Chapter 34
The third set of the finals that would determine the winner of the Arcane War.
The excitement of the last match was intense.
“It looks like the Electric Tower is going to win! The gap in Ashe’s growth is too wide. Nocturne hasn’t gotten many kills either.”
“Even in this situation, Jax is only pushing the top lane. This Arcane War’s top lane master must be that mage.”
“But strangely, Nocturne is also focusing on the top lane.”
“Exactly! If they want to win, they should be targeting Ashe!”
From the previous two sets, it was clear. The outcome of the game depended on which team’s Tower Master could carry.
But in the final third set, the Electric Tower Master seemed far more likely to carry.
On the Illusion Tower’s side, Jax had secured some kills.
However, it was hard to expect Jax to have a significant impact in team fights.
Moreover, Medeia, who specialized in the top lane, had consistently shown weaknesses in team fights.
– Jax! He’s heading straight for the twin turrets! The Electric Tower team has no choice but to recall!
– Oh… even after winning the team fight, they couldn’t gain much advantage.
Commentary by Rai and Galliard.
A team fight had broken out in the mid lane while Jax opened a highway in the top lane.
– The Electric Tower has defended their base. The game is entering a brief lull.
– The Electric Tower needs to finish the game quickly. If the Illusion Tower grows any further in this situation, it’ll be dangerous.
– Yes, that’s right. They need to secure victory while they still have the advantage… And right as I’m saying this! The Electric Tower is starting Baron!
Oooooh—!
The Electric Tower team takes a risky move.
As Baron’s health quickly dropped, the crowd was in awe.
“No…! The Illusion Tower Master must win!”
“If they lose Baron, they’ll lose the game right away!”
By now, the match had garnered a solid fanbase.
Unlike her usual cute and clumsy self, her gameplay carried the team, a surprising charm that many fans had fallen for.
“The Electric Tower Master is so cool!”
“Step on me, Noona!”
“Ah… I just want to be trampled by the Electric Tower Master once.”
“What expression will she make when she wins the Arcane War? Just imagining it makes me so excited…”
On the other hand, the Electric Tower Master also had many fans.
Electra’s breathtaking beauty, her sharp gaze, and the way she looked down at people.
Her strict personality and stern tone contrasted with the warmth she sometimes showed as a leader.
Some fans with unique tastes cheered for those qualities.
– Illusion Tower! They’re gathering all five members to stop the Baron. It’s a critical moment!
The Illusion Tower moves in.
All five members rush in to stop Baron.
– Volibear is clearing the lane and teleporting!
In response, Volibear joined with teleport.
A 5v5 battle broke out at Baron.
– Oh! The Electric Tower got Baron! They immediately took down the Illusion Tower’s marksman! Ashe’s damage is insane!
– Her kiting skills are no joke!
– Double kill! Triple kill! Quadra kill! They couldn’t catch Jax, but Ashe carries this game too!
“No…! Hina!”
“Go! Finish it!”
“Noona, I’m dying—!”
The fans of the Electric Tower cheered, while those of the Illusion Tower despaired.
With the Baron buff, the Electric Tower pushed down the mid lane at full speed.
– Oh no—! At this rate, the Electric Tower! Can Jax stop them?
– Honestly, even Jax would struggle against a 3v1. If this continues…
With about 40 seconds left before the Illusion Tower’s champions could respawn.
It was practically certain that the Electric Tower would win.
As the fans of the Electric Tower celebrated,
suddenly, cheers erupted from the Illusion Tower’s fans.
– Oh! As I’m saying this! Jax teleports! He’s ignoring the minions! He’s throwing his body at the twin turrets!
Wooooo—!!!
Jax abandons defense and teleports to the Electric Tower’s twin turrets, smashing them.
He intended to destroy the Nexus first.
– Jax! His turret pushing speed is incredible! Really fast! If this keeps up, he might push it faster than the Electric Tower! The Electric Tower is also pushing without recalling! Did they decide to push faster than returning?
“Wow… At this rate, Jax is going to destroy it first.”
“Jax’s turret-pushing speed is just insane.”
“How did it come to this?”
“No! Electra, push faster!”
It was the most chaotic moment in all of the Arcane War matches.
All the spectators stood up, thrilled by the final race to destroy the last towers.
As Jax continued to strike the turret, the spectators realized that his speed was indeed faster.
If this continued, the Illusion Tower would win.
“It’s, it’s happening! The Illusion Tower is going to win!”
“Go, Jax! This is where you come in handy!”
– Jax starts hitting the Nexus at incredible speed! The Electric Tower is slightly behind! If this keeps up…!
Just as everyone was sure of the Illusion Tower’s victory,
a huge enchanted crystal arrow began to streak across the map.
– Ahhh! As I was saying! Ashe fires! Her ultimate, Enchanted Crystal Arrow! Could it beeeee—!!
– Hitting at this distance would be incredibly difficult. But if this last arrow hits Jax, then…
“Please, hit! Please!”
“It looks like Jax doesn’t know it’s coming!”
“Please…!”
In the very brief moment that the arrow flew across the map,
all the spectators watching the match held their breath.
Everyone’s eyes followed the path of the enchanted crystal arrow.
– Jax! Now just two hits away from destroying the Nexus…!
With incredible speed, Jax was only two hits away from destroying the Nexus.
At that moment, the crystal arrow appeared on Jax’s map.
“Please…!”
“Please let it hit!”
“Is it even possible for it to hit?”
“He has to dodge it!”
“Jax doesn’t have Flash!”
Spectators wished for Jax to be hit or for him to avoid the arrow.
The enchanted crystal arrow fired by Ashe flew dangerously close toward Jax,
– The enchanted crystal arrow is here! Jax seems to have noticed! But it’s already right in front of him…
Rai’s voice rose with intensity as he commentated.
At that final moment, everyone focused their attention.
And then, as the outcome was decided—
Wham—
-Aaaaahhhhhh! It hit! The Enchanted Crystal Arrow hit! Jax is completely stunned!
Waaaaaaaahhhhhh—!!
Cheers erupted, echoing through Trinity as if it were about to collapse.
Rai and Galliard stood up from the commentator’s booth, shouting at the top of their lungs.
A legendary moment created at the end. Thrilled, everyone kicked their chairs back and shouted.
-Jax! With victory right in front of him, he’s completely unable to do anything! The stun is too long! Meanwhile, the Electric Tower starts attacking the Nexus! The Nexus’s health is dropping rapidly!
It was an incredibly long stun from being hit at maximum range.
During that time, the Electric Tower began destroying the Nexus in an instant.
-Electric Tower! While Jax is stunned! The Electric Tower! And…! The Nexus is—destroyed!
-GG-!!
The game ended as the Electric Tower destroyed the Nexus first.
The crowd erupted in even louder cheers.
“Electra—!”
“Noona, you’re amazing!!!!”
“Please, just look over here once!!!”
Fans of the Electric Tower cheered, while those of the Illusion Tower despaired.
This was the Electric Tower’s moment.
With the game over, the representatives of each tower came out of the illusion.
“Tower Master-!!”
“Tower Master, that was amazing!”
“Kyaaaaaa—!”
Electric Tower teammates rushed toward Electra without hesitation.
Electra, still smiling with excitement, spread her arms to embrace her disciples rushing toward her.
“Phew, phew… Everyone, you did well.”
“It was all thanks to you, Tower Master! I didn’t think that last ultimate would hit either!”
“I had faith in you, Tower Master! You’re truly the best, our Tower Master!”
The disciples clung to Electra, refusing to let go.
Normally, it would be disrespectful for disciples to behave this way toward their Tower Master, but for now, Electra said nothing.
Instead, she embraced them with a light-hearted smile, enjoying the cheers that filled Trinity.
“What were you doing, Medeia!!”
“Ah, well, how could I have known that Ashe’s arrow would come flying then? I thought… I thought we had already won.”
“You should’ve stayed focused until you destroyed the Nexus! How could you just stand there, auto-attacking without knowing what might happen?”
“You must have been really unfocused to just stand there while the arrow was flying, senior!”
“I-I said Ashe’s ult was coming…!”
“I’m telling you, I thought we won! I was getting ready to log off and do the victory celebration…”
“Noooo!!!”
In contrast, the mood at the Illusion Tower was far from good.
Criticism rained down on Medeia, who had stopped moving and was just auto-attacking, thinking they had already won.
It was a situation she could have avoided if she had stayed focused until the end.
But it happened because Medeia had stood still, convinced of their victory.
“T-Tower Master…”
“M-Medeia, you’re banned from games from now on…!”
Even Hina turned away from her in the end.
“I-It’s possible. Well, not really, but… Still, second place is good too, so you all did well!”
Rain, trying to lighten the mood, stepped in a little too late.
But it was clear that everyone had worked hard, so things wrapped up on a friendly note.
“It was a good match, Hina.”
