[New novel, "My Archrival Is Actually My Teammate", blurb at the end]
Chen Cijiu went all in on her esports dream, only to be abandoned by her club because of rumors.
The club rejected her, her parents didn't support her, and netizens didn't understand her. Chen Cijiu fell into her darkest hour.
But just as netizens were cheering the miserable ending of Chen Cijiu, the "esports plague," legendary Huaxia region team DRG welcomed her with great fanfare and grandly announced that she would be the support for top AD Qin Zhan.
The internet exploded:
[What is DRG thinking?! How could they take someone like her? Does she deserve to support God Zhan?!]
[God Zhan! Get a grip! She can't do it. How can a mid laner play support?!]
That night, Qin Zhan personally reposted the announcement and replied:
[She deserves it. She's the one I chose.]
Netizens were dumbfounded:
You personally picked her? So you do have desires when it comes to humans?
Qin Zhan was one of the LPL's top AD players, cold and eccentric, with eyes only for the enemy's Nexus. He reached the peak as soon as he went pro, leading DRG to every honor there was, including a world championship.
But then his teammates retired, the game changed, and DRG sank into a mire. For Qin Zhan, the championship gradually became an obsession.
During a ranked game, he saw Chen Cijiu's plays. Since he first started playing LOL, she was the only person who understood him instinctively, someone who could react just as he would without needing to communicate.
"I want her."
He couldn't let her slip away. He had to consider that this might be his only chance to return to the peak.
Qin Zhan had set his sights on Chen Cijiu. Under immense pressure, he went to great lengths to lure her to DRG as his support.
"Will you come to DRG? Come support me. If things go well, we can win the championship together this year. If they don't, then next year."
When Chen Cijiu first joined DRG, fans worried, haters gloated, and no one truly believed in her.
But her rate of growth left everyone astounded. With her arrival, DRG found the final piece of the puzzle. The phoenix spread its wings, soaring ninety thousand miles into the clouds, and shot straight to the world championship podium.
The golden rain fell in a dazzling shower. Chen Cijiu and Qin Zhan stood side by side, sharing the glory. From that moment, they set sail and ushered in an era of their own.
In the history of Esports, your name and mine will be written together as the "Best Duo."
Reader's Guide:
1. Esports romance with serious Esports. There are no real-life models, so please don't force real players into the story or treat it as a replacement. The settings are fictional. Please don't bring them up to the author.
2. The "female lead is worth ninety million" meme and the title both came from my dear friend Lu Senyu. Thanks for pushing me so hard and giving me such a thorough thrashing. Without her, this novel wouldn't have taken its current shape.
3. For more content warnings, please see the author's note in Chapter One.
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New novel: "My Archrival Is Actually My Teammate." Blurb follows:
Everyone in the livestream knows that Li Luonian, a jungle king with nine number-one rankings on national servers, has an archrival: the mid laner known as "Guyun," who specializes in one hero.
Since their rankings are close, Li Luonian often gets matched with Guyun. When he's on the opposing team, he not only likes stealing her jungle monsters, but also mocks her skills with a "Sorry" after narrowly surviving her counterattack.
Li Luonian: I swear I won't rest until I smash Guyun's stupid head!
Later, Li Luonian joined WG as a pro player. The team's mid laner, Gu Fan, was handsome and skilled. He'd help her secure buffs and coordinate with her in the jungle, letting them slaughter their way across the Rift and win matches.
Li Luonian: I'm freaking in love!
Li Luonian showered her mid laner with all kinds of praise, both in public and in private, calling him peerless in heaven and unmatched on earth. Everyone knew WG's mid-jungle duo got along beautifully, with the best synergy in the league.
Until one day, Li Luonian happened to discover that her mid laner had a smurf account. Its username was one she knew all too well: Guyun.
The very archrival she'd wanted to kill!
Li Luonian: ...
Getting along beautifully? Best synergy in the league?
Hah.
You little bastard, you're dead!
Reader's Guide:
1. An Honor of Kings Esports novel. Let your imagination run wild; no need to scrutinize the details.
2. This is a romance-focused writing exercise. I'll do my best to be rigorous about the game, but the Esports tournament details will make way for the romance. Specifically, the story won't use tournaments such as the KPL, but original tournaments! (Emphasis!) This is to make the timeline work. If anything in the Esports section doesn't make sense, I apologize in advance.
3. Updates will provisionally be daily or every other day. I'll follow the ranking schedule when it's listed.
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Recommend my dear friend Lu Senyu's completed Esports novel, "KPL's Strongest Support [Esports]."
An Honor of Kings Esports novel, complete and well worth reading.
Recommend my dear friend Yi Ta Zhen Gu's Apocalypse novel, "Bringing the Big Shot Home After I Picked Him Up [Apocalypse]."
Don't leave an injured beauty behind! A plot-driven story with a powerful female lead. Please add it to your reading list.
Theme: A pure-hearted dreamer chases their dream.
Wow, I finished watching it. I feel like the relationship between the male and female protagonists is too little. Can there be some sweet side stories?
I want to see the follow-up episode after it was revealed that the male and female protagonists are dating~
Ten leopards and eight generations, one within a generation, and one who can't defeat wild monsters! ! ! Hahaha
When will it be updated? It's so hard to wait for you.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I can't get enough! ! I can't get enough of it even after the second brush. Wow.
I think we can talk about it after we win the championship. It will take too long to wait for retirement.
I don't know if we can still watch the extra episode together.
Ahhhhhh, not enough! ! ! I also want to watch the sweet daily extra of the two of them, woo woo woo.
Very well written! ! ! ! The game competition scenes really get better and better the more you look at them! ! !
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A Mortal Among the Stars, Calling on the Gods [Chinese Mythology]
Interstellar All-Round Analyst
Cats Want to Play Esports Too!
Darling, You Smell So Good
Wow, I finished watching it. I feel like the relationship between the male and female protagonists is too little. Can there be some sweet side stories?
I want to see the follow-up episode after it was revealed that the male and female protagonists are dating~
Ten leopards and eight generations, one within a generation, and one who can't defeat wild monsters! ! ! Hahaha
When will it be updated? It's so hard to wait for you.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I can't get enough! ! I can't get enough of it even after the second brush. Wow.
I think we can talk about it after we win the championship. It will take too long to wait for retirement. I don't know if we can still watch the extra episode together.
Ahhhhhh, not enough! ! ! I also want to watch the sweet daily extra of the two of them, woo woo woo.
Very well written! ! ! ! The game competition scenes really get better and better the more you look at them! ! !
Ahhhhhhhhhh looking forward to confessing!
Here comes n brush again! ! ! !