Chapter 94: Want to Rename That Arena Too

Congratulations G2!!!

At the moment the crystal exploded, the commentator's voice echoed across the arena.

After returning from MSI with a defeat, they once fell into a slump, even experiencing four starting players leaving and a near-disbandment crisis before the season began!

But when we thought this makeshift team would struggle throughout the summer split, they instead adjusted and gelled at a shocking speed, and after bringing in rookie jungler Firrrrrre, they gained an unbelievable rebirth!

No, perhaps we should call it, rebirth!

29 consecutive wins, an unprecedented number! And we have every reason to believe this is not G2's limit, but merely the limit of the total number of regular season games! If the regular season continued, this number would likely keep growing!

G2! They ended their summer regular season with a performance even more brilliant than the spring split, simultaneously announcing that our summer regular season has officially concluded!

Yes, but there's no need to lament, for we will soon enter the even more brutal postseason, known as the 'King or Bandit' playoffs!

But before that, we have one very important announcement to make, concerning an award that everyone cares about, and this is also the news we just received from the operations team—

According to our statistics, after this match, player Firrrrrre's MVP count has reached an astonishing 16! He is the player with the most MVP awards among all players in the summer split!

This means!!

Player Firrrrrre will, unprecedentedly, as a debut rookie, in his very first season, immediately claim the current regular season's Best Player title!!

Congratulations Firrrrrre!!

Congratulations Firrrrrre!!

Wow! I can only say it's truly deserved!

Alright, no more nonsense—let's hand the camera over to the stage; what's coming up next is the regular season MVP award ceremony, and Firrrrrre's winner interview!

The audience's view flickered, the livestream switched to the live venue, and Liang Yan and Sjokz, dressed in formal attire, appeared on camera.

Sjokz wore an enthusiastic smile, raised the microphone in her hand, and gestured toward the side of the stage:

Please welcome the person in charge of RiotGames' Europe Region Esports Department to the stage to present the award to our regular season MVP, Firrrrrre!!

The camera panned slowly; a middle-aged white man in a suit walked onto the stage from the side, followed by a beautiful female host in a red dress holding a tray.

Amid the enthusiastic cheers of the live audience, the two arrived at the center of the stage.

The Riot official waved at the crowd, then turned and, with both hands, lifted the exquisite small crystal trophy from the tray, bowed slightly, and presented it to Liang Yan.

Liang Yan bent down and received the trophy with both hands.

With a bang, colorful fireworks rained down from above. Facing the flashing lights below that kept blinking, Liang Yan slightly lifted his chin and raised the trophy with one hand.

【ohhhhhh!!!】

【A ten-year veteran fan sent a congratulatory message!!】

【Firrrrrre! Fire!!】

【He deserves this honor!】

【Everyone, I think he is the greatest player Europe has ever seen!】

【You've worked hard, but please continue leading G2 forward!】

【Looking forward to his postseason performance!】

【The postseason is a completely different beast—watch out for slip-ups~】

【Why don't G2 fans dare to talk about Worlds? Is that all the ambition you have?】

【Don't mention Worlds, or G2 fans will send you blades.】

【To be frank, G2 achieving this result is actually our region's tragedy—no tiger in the mountain, monkeys call themselves king, sigh…】

【I said it before, Europe is dead.】

【You're all too pessimistic! I think the postseason belongs to H2K's version!】

【The championship will belong to H2K!】

The live audience's cheers gradually subsided, and Sjokz slowly raised the microphone:

Congratulations again, player Firrrrrre.

We believe this is his first season‑long highest honor in his career, but certainly not his last!

So next, I've prepared a few questions, believing that everyone here and watching on screen, summoners alike, are as eager and curious as I am to hear what Firrrrrre has to say after receiving this honor……

Sjokz turned to face Liang Yan,

Player Firrrrrre, how do you feel right now?

First of all, I'm naturally happy.

Liang Yan smiled at the camera, his strong confidence making him radiate vitality,

Then I want to thank my team, G2, and my boss, Ka Luo Si, for giving me the initial opportunity to step onto the professional stage;

Also thank my teammates—this honor is awarded to me, but this trophy is actually the combined effort of all my teammates; League of Legends has always been a team game, and without them I wouldn't be standing here today;

Lastly, I must especially thank one person, my good friend and teammate, Lao Zhang—though you may find this nickname unfamiliar, his ID is Island, and I must thank him for his initial support; without it, I probably wouldn't be here today.

Oh right, Lao Zhang's livestream has recently launched on Mouse Platform; I personally recommend anyone wanting to learn top lane techniques to follow him, his teaching……

【Cough cough!】

Sjokz couldn't hold back her laughter, but to maintain interview etiquette she had to interrupt Liang Yan's advertising with a fake cough,

Okay, okay, what a fantastic acceptance speech—you clearly came prepared……

The audience below burst into laughter.

Sjokz paused, gave the audience a helpless smile, waited for the laughter to die down, then glanced at her cue card and continued:

Alright, then the second question.

As the team that finished first in the regular season, you can skip the first round of playoffs and wait in the second round with a rest advantage for other teams to challenge you; so I want to ask player Firrrrrre, which team do you most hope to face? By the way, you should know the playoff grouping rules, right?

I know. The team I most want to face must be H2K, but due to the standings we can't possibly meet them in the second round; if we talk about others…… well, they're all about the same, anyway FNC also couldn't meet us.

You just finished playing FNC today, and you already want to face them again so soon?

Well, we actually want to rename that arena in Krakow as well.

「Je... Ohmyword！」

Sjokz heard Liang Yan's answer and almost blurted out a "Jeez", but she reacted quickly and immediately changed it to something less abrupt.

Sjokz widened her eyes, her expression exaggerated as she looked toward the audience stands.

"Audience friends, did you hear what he just said?"

The audience responded enthusiastically, and the huge sound wave made the two on stage feel their eardrums buzzing.

The meaning of Liang Yan's words could not be clearer; the European audience understood it as soon as they heard it.

He wanted to turn the venue that the officials had already announced would host the Europe playoffs final into a "G2 crushes FNC live" scene.