Even Game Characters Have to Debut on a Talent Show

[Don't use real-world common sense to judge game characters and their skills] As a once-popular character who had fallen out of the game's meta, Xie Feiran was outclassed by newer damage dealers and relegated to the bench. He couldn't even get deployed once a year. Then he transmigrated into the idol trainee Xie Feiran, competing in a talent show where all he had to do was win everyone's affection to debut in the center position. Xie Feiran, who hadn't dealt damage on the field in years: Let me go! I can carry! I'm a main damage dealer who stays on the field! Judge: Please introduce your talents. Xie Feiran: Rock climbing and swordsmanship. Judge: Not those. Xie Feiran: I can cook a little, too. Audience: I'm dying! Someone whose talents aren't singing and dancing! Xie Feiran: I'm good at smithing, sewing is my specialty, and I'm pretty good at alchemy, too. Judge: ??? Judge: Compared with your competitors here, what are your strengths? Xie Feiran: I have long legs, I'm fast, and I've got great stamina! That day, the top trending topic on Weibo was: #How Can Such a Handsome Guy Be a Chuunibyou!# Only later did netizens learn that Xie Feiran really could do just about everything! Main DPS: A game's primary damage dealer. They usually deal massive damage, but can be forced into retirement when the game version changes. [This is probably a story about a magical boy working in the entertainment industry while exorcising demons. The gods and game mentioned in the story aren't merely background details _(:з)∠)_. The upcoming novel synopsis contains spoilers.] [The author isn't a fan of celebrity culture. None of the characters are based on real people, and the plot is all made up. Feel free to read; there will never be a scandal that ruins the illusion.] [The protagonist is the best fictional character in the world. Please don't compare the real world to the fictional one.] [Content warning: Supporting characters have various sexual orientations.] Upcoming novel: Does It Count as a Deformity If a Merman Has Horns? (The title may change) Synopsis: Does it count as a deformity if a merman has horns? The ruler of the Sea Kingdom was finally reborn, and he thought his people would welcome him with open arms. Instead, a place called the Mermaid Breeding Base classified him as a deformed mermaid because he had horns! The Sea Kingdom's ruler, King of the Jiaoren, Xie Yunmu: ... This is a world ten thousand years in the future. Humanity has long since entered the interstellar age, with highly advanced technology and mental powers. However, excessive mental power can drive these so-called elites into madness and chaos, making them attack indiscriminately before eventually destroying themselves. The solution researchers found was the song of the merfolk. Xie Yunmu: So the savage, violent, bloodthirsty Jiaoren have become tools for humans? Once Xie Yunmu understood the rules of this world, the Mermaid Breeding Base classified him as defective. Though he possessed unparalleled beauty, he was savage, violent, and incapable of understanding humans, so there was no chance of selling him. As the base considered how to deal with this failed attempt at transforming him into a mermaid, someone bought Xie Yunmu. He was to be given to Lu Jiuzhou, the useless eldest legitimate son of the Lu family, whose mental power was rated E. Xie Yunmu opened his eyes: Just watch me kill my "master," regain my power, and return to the sea. The Lu family's eldest legitimate son, Lu Jiuzhou: Good thing my mental power is 3S, or I really would have been slapped to death by that tail! The Lu family had been waiting for news of the ferocious mermaid tearing their useless son apart. Instead, they heard that Lu Jiuzhou and his merfolk had become the rulers of the Sea Kingdom. Theme: As long as you work hard, you can become the person you want to be.