turning around, but then he heard Gu Yueshuang continue, "You can use pinyin to replace the characters you don't know how to write. If you still can't learn it, you'll have to attend the training class with Brother Hei."
Zhou Yao couldn't bear to listen any longer: "Can you be a human being? Brother Hei still needs to attend training classes?"
Gu Yueshuang said seriously, "Yes, I plan to get another cat and let the cat walk the dog for me. In order to make the communication between them smooth, I decided to enroll Brother Hei in a cram school first."
This time, Qin Ye couldn't stand it any longer: "Cats don't need that much exercise, right?"
Gu Yueshuang said confidently: "Yes, so you are just walking the dog for me. You have to go by yourselves when it's your turn."
Everyone: “…”
Gu Yueshuang, please act like a human being!
The POG members asked from the bottom of their hearts: "Is there anyone who can take care of her?"
Lin Yanqiu stood up like a savior. Under everyone's eager gaze, he clapped his hands and said, "Okay, it's time to discuss the next round's pick and choose."
Everyone: “…”
There's no hope.
Excessive indulgence is spoiling!
Xu Qing immediately turned to Gu Yang to complain: "Coach! Gu Yueshuang—"
As soon as Gu Yang heard his daughter's name, he rushed to the scene: "What's wrong with her? Did she sneak snacks again?"
Everyone: “…”
Is that the point?!
Gu Yueshuang: "How can you call it stealing? Aren't the snacks here for us to eat?"
Seeing that she was indeed eating secretly, Gu Yang picked up the snack box and left: "Those are not for you to eat now, they are for you to eat after the game!"
Gu Yang also scolded the others: "Don't you know how to watch yourselves? This is your last ration before the interview. If she eats it all, you will be hungry when the interview comes."
Xu Qing: "Strongly condemn... Never mind, I can't condemn her anymore. Is there anyone who can control her?!"
Lin Yanqiu coughed lightly and said, "The other side might be thinking the same thing."
The other side was indeed howling like that. Chi Nan was hugging the pillar and crying, "I can't take it anymore, I really can't take it anymore. I just want to call Yan Che and ask him to come out and cry my heart out - it's too hard. The pressure is too strong, and she still calls me a jungler! And a support! Is this what a human being does?!"
Xia Yan tried to comfort him: "Calm down. I'll come to the middle to support you more often in the next round. This round has been going back and forth, and we still have a chance to fight."
Chi Nan couldn't contain his emotions anymore: "That's it! It's 2:0, isn't the gap obvious? How can you come back from 2-0 to win 3-0 in the finals?"
After Chi Nan vented his anger, he realized that such words might shake the morale of the troops. Everyone might think so, but once they said it, they would really disperse.
He wiped his tears and apologized to everyone: "I'm sorry, it was just a rant, don't take it seriously. In the next game, give me Galio or Kakashi. If that doesn't work, I'll play Lulu. I'll hang out with her in the mid lane and play as a support. I don't want to fight her anymore. I'll support you as soon as possible."
Xia Yan patted his back and comforted him: "If we're united, maybe we can create a miracle. Coming back from 2-0 down to win 3-0 in the finals, how cool is that?"
After sending the players onto the court, only Fang Butao and two substitutes were left in the locker room. This time, they were Zhou Yao and Yang Lin.
Yang Lin was curious: "Our results in the spring season weren't very good, were they? How did we get through that time?"
Zhou Yao smiled bitterly, "If you lose too many times, you'll fall into a vicious cycle. You'll doubt yourself, doubt your teammates, and start to wonder if you're really not worthy of playing professionally."
Fang Butao rolled his eyes in anger and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense. Back then, I was outwitting them. They were just cursing at each other every day... Well, to put it another way, they were reviewing and looking for problems every day. Your sister Shuang was the most ruthless. She opened a fake account online to review and curse herself, but after she finished, she didn't take the curse seriously. A bunch of people would come and refute her, and then praise her to build her confidence."
Yang Lin didn't dare to breathe.
Fang Butao continued, "Then I engaged them in a battle of wits and courage. They cursed at each other every day, and I practically scoured the garbage dump for messages of support and took screenshots to show them. It was exhausting. But they all had incredibly strong mental strength and didn't take my words seriously at all. It made me so angry..."
Zhou Yao quickly comforted Fang Butao: "No, it's thanks to you for persevering. After all, not everyone can withstand such high-intensity verbal abuse... Fortunately, I'm rich now and can talk about these things as jokes."
While he was calming Fang Butao down, he whispered to Yang Lin, "You don't know, at that time, Sister Shuang's catchphrase was 'Brother Hei is good at talking, and Brother Hei is better than you!'"
Yang Lin: “…”
The almighty black brother.
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