"I truly regret it. I should have killed you back then."
"Hmph, today I may die, but I am the one who wins, hahaha..."
Su Luo laughed heartily, especially when he saw the bloodstains on the person opposite him. His laughter grew even more intense.
Then, he self-destructed and died.
A mature antagonist knows how to exit with dignity.
......
"La la la, la la la, I’ve cleared it~ I’ve cleared it, finally cleared it. Goodbye, you trashy novel."
Su Luo couldn’t contain his excitement. He was dead, but not entirely.
In the space created by the system, he began to dance around.
A mechanical voice rang out.
[Host, I’m sorry, but you haven’t cleared it.]
"What? Are you saying I can return to reality tomorrow? Why not today? I miss my computer and all my in-game wives so much."
"Listen, System, back in the day, I was the beloved Traveler of Teyvat, the ultimate tool in Genshin Impact, the mysterious Doctor of Rhodes Island, the Commander in Arknights and Punishing: Gray Raven, the Bureau Chief in Path to Nowhere, and the Demi-God Archer in Honor of Kings..."
"Though my roles are varied, with just a wave of my hand, my enemies were crushed. How impressive is your boy Su Luo, huh?"
[No, Host, you haven’t cleared it, so you can’t return to reality.]
"Ah, so it’s as promised? I can return to reality with all my abilities intact? That’s amazing! No matter how powerful I am in the novel, it’s all fake. But in the real world, I’d be unstoppable. I’d be the new Crooked Smile Dragon King Supreme."
Hmph√
System: [...Are you insane?]
Su Luo: ...
[Host...]
Su Luo forced a smile, temporarily accepting the fact that he hadn’t cleared the game. But inside, he was seething with rage, his lungs about to burst.
"Give me a reason."
Do you know how I’ve been living these past days?
I’ve been the most careful, the most meticulous, the most thorough in completing every single plotline!
And it’s still not enough?
If this keeps up, I’m going to lose my mind.
[As the antagonist, after dozens of replays, you’ve finally reached the ending this time. However, during the system’s final evaluation, it was discovered that you still didn’t strictly adhere to every plot detail, so it doesn’t count as a perfect clearance.]
That’s right, Su Luo had been at home, shouting "Genshin Impact, start!" when he suddenly found himself transported into this novel. The only way out was to clear it.
There are two ways to clear it: one is a perfect clearance, which allows multiple attempts but requires the plot to be followed exactly as written. The other is a rough clearance, where as long as the main storyline is roughly the same, it counts as a pass. This method has a very lenient review system, but only one chance.
Su Luo wasn’t arrogant enough to think he could clear it in one go, so he had always chosen the perfect clearance route.
"System, are you deliberately making things difficult for me? I’m not a machine. How can I replicate every single plot detail exactly? Close enough should be fine."
[I’m very sorry, but the evaluation criteria are very strict.]
If the system had a physical form, Su Luo would have slapped it without hesitation.
Dozens of times!
This damn novel was already disgusting when he first read it. Now, after replaying it dozens of times, he was utterly sick of its plot.
The story mainly follows the protagonist as he levels up by defeating monsters, seizing every opportunity to shine, even when there’s none, as people hand him opportunities on a silver platter. He effortlessly subdues demonic beasts, eliminates evil spirits, bullies geniuses, and rises to the pinnacle of humanity.
It’s all fun and games for the protagonist, but I’m the antagonist.
I’ve always been the protagonist’s stepping stone, slapped in the face by him countless times.
Su Luo endured it all, but what made him even more speechless about this novel was that despite the protagonist having a harem, he never actually touched any of the heroines.
The entire story relied on pure gazes, devilish smiles, sparkling teeth, and godly one-liners to drive the interactions.
Who wants to read that? What was the author thinking? Was he a eunuch?
It made readers sick to their stomachs, and Su Luo was no exception.
He just never expected to be transported into this novel.
Even worse, do you remember the ending? The protagonist lost his manhood.
This wasn’t Su Luo taking creative liberties or seeking revenge. It was the author giving up and hastily wrapping up the story with a terrible ending.
Before leaving, the author had to give readers one last slap in the face. When Su Luo first read the ending, he made a one-hour video just to trash this novel.
