Chapter 119: The Fan Club
Liora was lying on her bed with one leg lazily bent while the other hung slightly off the edge as she held her phone above her face.
Message after message flooded the chat of Klein’s fan club group.
"DID YOU GUYS SEE TODAY’S FIGHT???"
"BRO HE DESTROYED THAT SENIOR WITH BARE HANDS 😭"
"I RECORDED IT I’M UPLOADING WAIT WAIT."
"HE DIDN’T EVEN USE HIS SPEAR WHAT IS HE???"
Liora smiled wryly, then scrolled further.
A short video clip popped up, and she tapped it.
She kept watching until the clip ended, then leaned her head back slightly into the pillow.
More messages popped up.
"HE’S SO COOL 😭😭😭"
"WHY IS HE SO HANDSOME TOO??"
"DO YOU THINK HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND??"
"I’M GONNA ASK FOR A SELFIE TOMORROW"
"NO WAY YOU’LL EVEN GET CLOSE 😭"
"I HEARD HE TAXED PEOPLE AT THE ENDPOINT LMAOOO"
"HE’S CRAZY BUT I LOVE HIM FOR THAT"
Liora let out a soft breath, "...is this a cult? What the hell?..."
Her thumb hovered for a second before drifting toward the subchannel.
Klein Dark Hub.
She narrowed her eyes slightly at the name and clicked the sub channel "Are they still doing it?"
The screen refreshed, and the moment the contents loaded, a light flush began creeping up her cheeks.
Her grip on the phone tightened a little as she scrolled and the artworks filled the screen one after another.
"...This isn’t even subtle..."
She tried to scroll past quickly, but somehow that only made it worse as more posts kept appearing, while the comments below them were even worse.
"ARTIST COOKED AGAIN 🔥"
"DROP FULL VERSION"
"I’M SAVING THIS"
"HE LOOKS GOOD NAKED."
"WHY DOES HE LOOK THIS GOOD 😭"
Liora’s eye twitched slightly as she read through them, yet for some reason her thumb didn’t immediately leave.
"...I should delete this entire thing..."
She paused on one of the posts for just a moment longer than she should have and her eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at it properly.
"...Okay, that one is drawn well..."
There was a brief pause.
Then her expression snapped.
"...WAIT- NO."
She shifted slightly on the bed, rolling onto her side and burying half her face into the pillow while still holding the phone in front of her.
"...Why did I even click this..."
Her thumb slowed again, betraying her curiosity as she glanced at another post.
"...They really went all out..."
At that moment, her phone buzzed again in her hand, pulling her attention back to the main chat.
"WAIT DID YOU GUYS SEE HIM WITH THE SAINTESS???"
"BROOO THEY LOOKED SO GOOD STANDING TOGETHER"
"NAH I’M SAYING THIS NOW THEY’RE DEFINITELY A THING"
"KLEIN × ELEANOR IS REAL 😭"
"THE WAY SHE WALKED UP TO HIM???"
"AND THEY WERE TALKING LIKE THEY ALREADY KNEW EACH OTHER"
"STOP I’M SHIPPING THIS"
"SAINTESS AND GENIUS FIRST YEAR??? THIS IS A NOVEL PLOT"
Liora blinked once "...Huh?"
She sat up slightly on the bed as she stared at the screen, her thumb hovering while more messages flooded in.
"I SAW THEM AT THE ENDPOINT TOGETHER"
"SHE WAS LITERALLY STANDING BESIDE HIM LIKE-"
"POWER COUPLE ENERGY"
"IF THEY GET TOGETHER I’M DONE"
"THE VISUALS ALONE ARE INSANE"
Liora’s eye twitched.
"...Power couple?"
-_- She scrolled faster now, and her expression flattened slightly as she read through the increasingly exaggerated takes.
"THEY MATCH SO WELL THOUGH"
"HE’S COLD SHE’S GENTLE THIS IS PERFECT"
"I BET SHE FELL FOR HIM AFTER THE DUEL"
"NO WAY SHE DIDN’T NOTICE HIM"
"BRO EVEN I FELL FOR HIM"
"REAL"
Liora let out a slow breath through her nose, "...These people..."
Her gaze paused on another message.
"DO YOU THINK THEY’RE DATING ALREADY???"
"NO WAY BUT I HOPE SO"
"MANIFESTING THIS SHIP 🙏"
Her thumb slowed.
Then she leaned back slightly against the pillow again, staring at the screen as the messages kept stacking up without pause, the chat now completely obsessed with the idea of Klein and Eleanor together.
"THE WAY HE LOOKED AT HER THOUGH"
"I’M TELLING YOU THERE WAS SOMETHING THERE"
"CHEMISTRY WAS CRAZY"
"ADMIN WHAT DO YOU THINK?? 👀"
Liora froze "...Why are you asking me?"
She muttered under her breath, though no one could hear her.
Her thumb hovered over the keyboard.
For a brief moment, she considered replying.
Then stopped "...Tch. I was also there, you bastards."
But then, her eyes paused.
"WAIT WHAT ABOUT THAT OTHER GIRL WHO WAS WITH THEM???"
"OH YEAH THE ONE STANDING BESIDE HIM"
"THE ONE HOLDING THE POUCH???"
"WHO IS SHE???"
"BRO DON’T TELL ME THERE’S ANOTHER ONE 😭"
Liora blinked "...Another one?"
"I SAW HER TALKING TO HIM TOO"
"THEY LOOKED PRETTY CLOSE NOT GONNA LIE"
"WAIT... WHAT IF SHE’S HIS GIRLFRIEND???"
"NO WAY HE HAS TWO??? 😭"
"BRO IS COLLECTING THEM"
The messages kept coming.
"OKAY BUT REAL TALK SHE WAS CUTE TOO"
"LOWKEY SHE MATCHES HIM BETTER THAN THE SAINTESS"
"NAH YOU’RE CRAZY"
"BLONDE SAINTESS >>>"
"NOOO THE OTHER GIRL HAD THAT CHILL VIBE"
"WHO IS SHE SOMEONE TELL ME"
Then, a new message appeared.
"WAIT I’M MAKING A POLL"
Liora froze "...A what?"
Her thumb stopped moving as she watched the next message pop up.
"WHICH SHIP IS BETTER?"
[Klein × Eleanor]
[Klein × ??? (Pouch Girl)]
[HAREM ROUTE 🔥]
"LMAOOO HAREM WINNING ALREADY 😭"
"BRO THIS IS UNFAIR"
"KLEIN LIVING THE DREAM"
"WHOEVER THAT OTHER GIRL IS I SUPPORT YOU"
"POUCH GIRL SUPREMACY"
"NAH SAINTESS IS ENDGAME"
"WHY NOT BOTH???"
Liora stared at the screen.
"...Who gave you people permission to make polls about my life..."
She scrolled up, looking at the poll again, watching the numbers shift in real time.
Harem route is winning for some reason.
She leaned back against the pillow, staring at the screen with a blank expression.
Then suddenly sat up "...Nope."
Tap.
Poll deleted.
The chat froze for a split second.
Then exploded.
"ADMIN????"
"WHY DID YOU DELETE IT 😭"
"CENSORSHIP AGAIN"
"JUSTICE FOR THE POLL"
"WE WERE HAVING FUN 💀"
Liora stared at the screen, completely unimpressed "...Go to sleep."
She typed.
Then she locked the phone again and tossed it onto the bed beside her, lying back down as she stared at the ceiling.
"...Pouch girl..."
Her lips pressed together faintly.
"...I have a name."