Dr. Forefinger shoved Yun Ruoxi back into the culture tank. He meticulously adjusted the memories he had crudely and hastily modified after Behemoth’s departure, preparing them to be replaced by subsequent experiences.
This time, he would ensure that no matter what, Yun Ruoxi would not be able to overcome the brainwashing for a third time, break free from its influence, and betray the Saints’ hand society—or him!
In the dim laboratory, Dr. Forefinger, wearing his white coat, rapidly tapped on the virtual monitors, thinking exactly that.
Of course, fortunately, Yun Ruoxi, who had already returned to the System Space, was unaware of his thoughts. Otherwise, she would have certainly burst into roaring laughter within the System Space.
‘Your brainwashing methods can’t get past the system’s skills at all; you’ve already failed, and you’re still talking about “not doing it a third time”!’
“Abyss of death row, a place I haven’t heard of. Looks like I’ll have to play it by ear and react accordingly when the time comes. However, not being able to use supernatural powers at the beginning will indeed be a bit troublesome.”
Yun Ruoxi scratched her cheek in distress.
Dr. Forefinger’s personality remodeling surgery had no effect on her, so her supernatural powers were not temporarily disabled as he claimed.
And the trouble she spoke of was precisely this—while being able to use her powers freely, she had to act like a weak girl who couldn’t.
She had to restrain the habit of using her powers; she couldn’t act like she did in the Base, using Telekinesis for everything and floating over if the path was even slightly distant. This was undoubtedly a huge challenge.
“Let me rehearse in the System Space in advance and relax properly while I’m at it. There is still some time before I am sent to the abyss of death row, so I might as well take the opportunity to…”
Yun Ruoxi stretched, pulled open the ergonomic chair in front of the computer, and sat down to turn on the computer provided by the system that connected to the other dimension.
Almost every time she finished a plot arc, she would come to the System Space and browse the internet of the other dimension.
Although her previous permissions only allowed her to watch videos, pictures, and content related to 《Starfall》, watching remix videos, listening to sharp commentary, and looking at fan art were rare ways for her to relax her taut nerves.
“The First Season is over, so there should be a lot of critical reviews and plenty of new remix videos uploaded. Let me take a look!”
Yun Ruoxi had a weird smile on her face and said loudly.
She first proficiently opened a certain pink website—don’t get it twisted, it was actually Bilibili.
After the familiar interface of the site mascot faded away, without her even needing to search, the main page of the account she had long cultivated was already filled with videos related to 《Starfall》.
Yun Ruoxi scanned through them quickly and soon discovered a video with abnormally high viewership.
【It’s not a hot-blooded anime, it doesn’t even feel like an anime; fiercely roasting the phenomenal anime 《Starfall》 First Season】
“Already a season review so quickly? Hmm, it’s even a small UP Master I don’t recognize!”
Looking at the one million plus views and the trending flame icon, Yun Ruoxi curiously clicked into the video.
She habitually looked at the date in the upper right corner first—October 1, 2025.
The Twelfth Episode launched on September 27, which means four days have passed in the other dimension? This time flow ratio is truly impossible to guess!
As Yun Ruoxi pondered, the video finished loading, and the familiar Mandarin dubbing rang out from her headphones.
“After waiting for more than three months, witnessing the most bombastic promotional campaign in the industry and the heartless squandering of the Production Team’s budget, the annual epic ‘masterpiece’ has finally been put to rest!
《Starfall》 First Season has finally concluded, and now, it’s time to draw a conclusion on this ‘masterpiece’!
First, let me add a disclaimer (omitting three hundred words), and then I’m going to drop a hot take—《Starfall》 is not a normal hot-blooded anime at all! It shouldn’t even count as a normal anime!”
“When I say this, there must be Audience members who will say—Ahhh, how is this not an anime, it’s all cartoon characters moving around blah blah (omitting another one hundred words). Please listen clearly to what I mean; this is not a normal, normal anime!”
“Whose hot-blooded anime protagonist and main cast have less high-glow moments combined than a single side character? What anime would draw meaningless backgrounds in such detail?”
“Up to this point, I can already guess that some people will definitely say that Yun Ruoxi is the heroine, not a side character. I’ll tell you all, this is the very reason why I reached this hot take!”
“The script of this show was definitely written as it was being filmed, and it was changed many times mid-way because of popularity! Take Yun Ruoxi for example—why do I say she is a side character?”
“If you have carefully studied the promotional PV and materials before the launch of 《Starfall》, you will discover what I discovered.”
“Yun Ruoxi, who has an outrageously strong presence in the anime, has an outrageous number of high-glow moments, terrifying combat strength, and has been abused an outrageous number of times, was actually very inconspicuous in the promotions.”
“On the contrary, the second heroine Zi Jiu, who has already become a loser, received the treatment of the main heroine in the promotions.”
As the words fell, the screen displayed a series of PVs released when 《Starfall》 was being promoted. In almost every video, Yun Ruoxi was the last one shown and had the fewest shots.
“If someone says that the PVs were false advertising, I don’t know if you have noticed, but in the first few episodes of 《Starfall》, except for the Second Episode, Yun Ruoxi’s screen time was not much, in fact, it was very, very little.”
“But as the monthly assessment began, as Yun Ruoxi’s popularity outside the show grew higher, her screen time started to increase.”
“I suspect that the Production Team discovered that Yun Ruoxi, as a side character, was more popular than Zi Jiu, who was supposed to be the heroine, and so they changed the script directly.”
Hearing this, Yun Ruoxi’s mouth fell open instantly.
This UP Master really knows his stuff; he actually figured out the fact that she wasn’t the originally intended heroine just through these details. It’s a waste that he isn’t a detective.
She continued to watch.
In the last few minutes of the video, the UP listed a large amount of evidence to prove that 《Starfall》 had gone through major script changes, such as foreshadowing that appeared earlier but was never used, and illogical plot developments, etc.
As for his sharp commentary, the barrage and comment section had supporters and opponents arguing intensely, which was why the video’s popularity was so high.
“Not bad, not bad!”
Yun Ruoxi smiled and nodded, moving the mouse to not only give the UP Master a “triple-tap” but also pay out of pocket—using the promotion fund provided by the system to top up and support him.
Only through controversy can there be traffic; the more intensely the Audience argued under this video, the better it was, as it could provide her with more popularity.
Exiting the video and continuing to browse Bilibili, she quickly discovered another interesting video.
【Wan Jiqi reviews 《Starfall》, the Mandarin dubbing has truly become a dynasty this time】
“Wan Jiqi?”
She didn’t expect him to be watching 《Starfall》 too. In Yun Ruoxi’s impression, he seemed to be a streamer who played CS.