"You can count on me to mess it up."
The Space-Time Administration picked its most honest, least troublesome nobody to enter small worlds and monitor the Systems on their protagonists, preventing those worlds from collapsing later on.
They thought it was foolproof, but despite every precaution, something still went wrong.
Space-Time Administration: Why did the System bind to you?!!!
Nobody Zhuang Miao: Why did the System bind to me...?
World One: The school bully bottom in a danmei novel is a homophobic straight man
The school bully is the real young master, maliciously switched at birth in a danmei novel. After his biological father takes him back, he is supposed to have unspeakable love affairs with the arrogant fake young master, the unhinged school doctor, and the cold-faced CEO.
But the uneducated bully thinks homosexuality is a disease and is violently homophobic. He knocks the powerful men down one by one, leaving them too battered to get it up.
The Space-Time Administration plans to give the bully a "Top Student System" to broaden his horizons and help him understand homosexuality, so he can finally get together with the powerful men who adore him and reach a happy ending.
But now Zhuang Miao is the one who gets bound to the System.
The bully looks at the quiet classmate who's said fewer than ten words to him in three years. With pink-tinted fingertips, the boy holds out a pristine exam paper. He lightly bites his rosy lip, seeming strangely shy.
"Would you study with me from now on?"
The bully lowers his eyes. Another one, he thinks.
World Two: The pretty-boy top-tier star in an entertainment-industry novel refuses to cater to beauty standards
The top-tier star is the unattainable one true love of an actor-CEO. He is supposed to be nothing more than a pretty face with no acting skills, while the actor-CEO's kept, heavily promoted replacement bottom becomes famous and takes his place.
But the top-tier star sees honing his acting as his top priority. The minor stand-in, whose looks and acting are both inferior, remains unknown and is even mocked as a "cloned sheep."
The Space-Time Administration plans to give the top-tier star a "Beauty System" so he'll take care of his skin and maintain his looks and figure, giving the minor extra bottom a chance to step into the spotlight.
But now Zhuang Miao is the one who gets bound to the System.
The top-tier star watches his small, dark, skinny assistant in the corner, rubbing lotion into his cheeks in front of a little mirror. The assistant obediently applies it, then squeezes out a little extra and awkwardly tests the waters.
"Don't let it go to waste. Can I put the rest on you?"
The top-tier star carefully dodges the hand reaching for his cheek and wonders who his assistant has been dressing up for lately. Was there anyone in the entertainment industry better-looking than him?
World Three: The aloof professor in a sweet romance novel has a sharp tongue
The aloof professor is supposed to be the doting, fatherly top in a sweet romance.
But his tongue is so vicious that he berates his crybaby student bottom mercilessly. Their romance ends before it even begins.
The Space-Time Administration plans to give the aloof professor a "Compliment System," requiring him to dish out compliments every day and change his sharp-tongued image.
But now Zhuang Miao is the one who gets bound to the System.
"Professor, you... are a soft... fragrant little... cake."
The professor gazes at the little neighbor he only sees when he leaves for his early classes. The boy finishes his sentence, blushing and stammering, then lowers his head awkwardly. His pale, flushed nape suddenly comes into view as he adds in a tiny voice, "P-Professor, it's... it's your turn."
After being "forced" to trade compliments with his little neighbor for half a month, the professor grows restless. They've been doing this for so long. Isn't it time to move on to the dating part?
World Four: The little white-flower bottom in a scum romance turns into a career-minded go-getter
The little white-flower bottom is a pitiful soul in a scum romance, always thinking of the scum top and swallowing his grievances. He is supposed to graduate from college and marry the scum top, then take care of the household.
But after graduating, he chooses to start a business, and his company even shows signs of overtaking the scum top's.
The Space-Time Administration plans to give the little white flower a "Reversal of Fortune System," ordering him to face-slap the obstacles in his relationship with the scum top and eventually enjoy a sweet romance with him.
But now Zhuang Miao is the one who gets bound to the System.
The little white-flower bottom sees his soft-tempered ex-boyfriend, whom he already broke up with, zoom over on a tiny electric scooter and block his way. Facing the troublesome relative of a business partner, his ex turns red and shouts, "Thirty years... the east bank, thirty years... the west bank! None of you are allowed to... bully the little white flower!"
The little white flower watches his soft-tempered ex get so angry his eyes redden, then pretends to be weak and leans on the shoulder of the man protecting him. He's so pitiful, surely they can get back together now.
World Five: The omega with the highest match rate in a space opera hates Alphas
The omega has such a high pheromone rank that almost every Alpha in the empire is over 95% compatible with him. He is supposed to be courted by powerful figures like the imperial crown prince, a mecha designer, and a space pirate.
But he is cold toward Alphas.
The Space-Time Administration plans to give the omega a "Everyone's Darling System," requiring him to seduce people every day through eye contact, hand-holding, hugs, kisses, and more, changing his cold personality.
But now Zhuang Miao is the one who gets bound to the System.
The omega spends every day holding hands and hugging his best friend.
His friend's slender, delicate fingertips keep lightly scratching his palm as he sweetly coaxes, "I want us to be closer."
The omega thinks it over, clasps his friend's smaller hand, and considers how much of a fine two omegas would have to pay to get married.
Good news: He knows how to return the System.
Bad news: It's too late. The protagonists all think he's secretly in love with them.
Reader's Guide
1. Both leads are each other's first and only.
2. The small-world order is undecided. If there's a world you like, leave a comment and I'll give it special consideration.
3. There are countless great novels out there. If this one isn't for you, pick another. Keep a positive attitude and enjoy reading!
Theme: Love can bring two people together in sincerity.