Marathon: Introverts, Please Don't Disturb My Meal

◇Upcoming: Can an All-Around Anime Coser Also Become a Hit in the Sports World?

◇Please follow: The Runaway Young Master Gets Chased by Eighteen Bodyguards and Becomes a Parkour Champion

◇A story with the same protagonist, Coach Xue’s story: After Retiring, I Built an Olympic Champion Team by Eating. Please follow~

[Blurb]:

Sang Xueye was born into a family of track and field athletes.

To be precise, Sang Xueye's older brother was a track and field athlete, his father was a track and field athlete, and even his grandfather, despite his advanced age, insisted on running twenty kilometers every morning.

And yet, in front of other people, Sang Xueye trembled, stuttered, and blushed at the sight of anyone. He was the long-awaited social-anxiety wreck.

Last in running in elementary school.

Last in running in middle school.

Last in running in high school.

The year he started at A University, he still persevered without the slightest intention of giving up running...

He never missed a single mass-participation marathon in the city.

Even when his brother finished first and called to ask where he was,

Sang Xueye lowered his voice carefully, resisting the heat spreading across his cheeks as people stared at him, and earnestly replied, "I'm, I'm at the roast whole lamb. It's so good..."

Sang Xueye was so engrossed in eating that he didn't notice he had come in last. But the way he kept eating caught the attention of the viewers who were there for a laugh.

The netizens were full of question marks and confusion.

They'd all come to watch the marathon big shots, so how had the trending topics and camera shots been completely, utterly hijacked by Sang Xueye!?

Everyone stared in bewilderment at the camera they couldn't stop watching. "Guys, I've been possessed. Can someone tell me why I'm watching Sang Xueye eat through an entire marathon, and why I can't stop ordering takeout!!"

Everyone wanted to blame the culprit.

But before they could even type their angry words, they saw Sang Xueye blink innocently at the camera.

They were instantly defeated and took it all back: I'm dead! Sob, sob, sob, it's my fault, it's my fault! If I watch Sang Xueye's mukbang and order takeout until I gain ten pounds, that's my own sin! Absolutely, absolutely, it's not our Xueye baby's fault!!

Everyone: +1

Everyone: +1

*

Later on

Sang Xueye's older brother won the gold medal in the mass-participation marathon.

Meanwhile, with the help of his ever-growing network of volunteer fans, Sang Xueye got his hands on freshly fried popcorn chicken...

Hamburgers

Fried skewers

Roast whole lamb

Water

Tissues

He successfully earned the award for making it through the entire marathon without missing a single stall, devouring fried skewers, roast whole lamb, popcorn chicken, hamburgers, rice-stuffed chicken wings, and more.

He even broke the mass-participation marathon record...

The championship record...

And was reported on by sports media as track and field's most promising new star...

And the people who had followed Sang Xueye for the laughs without missing an episode now saw him smiling on the podium and raising his gold medal, with his fan count having soared past X. It felt like looking at someone from another lifetime. (Eyes widened in shock as they pulled up old reports.JPG)

Wait, what?

Wasn't he supposed to be a short-legged little loser?

What?

Wasn't he supposed to be the track-and-field world's mukbang streamer!!?

How did he secretly go and win an Olympic gold medal without telling us??

[Romance Interlude]

At the rest area of a marathon.

With fried skewers in his left hand and a strawberry boba in his right, Sang Xueye was expressionlessly crawling under a table to sneak some little cookies when someone caught him.

Someone lifted Sang Xueye by his slender, pale waist, leaving him hanging in midair.

Sang Xueye trembled all over in fright. He was just about to throw the sudden pervert over his shoulder when

the man dodged his move as if he'd predicted it, and chuckled. "Xueye, want to go for a run?"

That was also the day

Sang Xueye saw the gentle madman who had been abroad for many years.

His childhood friend.

[Reading Guide]

① Updates at midnight. The blurb was screenshotted on [2024/7/6].

② Character cards and GIFs are all drawn by me. Aside from the illustrations, I post all the babies on Weibo: Ying_Juanlege Mao

③ Comments on individual paragraphs are open. Bonus scenes appear in the author's notes, so don't turn them off!

④ The inspiration for the competition format in the early chapters comes from the Northeast Marathon. TT got so envious after a sister sent over a video. Since one certain author can't eat the food at a marathon, I'll let my OC eat it first...

⑤ The information in this story was researched online. Some competition details are made up. There is no secondary couple in this story, and there will be no secondary-couple plot later on either, so jump right in.

Upcoming: Can an All-Around Anime Coser Also Become a Hit in the Sports World?

Yan Shanshan, a cosplayer with a million followers, transmigrated into a book.

When he woke up, he found himself in the body of a cannon-fodder uke with rainbow-colored hair, a hideous leopard-print-and-pearl necklace mashup, and an obsession with a wealthy big shot. His fate in the original story was tragic.

And right now, he was lying in the big shot's bed from last night...

Looking at the cold-faced big shot frowning in front of him, the one the original owner had drugged, Yan Shanshan heard him ask, "You want to marry me that badly?"

Yan Shanshan shot upright like a salted fish and bowed. "Sorry, wrong bed."

The big shot: "..."

*

Yan Shanshan fled on the spot. He carefully checked his account balance and decided to start a brand-new life.

To his utter shock, he found that he couldn't scrape together even 9.9 yuan from all his possessions!

Being hungry was no fun.

Yan Shanshan decisively gave up on the harsh reality of never knowing where his next meal would come from. He returned to his old profession and posted a commission.

Who could have guessed the original owner's style was so bizarre?

