A Manga B-King's Guide to Self-Preservation

Qi Yue transmigrates as a transfer student in the action-packed shonen manga Young Hunter Chronicles. To be reborn, he must survive to the final chapter in a world crawling with ability users-and become a popular manga character.

The good news: He has an ability of his own-100% Perfect Copy.

The bad news: It comes with a debuff. Against the strong, he grows stronger; against the weak, he... dies. The effects stack, and he can't lie, either.

Qi Yue: "...?"

To survive until the manga's finale, Qi Yue is forced to play the mysterious riddler and embark on the path of a B-King.

And so-

When a classmate from Class F provokes him, Qi Yue answers truthfully, his face expressionless: "You aren't worthy of being my opponent."

The Class F students, upon hearing the transfer student's cold, merciless words: "?"

What an arrogant transfer student! The advanced classes will kill him for sure!

That very day, rumors about Qi Yue spread throughout the entire ability academy: Apparently, Class F has an outrageously cocky new transfer student. Someone needs to teach him a lesson!

And yet-

Every ability user who challenges Qi Yue ends up saying the same thing: "As expected of Qi Yue. He really does have the strength to back up that attitude!"

During a hunting mission, casualties mount. Qi Yue arrives and decisively steps in front of the mutated creature boss, his gaze icy. "Your opponent is me."

The teachers and students, waiting for death, watch Qi Yue hover in midair and instantly annihilate the boss with a move even more unstoppable than the creature itself: "!"

He's so strong!

After killing the boss, Qi Yue stares expressionlessly at the panel that pops up and sighs inwardly. ...The stronger I get, the more anxious I feel.

Does anyone understand?

Meanwhile, Qi Yue's actions have the manga forum buzzing:

[He never lets anyone get close easily and is obsessed with growing stronger, yet he always shoulders the burden at critical moments, faces danger without hesitation, and uses his towering figure to protect the weak. As expected of Boss Qi-strong and gentle! I love him!]

[Although Boss Qi always keeps a polite distance from most of the students, he's already taken them all to heart. He puts his life on the line for them time and again. What a moving and admirable character!]

[He only ever takes on strong opponents, never bullies the weak, and saves them from danger. That's the special tenderness of a true powerhouse!]

After completing his mission and returning to the real world, Qi Yue opens the manga-

Qi Yue: "?"

He just wanted to stay alive!

Reader advisory: The protagonist has an enormous cheat ability. Heavy on misunderstandings and wildly mistaken assumptions! Includes forum posts, readers following the manga in the real world, and a protagonist who deliberately guides their impressions. The protagonist is not a good person. The cover uses a template. A completely brainless wish-fulfillment story!!!

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An Ordinary Person Pretending to Be an Alpha in an Alpha-Omega Manga

Qin Su has a secret. An ordinary college student by day, every night he transmigrates into the action-packed Alpha-Omega manga Interstellar Legends as a military academy transfer student who's about to be written to death for lack of popularity. The panel tells him that only by reaching No. 1 in popularity can he stay alive.

Qin Su: "?"

How is that reasonable? In a world with only two genders, Alpha and Omega, how is an ordinary human like me supposed to gain popularity...?

The panel:

Death warning!

Qin Su: "...OK, fine. Panel, I know you're in a hurry, but calm down first. Watch me work."

In the manga, Alphas gain popularity most easily, so Qin Su decides to disguise himself as one.

Step one of pretending to be an Alpha: No Alpha pheromones? He'll concoct his own unique perfume formula-and keep it strictly secret.

On the first day of school, his classmates catch the crisp, commanding scent of Qin Su's pheromones. It's unlike any Alpha pheromone on record.

Step two: No pheromone-induced aura? Easy. He has a plan. Qin Su remotely adjusts the air conditioner's temperature himself.

During the class representative election, the moment Qin Su's expression darkens, an oppressive, icy aura washes over his classmates, sending chills down their spines.

Step three: No susceptibility period? No problem. Qin Su stands before a mirror and pinches the spot on the back of his neck where a gland would be until it swells.

In the real world, his roommate, who's following Interstellar Legends, sees the scene and exclaims, "Even with the back of his neck swollen and feverish, he can stay calm and complete a mecha piloting demonstration! As expected of Qin Su-what incredible self-control! The new transfer student is so cool!"

Qin Su hears him, but merely smiles without a word.

Pretending to be an Alpha is a piece of cake.

The manga forum:

[Compared with the bright and colorful main cast, the black-haired boy in black clothes at the edge of the panel looks like an inconspicuous gray shadow, but... somehow he has such an amazing presence! Is he a new character?]

[Is he an Alpha or an Omega? He's tall and slender, with a brooding, icy air. Even the shade of the trees seems colder around him. Wild guess: Alpha.]

[Ahhh, I was right! He really is special-even his pheromone scent is one of a kind!]

[As expected of an Alpha, he's Alpha to the max! His self-control is off the charts. I hereby declare him the Alpha of Alphas!]

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Title: Becoming a God-Tier B-King in an Infinite Game

Synopsis:

Yu Qinglan, hopelessly ill and awaiting death, opens his eyes to find himself in a livestreamed horror game called Nightmare.

Good news! Congratulations on drawing an SSR skill: Word Spirit.

"!"

Doesn't that mean everyone's fate is in my hands?! Yu Qinglan smiles.

The next second, another notification appears on the panel:

Bad news: Only others can use the Word Spirit skill on you. You cannot use it on others, and you cannot lie while the skill is active.

Yu Qinglan: "...?"

Doesn't that mean my life is in other people's hands?! Are you kidding me?

The corners of Yu Qinglan's mouth flatten, and he decides on the spot that he's never been the smiling type.

The one saving grace is that he can choose when to activate the skill.

To keep the players and NPCs from killing him, the frail Yu Qinglan decides to pose as a B-King powerhouse and thereby raise the upper limit of Word Spirit.

And so-

At Green Mountain Sanatorium, confronted with the instance boss's deadly question, he looks toward an empty shrine and prompts him in full view of all the watching players: "You whisper my name day and night. You pursue me with all your might, refusing to give up. A single glance back from me leaves you spellbound, trembling with excitement and adoration... Tell me, who am I?"

The man standing in the middle of the bloodstained, mottled corridor looks bewildered, his golden eyes clouding over. The cracks on his deathly pale face gradually disappear, and his low, cold voice echoes down the hallway. "My... love?"

Yu Qinglan: "...???"

Is that right?

Wasn't the answer supposed to be 'god'?!

Reader advisory:

1. One-on-one romance; the male lead has multiple incarnations; both leads are romantically and sexually inexperienced.

2. Includes livestreaming, viewer comments, and misunderstandings. The protagonist gets plenty of over-the-top, brainless wish fulfillment.

Theme: Hope endures forever.