A Single Person's Infinite Wonderful Life

A Single Person's Infinitely Wonderful Life (Author: The Veteran Driver Who Frequently Crashes)

Watching anime is a way to relieve stress and enjoy yourself, but some brain-dead plots are just frustrating, and some bizarre characters are just annoying.

Makoto Ito, who hopped on the bus without paying and didn't recognize anyone after pulling up his pants, died with a machete, but it still left people wanting more.

In "How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend," there's a scheming man named Aki Tomoya who uses other people's feelings to advance his own goals.

In Infinite Stratos (is), the incompetent and useless male protagonist, Ichika Orimura, is a character who doesn't deserve his position.

Momonosuke, an incredibly eccentric character from One Piece.

Sieg, the homunculus from Fate/Apocrypha.

Haruyuki Arita from Accel World...

The anime features a variety of bizarre characters that could cause high blood pressure even when watching it.

If you're unhappy, then go and change it!

What to do if you're annoyed? Take him down! Show this noob what a real pro is! Change the plot, change the tragedy! Leave no regrets! I'll cover both new and old anime, and may write about some anime movies, independent animated films, and some games.

Chapter 01. Li Wei, 21 years old, is a homebody.

Li Wei leaned back in the ergonomic chair in a relaxed, reclining posture, his eyes fixed on the computer screen, which displayed high-definition Blu-ray quality anime.

Li Wei rested his chin on one hand, his brows slightly furrowed.

"This male lead... I really don't know what the author was thinking..." Li Wei shook his head and turned off the Storm Player that was playing the anime. He had no mood to watch it anymore.

The anime that was just playing was a popular theatrical anime from a few years ago called "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend." The animation studio's technology was excellent, and the voice actors' performances were also quite good. In terms of visual quality alone, it's one of the better anime series in recent years.

However, what bothered Li Wei was that the male protagonist of this work, Aki Tomoya, was an unlikable scheming man who took advantage of the special feelings the girls in the drama had for him, wavering between them and never expressing his feelings, so that these girls with special talents would contribute to his creation of a dating game.

To be honest, if Aki Tomoya had been more decisive and made a choice directly, whether it was a single choice or he wanted both, at least he would have made a statement and wouldn't be so disliked now.

However, Aki Tomoya is fully aware of his situation, but he keeps delaying and refusing to express his opinion, trying to extract as much value as possible from the girls around him and maximize his gains. That makes him a scumbag.

"Sigh... I can only say that the Japanese think differently from us." Li Wei recalled that meme image, in which Mao Zedong laughed and said, "The Japanese have gone mad."

As a major anime country, Japan produces a large number of anime series every year. As an otaku, Li Wei feels extremely lucky to have so much entertainment.

But the Japanese seem to think differently from people in other countries, always managing to come up with things that are hard to understand, even rehashing old ideas and essentially whipping their own corpses.

There are many classic anime that are admirable, but there are even more bad works that make people angry. "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend" cannot be considered a bad work. After all, the production team is there, and judging from the visuals and sound effects alone, this work is already above average.

Unfortunately, the male protagonist of this work is an oddball, which is why the work has a polarized reputation among otaku.

Those who like it find the work very realistic. It's normal and realistic for Aki Tomoya to use other people's feelings for his own benefit. It happens every day in daily life, so there's nothing surprising about it.

Those who dislike Aki Tomoya believe that he has personality problems. Although the two sides disagree on many points, they agree on the character of Aki Tomoya: he is by no means a kind person, but a venomous snake with a kind face. It is difficult to see through him by looking at his appearance alone.

Li Wei leaned back in his ergonomic chair, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.

He is an online writer, but unlike other regular writers, he specializes in writing anime fanfiction. Because of this, although he doesn't watch a lot of anime, he watches them in great depth. Whether it's a new anime or an old one, a masterpiece or trash, he will watch it whenever he needs to.

When "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend" first came out, Li Wei started watching it. Due to writer's block, he rewatched the series to find inspiration.

