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Chapter 1 - COTM: AEFVTCLI Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Myriad... World's Golden Ranking, activating!

In a small, dim room, the computer screen lit up. The slightly dazzling content made the young man sitting in front of it somewhat restless.

"Congratulations to Jujutsu Kaisen for becoming the most popular anime globally, defeating strong opponent One Piece, replacing Attack on Titan, and earning a Guinness World Record."

Su Chen read out the words on the computer screen, word by word, his expression twisted and maniacal, yet with a hint of enjoyment.

It was as if he had… swallowed a piece of shit, but found that it tasted rather good.

"...Phew, so next, are we going to predict that Jujutsu Kaisen is about to win a resurrection award?"

Su Chen muttered indifferently while editing the latest episode. As a full-time anime editing vlogger, waiting for the author to update and then ridiculing it on time was Su Chen's exclusive task.

Ever since Gege first serialized Jujutsu Kaisen in "Weekly Shonen Jump" in 2018, he had a premonition that this manga would become popular. As expected, it became a huge hit, and he made a lot of money from it. He also genuinely fell in love with the manga, and even Gege himself…

But at some point, everything changed...

When did it start?

Was it Gojo-sensei's 'Nah, I'd win'?

Was it when he was bisected in the Shinjuku decisive battle?

Was it the constant praise for Sukuna-sama in the flashback?

Was it the weekly, even bi-weekly, resurrection battles?

Was it the reanimated corpses, already stinking, being repeatedly brought back to stir up hype?

Was it Sukuna-sama's constant debt, Sukuna-sama not getting tired, or the audience getting tired?

Was it Kinji the strongest abacus already having three children with Uraume?

Was it the shocking revelation of the long-dormant jock, transforming into Sukuna's uncle?

Thinking of Kenjaku being thoroughly investigated by Itadori's father, Su Chen's expression could no longer hold.

"What! What is this! Gege, was it actually you who was possessed by Kenjaku?! It's you who's being investigated! Is this really that satisfying?!"

"What's next? Borrowing to pay off loans? Sukuna unleashed his domain at the cost of not eating breakfast tomorrow? King of Loans? I think putting you on a credit blacklist would make you behave!"

Su Chen edited and narrated, seeing next week's hiatus, and after much thought, he made a preview for the next episode.

[ 'Next episode: The strongest jock has only one leg left, Sukuna stands proudly' The strongest battle record is inscribed in Shinjuku; this battle, Sukuna won! ] — Biribiri's Boss

After uploading all of this, Su Chen remained silent for a long time.

Once upon a time, he was also a fervent fan of Jujutsu Kaisen. When Gojo-sensei was in danger, he roamed major short video platforms, bravely facing challenges, debating with everyone. After all, who would flip the table right after eating?

And then... then he became a clown, not only mocked by fans but also looked down upon by his peers. Until now, reduced to an anti-fan, abandoning the darkness for the light, he also came to a realization: aren't anti-fans also fans? So, being controversial is also being popular.

He turned to creating hype, which could both increase his popularity and make money, so why not? What's more, the greatest hope for a dying or soon-to-die character to live is to make that character popular, isn't it?

But now Gojo-sensei is probably stinking already, I wonder if he can still be saved.

"BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ—"

The computer gave a notification.

The views and comments on the newly released work were growing like crazy, but what was chilling was that there were hardly any likes or tips.

Su Chen opened the comment section.

 ⟦ 'What King of Curses, clearly King of Loans' (Guaranteed Win) ⟧

 ⟦ '...Forgot the beginning, forgot the middle, forgot the end, Octagon Black Flash activate!!!' ⟧

 ⟦ 'You're right, but Genshin Impact is an open-world adventure game independently developed by miHoYo... What did Genshin Impact do to you in the end?!' ⟧

 ⟦ 'Narration: The jock who had been dormant for two months still lost, the next to appear is—Boss! Will he win?' ⟧

 ⟦ 'He'll die, and Boss is planting cotton for God in heaven~' ⟧

"Heh, a bunch of anti-fans, be careful or I'll elbow you!"

Su Chen's mouth twitched as he chuckled mockingly. He knew opening the comment section would lead to no good.

"But this view count..."

Su Chen looked at the backend, and after a quick calculation, his heart immediately sank by half. As a small vlogger who couldn't get advertisements, he was barely making a living.

