Killing Mary Sue [Comprehensive Anglo-American]

Seventy

In countless silent nights, when Jane opened her eyes alone in the dark, she would recall her distant past full of black and white tones.

Force yourself to go through those tragic scenes one after another, over and over again.Until the faces, names and every word of all of them are branded in the bones like hot blood, until the next time they can become calm when they think about it, until the long years and countless passers-by can no longer let these The memory is erased—until she closes her eyes and opens them every moment, she can clearly remind herself why she exists, and what is her original intention for insisting on this.

After she became a scavenger, Jane began to gradually discover that, without exception, every scavenger has a painful past that cannot be recalled, as well as a unique personality talent.Extraordinary life makes these scavengers different, but there is only one thing, they come from different worlds, different genders and different personalities, they share a common, amazing similarity——

They were once outsiders in their own world.

Or to be more precise: in the world of Mary Sue after time travel, the "vicious female partner" and the "big villain" who have been castigated and scolded by thousands of people.

For example, sick and charming Lolita, who was once the only daughter of a large chaebol group in the Two-dimensional world, was a real wealthy daughter, a jewel in the palm of her hand, and was loved by everyone. Even her arrogant and domineering personality became one of her many distinctive advantages , It can be said that he was born to belong to the perfect top figure in that world, and has a bright future that ordinary people can't match.But she was born in an ordinary town, not as beautiful, as smart, or as emotionally intelligent as her. A transfer student with a clumsy mouth and poor grades unexpectedly attracted her by "accidentally breaking a precious antique" at a freshman party. He has attracted the attention of many nobles present, and has soared into the sky since then. With the personality of "ordinary but extraordinary", "a warm smile that the eldest lady does not have" and "good luck will happen wherever you go", he has successfully won awards including The love of almost everyone, including her parents, turned Lori into a negative example of the "arrogant and domineering" female supporting role in that world, and finally replaced her position very innocently, and took her surname, She won the favor of the elites of the aristocratic family, and has since reached the pinnacle of her life.

She was alone and alone in the room when she died of illness and was under 12 years old. There were laughter and laughter outside, but there was a door separated, but there was a world of difference between the two worlds.

Only later did she realize that she was just a "supporting character" who was defiant but died young in a Mary Su youth pain animation. The "ordinary transfer student" who went from having nothing to having everything was the real protagonist. A representative figure who has no IQ and no logic, and a typical case of a pheasant turning into a phoenix.

Another example is the blackened boy, the villain behind the scenes who suffered a major change and became blackened in the stallion novel in the fantasy world, but after the protagonist was reborn, he was designed to abolish his natural skills in an accident when he was a teenager. The protagonist's halo's "IQ drop" passive buff, the heir of the sect who once called the wind and rain to be omnipotent, died of a cliff fall-and the male protagonist who was reborn after his death naturally took over his green plum, fiancée, and his wife A group of good brothers took advantage of the trend to become the leader of the righteous way, married countless Bai Fumei, and reached the pinnacle of life.

There is also the femme fatale, a typical urban romance "cannon fodder in a vase", obviously unparalleled in beauty and beauty, and a talented student who has both talent and looks after returning from Cambridge, but when she meets the "indifferent and cold" heroine, she becomes a vicious female supporting role in seconds, The IQ continues to drop, and intentionally or unintentionally tries to embarrass the heroine in front of him. Even if he succeeds in "trapping (fan) hurting (ji)" the heroine once or twice, he will "reveal the truth" soon. Her "ugly face" was happily exposed with the help of all kinds of gods from the crowd, which made her notorious and never recovered.In the end, after being sold to a lame old man with domestic violence tendencies in a poor mountain valley, he committed suicide because he could not bear the humiliation.

Then there's Jane.

Speaking of which, she has some similarities with Bingjiao Lolita. Although one is in the Two-dimensional world and the other is in the British and American sections, they both have unusual backgrounds—she was indeed born extraordinary, a veritable proud daughter of heaven, His parents are loving and wise, and he has a younger sister who is close to him. Even in the turbulent royal family, the family still trusts each other and maintains harmony as before.As the eldest daughter, she has shouldered unimaginable responsibilities since she was a child. She is precocious and steady, with a natural demeanor.

Yes, she is the first heir to the kingdom.future queen.

—if that woman hadn't come.

In her world, the country where the kingship is supreme, there is neither war nor natural disasters, peace and prosperity, everything is thriving and growing.As a princess, she carefully and independently learned and chose all the necessary means of governance. Under her father's earnest teaching, she learned how to kill and make decisions, and how to deal with others.Carrying the expectations of everyone, she walked towards the golden throne step by step. Every step was hot and heavy. She had experienced many difficult choices, cried secretly in many long nights when no one was around, and envied and even envied her sister's innocence, happiness and carefreeness. Concerns... A few words can't explain the helplessness and bitterness that no one understands. She has lost more while gaining something, and she must take it calmly, consider the consequences of all terrible accidents, and bear the burden. Prepare to be vilified and reviled.

She is doing great.Even though there were many difficulties and ups and downs in the long one-way road, she tried her best to do her best, living up to anyone's expectations and not letting herself down.She never had a clear conscience and never questioned any of the choices she made, at any time.

