I Became the Most Popular Character by Acting as a Villain in the Manga

Chapter 35

The few people didn't dwell on this "Mermaid Princess" that didn't match its description.

Ling Feng noticed "Remember to feed the ticket head to the princess" written on the back of the ticket, which sparked a question. Xia Xiaoxi said, "Be bold, let the Mermaid Princess come out to eat." As a result, after a few minutes of performance, the Mermaid Princess really was about to come out!

The comic showed a close-up of Bai Xuechao. The white-haired boy asked with a forced smile, "Who said the Mermaid Princess should come out to eat just now?"

The bullet comments were all increasingly playful.

[Xia Xiaoxi: Mere insignificant me, it was I.]

[Xia Xiaoxi: I, the prophet, what can I do for you!]

[Xia Xiaoxi: I, the king of trash talk, it came true!]

[Hahaha, my wife's smile shows a hint of fatigue.]

Bai Xuechao manipulated the water flow to lift himself, then went to pick up the others.

The comic specifically showed several close-ups of him picking up Zhou Chenhao. The water flow would intermittently seep into the fabric and touch Zhou Chenhao's skin, requiring Bai Xuechao to continuously gather the water flow that had been nullified and lost control, pushing it forward.

Because these few panels were so detailed and took up a considerable amount of space, many readers posted bullet comments discussing them.

[Brother Hao's special ability is awesome, but it's also really troublesome.]

[Yeah, his special ability nullifies on skin contact, so it's hard for teammates to help him.]

[My wife diligently transports Brother Hao.]

[At this point, I wish the male protagonist's clothes were waterproof, so it wouldn't seep into his clothes and touch his skin.]

The exhibition hall's main door was washed shut by the water, and the bullet comments started getting playful again.

[The problem of Little Ming's family's reservoir is here. (Doge emoji)]

[Assume the exhibition hall is 6m high, incoming water can raise the level by 0.5m per minute, and outgoing water can lower the level by 0.1m per minute. How many minutes will it take to fill the exhibition hall? (Pushing glasses emoji)]

Ling Feng reminded Zhou Chenhao to feed the ticket, but this guy said he lost the ticket and showed a goofy smile.

The bullet comments were filled with 'hahaha'. This joyful atmosphere reached its peak when the male protagonist took the half-soaked talisman paper from his official’s hat and stuffed it into the Mermaid Princess's mouth.

[Ahhhhhh, I'm going to die laughing, Brother Hao is a comedian.]

[What was he thinking? Are talisman paper and mermaids even from the same system???]

[Sister up there, this is a Halloween month limited Jiaoren, why wouldn't it be considered the same system? (Doge emoji)]

[Shouldn't the male protagonist, according to his thought process, be trying to pass off talisman paper as a ticket, haha!]

Afterwards, Xia Xiaoxi used vines to deal with the mermaid, and Bai Xuechao took the lead in feeding the ticket to the Mermaid Princess. Because the Mermaid Princess would not attack those who fed it tickets, Ling Feng asked Zhou Chenhao if he could find a ticket in the water, while Bai Xuechao suggested leaving the aquarium.

And so, the hilarious segment arrived.

Bai Xuechao pushed the water aside to reveal the submerged door. Zhou Chenhao was pushed aside with the water, and when his head emerged from the water, he hit the ceiling, letting out a confused "Eh?"

Then Ling Feng used his special ability to help pull the door. The water spun with the wind, and Zhou Chenhao spun wildly as if thrown into a tumble dryer, eventually emerging from the water dizzy and making a "gulu-lulu" sound, his expression as if he were about to ascend to heaven.

[Hahahahaha tumble dryer!]

[Screenshot saved, it'll cover my laughter for a month.]

[Isn't the male protagonist immune? How can he still be affected??]

[Before, in the appendix, Brother Hao's special ability introduction emphasized "skin contact" in bold. My wife might have only controlled a portion of the water, and the water truly controlled by special ability didn't directly touch Brother Hao.]

[There can't be anything between the skin and the special ability. Didn't we have a plot before where immunity was impossible through clothes? You're not paying attention, go back and re-read!]

The exhibition hall's main door was finally pulled open. Xia Xiaoxi told Zhou Chenhao to go out first, but the Mermaid Princess stubbornly chased after him.

Xia Xiaoxi's thrown vine was snapped, and she subconsciously held on, which eventually led to her riding on the Mermaid Princess's back, chasing Zhou Chenhao together.

[Help, I'm dying of laughter, hahahaha! This plot is too outrageous, I love it!]

[So that's how the cover came about, hahaha!]

Following closely were Bai Xuechao and Ling Feng.

Further back was a double-page spread, from right to left, showing Zhou Chenhao being washed by water, Xia Xiaoxi riding the Mermaid Princess, and Bai Xuechao and Ling Feng following last, treading on the water.

[Hahahahaha, the scene is too beautiful, I dare not look.]

[The daughter riding the mermaid is too hilarious.]

[Wife and Maomao, hahaha, my mind is full of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea!]

[Oh my god, the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, you're killing me. Now I can't unsee it, hahahaha!]

[Isn't it Black Wuchang and his little Judge of the Underworld? (Doge emoji)]

[What kind of strange play is this!]

The few finally ran out of the aquarium.

As they exited the aquarium, their bracelets extinguished. They dried the water from their bodies at the entrance—except for Zhou Chenhao. Afterwards, they rescued tourists attacked by ghosts, discovering that the ghosts wouldn't touch them during the lights-out time, and began unilaterally beating the ghosts.

Just as the protagonist group was focused on fighting monsters, a few panels of Bai Xuechao suddenly appeared.

The snow-haired, red-clad boy stood in the blind spot of the protagonist group and tourists, his back slender. A flame appeared at his waist.

