Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 859 Don’t want to disappoint the fans?

Gloria Resbellite is a professional volleyball player from Lessenville, the Republic of Horsemen. She made her debut at the age of 14 at St. Middlesbrough's Club in her hometown of Chicoburg, and won the runner-up in the national club competition in her first competition. She then traveled around the world to participate in large and small cup competitions, winning countless trophies, and her worst result was the semi-finals. The reputation of the talented girl spread like wildfire. Because of her sharp and aggressive playing style, which formed a strong contrast with her cheerful and lively appearance, she was sought after by many fans.

She has accumulated enough points to participate in the Yamit Cup in just two years since her debut. She is the youngest player in this competition. In an interview before the game, she said that her only goal is to win the championship. Such an emotional speech naturally attracted many people's dissatisfaction. Many people secretly ridiculed her for being wishful thinking and said that she would be eliminated in the top eight or top sixteen at most. But her fans are also very strong. One fan even booked the front page of the Sumiya Republic, the newspaper with the largest circulation in Sumiya City, and used only one sentence to speak for his idol: "Bullshit, Gloria will be in the top eight or top sixteen?"

Well, no matter how you look at it, it is a wonderful life experience, but it is all fake.

In other words, it was false to Gloria, and she just stuffed a non-existent memory into her mind. But to others, it couldn't be more real. From her background to her debut experience to the competitions she had participated in, there were traces of everything. Some fans even followed her games all the way to Sumya City, just to see Gloria Risbellet, the professional player, reach her peak on the highest stage of tennis competitions.

So here comes the problem, Gloria can't play basketball at all.

She was indeed stuffed with a lot of memories related to Kazekaball, such as scenes of her practicing since she was a child, scenes of her fighting tough enemies, and even scenes of her standing on the podium and enjoying the warm cheers of the audience. These fabricated memories turned her from a person who knew nothing about Kazekaball into a person who knew its rules, techniques and playing methods like the back of her hand... a theoretical master.

Yes, it's just theory.

After all, just because the brain remembers it doesn't mean the body remembers it. Gloria's body has never played a single blowball, so even if she remembers those techniques and skills, she can't use them at all. It might be a good idea to let her be a commentator in the newspaper, but if she really stands on the court, we can only pray that she doesn't lose too quickly.

"So my opinion is," In the lobby of the Fairy Sleep Hotel, everyone gathered together after breakfast to discuss this latest problem. Linger frowned and said to Gloria, who was still holding the racket, "It's best to withdraw from the competition."

This way it won't attract the attention of the general public, especially a certain religious group.

Although it is shocking that a highly-anticipated talented player suddenly withdraws from the competition, it is better than a highly-anticipated talented player not being able to serve on the court, right?

"Does Lingge want me to withdraw from the competition?" The athletic girl smiled happily upon hearing this: "But that's impossible."

"On the one hand, I need to do my best to play my current role well and avoid conflicts in my character setting, which would make the curse more serious, just like the relationship between acting and supernatural erosion proposed by Saint Tomi. On the other hand," Gloria paused, then tilted her head, the gray ponytail on the back of her head swaying gently, making her voice sound light but firm: "I can't let my fans down."

fan?

Linger frowned even more. He wanted to say that you don't have any fans at all. They just had this memory stuffed into them. So, although your withdrawal would disappoint them, they would naturally recover when their identities were switched again. But he didn't have time to say this, because Gloria seemed to have guessed what he would say. She raised a finger and shook it back and forth: "No, it's okay! Even if they only like me during this period, they are still my fans. As a professional athlete, in addition to being responsible for the game and the championship, the most important thing is to be responsible for your fans, so-"

She held up her index finger, with the tip of her finger pointed at Linger, and raised her chin with great momentum: "I won't give up until I lose the game!" "Good! Well said!" Alice jumped out from behind the chair and applauded her as if she was afraid that the world would not be in chaos: "I support you, Gloria, now I am also your fan, although your ball is not big enough..."

What does the size of the ball have to do with fans? Aren’t they looking at the skills and character of the person?

Lingge complained in his heart, and then he felt helpless, because he couldn't refute Gloria's words. The young man felt that the athletic girl in front of him was obviously immersed in the role, and she was immersed in it very quickly and deeply, with almost no delay. Maybe this is her way of barely maintaining her sanity in her long and chaotic life? Without this kind of acting technique of quickly getting in and out, I'm afraid she would find it difficult to adapt to such frequent changes in memory, and in the end she would even forget her true identity?

From a great detective wearing a deerstalker hat and smoking a pipe, to the third princess chatting and laughing with celebrities at a ball, to the professional athlete who is now vowing to step onto the court for the fans... She takes every stage of her life seriously. On and off the stage, not only does she blur the boundaries herself, but it also makes Ling Ge a little confused about whether she is sincere or simply does not want the curse to become more serious.

It seems that I have to talk to Bai Ye in depth when I have the chance, maybe she will know something. But as a cursed personality, attached to Gloria, will she easily reveal all her secrets?

Okay, let’s ignore all that for now and focus back on the most important thing.

"I really want to support you, but what are you going to do?" Linger asked, "With your current level, even if you barely step onto the field, I'm afraid it will only disappoint the fans, and even more disappointing. Therefore, I still tend to find an excuse to withdraw before the game starts, such as injury. I think the fans will understand you. As for whether the curse will deepen, don't worry. It is very common for athletes to get injured. You are just acting out your life after the injury in advance. I think this also meets the requirements of the acting method, right?"

This is a safe strategy, but Gloria still shook her head firmly, with a bright light in her eyes: "I still want to give it a try. Considering failure before stepping onto the field is not what a professional athlete should do, Mr. Ling."

Ling Ge rubbed his brows, feeling a little headache: "I'm not asking you to consider failure, but to consider the consequences of the matter itself. After all, you don't know how to play the wind flower ball..."

"Then let's practice!"

A voice interrupted the conversation between the two. Everyone looked up at the same time and found that Alice had a racket in her hand and was carrying it on her shoulder. She looked at them smugly: "Gloria has skills and experience, but she lacks the ability to master it. It's only mid-July now, and the Yamit Cup will start in September. Can't you practice before then? If you are worried about not being able to find someone to practice with, then let me do it for you."

Alice said this with a chuckle, revealing her true intentions: "But it seems a pity that I have learned all these skills but don't have the opportunity to use them. So, Lingge, do you think it would be better for me to sign up for the trials?"

Everyone: "..."

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)