Gu Wei, the popular yet controversial lead dancer of boy band T.ATW.... more>>

Jiang Xun, a god-tier professional esports player.

One day, after a certain variety show aired, these complete strangers became a trending topic together.

Gu Wei's Anti-Fans: Do these two have anything to do with each other? Gu Wei is absolutely shameless. He'll try to leech fame off anything that moves, even esports legends. Ignore him, ignore him!

Fans of Jiang Xun's Technique: If our God Xun wanted to, he could buy this whole country. If he's playing around with some nameless celeb, he'll just play until he gets bored and moves on.

But before long, an unexpectedly heated controversy sparked around the two:

Jiang Xun slacks off during a livestream to promote a celebrity!

Jiang Xun's little brother Jiang Ying says he's being forced to defend his nemesis Gu Wei against anti-fans!

Gu Wei, Jiang Xun… a shocking affair?!

Netizens: ???

The two do have talks of an engagement brewing between them, but it wasn't Jiang Xun who Gu Wei fell for first… it was Jiang Xun's reaction memes.

When Jiang Xun first met Gu Wei, he came away with the impression that Gu Wei was his diehard fan. He never would have imagined Gu Wei was only a fan of his memes.

Gu Wei: Ge… I think your reaction memes are better looking than you.

Jiang Xun: Little Gu, you're a little rebel, aren't you?

Then, affection gradually began to grow between the two. Gu Wei finally mustered up the courage to confess his feelings to Jiang Xun.

Gu Wei: Jiang Xun, I think I've started to ship us.

Jiang Xun, fiercely: You're late. I've already become your stan. <<less

This novel is also known as [I was caught and brought back after using and tossing aside the Great Demon King of e-sports…]... more>>

Wei Xiao––the former rookie king of the league, now an accompanying player and tr*sh talk king, had a stupefied look on his face!

Someone bought 10,000 games with him!

200 yuan a game, for a neat and tidy total of two million yuan!

Wei Xiao: “Boss, you didn’t miscount the zeroes, right?”

“No.”

“You want me to accompany you to play 10,000 games?”

“Mm.”

Wei Xiao was amazed. But just when he thought he’d encountered a generous fool and was having a good time deceiving and playing with them, he discovered the other party’s identity.

This person actually turned out to be his previous captain, the one whose hands were tired from accepting too many championship trophies, the one who made everyone feel fear when they heard his name, the Great Demon King of the league, Lu Feng!

Wei Xiao: “I’m sorry for disturbing you, goodbye!”

Lu Feng picked up the little bastard who wanted to run, “Have you played around enough? Come back for training if you’ve played enough!”

Later on, Wei Xiao became famous in a single game. The host interviewed him, “How would you evaluate God Lu?”

Wei Xiao: “God Lu? Great technique, strong physical strength, and the most heaven-defying thing is his endurance!”

Host: “???”

How come the answer seemed to be a little strange?! <<less

Waking up after a sound sleep, Xie Mingzhe reincarnated into the future world. Here a holographic trading card game is popular around the Galaxy, many professional card players and card designers coming to the fore.... more>>

——The competition is about to begin. Every player, please show your cards!

Other players’ set of playing cards: Thousand-year-old God Tree, Flame Dragon and Ice-crystal Phoenix!

Xie Mingzhe’s set of playing cards: Zhuge Liang, Diao Chan, Cao Cao and Sun Quan… (They are all important historical figures from the period of the Three Kingdoms in ancient China, AD 220 – 280)

Xie Mingzhe uses his unprecedented Character Cards with strange skills in the competition.

Audience: What the hell →_→ <<less

Su Xue, a woman in her mid 20s, is struggling both in paying rent and finding her path in life. Her latest stint has her trying to become a popular League of Legends streamer, though to poor results. One day, she is interrupted in the middle of a livestream by a surprise visit from her landlady. She is informed that she will be having a new roommate. The landlady’s nephew, Lin Feng, a 18 year old boy who has just transferred over to Shanghai for his last year of high school.... more>>

Though initially opposed to it, Su Xue reluctantly agrees to the arrangement. She learns that the two share a common interest—League of Legends—and that he’s really amazing at the game. Lin Feng also reveals to her he wishes to become the best professional League of Legends player in the world.

