[I'll start once I have enough saves, mwah! A 10,000-word update when the story begins]
Yulian knows something is strange about this world.
It's not just the bizarre rules, the doors that won't open, or the false legends.
But none of that has anything to do with Yulian.
All he wants is to get through school peacefully and then take good care of his “frail and sickly” family.
Until that day
The global beta test of The Haunted Noble Academy begins, and countless players flood the school.
A System prompt sounds in his mind:
“Welcome to the game. Your assigned role: Boss (???). Graduation mission: eliminate the players.”
Yulian, vice president of the student council: ?
He looks at the “new students” who have suddenly appeared in the hallway, their eyes alight with excitement.
They inspect menus floating in the air, frantically take screenshots of him, and whisper among themselves:
[The tutorial NPC is so handsome!]
[Why can't we romance him?]
Yulian hides the flash of surprise in his eyes and curves his lips into a gentle, perfect smile.
“You must be this year's new students, right?”
His voice is as captivating and dangerous as a rose wrapped around a blade.
“I'm Yulian, your guide.”
He smoothly takes over the role of “tutorial NPC.”
In a gentle voice, he assigns them missions
each one a high-difficulty instance that could send them straight to the abyss.
And whenever players run into trouble, he rushes over with an apologetic look to rescue them.
“It's all my fault for not thinking it through. I'll be more careful next time.” He lowers his head, his lashes casting a faint shadow beneath his eyes.
The live-stream comments go wild.
“Hubby!” “Wifey!” “Yulian, look at me!”
The forums fill with post after post, and his fans build towering threads.
Top-tier players even send him rare, treasured weapons.
Then someone digs up his stat panel.
[Name: Yulian]
[Identity: BOSS (???) ]
[Mission: Eliminate the players]
The forums explode.
His fans split into two camps.
One cries, “My dream is over!” The other gets even more excited: “So what if he's a BOSS? Can't a BOSS fall in love?”
Then Yulian's parents make an appearance.
On the afternoon the players prepare to “righteously surround and defeat the BOSS,” every live stream cuts to the same scene.
Yulian supports a silver-haired woman's arm, his tone helpless. “Mom, how many times have I told you not to come pick me up? You're not well.”
Beside her stands a slender, pale man. He coughs twice, and Yulian immediately drapes his coat over him. “You too, Dad.”
At the same time, red warnings appear in the upper right corner of every player's screen:
[Warning: High-risk entity detected]
[Level unknown: Engagement deemed impossible]
[Recommendation: Evacuate immediately]
The comments freeze for three seconds.
Then the entire chat erupts like fireworks.
“Weren't they supposed to be too frail to take care of themselves???”
When everyone looks again, the top-tier player who sent Yulian a rare weapon is already serving his parents tea.
The comments suddenly change direction again.
[Do you even know how to be a good dog?!]
[Move over, let me do it!]
A few things to know before reading:
1. One-on-one, both leads have only each other. No real-life inspirations, please don't associate the story with real people.
2. The protagonist is absolutely adored, and this is a feel-good power fantasy. Players can respawn.
3. The protagonist cares deeply about his family, really deeply, with seriously rose-colored glasses.
4. My take on a noble academy, with plenty of admirers around.
[Synopsis archived in a screenshot, 2026.5.16]
Theme: Keep your passion for life
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