I have discovered the greatest truth, but I feel that I might be happier not knowing the truth.

"Am I... a character in a novel...? Or... a villain?" The Creator's twisted smile became more and more sinister. "That person is the protagonist, so... I must be his stepping stone?"

"——I won't accept this!!!"

The God of Creation tightly grasped Du Ze's hand, his eyes shone with a cold and stubborn light like a will-o'-the-wisp.

"Go and kill him! In just one day, all the damage you have suffered in this world will be cleared up—"

The Creator God was suddenly interrupted in the middle of his speech. The Du Ze he was holding was emitting little light all over his body, and was about to take the black-haired young man away bit by bit. Seeing all this, the Creator God's laughter seemed to be broken.

"Ha - you don't have to wait until midnight, that person can already revive you." Even though Du Ze's body gradually faded as the light spots floated out, the hand of the Creator God still clamped Du Ze coldly and firmly like an iron clamp. "You want to have glory and wealth, or become a ruler." The Creator God said word by word: "No matter what your request and wish is, I will satisfy you, as long as you kill him!"

Du Ze said: "No..."

"Don't reject me!!!" The God of Creation shouted and interrupted Du Ze. "You are the one I summoned to kill Xiu. In this world, the one you should reject the most is not me!"

"...I have only one wish."

Before the God of Creation could get excited, Du Ze looked away, his voice gentle but his words cruel.

“I want to be with him all the time.”

"Ha...haha..." The broken laughter floated out from the God of Creation's throat in pieces. The smile on the face of the God of Creation was mixed with indescribable malice. The gaze he looked at Du Ze seemed to want to drag him down to the bottomless hell. "This is impossible. Have you forgotten that you were summoned by me?"

The God of Creation smiled and sentenced Du Ze to death word by word.

"As soon as I die, you will disappear from this world."

W…what…?

Du Ze's pupils suddenly contracted. He was struck by the words of the God of Creation. The anxiety that he had been deliberately ignoring swept him away like a dam breaking.

He will...disappear?

Seeing Du Ze's pale face, the God of Creation's voice was as sweet as poison mixed with sugar. "You don't want to disappear, right? Then hurry up..."

"I like Xiu--"

Du Ze's voice was very soft and a little weak, but it made the voice of the God of Creation stop abruptly. Du Ze didn't care about the God of Creation's gaze, and continued to confess without any disguise: "--I also like "Mixed Blood"."

"This is a novel with Xiu as the protagonist. Even if I disappear, the novel will continue; but if Xiu disappears, my favorite novel will end."

The God of Creation stood there blankly like a piece of wood, staring at Du Ze, totally unable to comprehend the gentle and soft expression on the face of the man opposite him.

"I won't kill Xiu."

Du Ze looked at the God of Creation, as if he had promised his entire life.

"Whether in the past, present, or future."

At this point, the Creator God realized that nothing he said would work.

The scattered light spots melted into the pure white, and the God of Creation let go of his hand. He could no longer catch Du Ze - just like he had always been like this, he had never really caught the black-haired young man opposite him.

"…Why do you like him?"

Finally, the God of Creation still asked unwillingly: "To you, we are just 'words'."

"You actually fell in love with a fictitious fictional character?"

Just before disappearing, Du Ze turned his head slightly, his fluttering hair obscuring his expression, and one could only see the black-haired young man's light-colored lips slightly raised.

“Do readers need a reason to like the protagonist?”