The next day. Lin Feng attends his first day of school as a transfer student at High School 13. He meets Ouyang and Yang Fan, and the trio find a common passion in League of Legends. Lin Feng is then introduced to Ren Rou, the president of the esports club with a fiery personality, and Tang Bingyao, a quiet bookworm with a love for money and a surprising talent for the game.

A little about Lin Feng’s past is revealed. He was a once pro player, the youngest in history and a contender for the best player in the world. Until the finals of the Season 1 World Championship. There, he lost to his arch-rival, an equally brilliant Korean youth. That was the peak of his career, and also the turning point in his life. He stepped down from his team and disappeared from competitive play altogether. Now, after a four year long hiatus, he aims to make a comeback

Over the next couple of weeks, Lin Feng learns about the upcoming Shanghai 16 School Tournament, and that his school’s esports club had performed especially poorly the previous year. He agrees to coach the club’s team and help them win the first place trophy this year. And so, he starts the members of the club out on an intense training bootcamp.

Meanwhile, the Season 5 League of Legends World Championship is taking place at around the same time. Tian Tian, one of Lin Feng’s former teammates and best friend, is on one of the Chinese teams playing at Worlds. After a poor showing, he is on the verge of a mental breakdown. Lin Feng witnesses everything in a viewing party with the esports club members and becomes worried.

On the day of the Shanghai 16 School tournament, Lin Feng reunites with Tian Tian on the phone. He tells Tian Tian he’s going to return to the professional scene, that he’s making a new team and plans to invite him. But Tian Tian has to vow not to give up at Worlds and keep winning. Tian Tian agrees, and Lin Feng promises he’ll fight alongside him. Lin Feng then heads into his match with renewed resolve, to climb from the bottom all the way back to the top, and overcome the rival that defeated him so many years ago. <<less

Video game streamer Jing Yu, momentarily misstepped, and found himself in a strange professional gaming team.... more>>

Solo laner: Even if I have my eyes closed, asleep, dreaming, I can still kill you all!

Mid laner: Retreat? Not going to happen. Even if I only have one drop of blood left, I’m going to kill you all!

Marksman: Attack range advantage? I like to battle close-range! If you aren’t a coward then don’t run, let me kill you all!

Support: Support? As if! Wait until I switch to an AD build, then I’m going to kill you all!

Jing Yu: ……

Jing Yu: All of you, retreat! I’ll be the one to kill them! <<less

Fu Mingyuan had become famous when he was young, with a good appearance and body. At the age of 25, he won the title of film emperor, and he once said that acting was better than dating. Until one day, he found that his younger brother, who was in junior high school, was a supporter of a male anchor named “Cyber Sweetie” who he watched every day.... more>>

The clear voice of the male anchor sounding from the phone: The winning cutie, do you want Gege to kiss you or hug you?

Completely serious · game noob · Film Emperor Fu went into the livestream room and lectured: Don’t corrupt minors

Later, a poker-faced Film Emperor Fu came to the little anchor Shen Qi’s ear and said in a deep voice: I’m an adult, you can corrupt me.

After retiring for a period of time, Angry, the former captain of M1G, who returned to the e-sports arena with a new team, won the first match. Netizens exclaimed that God A was “old but vigorous in mind and body”

Fans were busy rushing around spreading the news, and countless male and female fans were crying out to marry him.

Film Emperor Fu Mingyuan made a Weibo post: Thank you, @Angry is mine.

? ? ? ?

Netizen: What is this, did we read who made this Weibo post wrong?

Angry forwarded the post: Hello everyone, I’m Cyber Sweetie. Let me introduce @Fu Mingyuan, my boyfriend, KissKissShy.Jpg <<less

A group of dragons are watching “Game of Thrones” day and night... more>>

High Elf and Druid are in tears after watching “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale”

Humans​ and Dwarfs are greatly spending money on “Hearthstone”

Even the god personally arrived in the mortal world to read “Sherlock Holmes” novels.

Eventually, a great Druid has started a “pick and drop” business, all Dwarfs and gnomes have joined for the construction of internet stores.

A cultural invasion in different world from earth! <<less

There was a legendary player known as Wing who appeared in the pro league for Gun King in the Chinese division.... more>>

He landed his shots with deadly precision and absolute confidence. Under his leadership, a third-rate team in the minor league clawed their way to the major league, ultimately winning the annual championship and becoming the strongest dark horse in history.

