Name: The Hidden Route's Protagonist Is Actually Me
Author: Xi Ren

Synopsis

Many games have multiple routes, with the player's choices determining which route they ultimately enter.

Hidden routes either have extremely difficult unlock conditions, are unavailable on a first playthrough, or can only be unlocked after completing every other route.

And one day, after the characters on these hidden routes get spoiled on what lies ahead...

[Complete] [World One: Hidden Route in a Campus Romance Game]

You enter this elite boys' school as an ordinary student given special treatment, and your outstanding abilities earn you a place on the student council at the invitation of its current president.

As you go about school life and student council work, a bittersweet yet sweet story unfolds between you and "them."

The former student council president, who only shows up now and then, is the man at the very top of the school. Before you know it, he has caught your attention...

Former President: There's a serious problem. I'm not gay.

Hidden Route's Exclusive Villain: No, you can be.

[In Progress] [World Two: Hidden Route in a Simulated Ancient Court Politics Game]

You have just earned the top score in the imperial examinations, and you are determined to devote yourself completely to the young emperor who has just ascended the throne.

To that end, you throw yourself into the political game, trading favors and blows with your fellow officials, balancing and using one another. As sparks fly in your clashes, unusual feelings begin to grow between you.

But the bright moon in your heart has always been the sovereign seated high above.

Emperor: I did say I would reward you according to your merits, but what do you mean by coveting my empress's place?

Another Romanceable Character: Your Majesty only loves to deceive me. You have me in your heart!

[World Three: Hidden Route in a Post-Apocalyptic Survival Game]

You manage a post-apocalyptic base. Your mission is to allocate resources, assign work, and keep the entire base running.

But one person can't manage everything alone. You need to meet the talented people out there, forge connections with them, and recruit them to your side.

You also have a secret: this isn't your first time running this base.

You know there's an exceptionally beautiful ordinary person in the base. After reports that he had caused quite a commotion, you left it to your subordinates to decide and let them send him out of the base.

Only later did you learn that he would mutate into someone incredibly powerful at a certain point. So you made a new plan.

"Beauty": Counting the days on his fingers. When's the boss going to fire me?

"You": He loves me, I love him. No one can tear us apart.

[World Four: Hidden Route in a Cultivation RPG]

Every move you make affects your "Good-Evil Points," which determine whether you get one of the endings on the righteous route or one on the evil route.

So there is one hidden route on the righteous path, and another on the evil path.

Just as "righteous you" and "evil you" are rubbing their hands together, each planning to win over the character on their respective hidden route...

What do you mean the character from the righteous hidden route and the character from the evil hidden route got together?

The two hidden-route leads: "We've been childhood friends for tens of thousands of years, after all."

[World Five: Hidden Friendship Route in a Transmigrating Insectoid Romance Game] (A fictional setting unrelated to reality. Please do not conflate it with real life.)

After arriving in this world, you should have quickly adapted, formed bonds and entanglements with different female insects as a high-ranking male insect, and eventually become the power behind the throne.

But that male insect is just your type, and he's willing to take you into his home, teach you common sense, and provide you with food, clothes, and a place to live.

Even though he has plenty of secrets and ambitions, you're willing to serve him, all for the sake of making him smile.

Native Male Insect: Weren't I supposed to be on the friendship route?

Transmigrated Male Insect: Why can't friends become lovers?

[World Six: Unimplemented Hidden Route in a Sentinel-Guide Visual Novel]

You're a Sentinel, yet you married an ordinary person.

He's gentle and kind, always soothing the violence in your heart, but he can never calm your body's instincts.

He also has an adopted younger brother, a Guide. To your shock, you discover that the two of them have an extremely high compatibility rating. With his encouragement, the two of you become partners.

As you fight side by side, the Sentinel and Guide grow closer and closer. Unable to resist, you betray your husband and his elder brother

Sentinel: Like hell! Get lost! I'd never betray him!

Guide: Bro, look at him. He's not good enough for you at all!

Ordinary Person: I'm outta here~

*Warning: The Sentinel, Guide, and ordinary person have all been spoiled on what happens. The pairing is ordinary person × Sentinel.

[World Seven: Hidden Route in a Large-Scale MMO]

The Demon King who rules the dark world has been troubled lately.

The heroes who oppose him have gone mad and show up every day to say stupid things.

Things like, "I know you're kind inside," and "You actually want to be loved."

Even when they really do fight, they keep chattering, "You didn't aim for my vitals just now. You must care about me."

Sir, is it possible I simply missed?

And there's one more important issue.