Why Are You Picking a Fight with Him? (Esports)

Recommend my upcoming novel of the same type: "ADC, But My Support Is My Nemesis [Esports]"

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Ceder, Chu Mingzhou, is a legendary player, the first in the Five Elements League to win three consecutive Finals MVP awards.

Sika, Lu Yu, is a prodigious young talent, the first in the Five Elements League to retire and become a top-tier mecha engineer.

They were also the hugely popular former twin stars of CX.

Since the S11 finals, no one has dared mention their names together.

Don't ask. They might as well be dead to each other.

Until Chu Mingzhou, who had disappeared without a trace for two years, returned to the Floating Leap Star and strutted around the streets with a Sika fan banner he had printed himself.

A few weeks later, team AIP made an official announcement. The two players' IDs were lined up neatly side by side.

Everyone in the league: ?

Are we all part of your little game?

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Once their old misunderstanding was cleared up, the two gradually returned to their old way of getting along.

The good news: it helped build team camaraderie.

The bad news: it was not good for the hearts of the people watching.

During an AIP livestream, the comments were all asking, "Can someone ask your Wood and Fire players what they're up to?"

A teammate glanced over in confusion and saw their captain in an inconspicuous corner, personally feeding fruit to the boy who was busy replying to messages.

The teammate's eyes wandered. "Ah, what a heartwarming display of team spirit."

Comments: "..."

A fan ran into them in person and noticed the ID on the team jacket Lu Yu was wearing. They looked puzzled and whispered, "Why is Sika wearing Ceder's team jacket?"

The AIP manager beside them cleared his throat twice, pretended to send a voice message, and said loudly, "When will Sika's redesigned team jackets arrive? Yeah, both got blown away by the wind. We need them urgently."

Fan: "..."

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In the decisive team fight of the interstellar tournament finals, AIP's two carries pulled off a spectacular, perfectly coordinated play that secured their victory.

The golden word WIN appeared on the screen, and their teammates jumped up and hugged one another in excitement.

Lu Yu turned his head without thinking and met a pair of clear, bright eyes.

The next second, someone wrapped an arm around his waist and pulled him close. Warm breaths brushed his ear, slow and uneven.

"Thanks for carrying me, God Yu."

Lu Yu's ears visibly reddened. After a long pause, he managed to say, "It's what I do."

The person holding him began to laugh, his chest vibrating against Lu Yu's shoulder. His voice was muffled, his drawn-out words both alluring and tender. "Yeah. My boyfriend is amazing."

In the post-match interview, the host asked, "Ceder, you and Sika used Yu and Feng, the famous couple mechas, in the deciding game, and they worked really well. How did you coordinate during that team fight?"

Chu Mingzhou's mouth curved into a pleased smile. His tone held a hint of lazy boastfulness.

"We barely coordinated. I just lived off my wife's carry."

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Game design and tournament format are inspired by KPL and LPL.

The characters are not based on real people.

Romance >> gaming.

Important! This is not a typical interstellar mecha story. At heart, it's an esports story.

----- Upcoming novel: "ADC, But My Support Is My Nemesis" -----

After being chosen for the national team alongside his archenemy, Chi Xu inexplicably gained an ability.

He could see the most recent thought in another person's mind on the game's loading screen.

Most of the time, people's thoughts when they started a game were things like, "If this game doesn't let me win, I'm uninstalling it."

But there were exceptions, like during training...

Top laner from Team A: [Damn it, I want to transfer.]

Chi Xu: Wait, didn't you just talk up team spirit in yesterday's interview?

Jungler from Team B: [So-and-so is a fucking idiot.]

Chi Xu: Wait, wait, wait, aren't you two the league's heavily promoted twin-star pairing? You were selling that ship like crazy two days ago!

After taking one shock after another, Chi Xu shifted his gaze to the hero selection screen of the enemy who had picked alongside him.

He figured that a certain ice-cold show-off wouldn't have any extra thoughts.

...Would he?

In neat, upright typeface, a line of black text appeared above that irritating ID: [I want to shut Chi Xu up with a kiss.]

Chi Xu: Hello??

He could not stand for that. After the session ended, he marched straight over and dragged the guy into a small room.

In a stiff, accusatory tone, he said, "Don't you have something you want to tell me?"

"Like what?"

The young man replied coolly, "Like how you spent the whole afternoon daydreaming, flashed into a wall twice, died seven times, and mispositioned yourself N times?"

To get this famous pair of sworn enemies to make peace as quickly as possible, the training camp coach thought it over and put them in the same dorm room.

The two laid down three rules when they moved in.

1. Wear proper clothes in the dorm.

One morning, Si Yan came out of the bathroom and ran straight into Chi Xu, who was wearing only half a pair of baggy shorts.

Si Yan's temples throbbed. He coldly spat out one word: "Explain."

Chi Xu's beautiful eyes glistened. He suddenly flashed the other man a bright smile. "Sorry, I'm used to sleeping naked."

2. Don't touch each other's things without permission.

One night, Si Yan returned to the dorm after extra practice and saw a lump sticking out from under his blanket.

He walked over and lifted the covers. His roommate was sleeping soundly with his eyes closed, the back of his head sticking up in a messy tuft.

Si Yan stared at the little tuft on his head for a full five minutes, then frowned, sat down at his desk, and spent the entire night reviewing match footage.

3. Recite the Core Socialist Values from memory every day.

Chi Xu thought he was a genius for coming up with such a brilliant way to reform someone through positive, wholesome values.

What he failed to notice was that he might have succeeded a little too well...

When Chi Xu decided the time had come for the other guy to turn over a new leaf, he dragged him into a duo queue.

Once the game loading screen appeared, Chi Xu saw that familiar line of black text and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

Then he froze like a statue, his face red as steam poured from it.

[I want to lock Chi Xu up forever x]

Huh? Dude, is that Chinese? Is that actually okay?

Theme: In the brightest days of youth, let prosperity bloom.