The name ‘S’ caught everyone’s attention.
Suddenly, Team XS’s fans began replying to the post—
“S? Is that the random player who dominated the Korean server?”
“D*mn! So Team XS’s genius Top Solo is this 'S'?”
“That explains why they could defeat their opponents during the training match so easily!”
“Don’t forget there were many random players who turned professional in our region. What happened to them? In the end, nobody knows what became of them.”
“I agree. Playing competitively is different from ranked games.”
“I second that. I also think we should observe a while longer.”
Members of Team XS took a break after several rounds of training matches and began scrolling through Weibo and ESPN to unwind.
Leon Batton was on ESPN perusing over the League of Legends section when he noticed numerous posts concerning him—
“Team XS’s genius Top Solo has been revealed! He’s S!”
“S has joined Team XS!”
“Don’t have such high expectations for S just yet. I've seen too many casual players like him crash and burn during professional matches.”
“I don’t think it’s necessary to think too highly of S. Let’s review after he’s played. After all, professional matches are truly different from ranked matches.”
Leon briefly skimmed through the comments without much interest as he didn't care what people said about him. Then, he checked out recent news in the eSports section.
***
The highly anticipated match between Team XS and Team FPK kicked off at seven o’clock in the evening the next day.
Team XS was the home team. There wasn’t a single empty seat at the stadium that was spacious enough to seat 100,000 people where many supporters held LED-lit boards bearing Team XS’s name.
The official livestream channel became congested as soon as the time came for the match to begin.
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