The Game Boss Only Wants to Slacken Off [Infinite]

[Please, I sincerely beg you to read the content warnings before opening this novel.]

As the times change, the worlds of reincarnation undergo a complete overhaul and officially implement performance-based pay.

The Lord God becomes the boss, players become exploited pawns, and bosses are reduced to wage slaves.

Jiang Xianyu is a boss exploited by the Lord God, all he wants is to slack off instead of going to work.

Night falls. The helpless players watch the boss's back tremble with fear, closing their eyes as they await death.

Then the boss, with his exquisite features, turns around and gives a lazy yawn.

“Go straight, then turn left. Run out the front gate and you'll clear the level.”

“Hurry up, please. I want to get off work early.”

Players: ???

*

After entering the world of reincarnation, Fu Zhan gains an ability: mind reading.

Once a day, he can read the thoughts of every living creature in the instance.

At the Gothic banquet table, the young man who rules the instance eats a piece of meat that looks suspiciously bloody without batting an eye.

He uses his ability, only to hear: “The ketchup is so sour. I'm so tired. I want to sleep.”

*

Jiang Xianyu notices a strange player appearing in his instances lately.

Every day, the player acts like he wants nothing to do with anyone, yet keeps clinging to him and refuses to clear the level.

His working hours are being forced to stretch longer and longer.

He doesn't know that Fu Zhan has already seen through his terrible acting.

Inside a Gothic castle, the helpless boss gives a feeble “How dare you,” and his helpless, doe-like eyes strike Fu Zhan right in the heart.

He looks so adorable that it's impossible not to love him.

[Reader's Guide]

Dazed, lazy boss bottom x cold on the outside, warm on the inside, powerful player top

Content warnings:

1. This is not a typical infinite-flow story. It's a silly, sugary comedy. If you're looking for intense puzzle-solving or thrills in an infinite-flow novel, run away now.

The bottom is a lovable airhead, a mascot, and spectacularly incompetent. But he knows he's incompetent, and he's not completely useless.

I admit I'm bad at this, and the bottom I write is bad at it too. He became a boss through sheer bad luck.

2. I'll go through the whole thing and fix the typos when I have time.

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An upcoming food novel: "The Green Tea Villain Is Waiting Sweetly to Be Fed Again Today"

Jiang Qinglan was supposed to inherit his family's private restaurant as planned and become China's youngest master chef.

But after waking up, he finds himself tossed into a supernatural novel as the checkpoint demon of a haunted hotel.

In the book, he sees the first half of Jing Nanqi's life. Though a ghost, he is kind and harmless, and is bullied constantly.

Jiang Qinglan decides to feed the poor thing well. “Why don't you stay with me from now on? I'm a great cook.”

The poor thing looks up at him with teary eyes and softly says yes.

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What Jiang Qinglan doesn't know is that the poor thing is actually the biggest villain in the book. He is a vengeful ghost formed from the malice of countless people, and has had no sense of taste since he was born.

Everyone fears him, but Jiang Qinglan remains convinced that he is harmless and pure-hearted.

“Try my cooking.” The young man holds out a piece of cake, a dusting of white flour still on the tip of his nose.

That day, for the first time in his life, the evil spirit tastes sweetness.

*

Everyone except Jiang Qinglan knows that the terrifying thing about the haunted hotel isn't the checkpoint demon. It's the poor thing who follows behind the young man.

That person is the Lord of Terror, coiled like a venomous snake beside a rose. He smiles only at the little rose, and bites everyone else when no one's looking.

The evil spirit hates players. They steal Jiang Qinglan's attention, and they always get to eat the delicious food he makes.

He wants nothing more than to hide the young man away at home, so he'll cook only for him, and he can watch his wings flush red whenever they're touched.

“Big brother, I'm scared. Those players are always bullying me,” the Lord of Terror murmurs sweetly from the young man's arms. “They all have wicked intentions.”

“I'm different. I only care about you, big brother.”

Obsessive green-tea villain top x gentle ray-of-sunshine bottom

Theme: Even in instances that seem hopeless, love and hope are everywhere.