(Featuring forums, hidden identities, and mastermind elements) Holy Healer Ye Zheng has just saved a squad of superpowered fighters when her system drops a bombshell: this world is a manga. Good news: She is the female lead. Bad news: She is a universally despised female lead, so loathed that readers have petitioned the creator to write her out! Blessed with beauty and healing powers, Ye Zheng’s overflowing compassion repeatedly endangers the protagonist team, making her a troublesome burden to the male lead. Even the male lead’s chemistry with the antagonist garners more fans than his “official” pairing with her. [Another token female lead, just a plot device to pass censorship.] [Wait, this manga has a female lead? Dropped!] [Her design is pretty hot, though—c’mon, creator, give us some fanservice!] [Ugh, I just want to see dudes fight! Why’s there a girl in my shonen manga?] The system warns: “The creator plans to ditch you, having you take a tragic hit for the male lead and exit the story in the later arcs.” “Only by reversing your popularity can you change the creator’s and readers’ minds to avoid being written off!” The delicate, beautiful healer lowers her tearful eyes. “So… everyone really hates me.” But with a soft smile, she adds, “That’s okay. I’ll do my best to turn things around.” King of the Demonic Domain is the hottest shonen manga of the moment. Its thrilling world-building, electrifying battles, and richly crafted characters have birthed a legion of wildly popular “paper people.” The upright, stoic male lead; the chaotic, morally gray second male; the noble, self-sacrificing third male… Yet, in this action-packed, male-driven story, the forum’s hottest topic is always that woman. At first, she’s the saintly fool whose attempt to save a cat traps her team in a beastly crisis, earning her the title of Most Hated Character. Then, readers uncover her truth: a suppressed madwoman saint, oppressed by the superpower clergy, her kindness twisted into obsession—a witch they can’t help but root for. And later, jaws drop as she plays them all: unleashing apocalyptic floods, stealing the guarded dragon bones, and delivering calamity with ruthless fairness. Beneath Ye Zheng’s gentle, holy facade lies unyielding ambition and ferocity. [Did Ye Zheng show up today? I’m obsessed with this villainous queen!] [Zheng-jie, go easy on the protagonists, don’t hurt my fave!] [Guys, I’ve switched sides—Ye Zheng is too cool!] [Shaking here… who remembers when we thought she was just a healer tool?] [I’m out, grabbing merch—this woman’s terrifyingly awesome!] Even the system is stunned: “Wake up! You’re supposed to be the gentle, kind shonen heroine!” Ye Zheng flashes a serene smile. “Who says a villainous queen can’t be the female lead?” Reading Guide: – The female lead is a righteous-to-ruthless villain. – Inspired by the unfair treatment of female characters in some shonen manga. – She starts weak but rises to become the world’s strongest.