Stealing the Protagonist's Popularity and Love Interest

Take a look at my upcoming novel! Mwah~ The next one is Eternal Kingdom, a card-based infinite-flow story with a male lead pursuing another man, Series 2.0.

The story of A Han and A Xing, version 2.0

Gentle, composed, amnesiac beauty top × cold-faced, purehearted, handsome falconer bottom

After Earth fell, the world was no longer "scientific."

Some humans were chosen as "seeds," tasked with rebuilding the world.

Here, you will find the most evil sides of human nature, as well as the greatest heroes.

Here is the abyss of despair, and here is paradise of hope.

This is a trap, and an opportunity.

This is death, and life.

"I will build a new city atop those ruins."

"It will be a miracle I protect with my life."

[Welcome to Eternal Kingdom. System loading...]

Ling Han woke up to an S-rank instance on his very first mission. Almost all the players inside were wiped out.

He had lost most of his memories, so he could only stick with the veteran players and try to survive.

But he never expected that after making it through that ordeal, he would find himself in an incredible, wondrous world...

[Novel opened in March, screenshot saved]

[This is the novel blurb. Check the content warnings at the very bottom.]

World's source: drama-loving beauty top × various male-god bottoms (fragmented incarnations)

Male lead pursues another man; quick transmigration

From the System's point of view:

The System was convinced that sticking close to its Host and clinging to its Host's coattails was absolutely the best decision it had ever made in its entire life as a System! No contest!

Its Host was perfect in every way: beautiful, sweet-voiced, and daring. Unfortunately, he had married young, and insisted that only that person would do!

The System was worried sick! How could it persuade its Host not to provoke that great demon king? It was so afraid its Host would be eaten alive, though it seemed there was no need to worry. Its Host always solved everything perfectly...

The adorable System hugged its chubby self, praising its Host's soft life while waving its flag and shouting:

"My Host is the best! Xiao Hanhan is number one in the world!"

The top:

In a boundless void, he had spent countless ages in silence. Then the long, endless years were interrupted by the little fellow called the "System," and "Ling Han" chose to follow it through different worlds.

He was grateful to the System for adding color to his dull life, and even more grateful that it had brought him to his beloved.

"Wouldn't it be nice to keep going like this?" the handsome young man thought silently, gently stroking the sleeping face of the powerful man beside him.

[Ping! Popularity increased! The [Gentleness] role has been reinforced. Keep it up, Host!]

[Aaaaaah, A Xing's sleeping face! Hanhan cherishes him so much! He's so tender!]

[Mom, I saw an angel! There's starlight in his eyes!]

[This is free to watch? Start showering Hanhan with gifts!]

[Congratulations, number 0916 Ling Han, on receiving [Success and Fame] ×999, [Eternal Devotion] ×999, [Pledges of Love] ×999, [Nothing Can Go Wrong]

×999...]

[Congratulations, number 0916, on reaching the "Pinnacle of Life" ending. Mission complete. Defaulting to remaining in this world.]

[Congratulations, number 0916, on obtaining the title "Moonlight Like Water." ]

Ling Han remained impassive, continuing to watch the man.

[Ping! Livestream System shut down.]

The next second, Ling Han smiled dangerously and pulled the man tightly into his arms.

"I really am liking you more and more~"

The man beneath him blushed, but gave a firm reply.

The bottom:

No, no! Every day alive is empty, and everything around me is so false.

False, false... Then what is real?

Every time, I wander through the haze of truth and lies, raising a high wall against the masks of the world.

Until a god brought him to his side.

Everything about the young man made him so happy. His heart, sealed away and forgotten, began to beat again...

"In a world of illusion, you alone are real."

"You are the only one in the world, my eternal romance."

Content warnings:

1. Male lead pursues another man, male lead pursues another man, male lead pursues another man! Ling Han is the top!

2. Basically beautiful and powerful. Anyway, the bottom is strong too, and they dote on each other.

3. Includes livestream-style content. It has a Japanese RPG feel, though it's not exactly the same. There is a leveling-up plot.

4. Some worlds involve bashing the original novel's bottom, while other worlds do not.

5. It must have a happy ending! Every small world must have a happy ending too! There may be some angst, but everything is under A Han's control~

6. Some worlds feature the top cross-dressing!

7. The bottom is one person, and will eventually merge.

8. The System is adorable and wholeheartedly on the protagonists' side. Ling Han has it completely fooled. You can think of it as the couple's kid. It gets a lot of screen time. If you can't accept that, run and don't look back.

9. More to come.

*For those concerned: The top recognizes his beloved in the second world. Even if the top never showed up, the bottom wouldn't fall in love with the original novel's bottom. The reason will be explained later.

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