On an unnamed island At dawn, on a mountain peak on the unnamed island, fourteen-year-old Caroline struggled to climb halfway up the mountain and anxiously shouted to a white-haired boy still watching the sunrise at the summit.
"Heavenly Dao, the final assessment arranged by the organization is about to begin! Come down quickly!"
Hearing Caroline's words below, Heavenly Dao Siming on the summit did not rush down.
He gazed at the sun about to rise from the distant sea, his special pupils, like stars, shimmering with an inexplicable light, as if anticipating something.
A moment later, with a faint but bright ray of morning light appearing from the sea, Heavenly Dao Siming smiled happily.
No one knew why he smiled, just as no one knew his identity as a transmigrator.
Two years had passed since Heavenly Dao Siming transmigrated to this world.
And on the very first day of his transmigration, Heavenly Dao Siming activated the 'Popularity System' and learned about the situation of this world.
This was a world that operated around the 'Star Origin' as its core.
The so-called 'Star Source' is actually a special energy source.
It is the core of all extraordinary matter and the source of all extraordinary power.
Initially, the development of this world was roughly equivalent to the early 20th century in Tiandao Siming's previous life.
However, a special meteor shower 95 years ago completely changed everything.
Countless 'Star Source Fragments' fell from the sky, landing in every corner of this world.
The appearance of the 'Star Source Fragments' caused tremendous changes to the entire world.
Many people gained extraordinary abilities they had never imagined before because of the Star Source Fragments and were revered as 'Star Envoys'.
Many plants and animals underwent various bizarre mutations because of the Star Source Fragments and were called 'Star Beasts', 'Star Plants', etc.
Experts in Star Source research also regarded this day as the beginning of a new century, calling it the Star Source Era.
The time that Tiandao Siming traveled to was the 93rd year of the Star Source Era.
That is, two years before the beginning of the story of "Stars: Ember".
That's right, Tiandao Siming traveled to not only a completely new world, but also an 'other-dimensional anime'.
If Tiandao Siming wants to survive in this 'other-dimensional anime,' he must gain enough 'popularity.'
[Life is like a play; you, who have stumbled into the stars, unexpectedly become a member of this stage. However, under the spotlight of the stars, the main characters have already been chosen. Therefore, if you, a supporting character, want to stay on stage for a long time, you must gain enough 'popularity.']
[At the end of each season:
If the cumulative popularity ranking is below the top ten, a forced plot-driven death will occur, and the character 'Tiandao Siming' will be removed from the story. If
the cumulative popularity ranking is 4-10, participation in the next season's story is confirmed.
If the cumulative popularity ranking is 3rd, a minimum of 10% of the screen time in the next season is guaranteed. If the cumulative
popularity ranking is 2nd, a minimum of 20% of the screen time in the next season is guaranteed, and a character promotion worth 100,000 popularity
points will be granted. If the cumulative popularity ranking is 1st, a minimum of 35% of the screen time in the next season is guaranteed, and a character promotion worth 1 million popularity points will be granted, along with exclusive character story background modification rights.]
The popularity system is a special system that brings both joy and sorrow to Tiandao Siming.
The good news is that Tiandao Siming can continuously improve himself and obtain various magical things by consuming 'popularity points,' such as 'knowing the plot of the first season in advance,' similar to precognition.
The bad news is that if Tiandao Siming fails to achieve a top-ten ranking in popularity by the end of this otherworldly anime's season,
he will be forcibly removed from the story, a so-called 'plot kill.'
To this end, Tiandao Siming not only meticulously planned for two years but also borrowed all of his 'popularity point limit' from the system.
Although this left him with a huge 'popularity point debt' before the story even began,
Tiandao Siming felt it was all worthwhile.
he positioned himself as a naturally strong character similar to 'Gojo Satoru' from *Jujutsu Kaisen*.
To achieve this, he needed to widen the gap in strength between himself and other characters.
Therefore, using u....(to be continued)