When the Bells of Cologne Ring Again

The night he failed the college entrance exam, his father pointed at him and scolded, 'All you know how to do is play games.' He didn't argue. The next day, he packed his suitcase and fled to Amsterdam, hiding out in an esports bar by the canal. He casually joined a community cup and single-handedly crushed an entire semi-pro team. The video went viral, and everyone accused him of cheating. No one guessed he was a newly adult Chinese teenager. Then came the trial invitation from Astralis. The four-time Major champion powerhouse opened its doors to him. From an Asian face on the bench to being called 'the first' by a world champion; from a destined rivalry with a Russian prodigy to being inches away from the Major finals—the question his father slammed the door with kept echoing in his mind: 'What do you want?' He didn't have an answer then. Now he knows.