[Fake Crossover] No More Playing Nice

[Narrative Synopsis]: Early 20th century. Virtual goggles burst onto the scene. From then on, people could explore the internet while in a deep sleep. Mid-1980s. The old computer operating systems were completely phased out. An operating system called Virtual Manor, with an interface reminiscent of a manor-management game, spread throughout Asia alongside virtual goggles. Early 1990s. Holograms, AI, games. Technology advanced ever faster, and the virtual world flourished like never before. At the same time, relationships between people grew ever more distant. Mid-23rd century. Bulky desktop computers were replaced by compact, sophisticated Mind Mirrors. Troubled by social problems such as the younger generation’s declining sense of morality, the Qing Shang government spared no expense and brushed aside all opposition, partnering with the computer company that had designed Virtual Manor. On October 12, 2356, it imposed a program called No More Bottom Line on computer users everywhere, with no way to refuse. Once a month, at most. Only those who passed the test could keep using the internet. [Poetic Synopsis]: Childhood friends. Girl and boy. Cold and distant. Rational and unfeeling. Broken, made whole. A lifeline, a bond. They couldn’t bear to become siblings. Because siblings would one day marry other people. They couldn’t bear to become friends. Because friends would one day go their separate ways. They couldn’t bear to become lovers. Because lovers would one day treat each other with polite indifference. Strangers to the world, leaning on each other for company. Offering warmth and comfort, yet keeping their distance. They couldn’t bear it. And so, from then on, they could neither advance nor retreat. · This story came about because, while looking back on certain shoujo manga, the author wanted to jump in and kick the male or female lead to death. · The story will not involve shonen manga, plot-driven manga, otherworldly fantasy manga, harem manga, and so on. · This story originally had no male lead. One was added later because the author was so miserable after backing the wrong character and getting hurt. · The male lead is a scumbag. He has an extremely weak sense of morality, so... This is actually a serious story about calling for love, calling for cuteness, and calling for moral reform. (Get out of here.)