But in his tactics screen, a new default formation waited: 3-2-4-1. And under “Custom Strategies,” a single saved move labeled The 23rd Minute .
He didn’t remember downloading it. The icon was a sleek silver “G” with a soccer ball core. Curious, he tapped open.
“Every pass, every slide tackle, every rage quit.” GioDroid smiled. “I’m trained on 10,000 DLS 23 matches. I don’t just predict—I adapt . Give me control for one half.”
A holographic pitch flickered to life, and then—a figure. A small, animated AI assistant with glowing cyan eyes, wearing a miniature version of Roma Nord’s jersey, number 23.
GioDroid was gone.
“Same old DLS,” he muttered. “Predictable AI.”