She'll be a good queen, she'll make her kingdom stronger, she'll live forever, she'll live forever, she'll be born, grow, choose, smile, cry, love, and die contented— This should have belonged to her generation of legend.

—if it wasn't for that woman.

And just like all scavengers have experienced: born noble, the proud daughter of heaven, perfect.Then came the downfall, the destruction of the family and the death of the people, and the deep hatred in the sea of ​​blood; finally, he was tossed around the world, endured the humiliation, and returned to the peak.

Very familiar ending, isn't it?

These pasts, which are engraved in her bones and cannot be forgotten for a moment, are so similar to the Mary Su routines she has heard and witnessed in the past, so similar that it is unbelievable.

She realized this the moment she was summoned and told that the so-called "Mary Sue" existed, that she was familiar with classic routines and the rules of the world's operation, and became a "scavenger".

[Initially, the will of the world told me: all the traversers want to change the rules, and I am the only one—and that is the Marysu that must be eliminated]

Jian Yu returned to the virtual space in an instant, looked at the endless darkness in front of him, raised his head, and looked into the depths of the void, very calm.

[At that time, I was thinking, if the transmigrator who changed the rules was Mary Su, then what about me who has traveled through thousands of worlds, knows all the operating rules, and even surpasses these rules, and has the ability to change them? — Am I not the biggest Mary Sue in these universes? 】

[I shouldn't be expelled, should I be cleared? 】

[If OOC is the original sin, then every time I come to a new world, even if my existence is insignificant, it will become an important cog in its operation and direction.Because I am also a time traveler]

Life No. [-] didn't make a sound, didn't admit it, and didn't refute it.

Jane looked at the void for a long time, then suddenly smiled.

【Don't you wonder why Caius reacted that way when he smelled my blood? ——Isn't that the 'right' that singers only have? 】

[Later I found out, it's because I'm the same as Gloria]

【I am also a 'foreigner'】

【Potential 'Mary Sue'】

How to describe her feeling when she faintly sensed the truth?It was as if the previous unintentional words had finally come true to him.Or being forced to swallow what you spit out - everything becomes indescribable and intriguing.

Just like many time travellers, after learning that they are ahead of this era, or have powerful power; like many people deviate from their original intentions, put the characters in their works above many respected and loved heroes and villains, and bold them as they like Goldfinger increases the aura of the protagonist until they all become green leaves that set off the flowers; just like IQ drops, illogicality, and collapse have become the norm in the world, no wonder everyone is used to it... The traveler finally changed from "initially only mild YY to satisfy his own fantasies" ", has become the Mary Sue of "female tickets, routines, OOC and death against me".

There is a saying: an idealist is incurable, if he is thrown out of heaven, he will create another hell.

Jane has even seen the world of "a reborn woman with a revenge heroine", and a scavenger under the banner of "anti-Soviet, of course".Those colleagues used to be brilliant figures who had completed many tasks and strategies flawlessly, and became more confident and imposing. Every time they went to a new world, they would definitely ask the system to give a golden finger identity or The character design, as soon as it comes, everyone will be amazed at how Su Shuang came to be abused and slapped in the face. On Mary Su, she fully vented her vengeful psychology of her tragic past, and gained supreme satisfaction from the local characters.She didn't even realize that she had deviated from her original intention of becoming a scavenger, and forgot the rules of "do not change the rules, do not affect the plot, and do not leave a sense of existence", transforming these destroyed worlds into squandering her own vanity and sense of accomplishment In his pocket, he turned the otherwise innocent natives into stepping stones for his own ascent to the highest throne.

Jane has seen too many such scavengers who used to be all-powerful and powerful. Even the same scavengers have to lament that his "professional ability" is so powerful that ordinary people cannot match it.But what is interesting is that the cleaners with more prominent reputation and more brilliant performance tend to disappear faster.Some people speculate that they voluntarily stayed in a certain world and became the god who dominates everything; or they found a soulmate who truly loves each other and are willing to give up the past and stay with each other for a lifetime.But is this all true?Has no one ever suspected it?

[As I said,] Jane's eyes were calm, [The time traveler, Mary Sue, the scavenger... are all bugs created intentionally or unintentionally]

[And a bug will not exist forever, someone will always clean it up]

Life No. [-] was surprised: This, this is what Jane said to Ward Watts (Parsifal) in the world of [Ready Player One]!She actually understood from such an early age...

[I'm not the most beautiful, I'm not the smartest, I'm not even the most talented] Jane smiled slightly, [I'm just the humble one among the countless scavengers, with mediocre performance, no privileges, and no influence from the world will love]

[But thanks to my father, I have always understood a truth]

【—Don’t stop on the plain.Don't get to the top.Seen from the middle of the mountain, the world is the most beautiful just now]

He used to stare at herself with such gentle and deep eyes, and she could see her immature and pretentiously mature face in his eyes, and she could still recall the faint but loving smile at the corner of his mouth, holding her in his arms Li, looking at the snow on the mountains outside the window, said in a low voice.

"The so-called noble soul is to have reverence for oneself."

