MC is the biggest problem for me. First. He is so pure and beautiful, everyone just falls in love with him at first glance. Yes, glance sometimes they dont even get to stare or ogle him to make themselves fall for him. Just glancing at his pure existence will delude you into believing he is so cute and lovable you just cant help falling for him.

Second. He is so ignorant. Please, I dont know if it's just his character setting but he believes he is a veteran actor. That he is far above those actors in the world he goes into. He cant even read other people. He dont even know all Protags (gongs and shous) has already fallen for him! Nor can he keep up with his own character settings, everytime he messes everything up by himself, blames ML and then let's ML clear things up but wait, he still need to complete the plot and still worries with his point even though I dont think those points even matter. It has no real value at all to any world he goes to, at the very least ML is the one spending all his points which I think is limitless considering the number of times he has used it, teleporting, shape shifting, etc.,

What do I have to say with this ML? He is obsessive. He r*ped the MC. Typical ML. Which is why I will not bother to comment to his nuerogical and psychotic problems.

I do like though that because he likes MC so much, it doesn't even bother him that he needs to kill himself. At every world where he thinks MC will be put to danger the first thing that comes to his mind is always to fake their deaths and live happily ever after or until MC decides to continue the plot or until MC decides to end the plot.

Why do I even bother?

Plot is just like any other plots out there, interesting at the beginning, bland at the middle and basically mud water at the end.

I gotta say though it has some really interesting plots like the merman arc, I dont think that has been used before or the vampire arc.

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My fave arc would be the Music arc which was the very first BL world he went to. It was the very first time this idiotic igborant foolish MC had any romantic development with the ML, also the start of this demented idea where all protags should fall for him. (¬_¬) (¬_¬) (¬_¬)

There's an arc somewhere in the beginning where the ML just straight up r*pes the MC. He knows that the MC is totally clueless about relationships and takes advantage of this to basically groom him. It's predatory behaviour really. There's also a beastility arc which is just weird and gross.

MC was still focused on the task and not considerate of ML, so

(even though the author wrote that MC did). ML on the other hand kept finding ways for them to be together.

If you read you'll see that there is a system which was one of the reasons why MC refused to go off task. But at some point it just felt like MC was too naive, selfish, and inconsiderate, almost as if MC was just using ML like a white lotus character. ML on the other hand was very persistent and fairly OP and decisive.

Likeable ML? Nope. (ML who is everything BUT helpful? Yes.)

Likeable MC? Ehhhhh. Sort of very naive. Not the brightest guy.

Engaging Plot? Depends on the person, but IMO it's meh. The author tries.

Good character chemistry (MC+ML) ? Questionably...... hmm... yeah not really.

'Leonard' (ML) didn't cooperate with 'Eli' (MC) in so many situations, leading the MC to do dumb sh*t to try to get things back on track. I don't get it. The ML is constantly getting in the MC's way, for what, jealousy? s*upidity? Some reason unknown? You'd think for as much as he 'is deeply in love with the MC', he'd be, I don't know, HELPFUL???

It's all just MC struggling (and mostly failing to, due in large part to our damned ML) to follow the plot. That's it. There ain't nothing interesting going on. Maybe I missed something, but whatever I missed doesn't seem to be all that relevant. Like, what's the point of just, following the plot? While having to stay to the constraints of your character (sure it's flexible, but that's beside the point) ? It ain't anything fun.

But maybe it's not so simple? There's quite a lot of things that have yet to be uncovered with regards to the MC and ML's origin story and world building of the space between worlds. So that's why I'm still reading this. For now, I'm giving it a 3.5 rating.

tragic somewhat, but the MC's inner dialogue just lightens everything up.

0007 and 5237 are more similar to the MC and ML than they realize. It’s not hard to believe that if the ML had never gotten the MC back from the creator, they would have ended up the same way. Bittersweet. My only wish is that the ending for 0007 and 5237 was a little bit sweeter. 😭 If you want to know their story just read the last chapter of the novel.

and if we’re being honest, it’s mostly the ML doing all the hard work and the MC tagging along and them acting lovey-dovey, and it’s because of the MC’s heartthrob halo that they had any trouble and why everyone kept falling for him, but that’s also part of the MC’s charm.

Seeing Sui Yuan's sulky mood, Zhao Xihe sighed. He rubbed Sui Yuan's head, trying to distract him, "What do you want to ask this time?"

Sui Yuan jolted out of his thoughts and quickly threw Selman to the back of his mind. He looked at Zhao Xihe with a burning gaze, "Why did my Creator make you?"

Zhao Xihe did not directly answer him. Instead, he raised a brow, “Why are you so certain that I was made by your creator?”

Sui Yuan blanked. He was rather puzzled, “... Could it be that you weren’t?”

