Ning Zhi has no idea how she managed to turn a full-dive game into a dating game.
But she doesn't think it's her fault.
She can only blame Qin Wuyi, the aloof, red-clad NPC, for being too captivating.
On her very first day, before she'd even learned how to use her skills, she was about to be killed by a monster when Qin Wuyi drifted down from the sky, flicked her sleeve, and wiped out every monster. The experience points even went to Ning Zhi.
Ning Zhi's eyes lit up! A powerful ally!
She stuck to Qin Wuyi like glue, trying to become her disciple and calling her "Master, Master" for days, but got no response.
When her roommate found out she had started playing the game too, she excitedly said, "Become my disciple and we'll play together."
But when they got to the bonding ceremony, both of them disconnected.
When Ning Zhi logged in the next day, she saw Qin Wuyi staring coldly at her, as if Ning Zhi had betrayed her.
Before she could figure out what was happening, a bonding invitation suddenly appeared in front of her.
Huh? Why did she agree to take me as her disciple after all?
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After seeing so many people on the forums complain about how hard it was to raise NPC Qin Wuyi's affection, Ning Zhi finally realized that her master was actually an NPC.
But her profile card looked exactly like any ordinary player's, didn't it?
And besides
Her affection toward Qin Wuyi had been at 100% the whole time.
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Ning Zhi joined a group dungeon run that day, and the final boss turned out to be Qin Wuyi.
The moment she saw Ning Zhi, the boss whom thousands of forum posts had begged the developers to nerf simply took her own life.
The hidden story was that she had fallen into demonic madness for love.
And the one she loved was a woman.
Before long, fanfiction flooded the forums.
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Ning Zhi was so curious that she threw caution to the wind and wrote a couple of stories herself.
But the next time she logged in, she saw Qin Wuyi in red, reclining in a tree with a book in her hand and a clear smile on her lips.
? Isn't that the fanfiction I wrote?
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A sudden burst of inspiration in the middle of the night. Blurb drafted at 1 a.m. on April 24, 2025.
The entire story is based on personal headcanons. No online gaming.
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Theme: Love can overcome anything
