I'm drawing an action-packed anime within a depressing one!

The increased value jumped up by a decimal point.

[Character's popularity increased by 0.1]

[Character's popularity increased by 0.1]

[Character's popularity increased by 0.1]

The clanging and banging kept increasing.

Several special prompts also appeared.

[Congratulations on gaining 2 story points!]

Congratulations on earning 1 highlight point!

[Highlights have been retained; highlight comment: playing dumb to fool others!]

[Current Highlight: 2]

[Next level: Passerby]

[Upgrading to a background character requires: 10 popularity points, 4 story points, and 2 highlight points.]

The current highlight level is up to standard.

...

When He Zhou saw the character pretending to be weak while actually being strong, his lips twitched.

Isn't this the kind of praise only a main character should receive?

However, seeing this comment also indirectly confirmed He Zhou's guess.

To become the protagonist of destiny and gain the ability to freely enter and exit the real world, one needs not only immense popularity but also participation in all main storylines.

The evaluation criteria must also be met.

The requirements should be very demanding.

Although there are other requirements he doesn't know about, all he can do right now is to draw comics as quickly as possible, and draw more comics.

Besides the abilities depicted in the comics, the more readers a comic has, the more popular it becomes with each new storyline and as people follow the comic.

"Draw comics!"

"We must hurry and finish drawing!"

Which one should we draw?

A comic book suddenly appeared.

This comic should be quite suitable; aside from deleting some filler scenes, I can finish it quickly.

...

While he was thinking, He Zhou noticed that Jiang Dai was staring at him.

I turned my head and, thinking she was worried, ruffled her hair.

Just like when I used to pack small pieces of meat jerky for her, Jiang Dai took a piece of her treasured venison jerky from her pocket and handed it to her.

"For human consumption!"

"?"

He Zhou was a little puzzled: "You keep it for yourself, I'm fine."

"I know!"

Her eyes sparkled as she held the jerky high: "You're amazing! Meow's proud!"

He Zhou was instantly at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Are you trying to give me a reward?"

"Uh-huh!"

She touched her pocket: "The most precious thing!"

Chapter 21 Transfer Student? (Please continue reading)

When Lin Fan came down, he was questioned by the others.

Because he couldn't see the boy's face clearly, he could only honestly say, "At that time, all I saw was a blur of lines; I couldn't see his face."

"terribly sorry…"

The school felt it was a pity, but Lin Fan didn't reveal much, only that it was a coincidence that he was woken up by the boy.

He Zhou originally wanted to stand up and say, "That's right, that person is me!"

My personality dictates that I should speak out when I do good deeds!

I have to say it at length!

If nobody knows, it's like working for nothing!

But just as he was about to speak, the thought of the description "pretending to be weak to eat the tiger" made He Zhou hesitate and withdraw his hand.

Forget it.

Let's see. At least we need to get all the reviews.

Otherwise, if I don't become the protagonist of destiny, won't I be unable to go home?

...

In reality, in a certain residential community.

"No, how could he have the ability to return to his nest?"

"Awakened?"

Tian Xiaoxi began frantically flipping through her previously drawn concept sketches, finding absolutely no trace of He Zhou.

She was completely baffled.

For the first time, I began to question the meaning of life.

The character can refuse, and the character can even develop new abilities on its own. This seems...

A strange thought popped into my head, but I quickly suppressed it.

Impossible, absolutely not.

She's just an ordinary! A nobody! A top-notch comic artist!

"By the way, where's Lu An?"

Where did he run off to again?

The NPC just now was so prominent, but Lu An, the male protagonist, is a core character she meticulously designed, embodying luck, mystery, and tragic aesthetics...

With anticipation, I looked on.

Lu An calmly followed the crowd out of the classroom. Even when he saw one or two classmates fall down due to excessive fear and resentment, he glanced down as he passed by and sighed softly.

"Fear is not a knife, but it will always push your hand toward the worst possible outcome."

"Like now, even though I know there won't be a tomorrow after dawn, I still have to desperately breathe in the night."

"?"

The student was bewildered, looking completely confused: "Won't I die if I stop breathing?"

"You still don't understand."

"That's true. Most people always have a sense of luck and think they are the most special one."

After saying that, he drifted away.

...

Readers also did not buy into Lu An's story.

The comments below were all speechless.

What is he doing? Reciting poetry?

[I exited and checked, isn't the male lead Lu An? I feel like Xiao He is more like the male lead.]

[He Zhou is so lifelike it's like he traveled into the story. This male lead is too surreal. I suggest changing the protagonist to He Zhou and reshaping his character into that of a shonen manga protagonist. That might save the manga.]

"never mind."

Tian Xiaoxi felt that she now understood Lu An's nature very well.

After watching it numbly, I started thinking about what would happen next.

What's the plot going to be like next?

She had already written all the changes to the settings in the previous dozen or so episodes of the prequel and in the millions of words of the outline in the comic's backstage writing documents.

She wrote it all in one go and didn't think much of it.

Laugh to death!

Which great comic artist draws exactly according to an outline?

The outline is the outline! The main text is the main text! Understand?

...

Tian Xiaoxi searched through her house for a long time before finally finding a few old manuscripts.

The manuscript vaguely reveals the next plot development, with key points highlighted: [A tragic female supporting character integrates into the main group; the first group dinner encounters a crisis, and the female supporting character demonstrates powerful support abilities, helping everyone overcome the difficulty!]

The text above also highlights five keywords: [Sacrifice!], [Bad Ending!], [Highlight!], [Destiny!], [Fulfillment!]

"I remember now!"

"I remember everything!"

"Oh! The tragedy of fate! The shackles of destiny! The tragedy of even the soul being annihilated after using one's abilities time and time again!"

"That's the charm of a bad ending!!"

Tian Xiaoxi thought to herself, although Jiang Dai has already run off with He Zhou, if we can gather Lin Fan, Lu An, Jiang Yueye, Chu Yingyu, and the new female supporting character, we'll still be a formidable force!

This is the kind of group portrait she wanted!

That's the charm of a group portrait!

The moment this female supporting character died! She listened to the readers' voices breaking down!

...

As she was pondering this, she discovered that the next chapter of the comic had already been updated.

In the next episode, it's already the second day.

After yesterday's crisis, He Zhou was clearly very anxious. That night, Jiang Dai stayed up all night, pretending to sleep on the sofa.

It continued until the next morning.

While He Zhou was in class, he was also diligently drawing the cover. Since he was no longer an NPC but had been upgraded to a background character, a few people would come up to him curiously while he was drawing the comic.

"Is this from a previous comic?"

"This is new."

"Oh, what are you talking about?"

"..."

He Zhou recalled the previous incident of seven people sharing a grave, so he tried to summarize it in a more heroic way: "A child killed a dragon and extracted its tendons. The old dragon's father came looking for him, but the child's father not only refused to help him but also bound him with a binding rope. In the end, the child returned his bones to his father and his flesh to his mother, transforming into a lotus body, and then achieved..."

...

The words "Great Way" haven't even been uttered yet.

Then I saw two classmates next to me sighing, their eyelids drooping like two gloomy mushrooms: "Yeah."

"Flowers bloomed on his grave, and even the earth felt sorry for him."

"?????"