Chapter 338

A Guide for Background Characters to Survive in a Manga

Me: "?"

"What kind of weird setting is that!" I couldn't help but complain. "Isn't it still before the extra chapters? Why is there such a strange thing? Am I about to start a new dungeon?"

This time it was the author's turn to be confused. He was greatly shocked. "No, what you just said has broken the fourth wall, suddenly talking about extra chapters and stuff."

I put on a profound look. "While breaking through the fourth wall of the manga world, isn't it reasonable to accidentally break through the novel's fourth wall at the same time?"

"Reasonable my ass!" the author said in a breakdown. "Are you a character from another work that I don't know about? Anyone who uses my worldview will have to face my legal department! Don't underestimate my legal department, which can be compared to Disney's!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he covered the right side of his face, hissing in pain. "Hiss! You hit really hard."

"Thank you for the compliment, but I was just kidding," I replied lightly. I was just having a chunibyo moment. What other works? I didn't know any.

The author immediately put away his exaggerated expression. "I was kidding too."

Where did he get a legal department?

The two of them looked at each other in silence for a while. The author coughed. "Anyway, just be careful of yourself. Don't get involved in any strange incidents. Although our world doesn't have Nightmare Beasts and abilities, there are many small worlds. But if I remember correctly, you'll automatically return to the manga world in an hour... oh no, now it's half an hour, right? Then it doesn't matter. I won't jinx it for you, just be careful."

I gave him an OK gesture. "Got it."

The last thing the author said about not jinxing it for him meant not saying "as long as you don't die within this half an hour." If he said that, it would be too much like a flag, so it was better to understand it tacitly.

Pushing the door open and coming to the outside world, I quickly walked downstairs.

The real world was not quite the same as the world I was in. It looked much more high-tech here. On the street, some sweeping robots could be seen in action, and the overall look was clean and tidy.

There were also some aircraft flying in the sky, and from their size, it was obvious that they were for private use. There were also traffic lights in the sky, and the aircraft also had to fly according to the instructions. This magical scene was both strange and familiar. Strange, of course, because I had never seen such high-tech things before. And familiar because it was a bit like the future ten years later that I wrote about in my elementary school essay.

Was it a technologically advanced world? I was a little surprised.

Wait? What was that?

Suddenly, I noticed a person washing a car with his hands in the distance. The rag in his hand was constantly spraying water, achieving self-sufficiency in car washing.

That rag that was spraying water didn't look like a technological product, right? No, the reason the rag could spray water seemed to be because the hand holding it behind the rag could spray water.

Was this an ability?

I really wanted to go over and ask, but I was afraid of being treated as an anomaly. After all, something that could be used openly on the street must not be a secret. If I went to ask, at best I would be treated as someone with no common sense, and at worst I might be arrested directly. After all, it wasn't unheard of for manga characters to come to the real world. Who knew what they were thinking.

Resisting my inner curiosity, I continued to walk forward and soon came to a school. At this time, the elementary school students were almost out of school. Little beans were walking out of the teaching building one after another.

Suddenly, my eyes narrowed. What was that floating in the air next to those children?

Dolls?

If I remember correctly, this kind of setting where there were dolls floating next to them that could talk should be accompanied by transformations, right? Magical girls? Ye Luoli? Shugo Chara???

My mouth fell open, and I rarely showed such a shocked expression. I didn't want to continue walking around anymore. I just wanted to go back quickly and ask the author what kind of world this was. Robots, abilities, magical girls, what a hodgepodge?

This wasn't right, was it?

With a head full of question marks, I finally couldn't take it anymore and turned around to go back. With so many ability systems, I was really afraid that I would accidentally touch something I shouldn't. It was safer to go back quickly. Otherwise, if I didn't go back, I would be miserable.

But before I had taken two steps, I vaguely heard a familiar word. The little girl in front seemed to be saying something about 《King of Abilities》.

Cough, after all, it was my own anime. Although I had often communicated with readers through the forum before, I had never seen real manga readers. I couldn't help but go back and eavesdrop on what they were talking about.

The girl with the pink elf next to her said righteously, "Ai Baozhu is the best! You people who don't like her have no taste!"

"We don't dislike her, we just don't like her the most," the little boy next to her couldn't help but defend himself.

It was worth mentioning that the one next to him was a blue elf, which was very in line with the stereotype.

"Not liking her the most is also no taste," the little pink girl said seriously, and then asked curiously, "So who do you like the most?"

