In Yu Shi's four-year career, he was the world's number-one mid laner for three years straight, a merciless killer in the Rift. Aloof and solitary, he was known as the Cold-Faced King of Hell and adored by countless fans. But Yu Shi had a secret: he was gay.
After an accident, he transmigrated into a book, whose protagonist was exactly his ideal type. After arriving in the book, he personally taught the protagonist how to play, turning himself from a mid laner into a support and carrying him all the way to a world championship.
On the night they won, Yu Shi confessed to the protagonist and was rejected. Then the truth that he was gay was exposed. Hounded by online abuse and his teammates' disgust, and worn down by repeated all-nighters, Yu Shi suddenly died. Then he was reborn in the book once again.
After being reborn, Yu Shi changed his ways completely and announced to the world that he was gay. As expected, the online abuse soon followed.
Netizens: Now I get why his mid lane is worse than support. He was too busy chasing men.
Yu Shi gave a cold laugh. He stopped funneling resources to the protagonist, and just as netizens were getting ready to flame him for being bad and stealing farm, Yu Shi turned around and scored a mid-lane pentakill.
Yu Shi: "So what if I want a man? What, does it make you play worse?"
He didn't just want a man, he went out and found one. After the autumn season ended, Yu Shi went straight to a gay bar and hooked up with a guy. He never expected it to be someone he knew.
Song Nanqiao, the legendary top-tier rich kid, had used his money to build an esports team. They barely scraped into the playoffs almost every time, earning them the nickname "the ATM of the esports league" from netizens.
After a night of passion, Yu Shi dusted himself off and left. The very next day, Song Nanqiao pinned him against a wall.
Song Nanqiao: "You use me and then run off. Do you think I'm just a tool?"
Yu Shi replied indifferently, "What kind of compensation do you want?"
Not long after, during the transfer window, Yu Shi moved from a grassroots team to the ATM team. Song Nanqiao provided the opportunities, and Yu Shi provided the skill.
Netizens switched up their insults: Yu Shi's gone and fallen into a pile of money. He'd give up even playing in matches for cash.
But a year later, without Yu Shi calling the shots, the grassroots team fell apart. Meanwhile, Yu Shi led the supposedly unserious team from the bottom of the rankings all the way to the world championship finals.
Yu Shi dug out his ears. "So what if I fell into a pile of money? What, does it make you play worse?"
Netizens switched tactics again: Don't celebrate too soon. Song Nanqiao is a rich kid, so he's obviously only after your skills and just having some fun with you. Once you retire, he'll dump you.
That night, at the awards ceremony after the finals, Song Nanqiao dropped to one knee. "I've been your tool for so long. If you're satisfied with me, could you give me a chance to become something more?"
Netizens: ...
We can't even flame them anymore. Guess we'll just wish them well.
P.S. The protagonist's feelings for the original protagonist were more about liking his fictional character, not genuinely liking the original protagonist. The reason he funneled mid-lane resources to the jungler was that the team played around a jungle-carry strategy. And what truly changed his personality wasn't being rejected after his confession. He's not lovesick, and he might even be a bit of a player, hahaha.
Theme: Learn to love yourself
