When my team and I returned home after JMLC, I applied for a long leave from my team management to finish my schooling which was hampered because I had only used this year for tournaments.
Management agreed that for the next season they would look for a replacement for Deadeye first.
After finishing processing the long leave application, the next day I went to my school and submitted a late graduation application.
The school approved my application after I explained my circumstances that led to my late graduation request. The school ultimately provided me with intensive tuition for four full months, starting in January, with an unreasonably rigorous curriculum.
I didn't have time to open anything else besides textbooks and study materials on the internet.
I went through 4 months like hell, I studied all the material until I felt like throwing up when I saw the lesson notes again. And finally, after 4 months like hell, I passed the computer exam with an average score of 96.33 which after being combined with all the scores from grade 10, the average became 93.67.
My teacher offered me to continue my studies at university because he felt that my grades were good enough to enter one of the State Universities (PTN) in Indonesia. However, I refused because I still had to continue my achievements that had just shone in the proscene.
After I finished my study matters, I returned to the NV team and saw whether during these 4 months my team was doing well without me or whether I just happened to be a complement in this team.
The result, when I watched their match when they competed with one of the teams that in the previous season only stopped at the top 7 on the leaderboard and now they lost to that team.
The Deadeye that my team management was looking for was still not very good at choosing locations and his shooting accuracy was also still unstable.
My team this season failed to qualify for EWC with 4th place in the local leaderboard.
I still have enough time to hone my mechanics again before finally returning to the proscene in the next season.
Season 16 and the 6th season of my career. I'm back playing as the main Deadeye in my team. With me in the team, the NV team is stronger now.
Because this year is the schedule for the ASIAN GAMES . This season is divided into 2 times for the match schedule.
The first time was held in early August to mid-September and all leagues were temporarily suspended to respect the ASIAN GAMES which will be held in Gwangju, Korea.
The country chose the strongest team at that time because most teams did not want to answer the call considering that last year's Sea Games, most teams felt more tired and were not ready for the next season.
Luckily, my previous team was in a strong condition which ultimately resulted in our team not being selected for this time. Time passed and Bounty Jaster Indonesia got 6th place in the placement leaderboard, much worse than the Sea Games I participated in the previous year.
Thanks to that break, my team and I were able to prepare to face other teams because from that break, my team and I were able to rebuild our chemistry after my 4-month break from the pro scene world.
Early October to late October is the time when the second BJPL ID Split 2 (Season 16) will be held.
Based on the points my team holds in the first half of season 16, my team is in 3rd place in the placement leaderboard.
We pursued the remaining points to advance to the JMLC as best as possible and in the end we managed to secure first place and advance to the Jaster Master Legacy Crown (JMLC) which this time was held in Busan, South Korea.
At this JMLC, we did not come as a new team, a bottom team, or a team that was not worth considering. This time, we were looked at with a competitive gaze by the various teams present there.
JMLC has begun. My team's debut was hindered several times in the battle royale phase. However, in the end my team became 1 of 4 teams that qualified for the grand finals.
At the end of the day, my team was left with just one last team to secure the world championship position.
In the last match, my team faced the team that first put my team in a miserable position, Team Starion.
This time, my team and I are determined to beat them in the Grand Finals right at their home ground.
Our position must get a maximum score of 8 - 5 to secure the world champion position.
Our condition was bad because the score difference was quite far with the Starion team. Every game that took place felt tough and fierce.
Until finally, the score reached 7-4, both of our teams were in a position where they had to win one more game to declare themselves world champions.
The 12th game was fierce and our team was on the defensive side. The defensive side is quite difficult if the score difference is 1 like this because the defensive side must eliminate all enemies to be said to have won, or defuse the bomb that has been planted by the enemy who is in an attacking position.
At a crucial moment like this, my team captain and tanker, Rusty, panicked and couldn't communicate well with the team.
The other members were unable to take over the position which forced me to take over the communications that Rusty was supposed to command.
My team used a 5 role composition and Starion used a composition of 3 Spectres, 1 Deadeye and 1 Breacher.
The composition they used was not without reason. But only to target me who was the key that made NV win until it reached its current position.
I was on high alert because they were using 3 Specters who could stab me from various directions at any time and added Breacher to blind my vision, not to mention their Deadeye which functioned to eliminate my other comrades.
I keep the "Medusa Assimilation" and "Quick Change" utilities, low-level utilities that are rarely used by most players. However, for me, in conditions like this, these two utilities are the most useful.
Breacher Starion started to make smoke to cover my view. I remained calm in my position, suddenly 2 of the 3 enemy Specters guessed me from behind without me knowing their footsteps which should be the terrain I chose that would most likely make footsteps sound for whatever utility it had.
The stab entered my body, but I wasn't eliminated just like that, thanks to Medusa Assimilation my body was cloned and moved behind one of the Specters and the stabbed body turned into stone. Well... although my HP still decreased.
I quickly used Quick Change to change my weapon to Dual Gun which if done normally would have taken 15 seconds to change.
The two Specters were shocked by my body turning into stone. When they were about to look towards where I was, I immediately shot them right in the head.
There was 1 Spectre, 1 Breacher, and 1 Deadeye left. Most of my team had fallen, leaving only me and Leandra who was a Breacher. I no longer hid because I had no more utility left.
I moved like a Spectre like my previous role. I already memorized how Spectres move and their favorite spots to hide before moving. I surprised the remaining enemy Spectre with my presence right beside him and immediately shot before he reacted without any help using utilities or basic stats from the Spectre role at all.
After eliminating the Spectre, I gathered with Leandra to discuss what to do next.
