jdhmnovel Chapter 1: Simps Never End Well
Chapter 1: Simps Never End Well
[You've transmigrated into a popular, infinite-flow novel with two male protagonists, and now you're playing the role of a cannon fodder simp.]
Soon you will meet your destined protagonist—and die for him.
Yan Xun had just woken up when he heard a voice say this to him.
Yan Xun: ...? Am I hallucinating?
It's not an illusion, I'm still here.
[Hello host, I am your system 0051.]
Yan Xun: ...
His gaze swept around the small room, then he asked himself:
"A heartthrob? Two male leads?" What does that mean? He understands the infinite flow genre.
The instant he spoke with the system, the entire contents of the novel were imprinted into his mind—
"Please Be Gentle, Yandere Boss, What Should I Do When All the Non-Humans Fall in Love with Me!" is the title of this novel. It tells the story of a protagonist with a unique fragrance who enters an infinite game, but unexpectedly, the fragrance seems to have a controlling effect on these terrifying bosses.
As soon as they smell this mysterious fragrance, even the most terrifying bosses lose their will to kill and only want to cuddle with the protagonist!
So, relying on this incredible buff, the protagonist easily conquered one challenge after another, thus achieving success in both love and career.
Of course, even in such a sweet and romantic novel filled with a love triangle, there's a need for some cannon fodder simps to make the love triangle more engaging.
Yan Xun plays just such a cannon fodder character.
He's a chauvinist who thinks the protagonist is too delicate, but later he gets "trained" by the protagonist and gets scratched to death by the boss while covering the protagonist's escape from the dungeon.
In short, an easy cannon fodder to play.
Yan Xun: "..."
Is he really that unlucky?
"I'm not doing it," Yan Xun muttered to himself. "High risk, low reward, and I'll end up dead. It's a losing proposition."
Unexpectedly, the voice spoke directly to Yan Xun:
It's not that complicated! You don't know that infinite flow games have now been industrialized and made into celebrities!
[And they said you were scratched to death by the BOSS! Actually, you just entered the next level, isn't that great!] The system loudly brainwashed you, [Otherwise, you'd really be playing these games, and there's no way to revive after dying!]
"Can I be resurrected now that I'm dead?"
[Watch a 30-second ad to advance to the next round.] The system blinked. [Don't worry, would I cheat you? Joining our cannon fodder system is definitely the right choice. As long as you play your role conscientiously, you'll be fine.]
Immediately afterwards, the system told Yan Xun that their infinite game was very dangerous, and that they could die if they were not careful. But with the auxiliary system, things would be different—they would become actors instead of players, and actors never actually die.
So it really is low risk and high return. If it weren't for Yan Xun's good looks, he wouldn't have signed a contract with most people!
Perhaps seeing that Yan Xun was still hesitating, the system started to make promises again, saying that as long as Yan Xun could complete the performance, the extra rewards he would get from solving puzzles or passing levels in the dungeon would also be his—the previous actors did not have such good luck—after all, acting and real games are two different paths.
Thinking of this, Yan Xun simply nodded.
The instant he nodded, the invisible barrier vanished, and the movements of those around him came into view.
"Let's get to know each other?" The speaker was a smiling man who was wearing a suit and whose hair was obviously styled. What was most eye-catching was probably the champagne glass in his hand, which was half full of champagne... As if noticing Yan Xun's gaze, he raised his hand and held up the champagne glass, indicating, "I was just at the banquet."
The man opposite him was dressed in black. His gaze swept over the faces of everyone in the instance, but he didn't say anything.
Yan Xun's gaze swept around and landed on a simply dressed man.
He could sense that the faint fragrance in the room was coming from this person... The other person had a memorable face; at least for Yan Xun, who was somewhat face-blind, this person was definitely good-looking.
But there is one thing—
Yan Xun subtly sized up his height.
Is the main character 187cm tall...?
[Host, the novel doesn't specify how tall the main character is.] The system weakly asked.
Yan Xun retorted expressionlessly, "So the seemingly delicate and frail protagonist with a unique fragrance is 187cm tall?"
Perhaps Yan Xun's scrutinizing gaze was too obvious, for the young man also glanced at Yan Xun a few times.
Yan Xun also looked at him, and he smiled at Yan Xun. Yan Xun immediately turned his head away—at the beginning of the dungeon, before he had successfully trained the dog, the cannon fodder he was playing really hated Gui Yuchong, who was the protagonist.
"Hello." Gui Yuchong smiled and nodded at him.
"What a strange person," Yan Xun thought. "Why would he greet me in such a setting? Gui Yuchong is indeed very strange."
"Isn't this the time to greet each other and make friends?" The speaker was a short-haired young man who frowned as he looked at Gui Yuchong and Yan Xun interacting amicably, as if he wanted to say something.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone received a system notification—
[Task: Meimei Building]
Strange things are happening at the Meimei Building! Tenants are reporting finding mysterious footprints in their homes.
The tenants are dying one after another; it turns out it's because fake human figures have appeared in the building.
[Task deadline: 7 days.]
【Task 1: Find the fake man (B-Task)】
【Task 2: Discover the Secrets of the Meimei Building (A+ Task)】
Yan Xun subtly observed everyone. Although he had most of the mission plot information, perhaps to prevent him from being completely exposed, the mission plot information did not mention the BOSS or secrets. These were the parts that he had to investigate on his own.
Gui Yuchong was definitely not a fake.
The remaining few people... His gaze lingered on the remaining four people for a moment.
While he was sizing up the others, their eyes were also on Yan Xun.
He is actually a rather eye-catching young man.
He was pale, with dark circles under his eyes from staying up late for a long time, looking malnourished. He was tall and thin, less than 185 cm tall, with long hair that looked like it hadn't been cut in a long time. The black hair on the top of his head had grown to his eyebrows, while the lower half was bleached and dyed platinum blonde. He had seven or eight piercings in his ears, and his arms were covered with moth-like patterns.
The moment the system task ended, Yan Xun also received his identity card for this stage—
[404 Tenant.]
[Yan Xun.]
[Beautician.]
"Is anyone in room 404?" Gui Yuchong suddenly asked, looking at everyone and smiling somewhat embarrassedly. "Am I in room 404?"
"I wonder if anyone is staying in the same room as me."
Something's not right, Yan Xun thought. He clearly remembered that in the novel, he lived with the champagne-wearing man.
He subconsciously looked at Gui Yuchong, only to see Gui Yuchong smile at him—
Is that you?
"Are you my roommate?" He tilted his head to look at Yan Xun, his fragrance becoming even stronger.
[Speak up, host!]
In the silence, the system began to remind Yan Xun not to forget the mission.
Yan Xun: ...
He took a deep breath and said to Gui Yuchong, "What's that smell on you? It's disgusting."
"I hate men who wear cologne!"