Chapter 1: Please Don’t Lift My Skirt, Okay? 1

It was already late at night. Shi Xingluo, dressed in women’s clothing, had just stepped out of the bar when he sensed something was off.

“System, someone is following me.”

The late autumn night wind was chilly, rustling his long black wig and causing his barely hip-covering JK skirt to sway in the breeze.

Shi Xingluo had been shocked when he suddenly found himself in this body earlier at the bar.

But after quickly absorbing the original host’s memories, he confirmed that this body was male.

The original host was a college student who, due to extreme financial need, had taken to wearing women’s clothing and working as a bar hostess during nights.

“Huh?”

The System was taken aback. Could it be? Getting followed on the very first night after crossing over.

“And there might be more than one person.”

Shi Xingluo silently quickened his pace, turning into an alley beside the bar. “One presence is very obvious—I can even hear the footsteps. The other is faint and elusive, perhaps just my imagination.”

In the darkness, a man wearing a baseball cap lifted his brim, gazing at the figure ahead from a distance.

He had only noticed by chance while leaving the bar that this “young girl” had an Adam’s apple, and on a whim, he had followed for a few steps.

But he never expected…

The man curled his lips. What will happen tonight?

Because he had already seen that, besides himself, there was another follower—a stout, pig-headed man—trailing the skirt-clad youth.

Shi Xingluo felt the footsteps behind him suddenly speed up!
In the next instant, a hand reached out from behind, aiming for his shoulder!

Simultaneously, a disgustingly lewd voice reached Shi Xingluo’s ears, “Hey beautiful, I didn’t get to drink with you tonight. Why did you clock out so early? And why walk so fast? How about coming to my place for some fun?”

Without turning his head, Shi Xingluo swiftly sidestepped, easily evading the pig-headed man’s grasp.

Then, under the dim streetlight, he revealed a ghostly, eerie smile. “Your place? Walking there would be too slow. How about… I will send you home instead?”

From his hidden spot, the concealed man also saw Shi Xingluo’s smile. After the initial surprise, he felt an inexplicable stir in his heart.

Such a devilish smile—unexpectedly beautiful.

The pig-headed man, who hadn’t even managed to touch a strand of Shi Xingluo’s wig, held no such appreciation. He was startled by the sinister smile. “You—I—Ah!”

Shi Xingluo had somehow gotten hold of a brick without anyone noticing!

He smashed it down hard onto the pig-headed man’s skull!

With a cry of pain, blood immediately gushed from the man’s forehead. He staggered a few times before collapsing to the ground.

The curve of Shi Xingluo’s lips widened into an innocent yet cruel smile, his lips ticked mouth seeming to transform into blood itself.

Unbeknownst to him, the hidden man’s pupils constricted abruptly in that moment, a spark of light flashing in his previously dead, still eyes!

Oblivious, Shi Xingluo bent down, reaching toward the head of the now fallen, bloodied pig-headed man. Then, with both hands, he tried to tear—

But nothing happened.

Shi Xingluo paused in confusion, then lifted his hands to examine the slender yet fragile fingers. “…Oh, I almost forgot. My special ability is gone, right?”
Shi Xingluo, who had always been accustomed to the first step—cracking skulls open—and the second step—reaching in to stir the brain matter before skillfully extracting the Crystals, finally realized with absolute clarity in that moment that he was truly no longer in the apocalyptic world overrun by zombies.
“Ho-host…”

The System was utterly terrified and couldn’t even respond to his question.

While the System was trembling in fear, there was a sudden thud!

Shi Xingluo had picked up the brick again and smashed it hard onto the pig-headed man’s skull!

Accompanied by Shi Xingluo’s murmur, “It’s fine even without Special abilities, no big deal.”

This time, he struck even more fiercely, directly creating a dent and sending the pig-headed man to his grave.

This move even shocked the man hiding in the darkness—was he playing this recklessly?

Tonight, he had truly been unexpectedly captivated.

“Host, don’t kill anyone!”

The System was frantic with worry, “This is only the novice world! If the host fails in the novice world, there’s no chance of becoming a regular employee at all!”

Shi Xingluo tilted his head, his pitch-black eyes holding an almost terrifying innocence, “Does the Quick Transmigration Administration forbid killing?”

Then he wouldn’t do it.

The System paused, “…They don’t. It’s just that this world operates under modern rule of law. If you kill someone, the host will end up in prison with no personal freedom. How could you complete missions then?”

Shi Xingluo indicated he only heard the first word, “As long as it’s allowed.”

The System’s nonexistent head buzzed with static.

“Fortunately, this is a novice mission world! To help newcomers adapt, we have one chance to start over!”

It absolutely couldn’t let its host get locked up like this!

Once the mission was declared failed, there wouldn’t even be a chance to restart. There was still time now!

“What did you do?”

Just as Shi Xingluo opened his mouth to ask, the air began to warp and distort.

When the space before him stabilized again, he was surprised to find the corpse on the ground had vanished, and hurried footsteps were approaching from behind.

A man holding a glass of wine, wearing a lecherous smile, was walking toward him.

Shi Xingluo narrowed his eyes, “System, do you actually have this kind of capability? But you acted without authorization—am I the host, or are you?”

Even as he spoke, he grabbed the nearby brick with a backhand motion.

Unbeknownst to him, the hidden man was utterly shocked at that moment. What was going on!?

He had clearly seen the young man smash that pig-headed man to death just moments ago!

Was his vision blurry? When he looked again, the pig-headed man hadn’t even reached him yet!?

Was he seeing things or having hallucinations!?

Seeing Shi Xingluo pick up the brick again, the System ignored being scolded, “I was wrong, Host! Please don’t kill anyone again!”

“Mm, no killing, good~”

This time, before the pig-headed man could approach from behind, Shi Xingluo suddenly turned and charged forward instead!

Thud!

Before the pig-headed man could process what was happening, he collapsed heavily to the ground.

Shi Xingluo tossed the brick aside and dusted his hands, “This time I didn’t kill anyone, just knocked him out.”

There was no helping it—he kept faintly sensing another gaze watching him besides this pig-headed man.

Knocking out this nuisance was also a warning to whoever else might be foolishly watching. With that, that gaze should be frightened off and disappear, right?

Feeling pleased, Shi Xingluo walked deeper into the alley. Moments later, he frowned.

Something was wrong—that gaze was still there!?

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