In Sui Yuan’s eyes, his Creator was an existence that controlled everything. It was omnipotent, most worthy of admiration. It was like how parents were invincible in the eyes of their child. So, when Zhao Xihe said that he was not a real person, he immediately ignored all other possibilities and determined that he and Zhao Xihe were made by the same Creator. It was reasonable to say that it was a rather groundless belief.

Zhao Xihe smiled softly and did not tease Sui Yuan any further, “To some extent, I am indeed made by your Creator.”

Sui Yuan looked at Zhao Xihe, rather conflicted. He did not quite understand what he meant by ‘to some extent’.

Currently, Sui Yuan could roughly perceive Zhao Xihe’s implication. However, he did not receive a definite answer. Moreover, these ambiguous words meant that there was a certain discrepancy between what he said and the actual truth.

Sui Yuan gripped his hair. He felt that perhaps this was very important. Since he did not understand, he directly asked, “What does ‘to some extent’ mean?”

Zhao Xihe smiled a smile that was not a smile, “Which question do you want to ask me?”

Sui Yuan: "........."

——God*mmit! He was suddenly on the fence, what to do?! He wanted to ask both of them, ah!

In the end, Sui Yuan decided to follow his original thought first, to avoid being led astray by Zhao Xihe. In any case, like how Zhao Xihe had said, they had plenty of time.

“The reason I was made ah... ” Zhao Xihe squinted, looking like he was ruminating, “Was probably out of boredom, ba.”

“... Boredom?” Sui Yuan was stunned. He completely did not expect this kind of answer.

“Yes, ah. Boredom. You know that the Original Space has nothing. Even the flow of time cannot be perceived. Day after day, it has to deal with the data sent back from the systems. Even if it’s a God, it would still find it unbearable, ba?”

Zhao Xihe smiled lightly as he lamented.

Sui Yuan：“................. ”

——Why did he suddenly feel that his god, who was free of mortal desires, was suddenly pulled off of its godly altar? He must be overthinking things!

Sui Yuan: “... So... because it was bored... you were created?”

Zhao Xihe calmly nodded his head, “Yes. Through my eyes, my ears, my thoughts, my perception... excluding the data it received before, it could experience its own worlds through a whole new perspective. Isn’t it very interesting?”

Although Zhao Xihe’s tone was mild and soft, and even carried a hint of delight, the hair on Sui Yuan’s body just about stood up, “Wait a second! What do you mean?”

Zhao Xihe shrugged, “It is exactly what you think it means.”

Sui Yuan’s body gradually stiffened as he was stared at by Zhao Xihe. He forced a laugh, “You said... that it sees everything? Through your eyes? Is this true? Don’t... trick me...”

Zhao Xihe advanced forward a few steps, pressing close to Sui Yuan. He slightly bent down and completely enveloped Sui Yuan with his shadow, smile unreadable, “What do you think? Is it true?”

Sui Yuan was like a little animal that had been ensnared within a trap, not daring to even struggle under the hunter’s tyrannical ab*se. He could only return Zhao Xihe’s gaze dumbly. He seemed to be able to see a flash of a robotic coldness through those dark eyes he had grown familiar with. It felt familiar to the one he had perceived within the Original Space.

Sui Yuan thought about the previous world and the feeling he had when Zhao Xihe told him he had killed off the plot’s characters, which he had dismissed as his own misconception. He suddenly realized that actually, he had become aware of this fact somewhat but did not think too deeply about it—he did not dare think too deeply, only casting everything as an illusion in order to protect himself.

Only towards his Creator would he feel that deeply-rooted obedience and reverence. Zhao Xihe was not just Zhao Xihe. Everything about him was also linked to the existence that Sui Yuan fundamentally did not dare disrespect.

“You... just what are you?” Sui Yuan could dimly hear himself ask, “You are... my Creator?”

“I am it. Or rather, I am a part of it, ” Zhao Xihe grabbed hold of Sui Yuan’s shoulders and he bit Sui Yuan’s ear, laughing in an ambiguous low voice, “He is reason, whereas I am emotion. It hopes to be able to enjoy the four types of human emotions through me and life in all its forms. After all, after seeing so much, it will naturally be curious. Where there is curiosity, there is a longing to taste it. Thus, I was born.”

Sui Yuan felt a feeling of limpness and numbness rise within his body. His body, that had long since familiarized itself with Zhao Xihe, reacted extremely quickly. However, this did nothing to change his hesitant and helpless feelings.

Sui Yuan began to think. He thought of all the details he had missed from the moment he laid eyes on Zhao Xihe until now.

He did not understand emotions, but seemed to have not struggled in the least. He had logically accepted Zhao Xihe’s love and even responded in turn.

Did he truly like Zhao Xihe, or was this the innate yearning for his Creator?

Zhao Xihe had disrupted his mission time and time again. Sui Yuan was furious and angered, but he had only ever escaped. He had never resisted. Was this a testament to love’s ‘poison’ or was it his instinct to comply with his Creator?

