Chapter 4

Everyone familiar with Lin Yu knows that although this seemingly harmless young man, who was raised in an orphanage, claims to be an otaku, he is at most just an ACG enthusiast—because no otaku would spend 300 out of 365 days traveling. In fact, what Lin Yu hates most is staying in one place for a long time; he prefers to run around, enjoy the scenery, taste local specialties, look at beautiful women, and trick little girls.

Sorry, I mean Lin Yu likes to feed lollipops to little girls... Well, let's not dwell on this issue. Anyway, I'm sure everyone can see that this guy is a troublemaker who can't stay out of trouble. Lin Yu often travels aimlessly around the country, and during his journeys, he passes the time by watching anime and writing穿越 (穿越 means "穿越" in Chinese, which refers to "穿越" stories where characters travel to different worlds or times) novels. Due to his extensive exposure to various cultures and things, and his familiarity with the diverse narrative styles and techniques of Japanese anime, his novels have gained quite a bit of popularity.

However, none of this could help Lin Yu remain calm in the face of his current situation.

Although he was now in a white, empty space, and there was a golden-haired man in front of him who looked like one of those powerful beings from his novels who casually throw the protagonist into another world, his body was in a semi-transparent state. It was obvious—Lin Yu was already dead on the original Earth.

"I'm dizzy! I just saved a little girl who ran into the middle of the road to pick up a doll, and I get a death sentence! I haven't even turned thirty yet!" Lin Yu clutched his head and shouted.

"…Uh, what do you mean you haven't turned thirty? You're already a middle-aged man, aren't you? Besides, you write穿越 novels, so you should know the plot where the protagonist gets hit by a car and travels to another world, right?"

"You're the middle-aged man, and your whole family is a bunch of middle-aged men who are into each other! I know what's going on, but I sing the spring song every day, so why would I get a death sentence just from being hit by a car!?" Lin Yu was still going crazy, "I still have so many anime to watch, and new books to update… (muttering)"

"Enough." The man in front of Lin Yu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "Let me introduce myself. I'm Rockleap, a god who just happened to be passing by today. Since you got a death sentence for saving a cute little girl I planned to bring down to the mortal world to train, I can help you travel to another world."

Lin Yu: "…(muttering continues)"

Rockleap shrugged, "Alright, maybe you'd prefer to go with the underworld managers of your country. I won't bother you then."

Lin Yu grabbed him, "Great god, please help me travel."

Rockleap's face turned awkward, "Okay, as a great lolicon, I'll help you once, no backing out."

Lin Yu rolled his eyes, "Although I'm a lolicon too, I don't think being a lolicon is great. And what do you mean by 'planned to bring down to the mortal world to train'!?"

"It's a minor detail, don't worry about it." Rockleap waved his hand, "To be honest, there are many travelers these days, and it's already very difficult to find a world that no one has traveled to. However, a few days ago, I created a micro-world in a space I made. If you don't mind being the size of a bacterium, I can send you to my micro-world. What do you think?"

"Bacterium size? Am I still human then?" Lin Yu was immediately flabbergasted.

"Maybe you didn't understand. I mean you'll be the size of a bacterium compared to your current size, but you'll still look human. In my micro-world, all humans are that small."

"Then why didn't you create a world where the inhabitants are the same size as humans on Earth?"

"I don't have that much power."

"I see, no wonder you're an unknown third-rate god. So you created a miniature world and plan to shrink me and throw me in, right?"

"You're not wrong." Rockleap nodded, "By the way, it's a magic world that has been traveled to many times. Do you want to go there?"

"Sure, as long as I can be invincible there."

"Of course." Rockleap suddenly smiled with ill intent, but Lin Yu didn't see it, "Since I am the creator of that micro-world, I can grant you a powerful aura that allows you to walk with confidence, and a body that can recover as long as you're not dead. How does that sound?"

"It sounds good, but why do I have a bad feeling?" Lin Yu suddenly shivered.

"It's just a feeling."

"It sounds even more suspicious…"

"What are you rambling about? If you don't want to go, the ox-headed and horse-faced guardians are waiting outside the barrier, and they process millions of souls per second."

"Millions of souls per second? Did I die and it's already 2012?"

Rockleap, with a black line on his forehead, said, "Do you have to nitpick?"

"I'm already dead."

"Alright, maybe ignoring you is the right choice. Let's get going then."

With a flash, Lin Yu's vision turned white, and he couldn't see anything.

