EP : PROLOGUE

In a large rectangular hall comparable to a Football World Cup stadium, the center stage is about the size of two volleyball courts combined. The stage is surrounded by tiered bleachers extending several meters outward filled with countless people.

The applause and cheers of the crowd echoed throughout the stadium. The lighting in the room was dim, with only the stage illuminated by bright white, red, and blue lights. On the stage, there were two sets of computers, each consisting of five units placed opposite each other in appropriately sized soundproof rooms. Behind the stage is a large high-resolution screen. At the center of the stage was a rectangular pedestal holding a large, beautiful golden championship trophy.

(In English)

Host: Here's the champion of the ___ competition! Please give a big hand to Esports Team "___"!

Five athletes and their coach walked up to the stage, forming a line. All athletes wear black jackets with white stripes along the sides, each bearing their national flag on the right chest and left sleeve. From left to right were the flags of the USA, Brazil, Japan (two people), and finally, Poland.

Host: This is an independent team that does not represent any specific country. Members combined from various nations. Now, I would like to invite the coach to stand beside the champion's trophy and share a bit of story about your team's journey.

The female coach stepped out from the line. Her jacket was devoid of any national flags on the chest and sleeves; instead, the Thai flag was horizontally placed across her upper back. She slowly approached the microphone handed by the host and gently tapped it.

Coach: (in Thai) Ah-Ah- hello test 1 2 3.

Coach: (in English) Alright...Ah Ok...Hello everyone. I’m ___, the coach of this team. Many of you here both in the stadium and from home might know me from my livestream where I show all of my skills. After that, several top teams approached me with offers worth millions of dollars if I joined them. But as you know, I refused all of them, otherwise, I wouldn’t be standing here as a coach today. Hehe... Many people criticized me, being rude to me, and saying I was foolish and arrogant. Some even questioned, "Why are you the coach of this stupid team? What a waste." Looking back again, maybe I actually was a foolish, but I'd rather be a foolish than  leaving my students for money. And now, here I am, with this so-called stupid team, standing on this stage. I have two things to say: First, even you are thirty but you can still fabulous. Second, my students, my kids, they are amazing. Our journey has been long and challenging. Would you like to hear our story?

And this is a story of a boy who wanna be an Esports athlete to find money to pay off the debt that's from treating his mother's paralysis, Riku Nakai.

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