"Hello, everyone! Welcome back to our channel, Black Rook, where we are currently streaming the final day of the Biel International Chess Festival! Now, I am already here with one of our friends who has just finished her game early here. Please, welcome, Anna Marisa!"

As Bagas finished his quick intro, the camera panned into Anna's direction immediately, and the girl didn't hesitate to wave at it with a smile that could melt all the boys' hearts in the chat room. True enough, right after that, the chat exploded with everyone shouting at the girl instantly.

RonaldOSIu007: Damn, I know that she is pretty, but this is beyond crazy!

JejeKale13: Anna, please, marry me!

Hoggies_Ari: My queen! Please, step on my face! <3

Hilda99: Disgusting, you lot!

Bagas felt the corner of his mouth twitching a little when he skimmed through the chat room. At first, it was pretty tame, with people admiring and praising Anna's natural charm. However, the next thing he knew, all the weirdos on the Internet suddenly popped up, making crude comments, even borderline sexual harassment toward the girl.

Even though Anna was pretty outgoing and didn't have any jitters in front of the camera, there was no way she would be comfortable seeing those weird comments about her.

"Okay, you lot. Remember to be polite here. You don't want me to go for scorching earth, right?" He showed his fist in front of the camera, threatening his own audience with a dark smile on his face. "Remember, we are a family-friendly channel here. No need to vent out all of your sexual frustrations here."

Froggies: Burn!

AyasalOse: Of course, he would say that! He is just trying to be Sheva's wingman, right?

JejeKale13: Damn! You are right! They are best friend, so of course, he would be on Sheva's side!

Bibisali467: Protecc our queen at all costs!

Bagas felt the corner of his mouth twitching once again, and he turned around and apologized to Anna silently. Fortunately, the girl didn't really mind it, even finding this situation pretty amusing, which was enough to make the boy sigh in relief. He couldn't imagine the fury he would receive if somehow, Sheva saw this wild chat log. He knew the boy was always protective of the Marisa Siblings, so his best friend would definitely not stay quiet at all.

'Yeah, no. That is definitely the worst possible outcome.' Bagas shuddered at that scenario. "Anyway, Anna, you have already done your final game here, and you get a pretty good result overall. What do you think about your own performance? Are you satisfied? Is this trip to Biel worth the money?" He started a quick interview like a professional broadcaster, trying to distract the girl from the wild chat room on the screen.

"Of course, I feel great," Anna answered gracefully. "This is the second IM norm that I get, and I know that Sheva and I make it look easy, but I assure you that earning one norm is not that easy, not even for the FM and WGM titles that are the lowest ones available. No, I know for a fact that Sister Irene only got her IM title when she was 20, and even at this point, she still only collected two GM norms, needing one more to be the first Indonesian woman to get the GM title. Don't think that one norm is easy to get, because Sister Irene has been chasing for that one since 2012."

Bagas was grateful for Anna to explain this matter, as he didn't want everyone to think that their journey was normal, especially for Sheva's. It was unheard of for an amateur who didn't even have any official rating to jump so highly and become one of the most talented players in the world with two GM norms in the bag just within six months, and it wasn't because the journey was normal. No, if anything, this showed that Sheva was a freak of nature, slaughtering everyone left and right and turning all of his opponents into a stepping stone for his future.

"So, the second IM norm in six months, huh?" Bagas smiled a little, also feeling happy for the girl in front of him. "Any plan to get your third one? It should be the last to get for your title, right?"

"Indeed, and if I am lucky, I hope I can get that one in the Olympiad next week," Anna answered casually.

"Oh, you are a part of the Indonesian team going to Chennai? Congratulations!" Bagas acted surprised, even though he had already known the inside story here. "This should be your first time representing Indonesia in the Olympiad, right? How is your preparation going, and is this tournament a part of that?"

They chatted about everything for a while, from the Olympiad to her relationship with any other players on the Indonesian team. Bagas also kept track of the number of viewers in this broadcast room, and the smile on his face kept getting wider as the number kept climbing higher every second.

It seemed that the old streaming trick was right. If he wanted to get his number of viewers increased astronomically, he would need to invite a pretty girl into the room, as all the simps on the Internet would jump straight onto the ship without hesitation.

"Anyway, we have already talked about a lot of things, completely forgetting that we still have a game to watch here." Bagas coughed a little. "So, Anna, I officially invite you to become the commentator for the last part of this final round!" He declared as a matter of fact.

"Sure, I will be happy to do so." Anna nodded without hesitation.

In fact, this was the deal they made earlier. Well… Not the deal, per se, but Bagas's request to her. The boy wanted to get a greater effect in the last round of the tournament, so he invited Anna, who was also a participant here, to commentate on Sheva's and Medina's game.

The girl herself accepted the request happily, especially since she wanted to take a look at their games from a better angle. She wouldn't even need to fight for a better spot against the crowd to see Sheva's game, just watch it from the screen and give her opinion on the live broadcast. It was a win-win situation, and Anna didn't really have any reason to refuse it. So, here she was, sitting together with Bagas, trying to get a better look at her friends' games.

"So, let's see what we have here…"

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