Around 11:30 AM, everyone already arrived. They are in the fast food chain and eating their lunch.
Miro, who was beside Mira, looks at Zohara with twinkling eyes. For him, Zohara is an angel, she's beautiful and kind. She also gave away her ticket!
"Miro, you also play Athena's Hall?" Nicht asked
"Yeah Brother, my rank is Godhood"
Soren, Coco and Nicht exclaimed
"Hell, why even a kid is much better than I am?" Soren grimaced while munching a french fries
"My brother only plays after studying too, he ranks 1st in the school." Mira said proudly
"Sis" Miro exclaimed with a shy expression
"The two of you are really smart though" Coco complimented
"I watched your live yesterday," Nicht said while laughing, "Your gameplay is trashy."
The others immediately cough in their food and drinks. Some netizens also think so, but they were all hypnotized by Zohara's beauty and more so, they are afraid of the Hara if they said something. They can still remember the horror against Glitch 7. It was a one sided fight.
How strong is Zohara's influence and her fandom? Well, they just ended Glitch's 7' 6 years of career. Their new single ultimately flopped and they became a laughing stock.
What was scary was, amidst the fight, Zohara only received a little damage to none at all. Passerby netizens on the internet who just knew her from that event also side with her, especially knowing she does charity.
Of course, some netizens also realized that Zohara is actually reasonable upon digging the story but while digging the issue, they also find she's kind, talented and smart. Basically she can do anything. Some students on the internet are complaining how their parents compare them to Zohara like
'If Zohara can do it, why can't you?'
For the older generation on the internet what attracts them to Zohara is not her beauty or talents, but his brain. Scoring a 729 in the National Examination is not an easy feat, Zohara has now become a standard template of good student and daughter.
"If I let you play a violin right now, what would it sound like?" Zohara asked sarcastically and drank her diet coke.
"Burn" Coco commented while laughing
"You really want to verbally fight against Zohara?" Mira also asked while Soren and Miro just laugh
"You even call me gullible, my friends keep teasing me." Nicht slumped
"You're"
"You're"
Coco and Zohara said at the same time
"Im not the only one who thinks it, just accept the truth. At least I didn't call you pea brain."
Soren laugh loudly
"I remember my Brother Sage laughing when I read your post about that." Soren share
"You broadcast and read Zohara's post in front of your family?" Coco asked,
flabbergaste, knowing Soren's Family. When they learned he was an Erlx, she searched about their family and she was beyond shock.
University! Research Lab! Hospital!
That's behind wealth!
"They keep asking me" Soren answer with a cheeky laugh
"Isnt your brother a neurosurgeon?" Mira also asked, she also searched about them.
"Hmmm he'll probably inherit the Hospital, Brother Sern would inherit the Labs and me? the University" Soren confidently said
"Please don't" Nicht immediately commented, which earned a nod by the three while Miro was just plain confused.
"Yeah, convert your family into a Hara so I'll have a free checks up" Zohara jested
"You might even buy the hospital" Nicht retorted
"I don't have much money idiot"
"People keep asking me about your family, how wealthy you are, why you donate millions. I keep saying I don't know but no one believes me! Especially Elira and Rhys, they keep egging me and asking about you." Nicht rant
"Just tell them, I told you not to talk about it. They'll accept it more than that." Zohara simply answer
"Why do they even fucking care?" Soren snorted
After eating they travel using the van for 2hrs and 30 mins to Nexus Convention Center.
"Woahh there's a lot of fans!" Miro exclaimed seeing the entrance was covered with Athena's Hall fans. Thankfully, they don't block the entrance and are rational enough to stay behind the barricade.
When they left the van, some Hara who intentionally went to the Convention Center to see her all shout.
"ZOHARA!"
"OMG!"
"SHES REALLY HERE!"
"I LOVE YOU!"
