Top-Tier Mid Laner, Get to Know Him [Esports]

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Tra's Bu Ran was a prodigy mid laner from the youth training program, but was forced to switch to top lane. He won a championship with the team, only to be mocked by everyone as a lucky player who had stumbled into a title.

It was said the coach wanted Bu Ran to switch to jungle next. Bu Ran refused, so he was benched. But as soon as this claim came out, people immediately insisted that Bu Ran's fans had made it up.

While everyone argued, the person at the center of the storm transferred to vin, a team made up entirely of rookies.

Throughout the entire transfer window, Bu Ran posted only once on Weibo:

"Top-tier mid laner. Come check me out."

He was mocked for being delusional.

Then came the dramatic twist: vin beat Tra in their first match, an undeniable slap in Tra's face. And Bu Ran, the star at the center of the storm, lived up to expectations, carrying all three games.

During an interview, the host asked Bu Ran, "Why did you have the jungler come all the way from the other side of the map to help you pull off that counterkill? Was it because of the trust between teammates?"

"A top-tier mid laner deserves to be saved, of course," Bu Ran said with a light laugh, showing off his little tiger fangs.

Bu Ran embodied the spirit of esports: skill comes first.

The comments that night, when vin swept Tra:

"??? I admit it, I was talking a little too loudly."

"Waaah, mid lane can't live without Bu Ran, just like the West can't live without Jerusalem."

"I believe now that rumor wasn't made up. Waaah, our Xu Heyang is the top-tier mid laner most deserving of a championship."

"I'm dying, Bu Ran has lost his pro player ID."

After this match, the young man was so full of confidence in his interview that he won over a lot of fans.

Many people found Bu Ran's livestream.

But... why did the vibe in the livestream seem a little different?

"Captain, Lanlan, hungry, feed me."

"???"

Jiang Yuzhi, who had never given up blue buff before, quietly handed one over to Bu Ran.

"Waaah, Yuzhi and Bu Ran are climbing the ranks like crazy!!!"

"To the sister above, please don't ship them. This is the esports scene, so show the real people some respect."

As it turned out, nobody shipped this pair more seriously than Bu Ran himself. He liked just about every post shipping him as the top, and even flaunted it in front of his fans.

"Ship them, ship them all. The real person is acting it out right in front of us."

"I don't believe it. I'd sooner believe Yuning will nerf their own favorite, Aertes. I don't believe Bu Ran is the top." Yuning is the game developer, and Aertes is the overpowered ban-worthy character who has never been nerfed since launch.

Only later did the livestream viewers understand. The jungler running all the way from bot lane to top lane to save the mid laner: was it love? Was it a sense of duty? No, neither. It was just a little game between a couple.

Xu Heyang: "?"

What the heck.

An original story set in a MOBA game.

The characters aren't based on real people, so please don't read them that way.

If there are parts that really hurt the reading experience, feel free to revise them as long as it doesn't affect the plot.

This story is half romance and half plot, though there may be a little more romance.

The first round of the group stage in the early chapters doesn't get much page time, while there may be a lot of livestream comments. If that bothers you, read with caution.

I've revised the blurb. If you don't like it, click the top-left corner and leave. No fighting.

Inspired by MOBAs like LoL, Honor of Kings, and Dota, with some original worldbuilding!

The competition uses a points-based promotion and relegation system. The promotion and relegation matches are held through a national tournament, but the story doesn't go into them much.

Note from 2022.7.22

Theme: Live life with optimism