My Brother Was the First Urban Legend

[Pre-release: Abo Descends While I'm on a Survival Show, at the bottom of the blurb]

When I was five, both my parents died. My relatives fought over the inheritance, and my older brother died in an accident.

I thought my life had gone completely dark, but when my relatives came calling again, I discovered my brother had come back safe and sound.

"You don't need to adopt Zhaozhao," my brother said. "I'm still alive."

My relatives were scared half to death.

I was stunned too.

It was great that my brother was alive, but unfortunately, he had changed...

He wasn't quite human anymore.

He was always gloomy, and I never knew what he was thinking. He'd come home in the middle of the night with blood on his clothes, and his body was always cold.

The friends who suddenly appeared around him would respectfully call him "■■" and occasionally say strange things.

Sometimes I suspected my brother had joined the mob. Sigh.

"I won't leave you alone this time."

When I pretended to be asleep, my brother would lean sinisterly close to my ear and say that.

"Damn ■■ tricked you into resurrecting me. Now that I've been reborn, I won't let it get away with this."

My brother looked like a ghost, but he was still my brother, no matter what, so I chose to accept him.

Still.

What really bothered me was that my brother was never satisfied with the friends around me, either.

Especially my seniors.

He clearly didn't like them, yet he pretended to be friendly. Once I was gone, he'd come up with all sorts of schemes to terrify them.

"Waaah, Zhaozhao." My childhood friend from kindergarten clung to me and cried. "Your brother was so scary just now."

"Waaah." My senior joined in. "Zhaozhao, your brother is so petty."

Stop fake-crying.

My brother is glaring at you from behind.

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(Third-person blurb)

Pu Zhao knew he had a great responsibility.

He had no family left by his side, and nothing to care about.

So...

"Wrong," his senior told him. "You have to protect yourself first."

"Have you ever considered what we want?" his childhood friend asked.

But even so,

this time, ■■ was the same...

Uh.

No, that's not right.

My brother came back.

And the others, too...

[This time, ■■ will not allow ■■ to lose ■■]

"..."

It seemed things were different.

This time, even some of the details had changed.

"I really hate him," his returned brother said for who knew how many times. "Get a divorce."

Yeah.

My brother really hates my husband.

Wait, could it be that he disapproved of him even before...

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1. The blurb is in first person; the main text is in third person.

2. The brother and Zhaozhao have a purely familial relationship, purely familial! Also, since the story begins when they are young, there will be no romance before adulthood. The love interest is set from the start. Volume One covers childhood; Volume Two covers growing up.

3. Blurb posted around 9:40 a.m. on August 11 and saved with a screenshot.

4. Cover purchased with commercial-use rights from Nieka. Thanks to artist Qiukui Nangua Bing.

Pre-release: Abo Descends While I'm on a Survival Show

Jiang Fuyue has known since childhood that he is good-looking.

And unlucky.

For example, after he finally struggled free from his family's mess, his company screwed him over, a rich second-generation heir took an interest in him, and his career fell apart.

But there was still hope. The once-popular survival show All-Star Showcase was finally getting a second season!

With his good looks, hard work, talent, and a little cunning, Jiang Fuyue soon became a hot favorite among the top contenders. Debuting as the center seemed just around the corner.

All the while, he was on his guard, vaguely feeling that his bad luck wouldn't let him off so easily...

Sure enough!

He had considered the family members who dragged him down and the possibility of someone taking an interest in him again, but he had never considered...

Halfway through the show, the world would turn into an abo world.

Jiang Fuyue was close to tears. "This seems a bit much."

The hardest part to accept was that he turned out to be an O.

And most of the trainees were A's.

If their group debuted, would it count as a mixed-gender debut? Would his debut spot be canceled because of it?

He didn't want to start all over and join another All-O Survival Show!

The whole world enters the abo era.

It's a hassle, sure, but everyone is still alive. They just have a few extra concerns now.

What do you do when you suddenly grow a ■/■? What if you go into heat halfway through a shift? How are employers supposed to distinguish men, women, and a whole bunch of abo genders? How do AA, AO, and mixed pairings count as heterosexual?

People are plagued by all kinds of ridiculous worries.

But fans of All-Star Showcase 2 are more interested in one thing.

What gender is my fave?

1. Blurb archived on September 30, 2026, with screenshot proof.

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