NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 278: The Angel of Victory (2)
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The handsome man himself knew that he was no in the best state of mind, and the cause of that, but he refused to mention what it was.
「…Yeah, then what was it? There’s no way you would get so distracted during a tournament and make a dumb mistake all of a sudden. Tell me, what happened?」
The friend also knew how respectful Leona’s fans were, but he just could not think of anything else that could have caused that. He knew how dedicated the handsome man was, and how seriously he was taking the tournament.
「I mean…」
The handsome man stammered for a bit, either because it was something hard to explain, or because he did not want to talk about it. Seeing that he could not make up his mind, his friend looked him straight in the eye.
「Is it something you can’t tell me then? In that case I won’t ask anymore. But you can always count on me if something is bothering you.」
The friend was still worried that it could happen again, in an even bigger match. So he wanted to find the root cause and fix it as soon as possible. But he did not insist, as he knew that the handsome man was feeling down from losing the match, and likely needed some time to calm his emotions.
Instead, he decided to switch to less touchy subjects, like how the handsome man would need a new trump card, or that maybe it was time to go hunting for another Legendary card. It was pretty clear that both of them really liked talking about the game.
That continued for a while, until it finally happened.「Actually, back then…」
Once his emotions settled down, the handsome man brought up the reason why he got distracted.
Near the end of the match, he had started to see defeat looming on the horizon. That was when he somehow managed to draw a Legendary card and found a way to fight back.
「At that moment I felt like luck had blessed me. But as you know, the next turn Leona brought Danbulf out, and then it happened.」
As he recalled those events, he broke into a feverish smile, continuing, 「I heard it, that adorable voice.」
「An adorable…voice? What does that have to do with what happened? You don’t have to beat around the bush so much, just tell me what caused that.」
His friend wanted to know what had made the handsome man lose his cool so much in the middle of the match, but he insisted that it was an important encounter, and refused to skip any details.
「I found her, a real angel.」
「What?」
Nothing was making sense to the friend, but the handsome man did not seem to care as he continued talking. He said how he was certain he had lost when Leona brought Danbulf out, but then he heard a happy voice, and when he looked up, he saw an angel.
「I remember I felt like my whole body was on fire when I first saw her. And she was there, standing with all the other girls cheering me on. The angel was cheering for me. Just seeing that filled me with motivation and strength, and strangely I noticed a way to win that I had missed until then. I’m sure that was a miracle granted to me by the angel.」
The handsome man still sounded like he was telling some sort of riddle, but his friend had known him for long enough to manage to piece together what he was saying.
「So you’re saying that’s how you started to turn things around at first. But in the end you broke down completely, so I’m guessing that angel also did something for that to happen?」
There had been a moment during the match when the handsome man had started focusing more than ever before, overturning the tides of the match. That angel seemed to be involved with that.
The friend also understood that it was not really an angel, but someone cute enough for the handsome man to describe as one. At this point, it was easy to assume that it was also that cute girl who had caused everything to topple down in the end.
And that was exactly what happened, as the handsome man confirmed it while slouching his shoulders.
「Yeah… I thought she was rooting for me, but I was wrong. That angel was not on my side after all.」
The handsome man’s voice sounded heartbroken as he explained what he saw. When the match was about to be decided, with Leona pushed far into a corner, he heard the voices of her fans.
Those fans were just as passionate as in the start, insisting that they believed Leona could win. Even the handsome man was impressed by that, seeing how supportive her fans were.
「But I didn’t think that would change anything. I had my own group supporting me, and more importantly, the angel was with me…or so I thought.」
The memories rushed back, and the handsome man fell silent for a bit, the words stuck in his throat. But eventually, he overcame that emotion and slowly continued talking.
Leona’s fans had gotten so loud that the referees had to calm them down. The noise caught the attention of the handsome man as well, and when he turned to look at them, he spotted the angel amongst them.
「I didn’t want to believe it, I thought I was seeing things because I was so happy…but she was there, she really had moved to that side.」
The handsome man sounded distraught as he said that. On top of that, he even saw her talking amiably with Leona’s fans.
「When I saw that, it was like the spell had broken, and I could no longer see myself winning.」
「I see.」
The friend had largely understood what had happened. He even noticed something that the handsome man himself was unaware of. The friend believed that the handsome man had fallen in love with that girl he called an angel. That pushed him to find a newfound strength during the match, but then when he saw her with Leona’s fans, with other men, he began feeling jealous and his mind was clouded. That was why he lost in such a shocking way.
In the end, it was a rather simple story.
(Now that I think about it, he’s never experienced that type of emotion before.)
They had known each other for a long time, so the friend knew that this was likely the first time the handsome man had fallen in love, and with it being a first, the emotions were much more impactful.
Even now, he seemed to crestfallen and dejected, completely different from his usual attitude. It was the first time his friend was seeing him like that.
(It’s probably better to clear things up rather than leaving it half done.)
The handsome man had randomly seen a girl there and had fallen in love for the first time. That had manifested so strongly that the emotions took complete control of him. So the friend believed that it was best to resolve things, instead of having those unanswered feelings resurface again later on.
「So, if you could see that angel again, would you want to do it?」
All matches had been played out for the day, but there was still an event to commemorate the winner later on. If that angel was one of Leona’s fans, then she would likely stay there for that.
So the friend decided to play the role of matchmaker for the handsome man. Whichever way it went, whether she was also interested or she rejected him, it would rid him of those lingering emotions. Either result would be far better than the miserable state the handsome man was in now.
「…Yes, I want to see her again.」
After a long time thinking, the handsome man whispered his reply.
「I want to see her…and know what that was.」
「What was what?」
「Her relationship with those men.」
The handsome man replied right away. He was clearly referring to Leona’s fans, as he had seen that angel talking with them.
「Oh, sure. Anyway, I’ll go look for her so just wait here for a bit. I’m sure things could get messy if you come out and people recognize you.」
The friend believed that they likely were just both fans, but knowing for sure was better for the handsome man’s mental state.
「By the way, could you tell me what that angel looked like?」
Just as he was about to leave the room, the friend turned around and asked, realizing that he had not heard anything about that.
「Ahh, well…」
Even though the handsome man had only seen her for brief moments, her appearance was burned in his mind, so he described her in detail.
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