Guess I’ll Fight to the Bitter End

This is a sci-fi romance featuring mechs and superpowers. Jiang Die was revived in the 24th century after being cryogenically frozen due to an illness. Free of leukemia, he entered high school, studied hard, played sports, and occasionally got into arguments with bullies. Three years of ordinary school life passed like that. Then, in the year he graduated, his adoptive sister fell seriously ill. To pay her exorbitant medical bills, Jiang Die had no choice but to set his sights on the fastest way to make money. The most commercially valuable sports league in the solar system was the CCL, the Combat Champions League. Its stars could earn contracts worth hundreds of millions and bask in the adoration of the masses. The league’s old legends were nearing the end of their careers, and a new generation of champions was about to rise. As the stars clashed, Jiang Die resolved to overcome the inevitable hardships and become the brightest new star of them all. “Jiang Die is the most unmanageable rookie in history! The CCL’s most ill-tempered newcomer!” “Lang Ge once ruled the entire CCL as a tyrant. Jiang Die questioned the tyrant, defied the tyrant, and eventually became a tyrant himself, even surpassing him. A new saying was coined for him: challenge, then surpass!” “After defeating Lang Ge, the only rival left who could compete with him for GOAT was Zhuang He.” “Does anyone still remember that controversial new star Jiang Die was a shy little bunny when he first joined the league?” In the public eye, Jiang Die and Zhuang He were the top star athletes in the Earth and Mars divisions. They never met during the regular season, but when they faced off in the finals, it was a fight to the death. They ended each other’s winning streaks, battled until they were both bloody, and only worked together by chance. Mutual hatred was the natural order of things. They were the most famous pair of twin stars in the 24th-century sports world, hyped up by the media and destined to be sworn rivals. A reporter asked, “Is there any chance you’ll reconcile in this lifetime?” Jiang Die smiled. “That would be difficult.” Zhuang He was silent for a long time before replying, “Yes. He hates me.” They were enemies on the field, yet drawn to each other. Even after an accident left them tangled up together, neither was willing to admit they were in love. They couldn’t let go, but couldn’t love anyone else either, so they had no choice but to fight it out to the bitter end. Friendly reminders Jiang Die has rare golden blood. After he developed leukemia, a bone marrow transplant wasn’t an option, so he had to be frozen in the 21st century and revived in the 24th. The sports in this novel are mech combat and dungeon exploration, with superpowers and a fictional setting. A coming-of-age sports novel. The main plot follows Jiang Die as he becomes a sporting legend, builds a five-championship dynasty, and becomes the GOAT. The romance is secondary. A flirtatious-looking pursuer with no actual romantic experience × a seemingly gentle, classically beautiful receiver who is actually sharp-tongued and full of fight. Neither has a perfect personality. Readers with a strong moral aversion, beware. The pursuer is six years older than the receiver. They’re rivals who love and hate each other, but it has a happy ending. First love for both, with mutual pining and equal footing. Important: They really are extremely intense rivals. I hadn’t seen many stories with rivals this intense, so the author decided to write one to satisfy this particular kink. Firmly 1v1. I started this novel because I wanted this pair to fight and have sex at the same time. No swapping or reversing roles. No policing readers, extremists, or extreme ideologies. Don’t label or condemn anyone. Reading is for fun. If you don’t like it, move on. The story will go into detail about how the pursuer and receiver became enemies. I know this may be controversial, but I hadn’t seen other rival stories explore that part in depth, so I’m writing it to indulge my tastes. They don’t become officially hostile until chapter 315, and their relationship only starts progressing after that. Until then, it keeps going backward. The novel will also detail their character flaws and less admirable sides, so consider this another warning. In this novel, every character, regardless of race, skin color, profession, or gender, will face consequences for their mistakes. If another character wrongs the protagonist, he’ll stand up for himself and get even (after all, he’s strong and has a fiery personality). If he’s slow to get back at them, it’s because the author isn’t updating quickly or ruthlessly enough. Feel free to prod the author to write faster and harder. Heart! No character’s values should be taken as the author’s values. Absolutely not, absolutely not. (The author is just a three-dimensional human who writes stories, loves eating bananas, and sometimes imitates monkeys.) The athletes’ selection system in the novel is based on American college sports leagues and professional league drafts. GOAT means Greatest Of All Time. It describes athletes who have reached the highest level in their sport in terms of skill, achievements, and influence., From an online search Theme: Resist bullying. Never give up your life because of it. Hold on to hope and stride toward the future.