However, Wing suddenly announced his retirement after winning the championship. Many netizens had speculated on the reasons for his retirement. No one knew that he was an Omega suffering from a “pheromone disorder”.

Five years later, the Chinese national team was eliminated in the first round of the Gun King World Championship. The national team’s coach resigned on the spot under pressure.

In a time of crisis, Jiang Shaoyu, who was once known as Wing, returned to China and was entrusted with the position of the national team’s coach. The national team was a mix of both good and bad players who couldn’t get along with each other at all. This was especially true for certain Alphas who would quarrel the moment they met.

The assistant was full of worries, “These gods can’t be controlled at all!”

Jiang Shaoyu: “It’s fine. Leave their training to me.”

And so, Coach Jiang started his daily sharp tongue mode——

“This is the standard of a player on the national team?”

“Are scripts even needed when playing against you? I can win even when playing casually.”

“Are all of you inters? Giving free kills away one after another?”

“If you can’t defeat the others, just delete the game then.”

The glib-tongued Coach Jiang, who had a tendency to never swear when training others, once scolded the entire team until their mental states had collapsed. That was until one day, they saw the scene of Coach Jiang secretly injecting Omega inhibitors into himself.

Everyone was collectively dazed, “This fierce and savage coach was actually an Omega?”

“Even if he’s an Omega, he’s the boss kind that cannot be defeated even in a team fight!”

A gaming god: “Seeking help. How do I write a 1000-word self-reflection essay?”

A popular streamer: “I’m not streaming today. I’ll face the wall and repent.”

An amateur king: “Who am I? Where am I? Why am I even playing games? I really doubt my life.”

An Alpha youth: “What was the experience of being scolded to tears by an Omega like? As we cried more, we got used to it.”

The netizens: “???”

Why does something feel wrong with this year’s national team? <<less

Having nothing better to do, Asia’s champion decided to carry a girl in the game. With great difficulty, he finally convinced the girl he carried to turn on her mic, only to discover that the other party was actually a boy?!... more>>

This online love affair that had ended before it even began was tossed away to the back of the champion’s mind. Unexpectedly, when his club went to train in another city, they encountered a mishap and had a small conflict with another team.

When the other team’s vice captain showed up, the champion was so moved that he started doubting life, but as soon as the other opened his mouth, it turned out that this was the “girl” that he had personally carried with his own hands that day.

Does love at first sight exist in e-sports? It does. <<less

Tragically, Shan Ziwei was hit by a car, and when he woke up, two hundred years had passed. Even more tragically, he still had his strange variant of hypersexuality.... more>>

“I’m very sorry, but we are unable to cure you.”

“W-wait! Even AIDS can be cured now, how come hypersexuality can’t?”

“Ha… haha…”

There was no other choice, Shan Ziwei could only return to his old job of being a quiet, peaceful gamer. Though, the games nowadays were a bit… strange…

[System: Dear player, you must stay in character, adhering to what is described in the following scenarios.]

Scenario 1: You like to shake hands with strangers.

Scenario 2: You like to hug friends.

Scenario 3: You’re a bottom.

Scenario 4: You’re a bottom.

Scenario 5: Important things should be said twice.

Shan Ziwei: … How am I meant to play a game like this?! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻ <<less

As a senior Green Tea, Bi Ming recently became addicted to watching love variety shows and she found a very interesting phenomenon:... more>>

As long as the girls are more popular and people can’t find any real black spots, they like to call them “Green Tea”.

As long as you don’t like a girl, using “Tea” to describe the other party seems to be able to win back a city and humiliate her maliciously.

No matter what the character of the girl is; innocent, lively, gentle, kind, or bright and generous, as long as they use the word “Tea” to label the other party, they can scold her to their heart’s content.

“She is also green tea?” Bi Ming watched the sour netizens in the comment area jumping up and down to scold the most beautiful and well behaved girl in the show as ‘Green tea girl,’ and she couldn’t help sneering, “I still have too little knowledge.”

Real green tea can make you cry without crying. As a green tea herself, Bi Ming was well versed in the ‘tea art’. Even if she changed men like she changes clothes, whenever she hooked her finger, someone will lick it. Moreover, she could also render the lemon essences who were jealous of her speechless.

