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Ye Zhixiao is an utterly ordinary shut-in who scrapes by on a meager writing income.
One day, he awakens as an NPC.
He discovers he's the protagonist of a novel, and the author has a serious sadistic streak when it comes to putting the protagonist through the wringer.
According to the plot, he'll lose his closest family, be betrayed in tears by a dear friend, suffer physical disabilities and emotional trauma, then endure corruption while pretending to be a villain, save the world, and finally fall to his death in a pitiful state.
To stay alive, he must fulfill every one of the author's fetishistic desires and keep the forum discussion lively.
After reading his entire script, Ye Zhixiao: “...”
Is this author a freak? Why are they piling every fetish on me? I just want to be a street loafer with an ordinary life!
Luckily, though, Ye Zhixiao is forcibly bound to a mission, he also gets bound to a secret identity System. As long as he can play his part in the author's script, he can still give his real self a peaceful, happy life!
This story needs a protagonist, but it never said the protagonist had to be [Ye Zhixiao], right?
He decides to play the role of his never-before-seen [older brother].
And so Ye Zhixiao diligently writes the script, having his secret identities act out one story of love and hatred after another in his world.
The forum erupts:
[Ye Zhixiao, you've done so well. You wanted to die, but you forced yourself to keep living for everyone else's happiness. How can anyone be this good?]
[As a member of the Order of Light, he has to endure corruption. He must feel so guilty about what happened to his younger brother...]
[An obsessive, scheming villainous younger brother X a fragile, beautiful, tragic older brother? This pairing is too delicious... The younger brother's always wanted his older brother to stay by his side, right? Can't we have some forced-proximity scenes?!]
[Please be nicer to Xiao Xiao, author. I'll do anything, I swear! T_T (tip +1 +1)]
Meanwhile, Ye Zhixiao, at the center of the story, attracts the attention of countless hidden forces.
A pure monster is born into the world. Even after losing everything that made him human, he still loves his family dearly.
Whoever offers the monster his precious treasure will earn the monster's affection.
During the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons, a familiar person steps into view. As if it were only natural, he reaches out to his older brother and invites him into the abyss.
“Why won't you come with me? Even as a monster, I'm still the younger brother you love most.”
At this moment, the line between black and white is drawn. His once most important family member finally stands against him, forcing him to make a choice.
And he gives up on himself, choosing his younger brother and the world.
Ye Zhixiao: “...That's not how my script goes. Do I really have to live such a conspicuous, attention-grabbing life?”
Author: “Of course! You're my protagonist!”
· The protagonist is a scheming, bad-cat villain; his secret identities are beautiful, powerful, and tragic saviors. His true identity stays hidden from beginning to end, in an urban supernatural setting.
· The protagonist plays his own older brother. I want to write a two-person drama starring himself and himself, with an enemies-to-rivals dynamic.
Theme: The self is a lighthouse guiding us forward
(Brain trying to think) (brain in the air) (brain not responding)
I really didn't expect that Xiao Zhi would do this (Abba Abba)
How could this be? It hurts even more [Lemon]
Seriously combined with the illustrations to eat [Star Eyes] Yah Mia Miya [Star Eyes]
So Ye Yao is considered the author?
So gentle yet cruel, Xiaozhi...
Xiaoxiao is really good at writing this script, Yamiami [Glasses]
So whose meat are you eating? [Glasses] The word mending magic has a profound meaning [Glasses]
(Brain trying to think) (brain in the air) (brain not responding) I really didn't expect that Xiao Zhi would do this (Abba Abba) How could this be? It hurts even more [Lemon]
Seriously combined with the illustrations to eat [Star Eyes] Yah Mia Miya [Star Eyes]
So Ye Yao is considered the author?
So gentle yet cruel, Xiaozhi... Xiaoxiao is really good at writing this script, Yamiami [Glasses]
So whose meat are you eating? [Glasses] The word mending magic has a profound meaning [Glasses]