Chapter 2

"Impossible... This can't be! This is a dream!"

Yang Fengyun completely lost control. After realizing she had been transported to a parallel world, her last hope was shattered. If it had only been a transformation, she could have returned to her parents with her new identity. But with the world itself being different, her remaining hope naturally vanished.

For Yang Fengyun, who had always been very filial, this was simply unacceptable, and it caused her to break down emotionally.

For several days, Yang Fengyun was in a daze. She would either stare out the window or curl up in bed, eating whatever she could find when she was hungry, completely indifferent to the taste. She looked as if she had been broken, as if the world had abandoned her.

In fact, for the current Yang Fengyun, she had indeed been abandoned by the world. She had been left by her original world and transported to a strange parallel world, where she was no longer herself. She didn't even know if she should still be called Yang Fengyun or if she should now be called Liu Yingzi.

However, Yang Fengyun, who had been an adult before her穿越, had some experience in the world. Although she had become a girl, she wouldn't continue to wallow in self-pity. After a period of struggle, her mindset gradually stabilized, and she no longer felt as if the world was ending.

When it was exactly one week since her穿越, a sudden phone call interrupted her depressed life.

Yang Fengyun was a bit surprised. Because of Liu Yingzi's poor interpersonal relationships, she had no friends. As a result, no one had ever asked about her situation, and it was only today that someone called her.

After a brief hesitation, Yang Fengyun picked up the small pink phone and saw that the call was from the homeroom teacher. She didn't know the teacher's name, which made her hesitate.

However, she thought, "If I face it, it's one cut; if I avoid it, it's still one cut. Running away won't help." After a moment of consideration, she steeled herself and answered the call.

The next moment, a female voice said, "Is this Liu Yingzi?"

Yang Fengyun tried to keep her voice calm, "Yes, teacher..."

There was a long silence on the other end of the line. "Liu Yingzi, the midterm exams are in a month. This is very important for you. No matter what, I hope you can come and take the exam." She paused and continued, "I know a lot has happened to you, more than you can bear. But I have a message for you—no matter what happens, please stay strong and live on. Because your life is not just yours; it also contains the love of your parents."

These words were undoubtedly well-intentioned advice, meant to prevent Liu Yingzi from giving up. Although the teacher's words didn't directly address Yang Fengyun's situation, they hit the most important part of her heart.

The love of her parents!

Her life was not just her own; it also contained the selfless love of her parents!

Suddenly, Yang Fengyun's eyes welled up with tears, and she thought of her parents in the other world. She had almost come to terms with her situation, and these words finally helped her overcome her inner turmoil. As the teacher said, her parents would never want to see her living in pain, even if they were in another world, they would surely want her to be happy.

Taking a deep breath, after a while, Yang Fengyun slowly said, "Thank you, teacher. Don't worry, I will definitely take the midterm exam."

"That's good..." The homeroom teacher's tone clearly carried a sense of relief. After encouraging and comforting Yang Fengyun, she hung up the phone.

For the homeroom teacher, this conversation might have been just part of her duty, but for Yang Fengyun, it was a crucial guide to starting a new life.

After putting down the phone, Yang Fengyun walked to the mirror and stared at the slightly haggard girl in the reflection for a long time. Finally, she slowly reached out and placed her hand on the mirror, as if caressing the other person, and whispered, "I am just like you, abandoned by the world. Perhaps it is because of this that after you died, I took your place and was reborn..." She closed her eyes, and after a long time, she opened them again with a determined look and said, "Thank you. If it weren't for you, I might have disappeared! Don't worry, since I have taken your body, I will live on in your place. From now on, there is no longer a Yang Fengyun in this world, only a reborn Liu Yingzi!"

With these words, the past Yang Fengyun, now Liu Yingzi, seemed to have shed a heavy burden, and her entire body relaxed. After making this decision, she soon turned on her computer and began to catch up on the common knowledge of this world. She still had much to learn about this unfamiliar world, so she had to make up for the missing knowledge.

For the next three weeks, Liu Yingzi entered a study frenzy. She not only caught up on common knowledge but also found time to review textbooks to understand the knowledge of this world.

To her surprise, the educational curriculum in this world was much simpler than in the other Earth's China. Even though Liu Yingzi was in the third year of junior high, the math knowledge she was learning was only at the level of fifth or sixth grade in elementary school, far below the middle school level.

Although the mathematical formulas and symbols were completely different due to the different history, the basic concepts were the same. Once she understood the functions and uses of the formulas and symbols, it was easy to grasp.

