The season finale was a championship game against a team called "The Departed." The roster of the opposing team consisted of people Alex had lost in his life—grandparents, a childhood friend, a pet.
The game was eerily detailed. Unlike the retail version, there were no menus for graphics or sound. It dropped Alex directly into the manager's office of a bottom-tier regional team. The interface was hyper-realistic, mimicking a 90s desktop environment. league_manager_2023.rar
Alex's computer was wiped clean, but the simulation wasn't over. The next morning, he received a physical letter in the mail. It was a formal contract from an unknown sports agency, congratulating him on his "promotion" and informing him that his next season would begin tonight. The season finale was a championship game against