"Fuck, youre so damn famous." Nicht uttered, amazed and scared at the same time. Soren waved his hand while laughing, Coco, Mira and Miro wanted to run.
Zohara also smiles lightly with a nod increasing the shouting. Making the dedicated fans of Athena's Hall feel irritated, they felt their territory was being invaded!
Zohara didn't stop on her tracks and went inside. The convention Hall is circular, half of it was filled with chairs while half of it was a stage, where the MC station, 10 computers set up, was placed.
The 6 of them walk to the front row.
"Wow" Miro was amazed and took a lot of pictures. He also asked his sister to take a picture of him. Mira, seeing her little brother happy, makes her very happy.
"Let's take a selfie!" Nicht shouted and raised his phone. Beside him was Coco, then Soren, Miro, Mira and Zohara. Nicht was on the aisle based on the seating arrangement of the ticket while Zohara had an empty seat beside her. There are 10 seats in each row.
Zohara smiles, then Soren also uses his phone to take another selfie.
They needed to wait for at least 20 minutes before the game started. There are 3 rounds, and plays usually last 15 minutes to 1 hour depending on the game itself and match up.
The sister and brother duo talk to each other, while Soren and Nicht are talking about the game.
Zohara spends her time on her phone. She suddenly remembered she hadn't posted any L-Videos since last week when she posted 3 videos. She has lot's of videos but didnt edit anything.
Every vacant time, she usually helps the three in an after class lesson review as she finalized her notes. She also read extracurricular books related to Biology, which she finds interesting. She recently became more interested about fungi, specifically about parasitic fungi that can hijack an animal mind.
She has free time but she usually sleeps and reads. That's usually what happened when she started learning again, she had a specific routine such as exercising because she became more prone to sickness, being tired, sleeping and lazing when she could.
It's already been two weeks since the start of her college but she still didn't have a Club. She might just end up choosing Photography Club, the entrance test was just 5 photos, she could probably print some of her existing photos.
"I didn't know I could be this lucky"
Zohara heard a woman's voice beside her. Then she saw a woman in her late 20's with a calculating smile. She was wearing an ID with the word PRESS on it.
Seeing her smile, Zohara ignored her.
"You really have a bad attitude. Be careful, the more you're on top the harder you fall."
She snorted, usually when a new celebrity and influencer saw her, they would try to please her. Just to be on her good side, just to write a good article. She heard and saw Zohara a lot on the internet these days, she thought it was just her image, but she was really like this and even had the courage to disrespect her. Most people in the entertainment industry fear the press, why? They can change the narrative, just one convincing article about you can change the trajectory of your life. Especially a press like her who was working in the Daily News Dot (DND) Entertainment Department.
"You'll ignore me? You're really new here, just a word of advice, you should start treating reporting kindly especially if your backyard smells rotten. I can even make it rotten if I want." She tries to dig up a reaction from Zohara and chuckle.
Zohara felt beyond irritated. People usually shut the fuck up when she ignore it for the first time, the more shameless one would utter another words but she only met a few of people who keeps talking even if they blatantly ignore. Are they masochists?
"Sir" Zohara stood up and called one of the staff, the other immediately focused on her, some were confused.
The press beside her wanted to laugh, she thought Zohara would tattle about her, as if she'll be invited out?
How naive
She thought, not knowing the man beside her also thought so. He's been listening since earlier, he's wearing a hoodie and a mask.
"Yes ma'am?" He asked while blushing quite awestruck
"Does your team clean this convention hall?"
"What?" he asked flabbergasted
"I keep hearing buzzing pests beside me since earlier." Zohara said, filled with disgust and a side glance that pressed coldly.
"You!-"
"What? are you fucking pest? you don't only buzz but you can also smell things from far away but you should get your nose fixed."
Zohara looked at her nose job and smirked.
"I mean literally, who's your surgeon? you look horrible. How can you smell my backyard if your nose is like this? Maybe, the rotten plastic in your nose is the thing you've been smelling."
