How a Comic Book Villain Can Become the Most Popular No. 1

Yun He Ci had lived in this world for twenty years when one day he suddenly discovered he had gained a younger brother.

Listening to his guardian, Yun He Ci tried to smile at the newly arrived boy.

Along with this unfamiliar younger brother came a System called the Popular Villain System.

As the electronic voice droned on in his ear, Yun He Ci pieced together the following information.

First, he was living in a shonen manga about supernatural powers, and his younger brother was the protagonist. He himself was a minor villain in the manga.

Second, the manga had already begun serialization. Not long after the story got underway, he would be killed for treating the protagonist badly. He had three days left before his death.

Third, the System could save him, but Yun He Ci had to rank in the top three in popularity and reach No. 1 after three popularity rankings. Otherwise, both he and the System would die.

Fourth, the popularity rankings were not limited to this one manga. Characters from every manga on the platform would compete together.

Fifth, the System could give him a golden finger.

To stay alive, Yun He Ci chose to sign a contract with the System and worked hard to make a scene in the manga and boost his popularity.

Unfortunately, the readers didn't seem to be buying it. For three rankings in a row, Yun He Ci's position was not very high.

Then, on the eve of the fourth popularity ranking, Yun He Ci, on the brink of death and tormented by the plot, turned dark.

He chose to kill everyone and bring this wretched manga world to a complete end.

Yun He Ci had thought he would find eternal peace, but when he regained consciousness, he heard his guardian's voice again.

“He Ci, this is your younger brother, Xiao Xuan. His full name is Yun He Xuan.”

His nightmare had come again.

“Host!”

Just as Yun He Ci was about to lose control, a familiar electronic voice sounded in his mind once more.

In this life, Yun He Ci wanted to live.

The urban supernatural shonen manga Blood Moon has become a huge hit recently.

The story began when the moon disappeared. A year later, it reappeared, but it was unstable and would vanish again from time to time. People kept saying they had seen more than one moon, and that its color was blood red, as if it were bleeding.

At first, everyone thought these were just the ravings of the mentally ill, but some people realized the reports were true.

The manga's story begins in the eighteenth year after the blood moon appeared.

Reader advisory:

1. The protagonist's role in the manga is that of a villain, and at present, he is quite happy to embrace that role.

2. The protagonist is mentally ill, and quite seriously so, but he still has some sanity. Please don't insult him for no reason. Thank you, dear readers.

3. Everyone is morally gray, including the manga's main cast.

4. The story takes place in the future of a fictional world, so please don't conflate it with reality.

5. The protagonist gets some help from his secret identities, with the ultimate goal of becoming No. 1 in popularity.

Theme: Strive tirelessly and reach for the heights.