Filed to story: Sweetheart Do You Still Love Me
‘It has been so long since Elspeth last posted a video of her games, and she hasn’t played any matches either. Do you think she’ll lose?’
‘What are you talking about? My goddess was the most incredible player back then. She defeated every single one of her opponents! Why would her skills get rusty so soon?’
‘Let’s place our bets! I’m betting on MyLord winning!’
‘I think Elspeth will win!’
Elspeth wasn’t interested in accepting the match, and when she read their flurried comments, she pulled a long face and typed her response.
‘Placing bets, huh? Watch it, or the moderators might ban you.’
Jethro couldn’t help but chuckle when he saw this.
He tapped away on the screen and made Elspeth a moderator for his channel.
“What’s the matter? Are you too afraid to accept the challenge?”
“I’m not afraid. I’m just worried that you’d lose all interest in games if you lost too badly to me. What if you end up quitting games altogether?”
Even professional gamers lost to Elspeth, let alone an unknown kid who had only been playing for a short while.
“I played professionally, you know. Why would I let you defeat me so easily?”
Elspeth snorted.
“You only took part in the training for a few days. Do you think that makes you a professional gamer?”
Jethro cocked his eyebrow.
“Well, tell me whether you have the guts to play a match against me or not then.”
Truth be told, Elspeth didn’t care about the game. It meant nothing to her.
However, when she saw his sparkling eyes that were lit up with hope, she didn’t want to put him down.
Well, I’ll just defeat him in the game then!
“Fine. I accept the challenge.”
The hyperactive comments died out at once as the audience quietened down and focused on the match with great anticipation.
First, Jethro opened up his profile page to show off his past achievements.
‘Huh? Why didn’t I know that he topped the rankings on that many servers?’
‘That’s because he kept streaming on his alternate account. This is his main account.’
‘He’s ElsOnMyMind! That’s the guy who shot up to number two on the rankings out of the blue and became number one when Elsie stopped playing.’
‘ElsOnMyMind… Don’t tell me it means Elsie’s on his mind? Whoa! Love is in the air!’
Elspeth hadn’t paid any attention to his ID, but now that she saw what the viewers were saying, their analysis made sense.
She looked up at him and caught a pair of loving eyes staring at her.
“That’s right. It’s exactly what he said.”
Elspeth scoffed.
“That’s revolting.”
“You can call it romantic. How can you say it’s revolting?”
Jethro flexed his wrist and selected a one-on-one match before inviting Elspeth into the game.
“Let’s give the win to the first person who gets three kills. How’s that?”
Elspeth had no reason to disagree.
“Alright. Since it’s a competition, we should place a bet. What do you think the bet should be?”
Jethro stroked his chin and grinned devilishly.
“How’s this? If I win, you’ll be my girlfriend.”
The moment Elspeth heard this, she knew for certain that she had to win this match.
“What if you lose?”
“If I lose… I’ll focus on my job and avoid pestering you for one month.”
My, my. Can the terms be any more biased in your favor?
Elspeth rolled her eyes.
“That’s unfair. If you lose, you’re not allowed to bother me ever again.”
Ever again was too shocking to Jethro. He threw his phone aside and flopped on the couch.
“I’m not competing anymore.”
“What now? Are you scared to take the bet?”
Elspeth smirked.
“Here I was thinking that the great Mr. Wilstone was better than this. It turns out that he’s a coward.”
This was clearly an attempt to rile him up. Anyone could see that.
However, Jethro was unaffected. It was as if he hadn’t heard her.
“Are you really not competing, Jethro?”
“If you want me to stay away from you forever, you might as well kill me.”
Jethro pouted like an upset child who was wronged.
Since her goading didn’t work, she had to compromise.
“Oh, alright. One month it is.”
A smile blossomed across Jethro’s face.
“I knew you’re the best, Elsie.”
However, Elspeth froze soon after.
“Hang on. Did you mute your mic?”
Jethro shook his head with perfect innocence.
“I kept my mic on the whole time ever since I came in.”
Elspeth was stunned at first, but soon, she felt storm clouds gathering over her head.
She knew that the comments section would be blowing up right now.
To avoid letting anything affect her during the match, she stopped watching the stream.
The two of them chose their champions, and the match began in earnest.
