For a long, frozen moment, Leon just stood there in the park, the cheerful sounds of the afternoon fading into a dull, distant buzz.
The words in his Vision seemed to be physically imprinted on the air in front of him, a nonsensical, reality-bending piece of code.
[Relationship Link Detected: Potential Synergy with Cristian Chivu.]
What?
The system, which had previously only shown links between players on a football pitch, was now detecting... this?
His mind scrambled, trying to find a logical explanation.
Was it a bug? A glitch? Did the system crash after processing the madness of the Juventus match?
He imagined himself explaining it to the team doctor. "Yeah, so, the magical information system in my brain says the girl I just had lunch with has a 'potential synergy' with my coach. Can I get some aspirin for that?" They'd have him in a padded room before he could even mention the 'Manager Mode'.
He had to know.
