Do Hated Characters Get to Join the Gacha Pool Too?

An Li is the young master of the An family, one of the top families in the Upper District. He has an exceptional talent for magic and has always acted with impunity at school, arrogant and aloof, looking down on students from the Lower District.

One day, he transmigrates and discovers that he's a hated character in a game-based comic.

In the game, the player is the principal. They train students to compete in the Continent of Suooufei, win glory, and secure the right to a greater share of resources. Players also learn about the characters through text and videos, draw them from the gacha pool, and build a team.

The game's strongest damage dealer is his adopted brother, Hua Jin. The most discussed character is his second brother, An Linchuan. His biological brother, An Yan, tops the popularity polls. And the family he belongs to is the most mysterious and beloved family in the game.

Only An Li, rebellious as he is, has clashed with all his brothers in the story. In the end, he grows distant from his family and is hated and disliked by everyone.

After two years of struggling to survive in a parallel world full of malice toward him, An Li finally fights his way home.

He misses his parents and brothers... but the voice in his head keeps telling him he's a character everyone hates.

...Maybe it is true.

An Li doesn't dare reach out again.

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The An family, blessed with a powerful magical lineage, has a troublesome youngest son. He's arrogant, showy, and knows no restraint. His elders all say he's bound to cause trouble sooner or later.

But you have to learn to take responsibility for your own choices. As An Li grows up and the arguments pile up, his family gradually becomes less protective of him.

Then, during an accident at the academy, An Li disappears.

Two years later, after a distorted space shatters, he returns home covered in injuries.

He's become quiet, withdrawn, and sensitive.

The An family, who nearly went mad searching for him, fear that they might upset him, so they try to keep things calm and maintain the status quo. Then An Li's character card enters the game's gacha pool, and his story slowly begins to emerge.

The An family and the game forums explode.

#Seriously? He's already been through so much, and you want to lecture him? :)#

#Child, you're home now. May you finally see a real dawn.#

[Adopted older brother pairing. A magical academy competition story with the feel of a fantasy gacha game and light novel.]

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