Superman's End Manual

"I'm asking you."

"It looks good."

Ke Mingye, still half-asleep, reached out and ruffled her hair. She lowered her head and suddenly whispered, "I feel..."

"What do you feel..." Ke Mingye yawned and smacked his lips as he asked.

“It’s good to make some changes now and then,” Bai Ziling said.

"Oh, I see. I saw online that when a girl changes her hairstyle, she changes her mood. You can learn from that."

Ke Mingye walked into the bathroom, washed up in front of the mirror, and casually asked, "By the way, what happened to you yesterday? You seemed a little unhappy."

"I just feel that when everyone grows up, they will all have to leave this family... I will have to leave too, sooner or later."

"You don't need to leave, what are you thinking about?"

Ke Mingye stared at his face in the mirror, talking to himself.

What if we have no choice but to leave?

Bai Ziling's voice softened, but remained devoid of emotion.

"Then we'll bring you back," Ke Mingye said, brushing his teeth, his voice muffled. "Just like when we were kids, remember that time at the barbershop?"

"……Remember."

“If you’re feeling unhappy and want to go out for some fresh air, that’s fine too. I’ll ride my bike to bring you back.” Ke Mingye paused for a moment, then lowered his eyes and said, “After all, I’m your brother.”

After saying that, he rinsed his mouth with a "glug glug" sound, spat out the mouthwash in the sink, and then washed his face.

"So why are you unhappy? Did you break up with your boyfriend?"

Seeing no response from behind, Ke Mingye turned his head slightly and asked.

"No." Bai Ziling leaned against the corridor wall, her eyes lowered, and gently shook her head. "Actually, I am..." She paused for a moment, then slowly raised her hands as if to scratch someone, and slightly opened her mouth to show her little tiger teeth, "...a vampire."

She spoke in a serious tone, but her voice was so calm that it seemed devoid of any emotion.

"Hehe...that's great. Hurry up and suck all of Mom's blood so she doesn't lock the door and I won't have any privacy at home anymore."

Ke Mingye walked out of the restroom and patted her on the shoulder, "Let's go eat, Comrade Vampire."

Aren't you surprised?

The two figures swept past under the pumpkin lantern, Bai Ziling's pale face shrouded in a faint halo of light.

"Wow, I'm so surprised, my eyes almost popped out." Ke Mingye said expressionlessly.

"If I'm not kidding, and I really am a vampire... then would you still pick me up from school on your bicycle back then?"

They walked downstairs side by side, and Bai Ziling asked in a low voice.

“Sure, I’d take you home even if you were an alien,” Ke Mingye said casually. “But my bicycle was stolen in junior high, so you’ll have to persuade my mom to buy me another one.”

"Hmm...it's a bit difficult." Bai Ziling shook her head and smiled silently.

At the dining table, Ke Mingye ate his food while checking the local discussion group; Gastro hadn't sent any messages yet.

Ke Yinzhi put on his coat and left halfway through his meal, saying that someone had invited him out for coffee and a movie, and he would be late in three minutes.

Bai Zini and Bai Qiuwu sighed and said, "How can someone with a memory and personality like your brother find a girlfriend?"

Upon hearing their words, Ke Xiaomo, with chopsticks in her mouth, glanced at them and asked expressionlessly, "So, do you think I'm up to the task?"

Bai Zini narrowed her eyes: "I think... unless someone likes dating an old man."

Bai Qiuwu paused for a moment, then rested her chin on her hand and pondered for a while: "Then it makes more sense for my older brother to find a girlfriend."

Ke Mingye didn't interrupt their usual banter; he simply glanced at today's skill sales page.

"I have 20,000 Mall Coins in my savings now. To buy a B-grade skill, I need 50,000 Mall Coins. With a 50% discount coupon, it will be about 25,000 Mall Coins. Almost there, just 5,000 more needed."

With that thought in mind, he turned his attention back to the discussion group, waiting for news from that player.

[Gastro: So, which of you is free to meet up?]

[Anti-dog: I'm out of town.]

[Orange Peel: Uh, I'm conducting host training.]

[Cai Bing: I have something urgent to attend to, I'm very busy.]

[Obsessive: Heh, looks like I'll have to get Obsessive's help. Give me your address, I'll be there in a flash.]

[Gastro: Are you the only one?]

[The defeated man: I will come.]

[Gastro: Okay, Tobacco Pipe Street, E·Star Open-air Cafe, see you there.]

"I am full."

