My Own Theater

The Solo Theater is a live-streaming space station serving the entire universe.

Many pet humans are kept here. Every moment of their lives is watched, but they have no idea.

Want to see happy, everyday life? Want to watch terrifying scenes that defy reason?

The theater customizes scripts to suit its viewers. With likes and tips, they can shape the streamers' fates.

As a miserable wage slave at the Solo Theater, Paxis knows all too well how fickle its viewers can be.

Luckily, the streamer assigned to him, Du Huaibai, has a name that seems to suggest indifference to fame and fortune, and he lives up to it: he's as dull as a block of wood. He keeps a regular routine and never gets involved in trouble, as if the very phrase "entertainment value" is his natural enemy.

A ghost-hunting team? Not interested.

A talent scout shows up? He sends them packing like door-to-door salespeople.

The planning team goes to great lengths to arrange a heroic rescue of a beauty,

but he turns around, calls the police, drops her off at the station, and strolls away without a care.

In a way, their misfortune is a blessing: they share an empty live-streaming room and lead peaceful lives.

Then one day, a mysterious viewer sends an enormous tip and demands that Du Huaibai be made famous.

Someone in management has a sudden brainwave and comes up with a devilish plan:

Hey, why not send someone who knows him undercover? Once they're his confidant, they can push him toward the plan, right?

"So you picked me? Are you serious?"

The wage slave, slurping instant noodles, is on the verge of tears as he's forced into the game.

While protecting Du Huaibai, he also has to rack his brains trying to figure out how to make this master, normally so unruffled and ready to throw his life away at the slightest inconvenience, generate some entertainment value...

But can someone who avoids every danger really be completely oblivious?

Du Huaibai watches on indifferently. He won't step onto the stage lightly, not until a single light falls into those deep eyes vast as the universe.

A morning star named Paxis.

1. A seemingly aloof, B-king type who's actually a loyal, goofy guy × a wage slave who's sharp in public but helpless around him.

2. An unconventional take, fake live streaming, soft sci-fi setting.

3. Paxis is of mixed human and alien ancestry. His background is an important clue in the story.

Coming soon: Mr. Pan's Guide to Human Contact

Mr. Pan is tall and slender, with a textbook handsome, tapered face. He's warm, polite, witty, compassionate, financially independent, and successful in his career.

What a catch! And indeed, he's looking for a partner.

His requirements aren't high: just a young, marriageable human.

And yet he's still single. It's outrageous! Mr. Pan is only nearly five meters tall and has no facial features. Are humans really that obsessed with looks?

A well-known human enthusiast in the monster world, he's dedicated to teaching others how to interact with humans in a friendly way.

No, no, you mustn't lure a child who's playing alone. That will worry their parents.

Putting a human's head in your mouth to show friendliness is absolutely not okay.

Talking to humans might terrify them. Don't disrupt the ecology of human society.

Mr. Pan is live-streaming again today.

This human seems to have been ostracized by his peers. Poor thing.

Let's stroke his head while he's asleep, hmm? Why did he suddenly wake up?

Humans this jumpy can easily react to your touch. It's cute, but please be careful not to overdo it. Humans can be startled into a panic.

Hmm? This human is shouting. Let's hear what he's saying...

"You love clinging to me so much?! Then come and take me away if you have the guts! Come here, and I'll go with you!"

Really? What a stroke of luck! The monster appears on the spot.

One-on-one, nonhuman male lead

Theme: No matter the circumstances, people can give themselves value.