Cannon Fodder – Chapter 1 – Villain? But I’m a Yandere

Translator Note

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The dim basement was filled with an oppressive silence. A red-eyed loli with a haggard face gripped a sharp knife, her expression dark as the system’s voice echoed incessantly in her mind.

“Host, do it! There’s no turning back now!”

A creaking sound came from the wooden bed in front of her.

Chi Xiaocheng raised one eye, her messy bangs partially obscuring her conflicted gaze.

Bound tightly to the wooden bed was a fair-skinned, delicate young girl—her arms and legs spread in an “X” shape, secured with thick ropes around her wrists and ankles. Her slender neck and waist were further restrained by straps.

A ball gag muffled her cries, leaving only desperate whimpers. Drool trickled down her chin and disappeared under her T-shirt collar.

Her silky, disheveled hair cascaded around her, framing a face of unparalleled beauty. Yet, at this moment, there was an undeniable air of lewdness about her.

Meeting the girl’s furious glare, Chi Xiaocheng guiltily averted her eyes.

‘It’s been ten minutes… I haven’t woken up yet. This definitely isn’t a dream.’

She never imagined she’d transmigrate into a novel; worse, as a cannon-fodder female villain who wouldn’t survive past a hundred chapters!

This was a romance novel titled ‘Eliminate All Cannon Fodder, All Male Leads Fall for Me.’ True to its name, the protagonist, Su Tao, trampled over countless female antagonists in the early and mid-story, using her gentle demeanor to hook various CEOs, special forces kings, and heartthrobs, climbing her way to the pinnacle of life.

And the original host? She was the most memorable villain of them all.

She and Su Tao had grown up together. They were practically sisters. But Su Tao was simply too outstanding, her radiance completely overshadowing the original host. Countless male leads fell for her.

If Su Tao had been a heartless playgirl, accepting their affections, it might’ve been bearable.

But she was a white moonlight ¹ Loving and caring type heroine who charmed everyone; rejecting all men while saying things like, “Xiaocheng, you’re my most precious friend.”

To the original Xiaocheng, this felt like sheer mockery.

Taunting!

And so, she snapped.

She opposed Su Tao at every turn, provoking every male lead and supporting character who adored her.

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Chi Xiaocheng twirled the knife in her hand, frowning as she recalled the plot. “If I remember right, this cannon fodder locked the heroine in a dark room, slashed her face, stabbed her chest, tortured her in every way possible… only to be discovered by one of the male lead’s subordinates. And then—”

Enraged, the male lead beat Chi Xiaocheng half to death before throwing her into the sea to drown.

“So… I’m about to die?!”

Chi Xiaocheng’s eyes widened as she internally screamed.

Before getting isekai’d by truck-kun, she’d been an upstanding citizen who wore a red scarf ² In China, Vietnam, and USSR, young children in school are often required to wear a red scarf. I also did it all the way until high school, but I don’t know what it signifies !

‘Everyone else gets OP cheat skills. Why do I get the hell-mode starting line?!’

Just then, the Villain System in her head spoke up again.

[Host, stop hesitating! You’re dead either way. Might as well have some fun with the heroine first, no?]

“According to the plot, the male lead’s lackeys will be here soon. You really think I have time to ‘tame’ the heroine?”

[We’re villains! Villainy = skill points!]

Chi Xiaocheng ignored the useless system’s nonsense. Survival was priority number one.

She refused to accept fate.

‘Besides, my mighty little brother’s gone! How am I supposed to ‘handle’ a tied-up heroine like this?!’

There was only one way to survive now.

Her gaze returned to Su Tao.

‘Gotta admit, she’s the novel’s one and only heroine for a reason.’

Her looks and figure were top-tier, and the current bondage scene was enough to make even Chi Xiaocheng’s mouth go dry.

‘Too bad I’ve got no equipment left.’

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But to Su Tao, Chi Xiaocheng’s shifting expressions painted a far more terrifying picture.

