Road to be the Best Chess Player in the World!-Chapter 498: The Biggest Fan & The Teenagers’ Stats
Thirty minutes had passed, and seeing that their ’coach’ hadn’t arrived yet, the three teenagers started to get impatient.
"How in the hell are we going to respect our coach if he himself is late in the first meeting?!" Devi scowled, stomping her feet in irritation. "I will ask someone outside if anyone still remembers us being here or not! This is a disrespect that I will not stand for!"
The two boys could only nod silently as they listened to the girl’s rant. Even though she was the youngest among them, those two still had a healthy amount of fear toward the girl, and contradicting her words was definitely not the best idea here. Also, they kinda agree with her statement. The fact that they had to wait for so long showed that their new coach didn’t respect them all.
However, before they could move a single step out of the room they were currently waiting in, the door suddenly slammed open, and then, a familiar figure appeared, holding his knees while also panting heavily as if he just had done a full marathon outside.
"I am so sorry, everyone! The traffic is crazy, and we are trapped completely for more than 45 minutes! It is not a good excuse, but I apologize, nonetheless!" The figure, Sheva, talked rapidly as he apologized for his lateness. However, the reaction he got was definitely not what he expected.
He expected a lot of things here, from anger, fury, frustration, or maybe something like that. However, what he saw was an utter shock, as if no one expected him to be here.
Duta was just slightly surprised, but since he had already met Sheva before in Dubai, the boy just shook his head quickly and gave Sheva a simple nod. Nayaka was dumbfounded, but getting excited immediately as the boy didn’t expect that he would be coached by the best player in the country and also the hottest superstar in the chess world right now.
Still, it wasn’t as exaggerated as Devi’s reaction, as the girl...
"Um... Is she... Okay?" Sheva asked the two boys, unsure.
Right now, Devi had her jaw dropped, staring at Sheva in shock and disbelief. Hell, Nayaka, a mischievous boy he was, even waved his hands in front of her face, yet she didn’t even react, staring stupidly at Sheva. She froze, unable to move or even say anything. Honestly, if not for their fear of the girl, the two boys would tease her to death for this reaction.
"Oh! AH! SORRY!" After a while, the girl was finally back to the living plane, her face flushed red in embarrassment. "Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god! You are going to be my coach?! I am your biggest fan in the world! My YouTube account is Hilda99, the one who has never missed your games! This is crazy! Aaaah!"
Sheva was stunned when he heard that, never expecting that he would meet a fan here. Hell, the girl’s identity also shocked him. Of course, he knew about the account Hilda99. Even if Bagas didn’t mention it, he still paid attention whenever he appeared on the news or videos, and the top comment would always be that account. Also, whenever there was bad news smearing Sheva’s name, that account would always be the first one to fight the entire internet, which was also a huge help for Sheva’s sanity.
Honestly, with how good that account debated all of his haters, Sheva thought that Hilda99 would be an adult, not a teenage girl like her.
"Well... I’m flattered that you think highly of me." Sheva smiled calmly, not forgetting to send his gratitude. "However, you have to start shifting your identity, because here, you are not just my fan, but also my student. Don’t embarrass me, okay?" He said with a joking tone.
"Oh my god, yes! Yes! Yes!" The girl nodded repeatedly like she was a chicken. "I’m going to be coached by the best player in the world! This is insane! Is it a dream? God, please, don’t let this be a cruel dream! No, it cannot be!"
Hearing the crazy storm of muttering from the girl, Sheva had a sweat drop on his face, not expecting how big he was for her. Well... He should’ve seen this coming, considering how close Devi’s playing style resembled his. Still, who would’ve thought that he would meet his biggest fan, and the person would be just a little girl who yearned to be a professional player like him?
"Okay, since all of you have already known me, what about you introducing yourself?" Sheva asked, taking the empty seat for him. He could also see Bagas walking outside, and since he was already here, his best friend just gave a single nod, not wanting to bother Sheva with his work.
"Ah! Yes!" Both Duta and Nayaka nodded quickly, getting snapped from their own thoughts.
They were still gobsmacked to see the ever-serious and intimidating little sister that they knew quite well would turn into a fangirl like this. However, no one dared to mention it, and since Sheva had already asked, they decided to forget about this matter and focus on the big man himself.
"Okay, Brother Sheva! My name is Nayaka Buddhidharma, and I am 16 years old from Malang!" The oldest one among them stepped up confidently, giving an example for the younger ones.
Sheva just nodded silently, yet his mind was focusing on a different matter. Of course, he didn’t really need to listen to their introduction. He knew the basic information about them, after all. Instead, he used this moment to check on their statistic, at least to assess their current ability and their potential.
’System, do it for me, please?’ He muttered under his breath.
[DING! Scan is successful!]
[Name: Nayaka Buddhidarma]
Attacking 55
Defense 35
Calculation 44
Strategy 48
Intuition 49
Time management 39
[Name: Satria Cahaya Duta]
Attacking 46
Defense 45
Calculation 48
Strategy 42
Intuition 39
Time management 47
[Name: Shafira Devi]
Attacking 48
Defense 38
Calculation 37
Strategy 42
Intuition 40
Time management 41
