Role-Playing as the Dark Horse Character

What would you do with a second life in a fictional world? 

Li Li was granted a second chance at life by a system after she died of overwork She would be able to travel freely between a popular manhua at night and the real world during the day. 

However, if her character in the manhua wasn’t popular enough at any point, she would die for real.

Li Li pondered for a moment.

Then she nodded and asked the system: Do you guys support facial customization?

She wanted a handsome face this time!

A ‘phantom’ without a past suddenly appeared in the superpowered society where strength triumphed over all.

‘He’ was the avenger consumed by deep resentment and hatred; a stubborn, paranoid lunatic.

‘He’ disguised his intentions with smiles and the truth with falsehoods.

‘He’ appeared proud and unfettered, but no one could perceive the deep solitude plaguing ‘his’ inner world.

The readers shed countless tears for him, creating mountains of fanfics, fanart and AUs to try and move the world to his plight.

Yet in the eyes of the manhua denizens, this lunatic of a powerhouse was synonymous with sin.

Manhua denizens: He’s a tragic character? Don’t make me laugh!

“*sobs* My bias is so tragic!!!” The roommate blubbered as she read the latest update. 

‘Her bias’, aka Li Li, just chuckled. “Poor you. Want a cup of bubble tea?”

“Yes!” The roommate hiccuped.

Author’s Notes 

• Female lead is a crossdresser with no CP. The character she plays has lots of minor alternate identities (sock puppet-ception), but she only plays one character.
• The main facade won’t be exposed. The manhua character’s alternate identities will be exposed, but not the woman behind the mask.
• Shades of weak-to-strong. The female lead will become a genuine powerhouse.
• There are instances of people faking their deaths.
• There are instances of readers discussing the alternate identities and their relationship to one another in forum posts (not that many).