"If only I could change the world just by writing, like Light Yagami…"
"Or transform like Goku just by shouting out loud…"
"Or set a rule like 'I'll know everything one minute before the exam'—I'd graduate in no time!"
These were Xiao Yao's childhood chuuni dreams.
He loved anime, especially the ones with over-the-top abilities and wild rules. Whether it was writing, drawing, chanting, or even leveling up by eating, he'd studied them all—and even created his own thick "Book of Settings."
He just never imagined… that one day, those fantasies would become real.
—
That day was his 16th birthday.
"Xiao Yao, dressing like a girl again?" a guy teased from outside the dorm.
"Hmph, schoolgirl uniforms are sacred," he smirked, flipping his silver twin tails with flair.
No one knew—this doll-like boy with a pretty face held the craziest imagination in his head.
Back in his room, he watched A Certain Scientific Railgun while flipping through his beloved "Chuuni Settings Notebook."
Click.
Something unlocked in his mind.
> [Spirit Gear Core successfully bound.]
[Host matched: Imagination Type – Rule Constructor]
[Ability: Reality Setting]
[Would you like to test a setting?]
"Huh?" Xiao Yao's eyes widened. "Wait—am I dreaming?"
Instinctively, he shouted:
"I set a skill: Before going to the toilet, I don't need to take off my pants—the system will auto-generate a hidden passage!"
> [Setting Accepted]
[Skill Generated: Invisible Flow Channel]
[Activated]
"...Wha—?!"
He ran to the toilet to test it—and it actually worked?!
Immediately, he dove into his setting book and shouted:
"I set: I memorize everything I see in a book for 30 minutes!"
> [Skill Generated: Instant Recall (Study Type)]
"I set: When I shout 'Spirit Gear, activate!', my body is equipped with the coolest, most stylish battle armor!"
> [Skill Generated: Spirit Gear Prototype X.Y-001]
"I set: Whenever I crave milk tea, the system generates a fresh cup of pearl green milk tea!"
> [Skill Generated: Drink Manifestation – Pearl Milk Green Edition]
The room began glowing. Xiao Yao's body shimmered with a faint blue aura as sleek, violet-tech armor materialized around him.
He jumped up in excitement.
"I've awakened! I'm actually the Setting-Type Protagonist now!!"
Just then, the ceiling shattered.
A spatial rift tore open above.
A silver-haired, masked boy descended slowly, holding a cross-world identification badge. He spoke coldly:
> "You… are the Setter. An S-class Origin Point on the Astral Most Wanted List."
"From today onward, you no longer belong to this world."