Iono had just finished pounding the desk and was still completely tilted, a visible flush rising across her face.
Naturally, this was exactly what the chat wanted to see, and everyone burst out laughing.
[I'm dying. The game actually made her rage.]
[The Tree Sentinel is still a beast. It brought back some bad memories, but seeing the streamer suffer like this makes those memories seem not so bad anymore.]
[Hahahahaha!]
Only after a moment did Iono come back to her senses and realize she seemed to have lost her composure.
She couldn't help it. After trying over and over so many times, she'd thought she was finally close to winning, only for that guy to suddenly attack together with Venusaur. She couldn't react at all and had failed again. It was honestly a little soul-crushing...
She could only bite the bullet and apologize.
"Ahem, sorry. I got a little worked up just now... That wasn't very pleasant to watch."
Unexpectedly, the chat seemed completely unbothered and expressed their understanding.
[It's okay. The fact you haven't smashed your keyboard already means you've got a good temper.]
[True. This is pretty mild for us Souls newbies.]
[It's fine, streamer. Pound away. You're cute when you're tilted too...]
Reading the scrolling chat, Iono blushed again, though this time it wasn't from anger. She cleared her throat, took a deep breath to compose herself, and sat back down.
Her character respawned in front of the bonfire. She stared at the distant Ceruledge and Venusaur for several seconds, readied herself, and charged in again.
Again!
I refuse to believe I can't do this!
On her first retry, she fought more cautiously. Seeing Ceruledge wind up, she easily dodged the first two slashes, successfully rolled clear of the third, and simultaneously charged Bellibolt's Thunder Shock