Why Am I So Popular in the Wasteland?

Bai Zhi was utterly captivated by a villain from a certain manga.

He was handsome and mysterious, both righteous and wicked, elegant and powerful. In a wasteland teeming with strange beings, he conquered all with a sniper rifle he could perform all sorts of tricks with.

Readers had nicknamed him "Sniper Bro." He never took off his mask, and his popularity among fans stayed sky-high. For a full hundred chapters, he kept everyone on tenterhooks about the face beneath it.

One day, she transmigrated without warning. Looking at the familiar scenery, identical to the manga, Bai Zhi rubbed her hands together and immediately decided who she would make trouble for.

She went to great lengths to get close to the rumored emotionless, desireless sharpshooter. After skillfully stringing him along, she successfully lured him away.

And the moment she straddled him and took off his mask...

She discovered that this impossibly cool and handsome man had a baby face.

Bai Zhi: ...

Thanks for the mask scam.

She lost interest and ran away.

The heartless woman vanished the very next day, leaving her victim with nothing but a disheveled bed.

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Bai Zhi decided to seek refuge with the protagonist.

The future heroes who would shake the world were still a bunch of greenhorns who hadn't come into their own. She temporarily took on the role of their protector and managed to blend right in.

She treated the bullied, pitiful protagonist with the utmost care; toward the taciturn, cool second male lead, she was hot and cold depending on her mood; and to the sharp-tongued but softhearted young healer, she was a caring big sister...

One day, the still-naive protagonist took the love letter he'd written and decided to make his move before the other companions could.

Bai Zhi met the young man, his cheeks flushed, and was just about to speak when she heard a grating, furious laugh from not far away.

It was familiar. And she had it coming.

Bai Zhi turned around in slow motion, inch by inch.

The sniper stood leaning against the wall with his arms crossed, his gaze from behind the mask cold and bizarre.

"Long time no see."

Reader's Guide:

1. This story is also known as The Consequence You Deserve Is Me.

2. The inspiration came from the psychological scars left by a certain manga. If you recognize it, please don't say what it is, or at least laugh quietly.

3. Two-faced, fickle bad woman VS purehearted villain who gets deceived in body and heart, then turns dark (sad).

Theme: Rise up and fight back against the absurd, and hold on to yourself and justice in the face of corruption.