It garnered 500,000 views, along with thousands of comments cursing the author.
Thinking about it now, if the author gave up, so would I.
Why should I endure the protagonist’s humiliation and still have to fawn over those heroines?
Su Luo gave up and said, "This time, I choose the rough clearance."
[Received.]
[Since you only have one chance, the system will grant you a diary.]
[As long as you write about the plot, you’ll receive rewards to help you clear the game more easily. For more details, please refer to the manual.]
[Lastly, I wish you success. Goodbye.]
The system left.
Once the plot begins, the system will lose its intelligence, retaining only basic auxiliary functions.
Su Luo then felt a wave of dizziness, signaling that he was about to enter the novel’s world and begin a new round as the antagonist.
…
"Give up. I’ll never like you."
Here it comes, the beginning of it all.
Su Luo gradually regained his senses, realizing the story had already started.
The cute girl in front of him was Li Siyi, the girl Su Luo, as the antagonist, was infatuated with.
Su Luo had gone to great lengths for her, trying to make her happy every day, showering her with gifts, even giving up his own cultivation resources.
But it was all useless. Li Siyi didn’t like Su Luo at all; in fact, she found his persistence annoying.
It’s not hard to see that Su Luo’s first character trait was being the lovelorn supporting male, commonly known as a simp, a major simp.
Just moments ago, Su Luo had tried to give Li Siyi the marrow-cleansing pill his father had given him.
But Li Siyi wasn’t moved at all; her disgust was now completely unconcealed.
Su Luo instantly got into character, clutching his chest with a pained and confused expression.
"No, why won’t you accept me? What’s wrong with me?"
"There’s no reason. I just find you annoying. Don’t come see me again."
Li Siyi didn’t want to stay a second longer and left immediately.
"No!!!"
Su Luo’s scream was filled with despair, as if he had lost everything.
"How can I live without you!"
Su Luo chased after Li Siyi with all his might, even tripping at the right moment, but he crawled after her anyway.
But of course, she wouldn’t stop.
"Li Siyi, my Siyi!"
Su Luo wept bitterly, though shedding tears was a bit of a challenge, so he didn’t manage that.
Li Siyi remained unmoved and quickly disappeared from Su Luo’s sight.
"Wuwu... wuwu..."
Hmm, that’s enough.
Su Luo abruptly stopped crying and wiped his face.
He stood up, dusted himself off, and left, humming a tune as if nothing had happened.
For a moment, the bystanders were utterly confused.
What’s wrong with him?
Why are young people so unpredictable these days?
One moment he’s crying his heart out, the next he’s fine. That’s some quick mood-switching.
Su Luo didn’t care about the onlookers’ opinions. He had given up. When there’s no script, don’t try to add extra scenes.
He was sick of this trashy plot.
You think I actually want to fawn over Li Siyi? If it weren’t for the character setup, I’d have cursed her to her face: You’re just a joke.
Whoever wants to deal with her can deal with her.
Su Luo returned home, where no one paid him much attention. As the disappointing son, he wasn’t highly regarded in the family.
Only a maid looked after him.
Yet his status wasn’t low. He was the son of the Su Family’s patriarch, one of the three major families in Autumn Wind City.
Though his talent was lacking, he spent his days idle and doubled as a simp.
But with his status, he could pretty much do as he pleased in Autumn Wind City.
Moreover, the Su Family was currently dominating Autumn Wind City, gradually overshadowing the other two families.
They were thriving.
Su Luo didn’t care about any of that. What mattered now was whether the diary the system gave him was any good.
The system hadn’t screwed him over before, but it hadn’t been particularly helpful either.
He hoped this last time the system would come through.
But it just looked like an ordinary diary, with the added feature of appearing and disappearing at will, which at least ensured no one else could see it.
After all, who writes a diary for others to read?
[Forgot the date, sunny.]
[Another beginning, after dozens of times, but this time it’s finally the end. Whether I succeed or fail, it’s all a relief. I’m happy.]