After watching it, Li Wei couldn't help but sigh that even after several years, Aki Tomoya was still just as annoying no matter how you looked at him.

"Sigh... I always write various anime fanfiction to make up for the regrets in the hearts of readers, but who will make up for the regrets in my heart?" Li Wei sighed.

While anime fanfiction readers enjoyed it, Li Wei, who binge-watched numerous anime series, was thoroughly disgusted by the bizarre thought processes of the Japanese. Watching anime was like playing Minesweeper; he felt he might step on a landmine at any moment, and these landmines were filled with filth. The most frustrating thing was that even if he stepped on a landmine, Li Wei had to grit his teeth and keep watching for the sake of the material, unlike ordinary viewers who could simply turn it off if they didn't like it and then vent in the comments.

Li Wei is the type who takes notes while watching anime. It's unavoidable for him to create fan works. He has two large notebooks, one for recording all kinds of masterpieces and the other for recording all kinds of garbage.

The notebook containing his masterpieces is already in its second volume, while the notebook that records his rubbish is now in its fourteenth volume. One can imagine the mental torment Li Wei has suffered. An ordinary viewer might have already been corrupted and lost interest in the genre.

"I really envy those male protagonists in my stories, who can travel to the world of anime and change those tragedies. Sigh..." Li Wei sighed again. He was just an ordinary otaku, an ordinary person, not a male protagonist with a cheat code.

Li Wei stood up, stretched, left the bedroom, and went to the balcony.

Outside were rows of detached houses. Yes, he was in Japan, an international student studying there. Japan is an extremely xenophobic country, and life there wasn't exactly happy. Moreover, because international students face work restrictions, finding work was difficult. If he hadn't managed to bypass the Great Firewall and return to China to write anime fanfiction on online novel platforms and earn extra money through other channels, just relying on family support and his part-time jobs here would have made it a struggle to maintain a basic standard of living. The cost of living in Japan was truly exorbitant.

Li Wei studied at Tokyo Metropolitan University of the Arts, one of the top universities in Japan. Li Wei was quite talented in both art and music, but unfortunately, Japan is an extremely xenophobic country. Even if he had talent, what could he do? They simply didn't give him the opportunity to showcase it.

Li Wei earns money through several channels. First, he works 28 hours a week on a fixed schedule. Second, he publishes anime fanfiction on Chinese novel websites. Third, he takes on illustration jobs, both in Japan and China. Li Wei has considerable skill in oil painting, but due to his identity, he rarely gets opportunities to showcase his talent and can only dabble in the illustration industry. Even then, he conceals his Chinese identity.

Those despicable Japanese devils would never entrust illustration work to Chinese people. Without concealing his identity, Li Wei simply couldn't get any work from Japan. It was precisely because of this that Li Wei, who kept his identity hidden, had gained a certain reputation in the industry. After all, he was the only artist who would ask for full payment upfront and pay before the artwork was done.

Chapter 02. Mr. Li's luck has turned around today; he's struck it rich!

To get jobs, Li Wei created two aliases, one in China and one in Japan.

At that moment, a notification sounded on QQ. Li Wei clicked on it and saw that it was his client in China urging him to finish the manuscript. After replying to a few words, he sent over the completed work.

The client for this artwork was also an online writer, but unlike Li Wei, who was just doing it out of interest and had failed, the client was a well-known writer with tens of thousands of subscribers. The client approached him and offered 3,300 yuan for each illustration. Li Wei accepted the job and completed the first draft in just two days. After the client confirmed the draft, he made the final revisions.

Similar to Japan, Li Wei in China also collects payment before releasing his work. Initially, due to this rule, not many clients were willing to hire him. However, after Li Wei promoted his work, he gradually gained a certain reputation in the Chinese illustration circle. If he hadn't kept his identity a secret, his popularity would have been even higher.

Li Wei closed the QQ interface, preparing to take a break. University courses weren't as demanding as high school, especially in art universities, where classes were only held two days a week, and both were half-day sessions. As a result, Li Wei had a lot of free time, which allowed him to draw illustrations and even write unsuccessful online novels.

