A Broken Mirror Reunited In An E-Sports Ch 57

In the second game, RS didn’t gain any advantage in their attempts. The combination of Rong Yi’s Memories Key and Yin’s ultimate skill eliminated the disadvantages caused by Yin’s long startup and recovery animation.

Behind the unlimited ultimate skill that lasts for forty seconds, there is a four-second period of stiffness and a decline in the overall map vision. That’s why it’s difficult to play Yin in professional matches.

Stiffness and long casting time are minor issues for a character with inherent vision limitations. Only skilled players dare to pick him.

The match ended with a score of 2-0, a complete domination.

Rong Yi’s words during the break immediately came true: a perfect shutout.

However, this playoff game truly showcased a different level of skill. Major teams began to exert their strength and brought out new tactics and strategies.

Including VIT, the combination of Memories Key and Yin made their debut on the field.

[“So amazing!”]

[“I predict that Memories Key and Yin’s appearance rate will reach the top again tonight.”]

[“We’re about to see a bunch of noob Yin players. I’m starting to feel deeply worried.”]

[“Alright, I’m going to play Yin and Memories Key.”]

[“I’m back, everyone. With Yin in hand, I’m just like a blind person. The stiffness is long, and the enemies can easily walk all over me.”]

[“I’m back too. I’m a loyal fan of VIT, and here are my achievements.”]

[“Don’t bring up the embarrassing 0-12 record!”]

[“Damn, there’s even a 0-12 with Memories Key. It’s clear you’re a true fan.”]

After the match, everyone in the training room breathed a sigh of relief.

The first playoff game was better than expected.

Rong Yi and Xiao Yin’s cooperation was excellent, and the team praised them.

Ci She teased, “The boss’s Yin is just average. I could do just as well if given the chance.”

Xiao Yin said, “You’ll play Yin in the team livestream tonight.”

Ci She immediately changed his tune, “The boss is amazing! The boss’s Yin is the best in the world!”

Everyone laughed.

Rong Yi also smiled.

Rong Yi didn’t rush to get up; he leaned back in his chair and looked at the match statistics on the screen. It was a professional habit, even though he knew they would review the game later, his first attention was still on the scoreboard.

The others left the room directly, but only Xiao Yin knew about Rong Yi’s habit and came over to sit beside him.

Rong Yi initially thought they were going to watch together, but he soon realized that Xiao Yin was just waiting for him.

“Wait a moment, let me jot down the data. I’ll be done soon,” Rong Yi said.

“It’s okay. Let them go first. You can stay with me as long as you want,” Xiao Yin said.

His tone was calm and natural. Rong Yi pondered for a moment, curved his lips, and glanced outside.

There would definitely be an interview with the training team after the match. VIT didn’t have an official coach, so they usually took turns speaking. Today was Ci She’s turn.

The training room door was half open, and referees and staff members came and went. People around could peek inside.

Xiao Yin suddenly stood up and closed the training room door.

Rong Yi looked over.

Xiao Yin’s expression was indifferent. “It’s a bit noisy.”

With the door closed, the room became quiet, leaving only the two of them.

Now, the outside world knew about their relationship, but they didn’t know what thoughts would arise when the two of them were alone behind closed doors.

Of course, Rong Yi just briefly thought about it.

Lately, he and Xiao Yin hardly had any time alone. They lived across from each other, but in the past few days, they rarely interacted outside of training hours.

They were too busy, even having their meals brought to the training room.

This small moment of solitude after the match was a precious opportunity for them.

Xiao Yin handed him a pen. It wasn’t the usual pen he used; it was a regular black plastic pen. He then sat back down beside him, watching.

Rong Yi switched his mouse to his left hand and started transcribing.

It was a skill he possessed, formidable but of little use. Rong Yi was ambidextrous1, both hands equally adept. Lin Yi once said it was evidence of his superior brain.

The pen tip landed on the paper, making a scratching sound.

Rong Yi finished transcribing a page, relaxed, and took a sip from his water cup while chatting with Xiao Yin.

There wasn’t much to talk about, just some casual conversation to unwind.

“Should we drive back ourselves?”

