Playing Volleyball with the Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Protagonist of a Sports Novel

[Arrogant and domineering in public, gentle and reserved in private seme x obsessive, fiercely loyal, beautiful but tragic uke]

Feng Xu was an elite volleyball setter. One day, he woke up bound to a Beautiful and Tragic Hero Rescue System.

To play volleyball, Feng Xu agreed. The so-called rescue amounted to helping the protagonist win the world championship, which was no challenge for him.

Then the System told him he couldn't break character.

Remembering how the original owner had acted like he ruled the world, attacking everyone indiscriminately, Feng Xu frowned.

That would be no challenge either

So, when they first met, the protagonist's team had suffered a crushing defeat, he was ostracized, and his teammates were cursing him.

Feng Xu: You can't even manage the most basic setter-hitter coordination. You should get off the team as soon as possible.

System: ...

The second time they met, the protagonist had been shoved into an alley and was being bullied.

Feng Xu hurled a volleyball, conjured from thin air by the System, straight at the group of bullies. It eventually hit the protagonist.

Feng Xu: You can't pass, spike, or dodge a volleyball this big?

System: ?

Even after Feng Xu got the protagonist signed onto the team, the two still acted like enemies. Whenever they met, they looked ready to spike the ball into each other's faces.

The System felt its whole career was hopeless. It couldn't rescue anyone at all.

Just when the System was about to give up completely,

Feng Xu led the protagonist and his team on an unstoppable run, all the way to the national team. They made it to the World Championships and won the title.

And when that sharp tongue started mocking the protagonist again, the protagonist blushed and dodged his gaze in a way that was completely out of character, unable to get a single word out.

In the end, the System was stunned. The protagonist had been successfully rescued, the mission was complete, and the protagonist had turned into an idiot who couldn't speak and only knew how to blush.

A little scene of the System being baffled:

On the eve of a practice match, the protagonist strode into the lounge and charged straight at Feng Xu.

System: The protagonist is emotionally unstable and about to attack someone! Host, run!

Feng Xu paid it no mind, crossed his legs, and stared straight at the protagonist. The other man grabbed his lapels and kissed him in a reckless, chaotic rush. Gritting his teeth, he said:

"I'm your strongest outside hitter."

"Feng Xu, set the ball to me. Only to me."

○ One-on-one romance with the outside hitter, happy ending

○ Some ensemble-cast elements; a coming-of-age story, not a conventional power fantasy. The romance develops gradually.

○ I'm a volleyball novice. All my theoretical knowledge comes from Baidu Baike and popular science sources, and there are no real-life models. Apart from the basic rules, most matches are made up, so please don't nitpick.

○ I'm still learning, so there may be major factual errors. Read with caution! I'm a true novice, so it's best to read without overthinking and just enjoy it. It won't stand up to close scrutiny, so please don't analyze it with a professional eye! Feel free to leave if it's not for you!

Premise: Surpass yourself through competition.