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dropped at chapter 94/128.Ok with the backstory of ML's history with Yao Lei and the situation it presented, but felt like I would've preferred it more in an entertainment LN and not an e-sport LN as it implied that in the world of e-sports it's not about being good or your skills - also a little confused as to why Yao Lei was part of the quid pro quo -- like what benefit did he even receive? Spoiler
being able to transfer into this team to be close to his Idol? But that would make it really wrong of him to then start a relationship with ML. If it was because he could be a Mid-Laner, he wouldn't be able to be mid-laner right away so he has to sleep with someone for years to be promised that once someone retires from the team he'll play mid?!
[collapse]A little annoyed that the relationship between MC and ML only progresses after MC gets drunk and says what he thinks or does what he thinks and then forgets the next day, so in reality only ML actually knows/remembers. With that being said, the relationship between the two from getting to know each other to sleeping together was so rushed. Yes a lot of these BL relationship are very quick (especially in QT) but it's still somewhat acceptable when MC and M: both know their s*xual orientation, for the MC who always thought he was straight to realize his s*xual orientation, figure out his attraction to ML, come to terms with being the shou and then sleeping with the ML, there just wasn't any real transition or progression of this mind set. Granted I read this with Google Translate so subtleties were probably lost but still. Drunk actions where MC doesn't even remember what he said/did doesn't actually mean MC had truly come to terms with it.I'm more than halfway through the novel and honestly a little confused as to what the story is about. If it's e-sports then it doesn't really hit the mark. If it's the romance, please see above for my thoughts on that. MC supposedly isn't that good when recruited to begin with and was told that he needs to start off training, but somehow ends up substituting as support during a very important finals game? He doesn't even main Support, he's mid. This story also make it seem that anyone can play support and that it's an easier role to play, but the characters for support are different and what you have to pay attention to is different as well. I will say Support is easier to be average in, but to be really good at it at the professional level I can't imagine anyone can very easily adjust play style coordination etc.
