Synopsis
By 21XX, machines have taken over physical work, and people have moved their sense of purpose into the Metaverse instead. Streamers, singers, commentators, avatar designers, programmers… pro gamers. Among them was 'good knight' — a player who had topped the rankings across multiple games and carried the title of 'zen'ichi' (全一), world's number one, for a long stretch without a single loss. Then came one tournament, one defeat, and things started falling apart from there. Sponsors dropped him. He stepped back from competing. Then further back. Until eventually he wasn't stepping anywhere at all — just sleeping through most of…
