Mo Zhen made it through high school and college, got his job offer, and was enjoying his last bit of free time before joining the rat race. Then one day, he was hit by a car while saving someone. He closed his eyes
And opened them again.
He had become a ghost.
Before he could pick up the shattered pieces of his materialist worldview, someone claiming to be a programmer showed up and told him that the real world he knew was just a virtual game, and that his car accident had triggered a fatal game bug.
“What kind of game? Action? Horror... Wait, is it a survival game?!”
“A dating game.”
? Was he really going to give the first love he’d kept safe for so long to some player who’d come out of nowhere?
“No. You’re an NPC.”
! How could a guy with his handsome, rich, tall, and powerful stats not even qualify as a romanceable character?
“According to the story, you’re a subordinate of the hidden villain. You die while saving the player, and the villain, having lost a key operative, transfers to the player’s high school to get revenge. The two of them push and pull at the limits, torment each other in body and heart, and ultimately reach a happy ending, or both die if the player picks the wrong route.”
...Could anything be more ridiculous?
Yes, buddy. It could.
“Here’s the thing: the plot has gone off the rails. To avoid ruining the VIP player’s experience, you need to transfer to her class and help her pursue the characters. Otherwise, I can’t do anything about your half-human, half-ghost state.”
So he had to go through the ordeal of senior year all over again?
“No. The character the player likes is a hidden route locked to the main storyline. You’ll also need to help her pursue the other characters. There are, um... seven of them.”
A programmer trying to act calm while his dark past comes alive right before his eyes x an NPC who can’t hold back his urge to solve problems and has to clean up the mess too
Theme: High school is still about studying. Romance is just a little extra.
Wow, that's interesting! Keep it up! 💪