A Tyrant, but Only Five Years Old

Maomao had a cloth tiger that he treasured more than anything.

One day, the little tiger started talking. It said it was the Villainous Ruler System, here to help every tyrant fulfill their dreams, and Maomao was the destined tyrant it had chosen.

System: A proper tyrant first abducts a beauty and brings them into the palace, then exterminates the great general’s entire family, and finally drives the heroes of the realm to rise up against him, all while drinking and dreaming his life away on the day the capital falls.

Five-year-old Maomao, who stood nowhere near as tall as the great general’s waist even with his little wooden sword raised: …M-Me?

Also known as I’m About to Be So Evil, May My Ancestors Protect Me, and How to Be a Big Bad Guy.

A story about a protagonist who never becomes a tyrant, but instead brings ever-greater stability to his country, until peace reigns across the land, and grows up to become a wise ruler.

Bonus scene:

After the young emperor Wen Mao started studying, he decided to write his own daily record, or diary:

First month, seventh day. Holiday.

Very pleasant. I’ve decided: I should love, and I should work!

First month, eighth day. School starts.

Exhausting. I don’t want to love or work.

(Adapted from Tolstoy’s diary.)

The leads are childhood friends who grow up together.

A few things to note:

1. Happy ending, one-on-one, told mainly from the bottom’s perspective.

2. Unless something comes up, updates will be daily, around noon, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

3. The story is mainly told from the characters’ childhood perspectives, and there’s no romance until they grow up. Overall, it’s a sweet, slice-of-life story.

4. This story was written by the author’s cat! ⊙ω⊙

5. Before buying the paid chapters, be sure to read the author’s note at the end of the chapter where the story goes premium.

6. I’ll add more if I think of anything.

Theme: A gentleman is judged by his actions, not his thoughts., Wang Yongbin, Night Talks Around the Hearth