The System Teaches You How to Be Human

[Host, you can’t behave like this. The original owner of this body wanted a fulfilling and genuine relationship, not for you to toy with other people’s feelings so carelessly…] The 1314 System softly reprimanded its host’s improper behavior.

This wasn’t the first time it had tried to stop Lu Chaoxi.

Yet, Lu Chaoxi continued doing whatever he wanted.

With his legs crossed, Lu Chaoxi listened to the system’s incessant nagging yet again. The annoyance on his face was so evident that only the naïve system 1314 failed to notice it.

Suddenly, Lu Chaoxi, who had been planning this for a long time, reached out and grabbed the 1314 System’s core.

[Ah!] The 1314 System let out a weak scream, as fragile as a little chick, before it was crushed to pieces in the hands of its rebellious host.

Lu Chaoxi looked at his palm and began to laugh. Finally, I’m free—free at last from the constraints of the system!

Now that he controlled his original owner’s body, he could do whatever he wanted!

Given his original owner’s current state of poverty and despair, the women he could attract weren’t worth much. Lu Chaoxi’s mind itched with excitement as he felt a golden finger forcibly extracted from System 1314. He needed fame! With fame, what kind of woman wouldn’t be within his grasp?

Lu Chaoxi had always believed that women were the kind of creatures who would transform into obedient, fawning beings as long as they saw fame, wealth, or a handsome face. And the “Library” golden finger he had obtained was the perfect tool to catapult him to stardom in one fell swoop!

Lu Chaoxi couldn’t hide the bubbling excitement in his chest. He licked his lips; What a pity System 1314 couldn’t be used for my purposes. With that soft and tender voice, if it had a human form, it would undoubtedly have been an exceptional beauty.

Barely escaping with its life, System 1314 curled up in fear and hid inside a little puppy that had been brutally abused and left on the brink of death by Lu Chaoxi.

Through the puppy’s eyes, it looked down at its dirty, matted fur and bloody wounds. Unable to speak, it silently pleaded for help.

[…Help me, please.]

***

Months later, when Lu Chaoxi’s career and love life were at their peak, and he was about to move from plagiarizing classics to dominating the web novel industry.

Si Yisi entered this small world.

The moment Si Yisi entered Gu Changkong’s body, he sensed the faint and intermittent fluctuations of another system in the same world.

The signal was weak, fragmented… as if the system had been under attack.

[System 414, Si Yisi, this is System 2333, Chi Chun. Please respond if you receive this message. Please respond.]

“Received,” Si Yisi replied with a slight frown. While waiting for the connection, he speculated that something unusual must have occurred in this supposedly leisurely small world.

How could Gu Changkong, a spoiled rich kid with no foundation to stand on, whose own sister had even turned against him, possibly defeat Lu Chaoxi, a man riding the wave of fame through plagiarism?

This was supposed to be a leisurely world?

But; Chaoxi… plagiarism.

Heh, what an aptly chosen name.

[This is Chi Chun. Ah Si, the leisure world you’re in has encountered a rogue host who maliciously killed their system. I’m your support system. From now on, you need to prioritize eliminating the rogue host and altering the fate of this world. Understood?]

“Understood,” Si Yisi replied. “These two tasks don’t conflict. Also, the core of the rogue host’s system may still be intact.”

[…In that case, retrieve the other system as well,] Chi Chun stated matter-of-factly, fully immersed in mission protocol.

“Yes.”

Si Yisi sat up straight. At this point in time, the original owner, Gu Changkong, had yet to publish the work he had meticulously constructed; only to later be accused of plagiarism.

Recalling the story called ‘Towards Heaven’ from Gu Changkong’s memories, Si Yisi recognized its intricate design and could easily tell it was nothing like the poorly crafted work of the same name attributed to Lu Chaoxi.

Lu Chaoxi’s ‘Towards Heaven’ was a mess, with female characters being the most glaring flaw. They were written as groveling, submissive, overly sexualized, and completely devoid of individuality. It was filled with the lowbrow fantasies of a shallow author.

Yet, the plot and world-building of ‘Towards Heaven’ were strong enough to compensate for that shortcoming; convincing many readers that the author simply lacked the skill to write female characters.

Gu Changkong’s deep hatred for Lu Chaoxi’s ‘Towards Heaven’ had led him to read and reread the plagiarized story numerous times. This made it easy for Si Yisi, who had absorbed Gu Changkong’s memories, to spot the obvious discontinuities and patched-together nature of the work.

It wasn’t hard for Si Yisi to deduce that this rogue host was exploiting some ability obtained from a system; likely one that allowed him to foresee future hits or access works from another world that didn’t yet exist in this one.

Not only was Lu Chaoxi plagiarizing, but he had also desecrated a masterpiece by forcing his vulgar fantasies into it.

Such actions were utterly despicable!

Gu Changkong’s sister, Gu Haoyue, hadn’t returned from work yet. Si Yisi glanced at the lit computer screen and began recreating ‘Towards Heaven’ exactly as Gu Changkong had envisioned it.

“Wake up,” Si Yisi called to Gu Changkong’s soul. “I’m giving you a chance. Do you want to complete ‘Towards Heaven’ with your own hands?”

Gu Changkong’s soul shouted in his mind, “I want to—!”

Si Yisi temporarily handed control of the body back to Gu Changkong. He also purchased a ‘50,000-WPM Writing Boost’ tool from the system’s marketplace and applied it to Gu Changkong.

