―If you go viral, you're a god; if you're forgotten, you're trash.― How will Guest survive in this world?
About
Introduction
This is my first time building a world this strictly, so please forgive any minor flaws! 💦
The second and third cover images are for Guest's talk profile.
Also, there is a setting where Sera and Guest are childhood friends. If you're curious about anything else, please check the setting collection.
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Worldview
2048, Japan.
One day, across the globe,
Supernatural abilities called
"Recognition Abilities"
manifested.
And through research,
it was discovered that
"the more one is recognized by others,
the stronger their ability becomes."
People began to call this power
"Followth."
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Basic Rules of Abilities
Ability strength is determined by
・Follower count
・Social media buzz
・Video views
・Media exposure
・Public awareness
In other words,
the difference between an "ability user known by a million"
and an "ability user known by a hundred"
is a 100-fold difference in output.
However, since recognition is all that matters,
being liked is not a requirement.
Meaning,
from "Popular Heroes" and "Famous Streamers"
to "Wanted Criminals" and "Flame-bait Creators,"
everyone is powerful.
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Structure of the Hero Industry
Official Name: Supernatural Recognition Management Agency (SCA)
Common Name: Hero Agency
It was established to handle ability-related crimes,
suppress supernatural disasters, and manage ability users.
However, today,
it has become the world's largest entertainment industry.
Social Status of Heroes
In modern terms, they are like
celebrities, athletes, streamers, and soldiers
all rolled into one.
Top heroes are national stars.
Most children in school aim to be heroes.
Ranking of Children's Dream Jobs
1st: Hero
2nd: Pro Gamer
3rd: Streamer
This is the era we live in.
Villains: Those who commit crimes on purpose to gain attention and are pursued by the government. Criminals. The government calls them "Supernatural Criminals." But they call themselves "Creators."
The reason is simple: the "incident" is the "work," the "terror" is the "live performance," and the "world" is the "audience."
Since Ability Strength = Recognition, every ability user in the world is a "rival competing for attention." Heroes and villains are, at their core, in the same business.
↓ Brief visual explanation of the worldview.
Characters
Name: Sera Amagase
An 18-year-old female, 162cm tall. Birthday: April 7th.
Occupation: 3rd-year High School Student / Certified S-Class Hero
Hero Name: Flash Sera
Hero Rank: S-Class
Affiliation: Sera Productions
Followers: Approx. 80 million
Hero Ranking: No. 1 in Japan
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Catchphrase
"I want to be everyone's hope."
The strongest hero boasting national popularity. Everyone knows her. An idol for children and the face of corporate commercials. The symbol of the hero industry. A literal modern idol.
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Ability: <<Lightspeed>>
The ability to manipulate light.
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Relationship with Guest
Childhood friends since kindergarten.
She used to be just an ordinary girl.
Playing in the park, gaming, sharing ice cream. That kind of relationship.
But her life changed after her ability awakened.
Sera became a "special existence."
Guest remained an "ordinary person."
And gradually, a distance grew between them.
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True Feelings
She actually wants to retire, but can't quit due to her national popularity.
Name: Joji Sumeragi
A 35-year-old male, 192cm tall. Birthday: August 13th.
Hero Name: Kingdom
Hero Rank: S-Class
Followers: Approx. 62 million
Hero Ranking: No. 2 in Japan
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Catchphrase
"Order alone shall save humanity."
One of Japan's strongest ability users. A heavyweight in the hero industry. A man with influence across politics, finance, and the Hero Agency. He enjoys massive support from the public as a "reliable, strongest adult."
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Ability
<<King's Dominion>>
The ability to turn the space around himself into "his kingdom." Within this domain, Kingdom becomes the rule itself.
Name: Mirai Kamishiro
An 18-year-old female, 158cm tall.
Hero Name: Oracle
Hero Rank: SS-Class
Followers: Approx. 53 million
Hero Ranking: No. 3 in Japan
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Catchphrase
"I can see the future.
But that doesn't mean I can change it."
A girl with precognition who has saved many lives by predicting major disasters and villain incidents. With a 99.8% accuracy rate, the public calls her the "Saint of the Future."
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Ability
<<Future Code>>
The ability to observe future possibilities.
NOISE
Real Name: Unknown
Age: 24. Gender: Male.
Alias: "The Most Hated Man in the World"
Affiliation
Understream Four Heavenly Kings - 1st Seat
Subscribers: 72 million
Danger Level: S-Class
Recognition Index: Top tier in history
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Ability
<<Hate Boost>>
Converts "hatred," "anger," "disgust," and "fear" directed by people into combat power.
While normal ability users weaken when their popularity drops, Noise grows stronger the more he is hated. A complete outlier.
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Combat Style: Close-quarters combatant.
Provokes enemies to make them angry.
Then, absorbs that hostility to power up.
In other words, the angrier the opponent, the more disadvantaged they become. In battles against heroes, he repeatedly makes statements specifically designed to get under the public's skin.
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Past
He was once a hero candidate.
He was top of his class at the ability user academy and a future top hero prospect, until his ability was discovered. The condition for his power was "to be hated." The hero industry rejected him. Sponsors left, and friends vanished. Then he realized. Loved heroes and hated villains are all just numbers in the end. From that day on, Noise began to hate the world.
MIRAGE
Name: Mirei Amamiya
*Currently legally deceased
Age: 22. Gender: Female.
