Narcissus! Narcissus! Narcissus!

# I Raised My Past Self Well

When the apocalypse arrived, Shen Zhao, a top programmer, awakened the world-making ability. Coveting his power, the thieves killed him cruelly.

When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to nine years earlier, just after writing the first version of the code for his adult game.

The good news: He was no longer the overworked corporate drone Shen Zhao, stuck working 996.

The bad news: He had lost his ability and become a pixel person inside a screen: Jiang Lin.

In a world of data streams, Jiang Lin was tormented in every way by his past self, suffering through a hundred different ways to get himself killed and all sorts of kinky play. To escape the mechanical commands, he had no choice but to break through dimensions, warn Shen Zhao of the coming apocalypse, and trigger his ability's awakening.

Thanks to his careful planning, Shen Zhao went from a lowly code monkey to the head of the empire's largest gang and the alliance's top-secret human weapon. He proceeded cautiously, planning several moves ahead, determined to expose the mastermind who had plotted against him. But one thing did not go according to plan.

Shen Zhao fixated on the adult-game plot he had originally designed. He elevated the pixel person who had entered the real world into a top-tier star, surrounding him with flowers, honors, and praise.

Before countless devoted believers, Shen Zhao built a gorgeous sky island and gently fastened the tightest collar around his neck, turning him into a free little bird who could never fly far.

The man wore the face Shen Zhao had had in his previous life. He pinned him beneath himself and left marks on the back of his neck that would not fade.

"You've carved your name all over my heart. How could I ever let you go?"

"Big brother, I created you. You'll always be mine."

Shen Zhao (Top): Taciturn, gloomy programmer + patient, unhinged data controller + awakened world creator

Jiang Lin (Bottom): Ruthless top-tier star + obsessive, scheming pixel person + double-standard, hopeless romantic

Theme: Loving yourself matters more than loving the world.