All My Ship Maidens Are BUG-Level! - Chapter 1:

Chapter 1: What Villain I Only See a Helpless Honest Man Crying

“Zheng Hao! Even if you give me a [C-Class Sail Component], I still won’t agree to be your girlfriend!”

Snap!

The thick scroll in his palm was snatched away.

Zheng Hao came back to his senses and saw an oval face filled with disgust right in front of him, delicate brows raised sharply.

“Huh?”

After taking the item from his hand, the girl glared at him, tossed her long hair, and walked away without turning back.

The midday sun hung high in the sky. Standing on the enormous deck, his shadow swaying slightly, Zheng Hao felt completely stunned.

“What is going on?”

A warm sea breeze brushed against his face. Looking around, he saw nothing but the endless ocean.

He… seemed to be on a cruise ship.

Seagulls flew past overhead. Zheng Hao looked around again and noticed other teenagers on the deck pointing at him and whispering.

“Wow, Young Master Zheng is so devoted. How many times has he given her gifts now?”

“I heard he’s been chasing Liu Ruyan since kindergarten!”

“They’re childhood sweethearts.”

“Tsk… Liu Ruyan can transform into an A-Class Light Ship [Smoke Ship]. Which guy wouldn’t want to pilot [Smoke Ship]? If it were me, I’d cling to her shamelessly too!”

“Honestly, I think Liu Ruyan might just be testing Zheng Hao’s loyalty.”

The discussions continued nonstop. Zheng Hao frowned slightly, his expression unfocused.

“[Smoke Ship]?”

“Liu Ruyan? Young Master Zheng?!”

“Wait… did I transmigrate?!”

A wave of dizziness rushed through his mind. Memories poured in, scenes of him following Liu Ruyan everywhere since childhood. The confusion on Zheng Hao’s face slowly turned bitter, then shocked, then filled with disdain.

“Damn!”

“I transmigrated into that idiotic novel Demon Sea Star?!”

“And I became a cuckold character?!”

His lips trembled slightly as he remembered.

Last night, he had stayed up too late. This morning, the moment he closed and reopened his eyes, he had entered a novel?

“Damn, damn!”

“If I remember correctly… Zheng Hao is the first villain opponent of the protagonist in Demon Sea Star.”

“As the eldest young master of the Zheng Family in Shanhai Region, he pursued Liu Ruyan faithfully for over ten years. In the end… after the protagonist Zhou Hang appeared and snatched her away, Zheng Hao said a few angry words out of resentment. The protagonist then drove Liu Ruyan around to take revenge on him…”

“Eventually, Zhou Hang even joined forces with other powers and swallowed up the Zheng Family…”

Thinking about these details, Zheng Hao’s expression grew complicated.

Was Zheng Hao really at fault?

Not at all.

In another era, following Liu Ruyan single-mindedly since childhood and seeing only her would have made him the definition of a devoted, ideal man.

But in this era, he was labeled a complete loser, someone blocking a woman’s freedom.

“Heh… Times have changed, Young Master Zheng… Aren’t you just the wronged party?”

Zheng Hao slapped his own cheek lightly. Right now, he only wanted to stay far away from Liu Ruyan. If he kept interfering with a “little fairy’s freedom,” who knew when the protagonist would step all over him.

“Zheng Hao! Zheng Hao!”

“Where are you?!”

“Come here! I’ve picked a hull protection package! Why aren’t you coming to pay the bill?!”

Just as he was about to leave, Liu Ruyan’s alluring yet annoyed face appeared through a window from inside the lower deck cabin.

At some point, she had already entered a [Ship Store], glaring at him impatiently.

“Pay the bill?”

“Heh…”

Zheng Hao rolled his eyes at her, slowly turned around, and walked toward the stairs leading to the second deck.

He did not want to cause himself trouble. If possible, tonight he would take the Zheng Family’s [Warship] and leave Shanhai Region overnight.

If he could not afford to offend the protagonist, he could at least avoid him.

Step by step, he climbed the stairs alone, his gaze cold.

On the first deck, everyone watching this scene was stunned.

“What the hell? Young Master Zheng changed today? Not protecting his little fairy anymore?”

“Tsk! I told you men have no perseverance. It’s only been this many years and he’s already giving up?”

“Damn it! I’m siding with Young Master Zheng this time! Perseverance? More than ten years isn’t enough? Even an iceberg would melt after being warmed every day!”

Amid the chatter of the crowd, inside [Shanhai Shipyard · No. 1 Store], the shop owner looked at Liu Ruyan impatiently.

“Miss, I know you might be a bit famous at school…”

“But the package you ordered costs 39,800 yuan.”

“You’ve already opened the lubrication kit. Aren’t you going to pay?”

Under the cold stare, Liu Ruyan’s face turned pale. “Well… well… I don’t have money… but! My… my childhood sweetheart is rich!”

“Wait a moment! I’ll call him over to pay!”

Her face flushed bright red. She hurried toward the exit, but the owner blocked her with one hand.

“No. Payment must be settled on the spot.”

“I… I really don’t have money…”

“No money? Hand over your phone.”

“Huh? What are you doing?”

“This is a student loan application I filled out for you.”

……

……

[Shanhai Ship Academy · Second Deck].

Zheng Hao stood there in the wind, thinking about how to explain to his parents tonight that he wanted to leave.

Suddenly, a mechanical voice sounded in his ear.

[Congratulations to the host for successfully saying “no” to predetermined fate!]

[Villain Fortune Plundering System activated!]

“Huh?!”

The gentle yet mechanical voice echoed. Zheng Hao’s expression changed.

“A system?”

“Dad?!”

[Ahem~]

“Holy— a living dad!”

“What can you do?”

[Ding! This system is dedicated to assisting villains in suppressing the protagonist and the protagonist’s key allies! Each successful suppression allows you to plunder their destiny fortune and use it to strengthen yourself!]

[You have successfully suppressed one of the destined female leads, Liu Ruyan! By refusing to pay, you forced her into public embarrassment for 3 minutes!]

[Congratulations, you have obtained three strands of fortune!]

[Your fortune has been strengthened! During the upcoming Awakening Ceremony, the probability of awakening the “SSS”-Class talent “Dice of Destiny” has increased by 3%.]

[Current probability of awakening “Dice of Destiny”: 23%.]

“Hm?”

“So plundering the protagonist group’s fortune can increase my chances of awakening a higher-level talent?”

Zheng Hao rubbed his chin and raised it slightly at a 45-degree angle.

Now, he decided not to run away after all.

Before having a system, the protagonist was his dad.

After getting a system, how could he let the protagonist run wild?

“The Awakening Ceremony…”

“In this world, all girls awaken their [Ship Maiden Body] at 16 years old. They can transform into ships with various abilities to explore the endless seas.”

“As for boys, they have to wait until 18 to awaken their [Talent]. The quality of the talent determines the upper and lower compatibility limits with a [Ship Maiden Body].”

“The reason this fool Zheng Hao clung so tightly to Liu Ruyan wasn’t just pure love…”

“It was also because Liu Ruyan awakened an A-Class ship body [Smoke Ship]. An A-Class ship. What boy wouldn’t want to pilot that?”

“However…”

“If I remember correctly, the protagonist Zhou Hang’s initial choice… wasn’t her at all…”