Li Wei was quite talented in music and painting, but in writing, he was just so-so. Literature is something that is truly a gift from the gods; if you have talent, you have talent, and if you don't, you don't. Although practice can improve skills to some extent, the improvement is limited, unlike music and painting, where as long as you practice diligently, you will always gain something.

It was precisely because of this that Li Wei wrote several novels, with the best average subscription being only 1,800 and the worst only 300. This income was incomparable to his illustration income. If he didn't truly love it, he would have stopped writing long ago.

Just as Li Wei leaned back, he felt his body go limp and he lost control, falling onto the tatami mat. A sharp headache suddenly struck, and strange things appeared in his mind.

"Excessive resentment has caused the system to start prematurely, modules to be activated, exchange items to be activated, fusion safety valve to be activated, and initial ability selection to be activated."

Listening to the inorganic voice in his mind, Li Wei felt the strange presence in his mind and showed a confused expression. He had just been envying the protagonist in his book who could travel to other worlds, but he never expected that he would have such an ability now. He didn't know what to say.

This system, which doesn't even have a name, possesses abilities far more powerful than Li Wei imagined. It can even accomplish the impossible, like traveling to another world. However, to accurately travel to the desired world, a medium is required—any medium capable of carrying information, such as movies, TV series, anime, games, or even novels.

This ability reignited Li Wei's passion, who had always maintained a laid-back attitude towards life. Who would want to be a supporting character when they can be the protagonist?

Li Wei took a deep breath, got up, sat back in the ergonomic chair, and began to check the initial benefits the system had provided him.

The system offers six initial benefits, but users can only choose three to combine. These six benefits are divided into three groups, allowing users to create different initial ability templates based on their choices.

The first group consists of bloodlines, including the bloodlines of ancient Qi cultivators and witches.

In the classical Chinese mystical view, the basic framework of the entire universe is "qi". Qi practitioners, who take qi as their foundation, can cultivate to a high level and generate great power within themselves. The creation and destruction of the world can be done in a single thought.

Choosing the witch's bloodline grants one witch-like traits, but permanently solidifies their gender as female. Powerful witches can manipulate the rules of the universe; their potential is unknown, but their limits are certainly not low.

Does the first group even need to be chosen? Li Wei doesn't want to say goodbye to his little brother. Witch bloodline, no need to even think about it, pass.

The second group is based on physical constitution. Examples include the Super Soldier Serum from Captain America and the perfect NZT-48 brain-developing drug modification from Never End.

Super Soldier Serum grants users early-stage self-defense capabilities for a very short period, but these abilities diminish in the later stages. NZT-48 provides almost no physical enhancement, but it unlocks brain regions, granting users learning and analytical abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people.

Li Wei hesitated for a moment before choosing NZT-48. Although its short-term benefits could not match those of the former, in the long run, its strong learning ability could bring greater returns.

The third group is for personal charm. This includes beautification packs for effeminate, handsome men and masculine, rugged men.

The third group is out of the question; a real man is always better than a sissy.

After making his choice, Li Wei felt as if he had been thrown into a furnace and was being "reforged." He didn't know how much time had passed, but when he regained consciousness, he clearly felt the changes in himself.

First, his brain became more agile, as if no problem could stump him. Of course, Li Wei knew this was just an illusion. The enhancement of the brain by NZT-48 also depended on the user's basic conditions. Although he now possessed a strong learning ability, his knowledge was still insufficient, and this aspect needed further improvement.

The instincts of a Qi cultivator inherited in his bloodline were awakened, and Li Wei gained a new ability to perceive the world. He could "see" the existence of Qi. All things are condensations of Qi, from the stars above to the human body below. Although their size and structure are different, their essence is the same. They are all stable structural states of matter.