Ke Mingye put down his chopsticks, went back to his room on the second floor, locked the door, and released the trickster doll from the window, making it carry an old man's T-shirt and old man's shorts away from the old Jingmai neighborhood.

He then stole a pair of sneakers from a shoe store, changed his clothes in a public restroom, and took a bus to Yandaipang Commercial Street.

Soon after, an information bubble popped up in the upper right corner of Ke Mingye's field of vision.

[Cai Bing: Dude, could you guys please find another place or time?]

[The Failed Man: What do you mean? We met at a coffee shop, does that bother you as a customer service representative?]

[Cut Ice: Do you really want me to say something?]

[Failed Man: No, hacker girl, where did you learn this riddle-like way of speaking? Did you learn it from the dice monster?]

At this moment, the trickster dummy had already taken the bus to Yandai Commercial Street, walked through the bustling crowd, approached the open-air café "E·Star", and found a table to sit down.

He rested his chin on his hand, turned his head slightly to observe his surroundings, and saw two figures sitting in the open-air cafe that were enough to make his jaw drop.

The first figure is his elder brother: Ke Yinzhi.

The second figure was Cai Bing's disguise: Song Yawen—or rather, this was Cai Bing himself.

Ke Yinzhi was wearing black earrings, a long black coat, and a light-colored shirt underneath.

Cai Bing was wearing a sun-protective jacket over a slip dress, and her slightly wavy, medium-length hair draped over her shoulders.

At this moment, the two are sitting at the same table, facing each other and talking quietly.

At the same time, the news about the ice was belatedly seen by Ke Mingye, breaking his dazed thoughts.

[Cai Bing: Okay, actually your brother and I are on a date at this open-air cafe, but you guys can come if you want, just be prepared for us to get wiped out.]

Ke Mingye was completely stunned and it took him a long time to reply to the message.

[The Failed Man: Didn't you say you had an emergency?]

[Cai Bing: Isn't this urgent? Aren't you tired of exterminating superhumans every day? Can't you change things up?]

[The Failed Man: Damn it, everyone's working themselves to the bone to wipe out the superhuman race, and you're the only one playing a dating simulation game and flirting with the final boss?]

[Cai Bing: We're all superhuman beings, you guys take the male-oriented route, I take the female-oriented route, can you not be so rigid in your thinking?]

[The Failed Man: I've Enlightened the Master.]

[Failed Man: If you're going to go for a female-oriented route, could you at least have told me earlier? I'm already here, why did you suddenly stop halfway through what you were saying?]

[Cai Bing: I didn't check the group chat messages, how was I supposed to know you guys were meeting at the same place as me?]

[The Failed Man: I mean, why did you disappear mid-conversation? Do you know how urgent the situation is right now?]

[Cai Bing: I immediately contacted the paranoid. If the weirdo shows up, the trouble will be much bigger than yours. Anyway, you'll only be using a doll to show up; who will recognize you?]

[Cut Ice: Okay, it's over.]

[Cai Bing: That man... he's here.]

Upon seeing this message, Ke Mingye was greatly shocked and controlled the trickster puppet to turn its head to look.

A man dressed in casual sportswear slowly walked over, looked around, and then found a table to sit down by himself.

He still wore his hair in a ponytail, his pale and thin face radiating confidence, and his sweeping gaze conveyed a sense of disdain, as if he had already seen through everything.

Ke Mingye's vision went black, and he almost fainted, while new messages continued to appear on the discussion group panel.

[Gastro: I'm here. Which table are you at?]

Ke Mingye quickly looked up and surveyed the entrance of the open-air café. He saw a girl wearing a dark gray bow tie and short-sleeved T-shirt, paired with a dark blue pleated skirt, slowly walking over and looking around.

No way, a woman?

Oh, or are these civilians who have been mentally controlled by Gastro?

Ke Mingye's gaze lingered on her for a second. No superhuman panel appeared above the girl's head—it was impossible to confirm whether she was a player or an ordinary person being controlled by Gastro.

In short, let's just assume she's Gastro.

[Paranoia: Is there even a question?]

[Obsessive: The most handsome and dashing one you see is the Obsessive Lord. His greatness needs no further explanation.]

Upon hearing this, Gastro looked around the open-air café and finally fixed his gaze on Ke Yinzhi.

It seems... she thinks this is the most handsome and dashing one present, according to Paranoia, so this must be Paranoia.

But when Ke Yinzhi's superhuman panel popped up in her eyes, she changed her mind.