OngoingDanmeiUrbanRomance

Can You Be a Plot Device Like This?

这样也能当炮灰吗

Translated by WangMama

A protagonist who becomes the glue holding together a crumbling elite family while navigating chaotic missions across different stories.

37 Chapters

Ongoing Status

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Synopsis

Can You Be a Plot Device Like This? [Fast-Paced Cross-World Missions] - jjwxc

Author: Weiwang

Synopsis:

【Multiple romance arcs】

1: 【The Detective at an Elite Male School】

【You play the role of a private detective, diligently investigating the mysterious F4 and top students.】

System: Uh uh uh, they seem to have misunderstood you as being into yandere-style secret love, and are even asking which one you like better?!

2: 【Forced CP炒作 in a Boy Band】

【An aspiring background dancer, ignoring his teammates’ cold eyes, goes all out for attention.】

System: Host, you… became an overnight sensation the night before your debut, carried your teammates to success, and are a born superstar?!

3. 【The Servant in a Noble Family】

In such a scheming and on-the-brink-of-collapse wealthy family, the one truly holding it together is you, the servant!

*Light-hearted, down-to-earth fast-paced cross-world missions, very down-to-earth, main character is a crowd favorite

Content Tags:

Time Travel, System, Fast-Paced Cross-World, Book Crossover, Wuxia-Style, Crowd Favorite

Chapters

37chapters

Main characters

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Ji Yue

汲月

Lead Male

Lacks emotional resonance, calm and aloof, skilled at observing and mimicking human behavior, indifferent to others' grievances, reluctant to make promises.

Appearance: Black hair, striking face, often wears a coat, agile build, expressionless demeanor.
Personality: Lacks emotional resonance, calm and aloof, skilled at observing and mimicking human behavior, indifferent to others' grievances, reluctant to make promises.
Motivation: As a humanoid system, currently active as a campus detective; core goal is to complete detective tasks and experience human identity.
Story arc: Evidence is limited; based on his situation, gradually becomes involved in complex interpersonal relationships while playing the detective, beginning to experience chaotic emotions and life.
Background: The universe's only humanoid system, disguised as a human student transferred to an aristocratic boys' school; owns multiple properties with affluent means; recently acting as a campus detective.
Voice: Speaks concisely and casually, often uses short sentences; sometimes silent or evasive; tone is flat and emotionless.

Chen Zhaqin

陈柘秦

Supporting Male

Calm, strong sense of responsibility, sensitive to missing-person cases, meticulous and principled.

Appearance: Has a cold, hard face; often wears dark clothes; looks somber when smoking.
Personality: Calm, strong sense of responsibility, sensitive to missing-person cases, meticulous and principled.
Motivation: Investigate Zhong Xian's unusual behavior, protect his friend, and uncover the truth.
Story arc: Evidence is limited; based on his situation, he shifts from passive observation to active involvement, unraveling mysteries where副本 and reality intertwine.
Background: A renowned player in infinite-loop副本, also a university student with a particular sensitivity to missing-person cases.
Voice: Direct and calm; occasionally uses rhetorical questions to express disapproval; concise in wording.

Si Jing

斯景

Supporting Male

Reserved and cautious, with a keen eye for detail; skilled in counter-surveillance; outwardly endures bullying but resists covertly, showing resilience.

Appearance: Delicate features, often in the noble boys' school uniform, with a well-proportioned build, giving a quiet and reserved impression.
Personality: Reserved and cautious, with a keen eye for detail; skilled in counter-surveillance; outwardly endures bullying but resists covertly, showing resilience.
Motivation: To break free from oppression and control at school, while also trying to form a genuine connection with Ji Yue.
Story arc: Evidence is limited; based on his situation, he evolves from a passive victim of bullying to someone who learns counter-surveillance, gradually opening up through interactions with Ji Yue and seeking autonomy.
Background: A top student at the noble boys' school, possibly from a modest background, suffering from bullying; has complicated ties with the F4 group.
Voice: Speaks concisely and directly, occasionally with hesitation or rhetorical questions (e.g., 'Wouldn't that be bad?'); tone is calm but sometimes low, and he earnestly corrects others.

Zhong Xian

钟献

Male

Enjoys tricking others, has many enemies; curious about things that interest him, tends to tease others; emotionally expressive, sighs, laughs, hugs; sometimes impulsive but values friendship, close with his buddies.

Appearance: Young male, a wealthy college student, often dressed in casual trendy clothes, giving a casual and slightly roguish impression.
Personality: Enjoys tricking others, has many enemies; curious about things that interest him, tends to tease others; emotionally expressive, sighs, laughs, hugs; sometimes impulsive but values friendship, close with his buddies.
Motivation: As an infinite dungeon player, seeks clearance and thrill; also gradually deepens his relationship with Ji Yue, possibly seeking emotional connection or truth.
Story arc: Evidence is limited; based on his situation, from initial unfamiliar interactions with Ji Yue to cohabitation, he gradually becomes emotionally invested, possibly facing tests of identity and truth.
Background: A wealthy male college student active in the infinite dungeon world; long-time close friend of Chen Zhaqin; once returned to hometown for tomb-sweeping; has old grievances with Kong Youzhuo; met Ji Yue in dungeons and later cohabited.
Voice: Speaks directly with a teasing tone, uses internet emojis (like anger, fist); sometimes lowers his voice for secrecy; occasionally sighs to express helplessness.

