When Shonen Manga Villains Go Pro in Esports

Qishan is a popular villain in a shonen manga. As a fan-favorite villain, he's powerful, intelligent, and determined, but he's also destined to die.

Who could have expected that after dying and being reborn, he'd end up in the modern world with a "Climb to the Top System" bound to him?

The System requires him to become the world's strongest _____ within five years, or he'll die all over again.

Become the world's strongest? That's no challenge for Qishan. He has countless options, but after spending a week browsing the news, he gives up on the others and chooses to become an esports player, rising to the top of the world.

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One day, a handsome streamer appears on a certain fish-themed livestreaming platform, playing a game. His 0-7 Yasuo gets him mocked by countless viewers.

Three months later, the top spots for Yasuo, Tristana, and LeBlanc on the Korean server belong to new players.

Five months later, at the Streamer Cup, a newcomer named Qishan beats a lineup of retired professional players and takes the championship.

Eight months later, KKKL, on the verge of disbanding, is restructured. The new team includes a mid laner who streams in the platform's beauty category, an LPL top laner who's a 28-year-old veteran, the league's only female AD carry, and a crippled support who walks with a cane.

They're the picture of a washed-up, weak, and broken team.

The only player who looks normal is the jungler. Two months after the team is restructured, even he's replaced by a friend of the mid laner.

Well, they say the new jungler is the mid laner's friend, but rumors say he's really just a big dog the mid laner keeps, viciously attacking anyone he's pointed at.

Nobody has any faith in this team.

Then, less than two years later, this battered team wins the S-Series World Championship.

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