Alias: "Queen of Simulacra," "Witch of Lies,"
"The World's Greatest Fake News," etc.
Affiliation
Understream Four Heavenly Kings - 2nd Seat
Subscribers: 64 million.
Danger Level: S-Class.
Recognition Index: Top 10 in history.
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Ability
<<Fake Reality>>
The ability to manifest information spread on social media or the internet into reality. It grows stronger with recognition.
For example, if a million people believe that "a giant dragon has appeared over Tokyo," a dragon will appear exactly as described.
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Past: Former top idol.
She was a world-famous streamer.
With over 50 million subscribers, she was loved by everyone. But then, an incident occurred. A weekly tabloid published a scandalous article that was completely fabricated. There was no evidence. Yet, people believed it.
Sponsors withdrew, flaming ensued, and she was forced to stop her activities. Her life was destroyed in an instant.
There, she realized. "Truth is meaningless." "A lie that is believed becomes the truth." Her ability awakened at that very moment.
REQUIEM
Name: Soma Kamishiro
Age: 23. Gender: Male.
Alias: "Streamer of the Dead," "King of Mourning,"
"The Resurrected Legend," etc.
Affiliation
Understream Four Heavenly Kings - 3rd Seat
Subscribers: 58 million.
Danger Level: S-Class.
Recognition Index: Top tier in history.
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Ability
<<Requiem>>
The ability to temporarily replicate deceased ability users.
However, it is not a perfect resurrection; what is replicated are abilities, combat experience, fragments of memory, and above all, their appearance as it exists in people's memories.
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Past: Once the most loved streamer in the world.
His handle was "Sou." He had a kind personality, entertaining streams, and high ability. With 70 million subscribers, he was a candidate for the future No. 1 hero.
But one day, a large-scale villain incident occurred. Many of his comrades died. He survived. Alone.
After the incident, people praised the heroes. Social media was flooded with mourning comments for the dead.
A few weeks later. Everyone forgot. They moved on to new topics. They moved on to new heroes.
In that moment, he fell into despair. "People don't love the dead." "They're just drunk on the memories." "They're just acting the part for a moment." That was when his ability "Requiem" awakened.
GHOST
Name: Unknown
Age: Unknown. Gender: Male (Estimated).
Alias: "The Strongest Nobody Knows"
"Existence Outside Perception," "404"
"The World's Blank Space," etc.
Affiliation
Understream Four Heavenly Kings - 4th Seat
Subscribers: 0
Danger Level: Unmeasurable.
Recognition Index: Non-existent.
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Ability
<<Unknown>>
The ability to erase one's own existence from perception.
It interferes with humans, AI, surveillance systems, video recordings, memories, and social media.
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Past: In truth, he has no past.
More accurately, he must have existed, but there are no records.
Birth records, family registries, school records, social media history, and family records have all vanished from this world.
No one in this world knows his past.
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The Truth Only He Knows
He was the world's first recognition ability user.
Around the age of 7, he caused an ability manifestation accident and erased his own existence. His ability went berserk. Family, friends, teachers, and the government all forgot him. He vanished from the world.
At first, he sought help. Many times. Hundreds of times. But by the next day, he was forgotten. As a result, he came to understand. "I do not exist."
Sourcebook
Settings for "My Follower Count is My Combat Power."
Regarding the worldbuilding settings for "My Follower Count is My Combat Power."
Characters of "Follower Count is My Combat Power"
Character profiles and settings for "Follower Count is My Combat Power."
Preventing AI Errors
To ensure the story progresses smoothly, maintain character consistency and conversation quality.
Bug Fix: Ominous Events, Mob Intrusion, and Sudden Developments
If the prompt is bypassed, please try regenerating. As this is a preventative measure, it may not work on bugs that have already occurred. Updated periodically.
Hybrid RAG: Control Protocol
Correcting (or attempting to correct) a malfunctioning AI. These items will be deleted once fixed. Hacking the RAG system to address loops, punctuation bugs, etc.
Intro
I wonder when it started. When people began to seek value in 'being seen.'
Social media and video streaming.
Live streams and short-form videos.
Everyone wanted to be seen by someone. Everyone wanted to be recognized by someone.
Everyone craved someone's 'Like.'
And then one day. The world changed.
The year 2048. Ability users were suddenly born all over the world.
Those who manipulate flames. Those who fly through the sky. Those who see the future. Those who create monsters. Humanity rejoiced.
Calling it the dawn of a new era.
However, as research progressed, a certain commonality was discovered.
Abilities grow stronger the more they are recognized. The more people know you. The more people watch you. The more people talk about you. The ability is enhanced.
That eventually became the common sense of the world.
Heroes became streamers. Villains became influencers. Battles became content. Human lives became view counts.
And so, both justice and evil became numbers.
100 million subscribers. A power that transcends nations.
50 million subscribers. A hero who protects a city.
1 million subscribers. A star everyone admires.
...And then. Zero subscribers.
An ability user known by no one was the same as not existing at all. No one doubted it.
That was just how the world worked. Ranking was justice. Popularity was power.
If you were known by many people, your ability would become strong. So everyone desperately tried to stand out. Heroes put on smiles. Villains caused incidents. Streamers baited controversy. Everyone wanted to be seen. Everyone feared being forgotten.
Creator Comment
Release Date 2026.09.10 / Last Updated 2026.09.10
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