When Lin Yu's vision returned to normal, he found himself in an empty cave, with a bit of sunlight shining in from the entrance, bringing a warm feeling.

"Hey, why a cave?" Lin Yu pouted.

"Because I need to create a body for you, not on the street, right?" Rockleap pointed to Lin Yu's body. Lin Yu looked down and saw that he was still in a semi-transparent state. In this state, he couldn't go out to bask in the sun.

"Let's get one thing straight, don't just create any body for me. I don't ask for too much, but at least make it presentable." Lin Yu said carefully. This guy was now his rebirth parent, and if he was unhappy and gave him a monster face, he would be chased by the凸凹曼 (a reference to a Japanese superhero show) in the other world every day.

"Don't worry, my creations are of high quality, reasonably priced, and suitable for all ages. They are guaranteed to be loved by everyone, making flowers bloom and cars explode."

"…Should I ask for a receipt for insurance?"

Rockleap ignored Lin Yu's nitpicking and took out a blue crystal, "This is the hardest Azure Crystal in this world, and it has strong magical fusion properties, making it the best gemstone. I'll use this to create a body for you, so your physical strength will make all warriors jealous, and if you want to learn magic, you can easily switch."

"Using a crystal? Not earth?"

Rockleap gave Lin Yu a look, "Hey, Nuwa used common yellow mud to create mass-produced bodies. If you want to use yellow earth, I can save the crystal."

"No, please use the best materials."

"Alright, I'll prepare the magic circle and start. You can sleep now. When you wake up, it will be done." Rockleap cast a sleep spell on Lin Yu.

Lin Yu felt a wave of drowsiness and couldn't resist the sleep, closing his eyes and falling into a deep sleep.

============================ I am the divider ============================

"Hey, wake up, it's done!"

In a daze, Lin Yu felt someone calling him. He blinked hard to clear the sleep from his eyes and opened them to see the man who looked like he stepped out of a shoujo manga standing in front of him, stroking his chin and looking at him with narrowed eyes, as if admiring a work of art.

Because Rockleap's gaze made Lin Yu feel very uncomfortable, he said, "Hey, I'm not interested in yaoi…"

Then the poor Lin Yu realized his voice wasn't his own, but it was very familiar.

After standing there for three minutes, Lin Yu cautiously looked down at his body, touched it through his clothes, and pinched his face.

After another three minutes of silence, a series of complaints erupted from Lin Yu's mouth like a volcanic eruption.

"Are you reading too many transformation novels!? Even if you're influenced by them, at least give me a normal body! Why do I have the body of a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl!? Being a girl is one thing, but flat-chested is a rare resource. And what's with this hair that almost touches the ground!? Golden hair is fine, I'll consider it a free dye job. But…"

Lin Yu took a deep breath and roared, "Why do I have a voice identical to Rie Kugimiya's!? Do you want me to have twin tails every day!?"

"So you're nitpicking about the voice actor." Rockleap said indifferently.

"No, I'm nitpicking about everything you did! You perverted lolicon, change me back to a man!"

"That's impossible."

"What? Are you just brushing me off?"

"I told you the reason from the beginning."

Lin Yu forced himself to calm down and analyze.

This guy is a lolicon → He's only interested in girls → He only makes girls' bodies.

"No~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!!" Lin Yu couldn't help but cry out.

"Looks like you understand." Rockleap nodded, "Do you want to see the body you'll use for the rest of your life? Usually, after plastic surgery, people look at their appearance and point out the flaws."

"Does normal plastic surgery change gender too!?"

Rockleap ignored Lin Yu's nitpicking again and conjured a full-length mirror in front of Lin Yu, "Look."

In the mirror was a small, cute girl wearing a pink Gothic dress with green lace. Her silky golden hair fell to her calves, and Lin Yu was sure that if he sat down, even on a chair, his hair would touch the ground. Her eyes were the same azure blue as the crystal Rockleap used, sparkling with vitality. Combined with her high nose and small mouth, her face looked very cute, making people want to pinch it.

This girl looked like a life-sized, exquisite doll, and the cowlick on her head made people want to pat her head—however, Lin Yu knew very clearly that this girl would be his appearance in the other world.

"Done looking?" Rockleap put away the mirror, "Then give yourself a new name. Or I can choose one for you?"

"I've decided, let's call her Rose. I'm sure you've recently read a light novel and its anime adaptation about dragons."