After all, Liu Yingzi, in her previous life, had grown up under a cram education system and had a college education. Even if she was weak, she couldn't possibly fail to understand elementary school-level problems.

Apart from math, the other subjects were similar, and for Liu Yingzi, they were not difficult to understand. In fact, due to her experience, she might understand them better than most of her peers in this world.

The reason these subjects were so simple was twofold: first, the Chinese region in this world was very different from the China of her previous life; second, there were elements of magic and superpowers.

In this world, students had a normal educational life until the age of 16, completing their primary and junior high school education. However, high school was different. There were no universities, and high school was a seven-year program, during which all necessary learning was completed.

This seven-year program was divided into ordinary and super disciplines. The ordinary disciplines were similar to what Liu Yingzi had experienced in her previous life, covering various subjects like physics and chemistry, but without the mandatory English course. The super disciplines, on the other hand, involved not only basic education but also the study of magic and superpowers.

Indeed, the magic and superpowers that emerged from the dimensional war did not disappear after the war ended. Instead, they were promoted nationwide, clearly distinguishing ordinary people from the powerful. Ordinary people were the foundation and the nuts and bolts of society, while magicians and superpower users were the upper class, enjoying various privileges and benefits, but also bearing the responsibility of protecting Earth.

The ambition of the dimensional world toward Earth had never faded, even after nearly a century since the war ended. True peace had never been achieved because the dimensional portal opened periodically, and each time, creatures from the other world would attack. Most of these were biological weapons created by the dimensional beings, possessing terrifying powers that ordinary people could not resist. Only magicians and superpower users could fight them, and even then, the casualties among magicians and superpower users were significant each year.

In this situation, although magicians and superpower users belonged to a privileged class, they did not cause much social conflict because they were risking their lives to protect humanity. If they couldn't enjoy privileges, who would want to be a magician or superpower user?

Because of the high privileges and benefits of magicians and superpower users, and their representation of power, combined with the government's continuous propaganda, society was filled with a风气of pride in becoming a magician or superpower user.

The original Liu Yingzi was deeply influenced by this风气and, wanting to change her life, had always dreamed of becoming a magician or superpower user. This desire was clearly expressed in her diary, and Liu Yingzi could see the intense longing in the words.

Logically, if Liu Yingzi had decided to live on in place of the other, she should have aimed to become a magician or superpower user. However, the nearly 40% death rate at the end of high school made her hesitate. Additionally, becoming a magician or superpower user required talent, which she had never possessed. She had tried countless times to develop her superpower and magic talent, but each time, the results were disappointing. She had no talent for superpowers or magic, and thus could not become a superpower user or magician. Otherwise, the poor girl would not have chosen to end her life. If there had been any hope, who would have wanted to die? It was the complete hopelessness that led her to choose such an extreme way to end everything.

Now, with the same body as her predecessor, Liu Yingzi could not suddenly have talent. So, although she had some expectations for the magical and superpower abilities, she didn't hold much hope.

However, it seemed that fate did not want Liu Yingzi to live an ordinary life. She didn't want to be a superpower user or magician, but she couldn't live an ordinary life. Soon, she discovered that she had gained a superpower.

The incident began when Liu Yingzi, feeling tired from studying, wanted to do something else. In her previous life, she had enjoyed drawing anime girls. Due to her talent and effort, she was very skilled at drawing anime girls, with a high level of accuracy and the ability to imitate most manga artists' styles.

After learning that this parallel world had anime but not the familiar works from her previous life, Liu Yingzi had the idea of drawing manga. However, she knew her drawing speed was not fast, and she was not good at drawing pure manga, so she eventually gave up. Instead, she focused on drawing single-colored illustrations, which she was best at.

For some reason, while drawing this illustration, Liu Yingzi felt her energy being drained much faster than usual. A picture that should have taken only one day to complete took her three days.

Finally, after three days of effort, Liu Yingzi completed a colored illustration of a two-dimensional beauty, the character being one of her favorite anime girls—Yukiteru.

When Liu Yingzi picked up the drawing to admire it, the picture suddenly emitted a brilliant light. When the light faded, the beauty in the picture had disappeared, replaced by a blank sheet of paper. Liu Yingzi, holding the drawing, had completely transformed. Her hair had turned into pink twin-tails, her body had grown taller, and the areas that should have developed had developed. She was now wearing a revealing red outfit that exposed her chest and stomach.

Upon closer inspection, Liu Yingzi had transformed into a three-dimensional, real-life version of Yukiteru!