Popularity is everything; I play a super genius

"Saki-kun, you...you clearly said you were just taking a short nap..."

Seeing that Saki had finally woken up from her coma, Ruri felt completely exhausted.

Just now, in the girl's pessimistic fantasy, she had already lived a life as a "widow" who lived only for her "deceased husband".

Remember when Ruri faced Chiho Kamishiro, she thought she was going to die and made a very selfish wish—

She hoped that Saki would feel sad for her death and shed tears.

Ideally, her death should be a wound that can never be erased, forever etched in one's heart.

Only now does Liuli realize just how heavy this wish truly is.

Just now, in her own imagination, she had already experienced the future after Saki's death...

That kind of future is truly too hopeless and too suffocating!

So, when she dies next time, she will have a different wish.

She would wish that Saki would forget her and not be saddened by her death.

……

Seeing Liuli's tearful expression, Qiji felt a little awkward.

He swore to God:

He originally only intended to "take a nap," but who knew that all sorts of things would happen later...

Anyway-

"I'm sorry to have worried you."

I had actually woken up once before, but I logged into the Sea of ​​Consciousness again afterwards, so...

Ahem! I should have told you beforehand. I'm sorry, it was my oversight.

As Qi Ji spoke, he suddenly realized something.

When facing Ruri, Saki always thought of her as a "bad woman".

However, the "bad woman" Liuli from the original story may no longer exist.

That woman who always wore a fake smile, that woman who always hid her true feelings, that woman who only shed tears when she was being malicious, that woman who secretly manipulated the main characters...

Because of Saki's intervention, that woman had changed without anyone noticing.

She broke free from the control of the Kamishiro family earlier, gradually integrated into the main characters, and reconciled with her true self little by little...

The moment he realized this, Saki suddenly felt happy for Ruri, and also happy for himself.

When he first transmigrated to this world, Saki actually experienced a long period of confusion.

Because, unlike other time-travel novels, he wasn't an emotionally stable adult before he traveled through time.

On the contrary, he was just a middle school student with a bit of a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome).

When he first transmigrated, he felt out of place in this world, and nothing he did seemed to have any meaning.

Until the system awakens.

Until I learned about "Echoes".

Until we learn the truth.

Then, he finally found his direction in life!

He understood; he had traveled to this world to do something that only he could do!

It sounds arrogant. If others knew, they would probably just laugh at him.

But he wanted to do what only he could do.

From the day he bought the plot outline of "Echoes", Saki found that it contained far too many tragedies.

Although saying this now might be seen as hypocritical, childish, or pretentious.

But besides wanting to gain popularity, there's something else that Saki wants to achieve!

Rather than following the original storyline and producing a tear-jerking, heart-wrenching, and depressing anime, Sakizawa hopes that everyone in the anime can laugh from the bottom of their hearts.

To viewers outside the screen, it's just an anime series, nothing more.

But for Xiao Xi, for Liu Li, for Su Shi, for Huo Mu, for Bai Lili, for Shana, for everyone in the drama...

This is their real life.

A unique life!

It is with this belief that Saki has never complained of being tired and has worked hard until now.

Now, his efforts have finally paid off.

That's really great.

……

"The Sea of ​​Consciousness?!"

As soon as Saki finished speaking, Hōki keenly grasped the key point.

He immediately exclaimed in surprise.

"Saki-kun, you went to the Sea of ​​Consciousness? So, did you see the mythological fragments that everyone's been talking about?"

"Hmm... I guess you could say I met him."

Wow! How did it go? Tell me quickly!

Huo Mu's eyes lit up when he heard this!

Qi Ji patted his younger sister, who was still in his arms, to show that he was really alright. Then he picked out some of the more novel and interesting things from his sea of ​​consciousness and told them to everyone.

None of the people present had ever truly entered the Sea of ​​Consciousness, but Qi Ji's vivid description quickly captivated them.

I patiently chatted with everyone for a while longer.

During the quiet period, he couldn't resist sneaking peeks at the system interface several times—

Gazing at the two radiant fragments, one red and one gold, Saki could no longer contain himself:

"Ahem! Well, I was lucky enough to obtain an Echo Fragment in the Sea of ​​Consciousness, so I might need to refine it for a while now."

"Fragments?!"

"Saki-san has already started inlaying the fragments!"

Everyone was initially surprised, but then realized it was only natural.

After all, the person in front of him was none other than Saki, who was known as the "Number One Genius of the City of Fire".

It would be even stranger if one went to the Sea of ​​Consciousness and gained nothing.

"Ugh, I haven't even awakened my Echo yet..."

Huo Mu held his head, feeling momentarily dejected.

Of all the students in Class 8, he seems to be the only one who hasn't awakened yet.

This is so embarrassing...

Since Qi Ji said he wanted to refine the fragments, the others wisely stopped bothering him.

They all left the bedroom and carefully closed the door behind them.

In the blink of an eye, only Saki was left in the spacious, pure white room.

Finally, after holding back for so long, Qi Ji can finally let loose and start inlaying the fragments!

He immediately opened the system interface—

【Vector System Fragment - Instantaneous Initiation (Myth)】

[After use: Vector-based Echoes, casting speed increased by 45%! Other spellcasting systems, casting speed increased by 30%!]

[Note: Mythological fragments, compatible with all genealogies.]

[Gained three "Root Imprints".]

[Moonflower Lineage Fragment - Reduced Cost (Legendary)]

[After use: Moonlight Echoes, Heart Essence Consumption -30%!]

[Gain one point of "Root Imprint".]

Qi Ji took a deep breath, suppressing his excitement.

strengthen!

After a rather anxious wait, the system notification finally popped up—

[Enhancement complete!]

[Slotted: 3/3 (Perfect)]

Qi Ji couldn't wait any longer and immediately looked inward at his own echo core.

All I saw was—

The once blurry outline is now completely different!

All three star-ring-like slots lit up, slowly rotating around the still-unawakened core in the center.

In the first slot, fragments of dreams flowed with a hazy golden glow, as if in a dream.

In the second slot, the fragments of moonlight were calm as water, their cold light restrained, like a sealed full moon.

On the third slot, the vector fragments glowed with a crimson light like flames, dazzling and blinding.

Three beams of light intertwined and swirled around the core of the desolate echo.

At the same time, fine lines extend from the edge of each slot.

Those patterns climbed and slowly converged along the still dormant core surface.

Finally, in the very center, five unactivated [Root Marks] solidified and took shape.

Its fluctuating state already hints at an unapproachable majesty.

This response represents a completely new lineage, unlike anything we've ever heard of before.

It is an absolute miracle that brought something from nothing.

Now everything is ready—

We're just waiting for that day that everyone's been waiting for.

wake.

……

……

Chapter 107 Breaking Through Defenses, Annulling the Engagement, Revealing the Truth (3-in-1)

Karentia.

Xingyu Mountain, a mountainside residence.

Night Princess knocked anxiously on Dorothy's bedroom door:

"Miss? You have an event to attend at three o'clock this afternoon."

Ye Ji waited for a while, but there was no response from inside the house.

She knocked twice more, this time even softer:

"Miss, are you still sleeping? I'm coming in."

The moment the door was pushed open, a strong smell of alcohol hit us.

Empty wine bottles were scattered haphazardly on the ground, making it almost impossible to step on them.

In the room, Dorothy was wearing a chiffon nightgown. One of her shoulder straps slipped down, revealing half of her fair and delicate shoulder, but she seemed unaware of it.

The girl, clutching a wine bottle, slumped to the ground. Her face, which was always radiant in front of the camera, now showed only utter despair.