Identity V: The Captain and Teammates Are All Playing Along

#The reason an esports player quit the competition turns out to be that he took dirty money from someone else?#

A year ago, Jian Lin was struggling under the pressure of the Abyss Tournament while scrambling to raise money for his mother's heart transplant. At last, worn down by anxiety, he gave in to reality...

But he could never forget his former captain, Lin Qing. So he secretly logged into his old account and quietly became a moderator for his former captain, spending money to boost Lin Qing's rankings and sinking deeper and deeper into the business of throwing matches.

For the Nth time, he apologizes to the streamer and the fans.

“Sorry for being so bad that you had to watch. My apologies.”

“I'm a Tier Three Little Deer, and you expect me to know what a Big Heart is???”

“Isn't the flashlight there to help you see your teammates' faces better? Wait, you can shine it at your own face too?”

Then one day, Lin Qing showed up with an alt account and caught him throwing matches for a client.

He forced a teammate to the ground to heal them, then stood there watching fireworks go off around the teammate's chair.

I've seen people throw games, but never anyone who threw harder than me.

[One-on-one romance, a scheming captain as the pursuer and a prickly teammate as the pursued at first, mutual pursuit later, plus sweet everyday ranked matches.]

The blurb is provisional and may be revised later.