In the termination statement from CC Comics, it was clearly stated: After communication with Zero, it was confirmed that UU plagiarized; "First Ruins" will be removed from all platforms; and the contract with UU has been terminated, with no future cooperation.
The stance is very clear.
At the same time, it was emphasized: The accusation of privately colluding with Zero is purely false.
The second Weibo post is solid evidence.
The storyboards of "New World" Chapters 1-10 were posted after being scanned from Zero’s original drafts, and they are very clear. The first five Chapters have an overlap rate of over 80% with "First Ruins"; subsequently, the worldview gradually unfolds, and the storyline coincides with "Base No. 9". Read full story at noveⅼfire.net
In the tenth Chapter of the storyboards, the male protagonist encounters the "antagonist", where the location and event are exactly the same as in "Base No. 9", only the characters’ identities are reversed.
Additionally, most of the character designs in the concept of "New World" can be matched with those from "First Ruins", and they are even more detailed than "First Ruins".
Meanwhile, CC Comics Editor Kieran Shawn also responded directly—
[CC Comics Editor Kieran Shawn]: We founded CC Comics out of admiration for Zero. Because of this, we would never do anything to affect Zero’s reputation.
Official statement, evidence, and the editor’s direct response.
All are solid evidence.
In the face of this irrefutable evidence, any further arguments appear powerless.
UU’s fans were directly forced to quiet down, no longer daring to flood the screen to gain a sense of presence, quietly disappearing among the numerous comments.
On the contrary, the spectators began to analyze with great relish.
[So, the course of events is that Zero initially wanted to draw "New World", but after it was seen by UU, it was plagiarized and adapted into "First Ruins", and subsequently, Zero had no choice but to change their approach and create "Base No. 9"?]
[I said, why is the protagonist in "Base No. 9" so arrogant, with every character having a villainous quality, as it turns out the initial designs were for antagonists?]
[Hahaha, "Base No. 9" came about by accident. But in comparison, the effect presented by "Base No. 9" is better than "New World", so it’s a blessing in disguise.]
[Master Pedro is amazing. I’ll silently complain, Master, your drawing skills are so good, why make the storyboards look like ghost talismans? UU being able to create "First Ruins" from this version also indirectly proves she does have some ability.]
[Whether inside the comic or outside, a huge plan was set up. Anyway, Master Pedro is certainly not innocent.]
[I just want to know how UU got the concept of Master Pedro’s "New World".]
Netizens are in complete admiration of Zero.
For Zero, the development of affairs has reached a conclusion.
However, for UU and Sophie Scott, this is just the beginning.
Early the next morning, the slander from Sophie Scott’s fans and her shameless Weibo post stirred public anger, annoying many fans and bystanders, resulting in all her previous Weibo posts and interviews being dug out and criticized across the internet.
"I have been intermittently conceiving ideas for several years; suddenly one day, I felt the time was ripe, so I started writing."
"I pondered over the worldview alone for half a year, then came the character designs, such as the protagonist, for whom I created more than a dozen images."
"Regarding the similarity in worldviews, I believe it’s just a coincidence."
"For us newbie comic artists, isn’t it an honor if Zero takes a liking to our ideas?"
The grandiose words she once said have all become material for ridicule.
A compilation master summarized her interviews and videos from the past week, edited into a video titled "Burgeoning Comic Artist UU’s Plagiarism Exposed, Full of Lies, Capital Uni’s Flower Actress", which was wildly shared upon release.
Moreover, some people edited these materials into various meme videos, with "isn’t it an honor if Zero takes a liking to our ideas?" being most widely used.
Originally, it was just netizens amusing themselves, but no one expected an even more explosive reveal was coming—
At nine in the morning, news suddenly broke out online about "UU bribing marketing accounts to slander Zero for plagiarism", its source unknown, and by the time netizens realized, the news had already swept across the entire internet.
The whistleblower posted transfer and chat screenshots; the account belonged to Sophie Scott, and the chat account was confirmed to be Sophie Scott’s alternate account.
This time, the evidence couldn’t be more damning.
Sophie Scott’s fans, shocked by repeatedly being hit, had no will whatsoever and simply laid down pretending to be dead.
——The main character has brought upon such ruin to herself, how can they still have the face to speak up for her?