Finally, we decided to ambush Starion's Deadeye which was unguarded. The plan was simple, Leandra focused on luring Deadeye's aggro with her body and utilities to buy me time to sneak.
Our plan began, Leandra began to advance confidently and covered Deadeye's view. I managed to sneak behind Deadeye's hiding place.
However, I didn't have time to eliminate the Deadeye. It turned out that Breacher Starion had been guarding him all along. Just as I was getting close, Breacher team Starion released "Joke Smoke" to cover my view and the enemy Deadeye also reacted by changing his target direction backwards and changing his position.
Because the field was covered with smoke. Either myself or the 2 Starion teams were trapped in the smoke and had no vision to shoot.
However, with my experience as a Spectre and Deadeye, I knew exactly where the enemy Deadeye changed his position. Starion's Deadeye shot but missed me, my turn to shoot next hit Deadeye's head. Yes, in the head using dual guns without a scope to eliminate him.
[NV Kaiten Has Eliminated STAR Rissel]
I, who heard the elimination notification sound, felt relieved and happy, only Breacher was left who had been taken care of by Leandra who also followed me.
[NV J-Shoot Has Eliminated STAR Rock12]
Thus, the JMLC held in Korea ended with a victory by my team Numerik Vessels (NV).
The casters were excited by my actions, which most of the other Deadeyes would never have thought of.
"Again and again, Kaiten does another unexpected thing" Caster's voice cheered me on.
"Deadeye, who performs sneak attacks like Spectre and uses good utilities, makes Kaitennn show his quality as the mainstay Deadeye from the Indonesian team, Numerikkk Vesselss."
The enthusiastic cheers continued until the trophy lifting documentation session.
I wasn't surprised by the caster's cheers or my actions. What surprised me more was that during the trophy-raising session, I was announced as FMVP for this Championship.
I feel really happy. Because last year, even though I won the World Championship, I didn't become FMVP at that time.
In the end, after all that, my team and I returned to Indonesia in a cheerful state. I received a bonus from management and various offers for modeling, podcasts, and others upon my arrival in Indonesia.
My team's success continued until it was called the Golden Team by the whole world. Not without reason, during our prime, it wasn't just the JMLC trophy that we won.
Starting from EWC 2039, Sea Games 2039 and Back Two Back Championship JMLC until 2040 as my last season in the proscene. We have passed the Golden Road which is said to be difficult for most teams to do.
The trophies in the Gaming House cupboard were all complete and displayed, as was my house. I received many offers to move teams, event invitations, and so on during that time.
In the end, in the 19th season, namely 2040 odd season, I decided to retire from this proscene world.
My reason for retiring is quite simple, I have won all the championship titles and there is nothing more I can look for in this activity. At the age of 21, all I lack is an academic degree and a partner.
I had missed my best time for college when my teacher offered me to take part in the PTN selection process. I thought I would have to pay for my own college. It turned out that the government saw me as a valuable asset for the country because I had made Indonesia famous with the various achievements I had achieved, even a gold medal at the 2039 Sea Games.
As a form of appreciation for my services, the government gave me a gift, namely free tuition, which means that all my tuition fees are paid by the government.
I was given 2 choices between studying abroad, wherever I choose, or studying at a local university in Indonesia.
In the end, I chose to enter a local university in Indonesia, namely the University of Indonesia. At that time, this university had reached 57th place in the world's top university rankings.
I chose the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) as the faculty I wanted to study. I entered without any tests at all and was immediately accepted through a government-supported achievement program.
The reason I entered this faculty was because I was quite interested in the world of physics and chemistry, even when I was in high school.
After registering for further studies for myself, I said goodbye to my team because most of their houses were quite far from mine except for Leandra.
And in the end, I became who I am now, a final semester student who is having a headache thinking about his thesis being rejected and is currently talking to Leandra.
"Hey, Hey Kai," Leandra waved her hand right in front of my face as I was daydreaming.
"Uhh, sorry sorry Ndra, I was daydreaming." I blinked my eyes quickly, sighed, and stretched my body.
"What are you thinking about? Are you daydreaming dirty?" Leandra made a suspicious face while pointing her index finger at me.
"No, I just enjoy daydreaming about dirty things." I denied Leandra's suspicions.
"How can someone as handsome and famous as me daydream dirty? Even girls are lining up to date me." I boasted, crossing my arms over my chest and putting on a proud smile.
"Oh, have you ever dated in the past 4 years?" Leandra denied.
"Not yet...hehe" I scratched my head.
"HAHAHAA, look, people with faces like pickpockets. How can a girl want to queue with a pickpocket?" Leandra laughed so hard that she held her stomach.
"Enough, enough, I'm full, I've talked and played at your house. I'm sleepy now." I stood up and got ready to go back home.
"Hey, are you going home? Why don't you just stay the night? Let's hang out, it's been a long time since we had a duet with you," Leandra stood up too.
"It's already damn late, I still have to think about my thesis." I reached out my hand as if I wanted to elbow Leandra.
"Okay, okay, do you want me to drop you off?" Leandra accompanied me to the front of her house.
"No need, I'll just take the Vrab." I firmly refused with a wave of my hand, indicating that it wasn't necessary.
"Okay, do you want to come tomorrow?" Leandra asked.
"Where to?" I turned around as I started to walk away from Leandra's house.
"GH, it's been a long time since you've been there, right? Don't you miss me? Altair also wants to know how you are," Leandra shouted shamelessly.
"Not tomorrow, tomorrow I have activities, the next day I can do it," I directed the next day because tomorrow I would have a meeting with the Avarice administrator.
"Okay then, I'll pick you up later" Leandra replied to my words.
I walked away from him with a wave of my backhand.
And that's how my day with Leandra started going forward.
To be Continued