"That's not my problem, but the author's laziness in character design."

"Alright, alright, Rose is definitely not an option. How about Alisia?" Lin Yu scratched his head.

"I don't care, as long as you remember. Just don't be unresponsive when someone calls you." Rockleap took out a bracelet adorned with colorful gems, "Here, a necessary item for traveling."

"Huh?" Lin Yu, now Alisia, took it and asked, "Necessary item? What is this bracelet?"

"Storage item."

"…Of course, it's a necessary item. How big is the space?"

"About the size of a soccer field. But there's nothing in it except a custom weapon for you."

Alisia's eyes sparkled, "Is it a divine weapon? It must be a divine weapon!"

Rockleap had countless black lines on his forehead, "…You play too many online games."

Meanwhile, Alisia had already familiarized herself with the bracelet and pulled out the weapon Rockleap prepared for her, which, indeed, was a divine weapon.

"What, what, what is this!?" Alisia was so shocked that her voice changed.

"It's clearly a two-handed sword. Don't worry, with the aura I gave you, you can easily use it." Rockleap said with a dreamy look, "And don't you think it's very cute for a small, cute girl to wield a huge, heavy weapon?"

"No, I don't think a girl wielding a city gate-sized steel plate is cute…" Alisia looked at the sword, which was at least ten meters long, two meters wide, and an inch thick, and lost the desire to nitpick.

"Relax, this thing is made of Nine Heavens Black Iron, and ordinary divine weapons can't even touch it."

"Of course they can't, it's obvious that just touching it will cause injury and just hitting it will cause death! People who die from its attacks aren't cut, they're crushed to death!"

"It seems you're indeed suited for this weapon, you even know that."

"Bang!" A loud noise, and Rockleap was embedded in the hard rock, only his legs twitching. Alisia, on the other hand, held the sword in a standard baseball swing and roared, "Stop joking, quickly change me back to a man!"

"I already said it's impossible." Rockleap easily freed himself and flicked his hair, "I'm only interested in cute, beautiful girls, and I don't know anything about men's bodies."

"Please at least know your own body structure!"

Rockleap ignored the nitpicking again, "I must remind you, you're not invincible. Although you have the powerful aura I gave you, you don't know any martial arts, so I'll arrange for you to enter a school for systematic training. Once you learn even the most basic martial arts, with that aura, you can walk with confidence. Uh, you look unhappy?"

"Of course I am! Even if I become the unbeatable version of Solitary Seeker of Defeat or unify the world, I'm still a woman! The harem of three thousand beauties is just a dream for me. And not only can I not pursue the beauties around me, I'm also a target for them! Just thinking about men confessing to me makes me want to go crazy!!" Alisia pulled at her silky hair and hit her head against the wall while shouting.

"…You can try yuri."

Another loud noise, and this time Rockleap flew out of the cave, turning into a shining star in the sky.

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After several hours, Alisia finally gave up on the idea of turning back into a man.

Because this guy, besides being a lolicon, after rounds of verbal abuse, nitpicking, and attacks with the two-handed sword, Alisia was sure he also had an M attribute…

"If I can go back and continue writing, I'll definitely write this at the beginning of the latest transformation novel: countless protagonists in transformation novels remind us with their blood and tears that in the world of body-rebuilding穿越, no matter how strong the combat attributes or how special the abilities, the most important thing is gender!"

"You can't go back, so just stay here and let me train you properly." The injured Rockleap lay on the ground, speaking as if he wasn't hurt at all.

"Train my sister! You, who are worse than toxic industrial waste, go die!" Alisia kicked Rockleap in the face with her right foot, which was in a pretty little leather boot, and while stomping on him, she gritted her teeth, "You, who waste resources and energy, are a great danger to the world. Now, commit suicide!"

"Right, I am waste~~~~!! Oh, on my lucky day, being stepped on by such a cute girl is so refreshing!! Please step harder~~~~~"

"…" Alisia reluctantly pulled back her foot, too lazy to nitpick.

"If you're not going to continue, allow me to introduce you to the basic situation of the new world you're about to enter." Rockleap, now sparkling, struck a pose, looking like a perfect gentleman. Unfortunately, the small footprint on his face ruined the image.

"Entering… Are you a real estate agent?"

Naturally, the great lolicon god ignored the nitpicking again. He placed his palm on Alisia's head and said, "Now I'll transmit the basic knowledge and common sense to you. Please don't move during this time."