Chapter 473: GG, Frosty (You’re Trending Again)
At the top of the trending board, bold letters glared at him.
🔥BREAKING NEWS! FrostbiteAshe found!
Micah’s soul nearly left his body.
OP: Guys, remember the esports tournament a few weeks ago? After that insane knockout match, everyone went nuts trying to find out who was behind the usernames FrostbiteAshe and DarkLegend. There was uproar. But the gaming community and SilverBlade Legion refused to spill anything... until today.
Apparently, one of SilverBlade’s teammates slipped up in the LOJ community, and the netizens connected the dots. Guess what? Our flower campus was indeed the legendary support player Frosty! Turns out he is a hotshot in eSports!
No wonder he disappeared these past few days, probably busy dodging paparazzi. Now the design faculty’s basically a tourist spot. Every day, random people show up asking for him.
Micah’s hand froze on the scroll bar. You’ve got to be kidding me.
His mind instantly jumped to Darcy.
He quickly scrolled down, checking if Farcy’s identity was also exposed or not. There were a bunch of comments.
1: OMG no way! His hands are not just good for sewing, they’re magical. Dude designs and wind tournaments? Unreal.
2: Forget the gaming part, tell me about the blond CEO-type man he was seen with. I need to know who THAT is.
3: What the hell? Are you trying to ruin my ship? Let them be in peace! #FrostVyne forever ❤️
4: Wait! So he is not just a vase? He’s actually cracked at gaming too? Bro just unlocked a new level of perfection.
5: Oh my gosh! I was at that match! The crowd went wild when he knocked out the enemy mid laner using that off-meta support. Absolute legend.
6: Didn’t someone say there was a bet involved? Between the two players who wanted to carry him? In the end who won?
7: What bet? Spill.
8: Yep. Rumour has it that the ShadowSlayer (probably the SilverBlade captain’s alt) and DarkLegend both competed to partner with him two days before the tournament. I heard ShadowSlayer won. But in the tournament, Frosty played with both of them.
DarkLegend destroyed every opponent. Everyone said he wasn’t famous, but damn, he played like a pro.
9: Haha! He is totally a heartthrob! CEOs, designers, and now even gamers have crushes on him.
10: Does anyone know who DarkVyne is in the uni? Has this frosty had a close friend?
11: Our university is trending on national forums now. My old classmates are messaging me like crazy! Asking about Frosty and his relationship status!
12: Right. Is he single? Or taken?
13: If he ever shows up on campus again, ping me. I want to see him from close.
14: Sorry to break hearts, but the uni tightened security after several fangirls literally tried to sneak into the boy’s dorm looking for him and DarkVyne!
15. DarkVyne?! Why? I thought it was DarkLegand?
16: Nope. It is rumoured that DarkVyne is going to QC uni too!
17. Oh shit! That’s why Frosty is famous as the Helen of LOJ!
18. Yeah. He has three big shots just on the campus!
Micah rubbed his temple as a headache formed behind his eyes. He should warn Darcy about it before he gets swarmed by some crazy fans. And it would be better for them not to stay in the dorm these days.
He tightened his grip on his phone, muttering under his breath. "Fantastic. Just fantastic."
The faint sound of students whispering nearby reached his ears again.
"Is that him?" one voice whispered.
"Yeah. That’s totally him!" another hissed. "The Frostbite guy."
Micah expressionlessly shoved his phone into his pocket, his movements sharper than usual, and started walking toward the cafeteria. Melissa trailed behind, clutching her tablet and sneaking cautious glances at his face.
He could practically feel her curiosity radiating from her. He stopped and arched an eyebrow. "What?"
Melissa hesitated. "Was it... really true? The bet?"
Micah’s lips pressed into a flat line. "Yeah," he said, voice clipped. "Those two idiots hate each other and decided to drag me into their little pissing contest."
Melissa grimaced and inwardly lit a candle for whoever those ’two idiots’ were. Micah didn’t even notice. His expression was thunderous. The air around him practically hummed with restrained anger.
"Do I know them?" she asked carefully.
"Unfortunately, yes," Micah said, voice icy cold, and his eyes darkened.
Melissa instantly dropped it. She wasn’t stupid; whatever had happened, it was bad. Micah’s face said enough. His brows were drawn, his jaw tight. Every step radiated controlled fury.
Inside, Micah was boiling. Zian and Lulu! Those two morons. They just had to run their mouths, didn’t they? One careless comment, and now the entire university knew who FrostbiteAshe was. His identity was blown wide open. And now he was in the centre of gossip again.
He could already hear the whispers echoing around him and see the curious stares when he walked past. His hands clenched. The problem was not him, but Darcy. Micah had already been treading on a thin line, trying so hard to coax Darcy. One wrong move and Darcy was ready to cut him off completely.
Micah bit on his nail, pondering what to do.
Finally, they arrived at the cafeteria. The room was loud, full of students chattering over lunch trays, but when Micah appeared in the doorway, the noise seemed to pause for a moment. Heads turned. The girls’ faces brightened, the boys’ darkened as if they saw their sworn enemy.
Micah bit the inside of his cheek and kept walking, managing his expression. Amy spotted them first and waved enthusiastically from the corner table. "Over here!"
They made their way over. Melissa slid into the seat beside her, and Micah took the one across. He set his tray down a little too firmly, the cutlery rattling against the plate.
Amy’s eyes gleamed with barely contained mischief. "So... should we start calling you Helen of Troy now? Or maybe the siren of LOJ? No, wait, the enchanter! That one has a nice ring!"
Micah shot her a flat look, one eyebrow twitching. "If you want to be kicked out of the group project, go ahead."
Amy burst out laughing. "You’re no fun! I was just teasing."
Micah ignored her, stabbing his fork into the grilled chicken a bit too forcefully. Hearing those titles, his mood soured.
He cursed furiously under his breath.
It was all Archie’s fault and his stupid teammates!
He knew one day his involvement with that jerk would come back and bite him in the ass!
Seriously...Nothing good would come from hanging with those four scumbags.