Humans used to play Mobile Legends through the screen. It is now 4050 and it is no longer a game but a sport. Players are handpicked to enter the arenas as they strive to work as a team to destroy turrets and bring their team to victory.
Neo Cultur...
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Na Jaemin was about to pee his pants. Never had he been in such a situation before, people treating him and his lover like it was a sin to love. His friends were all dressed and pacing in front of the Battle of Peril court.
This isn't how it was supposed to be, Jaemin thought.
This place was for the cheaters, those who corrupted the council, and those who were in the gray area on the arena. Sound familiar? It was a place for Hwang Yena but why... Why was it that it was him and Yahoo standing there and she as a witness to testify against him?
The master of the council, Mr. Lee Sooman, was sweating. Yahoo and Jaemin could not even speak to one another because it was "against the rules".
What was worse was that Jaemin had his friends but his girlfriend had no one. Nabi, Dana and Bunny must have noticed that Yahoo needed emotional support that they told him that they'd go sit on her side. Jaemin saw Yahoo's eyes light up hopefully before she once again burst out into tears.
The trial began as a blur. Yahoo could hardly speak and Jaemin could not drag his eyes away from Yena who had that god forsaken smirk on her face.
"They deserve for than a warning, Master," Yena's father began. He looked exactly like his daughter with his prim and proper suit. "My daughter did her best. Rules are put up for a reason. A CC staff and a player? There is no guarantee that she hasn't trampled with his performance being the one person who'll be able to."
Jaemin took a deep breath when he felt a nudge, the male turning to the side to see that Jeno had slipped his hand into his to squeeze it tightly.
"I beg to differ," Doyoung began, the male standing from the crowd. He turned to the master to give him a low polite bow. "I am the Head of the Control Center Staff and I can vouch for her. These things, they can be audited. All of our games are recorded. Yahoo has never once tried to change the arena and did anything different from how Na Jaemin plays."
"Recordings can be tampered."
Doyoung's jaw locked and he looked furious. Nothing pissed Doyoung off more than someone questioning his integrity.
"You know nothing about the operations in NCT Training Center, Mr. Hwang," Doyoung answered, surprisingly calmly. "And are we not going to talk about your daughter fucking the Teacher's Assistant—"
"Objection. This has nothing to do with..."
"Everything is relevant only if it helps you," Nabi interjected. Mr. Lee Sooman looked deep in thought. It was weird how everyone kept on piping up with their own opinions, not like it hasn't happened before, but everyone had no respect for authority.
Authority being him.
"This is a violation of basic rules," Yena's father said. "I demand the master side with what is right."
