Multiple Personalities, Multiple Secret Identities: I Ship Myself in the Manga

[Selfcest + secret identity role-playing + quick transmigration + the female protagonist isn’t a traditionally good person and may act unreasonably. Enter with caution if that’s not for you.]

The newly released shonen manga The Boundless Corridor: Echoes of the End quickly becomes a huge hit thanks to its gorgeous art and attractive characters.

Then Xu Cangzhou appears, and the story starts veering in a strange direction.

On the surface, she’s as fragile as a lamb that’s wandered into a wolf pack. But in the very next moment, she can tear apart with her bare hands the indescribable entity that has backed the entire protagonist team into a corner.

From then on, the plot goes completely off the rails. On paper, she’s an innocent little rabbit who needs to be protected, yet the aura she sometimes reveals makes even the most seasoned hunters tremble. After test after test, and one upheaval after another, the protagonist team gradually falls for her. They go from wariness to acceptance, eventually seeing her as an indispensable pillar and beacon of hope.

But just when their bond seems unbreakable, a handsome, wickedly charming man finally comes looking for her. His gaze passes over everyone and settles only on the girl in the corner.

In the deathly silence, the girl’s murmur rings in everyone’s ears like thunder:

“He’s my father… no, master… no…”

Her eyes fill with a childlike confusion and dependence. At last, she softly utters a definition that shakes the room:

“…He says he’s the only one I love, Ah Zhou.”

The manga forums explode: So is this a grooming romance, a master-servant relationship, or forced love? Manga writer, how can you sleep at night?!

Xu Cangzhou: Thanks for asking. It’s all an act.