Fuck
I want to clap
The people who heard everything thought
"You fucking bitch-" She jumped from her seat with a red face because of anger and was about to slap Zohara but Soren and Nicht immediately held her in place. She tries to get away while glaring at Zohara.
Zohara beside the staff, fixes her hair in her ear and looks at the press coldly as if looking at a clown.
"How dare you! How could you insult me like this when I just asked for your autograph! I didn't know you would be this bad!" She shouted with a hint of confidence as the tears fell. She knows people are recording and she was confident that no one heard her earlier because her voice was low enough.
The man sitting beside the press seat earlier raised his eyebrow.
Coco, Mira and Miro look at Zohara with a hint of worry.
Zohara rolls her eyes and plays a recording. The press voice echoed, it was unintentional. Zohara was taking a video thinking about L-videos when that press sat beside her. She was about to end the video when she heard her next sentence, she waited, then the press talked again.
"I didn't know I could be this lucky"
"You really have a bad attitude. Be careful, the more you're on top the harder you fall."
"You'll ignore me? You're really new here, just a word of advice, you should start treating reporters kindly especially if your backyard smells rotten. I can even make it rotten if I want."
"Do you still want my autograph?" Zohara asked with a raised eyebrow.
The press was stunned, she can already see the articles, her world is crumbling.
The staff beside Zohara and other staff immediately led the press out.
"10/10" Nicht said while laughing
"That press is crazy, she's even threatening you." Soren exclaimed
"Thankfully you have a video" Coco said
"It's for L-video"
"A pleasant day everyone, the game has not even started but the Convention was quite heated!" the male MC joked making the audience laugh knowing it reference to earlier dispute
"Right partner! Hello, Zohara. I'm a fan, can I get an autograph?" the female MC also jested. The camera was directed to Zohara which was shown on the screen. Most of the audience was stunned.
Zohara was wearing red pants and black top that hugged her body. Her hair was simple half to middle and she was wearing a pair of heart Vespera Jewels.
Zohara coldly looks at the camera making the MC stutter. The people watching live have different comments saying she's rude.
Only limited Hara was watching live and they couldn't fight back that much so some immediately wrote an article about the situation, with attached screenshots and the circulated trending video of Zohara and the press from the audience.
@ Hara No. 1
I'm actually flabbergasted. I know MC should lighten the mood and such, but actually joking about it? Do you even think Zohara would be uncomfortable? She just experienced being threatened then you joked about it? Some might argue that she was nonchalant and fought back but just think about the situation if she doesn't have a video! People might have believed the press and bashed Zohara! JUST THINK ABOUT IT! You can say the convention is heated but mentioning her name?! joking about the autograph?! IT'S NOT EVEN ABOUT THE JOKE, THE TONE! THE TONE!
Hey @ Thyla, is something funny?
Zohara has more patience, if it was me I would give you a middle finger or walk out!
MY GIRL IS TIRED OF THIS DRAMA.
And for the Athena's Halls fan calling Zohara attention seeker and rude. She doesn't seek attention, she ATTRACTS, that's why jealous pea brains keep coming to her. AND I WOULD BE RUDE TOO.
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:Why does Zohara need to entertain you all?! Is she a mascot?
:FUCK THIS PEOPLE, I'LL FIGHT!
:LET MY GIRL HAVE PEACE
:Zohara is still slaying amidst the chaos, my girl really.
:GUYS COME TO THE LIVE, LET'S FIGHT THOSE BITCHES OFF.
:Protect my sister at all costs.
The male MC looked at Tyla and wanted to curse.
"Enough feasting our eyes, let's now focus on the most awaited fight of the year! ECHO VS. BLAZING. LET'S WELCOME THE CHALLENGER ECHO!!!!!!!!"
The convention was immediately filled with ECHO's team name.
"ECHO"
"ECHO"
"ZERO"
"REAVER"
"Are you alright?" Mira asked with a worried expression
"Yeah"
Zohara answers while messaging her father. She has already calmed down since seeing the press get dragged but that MC also crossed the line. Is she their mascot? The first joke is borderline, the second joke is a plain joke. Zohara would probably look away in a normal situation, but it was a situation after the press, so she couldn't let it go.
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Echo
Reaver - fighter
Crux - markman
Zero - jungler
Rune - mage
Arko - tank
Blazing
Kaizen Blaze - jungler
Nero - roam/assasin/healer
Creed - marksman
Axen - mage
Raze - fighter
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"LET'S HEAR YOUR SHOUT FOR REAVER! CRUX! ZERO! RUNE! ARKO!"
"Zero, how do you feel today?" Tyla asked, already adjusted to the earlier failure.
"Energize!" He exclaimed and looked at the front row
"Ohhhh" Carl, the male MC uttered. The other team members laugh. "We know"
"Do you think you'll be able to retrieve your previous glory?" Tyla asked
"Let's see" Rune said while laughing
"I know everyone was excited so let's not stop here! LETS WELCOME THE PREVIOUS CHAMPION!!!!!! BLAZING!!!!!"
"BLAZING"
"BLAZING"
"KAIZEN"
"RAZE ME RAZE"
"LET'S GO MOMMY NERO"
"LET ME HEAR YOU SHOUT! KAIZEN! NERO! CREED! AXEN! CREED!"
"The energy is off the roof!" Tyla
"Hello Kaizen" Carl "I've heard you'll try a new game's play this fight?"
"Let's see" Kaizen smirked
"Ohhhhhh" Tyla while laughing
Zohara felt bored during the interview session, thankfully they started the game. Zohara looked at the players who were setting the computers and warming up. Do e-sport players need to be handsome? Why do all of them have 5-8 face values?
Zohara then met someone's eyes. The player named Zero, Zohara simply nodded a little and focused again on her phone. As expected the response was good, they were really in the wrong.
@ Me News
That reporter's name is Erica Joss, she basically wrote many hate driven articles for the celebrity. Some are with evidence but most are RUMORS!
How could we know if she didn't "INTENTIONALLY MAKE IT ROTTEN"
Luckily @Zohara was taking a video.
Do reporters really have the audacity to threaten someone like this? I thought your job was to provide the truth? @Daily News Dot, what can you say about your journalist? Or do you let her do this?
Also, @Carl and @Tyla, I'm not Hara but what the hell? As the MC, you should know when to not joke. Are you a newbie? Or do you simply think that the situation was simple and that you can joke about it?
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:Not a fan? you're just a Hara defender.
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Me News: Look at my previous post.
:She criticized Zohara in Glitch 7 incident (link) how can she be a defender
: A normal person doesn't need to be Hara or her defender to realize what was wrong in the situation. If you can't see it, maybe you're not a normal person?
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Zohara's manager, Eli, thought he needed to to message Secretary Luke for keyboard army to shift the flow or defend Zohara but he didn't do anything. The Hara's are enough.
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On the other side,
"Do we need to give the PR team a bonus?" Secretary Luke asked, remembering the overtimes the PR's team kept handling since Zohara's account was transferred to them.
"Zohara's files were already transferred to the Main and he said that he didn't need to do anything." Zin answered while reading some posts in L-Line. Zin just received a reply from 01 that Zohara's fans were cleaning up the matter. He didn't need to do anything.
Zin thought he needed to keep cleaning up her matters but as expected she is his daughter. He felt proud and happy, his worry also lessened a little knowing most of her fans were genuine and fighting for her. But still… Zin would just simply let go of some matters, especially for people who cross her daughter's line. He's not a saint.
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"What are you reading?"
The man wearing a white coat and eye glass raised his eye away from the cellphone.
"Some news" He calmly answered and closed the article he was reading, showing the video of Zohara in the convention.