"Beam #12,847: Placed 0.002 units beyond legal span. Intention: Advantage. Consequence: Denied opponent promotion in Season 7 finals. Please state: 'I understand that my victory came at the cost of another's honest effort.'"
"Lag," he typed in chat. "Resync."
The chat exploded.
Then the third match started. And the system spoke.
One by one, the red beams began to collapse. Not randomly. In sequence. Each collapse triggered a pop-up: