Captain, you can't rest yet~

"That's it? Where's the next episode? Upload faster, content creator! @miHoYo's First Idol Ai-chan @miHoYo's First Idol Ai-chan @miHoYo's First Idol Ai-chan"

"What utter sloth! It's been 3 hours, 32 minutes, and 51 seconds since this video dropped, and the creator still hasn't updated!"

"Even the production team's donkey doesn't rest this much!"

"Damn it~ Why is this video so short! I haven't had my fill of me and Mei being all lovey-dovey!"

Even the usually scatterbrained Kiana had to admit—her mind was completely hooked by this video.

And, maybe because the footage was so lifelike, Kiana even felt like she'd actually lived through these events, only to forget them.

Ring-ring-ring~

As the bell for the end of class rang, ignoring the history teacher who hadn't even left the room yet, Kiana grabbed her phone and sprinted at a hundred-meter-dash pace toward where Raiden Mei was.

"Mei, Mei! I've got something awesome to show you! Come here, come here!"

But just as Kiana reached Raiden Mei's side and was about to replay the video, a fiery-red figure suddenly appeared beside the two of them.

"Kiana, what interesting thing are you watching? Can your teacher take a look too?" the homeroom teacher Himeko asked with a deceptively 'kind' smile.

Kiana, her mind entirely on Mei, waved her hand impatiently. "I'm busy! Go watch it yourself on P-site—it's number one on the trending list..."

Suddenly, as if realizing who the voice belonged to, Kiana froze solid, like she'd been hit with a petrification spell.

Seeing Kiana locked in a state of system crash, Himeko showed no sign of letting her off.

"Oh? Is that so? But teacher doesn't have a phone. How about this—Kiana, why don't you lend yours to teacher for a look?"

With a 'Hand it over!'

Himeko swept her hand out, and the phone in Kiana's hand vanished into thin air.

"Ah! My phone!" Kiana yelled. "No way, Himeko! I haven't even shown Mei yet!"

Looking at Kiana, who showed zero remorse, a visible vein bulged on Himeko's forehead.

"Kiana Kaslana! Will you ever stop?!"

Himeko's roar echoed through the classroom. "Using your phone in class is bad enough, but what makes me angriest is that you've made a mistake and feel no shame or regret..."

"You're... such a disappointment to me!!! March! To the office with me!"

With that, Himeko grabbed Kiana's phone in one hand and her ear in the other, dragging her out of the classroom.

Leaving a bewildered Raiden Mei and the rest of the class standing there, dumbfounded.

But on the other side of the classroom, in the last row by the window.

A handsome boy watched Kiana being hauled off by Himeko with a smile on his face, as if it were the most amusing scene.

Just as the boy was staring at their retreating figures, lost in memory, a cool female voice suddenly spoke beside him.

"Ye Li, could you please hand in last month's class fees? You've been overdue for days, and if it's convenient, this month's fees as well..."

Snapped out of his thoughts, Ye Li turned toward the voice. What met his eyes was a gray-haired girl in red glasses.

Ye Li broke into a smile, stood up from his seat, and leaned toward her. "Class monitor Fu Hua, I think you're a bit off today."

Fu Hua looked puzzled, instinctively touching her cheek. "Ye Li, how am I off?"

"Cute-off." With that, Ye Li strolled out of the classroom, leaving Fu Hua blushing furiously.

It took a long while for Fu Hua to shake off her embarrassment, and then she stared at the empty seat in front of her. Only then did it hit her...

He got away again!!!

Meanwhile.

Ye Li wandered aimlessly through the campus, feeling the gentle breeze and soaking in the cheerful laughter.

The world is beautiful~

Of course, it'd be even better if I were financially free...

Just then, a few girls passed by Ye Li in twos and threes, chattering about the hottest topic on campus.

"Princess Kiana is so cool! I wanna get all lovey-dovey with her!"

"Me too, me too! Lady Mei is great too—I wanna get lovey-dovey with both of them!"

"Girl, you're dreaming! But I'm curious—how do those two campus busybodies have time to go film a movie in Canghai City?"

???

A movie? What the hell?!

It started as a normal conversation, but the more Ye Li listened, the more confused he got.

When did Kiana and Mei go to Canghai City to shoot a movie?

And from what these students were saying, it was a big-budget special effects flick that even made it onto P-site's trending list?

Wait—did those two secretly debut as idols without me knowing?

Ye Li pulled out his phone with a puzzled look, scrolling through P-site as he walked.

But when he saw the title of the video at the top of P-site's hot list, his breath hitched.

After a few deep breaths to steel himself, Ye Li's trembling fingers tapped the video open.

When he saw the uploader's ID was miHoYo's First Idol Ai-chan, Ye Li clung to denial, telling himself maybe it was just a coincidence.

Yet when Ye Li saw a white-haired version of himself appear in the video, cutting through a swarm of Honkai Beasts, the last thread of hope in his heart finally snapped.

The harsh sunlight poured down on him, but Ye Li felt no warmth at all.

In the haze, he seemed to see a girl with two green cabbages on her head grinning wickedly at him:

"Captain, you can't rest yet~"

Ye Li: Aminos!

After triple-checking the video's authenticity, Ye Li slumped weakly against the corridor wall, staring blankly out the window with lifeless eyes.

He used to be just an ordinary shut-in on Earth, living a plain and normal life every day.

Every night, he'd be in bed by 11 at the latest, drinking a glass of milk before sleep to ensure good rest.

He didn't smoke, didn't drink—at most, he played some games.

And it was precisely that hobby of gaming that got him chosen by the World Will as a savior, setting him on a path of no return.

After years of hard-fought salvation, he'd finally managed to retire to the countryside and become an ordinary high school student.

But now, one exposé video had caught him completely off guard.

I was so naive, truly.

Ye Li had thought he could peacefully enjoy a quiet life, but in the end, he couldn't escape the exploitation of that black-hearted capitalist, the 'World Will.'

And what terrified Ye Li even more was, as more and more exposé videos surfaced, the curse of 'oblivion' weighing on him would slowly fade away.

That meant he could no longer stay invisible and easily overlooked like he did now.

And those connected to him would likely recover their memories of him...

Thinking of all the emotional debts he'd racked up, Ye Li shuddered at the thought.

So...

To ensure his personal safety, should he flee to the South Pole or the North Pole next?

Or, going extreme, run to the moon?

Ps: Daily plea for bookmarks and follows—would be even better if there's a little gift!

Thanks, everyone!!!