Now that things had turned out this badly, how was he supposed to eat?! What should he do in the future? Go to an electronics factory with three diplomas to screw some bolts?

Su Chen picked up the cold chee cheong fun takeout box that he hadn't had time to eat, opened it, and took a bite.

Hmm... he silently put it back down. Anyone who hadn't eaten shit could try it.

Su Chen sighed heavily, slumping weakly into the sweat-drenched chair, his lifeless eyes staring blankly at the ceiling.

"My life, like walking on thin..."

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the Myriad Worlds Golden Ranking. Would you like to bind it?]

"Bind... Huh?!!"

Su Chen's dead fish eyes suddenly widened.

Just now, that was...?!

[Ding, congratulations to the host for binding the Myriad Worlds Golden Ranking.]

"Indeed, indeed! My fate is in my hands, not in heaven! Hahahahaha!"

Su Chen burst into wild laughter in his cramped rental room.

"System, introduce your functions,"

Su Chen asked excitedly.

[Ding, this system is the Fast-Paced Refreshing Novel System. It can directly cultivate the host into a Myriad Worlds Overlord. The host only needs to be refreshed and edit videos to upload into the Myriad Worlds.]

[Once the host creates the first video, they will obtain the power of an Overlord.]

"Not bad, not bad, this kind of slacker system is perfect,"

Su Chen's eyes lit up, saliva profusely secreted, making him somewhat incoherent.

This kind of invisible, behind-the-scenes life, observing the reactions of people in the Myriad Worlds, and occasionally dropping a billion surprises on them, isn't it a thousand, ten thousand times better than now?

"Then, it's time to consider the first video. What should I edit..."

Countless worlds flashed through Su Chen's mind, and finally, his gaze slowly settled on the screen.

"It's you!"

With a thought from Su Chen, a short video immediately materialized.

Countless golden threads emerged from the void, winding and swirling, carrying an ancient and mysterious aura that pierced through space, traveling to countless worlds and connecting with them.

Finally, they formed countless sky-covering screens.

.....

〜One Piece World〜

"Whoa! What, what is this?!"

Usopp stared in shock at the giant screen in the sky, his eyes almost popping out.

"Hehe, golden cotton candy? Looks delicious,"

Luffy drooled.

"...Ah, ah, the captain is a fool who only knows how to eat. Is it still too late to get off the ship now?!"

.....

〜Naruto World〜

Village Hidden by Rain

"Food, is it food...? So hungry, can someone save me?"

On the corpse-strewn land, Nagato stepped over bones, rain soaking his cold face and silently sliding down.

He looked at the golden screen in the void, his eyes subtly changing.

"Myriad Worlds... Golden Ranking, perhaps it can bring pain to the world."

.....

〜Puella Magi Madoka Magica World〜

"Madoka, remember to..."

Homura Akemi's words abruptly stopped. The girl's amethyst-like eyes reflected a golden glow.

"Myriad Worlds Golden Ranking...? No... Why had it never appeared before? Could it be that damn Kyubey again?!"

A boundless killing intent suddenly surged in Homura Akemi's eyes, and she charged towards Kyubey.

"Madoka, no matter what, I will save you!"

.....

〜Detective Conan World〜

"How is this possible? Haibara, did you give me a hallucinogenic drug?"

Conan pounded his head, shouting in disbelief.

"Heh, the great detective really needs some medicine,"

Haibara sneered, walking towards Professor Agasa's house, but the girl's trembling eyes betrayed her unease.

"Could this be the Black Organization's... No, the Black Organization couldn't have such immense power."

"It's not a hallucination, but, but this isn't scientific!"

Conan shouted from behind.

( Translator-kun: Yeah, I know, this is another project of mine that I want to translate. Some of this scene is already on another project, so I'm more lend to skip those scenes that are already on another project, but if you people want another perspective on that scene, then maybe I shouldn't skip it(Everyone can vote on my Patreon if you guys want to skip or not). And about the release day, this one is just a bonus, like with the Fate series(I will soon make this one public, just give me more time to adjust). If I have more free time, maybe this one will become a weekly. Hope you like it. ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧ Almost forgot, as you can see, this one is a mix of anime, games, and comics. maybe some SCP, Lovecraft, Doctor Who, and much more.)

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