Just when she sighed, a light sphere calling itself the “Green tea system” appeared.

“Congratulations on seeing through the essence and summoning this system.”

“As we all know, ‘green tea’ has become the best way to stigmatize attractive girls in today’s society. ”

“Some girls, who do not meet the standard of green tea at all, are framed as green tea and have no power to fight back, which greatly reduces the reputation of green tea.”

“Ms. Bi Ming, as a senior green tea in this world, would you like to go to other worlds and let some ignorant frogs at the bottom of the well, who have wronged good people, experience the real tea art?”

Bi Ming smiled lightly: “It sounds very interesting.” <<less

Xiang Yi was most famous vase in the entertainment industry.... more>>

The subject of ridicule on the world wide web, she suddenly announced: She was going home to farm. Her anti-fans: Hehe. She deserves it.

The next day, Xing Chen APP started a live broadcast stream of Xiang Yi’s rural life.

Heh? Why did a top ranking lawyer stop by for dinner?

Heh? Why did a doctor come to raise chickens?

Heh? Why is a famous fashion designer here to dye cloths?

And why is an esports legend installing a swing set? What, You’re her brother? You’re also her brother??

As the much anticipated grand slam actor Shi Sui made his grand descent into the scene, the anti-fans began to tremble as they weakly typed out on the screen: you…Are you also her brother?

The film star calmly squeezed Xiang Yi’s cheeks and said calmly: I am her husband.

The anti-fans: Unabletolaugh.jpg <<less

In order to regain her Tao Heart, Yun Xi travels through the three thousand worlds. In every world, there is a tragic cannon fodder that needs her to counterattack.... more>>

System: Host, this is a modern world, and your identity is a tragic daughter whose family was destroyed by her boyfriend!

Yun Xi: …

So, the miserable daughter becomes a domineering female president!

System: Host, this is an ancient world, and you are an unlucky princess who was betrayed by her husband.

Yun Xi: …

So, the unfortunate princess the resolute becomes Queen of the country!

System: Host, this an apocalyptic world, and your identity is the poor cannon fodder whose crystal nucleus was dug out by the heroine!

Yun Xi: …

So, the poor cannon fodder becomes the queen who unified the world after the apocalypse with a little white face next to her. Hey, isn’t this little white face a little familiar?

System: For other system’s hosts, they will be spoiled by the big bosses in every world, but my host has to be big boss in every world, who only spoils her little white face… <<less

“You’re a video game otaku, you’re disgusting!”... more>>

That’s the word that got me dumped by my childhood friend, Ema Ichinose, whom I had a crush on.

It is true that to the average person, I, Ryo Takamori, would look like just another video game geek.
I should look like that because I play games on my computer every day when I go home.

However, Ryo is not just a game geek.
He is a well-known figure in the gaming industry and a winner of a world e-sports tournament.

Ryo is surrounded by many people in the industry, including pro-gamers, popular Vtubers, and famous idols.
Ryo is once again aiming for the top of the world championships.

This is the story of Ryo Takamori, a genius pro-gamer who almost lost his motivation after being dumped by his childhood friend, and how he creates a new legend with the support and help of the people around him. <<less

Chu Yunsheng’s head hurts every time he wakes up. Because he is usually either lying in the villain’s bed, or had just gotten up from the villain’s bed.... more>>

The reason why villains are called villains is because they are extremely lethal and vengeful… and they love to blacken…

Villain: Bastard, I will castrate you!

Chu Yunsheng: …Oh. <<less

Gu Yang, who had just inherited hundreds of millions, transmigrated into a novel. She became the fake young lady who occupied the nest and suffered in the end.... more>>

In the beginning, she framed the real young lady, and forced the villain into becoming her blood bank. She offended both the good and the evil.

In order to survive till the end, Gu Yang resolutely drew boundaries with the top members of the Gu family, apologized to the heroine, replenished blood for the villain, and lived on her own without risking death.

But–

Gu Father and Mother: “No matter what, Yangyang is the daughter of my Gu family! Gu’s group also has Yangyang’s share!”

Younger brother Gu Pei: “I only have one older sister, Gu Yang! Sis, I’ll give you everything from the Gu family!”

The heroine Gu Jin: “What is the Gu family? If you want ten Gu families, your sister can get them for you.”

The villain Feng Jue: “My blood, my people, and everything about me are yours.”