Then, the flame moved upwards, baking his back for a moment before disappearing.

Bai Xuechao's beautiful brows and eyes relaxed.

The readers who saw this were all stunned.

[????]

[A ball of fire appeared behind my wife? Am I hallucinating?]

[Damn! My wife has a fire special ability too?!]

[What's going on, I quickly flipped through the appendix, no explanation in the appendix!]

Bai Xuechao, who was reading the comic, rubbed his temples, laughing a little unexpectedly.

Although he had intended to expose his fire special ability, he didn't expect it to happen so quickly. Bai Guzi actually released this scene, which was outside his plan. However, Bai Guzi promised to keep his identity a secret, and this special ability indeed wasn't within the scope of his identity.

Just let it be, it's already out.

Bai Xuechao quickly accepted this fact.

He thought, actually, it might also be quite interesting to see readers "mistakenly believing" he's some big boss, analyzing him with conspiracy theories on the forum, only to see him later helping the protagonist group, making them feel they guessed wrong?

He just didn't know why Bai Guzi released this scene, or what direction she wanted to shape him in.

Bai Xuechao didn't waste time thinking about this right now and continued reading the comic.

In the comic, they led the tourists to the carousel and saw an astonishingly long queue. The ghosts attacked the tourists again, and their cycle's lights-out time also arrived. They and three tourists were eventually forced into the Magic Horror House.

After Zhou Chenhao contacted the SAIDB, he said that the Level 6 special ability users coming as reinforcements were blocked outside and couldn't get in yet, telling them to hold on a bit longer.

The few entered the Magic Horror House to earn more lights-out time.

Bai Xuechao carefully looked at the panels here. At the time, he was at the very end of the line, texting Duan Xingzhi, but Bai Guzi did not include the scene of him using his phone.

In the comic, after Xia Xiaoxi finished narrating the interactive plot with the Witch, the few entered the wooden house.

Behind the smiling Witch, there was a disemboweled corpse, its eyes wide in death. Blood pooled on the ground, the crimson color stimulating people's eyeballs.

The three tourists who saw this scene turned ashen with fright.

At this point, the comic showed a panel of Ling Feng's expression; he was looking to the side. Immediately in the next panel, it showed Bai Xuechao with his hand on his waist, his fingers resting on his phone and leather belt. However, it was unclear if he had just used his phone, was adjusting his leather belt, or if it was just a casual movement.

[Ling Feng Maomao is looking at my wife again!]

[Maomao is wary?]

[I have a bold idea, could it be that he's afraid my wife is scared, so much so that he feels unwell?]

[P-possibly? Maomao is actually quite thoughtful.]

There was no inner thought dialogue here, so no one knew what Ling Feng was thinking at the time.

Bai Xuechao didn't know either.

Next came the content of them searching for blind boxes. Bai Xuechao skipped forward a bit, going straight to their conversation before the Witch returned.

When he finished saying, "No matter how good the sound insulation is, you can still hear cries for help, right?" the number of bullet comments increased.

[My wife's conjecture is truly terrifying.]

[Hiss, as expected of my wife, he has a bit of that dark, profound, and cruel vibe.]

[I like that! Let me kiss you—]

[My husband's expression when he said that was so beautiful and cold, I love it, ying-ying-ying!]

"It's just a guess of mine."

[I think my wife is serious. (Pushing glasses emoji)]

[I also think Axue's personality must be quite complex. I always feel like he's seen a lot of human evil.]

[Looking at his appearance when he first debuted, you can probably guess that he's a bit sickly, right =-=]

Bai Xuechao, seeing the last bullet comment: "..."

What kind of illness? Chuunibyo?

The Witch returned to brew magic potions. She put a liver into the pot in front of everyone, and the tourists couldn't help but gag. The one without glasses tried to run but failed.

Then the Witch said the potion was ready and ladled it into small bowls. Xia Xiaoxi shook her head at the tourists, but the tourist without glasses actually said he wanted to drink it. After drinking it, he vomited blood and died.

The bullet comments couldn't help but complain.

[Why are there always such idiots?]

[They already agreed not to drink it, so why would some moron still drink it?]

[Maybe they were scared, that's human nature. (Smoking emoji)]

[Woc, my wife's expression...]

The next panel of the comic showed a beautiful young man wearing a wusha hat, his frost-like white eyelashes lowered, his red eyes like transparent blood-red glass, devoid of emotion, with an indifferent coldness.

Bai Xuechao was also a little surprised; was that really his expression at the time?

Especially since Xia Xiaoxi tried to stop that tourist before he drank, and later, when the Witch asked the second tourist, Zhou Chenhao stepped forward with a smile to pour the potion down the Witch's throat, with Xia Xiaoxi and Ling Feng immediately following to hold the Witch down and help. Compared to them, his reaction was indeed somewhat cold, as if he didn't care at all that someone was dying in front of him.

The bullet comments started discussing again.

[I truly feel my wife isn't righteous; his thoughts don't seem very bright. (Smoking emoji)]

[Actually, not necessarily, right? My wife might also have suffered some emotional trauma, and has since sealed his heart and sworn off love! (Frantically gesturing)]

[Sealed his heart and sworn off love, what the heck, hahahaha!]

[There are quite a few righteous characters with this kind of setting, right? Traumatized in childhood or past, but fundamentally not bad, needing the protagonist group to enlighten them with love, then joining the protagonist group, and from then on turning into a cute tsundere puppy, saying 'go die' but actually fighting for the protagonist!]

[What puppy, my wife is clearly a cute little Maomao!]

Sealed his heart and sworn off love - Bai Xuechao: "..."

Thanks, I'll seal my heart with cement now.