With supernatural speed, Gu Changkong’s hands flew across the keyboard, leaving only afterimages behind! Fueled by boundless energy and his passion for ‘Towards Heaven’, he typed feverishly for hours and, incredibly, completed the story.

‘Towards Heaven’ wasn’t long to begin with; only about 5 to 600,000 words. Though brief, it was refined. The protagonist’s journey was focused and unwavering. Along the way, countless women tried to capture his heart, but none succeeded. His sole aim was to confront the heavens!

To defy an unjust fate!

Gu Changkong let out a hoarse laugh, saved the document, copied it onto multiple USB drives, and meticulously preserved evidence of the creation timeline.

Satisfied, he relinquished control of the body back to Si Yisi.

Si Yisi: “…”

He glanced at a small mirror nearby. His current state was pitiful; pale as a ghost, drained of energy, with weak limbs and a hoarse voice that made him sound like a parched man on the brink of death.

It looked like he was about to die from sheer exhaustion.

Si Yisi tried to stand up, but his arms and legs trembled weakly, and his overworked hands shook so much that it seemed like he had developed Parkinson’s.

He couldn’t stabilize himself and ended up falling flat on his face with a loud thud.

***

“Changkong, what’s going on?” Gu Changkong’s sister, Gu Haoyue, had returned home. As soon as she stepped inside, she heard the loud crash, which frightened her so much that the excitement from her earlier date evaporated almost entirely.

The moment she entered the room, she saw her younger brother struggling to get up, his face pale as a sheet. His appearance…

Gu Haoyue hesitated, her words stuck in her throat, and instinctively began looking around his room, trying to see if he was hiding someone. Why did he look like… he’d just been through some unspeakable ordeal?

“Changkong, were those rich second-generation friends of yours the ones who instigated this?” Gu Haoyue asked with concern, her tone earnest. “You’re still a minor! How can you—how can you spend all your time thinking about love and relationships?”

She thought she’d been tactful enough; But to her, it was clear that her brother had been taken advantage of!

The mere thought of her little brother being seduced by some predatory, aggressive woman and ending up in such a miserable state made her heart ache. This had to be the fault of those rich second-generation brats leading him astray!

Si Yisi shook his still-trembling hands, his expression blank: “…”

“Sister… I was just playing games for too long.”

Gu Haoyue gave him a deep, probing look. “I understand.”

But Si Yisi could clearly tell that she didn’t understand at all. In fact, her gaze now showed an even firmer belief in her own assumptions.

Feeling helpless, Si Yisi changed the subject. “Sister, did you start dating someone?”

A faint blush appeared on Gu Haoyue’s bright, moonlit face. She lowered her voice and said, “Mm… he’s very good to me.”

Si Yisi knew it wasn’t realistic to directly expose Lu Chaoxi’s true nature in front of Gu Haoyue; A woman in love was easily blinded, susceptible to even the simplest sweet talk. Si Yisi understood that he needed to guide her subtly to achieve his goals.

Feigning casualness, he said, “Sister, just be careful. Men tend to turn bad once they have money. I’m worried you might get deceived.”

At this moment, all he needed to do was plant a seed of doubt.

In time, as more flaws and inconsistencies surfaced, this seed of suspicion would naturally take root and grow.

“That won’t happen,” Gu Haoyue said with a smile, her eyes curving into crescent moons. “He said he’d stay with me forever.”

***

In one of Lu Chaoxi’s villas.

“Darling, I’ll be with you forever,” Lu Chaoxi said as he held a popular rising starlet in his arms, casually spewing sweet nothings.

“And how many people have you said that to?” the starlet asked coyly, running her hand suggestively over his chest.

“Only you,” Lu Chaoxi lied without even blinking.

After another round of intimacy, he sat in front of his computer, exhaling smoke rings.

Suddenly, a file named ‘Towards Heaven’ appeared on his desktop out of thin air.

Lu Chaoxi opened it and quickly skimmed through, his expression turning dissatisfied. “What’s this? Is the protagonist a eunuch? Why are those women acting so superior to him? Shouldn’t they be dragged into bed, screaming in ecstasy?”

Without hesitation, he began editing the text, his confidence brimming.

“Heh, these women should grovel at his feet, becoming shameless little pets!”

In the corner of the room, the little puppy glanced at Lu Chaoxi with eyes full of disdain and hatred. The foolish System 1314 had already realized Lu Chaoxi’s rotten nature. It blamed its own naivety and bad luck for being bound to such a despicable host!

***

“Changkong, what are you doing?” Gu Haoyue frowned as she looked at Si Yisi.

“I… Sister, I’m heading out!” Si Yisi flashed a big smile and had already slipped his shoes on in just a few quick movements.

“Heading out for what?”

“My friends asked me to hang out!” Si Yisi didn’t hesitate to shift the blame.

Gu Haoyue didn’t manage to stop her younger brother, but she felt regretful inside. She thought to herself that her brother was definitely being led astray. She should send him to the university that starts its semester the earliest!

The university that starts the earliest… Chaoxi is a lecturer at one such university. He should be able to keep an eye on Changkong, right?

Si Yisi walked straight out the door. At this moment, the night was dark; the perfect time for some late-night action!

He opened the system marketplace, carelessly spending points as if they were water. In the end, he locked onto the faint signal of a system’s location.

As luck would have it, the location displayed by the system was in the city’s villa district!

There was an 80% chance that Lu Chaoxi was there!

How could Si Yisi possibly have plans to hang out with rich second-generation friends? His true goal was to make Lu Chaoxi experience, just once, what it felt like to be a eunuch!

He planned to castrate him in his dreams first!