All he did was pre-order a co-op soul-fighting game he’d been hyped about, and next thing he knew, Yong Lan was isekai’d into another world. Fortunately, the game got pulled into the new world with him and could still be played in his dreams.

“Cheats? Hacks? Whatever, things are already like this, might as well boot it up.”

As long as he could enjoy thrilling combat, Yong Lan didn’t really care about the rest.

But… why the hell are all his teammates problematic girls?!

Nice job, matchmaking system. You win.

With no other choice, Yong Lan had to step up and act like a good big brother—offering guidance to the lost, courage to the timid, companionship to the lonely, and comfort to the chaotic…

At long last, with his help, his teammates achieved incredible transformations:

—The 【Blood of a Thousand Roses】 who ascended the Rose Throne,

—The 【Steelflame Dragon】 who scorched away an endless winter,

—The 【Blade of the Wolfhour】 who howled out an operatic frenzy…

…And many more.

Just when Yong Lan was feeling proud of their growth, he realized something was off—the way his teammates looked at him was getting weirder and weirder.

“My blood and yours, we are one. You are my everything, and I am yours. Come, hold me close, and let’s savor all the world has to offer together!”

“Even if the seas boil, the skies fall, and silence consumes everything, the flame we lit together will never be extinguished.”

“This endless carnival has only just begun with the opening act. Keep dancing with me… until we reach the end of destruction!”

Faced with his increasingly clingy teammates, Yong Lan shouted:

“I’M JUST HERE FOR THE THRILL OF BATTLE! WHAT THE H*LL ARE YOU ALL TRYING TO DO?!”

Transmigrated into a cannon fodder character destined to die miserably in a game world, I was relieved to discover that the game mechanics still worked.

As long as I “captured” a target, I could share their talents and abilities.

“Perfect! I’ll freeload off their power, one after another, until I become the world’s strongest and ascend to godhood!”

And so, I extended a hand to a shunned, despised “dragon-blooded half-breed”, telling the broken princess that I was willing to share a life with her.

I guided the blood-hungry beast struggling under the shadow of her lineage, telling the wolf-eared knight that I was willing to face destiny’s challenges together.

I embraced the sin-stained Lord of Extinction, the calamity of the future, telling the lonely demon that I was willing to bear endless sin by her side.

...

Yet on the eve of my ascension, I was dragged back down, hard.

“You promised we’d be together forever...”

“Was our contract... a lie?”

“Liar. Were you just deceiving me all along?”

They beat me to my knees.

Were they going to make me their slave?

Facing an unimaginable dead-end, my iron-blooded, power-hungry heart sank into despair.

“All I ever wanted was their power... that’s all!”