Keep It Steady, I'll Carry: Esports

The once-dominant championship team EOV, which disbanded after suffering a crushing defeat, recently announced that it would soon return to competition. The entire scene was unanimous in writing them off.

User A: The only old EOV member left is their captain, Late. What the hell are they coming back for? They might as well stay gone.

User B: A comeback and a reorganization? They don't even have a starting ADC. What a joke.

User C: Just asking, can EOV even get five players together to compete before the regular season starts?

Faced with everyone's doubts, EOV announced their starting ADC right on schedule: Link.

He had never competed professionally, never joined a youth team, and wasn't a famous streamer. No one had ever heard of him. The only difference between him and some random Iron-ranked player was that he was handsome.

Everyone: Where did they dig up this no-name nobody? Has EOV gone crazy? Even without an ADC, they can't just put some random person on the team!

Everyone waited for EOV to get completely crushed during the regular season and disband again. But the new ADC, whom everyone had dismissed, managed to score his first solo kill of his career in just five minutes.

The commentators were stunned. The chat filled with question marks, and one message slowly drifted across the screen: Five minutes in, and I need to know everything about this guy.

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One day, a viral post appeared on a social media platform: "I came across a boosting service claiming he can reach number one on the global points leaderboard within a month. He's asking for 19,888. Do you guys think I should take the plunge?"

At everyone's urging, the poster paid the enormous sum of 20,000 yuan, and thousands of people left comments, waiting to see how it would turn out.

At the same time, an unfamiliar account appeared on the global points leaderboard, climbing at a terrifying speed. It beat professional players and crushed streamers, heading straight for number one.

Just as players everywhere speculated about which pro's alt account it might be, no one noticed the poster quietly uploading a screenshot of the number-one spot: "Oh no, guys, this is the real deal. This guy's a god-tier carry."

People flocked to the comments asking for the carry's contact information, but the carry himself had no idea what kind of storm he had stirred up online.

He used the 20,000 yuan he'd earned to pay off his mother's final hospital bill, turned down the client's other boosting requests, and was just thinking about finding a steady, reliable job when another message from the client popped up.

Client: Bro, someone got in touch with me and asked me to find out if you'd be interested in going pro.

Ji Lin: What kind of job? Legit? Pays well?

Client: ?

Client: Legit. I bet it pays a million a year.

Ji Lin: I'm in.

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EOV had gotten a troublesome new ADC.

Not because he was rebellious. The kid was simply cold, introverted, quiet, and bad at communicating, which was a major taboo in a professional scene built around teamwork and strategy.

As his support, shot-caller, and captain, Jiang Weichi took it upon himself to train the newcomer.

Jiang Weichi: I'll go check vision. Clear the wave and move toward the river. Watch out for their jungler, he might gank you. Play safe.

Ji Lin: ...

Jiang Weichi: Link?

Ji Lin: ...

Jiang Weichi: Say something.

The next second, a notification appeared on the screen: Link had slain the enemy jungler.

Ji Lin silently clicked on the enemy jungler's death status. At the same time, two lines appeared in the chat box.

EOV-Link: He's dead.

EOV-Link: Don't be scared.

Jiang Weichi: ?

A silent, taciturn, merciless swordmaster lone wolf of a bottom

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A steady, dependable, guiding shot-caller alpha who keeps his feelings under wraps top

One-on-one, bottom's perspective, happy ending. Fictional game and my take on esports.

2026.4.9

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