let me tell you—there's no official sequel yet. The author's Twitter hints at a potential spin-off focusing on the villain's backstory, but nothing concrete. Meanwhile, fans are filling the gap with wild fanfics on AO3, some even better than the original. If you're craving similar vibes, check out 'I Stole the Heroine's First Love'—same emotional gut punches but with more scheming. The light novel version also adds extra chapters that feel like a soft sequel, expanding side character arcs that the main story glossed over.
Digging through Korean forums reveals fascinating details about the sequel rumors. The author's Naver blog had a now-deleted post titled 'Fate Spiral Drafts', which mentioned a sequel following the original protagonist's daughter inheriting his ability to see character fates. Key differences: she intervenes to make tragedies worse, believing suffering creates 'better stories'. This aligns with the original's meta theme about narrative cruelty.
No official announcement exists, but the illustrator's art stream accidentally showed a character sheet labeled 'Fate 2 lead'—a girl with heterochromia matching the blog description. The original's physical editions also sneak in foreshadowing. Volume 4's bonus chapter has a throwaway line about 'the next generation's turn to play god'.
Until anything drops, I recommend 'The Sidekick Who Obsessively Protects the Protagonist'. It's darker—the sidekick knows the script but can't change it, so they resort to morally grey acts to delay plot points. Its worldbuilding complements 'Trying to Save...' well, especially the rules about fate enforcement.
I can confirm the author left deliberate sequel bait. The final chapter introduces a mysterious time-loop artifact the protagonist didn't use, and the afterword teases a 'new cycle beginning'. Patreon leaks suggest the author is drafting a continuation where the saved character realizes their 'happy ending' was manipulated.
The fandom's divided on whether a sequel would ruin the original's perfect bittersweet ending. Some argue the story wrapped cleanly—the protagonist broke fate's chains at a personal cost. Others point to unresolved threads, like the oracle character who vanished mid-story. For now, the webnovel site shows the series marked as 'completed', but the publisher's recent poll asked readers which characters they'd want in a sequel.
If you need closure, the audio drama adds an alternate ending where the protagonist stays in the story world. It's non-canon but hauntingly performed. For similar themes, 'How to Survive a Romance Fantasy' explores parallel timelines more ruthlessly—the protagonist repeatedly fails to change fate until chapter 78, where the mechanics finally click.
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Adrian died with fury in his heart, hating the tragic ending of his favorite novel.
The villain deserved better.
But the story was never written for happy endings.
Betrayed by everyone he trusted, feared by the entire world, and ultimately destroyed by the plot itself—Cassian Nyx, the infamous Demon Lord, was never meant to be saved.
Until Adrian woke up inside the story.
He didn't reincarnate as a harmless bystander. He woke up as Prince Elian Ashford—the tyrannical prince destined to destroy Cassian.
Worse, a cold, ruthless World System instantly locks onto his soul, forcing him to keep the original tragedy on its "correct" path.
[MISSION: MAINTAIN STORY STABILITY]
Failure Penalty: Immediate Death.
Trapped between a lethal penalty and his own morals, Adrian chooses a dangerous path: pretend to follow the plot while secretly rewriting the villain's destiny.
But there’s only one problem.
The more Adrian tries to save the villain, the more the dangerous, obsessive Demon Lord begins to love him.
Cassian Nyx is a monster feared by the entire kingdom. He trusts no one. Until Adrian. For the first time in centuries, the scarred Demon Lord begins to hope for a future where someone finally stays.
Now, the original hero has arrived, and the System is forcing the final execution. Every choice Adrian makes pushes the world further into chaotic plot deviation.
Adrian must make his final choice. Will he obey the System to save his own life? Or will he destroy the entire story itself just to save his villain?
Genre: BL Fantasy Romance / Transmigration
Tropes: Obsessive Demon Lord ML × Reincarnated Prince MC, Saving the Obsessive Demon Lord / Destroying the Plot for You, System Missions, Enemies to Lovers, Slow Burn, Angst with Comfort, Soul Bond.
Aria was once a woman full of dreams. She didn’t know she was married to a nightmare. She wed Elliot—the struggling Alpha of the Crimson Claw, with no vows under the Moon Goddess or celebration.
She brought a generous dowry and transformed their pack into the third-strongest in the Federation.
But power breeds greed. And love… it was never truly hers.
Discarded, framed, and betrayed by the very man she uplifted, Aria walks away from it all.
She’s taking control, rewriting her story with every breath.
This time, Aria isn’t just surviving. She’s reclaiming her destiny.