“U-uh, yeah. You did well too, Electra.”
After the match, the two tower masters shook hands.
Hina was a little surprised when she shook hands with Electra.
It had been so long since she’d seen Electra smile like this.
Although she lost, she thought that maybe she could accept this outcome with a sense of peace.
“S-Still, let’s play again next time. If it weren’t for Medeia, we would have won…”
“Sure. Let’s do that, Hina.”
Hina and Electra smiled at each other.
And with that, the intense and legendary match of the Arcane War came to an end.
***
“It was truly a great match, Tower Master.”
“The Illusion Tower was excellent too, but we performed just a little better.”
“…If I had played, we would have won.”
“Yes, I’m well aware of how mediocre your skills are in COL. Just because you made the game doesn’t mean you’re good at it.”
“…”
Rai and Electra exchanged words after the finals.
Electra was smiling happily as she conversed with Rai.
And Lea, with a dissatisfied expression, waited for Electra.
“You smile much more now.”
“…?”
“Electric Tower Master. When we first met, your expression was so rigid I thought you didn’t have any facial muscles. But you look beautiful when you smile like this.”
“…Ah. Did I seem like that?”
Rai spoke with a smile.
Only then did Electra realize that the corners of her mouth had been up this whole time.
It was an uncharacteristically undignified expression.
But Electra decided to just let it be.
Just as she hadn’t pushed away the disciples who had clung to her after the finals.
“…Yes. I suppose so. It’s all thanks to COL. It reminded me of what truly matters.”
“What truly matters?”
“Yes. Even if it eventually passes, the value of the happiness in that moment doesn’t change.”
“…?”
Electra, Muttering words that were difficult to understand,
Rai looked puzzled, but she didn’t bother to explain further.
Instead, she lightly patted Rai’s head.
“The young mage has done something truly great. Let’s play a match of COL together next time.”
“Yes, understood. Let’s do ranked games together soon.”
“Ranked?”
“Yes. It’ll be added when the official release happens… but knowing in advance wouldn’t be fun, so try it when it’s released.”
“Sure. I’ll do that.”
Rai bowed to Electra.
Electra accepted his bow and returned to her fellow Electric Mages.
“Now, let’s head back. To the Electric Tower.”
It was time to return to the Electric Tower with the news of their victory.
Those who had won the Arcane War walked away with smiles on their faces.
Everyone except for Lea, who looked somewhat glum.
With each step, Lea’s pace slowed, and she gradually fell behind.
“…Lea? Is something wrong with your leg?”
“N-no, Tower Master.”
Lea said that, but her expression remained downcast.
She kept her eyes on the ground, walking slowly.
“If there’s something on your mind, tell me. I won’t move until you do.”
“Well…”
It wasn’t a big reason.
They had won the Arcane War, and Lea was genuinely happy about it too.
But from before the Arcane War began, she had felt a strange sense of disappointment toward Electra.
“It feels like… you care about Rai a lot…”
Lea had put in endless effort to earn the favour of the Electric Tower Master.
Even with her A-rank status, she studied magic relentlessly to qualify as the next Tower Master.
Lea admired Electra and wanted to be a disciple that her master cherished.
Yet, Electra had always been distant.
Lea never felt acknowledged or loved by Electra.
But now, Rai had appeared and was receiving so much of Electra’s attention.
Naturally, feelings of jealousy had begun to arise.
“That’s not it. I’m simply grateful that he created COL.”
“W-well, I understand that… but I…”
Lea’s voice faltered as she spoke.
She felt childish for harbouring such thoughts, even though she wasn’t a child anymore.
It was all understandable, really.
Lea tried to hide her feelings and just lift her head. But then—
Swoosh—
Somehow, Electra had approached and took hold of Lea’s hand.
When Lea looked up, she saw Electra smiling gently.
“You’ve been doing well enough, Lea. It’s all my fault.”
“…Pardon?”
“Today is a day for celebration, so let’s go back and have a party. I’ll join, and we’ll eat all the delicious food we want.”
“Y-yes? The Tower Master too?”
“Yes.”
Electra, who usually ate alone.
Lea was so surprised that she opened and closed her mouth like a fish.
But before Lea could say more, Electra pulled on the hand she held.
“Let’s hurry back.”
“Y-yes…”
And so, Electra continued holding Lea’s hand.
Whatever the case, there was no longer a need for Lea to speak of her disappointment.
And with that, Electra’s Arcane War truly came to an end.
Not long after, COL was officially released.
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