…………

The Jincheng wealthy family said in private, “The Gu family is all s*upid, and the fake daughter is still a treasure.”

Until one day, the Gu family became the richest man in Jincheng and the leader in the industry.

Everyone is sour (jealous).

Hearing that Gu Yang hangs out with mental illness all day long, netizens ridiculed: “Is this also a mental illness?”

Big shots from all walks of life rose up one after another: “I am her patient.”

Huaguo Psychiatric Association and Psychological Association: “That is our president.”

The whole network exploded.

…

Gu Yang felt that the little blood bank was good-looking and pitiful, she should treat him better and compensate him more.

Until one day, little pitiful pressed her against the corner: “Did you hypnotize me? My mind is full of you.”

Only later did she know that she was tossing and turning in the world, but he had been waiting for her. <<less

On the day Zhou Tian took up the ID of “Yuzhou” and joined the YYG team, the entire professional gaming society of League of Legends was whipped into a frenzy. Nobody foresaw that the number one Kindred player on the Korean server, “Yuzhou Mei”, was really a girl, and was even playing as a professional gamer. And so, a few days later, during an interview with the YYG team after the competition, the interviewer asked their ADC, Xie Yi, to evaluate their new teammate. ... more>>

Xie Yi, after seriously thinking for a while: “She’s a bit fierce.”

Xie Yi, later: “As the name suggests, the new Jungler is the sweetest in the universe.”

Note: Yuzhou = Universe <<less

Li Ji Yue transmigrated in a book and became a three-year-old little cannon fodder.... more>>

The other cannon fodders are messing up while the little cannon fodder is just eating, drinking and sleeping all day. His legs crossed waiting for tomorrow’s little milk.

Later, the little cannon fodder and the supporting character met.

Jiang Fang looked at the little one who suddenly ran out and bumped into him.

This little one shamelessly filed a complaint first, “You knocked this baby down, you need to give two pieces of cake to make him stand up.”

The three-year-old baby in the small theater continues to believe that his IQ is no different from his brother in junior high school and in order to prove this, Li Jiyue secretly followed after his brother while he was going to school, planning to pass the entrance exam.

The on-duty student with the red armband on his shoulder grabbed him and sent him to the baby nursery school next door.

Li Jiyue, who was forcibly sent to the kindergarten, thumped his helpless little short legs, “Let this baby go! You… caught the wrong person.” <<less

Xiao Ran transmigrated to a parallel world and obtained the “All-Round Olympic Star” System.... more>>

The first sport that he had activated was actually the e-sports League of Legends!

Fortunately, e-sports was now integrated into the Olympics.

Pentakill, Legendary, Torturing the Pros.

Xiao Ran is a jungler… What? Why is he playing mid-lane in this match??!!

Ban the jungler and mid-lane champions that Xiao Ran can use to carry… God damn it, why is he playing top-lane now!!??

“Start the bets, start the bets. Let us guess what position is God Xiao going to play next!!!”

…

“Why!! Why is an Esports professional player sprinting 100 meters in 9.8 seconds!?”

“What!! He is actually swimming faster than Phelps!!”

…

Xiao Ran. The man who possesses the “All-Round Olympic Star” System… <<less

When the Chinese athlete laughed that video game championships existed, you, as a professional e-sports player, should use your size 42 shoes to measure just how long his smug face is!... more>>

When parents, relatives, friends, and all of society squint at your gamer profession as improper, all you, as a true lover of e-sports, can do is to show them a unyielding view of your back!

Have you ever imagined that in four years, e-sports would be one of the events on the Olympic fields. A hair-raising showdown that combines hand speed reactions under a second, great coordination from a five man team, and the ultimate limits of the human response time– –it is the video game competition! Let the enthusiastic followers of the world yell ‘Demacia’!! <<less

Mu Wanwan, an ADC god in the League of Legends’ Korean server, wanted to earn money to relieve her family’s financial burden. She joins a... more>> certain online streaming platform and becomes a female streamer. Relying on her excellent techniques and interesting way of speech, she makes a name for herself as a new and dashing streamer on the platform. Coincidentally, her exceptional skills attract the attention of Team TS’s manager. After going through some small twists and turns, Mu Wanwan successfully becomes a professional League of Legends player. This is a story of Mu Wanwan meeting and developing a love story with the League’s number one support, Lu, and walking towards the peak of the professional league together with her comrades. <<less

ShenYi Middle School’s school bully and bad boy, Lu Yao, went through lots of hardships to ‘bend’ himself and confess to the ‘male classmate’ he liked.... more>>

‘Male classmate’ Li Mingzhu: “Sorry, I can’t accept.”