Excerpt:
“From the first moment I saw you, something inside me reacted," Mason muttered.
He ran a hand through his hair, frustrated. “But you already have a mate—Elliot. That should’ve been the end of it."
He stepped forward again. “I don’t know what’s happening to me… or to my wolf. But being near you—it feels like you’re my mate… even if you're not.”
His voice cracked slightly. “It just keeps getting stronger every damn day. It’s driving me insane, Aria.”
“Mason—” Aria whispered, unsure if she would stop him or beg to keep going.
“Your scent is like a drug… your touch, it short-circuits everything. Logic. Control. My own damn rules,” he murmured, leaning his forehead against hers.
“I’m sorry, Aria. But I can’t hold it back anymore. If you run, I’ll let you—but make no mistake, I will chase you. Because right now… I have to do this or I'll go crazy!”
“I’m not running.”
Mason froze, stunned by her answer. “Do you want this? Do you want me?” he asked.
“You don’t have to ask for permission…” she whispered. “I want you… all of you.”
The moment I discover I'm pregnant, Courtney Smith, the leukemia patient I saved three years ago, turns up on my doorstep once again.
She claims that her leukemia has relapsed again, so she wants me to abort my baby in order to save her life again.
But I'm pregnant with my deceased police husband's baby. So, I tell her that I can only donate my bone marrow to her once I've given birth to my baby.
After hearing my answer, not only do Courtney and her family not feel any gratitude toward me, but they also berate me for not helping them out till the end.
"You can still have another baby once you lose this one! But if your pregnancy affects my illness in any way, will you be able to take responsibility over this?"
Then, the Smiths abduct me to a shady hospital, where they forcibly put me through an abortion and remove my bone marrow.
While their operation is a success, my baby and I end up dying on the surgical table.
As they gaze at our corpses, the Smiths' faces are plastered with icy expressions.
"Don't blame us for what we did. If you were the one with leukemia, we'd still make Court donate her bone marrow to you. One's life is determined by fate. If you can't survive, that just means you're fated to die."
When I open my eyes again, I've returned to the timeframe three days before Courtney finds out about her leukemia relapse.
I am dead.
Only before my death do I realize that I am the sidekick in a tragic coming-of-age story, while my best friend Tinsley Wood is the female lead.
I am destined to be disgraced and meet a miserable end, all to highlight her innocence, kindness, and endless good luck.
When I open my eyes again, I am reborn on the very first day Tinsley asks me to take the blame for her.
Elizabeth loved romance novels. It was her escape and comfort. One of the things she loved about it were the second male leads. She loved the tragic and kind heroes with their unrequited love for the female protagonists.
After dying from an unexpected accident she was transmigrated into the book she was currently reading.
Now she is the daughter of her beloved second male lead. She vowed that she will help the SML to find love again.
Meanwhile Alphonse Monroe the second male lead woke up and he went back to the past.He realized that he was blinded by the fake white lotus female protagonist.
After dying he has another chance to prevent many tragedies in his life. No longer blinded by the female protagonist he vowed to protect his family.
Both with new missions in life. The father wants to protect and treasure his second life. While his daughter vowed to find a new love for her father.
"Daddy what about her?" She pointed " I think she is perfect to be my new mother"
"Auntie can you be my mom?"
This is the story of Elizabeth now Lilian Monroe, her twin brother Alec Monroe, and their father the beloved second male lead Alphonse Monroe who just wants to bond with his new found children.
original story by Maria Gatchalian
cover art by dsby_audrey
After I transmigrate into a Gary Stu novel as the evil male supporting lead, a system appears in my mind.
It tells me that as long as I can conquer one of the female leads, I will be able to return to my original world with a healthy body.
But I've failed in my conquest.
There are a few female leads in this novel. There's the fake heiress, Leslie Jackman, who I have grown up with and have viewed as my older sister. The true heiress, Miranda Suller, is a boxer who happens to be seatmates with me during our high school times. My childhood sweetheart, Catherine Langdon, who's also a genius surgeon, happens to be one of the female leads too.
Heck, even my own daughter, Natalie Jackman… my own flesh and blood…
All of them are quick to fall for Gabriel Linner, the poor yet strong-willed young man who's also known as the Gary Stu of this novel. Because of that, they hate me deeply.
The system sighs before telling me that as long as I can die in the hands of any of the female leads, it will let me return to my original world.
Later on, I use all of the tricks up my sleeve and succeed in getting killed by the female leads.
But why is it that they've lost their minds after I die?