I'm a Flop, but Also a Magical Girl!

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Qiao Chuan, the "dead-last by a mile" among the 49 members of the HDR boy group, has one dream in life: pass the civil service exam, buy a huge mansion, and escape the shadow cast by his top-tier star brother, Qiao Heshan.

To that end, he studies hard for the civil service exam, determined to pass. Then he passes into an absurd job in a mysterious organization: becoming a magical girl and saving the world.

Pink lace puff-skirt shorts? A straight man's fury!

A million-yuan monthly salary and a mansion down payment? A straight man...

So by day, he's an invisible nobody on the margins of his boy group. By night, he's a beautiful, battle-worn girl with the highest combat rating.

Three years behind bars (not really)! A mansion! Retirement!

But he never expected to become a sensation

"How is Qiao Chuan's skin looking so good lately?!"

Thanks for asking. Magic comes with a built-in soft-focus filter.

"Now this is a real coming-of-age story! Qiao Chuan just keeps getting better at singing, dancing, and acting!"

Thanks for asking. I fight monsters by singing every night. Life is a play, and it all comes down to my acting.

"Damn! I used to think Qiao Chuan was always riding Qiao Heshan's coattails, but now it seems like Qiao Heshan has been secretly keeping an eye on his little brother. I'm shipping this fake-incest pairing first!"

Thanks for asking... huh?

Wait, when has his brother ever even looked him in the eye?

Qiao Heshan, HDR's undisputed top star, has one obsession in life: lie flat in retirement with his little brother, Qiao Chuan. (He's already bought the mansion.) His brother should understand, right?

After all, they're close brothers with no secrets... right?

Until he realizes that the little brother he grew up running around naked with has been acting... strange lately.

His skin is suspiciously dewy, he doesn't come home at night, and there's always a faint, sweet perfume clinging to him.

A crack appears in Qiao Heshan's icy expression.

Could his little brother be secretly... cosplaying behind his back?!

A little plug for a possible upcoming story I might start at any time

"A Boy Group and the Saviors of the World"

Qiao Xia, the youngest and the pretty one in the obscure boy group SyU, suddenly splits his soul. Every night, he transmigrates into a lump of slime, wriggling frantically through a Western fantasy apocalypse.

Meanwhile, his brothers, who are incredibly close to him and spend every night chatting by candlelight, have been acting strange lately too.

Thanks to the sharp senses he gained as a slime in another world, he investigates carefully and uncovers something utterly absurd:

All five of them have split souls!

The warmhearted captain becomes a gifted sword cultivator in a xianxia world.

Goal: ascend to immortality and save all living beings.

The socially anxious lead singer becomes the merman commander of a starship.

Goal: repel the enemy and save all races.

The unhinged main dancer becomes a healing-type Guide.

Goal: soothe Sentinels and save humanity.

The robot rapper becomes a young scholar in an ancient-style world.

Goal: pass the imperial exams and save his people.

The five of them stare at one another: ...

Brothers, so you've been saving the world every night too!

Every world is on the brink of destruction, but luckily, the five brothers share resources and work things out together.

The only tricky part is that these perfectly ordinary guys have suddenly become famous thanks to the experiences and skills they gain in their other lives at night

"I thought the captain was all about being gentle. Since when can he spin a sword?!"

"The lead singer unlocked another high note! Magnificent!"

"Cultural workers need to be cultured! Those new rap lyrics are amazing!"

The five scratch their heads.

Their obscure group is getting more and more popular. How are they supposed to find time to save other worlds?

Oh, this world is going to be destroyed too... Well, in that case, no problem.

#Five brothers try to turn every stage performance or variety show into a lesson on apocalypse survival skills#

#Their bizarre style makes them even more popular#

#Add one more ridiculous boy group to the domestic entertainment scene#

[Content notes]

* This is not a secret-identity story. The main group knows one another's identities from the start, then work together to save each world.

* A slow-burn ensemble story, and silly.

Theme: Strive earnestly and live life with a positive attitude