The Doomsday Idol Starts With a Rhythm Game

[The novel has been removed from paid status. Because the plot direction was unclear, the side plots became tangled and the main plot blurred, so I'm rebuilding the foundations. The locked chapters contain scenes that will be deleted. Everything before and after this point will be rewritten. It's a huge undertaking, and there's no set date for when I'll be back. The revised version might not be better. Everything is uncertain, so don't wait. Maybe we'll meet again someday.] [I was looking through old private messages from the site today and only just realized that the novel was removed from paid status on May 21, 2025. What a coincidence. I checked the progress and workload, and I probably won't be done by this time in 2027. I'll let things take their course. Baby's going to sleep. - Editor, September 4, 2026] Blurb: [If only the person I aspire to be really existed.] You Xin downloaded an idol-raising rhythm game set in a post-apocalyptic disaster world, advertised as featuring "real-life paper characters." In the game, he had to tour around as an idol and awaken supernatural abilities to eliminate monsters. You Xin: Fine, fine. So that's how we're playing it. And so began his career as an idol who dealt out brutal damage. After working day and night, You Xin finally maxed out his account and accidentally triggered the game's hidden ending: "Become Your Ideal Self." When he opened his eyes again, the game app had mysteriously vanished from his phone. Beyond the curtains he'd just drawn, monsters were rampaging everywhere, wantonly destroying buildings and streets. You Xin: ? You Xin: I must be seeing things. The game has become reality. Later, among the people struggling to survive in the post-apocalyptic disaster world, an underground idol named Xiangye Yingbu made a grand entrance! From the moment she appeared, she became someone the monsters fled from in terror! · [You will grow stronger and stronger, until you surpass the limits of humanity.] [You possess the power to save the world, but only if you kill everyone.] * Reader's guide: 1. This is a completely fictional, original world. Please don't compare it to reality. Since the songs draw on real-world references, things like bel canto and Italian may be mentioned to help readers get into the story! In fact, the novel has no countries. The world is divided into Zones 1 through 20, its people come from all kinds of ethnic backgrounds, and the names are all over the place. 2. The male lead isn't a conventional, righteous hero. He has serious character flaws and is immature, childish, extreme, and obsessive. There will be lots of psychological description. 3. The characters' actions do not represent the author's values. Please don't destroy the world indiscriminately. It's very rude. 4. A story with a very prominent protagonist. 5. Don't bring me up in other people's comments, and don't bring other people up in the comments on my story. Theme: Fight on to become the best version of yourself!