Because of Zhao Xihe’s obstruction, he was nearly destroyed. However, he did not hate him, nor was he angry at him. He was most willing to give up on himself. He even felt guilty towards Zhao Xihe and was reluctant to part with him, the main offender, when he was about to die. Did he truly love Zhao Xihe, or was it that he fundamentally was incapable of developing negative feelings towards his Creator?

Even after he got together with Zhao Xihe, aside from when he tread on his bottom line, he was always obedient and indulgent towards Zhao Xihe. He very rarely had the thought to go against his wishes. He even dejectedly gave up on the thought of counter-attacking, a thought that had been endlessly running through his mind when faced with the other’s expression...

——So, did he really like Zhao Xihe or not? Or was this but the mischief of his instincts?

Sui Yuan was perplexed, like a lost child. Zhao Xihe sighed and pulled Sui Yuan, who had fallen into a state of self-doubt, against his chest, stroking his lover in a comforting manner as one would do to a startled little animal. A bitter smile was forced onto his lips.

He had known that things would become like this, so he had never wanted to tell Sui Yuan the truth. However, Zhao Xihe knew that if he wanted to be with Sui Yuan forever, he could not perpetually conceal this from him. He wished to be honest with Sui Yuan and hoped that the other would accept all of him.

Thus, he chose to tell him his secret with each world, little by little, wishing that this would give Sui Yuan enough time to digest it, accept it. He hoped that by slowly guessing more and more about his identity, Sui Yuan would more easily understand and accept it. However, Zhao Xihe didn’t expect that Sui Yuan would be even sharper than he had predicted. Each question pinpointed a crucial part of his secret, quickly uncovering his mask.

“When... did you find out?” Sui Yuan, who was rather rigid within Zhao Xihe’s arms spoke, voice muffled as quiet as a mosquito. However, Zhao Xihe’s sharp ears caught it, “After getting you back.”

Sui Yuan raised his hand, eyes glistening. He did not dare stare directly into Zhao Xihe’s eyes, as it felt like he would be looking straight into his Creator’s eyes.

“When I discovered that you were gone, I was worried to death. I nearly destroyed everything, so as to bury it all beside you. Compared to a Destroyer, as part of the Worlds’ origin, my power and authority is much greater than them. If I were to lose control, then naturally, I would be much more dangerous, ”

Zhao Xihe’s tone was irreverent, as if he was narrating a very ordinary story, “Of course, it sensed my abnormality. It could not allow me to do what I planned so it brought me to itself. When the barrier between worlds was severed, the connection between it and me was abruptly strengthened so I broke through the false memories and came to understand everything. Only then did I have the qualifications to negotiate with it.”

The hand clasped onto Zhao Xihe’s collar tightened and he pursed his lips. He subconsciously nestled deeper into his embrace. If his feelings towards Zhao Xihe was intertwined with his instincts, then what about the feelings Zhao Xihe had towards him? Did he truly love him?

Seeming to perceive Sui Yuan’s thoughts, Zhao Xihe’s finger twirled the hair at the back of Sui Yuan’s head, his voice flat, “It actually likes you a lot. Even though you have never met its requirements—even if you are a failed product.”

Sui Yuan’s body stiffened. These words had quickly, accurately and ruthlessly tread all over his sore spot.

“However, you are its blood and soul. It expended a great deal of energy into you. Even I did not receive this much of his attention. After it made me, it gave me fake memories and then threw me into the worlds as an Actor, leaving me to fend for myself. The only preferential treatment I received was that I was made into a ‘protagonist’. Meanwhile, you are not the same. It is always paying close attention to you, recording each and every one of your movements. It incessantly and painstakingly modifies you, optimizes you. It does its best to make you into its image of perfection... ”

Zhao Xihe laughed softly, “Perhaps I was influenced by it, which was why I paid so much attention to you and could not stop thinking about you, chasing after you so relentlessly. In the end, although it and I have long since become separate entities, we have always mutually affected each other.”

Sui Yuan did not feel disappointed when he heard Zhao Xihe’s words. When he heard that his Creator liked him, he even felt an unstoppable feeling of happiness. This feeling made him a bit conflicted, as if the love between two people suddenly became a strange and baffling threesome.

“Because of it, I became infatuated with you on our first meeting, fell in love with you on our second, and on our third, I decided to pledge my whole life to you. Meanwhile, as my feelings for you deepened, it gradually developed an inexplicable reluctance to part with you, ” Zhao Xihe snorted a bit discontentedly, “So, it was easily persuaded by me and compromised with me. Thus, it gave up on its original idea of recycling you. Otherwise, I think that it would have destroyed us both. I am but a part of it. A single part will never be able to defeat the whole. It could very easily create a new puppet to replace me.” THE ML TRULY LOVES THE MC !!! This was such a romantic confession.