Li Wei went to the bathroom and looked at himself in the mirror. His face shape hadn't changed much, but the lines were more defined, making him look much more handsome. Taking off his shirt revealed well-defined muscle lines—not exaggerated, but very aesthetically pleasing, giving him an athletic, boyish look.

"This is real..." Li Wei felt the changes in himself, especially the way he actively absorbed the external energy into his body and felt himself getting stronger little by little. This feeling was really good.

Traditional Qi cultivators in ancient times didn't have many fancy tricks; they were all ruthless individuals who could overcome all techniques with sheer force. The only downside was that it took them a very long time to "build up" their accounts, making them typical late-game powerhouses.

Looking at the time travel options in his mind, Li Wei returned to his computer, opened the media player, and selected "How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend," which he had been watching. A prompt appeared in his mind: Anchor to unknown coordinates, "medium" is video carrier, temporarily named "None."

The system had no interactive capabilities; Li Wei had to explore all its functions on his own. After some time, Li Wei figured out the source of the "tokens" used to exchange for various things within the system.

Traveling to other worlds and changing their course will earn you tokens. It's a bit like the infinite flow novels he'd read before, except this is a solo version. There are no other competitors, no pressure to survive, and it all depends on the user's free rein.

Of course, there is another way to make money the fastest, which is to find a way to target characters in the original storyline. No matter what method you use, as long as you can change the character's original course of action and cause changes in the plot, it will be more profitable than changing the course of the world on a large scale.

However, this model also has its limitations. The system needs to lock onto a maximum of three specific target individuals, and then interfere with the fate of these target individuals, whether it is a positive or negative change, as long as it can be altered, the goal of making money can be achieved.

Looking at the dazzling array of exchange options, Li Wei felt he needed to carefully consider how to maximize his own interests. After all, some of the exchange options could allow him to quickly make a fortune, or even further, become a powerful and influential figure.

Chapter 03. Departure

The miraculous encounter that defied fate hit Li Wei like a ton of bricks, but he didn't lose his composure. The surprise was so overwhelming that he didn't know how to react to the situation.

This situation is even more exciting than becoming the world's richest person. After all, no matter how rich you are, you're still just an ordinary person. When your time comes, you still have to go to the underworld. But now he's a Qi cultivator, although he's still a novice. But at least he's embarked on the path of returning great power to himself. Immortality is just a basic operation for him.

It is precisely because of this that Li Wei's mindset has calmed down. He is even calmly thinking about how to start the first world and maximize his own interests.

Unlike the main god in the infinite flow genre, the system doesn't give him any choice. Li Wei can freely choose the worlds he can go to, whether they are game worlds, movie worlds, or anime worlds. He can choose whatever he wants. Because there are so many choices, he feels overwhelmed by the sheer number of options.

Watching "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend" playing on his computer screen, Li Wei already had an idea in mind: he would start with this work for his first world.

After all, his current strength is limited. If he were to enter those anime adaptations for young audiences, or movie worlds with higher power levels, there is a possibility that he would fail.

Li Wei wasn't in a hurry. He had enough patience to develop little by little. He wasn't a reincarnator under the command of the main god, so there was no need to push himself to the brink of death every time.

"Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend" is a typical slice-of-life anime. It doesn't feature any supernatural powers, and the story doesn't involve large-scale wars, unlike the Gundam UC era where battles occur frequently and six billion people die at the very beginning. As a first world for beginners, this work is relatively friendly.

Moreover, Li Wei had long disliked Aki Tomoya, so being able to sow discord between them was a good thing. What he was going to do was something that many anime fans wanted to do but couldn't.

After all, the distance between the two-dimensional and three-dimensional worlds is practically infinite. Only beings like Li Wei, who have experienced extraordinary encounters, are able to transcend the limitations of the world and travel to the world that otaku yearn for.

"Hmm...Isn't Aki Tomo also planning to make a dating sim? I have considerable talent in art and music, and now with the enhancement from NZT-48, my weakness in writing has been made up. Joining his team shouldn't be too difficult. I need to plan carefully how to make Aki Tomo suffer every day."