AuE:「y'Z The ErRor's Imbragea」

The moment Aru loaded into the next match, he felt it.

A presence.

A force.

A name whispered between lines of code, its syllables like a forbidden cheat command that activated when spoken. The chat lit up.

@BigBoss47: "BRO NO WAY YOU JUST GOT XI XIANG PING'D."

@Error404: "Nah, that's an auto-loss. He's done."

@FramePerfect: "This is why you don't fight The Algorithm."

Aru's screen glitched, his inputs reversed, his controls slowed to a crawl. The system had pre-decided his loss before the match had even begun. Xi Xiang Ping. The name that meant 'your fate has been written.'

Aru grinned. "Fine. Let's rewrite it."