The Mangaka Refuses to Become a Savior

Moody, gloomy male ghost god seme x sharp-tongued, cold, and heartless uke

Blurb:

A third-rate detective named Xia Ming drew a comic when he was young, then abandoned it mid-story.

One day, many years later, he transmigrates into the world of his comic and is ordered to finish it.

He refuses, saying, "Why don't you just kill me?" Then he discovers he can't die.

Even if he dies, he comes back to life.

Xia Ming: ...

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One day, a person claiming to be a detective appears in this apocalyptic wasteland, where an eternally suspended sun scorches everything. Everyone laughs and jeers: "What kind of era is this? Who still has detectives?"

The old-fashioned detective says nothing and simply solves cases:

He exposes a mega-corporation's crimes of persecuting and enslaving humanity, then leads people to overthrow it.

He becomes a lamp, cutting a path of light through the eternal darkness, where monsters roam, and restoring the normal cycle of day and night.

He uncovers the truth behind the apocalypse and helps displaced people rebuild a new home.

And finally, he kills a god and saves the world.

Everyone: "...You call that being a detective?!"

Xia Ming, who has died countless times, frowns in disdain. "You can't do that?"

"Oh, if you're afraid of dying, I suppose you can't."

The evil god, who had been attached to Xia Ming from the very beginning and was destined to be "killed," approaches him with a smile. He takes Xia Ming's hand and presses it to his own neck, sliding it down to his chest. "A Ming, how do you want to kill me?"

"Strangle me, stab me through the heart, or..."

The evil god gazes at him meaningfully. "I've been looking forward to this day for so long, my creator."

Xia Ming: .

Xia Ming: "You can't die."

Evil god: "?"

Xia Ming looks at him with pity. "I'm the author. If I want you to live, you can't die."

"Stay alive and atone, trash."

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Comic forum:

[Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, you call that a detective? A detective saves the world?]

[If he says he's a detective, I believe him! He really did solve the mystery of the apocalypse!]

[Never mind that! Heh heh, he's so sharp-tongued, so cold, so smart... I feel like it'd be great to get scolded by him.]

[? There's something wrong with you.]

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*All events and characterizations serve the plot and do not represent the author's views.

Theme: Everyone has to grow up.