Yu Li is pulled into a live-action role-playing game, where he plays a vicious, disposable villain who opposes the universally adored protagonist and dies a gruesome death. If he goes out of character, the ghosts will kill him.
But playing his role properly will get him killed by the plot, too.
Either way, he’s doomed.
The System reminds him: Sweetie, if you don’t want to die, you can cozy up to the protagonist! Everyone loves our protagonist, so it’s only natural for a vicious villain to fall for him. You won’t be judged out of character for that!
Cozy up to him?
Looking at the useless protagonist, weak and foolish, basking in the adoration of everyone around him, Yu Li wipes his face. No thanks. He’ll fight the monsters.
Dungeon One: The dormitory. His roommate is clearly asleep in the opposite bed, yet his voice comes from outside the door...
Yu Li: Heh. So you’re the split-personality guy?
Dungeon Two: The hospital. Is there someone behind me?
Yu Li: No one. There’s a ghost, though, the hanging kind.
Dungeon Three: The night bus. Have you ever taken the last Route 44 bus?
Yu Li: Thanks for asking. I just got off. The passengers seem like a timid bunch.
Only after facing the ghosts does Yu Li realize they’re all minor problems. The real problem is: Why is the protagonist, who has countless admirers fawning over him, fawning over Yu Li instead?
“Stop following me! Can’t you have a little professionalism? Aren’t you the heartthrob everyone chases after?!” Yu Li is at his wits’ end. Seeing the protagonist’s fan club glaring at him with envy and jealousy after they’ve all been collectively dumped is giving him a headache!
Wen Zhou, who was also pulled into the game to play the protagonist, blinks and gazes greedily at the face he’s obsessed with, struggling to suppress the desire in his heart.
He discreetly hides behind his back the hand that just twisted off a ghost’s head a few minutes ago, then says in a meek, innocent voice, “But I’m so scared...”
A fake pretty boy who’s actually a lovesick, sweet-and-sour schemer × a tough-to-woo, no-nonsense receiver who can see right through posturing.
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Theme: As long as tomorrow still comes, today will always be the starting line.
