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"Happy After" Ends, When A Sequel Begins

Summary:

If you are a humble secondary character, you have no guarantees to be happy in love after the last page (who, if not the author, should know this)?
If you are an antagonist, the root of the problems of the whole plot, it is naive to expect that the words "the end" will change anything for the better.
If you are the Protagonist, do not forget that luck and bonuses do not come from nowhere and you solve the antagonist's problems. Especially when he is your husband.
The past exists regardless of its presence in drafts. The present faces challenges not prescribed in the script. The future... well. someone must create it. And it is advisable not to fuck-up - after all, this world is now not letters on the screen, but the reality around.
Will it work out? Even the omnipotent System does not know...

Chapter 1: Prologue

Summary:

...in which something is happening behind the curtaines.

Notes:

(See the end of the chapter for notes.)

Chapter Text

Broken sword with the green fan

Part 0.1

In one of the online chats dedicated to amateur writing creativity (or to be more precise, fan fiction), the topic "The Proud Immortal Demon Way", the branch "ANY UPDATES???" (halfway to archiving due to low activity):

@tao-sister: does anyone know where @Airplaine-shooting-towards-the-sky went? Whole year has already passed since the release of "Demon", and nothing new has come out...

@liuqinggetop: lol were you isekai-ed and only now returned to our world? Do you read anything except the last three topics? Airplane-gege has still in the hospital in a coma :(((

@tao-sister: OMG(((, it’s so unfair (((. You’re preparing for exams all year long – and now you won’t see your favorite author anymore ;(((

@fast_as_lightning: memento mori ;)

@liuqinggetop; @tao-sister and @msts complained about @fast_as_lightning; the reason for the complaint is "personal insult"

#Admin @spiritual_sword: complaint rejected, comment "rules not violated"

@liuqinggetop: damn it, trolls have even crept into this old branch :(

@tao-sister: I hope Airplane-gege will still not leave us, his loyal fans (crying sad smiley). Someone can wake up from a coma, right? 

@msts: a whole year has already passed, there were more or less chances if it came out in a week or two, in the worst case, in a month. I was chatting with a friend, he is a medical student and said that the later, the more brain cells can die, and even if you wake up there, it’s not a good case(

@tao-sister: could it be, if Airplane-gege was transmigrated as the hero of one of the novels, then perhaps according to the laws of the genre, after completing the mission, his soul would manage to return to the body...

@liuqinggetop: either he has not yet completed his mission, or, which is sad, but more likely, the transfer of souls to fictional worlds is impossible :/

@msts: what if he doesn't want to come back? Well, maybe he became the Emperor of the world, why does he need our boring reality? Here he is only an author of web novels, albeit a successful one...once long ago. In that case, I wouldn't return the same)))

@liuqinggetop: sometimes being the ruler of the world is not so good. I've read a lot of this stuff, guys): duties, intrigues, assassinations, politics and nothing for entertainment. If I were forced into such a role and there was an opportunity to cancel everything, I would rather go back.

@tao-sister: :((((

@tao-sister: trying to write some fanfic out of grief. If we can't attend for the continuation of "The Proud Immortal Demon Way" from the author, well, at least I'll fantasize within the limits of my modest talents...

@fast_as_lightning: everyone can parasitize on someone else's plot, try to write something themselves, shitposter!!! Surely, you went to type some perverted porn with your dirty little fingers :(((, I know very well such scums!!!

@liuqinggetop; @tao-sister and @msts complained about @fast_as_lightning; the reason for the complaint is "insult to other participants"

#Admin @spiritual_sword: complaint accepted, user @fast_as_lightning banned for 14 days due to violation of chat rules. 

@tao-sister: it won't be porn! Well, maaybe some hot moments (blushing smiley)...but I’m not sure yet. I'm just itching to imagine what happened to the heroes next))) Especially with the sweetest bun Shang Qinghua and his demonic king Mobei-jun (my god, he's hot… well, I mean, cold, but you know what I mean ;)) Did he make his own noodles for his beloved? ;)

@liuqinggetop: eugh, Shang Qinghua, that coward, I don't like him. Really, just "crying princess in the castle" Meanwhile, Liu Qingge was left so alone. Until the final, I hoped that Shen Qingqiu would come to his senses and turn his heart to his unchanging savior. What didn't this line shoot? Author, hear us out, it’s not good (

@msts: well, no chance for Liu Qingge... Binghe is definitely not one to share ;) , at least without a strict OOC. So he will continue to be a "third wheel".

@tao-sister: well-well, I'm going to write about it). Welcome to my page, I will gradually explain what will happen with them)

Part 0.2

Somewhere in the digital depths of the Universal System...

[Warning: The energy level of the world of the novel "The Proud Immortal Demon Way" is critically low! Support for reader attention is required!]

[Initialization of the event #continuation of the plot]

[Check @channel: @eventchannel is not equal to @Airplaine-shooting-towards-the-sky]

[Assessment of pattern compatibility with the current version: 2.34/10.00; required minimum — 5.01/10.00, difference 2.66]

[Energy potential score: 17.84, current value 2.31/10.00, potential gain +15.53]

[Assessment of impact on key indicators:

"Character development" — 8.09/10.00;

"Filling plot holes" — 9.04/10.00;

"World Building" — 7.54/10.00;

"Happily after" — 9.86/10.00]

[/// tempting / although unlikely / this is a chance to stir up the sleepy swamp and close the plotholes / look for opportunities]

[Scenario simulation…]

[WARNING! The scenario "Reap what you sow" requires confirmation from User 001!]

[Generating message…]

[Message to @Airplaine-shooting-towards-the-sky: "Warning! To initiate the continuation of the story and prevent an energy crisis, the System offers you to activate a hidden script. For cancel the activation, within 3 days, press the "reject" button. Thank you, User, for your cooperation!"]

[User profile status @Airplaine-shooting-towards-the-sky: system messages are hidden for 30 days]

[Waiting…]

[Quest Status: Accepted]

[Approximate assessment of pattern compatibility with the current version: 7.05/10.00; required minimum — 5.01/10.00]

[#plot continuation accepted]

…somewhere in the deepest depths of the virtual mind…

[///and don't say later that you weren't warned!]

Notes:

This fic is, in some sense, my firstborn child. Yep, I've posted already several works from the previous year, but my return to fanfiction began from exactly this draft. Well, now it's not a draft anymore, and it's time to introduce it to the world)

It had started from the some comic (I'll post it later, because it contains huge spoilers😏), but soon I realised, that I didn't see this imaginary situation without some prehistory...it lead somehow to a lot of pages, the creation of my headcanone characters and world building. I don't know practically nothing about cultural aspects in SVSSS — well, now I know more, but not enough. My European point of view is kinda messed up with that, sorry.

Also I'm not an English native speaker, so my translation on the base of Google is prefect, yeah))) As same for Chinese namings — if something sounded to you as an insult or joke, please, let me know, I'll try my best to correct it. Yep, all by myself, any beta near me (if you want to help - message me immediately).

Be ready for: world building canon divergences, multiple POV for timeline observations, OOC (I tried to keep it according to the canon, but anyway) and the slow plot development at all.

This book is finished in Ukrainian, but the proper translation need time, so I will be update new chapter (or several) each week. Also this humble author has a Tumblr account, where maybe some illustrations will be posted later.

Enjoy! Or not, who knows)