The Heartthrob NPC in the VR Game

Xie Shuangxue is aware that he’s an NPC in a game. He exists in Shenmo, the world’s most popular VR game, which has been live for three years now. For the third-anniversary celebration, the game developer, Boundless Sea, announced a major update, introducing a new map, “Floating Dream Clouds.” Along with the update, they released a new world storyline quest—The Book of Floating Dreams. This quest unveils an ancient tale of entangled love and betrayal between a Princess of the Feather Clan and the former Demon Emperor. And Xie Shuangxue makes his entrance in this new storyline. He isn’t the main character; at best, he’s the fourth male lead—a mere plot device with a shallow, basic backgroun...