Chapter 1

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Chapter 1: The Forgotten Savior

In the early morning, the indoor fan squeaked as it spun.

As always, Chu Yuanying forced himself out of the ongoing nightmare of falling into an abyss. Ignoring the pain that felt like a tsunami crashing onto his soul, he maintained an unchanged expression, got out of bed, turned off the fan, and went through his morning routine: washing up, dressing, and cooking.

Chu Yuanying carefully placed green bean soup and shaved ice in porcelain bowls, covered them with plastic wrap, and stored them in the refrigerator. With practiced ease, he scribbled reminders on sticky notes and stuck them onto the still-warm milk carton on the dining table.

He once had a past that was epic and magnificent, but it was successfully buried in seventeen years of mundane daily life and chores.

Savior?

In a world that had undergone so many revisions, even calling it a laughable fantasy would be too much.

Now, he was merely an ordinary member of society, a negligible cog in a vast machine that didn’t even notice him. A cog teetering on the verge of being cast aside.

“Little Shu, I’m leaving.”

After saying this, Chu Yuanying grabbed the garbage bag, put on his shoes, and prepared to leave the apartment. His daughter’s silence had long ceased to surprise him. He didn’t even glance at the closed door as he left.

This was how their interactions had been for years.

Or rather, it was the result of his deliberate indulgence.

But just as he opened the door, a cold, questioning tone froze him in his tracks.

“Are you going to work today?”

Chu Yuanying turned his head. Perhaps due to the distance between them, his daughter looked somewhat unfamiliar to him.

——She had the brain of a top student, delicate and gentle features, jet-black silky hair, and a height that allowed her to meet his eyes with just a slight tilt of her head. But her gaze carried incomprehension, disappointment, and even disgust.

Children are like that. What seems like the blink of an eye to adults is all it takes for them to grow up, shed their innocence, and develop prickly defenses that hide their true feelings.

Chu Yuanying explained, “Today the boss said we need to have a meeting, so I should arrive at the company early.”

Chu Wang Shu’s expression turned colder. She suppressed the bitterness, pursed her lips, and then suddenly found it somewhat amusing. Her expression turned even colder as she softly said, “Even if today is the anniversary of my mother’s passing?”

Chu Yuanying froze and then checked the date. Only then did he notice that his daughter was dressed in a serious outfit—far too formal for someone her age. Everything became clear.

Just as he was about to explain, Chu Wang Shu entered the room. In no time, she walked over to him, pulled her suitcase, and coldly asked him to move aside, as if she was running away from home.

“Move aside, if you won’t go, then I will.”

“Then you mustn’t bring your suitcase with you either.”

“After I paid my respects, I went directly back to school.”

Chu Yuanying choked, feeling somewhat helpless.

“Go back to school? You’ve already been admitted with a scholarship, why would you go back?”

“Mind your own business.”

Chu Wang Shu left these words, then dragged her luggage coldly past her father. The bright sunlight outside was a bit dazzling. She paused for a moment along the way, as if saying something, then walked away without looking back.

Chu Yuanying stood still, silently watching her fading figure.

He heard what his daughter said.

——Liar.

Truly… an undeniable evaluation.

Chu Yuanying let out a deep, uncle-like sigh, walking into the scorching sun, looking towards the distant, mirage-like towering white walls on the horizon. He murmured sadly to himself:

“That is the grave that needs to be mourned.”

——The Wall of Sighs (note: If this is the reference to the unbreakable wall that only a ray of sunshine can pierce in Greek myth, then it should be The Wailing Wall).

No one knew its origins.

This magnificent reflection, like a creation of the gods, appeared suddenly in history as a blank page. It spread across the Donghong Federation, the Holy Union, various city-states, and even the desert and the sea, becoming a majestic wonder admired by all beings on the entire planet.

Chu Yuanying stopped looking up at the sky, lowered his gaze, and calmly merged into the crowd. He squeezed into the crowded light rail, like a sardine in a can. As he glanced at the transparent wall, he saw a faded, unfamiliar, and ordinary version of himself. He couldn’t help but tug at the corners of his mouth and wearily closed his eyes.

The roaring of the deep sea and the sound of cracking glaciers echoed in his soul.

Chu Yuanying coughed several times, wiping the blood with a tissue. He passively endured the pain. Compared to the magnificent wall standing in the sky, his life was already like a flickering candle in the wind.

Almost time.

As long as another half year passes, when Little Shu turns eighteen, I can finally leave with peace of mind.

Calming himself down, he got off the light rail.

Chu Yuanying adjusted himself and entered the company building.

However, not long after, from his coworkers’ pitying gaze, he realized something was wrong.

Soon… “Your performance has not met the standard for three consecutive times.”

“According to company regulations, you have been dismissed.”

The company leader coldly dropped this sentence, announcing the cruel reality of middle-aged unemployment.

Ten minutes later.

Holding one thousand RMB settled by the finance department, Chu Yuanying stood on the street moodily, embracing a pile of miscellaneous items, and belatedly began to think about how to cover his future expenses.

The cost of living in Sea City was very high. Just the rent alone was six to seven thousand RMB per month. Plus utilities, internet fees, phone bills, meals, and his daughter’s monthly living expenses, it seemed he would almost certainly end up on the streets in just a couple of months.

Chu Yuanying was not unaware of the need to save money, but because of his household registration issues, his daughter could only attend a private high school in Sea City. However, the top-notch private high schools there had excellent facilities, but also required high tuition fees. This led to Chu Yuanying having savings that only amounted to four digits until now.

The most important thing was that as a dying person, he bought personal accident insurance more than half a year ago to save for his daughter’s college tuition. He planned to commit fraud to the insurance company for a large amount of money depending on the date of his death.

Moreover, to maximize the benefits, the insurance amount he bought was quite high, and it was unrealistic to pay it off all at once, so he chose to pay monthly, which happened to be enough to pay it off in one year.

Now, he was still three months away from completing the payment of the insurance.

The closer Chu Yuanying got to his death, the worse his condition became. His previous employer had fired him because of this. It was nearly impossible to find another job with a similar salary.

This sudden unemployment disrupted all of his original plans. His anxiety spread like wild grass.
What should he do?

This question lingered in his mind, and he still didn’t have an answer when he walked back home.
Chu Yuanying sighed wearily. He used the key to open the front door and, once he stepped inside, he unintentionally caught sight of a flyer hanging on the railing of the balcony. It seemed like a guiding star of destiny. He picked it up and saw that it was a recruitment advertisement for a variety talent show.

No education requirement; includes food and accommodation.

Monthly salary of twelve thousand; job location is in Sea City.

There were a lot of salaries and benefits listed, but in comparison, the recruitment requirements were very simple: being female, having an excellent appearance, and having no bad records.

At this moment, Chu Yuanying thought of many things. As the savior of the old times, he once had extraordinary powers, but 99% of them had been crippled. Until now, all that was left was a prank-like superpower.

Because it was a peaceful era and had no practical use in life, he almost forgot that he still possessed this power.

But faced with the pressures of life, when this flyer came into view, corresponding memories surfaced in his mind.

——Transformation (Unknown level superpower).

To be precise, it’s transforming into a magical girl.

“If, I mean if.”

“If I were a girl, finding a job would be much easier than being a middle-aged uncle, right?”