Chapter 274: All encounters in the world are reunions after long separations

As the host of the S tournament stage, Sjokz is professional, and her questions are neutral. But she comes from the Europe Region, so she naturally has her own stance.

When G2 swept RNG 2-0 in the quarterfinals, Sjokz even went so far as to open champagne mid-match, and the video of her remarks that day is still circulating online.

And as a Europe fan, Sjokz hadn't heard such a domineering statement from a player of her home region on the interview stage in a very long time.

What does it mean for Europe to rise?

After winning the semifinal, they dare to say the championship is within easy grasp!

This is what Europe rising looks like!

Sjokz suppressed the urge to shout loudly, gave a fake cough twice, and spoke again:

"So, regarding that final match—yes, I mean the final against ROX—what does player Firrrrrre have to say?"

Liang Yan thought for a moment, then nodded.

Sjokz's eyes lit up immediately: "Please!"

Liang Yan spoke slowly:

"All encounters in the world are reunions after long separations."

"ROX, we meet again."

……

Afterward, each of the two teams had a group post-match interview.

The player hotel not far from the venue felt rather empty.

The semifinals had only four teams, fewer than fifty people in total, while the hotel was large with over a hundred rooms; the organizers naturally wouldn't be so extravagant as to book the whole hotel as they did for the group stage and quarterfinals, but only reserved two floors.

Besides the floor where the players stayed, the other floors remained normally rented to other guests, though for added security the hotel would screen residents to a certain extent.

The three VG members who had come from afar were also staying at this hotel.

Although VG had money, the three managers of this trip were relatively thrifty, staying in a quadruple room. Considering that acquiring players would cost a huge sum later, they were saving wherever they could now.

The three VG managers who came to North America were, respectively:

VG Club General Manager, HunTeR, Lu Wenjun.

VG Club League of Legends Division Manager, Tacita, Gao Jun.

VG Club League of Legends Division Team Captain, YiL, Wang Liangyi.

These three spared no effort to cross the ocean to North America, naturally to scout talent, and their goal was quite clear.

In the room, the three sat around a computer, having just finished watching the post-match interview.

By then the computer had been turned off, and the three were exchanging ideas.

As the General Manager of a long-standing esports powerhouse club, known in the circle as 'President', Lu Wenjun is actually quite easygoing, yet he possesses an innate aura.

His expression thoughtful, he spoke calmly:

"In the group stage they were tied 1-1 with ROX, but in the second round Xiao Liang and Xiao Zhang didn't play, two substitutes did, so strictly speaking the group stage record should be counted as G2 1-0 ROX, naturally giving them confidence, not an exaggeration."

"But……"

Lu Wenjun looked at his two subordinates, his expression somewhat puzzled,

"Has this person always been this arrogant?"

The last time G2 came to Shanghai to visit the VG base, Gao Jun and Wang Liangyi were the hosts; Lu Wenjun never met the G2 delegation, so he naturally had no impression of Liang Yan.

Division Manager Gao Jun thought it over, glanced at Wang Liangyi, who immediately shook his head, so Gao Jun also shook his head twice and answered Lu Wenjun:

"No, based on my and Xiao Wang's impression, Xiao Liang is someone without much edge, even……"

"rather smooth, a bit scheming."

Wang Liangyi nodded and added.

Lu Wenjun then gestured toward the computer that had been turned off,

"Then his interview remarks…… I find them quite overbearing, right?"

Gao Jun didn't know how to answer.

Team Captain Xiao Wang suddenly said:

"Could it possibly be part of a psychological tactic?"

Lu Wenjun blinked at the words:

"What?"

"I was just saying that……"

Wang Liangyi gave an embarrassed chuckle,

"Actually we don't know him that well either; why don't you, Brother Lu, take a look yourself when the time comes? I feel his personality should be fine."

Lu Wenjun remained silent for a few seconds, then slowly nodded twice,

"Hmm, we do need to see for ourselves."

"But following VG's tradition, when selecting people we first check whether they can get along and whether they'd cause trouble for the team, then consider other factors."

"Otherwise, no matter how strong a player is, if they don't mesh with the team they can't unleash their full potential—I've said this many times; you must remember it."

The two quickly replied, "That's right, that's right."

……

On the Chinese internet, netizens were in an uproar.

Some who had thought beforehand that this match would be an easy win for SKT over a weaker opponent were stunned into disbelief when they saw the score.

SKT lost?

SKT lost to G2?

How is that possible!

No matter how many times they rubbed their eyes, the team name before the 3-1 score remained G2, not SKT, and instantly they felt their worldviews collapse.

SKT actually lost to G2!

Be rational, folks—although it's hard to accept this reality, SKT did indeed lose, so at most they just nervously repeat to themselves:

"How is this possible……"

When the match ended, it coincided with students finishing school and having lunch domestically, so in middle schools and universities big and small, the cries of "Holy shit" rose and fell.

"Holy shit, SKT lost!"

"Holy shit, 3‑1?!"

"Holy shit, how is that possible?!"

"Holy shit, I don't believe it!"

And those stubborn folks, practically possessed, simply couldn't accept it, so they started digging up all kinds of absurd excuses; such people are still not uncommon online.

For example, the most classic conspiracy theory:

"【In terms of strength, SKT couldn't possibly lose; surely G2 was paid off】"

"【Hehe, foolish people really think G2 won, while smart people made off with a house】"

This means SKT colluded with G2 to stage a fake match.

This is pure insanity.

Or perhaps it's because over these years the LPL has been crushed by the LCK into muggles, having self‑PUA'd into becoming the LCK's loyal dog—any match where the LCK loses is seen as a conspiracy.

European netizens were just mindlessly praising; Ka Lao Si got a bit tired of scrolling and came over to scroll Simplified Chinese, naturally also seeing many similar comments.

But at this moment Ka Lao Si was flying with joy; upon seeing these remarks he didn't get angry—instead, the more the clownish jumpers jumped, the happier he became! He even on the spot captured a netizen's comment and posted it to G2's official Weibo, then added the caption:

"【May I ask where to claim the property deed? Give me one too!】"

At that moment everyone was in the car, with Perkz leaning against the seatback watching Ka Lao Si post the Weibo, and he muttered:

"Ka Luo Si, you're so childish."

Ka Lao Si glanced back at him, smiling smugly, and said:

"You don't understand; this is what I call being close to the people!"

Tang Anna, sitting opposite across the aisle in the car, heard this and showed a look of contempt.

Still talking about being close to the people—here's a thumbs‑up for you.

Why don't you just call yourself 'We'?