Submission [Online Game]

Prepublication: Little Did I Know the Moon, please add it to your collection!~

After her best friend failed to judge someone's character in a game, she was forced to delete her account. Jing Shuxue was dragged into the mess too, and hunted down in-game for over half a month. As a healer, Jing Shuxue was furious but afraid to speak up. She couldn't bear to give up her account, nor did she want to abandon all the game resources she'd accumulated over something like this.

One day, while wandering around the main city out of boredom, she saw someone putting up a sign in the crowded downtown area: "Ten gold coins. No loss, no getting scammed. I'll guarantee your safety for a month."

The one behind the sign was none other than the second-ranked powerhouse on the server. He had a bad temper, and no one knew why he'd come to the main city to advertise his services. A crowd gathered to watch, but not a single person dared make an offer.

Thinking of how she'd been hunted and of the new event about to begin on the server, Jing Shuxue became the first to make an offer.

Then she received the powerhouse's first message: ?

Jing Shuxue replied: .

The powerhouse: ...

Mu Shiyuan had only ended up doing this because he'd lost a bet with friends in his gaming guild. He figured that with his notorious reputation, no one would actually make an offer.

Until one fearless player showed up.

Mu Shiyuan: What are you after?

Her: Didn't you say you could work as a bodyguard? Obviously, I want protection.

Her: I've already made an offer. Breaking your word will get you struck by lightning.

Mu Shiyuan: ...?

With a powerhouse as her bodyguard, Jing Shuxue's life in the game got much easier. He was strong and dependable, truly worthy of being called a powerhouse.

One day, before class, Jing Shuxue went to the campus cafe to buy a coffee and wake herself up. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the computer screen of someone sitting with his back to her at a long table by the window...

A familiar ID, one that made her feel safe and assured as soon as she saw it, appeared on the screen.

Holding her coffee, Jing Shuxue found herself staring at him.

Mu Shiyuan, who'd been dragged into the game to run a dungeon with friends: ?

Why did he feel like someone was staring at him from behind?!

Then he turned around and met Jing Shuxue's gaze.

[Finance major's campus belle and computer science genius]

- Keyboard-based online game, possibly with a bit of old-school flavor

- 1v1, sweet everyday romance

Prepublication: Little Did I Know the Moon. Please add it to your collection!~

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During the summer after Lin Xiaoshi graduated from high school, she started playing an online game called Gods and Demons at a friend's recommendation.

At first, it was just a way to pass the time, but the more she played, the more fun she found it.

She played for over half a year and successfully went from a complete beginner to one of the top ten assassins in the game.

One afternoon, with nothing better to do after a big meal, she suddenly felt like taking on an apprentice.

As soon as she posted a recruitment message in the world chat, she received dozens of friend requests in just three minutes.

Among all the new players, she chose a novice healer whose level was only 5.

Her friend asked, "What were you thinking? At least find someone in your own class. Why pick a healer?"

She smiled and replied, "They're all the same."

Her little apprentice, Little Did I Know the Moon, was especially obedient. He did whatever Lin Xiaoshi told him, whether it was right or wrong.

His obedience satisfied Lin Xiaoshi's vanity tenfold.

Gradually, she grew curious about the little apprentice on the other side of the screen. Was he a sweet-looking kid? A handsome guy who wasn't good with words? Or a girl using a secret identity?

Then, during a break, her computer broke. She had planned to log on with a friend and fight a boss, so she had no choice but to borrow a computer from her next-door neighbor.

Their families were very close, and the neighbor's son, Gu Yueshi, had grown up with her. They'd attended the same school from elementary through college.

Borrowing his computer was no big deal.

When she turned it on, she saw Gods and Demons right there on the screen. Surprised, she clicked on it.

The ID displayed on the login screen, Little Did I Know the Moon, stood out before her eyes.

Lin Xiaoshi: "Huh?"

That ID...

Wasn't it the same as her little apprentice's?

She was pretty sure the game didn't allow duplicate names...

The moment the door was hurriedly pushed open, Gu Yueshi saw Lin Xiaoshi sitting at his computer and, for once, looked utterly flustered.

Lin Xiaoshi smiled at him. "Little~ Ap~pren~tice~"

Gu Yueshi: "..."

Tsk.

Premise: Even when things get difficult, keep persevering.