Role Playing the Dark Horse Character-Chapter 129 : Chapter 129

Chapter 129 : Manga Ending + Forum
Cheng Yao had a roommate named Li Li.
It was the end of summer vacation, just before returning to school.
One late night, she opened the latest chapter of the manga
Extreme Black and White
.
"This is the end? I’m so reluctant to let it go!" That was her thought before reading.
The first half of the final chapter followed the typical shonen manga formula.
The passionate protagonist group, though not strong enough, fought tirelessly on the front lines against the villains.
After successively powering up and defeating the bosses, the group’s fighting spirit grew ever stronger.
But they were unaware of the world’s truth, nor did they know that the world they depended on for survival was collapsing because of their actions and beliefs.
In the end, with the help of the enemy in Tide’s eyes—the original traitor—they defeated Ming.
But in doing so, they brought about the world’s end.
Before the victorious group could react, the one they considered an enemy, a traitor, and a villain who toyed with them smiled fearlessly and merged with a white light just before the world collapsed.
Only one person witnessed this scene—Yiming.
The manga’s protagonist, Yiming, could only stand frozen in place, staring at the red mark left at the corner of that person’s eye to save him. Only then did he realize that person’s true identity.
He shouted that person’s name, but nothing could be salvaged, just like the weak self he once was in Qing Tong.
The world’s collapse was halted.
Almost everyone regarded the recent anomaly as an accident.
They successfully overthrew the Empire, relying on the bonds of friendship and their burning passion to change the world.
But the truth vanished with the one who knew it, buried forever in the night before dawn.
The naive brown-haired boy had grown into a sharp-edged man.
From a child who could only sneak into Qing Tong to save someone, he became a respected leader in Tide.
But every late night, in the dark, he would always recall that evening when he woke up in the damp, cold cell of Qing Tong.
That young man leaning against the wall had teased him with a smile: If this makes you feel happy, then it’s indeed a dream.
But reality wasn’t a dream. Reality was cruel, and even the most beautiful dreams were illusory, just like this perfect victory woven by that person.
"You’re always like this, never telling me anything, arbitrarily choosing my path, stubbornly believing it’s the right one."
When morning light arrived, Yiming pushed open the window, seeing the sunrise and the beautiful streets of the new Floating City.
It wasn’t lavish or grandiose, but it was full of life.
He saw Tang carrying a basket, shopping for candy at a newly opened store.
He saw Yishi heading somewhere, free of gloom.
He saw An Huyu setting up a small table with Sang Feiling, planning new laws to be enacted.
He saw Hua Yizhi serving them tea, while Yan Changxiao and Rao Yue scolded One Wooden Warehouse.
Tang, having bought the candy, ran over with a small basket to share it with everyone.
Looking up, she saw Yiming and waved at him.
He jumped out the window and joined them.
"I don’t want to be someone who knows nothing. I’m not afraid of being hurt by the truth. But if this is what you wanted, I’ll keep this beautiful dream alive."
Yiming smiled vibrantly, greeting everyone, then sat in his place, unwrapping the milk candy Tang gave him and popping it into his mouth.
The taste of milk candy was different from fruit candy, yet Tang always preferred fruit candy.
He looked around, gazing at his companions’ smiling faces, but his eyes fell on an empty seat, and suddenly he felt—
"Perhaps we all realized it, but we silently chose not to mention it."
"Where are your brother and Dan?" Yiming asked An Huyu.
An Huyu, who had been talking animatedly, paused, then restrained his expression and said, "I don’t know."
Yishi, who had been severely injured in the great battle, said slowly, "I saw them. They went to look for him."
"Look for him?" Sang Feiling asked. "Can they find him?"
Yishi thought for a moment. "They’ll find him eventually."
In the manga’s finale, the Empire completely collapsed, new laws were enacted, and Yiming and his group created a new world.
But after finishing, Cheng Yao blurted out, "What the hell, that’s the ending?!"
She grabbed her phone, face full of disbelief, frantically scrolling backward, trying to find a new chapter.