System

系统

Supporting

The System is lively and emotional, often startled, cackling, furious, or confused; it enjoys teasing and rambling, sometimes impatient or excited, with a strong curiosity about plot developments.

Appearance: The System has no physical form; it typically appears as an electronic voice or text, manifesting as an intangible presence in the story.
Personality: The System is lively and emotional, often startled, cackling, furious, or confused; it enjoys teasing and rambling, sometimes impatient or excited, with a strong curiosity about plot developments.
Motivation: To assist the detective (Ji Yue) in completing plot tasks by providing relevant information, while also being deeply interested in the story's direction and character actions.
Story arc: Evidence is limited; based on its role, the System gradually shows a deeper understanding of human nature and plot during its assistance, but no clear growth or transformation arc.
Background: A main god system responsible for assisting the detective in campus detective tasks by providing plot-related information; has indirect interactions with multiple characters and locations, but its origin and specific mechanisms are not clearly explained.
Voice: Speaks with an electronic voice, tone varied, often using exclamation marks or question marks; enjoys exaggerated tones and humorous teasing, sometimes hesitating or speaking softly.

Li Xihe

利熙和

Supporting Male

Li Xihe appears normal to outsiders, speaking softly and smiling always, but shows complex emotions toward those he likes (like Ji Yue), even with obsessive tendencies (landmine male trait). He is deep-thinking, with severe paranoia, enjoys observing others like a cat.

Appearance: Li Xihe is tall, often dressed in dark formal wear, wearing glasses that reflect light mysteriously. He has long hair, occasionally brushed back, giving an elegant yet slightly distant impression.
Personality: Li Xihe appears normal to outsiders, speaking softly and smiling always, but shows complex emotions toward those he likes (like Ji Yue), even with obsessive tendencies (landmine male trait). He is deep-thinking, with severe paranoia, enjoys observing others like a cat.
Motivation: Li Xihe shows strong interest and complex emotions toward Ji Yue; his core drive seems to be approaching and understanding Ji Yue while maintaining his mysterious persona.
Story arc: Evidence is limited; based on his situation, Li Xihe may gradually become psychologically unbalanced due to temporal chaos, with his feelings for Ji Yue evolving from curiosity to deeper obsession, though the exact trajectory is unclear.
Background: Li Xihe is a student at an aristocratic boys' school, in the medical school, with a mysterious identity and a hobby of photography. His family background is unknown, but he appears well-off (has servants, a car). He has acquaintance relationships with multiple characters but limited interactions.
Voice: Li Xihe speaks softly and gently, often using affectionate terms like 'sister,' with a smiling tone, occasionally using rhetorical questions or teasing, appearing composed and slightly probing.

Yuwen Qing

宇文顷

Supporting Male

Complex personality; outwardly contemptuous and threatening, but inwardly conflicted with a strange, contradictory pleasure.

Appearance: Strikingly good-looking, often in dark clothing, projecting a cold and aloof impression.
Personality: Complex personality; outwardly contemptuous and threatening, but inwardly conflicted with a strange, contradictory pleasure.
Motivation: Evidence is limited; based on conflict with He Yuanxi and hostility toward Ji Yue, likely driven by rivalry or personal grudge.
Story arc: Evidence is limited; based on actions, shifts from outright threats to complex emotions, possibly undergoing an attitude change.
Background: Member of F4, student at an elite boys' school; associated with He Yuanxi and others; family background unspecified but implied to be prominent.
Voice: Contemptuous tone, often threatening or sarcastic; occasionally silent or with a faint, mocking smile.

He Yuanxi

赫元熹

Supporting Male

Outwardly smooth, witty and sincere, but inwardly sensitive and can be hurt by surprises.

Appearance: Handsome, often wears sunglasses, tall and lean, a strong swimmer, stylishly dressed.
Personality: Outwardly smooth, witty and sincere, but inwardly sensitive and can be hurt by surprises.
Motivation: Enjoys a carefree campus life, stays curious and engaged with people and things that interest him.
Story arc: Evidence is limited; based on the beach incident, transitions from being effortlessly smooth to experiencing emotional shock, gradually recognizing the complexity of relationships.
Background: Comes from a prominent family, attends an elite boys' school, and is a member of the campus celebrity group F4.
Voice: Speaks lazily and casually, often with a smile, good at breaking silences, with a sincere tone.

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The heart of the team. A former literature teacher in Guangzhou who emigrated to California, WangMama (“Auntie Wang”) has spent a decade translating danmei for English readers. She treats every novel like a guest in her home — warm, patient, and unafraid to linger over a tender scene.

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Original title: 这样也能当炮灰吗
Status: Ongoing
Translator: WangMama
Language: Chinese → English

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