Football: The Divine Midfielder, Winning the Ballon d'Or from the Start

The 2016-2017 season.

The biggest dark horse in European football: Monaco.

They reached the Champions League semifinals and won the Ligue 1 title.

The squad was packed with talent.

The young Ninja Turtle Mbappe, and midfield enforcers Fabinho and Bakayoko.

The addition of a talented young attacking midfielder from the Dragon Kingdom made Monaco even stronger.

He pulled off an assist hat trick in his very first match.

Commentator Zhan: "He Su isn't playing football. He's waltzing across the pitch!"

They were already Champions League semifinalists. Is it really too much to ask for me, He Su, to win the Champions League?

Mbappe: "My big brother He Su deserves the Ballon d'Or!"

Haaland: "I need He Su to lead the team to glory!"

Messi: "I've never seen a player this versatile!"

Ronaldo: "He ushered in a new era. He's a true alien!"

Guardiola: "Messi is the best player I've ever seen? What about He?"

Mourinho: "When He has the ball, you need two players to mark him. One against two, and you have no chance."

Cruyff: "He has the most imaginative dribbling I've ever seen!"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.