"Where’s my male god? Where’s my big, beautiful male god? Gone? Really gone?! Not even a speck left!" Tears welled in her eyes. "He didn’t even know when he died? Are you kidding me? You’re joking, right, Manga Artist?!"
"You heartless bastard!!!!"
Cheng Yao was in agony.
She exited the manga app to call her roommate, but the line was busy.
So, she turned to the next best thing—entering the manga forum, furiously tapping her screen to post a scathing thread.
[In the middle of the night, a Virgo spinning top, and that’s me!]
1L OP
Boo hoo hoo, just kill me already. I’m a cutting board, a cutting board full of knife marks!
In my past life, I must’ve been a murderer and arsonist to read
Extreme Black
in this one.
In my past life, I must’ve pillaged and plundered to read
Black Spear
!
Reading this manga feels like climbing a mountain of knives and diving into a sea of fire, pierced by ten thousand arrows and tortured to death!
What? I’m not dead yet? Still alive?
What if, right? What if
Extreme Black
gets a second season and Heige comes back alive?
2L
Oh, sister, boo hoo hoo, I’m only surviving on this ‘what if’ right now. What if, what if!
3L
Heh heh heh, if everyone died, fine, let the world be destroyed.
Why did the one who never felt the world’s love have to die?
4L
My male god, he’s a knife incarnate.
In his childhood, he was under the cold control of researchers.
He was finally saved, only for the Prophet Shuang Buyan to want to kill him.
He said goodbye to the weak Li, becoming the powerful, unrestrained Heige.
But in the end, he broke his own wings and sacrificed himself silently.
All for Yiming and the others to have their dream.
5L
Li never changed—hard on the outside, soft on the inside.
He called himself a villain but never did anything truly bad!
I’m really crying to death. Why did fate treat him like this?
6L
Aaaah, I can’t accept this! If he died because of an experimental body’s lifespan or in battle, I could understand.
But patching the World Wall? What a joke! Did this world ever treat him kindly?
7L
Little Corgi, useless snack, from the Jiao Huang Arc to now, not once could he break through the wall to protect his brother.
Hey, did you see? That’s your brother.
Oh, you were a step too slow, your brother’s gone again!
Why did I say ‘again’?
8L
Another day of being stabbed until I’m covered in wounds, boo hoo hoo.
Extreme Black
did great.
The ending looks like an HE (Happy Ending), but it’s actually a complete BE (Bad Ending).
While everyone celebrates victory, the most important seat is empty.
9L
Upstairs, this victory is fake too, you know.
If it wasn’t for Heige, this world would’ve been done for, you know.
10L
You don’t need to know anything.
Just embrace your burning beliefs and welcome the final dawn.
11L
I’m really stabbed to death!
The last time I saw such a gut-wrenching ending was that manga where even the protagonist died in the finale!
12L
If you think about it, it fits the Manga Artist’s
Extreme Black
BE aesthetic.
This ending is actually pretty complete.
The Empire was overthrown, Yiming and the others won, everyone survived, and they welcomed their new world.
But this is a false facade.
Their rebellion caused the world’s destruction.
Their former brilliant leader, the Prophet, only wanted to destroy the world.
Everything they have now was built on someone carrying the burden for them.
The ultimate black and white, light and dark, yet it feels like they could flip in an instant.
13L
In summary, my male god is a knife incarnate, I’m a cutting board incarnate, over.
14L
I’m so pissed, I can’t accept it.
Yiming didn’t even get to call him ‘brother’ in the end!
He realized it, but only at the very end!
Aaaah, why did it have to be like this!
15L
Don’t, I couldn’t hold it together when An Heyu and Dan went to look for Heige.
They won’t find him, boo hoo hoo.
16L
Don’t say that. Heige is everywhere.
After all, it’s Everywhere, even more so after patching the World Wall.
17L
Damn it, why am I crying over a silly joke like this! Why!
...
[Heige is a liar, so he’s definitely still alive, confirmed.]
1L OP
He tricked Yiming so many times.
