Old Wine in a New Bottle

Max-level combat prowess, quite bad-tempered and loves cuddling x a deeply devoted man with a bunch of secret identities

Trapped in the past x facing the future

Can see memories x disordered memories

Qin Yunyan, a famously lovesick romantic.

CEO of a publicly traded company, he's been kidnapped repeatedly by a group of feudal reactionaries because of his unusual birth chart, and sent to see a therapist.

The therapist brainwashes him: You are the reincarnation of an emperor. Your duty is to restore the monarchy. You especially despise your assistant...

Qin Yunyan, now immune to the brainwashing: What? I love A Jin? Got it. I really do love him.

Jin Shu, a human-shaped natural disaster from an alien world, has borrowed the identity of a spy sent by a certain feudal organization to get close to Qin Yunyan. He dutifully takes on the role of executive assistant.

Then he suddenly realizes something: he may have belonged to this world in his previous life.

So he starts searching for his memories.

Then he discovers... What do you mean, in my previous life I was a frail prime minister who couldn't carry a shoulder pole or walk two steps without panting, fell in love with the "fool" emperor who schemed against me, and willingly paved the way for him before dying a tragic death?

Was that me? Is that damned emperor even worthy of me?

As he digs deeper into his memories...

Jin Shu: Hehe, I get it now. Hehe, I love him so much.

Two clear-headed lovesick fools (though maybe not that clear-headed).

He carved out a hall of memories for him. For his sake, the other willingly let himself be imprisoned, like an eagle chained by the leg.

--- Expect melodramatic amnesia and fake death tropes.

--- A brainless story. The plot and content come from daydreaming in class and sneaking out of lessons in middle and high school. Don't scrutinize it too closely. Maybe set your brain aside before reading.

--- Happy ending.

--- Includes scenes from their previous lives.

--- I actually wanted to write a new story about their previous lives, but I don't think my writing is good enough yet, so I've put it aside for now.

A mention of a story starring Jin Shu's disciple, "I'm Just a Tourist," an unlimited-flow story with no fixed pairing.

A many-personality altruist who calls himself a magician and a tourist x a taciturn but not silent, antisocial and selfish slacker

A former-version game boss with max affection from every NPC x a veteran player from the closed beta whose luck is off the charts

---xx---xx---

Welcome to the reborn game, dear deceased.

Please explore the game for yourself.

The gods accept no responsibility.

---xx---xx---

Do you have any unfinished wishes? Do you want to live another life and change the tragedies already set in stone?

Do you want to live? Come join the reborn game! At the summit of the tower, the gods will grant all your wishes!

Chi Ruoming stares at the login screen, puzzled. "Me? Do I... want to live?"

Bai Yimo: "Yes. That's right, you want to live. Come on, let's run an instance."

Chi Ruoming: "No! I want to sleep! It's my vacation! I don't want to run an instance!"

He struggles, but can't overpower the short young man whose strength is greater than an ox's.

Once inside the game, it doesn't seem so bad?

But can someone explain why every NPC on the screen has an icon showing 100 affection?

The notorious roaming NPC sees him and immediately drops to his knees. "Savior, they bully us whenever you're not around!"

The mysterious prophet who never shows his face slips him a note: "Keep me company and I'll let you clear the game."

The tyrant who refuses to give his name: "Consort~ My consort~"

Chi Ruoming: "Can I run away?"

Bai Yimo raises a hand and ties him up tightly. "After everything you've done, you're running away?"

Chi Ruoming: "That was all the other personalities! I'm dead now! What does it have to do with me?"

But when the final-version instance opens and the boss returns to his rightful place...

"The world needs laughter! Everyone, cheer up!"

Countless playing cards rain down. Smiles appear on people's faces, impossible to change.

Players: "Wait, how did you, the nice guy, end up as the instance boss?"

Every dream is fulfilled, and the person who granted the wishes turns around and races toward death to save the world.

Bai Yimo: "This run is hopeless. Let's restart."

System: "You've restarted ******** times already. Why are you still doing this?"

Bai Yimo: "You started all this. Shut up!"

Chi Ruoming: (taps him) "Come on, smile. I'm talking to you. You look really good when you smile."

Theme: Oppose imperialism and feudalism