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"Strictly No OOC! A Demon Lord's Guide to Saving the World" — Arc 2 Synopsis 【A Note to Readers】 Not interested in the first world (Ancient Eastern Court Politics)? No problem! Here's how you can read: 1.Read the first 6 chapters of Arc 1 (to understand the world-building and the relationship between the two leads) 2.Then skip directly to Arc 2 It won't affect your understanding of the plot, and it definitely won't affect watching these two fall in love! Arc 2 is Modern Crime Investigation + Sweet Romance + Comedy, featuring plenty of: Hilarious scenes of cultivators vs. modern technology Sweet moments as three thousand years of secret love finally gets confessed Intricately woven detective reasoning Heartbreaking case revelations (but the main couple gets their HE!) 【World Background】 Three thousand years as mortal enemies. Now, reluctant "Saviors." Demon Sovereign Yin Wuwang and Sword Sovereign Xie Qingyan were swept into "Mending Heaven Station" at the climactic moment of the final battle between the righteous and demonic paths—a mysterious organization dedicated to rescuing collapsed novel worlds. To return to their original world, they must traverse nine crumbling stories, repair plot holes, and save worlds ruined by "incompetent authors." The first world was an ancient Eastern court drama of political intrigue. The two barely managed to work together, transforming from sworn enemies into reluctant partners. Now, they're about to enter the second world— The 21st century. Modern crime investigation. 【Arc 2: Modern Crime Investigation — The Night Wanderer】 "This sovereign is the Demon Lord! I've dominated three realms for three thousand years! Why won't this thing called a 'mouse' obey me?!" "...You're saying 'good boy' to a piece of plastic." "Shut up!" No spiritual energy, no magic, no flying swords—two cultivators are dropped into a modern metropolis devoid of any supernatural powers, playing detectives investigating a seemingly simple bar murder case. The problems: The phone's front camera lights up; Yin Wuwang thinks a demon is attacking The elevator descends; both nearly draw their swords thinking they're plummeting to their deaths They don't know what DNA testing is—only "blood drip kinship verification" The ATM password has to be deduced through reasoning (because the author never wrote it down) First time taking a taxi, almost blurted out "This sovereign wishes to go to—" The bigger problems: The original plot of this world is an absolute trainwreck—the killer's motive doesn't hold up, the cause of death contradicts itself, character personalities are falling apart. The world is collapsing, and they must find the truth "the right way" before everything crumbles. But are mortal cases really as simple as they appear? Arc 2 · Modern Crime Investigation — The Night Wanderer Two cultivators, solving crimes together, falling in love together. This time, the Demon Sovereign is finally going to speak up.