"Of course it's Jiang Jiang Jiang Tianming!" Speaking of his favorite character, the little blue boy immediately became excited. "I really like this protagonist. I feel like he's a copy of me, both smart, witty, calm, and steady."

"And your face?" The little purple girl next to him rolled her eyes, her arms crossed, looking very cold and sharp-tongued.

The pink-haired little girl looked at her. "Xiao Qing, which character do you like the most? Don't deny it, I saw you secretly reading 《King of Abilities》 too!"

Unexpectedly, her secret was exposed. The pink-haired little girl couldn't help but blush, and then answered, "My favorite character... should be Su Bei, I want to be like him."

"I like Su Bei the most too!" another little red-haired boy said excitedly. "He's so handsome, ahhh! Why don't I have a Destiny ability!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the red elf flying next to him gave him a kick without hesitation. "Saying this in front of me, I think you want to die, right?"

The red-haired little boy immediately cried out in pain and clutched his forehead, revealing a bruised eye.

Unfortunately, no one sympathized with him. Everyone began to discuss me. After all, in the plot that had just ended, I was one of the main characters.

"I don't know if Su Bei is dead or not... sigh, I hope he doesn't die, otherwise I'll really cry," the pink-haired little girl said with a droopy face. "I quite like him."

Speaking of the plot of my death, the cold purple little girl's mood also became low. "Why did Su Bei have to die? If it were anyone else... I'm not saying others should die, I just think they are the ones who would make this choice. How could it be Su Bei?"

Several children sighed in unison, all with worried faces.

Standing not far away, I found this scene a bit funny. The doll that the author put at the end of the article had actually made many readers guess that I was still alive. These past few days, I had been browsing the forum and saw many trolls who hoped that Jiang Tianming and the others would be sad for a while longer. At this moment, seeing the little readers who were genuinely worried that I would die, I was not only amused, but also unexpectedly touched.

After my crisis was over, manga readers were almost useless to me. But to have such a group of people who would be good to me without asking for anything in return was in itself a great benefit. It could make me feel full of strength when I occasionally thought of it.

Of course, it was only occasionally. If I thought about it too much, I would feel embarrassed.

I looked at the time and turned to walk towards the public toilet. I was thankful that the real world also had the setting of public toilets, which gave me a good place to hide when I disappeared. Otherwise, disappearing on the street would probably cause a commotion, and might cause trouble for the author.

Although causing trouble for the author was something I looked forward to, if it affected his drawing of the manga, I felt that the "Manga Consciousness" would cry when I went back.

Speaking of which, I originally wanted to go back quickly and ask the author what kind of setting this world was, how there could be so many magical ability systems mixed together. But eavesdropping on the children's conversation delayed a lot of time, so I had to go back to the manga world obediently.

But I figured it was the same to ask the "Manga Consciousness." As the author's subconscious, it must know a lot about the real world.

I had to say, at the moment I went back, I was very grateful for my choice to come to the toilet where there were no surveillance cameras and no one was watching to hide in advance. If I was snatched away by a golden hand that suddenly appeared from an array on the street, I would die of social anxiety.

The same process as when I came, I returned to my room and let out a long sigh of relief. "I'm back!"

"Welcome back!" the "Manga Consciousness" cheered very considerately, and even set off a small firecracker for me to celebrate.

I poured myself a glass of water and gulped it down. After I recovered, I asked, "I went to the real world and saw many strange power systems there. Why is that?"

This was not information that needed to be hidden. In fact, there was nothing to hide from me now. The "Manga Consciousness" explained, "Because the world wall of the real world is not very stable, it always connects with various worlds, such as these product worlds including this world. After some people accidentally enter, they may bring out the abilities of that world, thus forming a real world with a very diverse energy system."

So that's how it was. I had a sudden realization. But soon I became strange again. "Then in that case, shouldn't authors strive to construct a powerful power system, and then combine it with the world cornerstone to make themselves and the real world stronger?"

"Of course not!" the "Manga Consciousness" sounded a little surprised. "How could you think that? If everyone blindly pursues the strength of the power in their works, then sooner or later, the real world will be broken through by the people of the product world."

After thinking for a moment, it gave a more straightforward explanation. "The primary condition for a world that can be integrated into the world cornerstone through review is that it cannot exceed the strength of the real world."

"Very rigorous." I gave a thumbs up, but I was thinking about something else in my heart. Then if they developed secretly in a place that the author couldn't see, would it be possible for them to break through the dimensional wall with their own strength?

I can't think about it anymore. If I think about it any more, I might become some kind of villain who causes a world war.