“If it’s just you and me, I’ll drive.”

Rong Yi leaned back, tilted his head, and stretched his neck. He rested on the chair and smiled, winking at Xiao Yin. “Then, thanks, Brother Yin.”

After transcribing the data, RongYi switched the mouse back to his right hand and glanced at Xiao Yin’s statistics.

The character panel and skins appeared on the side.

The game skins didn’t provide any bonuses, and Xiao Yin was using the default skin for Yin. He wore a slim black cloak with flowing black sleeves, and his disheveled hair revealed a pair of eyes bound by bandages.

He looked really handsome, truly worthy of being a character Rong Yi had been a fan of for many years.

Xiao Yin saw him right-clicking with the mouse, rotating the character.

He tilted his head slightly and asked, “Do you like Yin?”

Rong Yi nodded, feeling a bit embarrassed. “Uh, he’s my favorite character.”

“What’s a favorite character?” Xiao Yin asked.

It was a bit challenging to talk to a big boss who wasn’t familiar with internet slang.

Rong Yi explained, “It means the one I like the most.”

Rong Yi glanced at him. “You’ve been playing Yin for over five years. Don’t you like him?”

“I don’t have any particular feeling. I play him because he’s effective,” Xiao Yin said.

Rong Yi slightly pursed his lips.

The response was expected.

With great enthusiasm, Rong Yi started telling him the character’s backstory.

It was rare for Rong Yi to find some of his past feelings while promoting the character. He became more and more excited as he spoke.

“Have you seen Yin’s eyes?” Rong Yi asked Xiao Yin.

Xiao Yin glanced at the character panel and asked, “Is he blind?”

“He later got eyes. There’s a skin with a standby animation where he has eyes. But that’s a limited version from ancient times,” Rong Yi explained.

Rong Yi specifically pulled up the official competition account to show Xiao Yin. “Take a look at this.”

Xiao Yin took a quick look.

As a professional hero, he had studied the feel of every skin, and while he owned this particular skin, he rarely used it, let alone paid attention to small details like whether it had eyes.

“In his opening animation, he unties the bandages and lowers his head.”

In the scene, the handsome hermit had bandages wrapped around his fingertips. His right eye was dark red, concealed under dark, fragmented hair, and his left eye was golden, split into two slender demonic eyes.

Following Rong Yi’s lead, Xiao Yin said, “His eyes have different colors.”

He didn’t have much interest in these little stories, unlike Rong Yi, who was a big fan. However, he listened attentively as Rong Yi spoke.

“Because he received an eye from Li,” Rong Yi explained, reciting the details, “After being rescued in the Hidden Valley, Li, the owner of lava and mountains, who was naturally blind, exchanged his own left eye for Yin’s eye to let him see the world.”

“Li said, ‘My world is beautiful, and I want you to see it too.’”

Xiao Yin knew this part of the story.

Li was the deputy of the legion guarding the snowfield, and Yin was a hermit neutral to the outside world. During a mission, Li went too far and got severely injured. At that critical moment, he encountered the legendary owner of the mist-hidden mountains.

The two characters shamelessly lived together for two months until Li recovered from his injuries.

Both characters had unique identities and positions that made it impossible for them to coexist, so parting ways was inevitable. Yin would continue guarding his sky, lava, and mountains, while Li would go on to protect the icefield, the people, and the winter winds.

After Rong Yi finished narrating, a smile formed at the corner of Xiao Yin’s lips.

“So, they are a couple?” he asked.

He smiled beautifully, adding warmth to his usual cold demeanor.

Rong Yi remembered that they were currently playing as this couple in the game and recalled the inside joke they had with Xiao Yin during their previous duo matches.

Rong Yi glanced at him and asked, “You didn’t know?”

Xiao Yin paused for a moment and said, “I knew.”

Rong Yi replied, “Then why did you ask me?”

“I wanted to hear you say it,” Xiao Yin quietly gazed at him, “The way you speak is adorable and beautiful.”

The training room became unusually quiet, and their breaths were audible.

Rong Yi’s ears turned slightly red in silence.