"There is a ruler in the heart, and the crown is forever cast."

So, despite the hard work, she will still choose that hot life without hesitation.Because she knows that she is a queen and a mortal, and the glory of being human is enough for her.Everything taught by her father and mother is vivid in her eyes, and she has never dared to forget it for a moment. Their words are still echoing in her ears, and the silence dreamed back at midnight cannot make her imagine even a moment of overstepping the rules.She firmly keeps in mind one sentence: Life is like a journey back, and it should not be delayed for the pleasure on the way.And her final journey is only one from beginning to end: home.

This is the condition that the will of the world has promised to all the scavengers, and it is also the ultimate goal of her promise to become a scavenger.She never forgot.

Have you ever been shaken by holding power for a while, or meeting a suitable person who belongs to your own era? --have.Of course there is.But that was not enough to be a reason for her to obliterate her original intention.If a person even forgets the promise she made at the beginning, after going through countless different faces and lives, what will be left of "her"?It's just a candidate for the next Marysu.

She knew she couldn't stand against the will of the world—no one could stand against the will of the world.Whether she is alive or dead is just a thought of the other party, a snap of fingers.But she has never doubted herself, she remembers her name, her face, her past, every moment of her growth, and she is still willing to use her small and humble strength to fight against this capricious fate .

[So,] Jane bent her eyes and seemed to be smiling.

【I've always been curious】

【As the biggest Marysu】

【How long can you bear it before you take action to kill me? 】

……

……

After a long, long silence, finally, there was an echo from the void.

It was a familiar voice, very soft and clear.

[Someone once asked me this question]

[And I told him]

【A hero should not only know how to live at the right time, but also know how to die at the right time】

【And you are the second】

【You are neither the starting point nor the end point】

【I have always believed that as long as human beings live, they will imitate others and aspire to be another one】

[But I also firmly believe that there will always be one or two different people who are willing to overcome those born bad habits, willing to admit, and willing to fight against them]

[Looking at it now, my feeling has never been wrong—even though I didn’t like you at all at first, but on the contrary, it’s always those inconspicuous people who can create surprises, and you are one of them]

Jane smiled, [As the will of the world, I always think you should be more impersonal]

It paused for a moment, and its voice became indiscernibly deeper and more gentle.

[I'm glad] it says, [I'm glad you have overcome this era in yourself.Overcome its turbidity, roughness, and inhumanity, its noise, injustice, and smoldering]

【——You keep the flame in your heart】

For so long, as always, do not change the original intention.

In Moran, I have seen so many scavengers who had sworn promises and treated them almost like children, changing their appearance step by step, heading in the opposite direction to the original end point, going further and further, I can't help but say that it is not disappointed, Helpless, even angry.But it has never forced any scavenger to make a choice. The choice is often their own, and the consequences must be borne by them. Provide a warning in a sensual way, and the next road will still be walked by themselves.

So, after witnessing so many disappointing precedents, it was heartfelt joy to see Jane finally ask such a long-unheard question.There is always someone who can light a fire on the dark pilgrimage road, illuminating the way forward, the way up instead of going backward or down.And as long as there is one such person, there will be a second, a third, and countless others.A bad atmosphere can bring down a group of people, but a firm character can affect a generation. Just as classics will still be regarded as classics by countless people after a hundred years, the invisible hand of time can fill the sea with mulberry fields and push mountains down. The bottom of the sea can't shake the heart of a believer, and can't extinguish the flame that burns deep in the eyes of the person who holds the torch high.

She is out of tune with people and has very different interests.Are you willing to go along with it?

[So] it answered.

【As you said, life is like a return trip, don't delay for the pleasure on the way】

【You Keep Your Promise, And I Will Keep It】

【After meeting that unique 'traveler'】

【I will take you home】

Jane stared at the depths of the void for a long time, and finally, she showed a sincere and satisfied smile.

[Thank you] she said.

【For everything】

And this is the path she chose.The road to home.

[Then... shall we start the next mission? 】Life No. [-] finally dared to speak up, and asked Jane cautiously, 【Is it okay? 】

Jane smiled slightly, [Can't wait]

Life No. [-] heaved a sigh of relief, and finally let go of the big rock that had been hanging in his heart, showing a long-lost relaxed smile, [Let's begin, and enter the "beautiful entertainment world" that has become popular in recent years and followed countless trends~]

Jane raised her eyebrows.Turning around and looking at the depths of the void, he paused for a moment, lowered his eyes and smiled, and finally turned his head, and began to concentrate on receiving the distribution of information materials, and his figure gradually disappeared into the darkness.

The will of the world hidden in the depths of the void looked at the place where she disappeared, recalled the first scavenger who raised this question, and then remembered her smile just now, and suddenly remembered a sentence she had heard before.

"She walks in beauty, like the night,

Of cloudless climes and starry skies."

She walks in the beautiful light and shadow, just like the night, the sky is clear and the stars are shining.

The author has something to say: I have always envied those who can set a clear goal and work tirelessly towards it.A bunch of really lovely and beautiful people.I hope that I can become such a person in the future.

How do you define "Mary Sue"?You can discuss each other in the comments ^0^.