Pondering one moment, grinning the next, like a complete lunatic.

No matter how much she struggled, there was no mercy in those eyes.

‘That knife… will probably be in me soon.’

As Su Tao spiraled into panic, Chi Xiaocheng finalized her survival plan.

The only way out was through the heroine!

The original host died largely because Su Tao gave up on her, allowing the male leads to deliver the killing blow.

If she could avoid that, her survival odds would skyrocket!

Knife in hand, Chi Xiaocheng made her way to Su Tao.

With a swift tug, she yanked out the ball gag.

“Cough—! Cough cough…!”

Su Tao gasped violently for air.

When she finally managed to look up, her pure eyes held equal parts despair and confusion.

“Xiaocheng… why?”

Her voice was hoarse from hours of dehydration. “Why are you doing this? I never saw you as an enemy!”

Chi Xiaocheng’s lips curled into a smirk as she leaned in, her crimson eyes glowing eerily in the dark. Trembling with feigned excitement, she whispered:

“Tao-Tao… why do you think?”

Her acting skills were peaking.

The air around them grew palpably dangerous.

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Chi Xiaocheng’s small hand gently caressed Su Tao’s soft cheek, making the latter shiver.

“Is… is it because of Ye Liang and the others? Xiaocheng, do you like them, so you think I stole them from you?”

Su Tao smiled bitterly, her eyes filled with indescribable sorrow. “Xiaocheng, I’ve told you before. We grew up together. You’re the most important person to me!”

Her eyes glimmered with hope, her tone softening in an instant. “Hey, Xiaocheng… let me go, okay? I won’t blame you. We can still be best friends.”

“Then why did you get so close to them?”

“Huh?”

Su Tao didn’t understand.

Chi Xiaocheng suddenly leaned in, their faces now mere inches apart.

Su Tao could feel Chi Xiaocheng’s warm breath against her skin, strands of chestnut hair brushing her face.

Whether from nervousness or fear, her heart pounded wildly.

Chi Xiaocheng enunciated each word slowly:

“If I’m so important to you… why did you cozy up to Ye Liang, Si Chen, and the others?”

Su Tao opened her mouth but found no words.

Chi Xiaocheng smirked, pinching Su Tao’s cheek. “Tao-Tao, you have no idea what I truly want. You assumed I liked Ye Liang and Si Chen, that I was jealous of you, sabotaged you, ruined your relationships with them, right?”

Even with her cheek squeezed, Su Tao managed to croak out, “Isn’t that the case?”

As her best friend, she thought she knew Chi Xiaocheng well.

Hadn’t their friendship sunk because the boys Chi Xiaocheng liked pursued her instead?

Including today’s kidnapping.

That afternoon, Su Tao had reluctantly accepted Ye Liang’s invitation as his plus-one to a banquet.

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Meanwhile, Chi Xiaocheng was sidelined, ignored, even mocked by Ye Liang.

Jealousy bred hatred.

So, before the banquet, Chi Xiaocheng kidnapped her.

It wasn’t narcissism; in Su Tao’s eyes, this was the undeniable truth.

And the original host had indeed kidnapped her for this very reason.

She’d loathed Su Tao to the core.

But the soul now inhabiting Chi Xiaocheng’s body uttered words that stunned Su Tao to silence.

The slightly deranged red-eyed lolita burst into manic laughter.

“Tao-Tao… I never liked Ye Liang or Si Chen.”

Chi Xiaocheng brought her lips to Su Tao’s ear, exhaling softly.

“Tao-Tao… the one I love most… is you.”

Then, with a flick of her pink tongue, she licked Su Tao’s earlobe.

Her voice dropped to a whisper.

“Tao-Tao, do you know?”

“I love you! I love you! I love you!”

“I hate you! I hate you! I hate you!”

“If I’m your most important person… why did you need them?”

“Am I not enough for you?!”