Fortunately, Xiao Yin saved him some face and asked, “So, did they end up together?”

Rong Yi shook his head and said, “No, in fact, they might never meet again. Di betrayed the legion, and Li has to single-handedly defend the entire icefield, while Yin… according to official information, he rarely appears in historical records, and no one knows what he went on to do.”

“He will go find him,” Xiao Yin said.

He said it with certainty, though Rong Yi didn’t understand his meaning, and he didn’t ask further.

Rong Yi stood up, collected his notes, and said, “Alright, let’s go out.”

They had a livestreaming task for their team tonight, just like last time, where they would participate in a small variety show segment of the e-sports official event, casually broadcasting their daily team activities.

Rong Yi didn’t have any product placement tasks this time due to his own refusal, but the other three members did.

Since they had done a livestream before, everyone was familiar with the process.

Rong Yi was the least busy one, having won a match earlier today, indicating good training results. He drew 2,000 red envelopes in his personal livestream room and started recording right after finishing dinner.

The other team members would arrive a bit later.

[“Why haven’t the other members of Team Rong arrived yet?”] someone in the chat asked.

Glancing at the time, Rong Yi casually replied, “It’s not time yet, they haven’t had dinner.”

[“Rong Yi, what is Ci She doing? What did he eat today? Ci She’s little fans reporting in.”]

Another viewer asked in the chat.

Rong Yi glanced back and said, “Eating, eating onion beef rice.”

[“Rong Team, Rong Team, what is Hui Mao doing? Where is Hui Mao? Our little Hui Mao wants to be included too!”]

Rong Yi patiently helped in finding Hui Mao.

“He went to change clothes. He’ll be on the stream later.”

[“What about Brother Gu? Is Brother Gu still livestreaming his folk songs today?”]

“I don’t know, you’ll have to ask him,” Rong Yi showed concern for Wu Dao Gu, “He’s still downstairs, I’m not sure what he’s doing.”

Everyone finished asking their questions.

Just then, the barrage of comments transformed into a unified message:

[“What about Yin!!! Rong Team! What is Yin doing? Is he with you?”]

[“What is Yin doing—quick, check!”]

[“Can we ask now, right? The match is over today, it’s rest time! We want to know! Where is Yin—your husband—”]

[“It’s been so long since we’ve had candy—”]

When the situation became desperate, the hidden dagger finally appeared.

The screen was filled with cultural references accompanied by mischievous dog emojis. After careful planning by netizens, they finally found an opportunity to tease him.

Rong Yi remained calm and composed.

“Yin.”

He was about to turn his head to look for someone when he raised his eyes and saw Xiao Yin pulling a chair over and sitting next to him.

Not all the people in the recording studio had arrived yet, leaving only the two of them.

The way Xiao Yin dragged the chair over didn’t seem like each person having their own workstation; instead, it seemed like he wanted to squeeze in with him.

Rong Yi didn’t have time to respond to the netizens. He moved aside, making room for Xiao Yin to squeeze in.

“Brother Yin is on our side, getting ready for the stream.”

Rong Yi answered correctly, but that wasn’t what the netizens wanted to hear.

“It’s been so long since we’ve had candy,” Xiao Yin suddenly said.

“Hmm?”

Rong Yi didn’t understand at first. He raised his eyes and lightly responded with a “hmm,” then saw Xiao Yin sitting beside him, tilting his phone towards him.

Xiao Yin’s screen showed the previous forum post. The page was filled with netizens loudly demanding candy.

The original poster also mentioned being too busy with work recently and not having the time for it.

“Wanna have some?” Xiao Yin asked.

The netizens faintly heard Xiao Yin’s voice.

[“Ahh, Brother Yin is right here—I heard Brother Yin talking to Easy!”]

[“Oh oh—”]

[“Ah, how come—”]

The microphone icon on the screen flickered, then stopped due to the sudden silence.

Before asking “how come,” Xiao Yin leaned closer and kissed his lips.

The kiss was different from before. It was like a gentle nibble on the edge of his lips.

Then, the tip of his tongue pressed against the teeth.

A small pineapple candy appeared out of nowhere and passed between them.