Chapter 1
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My head hurts…
Well, of course hitting my head would be painful.
I probably passed out after I fell, right? Ugh, and I even had a weird dream.
But seriously… What is going on?
It’s so dark. I can’t see anything.
And it’s really cramped…
It feels like I’m trapped in a sack, wrapped tightly with layers of rope…
Wait, is this a kidnapping?!
Well, considering I’m a school beauty and my family is rich, it’s reasonable to be targeted… Ah!
A-Anyway, I need to find a way to escape as soon as possible.
Lin Yu started struggling to break free from the “sack” that confined her.
Snap–!
A sound, similar to an eggshell cracking, echoed and something fell to the ground.
Lin Yu hadn’t expected that with just a little push, the “sack” would split open.
Phew… Looks like I wasn’t actually in a sack.
Thinking this, she continued struggling, trying to fully break free from the mysterious object.
Snap… snap… snap snap…
As the sound continued to echo, she finally broke free from the mysterious object.
A wave of relief washed over Lin Yu as she stretched her limbs.
Limbs…
Multiple limbs…
As she instinctively stretched her body, Lin Yu suddenly froze.
Her movements felt different from before?
She instinctively looked down at herself but it was pitch black—she still couldn’t see anything.
Even though she had escaped from the mysterious object, everything around her remained shrouded in darkness.
A basement? A dark room?
But this feeling under my feet… Is this dirt? Coarse, slightly rough dirt… Also, speaking of which, don’t I have too many feet…?
One, two, three… six in total?
Huuuu—
Stay calm. I need to stay calm.
Aaaaaah! I can’t stay calm at all!!
Having six feet clearly means I’m not human, and probably not even an animal… Ugh…
I’ve turned into an insect!
…
So, in conclusion, this must be one of those trendy transmigration stories… No, in my case, it should be reincarnation, right? I’ve been reborn as some kind of insect.
If this is reincarnation, that means I must have died once already.
Wait, what?
Did I actually die from that fall?!
It was just a minor slip! How did that kill me?!
It took Lin Yu a few minutes to regain her composure, and during that time, she gradually began to adapt to the darkness. Whether it was her new body’s innate night vision or just her eyes adjusting, she was starting to make out her surroundings.
First, the mysterious object that had trapped her—it was actually an insect egg.
Of course, now it was just a pile of broken shells.
Lin Yu’s gaze shifted from the shell fragments to her left, and that’s when she saw it—a massive creature looming over her, its enormous mandibles wide open. The sharp, menacing jaws looked like they could tear her apart in a single bite.
“Chiiii!!!—”
Lin Yu was so terrified she jumped up and screamed.
What the hell is that?!
But… it’s not moving. Is it asleep…? No, it’s dead.
Breathing a sigh of relief, Lin Yu cautiously examined the massive creature before her.
Other than the shattered eggshells, this cave-like space contained only the enormous corpse in front of her.
It had a head, thorax, and abdomen, six legs, and two antennae. But most striking of all were its terrifyingly large mandibles.
It’s an ant. Just… an unbelievably huge ant.
Thankfully, it’s already dead.
Wait a second.
A dead giant ant… an egg…
Could it be…?
Could it be?!
She finally looked down at her own body.
Six legs, two antennae, and those unsettling mandibles…
As expected, she had been reincarnated as an ant. But why was she completely white? Apart from her red eyes, her entire body—legs, mandibles, and antennae—was pure white.
Did I roll around in a tub of milk or something?
She muttered to herself in frustration before sighing deeply.
Well, at least I wasn’t reincarnated as a spider, cockroach, or centipede.
Recalling past traumatic encounters, Lin Yu’s new ant body shuddered involuntarily.
She took another careful look at her surroundings.
This seemed to be a cave. Behind the giant ant’s body, she noticed a circular passage—likely the only exit.
Even with her newfound night vision, she couldn’t see very far into the tunnel.
Hmm, better not go out yet.
Following her instincts, Lin Yu quickly scuttled backward.
Th-There’s no other choice! What if there’s a spider lurking in that tunnel? How could I, a tiny ant, possibly fight it?!
But… Come to think of it, ants are supposed to be super strong, right? Something about lifting several times their body weight?
Can’t quite remember. Oh well.
It’d be nice if I could check my current strength.
As soon as she had this thought, her vision suddenly brightened.
A transparent screen appeared before her.
The sudden development startled her.
________________________________________Name: Lin Yu
Species: [Ant Queen]
Aptitude: S+
Rank: None
Level: LV.1
HP: 10/10
MP: 12/12
Skills: [Unique Skill—Ant Queen], [Egg Laying]
Attributes:
● Strength: 0
● Agility: 0
● Intelligence: 1
● Physical Resistance: 0
● Elemental Magic Resistance: 0
● Status Resistance: 0
________________________________________
Huh?
What is this…?
Aptitude? Species? Level? And there’s HP, MP, skills, and attributes?
Is this a game?
‘Hey, is anyone there? A system? A game master?’
No response. Lin Yu pouted in annoyance.
She turned her attention back to the floating screen.
Species: [Ant Queen]… I’m an ant queen? Wait, is [Ant Queen] even a species? Shouldn’t it just say ant?
Aptitude: S+… Aptitude usually refers to growth potential, right?
And what is this Rank thing?
Level: LV.1… Ugh, not happy about that.
HP and MP… I don’t have anything to compare these, but the numbers seem pretty low.
Skills… [Unique Skill—Ant Queen]? A unique skill? Why do I have that? Does unique mean it’s one of a kind? Ah, wait, could it be… Is this the “blessing” from that dream?
You’ve got to be kidding me!
I wished for an army of invincible, loyal subordinates!
Lin Yu’s ant face froze as she glanced at the second skill: [Egg Laying].
Invincible loyalty…
Ah. I see now.
She suddenly had an epiphany.
Of course—if I give birth to them, they’ll naturally be loyal to me.
Pfft! Who would want to lay eggs?!
And I asked for them to be both invincible AND loyal!
She turned back to her attributes.
Strength is easy to understand, but why is it zero?! Am I so weak I don’t even qualify for a 1?!
Agility… movement speed? Also zero…
Intelligence is 1. But is this actual intelligence or just a stat for my magic power?
Physical resistance must be my toughness.
Elemental resistance protects against magic.
Status resistance… probably resists debuffs?
Seriously, what kind of status screen is this?! Where’s my instruction manual?!
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