The Tragic Human Player

The grand stage of planetary ascension is open. If you've got a life to spare, come on in.

The audience watches live and votes at any time. Winners advance. The dead cannot be revived.

Zhong Zi gave a faint smile, certain of victory.

Across eight rounds, he is always the Victor.

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Round One [Character Card: Hidden Blade]: You are a member of Organization X, codenamed [Heavy], the boss's closest [Hidden Blade] and most loyal hound.

Ending achieved: [Between Black and White]: A lackey? A traitor? A mole? No, none of those. From beginning to end, he was loyal only to himself.

Round Two [Character Card: Young Master]: After the real young master, who was switched at birth, returns to the Zhong family, murders begin occurring one after another among the wealthy and powerful. In private, everyone says that real young master is a disaster.

So who will be the first to discover that the real young master's actual profession is hitman?

Round Three [Character Card: Ghost? Human? Mute?]: A mute with a ghostly aura has arrived at the old castle...

Round Four [Character Card: Holy Son of Miaojiang]: In a manga world, the mysterious Holy Son of Miaojiang has white hair and blue eyes, is frail and often coughs up blood.

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An indescribable being kept a human as a pet.

The human was wonderful in every way, good company, fun to be around, gentle and considerate. There was just one thing...

The human had more and more [Emotional Connections]. Even a broad-minded keeper like them couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.

But the human insisted, "That's just how we people are. Whenever we pass through a place, we leave some bonds behind."

The indescribable being: I see.

The audience: Don't get the wrong idea about humans! Who can just enter any world and become its unattainable ideal?!

Reader's Guide (Potential Triggers):

A self-indulgent work based on the author's personal tastes. Logic is dead. Contains battle injuries, frailty, watch parties, forums, Fourth Cataclysm elements, and all sorts of strange tropes and original settings.

Upcoming Novel: Huh? How Did the Hated Male Supporting Character Become the Center of the World? (Entertainment Industry)

Blurb:

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Xia Zhiyu was adopted by his master at the age of five. He graduated from university at fifteen and went into seclusion in the mountains, expecting to live a quiet life from then on.

When he was seventeen, the [Plot Maintenance System] came knocking and told him that the world was a book called After Debuting in a Boy Band, I Became Everyone's Crush, and that he was Xia Shi's fraternal twin brother, hated by everyone.

He had a pretty face, but was selfish and vain, useless at everything, and only knew how to cling to Xia Shi and mooch off him. He'd done all kinds of terrible things, and would eventually be hated by the entire internet and die a miserable death.

The System said he had to follow the original plot, or the world would become unstable.

Xia Zhiyu: ...Okay.

But the moment he showed his face, his stunning looks shot to the top of the trending charts. The moment he opened his mouth to sing, he stunned the whole audience. Even a minor supporting role in a show that wasn't popular managed to break through...

The System shrieked in alarm: Oh no, Host, your stats are too high! There's no way you can follow the original plot!

Xia Zhiyu: Calm down. Watch this.

Accused of stealing an endorsement and abandoned en masse by his fans, he posted: I'm not a good person. Don't be a fan.

Accused of bullying people on set, he snapped back in an interview: Sorry, I'm not obliged to tolerate someone being precious about their sensitive skin.

Rumored to have seduced and abandoned someone, dumping the girlfriend he'd dated for five years as soon as he became famous, he sneered and retorted, "Who are you? Whoever you are, you still won't make it to year six."

Xia Zhiyu's idea of himself: Hated by everyone? Easy. I've got this.

But...

Standing at the top, clutching a major award and known as a "once-in-a-generation genius," Xia Zhiyu listened to the cheers below and stared in confusion: Wait a minute. What happened to being the hated male supporting character?

The System spun around excitedly: Host, you've become the center of the world! The whole world revolves around you! (Very loudly.)

For the new book to take shape, the protagonist needs a love interest. Only then can the world finally stabilize.

Xue Chiye: Here's my chance!

//From the love interest's perspective:

At thirty, Xue Chiye caught a glimpse of a young celebrity and fell hard, becoming a fan for the first time in his life.

He became his fan club president, fought back against antis and boosted his numbers, and even started a company just to sign him...

At first, he thought all he wanted was to see the moon shine high above. Only later did he realize he also wanted to hold it in his arms.

Note: 1. [Versatile, cold-faced, adorable beauty with celestial looks x Refined, pretend-proper CEO daddy top]

Nine-year age gap, older top. Both are each other's first and only love, and both are virgins. HE.

2. Not a conventional wish-fulfillment story. It may get a little angsty at times, but it gets more and more satisfying and sweet later on.

3. Set in a fictional world. Same-sex marriage is legal. No real-life models.

Theme: Explore the nature of the world and the meaning of life