The Ueno Bad Guys [Esports]

[There's another Esports novel available for preorder next door. It's mainly a romance. The blurb is below, so if you're interested, add it to your favorites!]

On Summoner's Rift, when matchmaking puts two solo-queue legends, Xie Liuyang and Pei Yue, on the same team, one of two things happens:

Their teammates celebrate, and their opponents lose all hope.

Xie Liuyang dominates the top lane, making the enemy top laner disappear; Pei Yue rules the jungle, sweeping up every resource.

Countless players take pride in hunting them down. A screenshot of killing them in-game is enough to brag about on the forums for a whole day.

The League's addiction recovery service is so thorough that when the two "break up" later on, tens of thousands of people on forums and message boards celebrate.

After they split, Xie Liuyang joins OTF. For the sake of the team's results, he bears the pressure and carries the load for an entire summer split.

Then, in the final game of the S10 group stage, OTF is about to fade out of the World Championship, until Xie Liuyang pulls off a dazzling Irelia play that hits countless viewers right in the soul!

The fans go wild!

During the transfer window that follows, Pei Yue, who has offers from countless teams, unexpectedly chooses OTF, hoping to stage a "getting back together after a breakup."

When the two reunite, their former "victims" on the Rift gloat:

That's what you get for running rampant in solo queue. Now that you're going pro, go pay your dues together! Hehe!

Other LPL teams: No, no, no. That money's too hot to handle. Whoever wants it can have it.

[Top Laner] The quiet mechanical monster, Xie Liuyang: Don't worry about top. Let me handle my lane.

[Jungler] The cocky hothead, Pei Yue: What are you looking at? Think this belongs to you? Sorry, the jungle is mine. The fountain is yours.

1. Set in the world of League of Legends, with other original details.

2. Main character is the recipient. Esports competition is the focus. A character-growth story, with a slow-burn romance that plays a smaller role.

3. The goal is the championship. Let's go!

…Preorder request: Little Situation, Big Panic [Esports]

While filling in for his cousin in a promotion match, Qi Lan meets a kid who calls him "big brother" at the start of the game and "old man" by the end.

When the kid needs help, he says things like:

"QAQ, mid brother, help! They're all picking on me!"

"I want red buff. Can I have it, big brother?"

"I'm almost level six. Can I take one minion? Just one."

Not knowing what the young jungler is really like, Qi Lan melts at the boy's sweet talk. He gives up resources and coordinates with him. As the LPL's mid-lane king, he protects the kid as they wreak havoc on the Rift.

When they pull off a last-minute comeback and push the enemy's Nexus with the Baron buff, the boy suddenly says:

"The mid laner is the jungler's dog. Got it?"

"Those idiots still dare to gank me? They must be looking to die."

"This old man is so obedient. I've decided to be his dad."

He forgets to turn off his in-game mic, and Feng Yuyang reveals his true colors in front of Qi Lan. His sweet and well-behaved image crashes down in an instant.

Qi Lan laughs.

After losing a gift challenge, Feng Yuyang has to flirt with someone in ranked play at his fans' request.

After searching around, he finds an unlucky guy who's skilled and obedient. He takes the guy's minions and steals his jungle camps, having the time of his life.

Then his glee turns to regret. Just as they're about to win, he forgets to mute his mic, and the other guy hears everything he says on stream.

At least he was using a smurf account. They can all go their separate ways!

As he switches accounts, Feng Yuyang tells his stream viewers, "It's a little thing. No need to panic!"

But then things spiral out of control. First, a player from the professional team RSG leaves a comment in his stream and lights a candle. Then the LPL players all show up, one after another, sending flowers and leaving "sincere" congratulations.

Later, Feng Yuyang goes to a convention to make money and promote himself, only to get caught. A tall, handsome man strokes his ear, then gives his tail a tug...

Afterward, he wipes the corner of the boy's mouth with his fingertip. Qi Lan enjoys watching him blush and bristle before asking:

"Who's your dad?"

Remembering what happened, Feng Yuyang's brain crashes and starts rebooting.

Fair-skinned beauty with a million jobs, Feng Yuyang

Self-controlled, abstinent mid-lane king, Qi Lan

1. Romance is the focus. The game is League of Legends, set in an original setting.

2. Main character is the recipient, one-on-one romance, happy ending.

3. Enjoy the story!

Theme: Esports, competition comes first.