Chapter 206: You Have To Ask!
"I hate you."
Shen Tian laughed.
Then...
She peeked between her fingers.
And smiled.
No.
She didn’t hate him.
Not even remotely.
Their first meeting became another.
Then another.
Su Yue gradually entered Shen Tian’s real life.
Which...
Was terrifying.
Because Shen Tian’s real life included...
His mother.
His sister.
Chi Lingxi.
Ling Shuangxue.
Bai Xue.
And an entire collection of women who immediately realized Su Yue liked him.
The first dinner at the mansion...
Was brutal.
Yin Suyi examined her.
Shen Yan examined her harder.
Chi Lingxi smiled.
Bai Xue looked amused.
Ling Shuangxue already knew everything about her.
Su Yue sat beside Shen Tian.
She leaned closer.
Very quietly...
"Help."
Shen Tian whispered,
"No."
Her eyes widened.
"Traitor."
He smiled.
Then...
Under the table...
Su Yue kicked him.
Shen Tian almost laughed.
Yin Suyi noticed.
Her eyebrow rose.
Su Yue immediately sat perfectly straight.
Shen Tian whispered,
"Coward."
Another kick.
Months passed.
Jiang Feng’s Fate continued falling.
Not through one catastrophe.
Through dozens of small changes.
Heaven’s Fall beat Windfall in another tournament.
-6,000
Shen Tian discovered a hidden crafting master first.
-5,500
MoonPetal officially became Heaven’s Fall’s vice guild leader instead of Windfall’s destined vice leader.
-8,000
Shen Tian obtained the first regional Legendary territory upgrade.
-7,500
Windfall lost a World Boss first kill to Heaven’s Fall.
-6,000
Two elite players originally destined for Windfall joined another guild after Shen Tian altered the regional rankings.
-4,500
A hidden class evolution Jiang Feng was destined to obtain went to an unknown independent player because Shen Tian completed the prerequisite world event first.
-7,000
Slowly...
121,500
became...
77,000.
Then...
52,000.
Then...
31,500.
And the strangest part?
Jiang Feng became happier.
He stopped chasing every opportunity.
Stopped feeling like he needed to prove something.
Titan became...
Just another opponent.
Sometimes Windfall beat them.
Sometimes Titan won.
Chen Hao and Jiang Feng eventually stopped treating every match like a personal confrontation.
After one tournament...
They met backstage.
Chen Hao hesitated.
Then...
"Brother Feng."
Jiang Feng smiled.
"Captain Hao."
Chen Hao laughed awkwardly.
"I’m sorry."
Jiang Feng became quiet.
"For what?"
"Back then."
"You replacing me?"
Chen Hao looked uncomfortable.
Jiang Feng shook his head.
"That wasn’t your decision."
"I still..."
"Stop."
Chen Hao looked toward him.
Jiang Feng smiled.
"You have your team."
"I have mine."
"We’re good."
Chen Hao stared.
Then...
He extended his hand.
Jiang Feng accepted.
And with that...
The Titan revenge story...
Ended.
No destruction.
No bankruptcy.
No dramatic humiliation.
Jiang Feng didn’t need Titan to collapse.
He simply needed to move beyond them.
LittleMaple...
Whose real name Shen Tian eventually learned was...
Lin Xiaoyu.
...became Jiang Feng’s girlfriend six months after Windfall’s creation.
The confession was...
Terrible.
Mostly because neither could confess properly.
They were leaving the training facility.
It was raining.
Jiang Feng held an umbrella.
Lin Xiaoyu walked beside him.
Then...
She suddenly spoke.
"Captain."
"Hm?"
"Are we dating?"
Jiang Feng nearly walked into a pole.
"What?"
She looked toward him.
"We eat together."
"Yes."
"Hold hands."
"...Yes."
"You bought me flowers."
"You said you liked them."
"You kissed me last week."
Jiang Feng froze.
"..."
Lin Xiaoyu stared.
"So..."
"Are we dating?"
Jiang Feng’s face became red.
"I thought we were."
She stared.
"You never asked!"
"I thought it was obvious!"
"YOU HAVE TO ASK!"
"Why?!"
"BECAUSE!"
They argued for five minutes.
In the rain.
Finally...
Jiang Feng sighed.
Then...
He turned toward her.
"Lin Xiaoyu."
She crossed her arms.
"What?"
"Will you be my girlfriend?"
She immediately smiled.
"Yes."
Jiang Feng stared.
"That’s it?"
"Yep."
"You made me..."
She kissed him.
He stopped talking.
When she pulled away...
She smiled.
"Better?"
Jiang Feng stared.
Then...
"...Yeah."
She took his hand.
"Good."
Shen Tian heard the story the next day.
He laughed for ten straight minutes.
Jiang Feng stared at him through the guild call.
"Finished?"
"No."
Su Yue sat beside Shen Tian.
She was laughing too.
Jiang Feng sighed.
"I hate both of you."
Lin Xiaoyu appeared behind him.
"Captain!"
"What?"
"Tell them the pole part."
Jiang Feng slowly turned.
"...Why?"
"You almost walked into one."
Su Yue lost it.
Shen Tian covered his face.
Jiang Feng disconnected.
Then...
The final major Fate event arrived.
Almost one year after Eternal Realm launched.
Xu Ning appeared before Shen Tian.
Her expression was unusually serious.
[Host.]
Shen Tian looked toward her.
"What?"
A golden panel appeared.
Target: Jiang Feng
Current Fate Value: 31,500
Final Major Destiny Opportunity Detected
Shen Tian’s expression changed.
"Final?"
[His protagonist narrative is nearing completion.]
The screen changed.
Eternal Realm World Championship
Original Destiny:
Jiang Feng leads Windfall to victory.
Becomes Eternal Realm’s first World Champion.
Receives World Sovereign inheritance.
Becomes globally recognized as the greatest professional player of the era.
Associated Fate: 31,500
Shen Tian stared.
Exactly...
Everything Jiang Feng had left.
If Jiang Feng won...
His Fate would explode again.
Potentially hundreds of thousands.
If Shen Tian took it...
Zero.
Shen Tian became quiet.
Xu Ning watched.
[Host.]
"What happens at zero?"
[He becomes normal.]
"Meaning?"
[No Heavenly protection.]
[No predetermined opportunities.]
[No Fate manipulation.]
[No narrative destiny.]
[He remains everything he genuinely earned.]
Shen Tian looked toward the panel.
Windfall.
His skills.
His money.
His career.
His relationship.
Everything Jiang Feng had built himself...
Would remain.
He simply wouldn’t be...
The protagonist anymore.
Shen Tian smiled.
"Good."
Xu Ning tilted her head.
[You’re going to take it?]
"Every last point."
The World Championship became the largest esports event in history.
Teams from dozens of countries qualified.
Titan represented their region.
Windfall.
Heaven’s Fall.
International giants.
Korean teams.
European organizations.
North American powerhouses.
Chinese superteams.
The tournament lasted weeks.
Windfall fought brilliantly.
Jiang Feng...
Played the best Eternal Realm of his career.
Not because Fate carried him.
Because...
He was good.
Extremely good.
He led.
Adapted.
Won.
Lin Xiaoyu played beside him.
She was no longer the inexperienced girl begging for quest help.
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