Even when Yan Shanshan listed himself for a blind-box-style commission, people kept rejecting him, saying he had to be an absolutely eye-searing person and they would never place an order with him. As a result, Yan Shanshan passed out from hunger on the spot. When he opened his eyes, he felt like he could see his great-grandmother in the afterlife.

By the time Yan Shanshan finally received a message from a client after all this time, he thought he was hallucinating.

Client A: (Marathon registration form.JPG) Cos my fave, finish second.

Client B: (Swimming competition registration form.JPG) Cos my fave, finish first.

Client C: (Hurdle race registration form.JPG) Cos my fave, clear the hurdles and finish first.

Yan Shanshan looked at his short-legged body, which had never even been in the water, rolled his eyes, and thought they were joking. He was about to block them.

Who knew the clients would respond so quickly

"One million."

"Twenty million."

"Thirty million."

"Training, food, lodging, and cosplay outfits are covered. Sign the contract now, and we'll pay 50% upfront."

Yan Shanshan: "!!?"

Yan Shanshan: "To be honest, what else do you need? Marathon, sprints, distance running, hurdles, swimming, basketball, soccer... I can't do any of them, but I can learn! Teacher!!"

*

One day, gossip-loving passersby opened the trending topics and stared in confusion at Yan Shanshan, standing steady in his cosplay outfit.

Gossip-loving passersby: "Wait, how come both the sports world and the anime world are fans of the same cosplayer now?"

Even more absurd

They looked him up and found that this cosplayer had actually competed in cosplay outfits in...

Marathons...

Sprints...

Distance races...

Basketball games...

Soccer games...

Swimming competitions...

Gossip-loving passersby stared at Yan Shanshan's first-, second-, third-, and fourth-place finishes... His results were completely in line with the original story...

Their eyes practically popped out of their heads as they watched Yan Shanshan being interviewed on a livestream.

Yan Shanshan: "What? I have a partner!"

Yan Shanshan: "He's a very rich domineering CEO. He mostly wears black suits."

During the ad break, the gossip-loving passersby stared wide-eyed. "He's already this impressive and still has time for romance!! Wait, why does everyone else get forty-eight hours in a day while we only get twenty-four!!"

Everyone was still in shock, completely unaware that Yan Shanshan, who had just blinked his innocent eyes in front of the reporters, had been grabbed by a man who had suddenly appeared, right by the throat of his destiny.

Yan Shanshan looked at the male lead, who was rich, wore a black suit, and fit the domineering CEO type perfectly.

Merch of the domineering CEO he stanned was scattered all over the floor...

The big shot glanced coldly at the merch on the floor. "Between him and me, you chose to lie with him?"

Yan Shanshan: "W-Well, what else was I supposed to do...?"

The big shot: "..."

Upcoming: The Runaway Young Master Gets Chased by Eighteen Bodyguards and Becomes a Parkour Champion

Chi Chi died.

Then came back to life.

In his previous life, he loved having fun and believed freedom was the only thing that mattered. As a parkour enthusiast, Chi Chi naturally couldn't accept waking up in the body of a fake young master in a wealthy family, a villainous stand-in groom.

What's more, Chi Chi had read this book. He remembered all too clearly how the original owner was humiliated by the real young master, mocked by the social circle, toyed with by the villain, and eventually locked in a psychiatric hospital, where he died in despair. How could Chi Chi repeat the same mistakes and throw his life away again!?

Chi Chi was so worked up that he didn't even notice the reality of his situation: he was wearing a wedding dress and was about to be taken to the wedding venue by the villain's people.

All he heard was the sound of someone on the other side turning the doorknob.

Chi Chi bolted at top speed.

The butler, who had just entered, happened to see

Chi Chi do a somersault and jump out of the...

window.

The butler's eyes widened in shock. He shouted to the villain, "Young Master! Young Master Chi would rather jump to his death than marry you!!"

The young master: "..."

*

Chi Chi had no idea the villain's estate was so huge.

He climbed out the window and, never imagining this would happen, landed right in front of the eighteen bodyguards in the villain's courtyard.

Chi Chi: (Strategic smile.JPG)

The eighteen bodyguards: (Cold as frost.JPG)

Looking at the eighteen tall, imposing bodyguards, Chi Chi naturally turned and ran for his life!!

Chi Chi ran so fast, and the buildings around him were so complex, that he freely weaved through the crisscrossing paths below.

He sprinted up a slope, expertly planted both hands on a low wall, and flipped onto its edge.

Chi Chi had no idea that his unconventional choice of an especially difficult route had taken him right into a local parkour competition.

The competitors had been moving with ease.

But then Chi Chi ran lightly along the top of the wall.

At the end, he locked his gaze on the barrier ahead and leaped through the air... As if he had superpowers, he flipped over the barrier right before everyone's eyes.

He crossed the finish line...

So, after the competition ended

The champion, who had watched Chi Chi in a wedding dress run past the competition, received the trophy and said, "...Well, let's dedicate this championship to... that... stranger from just now."

*

The competition venue was in chaos.

Meanwhile, a bodyguard standing at the edge of a wall on the thirtieth floor, frozen in a daze for a long time, awkwardly reported to the villain through his earpiece: "Young Master, give up. Young Master Chi seems... like he'd rather die than marry you."

The voice on the other end: "..."

[Romance Interlude]

Later, the villainous big shot personally chased Chi Chi all over the world.

Looking at Chi Chi, who lay woozy in his arms after being kissed unconscious,

he spoke softly, his voice full of affection. "Chi Chi, I heard you'd rather die than marry me, hmm?"

Theme: Enjoy the present. Along the journey of taking action, meet the passion that arrives at just the right time, and pursue it.