You can't. Even in an otome game, if a character like me tried to explain it, it'd just turn into "Oh, the villainess is crazy! Better kill her before she hurts someone!"
I've dodged enough catastrophic bad ends, I'm not going to run to another one!
Yes. In the original version of Fortune Lover, Katarina Claes, the villainess, either dies or is exiled depending on the type of ending the protagonist gets with the love interests.
[she hates it, thanks]
I already died young once, I don't have any intention of doing it again!
[ well, at least she doesn't get turned into a human stick ]
You and I both. In the original novel of Proud Immortal Way, Luo Binghe tortures and kills his teacher for torturing him throughout his childhood. My original goal had been to change that.
[ when he thinks about it, maybe he did Too well? ]
You must have worked really hard! I'm still working hard on mine, but I think it'll... probably be okay. I'm pretty sure Maria got the friendship ending!
...ohh, that's right, I heard about that! See, isn't she just the cutest? That's the appeal of the female protagonist! If I was a man, I would definitely want to marry her!
Oh... I wish I'd had a system, that would have been helpful.
I just had to write down as much of what I remembered about the game as I could so I could try to avoid the things that would have caused me to die. It's really hard.
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w1, saturday
oh, there's shen qingqiu! she pauses]
Were you thinking about hot chocolate, too?
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Something warm, perhaps.
[ but hot chocolate does sound wonderful right now... ]
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[she'll get right to work then!! just sit back and relax, setting magic says it'll turn out great even though she's not a good cook]
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[ he sighs like a weary old man as he sits, watching her putter ]
Have you been alright? Since we were released from the trial?
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...I'm okay. I don't really feel right about what happened today, but... moping around isn't going to help at all.
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Mm. It's been quite a surprising twist and turn of events. Even I did not see half of it coming.
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[or maybe just genre savvy...?]
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It seemed to follow the steps of a murder mystery pretty well after all.
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[she doesn't get it, because they have murder mysteries in the canon she isekai'd into.]
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I suppose that's why you had gotten the otome game then.
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A stallion novel is a completely different genre.
[ is it though ]
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[
im so sorry]
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IT'S-
[ well ]
It's a martial arts novel!! For- for males.
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[she's not going to ask what makes it for men]
...I never thought I'd meet someone in the same kind of situation as me. It's... kind of weird. I don't know what to say.
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It's strange, isn't it? I had one other in mine, and yet it was still awkward at times.
Though, I would say it's quite a relief to have someone who understands.
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[who would ever believe they were living in a video game, after all?]
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[ he sighs about snow people ]
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[ though tbh the system would have probably killed him before he could ]
I have no idea how one could even explain such a thing.
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I've dodged enough catastrophic bad ends, I'm not going to run to another one!
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You were transmigrated as the villain as well?
[ SYSTEMS? HELLO? ]
But I agree. It was quite the task to change his fate after all. I don't want to accidentally undo all of it.
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[she hates it, thanks]
I already died young once, I don't have any intention of doing it again!
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You and I both. In the original novel of Proud Immortal Way, Luo Binghe tortures and kills his teacher for torturing him throughout his childhood. My original goal had been to change that.
[ when he thinks about it, maybe he did Too well? ]
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...it looks like you managed to do that! Because you're still alive, and he's not a child!
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Somehow it worked out. [ at like, the last possible moment and with the least expected ending but ] It's only been a week since then.
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[she smiles]
You must have worked really hard! I'm still working hard on mine, but I think it'll... probably be okay. I'm pretty sure Maria got the friendship ending!
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Maria seemed to be quite fond of you in the simulation we had found ourselves in.
[ surprise girl ending??? ]
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...ohh, that's right, I heard about that! See, isn't she just the cutest? That's the appeal of the female protagonist! If I was a man, I would definitely want to marry her!
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Quite so. She was a big help throughout our trip.
[ why yes he is still patting himself on the back for choosing her. even if her zombie form gave him an entire heart attack later. ]
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But it's been difficult to figure out whose route she's on, so I don't know what dangers to be on the lookout for.
[foolish.]
How did you avoid your bad end?
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[ a pain in the ass is what he'd call it ]
But... doing what felt right worked the best, rather than what the story wished.
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I just had to write down as much of what I remembered about the game as I could so I could try to avoid the things that would have caused me to die. It's really hard.
[s u l k s]
I'm glad it worked out for you, though.
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except would the story have still done- no he can't worry about that anymore. nope nope nope. it's all fine now. ]
It was incredibly challenging and it took many, many years but [ the absent smile the forms. ugh. gay ] I'm glad as well.
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I'm happy for you.
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It's nothing...!!
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