[Esports] The Killing Blow

Mei Xiliu, the king of freeloaders on the national server, has said three things that people hate most:

"Do you like calculus?"

"I'm not just coasting. I play probability theory."

"I think everyone should do a little math."

When OCN signed Mei Xiliu, all the other teams watched, expecting a joke.

Why sign him? Because every one of his streams showed him playing like a random solo-queue freeloader? Because his rank-ups depended on clinging to a strong teammate and getting lucky?

At the morning meeting, Jiang Yusheng, a former LPL champion and current coach, introduced the new recruit to the team.

"This is our new teammate, Mei Xiliu."

Most of the team were dozing or playing on their phones, not paying attention to the usual introductory spiel.

"He won the Hua Luogeng Mathematics Competition at twelve, took gold at the International Mathematical Olympiad at fifteen, and is currently pursuing a combined master's and doctorate in probability theory and mathematical statistics."

The support player choked, spraying soy milk out of his nose.

"Luck is just the surface," Jiang Yusheng said calmly. "No one can make the right call almost perfectly every time, except the person standing next to me."

The pink-haired young man waved, wearing a smug grin.

Someone else couldn't hold back. "Is that for real?"

"Damn, with brains like that, why isn't he building missiles and rockets?"

"He really should have been," Jiang Yusheng said mildly. "At thirteen, he received invitations to join gifted programs at three universities, which he regretfully turned down."

Mei Xiliu nodded and admitted frankly, "I was too addicted to gaming and didn't like working hard."

"...?"

He brought the MSI championship trophy to the coach's office to show him.

Jiang Yusheng gestured for the acupuncturist to leave first, then asked with a faint smile, "Did you achieve your dream?"

"The outcome matched my expectations." Mei Xiliu met his gaze. "From the combined evidence of probability theory and practical experience, we can draw one conclusion."

"High-intensity training isn't necessary to win a championship."

"Jiang Yusheng, it's time for you to come back."

Grumpy, quiet, and dependable gong x flirtatious, coquettish, and arrogant shou

Theme: Confidence in victory and relentless self-improvement.