Lu Yao: “Why?”

Li Mingzhu: “Because I’m a girl, I don’t like gays. I wish you happiness.”

Lu Yao: “!!!”

Lu Yao: Speaking of it you may not believe it, but before falling in love with you I was straight.

Many years later

Li Mingzhu returned to the country and had a chance encounter with Lu Yao.

The little cat that years ago liked to act spoiled towards her became the aloof god of the e-sport circle who attracted millions of attention.

After the reunion, her ex-boyfriend seemed more difficult to coax than before.

Li Mingzhu: “Are you still gay?”

Lu Yao: “…”

Li Mingzhu: “I like gays.”

Lu Yao: “I’m not f*cking gay!”

A certain god had an emotional breakdown: When have I been gay? If you like me, can’t you just say it? Why like gays?

Li Mingzhu: This man, why is he gay for a moment, and not gay the next? So hard to please.

Top headlines:

[Shock! E-sport well-known player is being supported, the sugar mama seems to be the executive director of xx Corporation.]
[E-sport god is being supported?! E-sport circle is degenerating!]
[Can’t keep watching! The clean living and honesty the fans have so much praised was just a public persona!]
[E-sport god’s private life is a mess, how are you worthy of your fans!]
The next day’s top headlines:

[Update! My god! They are married!]
Reporters collectively said: Shit! I’m quitting being a reporter! This couple is making fun of me! <<less

Xie Wenxing dumped the school grass Guan He in high school. Six years later, he became a game anchor, and Guan He became his big boss.... more>>

The Xie Wenxing in Guan He’s memory has always been a heartless devil. He gave all his adolescent tenderness to Xie Wenxing, but the latter scratched his head with a claw, and blood flowed.

When they met again, Guan He found that he could not let go.

Since he can’t let go, he will get married first, and then he will take back the rest of the compensation from Xie Wenxing slowly…… <<less

An extremely popular VRMMO “Real World Online” with a total of one billion players.... more>>

Sora Aoi, a high school student, thinks about the game even when he sleeps and eats, and even logs in secretly during his breaks at school.

But he doesn’t want to stand out, so he plays the game solo nowadays. He hides his face, helps people as a hobby in the game in order to imitate a hero.

Then one day, he meets Rena Ginjo, a very beautiful girl who transferred to his school, and his life changes completely.

“You’re the mysterious ‘Aoki Hayate (Blue Gale)’-san hero that’s all over the internet, right?　If you don’t want your true identity to be revealed, will you do what I say?”

For some reason, she knows who he is, and Sora can’t help but show his gaming skills in front of many people.

“I don’t want to stand out too much, but I can’t stop playing games!”

Having devoted his entire youth to gaming, he shocks the world with a skill far beyond that of a professional gamer!

A super ambitious work of VRMMO x Augmented Reality x eSports!

This is the passionate and youthful heroic tale of a boy who yearns to be a hero. <<less

Ling Qingxuan, the elder of the cultivation world’s top sect, died. Dying in the most dubious way, she was bonded to a system that calls itself Hei Pizhu (Black-skinned pig- sounds similar to HAPPY pig). ... more>>

“Dear host, system number ZZ at your service, completing the mission will allow you to be revived~!”

Ling Qingxuan: “No.” She already lived for thousands of years, she was sick of living, can't it just directly destroy her body?

“Ok host, let’s begin our mission~~”

The emotionless her who lived for thousands of years is now forced to accept the mission of un-blackening the villain. Thus, Ling Qingxuan started her journey on this ….increasingly more and more troubling path.

Ling Qingxuan: “ ZZ, why is the villain holding my hand?”

ZZ: “ The weather is too cold.”

Ling Qingxuan: “ZZ, why is the villain hugging me?”

ZZ: “The weather is too cold.”

Ling Qingxuan : “ZZ, the villain pulled me under the covers, has the weather been very cold recently?”

ZZ: “Oh gosh! Villain, I'm warning you to be nice!” <<less