Liam Taylor. Potential Ability: SSS.
He stared at the profile, his mind a chaotic mess of conflicting emotions.
Confusion. Anger. Hurt.
But underneath it all, a strange, undeniable spark of hope.
Was this the answer? Was this Liam's grand, convoluted, 4D-chess master plan?
To get injured, to get inside Aetheria Dynamics, to somehow insert himself, his virtual ghost, into Ethan's own youth academy? It was insane. It was impossible.
He didn't have time to process it. The game was prompting him.
[New Youth Intake available. Accept or Reject new prospects for the upcoming season?]
He looked at the name one last time. He didn't understand.
But he knew, with a certainty that went deeper than logic, that he couldn't abandon him.
He pressed [ACCEPT ALL].
A new player profile was immediately added to his squad list. And a single, private message appeared in his inbox. It was from the new player.
From: Liam Taylor
Subject: So... am I fired as your scout?