This time, only Yiming knows, so it must be intentional!
Heige’s just teasing Little Corgi! That’s right, that’s how it is!
He’s definitely alive and well, laughing at Yiming and the others from somewhere!
2L
I declare the OP is correct!
3L
That’s right! The OP is correct!
When he faced off against Qu Yan before, didn’t Heige fake his death once?
There was no body that time either!
By the same logic! This time is fake too!
4L
I’m not crazy, I’m very rational, so the OP is telling the truth!
5L
It’s over, don’t hold out hope...
So when’s season two coming?
6L
I can wait.
I’ll wait for
Extreme Black
season two, wait for my Heige to suddenly pop out and mock Little Corgi like before, saying: You fell for my trick again.
7L
Upstairs, what’s the point of making me cry?
Boo hoo hoo, my tears won’t stop flowing.
...
[Combat Power Ceiling Sacrificed, This Move Is Really Something.]
1L OP
The character fans are going crazy, and so am I.
Either give a fully happy ending or kill everyone off. What’s with this one-death ending?
2L
Just came back from the other thread.
Those character fans are fantasizing about a second season where Heige jumps out and says he’s alive.
No need for that, it’s definitely not happening.
Judging by the Manga Artist’s promotional moves, it doesn’t look like they plan a sequel.
3L
There won’t be a sequel.
The Empire’s already overthrown. Who’d be the boss? Heige?
4L
The Manga Artist isn’t some BE fanatic, but Heige’s character is BE and tragedy from start to finish.
Utterly miserable, right?
They say even the combat power ceiling has it rough these days?
5L
I think it’s pretty good.
He made a deal with Ming but dragged Ming down with him in the end.
As expected of Heige the bigshot, never taking a loss.
6L
Isn’t this like being invited as a guest and then pulling off the traditional art of kicking ass?
7L
He kicked ass!
8L
Damn, he really kicked ass!
9L
As expected of Kickass-Hiege, always kicking ass.
10L
Thanks, guys, I finally laughed tonight.
11L
Speaking of which, will there be another combat power to dig up?
Extreme Black
is over, I feel so empty.
12L
Dig away, you can dig anything.
Didn’t they say
Extreme Black
is getting an anime?
13L
The Manga Artist retweeted the official
Extreme Black
anime account.
The anime is expected to come out in half a year.
14L
Hooray! We get to see new Yu Xiao and Heige’s tricks again!
15L
Hooray! We get to see new Li get stabbed again!
16L
Hooray! We get to see new pain that makes us cry our hearts out!
17L
Manga Artist, hurry up! Can the anime premiere tomorrow?!
[Evil Classic Shonen Manga
Extreme Black
, an HE Ending That Feels Like a Full BE!]
[Damn, Manga Artist, You’re Brutal. One Death in the Ending, Everyone Else Survives.]
[Combat Power Discussion: Several SS-Ranks Couldn’t Do It, But Heige Did. So What’s Heige’s Combat Rank?]
[Yiming Powers Up to SS-Rank. These Days, Shonen Manga Protagonists Need to Know a Trick or Two.]
[PBC Doujin:
Extreme Black
TE Ending]
[Cat Tang and Fruit Candy, My Lifelong Pain!]
[Doujin: If They Knew the Truth]
[Doujin Short Poem: Free Bird Falls Into a Dream in the Sky]
[Doodling My Desired
Extreme Black
Ending, Just Saying, This Move Stabbed Me Numb.]
[Manga Artist, Protect Your Private Info, or Watch Out for Knives XD]
[What Sin Did I Commit to Chase
Extreme Black
Boo Hoo Hoo]
[Sister Sang, My Love, Her Little Brother-in-Law Looks Fun to Bully Too, Heh Heh Heh.]
[*Extreme Black* Stabbed Me a Thousand Times, But I Still Love It Like My First Love! It’s Painful but Sweet. As Long as I Don’t Look at the Ending, My Male God Is Still in My Arms!]
[Boo Hoo Hoo, My Male God Is So Miserable!]