In light of multiple recent incidents in which players were erased by the System after reaching maximum affection with conquest target [Jian Chihuai], the following mandatory notice is hereby issued:
To all players of Heartbeat Gambit:
Highest-risk alert concerning the 3S-rank instance conquest target [Jian Chihuai]
1. Visual identification warning: When the target smiles, his eyes display a glow like shattered stars, and his hair takes on a pale golden sheen in the sunlight. Please note: This is an eternal spring in the human world, a view that does not linger for you alone. Data shows that the expression with which he watches stray dogs by the roadside is exactly the same as when he looks at you.
2. Semantic analysis warning: The term "big brother" falls into the plural category in the target's linguistic system. If five or more people are called this at the same time, the term has no special significance. Do not read more into it than necessary.
3. Trap-node warning: When the target remembers your name, accepts your breakfast, or lets you study with him, this is the highest-level red alert! Historical data shows that at this stage, many players develop the delusion that "I'm different from the others," fall into moth-to-a-flame infatuation, and spark vicious competitions to "eliminate fellow fans."
4. ■■■ Encrypted intelligence: The target may have already realized the truth about being the object of conquest.
We solemnly remind you once again: Any love you feel for the target will become your epitaph. This is not just a dating game, but a fight for survival. Do not approach him. Do not gaze at him. Do not, fall in love with him.
We wish you a safe escape from the game.
[Jian Chihuai's diary]
Someone told me they "liked" me again today.
Their eyes were full of longing, but their hearts were hiding quest progress bars.
Still, it doesn't matter. Love is calculation, a game of wits, and the desire to gain something.
The System says that if my heart ever skips a beat for someone, I'll get a bad ending.
But I'm a child spoiled by the whole world
How could I give up the entire galaxy for just one star?
[Reading guide]:
1. Sunny, cheerful, naturally flirtatious scumbag, adored-by-everyone puppy top.
2. The main plot is slice-of-life. Top-tier questers from all walks of life pursue Huaihuai while constantly competing to "eliminate fellow fans" in a daily battlefield of love.
3. The ending is undecided, but Huaihuai will definitely come out on top and win them all over along the way.
Theme: Be the master of the world