Fate is like a wrongly written question. If you can't overturn the premise, the only thing you can do is change the way you solve it.
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[System Notification: Fate Editing Permission Unlocked]
[Main Mission]:
> Select a target character from the "Script Database", use your "Fate Editing Permission" to rewrite key fate nodes, and achieve the system's designated optimal ending.
[Side Mission]:
> Identify the hidden "Editor Disguised Entity" embedded within this round's script, uncover their intent to tamper, and prevent the release of the "Fake Script."
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The moment Shen Yan stepped into the Fate Editing Bureau, he finally realized—
This instance was completely different from the previous two.
No sealed courtroom, no visible enemies, not even a so-called "route to clear." Surrounding him were transparent virtual panels and constantly flowing data fragments of life trajectories—each one a shard of human fate.
And Shen Yan stood alone at this "intersection of destinies" as the sole editor.
He looked down and saw the first mission character profile pop up on the system:
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[Target Character Code]: C047
Name: Zhao Muchen
Gender: Male
Original Ending: Took his own life at age 16 due to school bullying and family pressure.
[Unlocked Fate Nodes]:
Node 1: Transferred to a new school in junior high, experienced social exclusion
Node 2: Endured long-term emotional neglect from father; mother suffers from bipolar disorder
Node 3: His only passion—painting—is dismissed as "irresponsible and impractical"
> [System Objective]:
Edit his fate to achieve a state of "psychological stability and basic social adaptability" before age 18.
Restriction: You may not erase painful events directly; adjustments must be made through "redirection, intervention, or reconstruction."
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Shen Yan slowly furrowed his brows.
This was a fate-rescue mission—with constraints.
Before he could take any action, the "Side Mission" panel on the system interface suddenly displayed an anonymous data stream:
> [An anonymous editor has submitted a script titled: "Zhao Muchen transfers schools early + cuts off family ties + lives alone in escapism."
Does this script exhibit "intentional script distortion"?
Would you like to block the script?
Would you like to trace the identity of the submitter?
Shen Yan's gaze sharpened.
This wasn't a system-generated script. It was… someone else's work.
The hidden "Script Invader"—Fate Designer: Yi Nan.
He had already made his move.
And Zhao Muchen was just the first "test piece" in this silent game of fate.
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[Lin Lan]:
"Did you notice? Every node in this script has no clear 'abuser,' no direct 'evil.' But precisely because of that, it's the easiest to label as an 'unintervenable failure script.'"
"It's like what we often see in real life—nobody intends to destroy you, and yet you still end up trapped inside your fate."
Shen Yan didn't respond. A voice echoed in his mind—the one who called himself a "Designer."
"How long does it take you to write a person?"
"Then what about me? How long did you spend deciding my fate?"
"Do you really believe that choices can change the ending?"
He looked up. In front of him, the "Fate Editing Keyboard" slowly unfolded—each key representing an irreversible path forward.
Shen Yan selected the first node:
> [Expose his painting talent to the school's art teacher through an accidental event]
[Trigger Branch: Teacher Intervention Line]
[System Warning: This intervention will trigger "envy side effect." Confirm?]
He pressed "Confirm."
—Even a faint light must be guarded by someone.
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This was only the beginning.
He had to write a script that could truly break free from fate—in his own way.
And Yi Nan… would eventually reveal himself in this silent confrontation.