【Moreover, this time I have the cheat given by the system, plus my knowledge of the plot. I can confidently say that even if I slack off, I’ll get through it. I’m even happier now.】
【...However, I just remembered something terrible.】
【The first plot point is Li Siyi’s birthday banquet tomorrow.】
【Without a doubt, I’ll have to play the role of a simp tomorrow. My mood instantly soured.】
【Do you think I like her?】
【They say big breasts come with no brains, but she has neither big breasts nor brains. Her skills are mediocre, yet she acts like she’s all that.】
【Is her family as wealthy as mine? Does her status match mine? All she has is a pretty face, and that’s it. She has zero self-awareness.】
【How could I possibly be interested in someone like that? Being a simp is like having a meal but choosing to eat crap instead. Ugh...】
【Sigh, for the first time, I have a cheat and a relaxed game mechanism. Two happy things combined should bring even more happiness.】
【What I should have gotten was a dream-like, blissful time...】
【But why, why did it turn out like this...】
【No, no, I can’t be negative. The path to clearing the game is right in front of me. I’ll smile till the very end.】
【My game waifu is still waiting for me. I wonder how much the version has updated, or if the server has shut down.】
【Come on, as long as I endure Li Siyi tomorrow, I’ll be able to endure all the idiots in the world in the future.】
Su Luo thought he wasn’t much of a diary writer, fearing he’d run out of words.
But once he started, he couldn’t stop. However, going on and on like this definitely wasn’t good.
【Back to the main point, tomorrow’s plot goal is for me to get rejected in an engagement.】
【In the past, a perfect clear required precise control over words and actions, but now it’s much simpler. Just completing the rejection counts as a pass. Much easier.】
【As everyone in Autumn Wind City knows, the Su Family and the Li Family have always been on good terms, so naturally, there was an arranged marriage between our families.】
【Given that I’ve been pursuing Li Siyi without success, I’ll be so frustrated that tomorrow, in front of all the guests, I’ll bring up the arranged marriage to pressure her into compliance.】
【But Li Siyi won’t agree. Not only will she refuse, but she’ll also get so angry that she’ll say she’d rather die than marry me.】
【This will be a huge slap in the face to the Su Family, and it’ll happen in front of many influential guests. It’s predictable that within a day, the whole city will know about this joke.】
【The Su Family members present will be furious. Even if I’m a good-for-nothing, I’m still a member of the Su Family. Just because we’re on good terms, does that mean you can humiliate us?】
【The tension will be thick. Guess what happens next?】
【Of course, I’ll immediately back down, kneel, and beg Li Siyi for forgiveness, saying it was all just angry talk, that I won’t pressure her anymore, and pleading with her not to ignore me...】
【I’ll act as humbly as possible, completely disregarding how the Su Family feels. I’ll be the ultimate liability, and even I’ll feel disgusted by my own acting.】
【But I’m getting off track. Setting up such a plot for me isn’t to let me say something like “Thirty years east of the river.” It’s definitely to set the stage for the protagonist, Lin Xuan.】
【Where is he at this moment? Right when I’m pressuring Li Siyi with the arranged marriage, he’ll frown and quietly step back into the crowd.】
【That’s right, he won’t step in to help immediately. Instead, some presence within him will sense a treasure and alert him.】
【No one would have expected that the Li Family’s ancestors hid a treasure under the table, disguised as a table support.】
【Lin Xuan will take advantage of the distraction to take the treasure. Feeling a bit guilty, he’ll eventually step in to help Li Siyi.】
【The Li Family won’t be able to intervene directly, as it might escalate into a full-blown conflict between the Su and Li Families. But Lin Xuan is different. He’s a neutral party, his identity is unclear, and he’s a junior. It’s the perfect time for him to step in.】
【Lin Xuan will propose a duel to settle the matter, and I naturally won’t be able to refuse. Then I’ll be defeated.】
【At this point, Lin Xuan will give a sly smile, and Li Siyi’s favorability will skyrocket, as if her IQ dropped. Oh wait, she never had much IQ to begin with, so never mind.】
【Lin Xuan will walk away with both the beauty and the fame. He’ll be on cloud nine.】
【As for poor me, not only will I be humiliated, but I’ll also get beaten up.】
【Who says that in this day and age, only the protagonist gets rejected?】
【Sigh, that’s enough for now. I’ll wait for tomorrow’s plot to unfold. The sooner it’s over, the sooner I can wrap this up.】
【What a drag.】