Chapter 181: Team (1)
Before Jake logged in to the game world to see that his drunk self had learned The Rapid Release Skill, he was obviously attacked by a wild animal.
The Gorilla, Mary.
She didn't spend her evening in the game and instead logged out before anyone else to set a camp before Jake's door.
There was absolutely no chance for Jake to elude the furious older sister!
It wasn't like he even tried to.
Upon opening the door, Jake instantly put up a guard and waited for her to tackle him. Just like he'd expected, Mary threw herself at him and toppled him backward onto the ground.
She pressed his wrists to the floor and used her weight to immobilize him.
'I think I can throw her off… but that would only make her more mad at me,' Jake thought. It wasn't the first and perhaps the last time she'd brought him down. It was her favorite combo, which she had learned from a console game when both of them were so little and adorable.
Perhaps the nostalgia had overcome Jake, as he hadn't been a victim of this combo for some time now. He didn't know whether it was really that or he didn't want to deal with the even angrier gorilla.
"You have no snacks! I've eaten them all!" Mary said, her lips curved into a wide sneer.
"Now, that's crossing the line!" Jake lifted his upper body, forgetting about his feelings. He chucked Mary off himself and quickly rose to his two feet. 'It seems like I'm really much stronger than her now!'
Over the years, it was inevitable for Mary to become weaker than Jake, as he was a man. That said, Mary's aggressiveness had never halted her cultivation into a beast.
She wound her arms around his back and brought him back to the arena!
'Ah, damn it all! So what if I am stronger than her?' Jake thought. He couldn't do anything to get rid of the furious older sister venting her feelings on him. Anything he'd thought of was either too much or too little. She was his sister, meaning he couldn't hurt her, and too little was obviously not enough.
After a few painful experiences, Jake and Mary were done with their unusually active bickering.
Mary sat on his chair.
Jake returned to his bed and sat on its edge.
Sniffing herself, Mary complained, "You ever heard of a shower?"
"Shut up," Jake replied. He didn't even bother continuing this overused topic.
Mary sneered, "What was more important than me? If it's a girlfriend, I'll forgive you."
"Forgive me after all of this?" Jake scowled at her. "I met Lukas and others."
"Oh, the idiot trio?" Mary nodded. "They're not enough for me to forgive you! I have an important stuff to talk about with you!"
"Esports, right? I've heard about it from them. I think I will get my own team," Jake said.
Jake's words threw Mary into hot water.
It wasn't that she thought that Jake's friends had snatched him from her. It was that Jake hadn't been the little brother he was supposed to be!
Mary slammed her fist into the chair's armrest.
She shouted, "You sold the legendary puppy to someone else and teased me about it for days! You also dare to create your own team without helping your older sister's guild?!"
"Yeah, it's fun to mess with you after all those years," Jake said with a wide grin.
Mary snapped.
She rushed out of his chair and threatened to topple him again.
Jake, however, had taken off his sweaty shirt and threatened her verbally. "Come at me, and I will smear my sweat all over your face, you gorilla!"
"Bish! You're so disgusting! It must be all because of that Lukas!" Mary spat before turning around and taking over the seat again.
Jake harrumphed, "Do you even understand Monica's intent? She's the one who told you to go after me, right?"
"What's so surprising about that? You're an idiot who spent seven months in the tutorial. You have high stats, higher than most newbies around your level. Even if you're an archer, you're still a strong asset to the team," Mary said.
Jake teased her, "You're so good at repeating Monica's words."
"Those are my words!" Mary shouted at him.
Jake shrugged, "I guess you want to dominate every division and have your name etched in the annals of The Legend Enigma Online's esports story. It should become more competitive with each edition, so I bet Monica and other guilds want to build fame already to have a bargain card for future matches."
Mary stared at her brother with a poker face.
That said, she cursed at him as he was more clever than her.
Jake always had an edge over Mary when it came to conversations. He proved it right with his next words as he calmly analyzed Mary's expression and thoughts about esports.
He was obviously sober, so it was much easier!
At last, he smiled, "I'm sure Monica doesn't expect you to convince me. Even if I create a team now, I can always join your guild for the second or third tournament, alone or with my team. Aiming to win every division is too ambitious, either, so do your best to win your own. That should be enough for starters."
After a few breaths, Mary nodded. "Ok. I'll take a bath first! I'll laze in the bathtub for an hour, at least, so suffer here in your room!"
Without waiting for Jake's reaction, Mary hopped off his chair and ran to the bathroom.
Jake clicked his tongue. "Go and live with Robert already, for god's sake!"
Because he had a lot of time left for himself, Jake researched esports online. The game company intensely monitored this information, as no one talked about it on various forums.
It surely would come out as a surprise to many during the game's anniversary.
Jake spun on his chair, "It sounds the best to create a team before the guilds get too many pieces of the esport's pie."
If Jake had to create a team, who would be on it?
He thought about it as he rolled on the chair.