The Shocking Eunuch, Reborn as a Literary Girl

Chapter 2: If you don't work hard when you're young, you'll be old too (VTB)
Let's take a quick look at the current situation.

First of all, although she was reincarnated, she did not go back to the past, nor did she jump to other timelines or world lines.

The world is still the same world, time is still the same time, the only change is that she is no longer the same person.

Today, she is a 19-year-old girl living in Tokyo, Japan, named Chiya Umehara.

There is also a sixteen-year-old younger sister in the family named Umehara Amane.

The name sounds a bit unusual, a bit rare, and even makes one feel like a protagonist from an animation or novel.

Her experiences do indeed bear some resemblance to those of protagonists in early youth novels.

In short, he is an orphan with no parents and has a sister but no house.

The two sisters' father died in a car accident when they were very young.

Then, when she was fifteen and had just entered high school, her only remaining relative, her mother, also passed away due to a serious illness.

In the end, only Umehara Chiya and her younger sister, who was three years younger than her, were left to depend on each other.

The death of his mother plunged their already meager life into despair.

He spent all his savings on his mother's medical treatment.
The relatives either had long since lost contact or had only a distant relationship.

The only person who offered help was a distant uncle who sent a small amount of money each month, but this amount was not even enough to cover the rent for the apartment in Tokyo.

If the landlord hadn't been kind enough to let them delay their rent payment, the two sisters might have already been homeless.

Under immense economic and life pressures, Chiya Umehara, whose grades were already mediocre, had no choice but to drop out of school early to earn money to support herself and her younger sister.

Three years have passed since then...

Over the past three years, Chiya has tried many jobs: working odd jobs at a nearby Chinese restaurant, doing part-time work at a convenience store downstairs, and even submitting her work to various light novel imprints, hoping to reverse her decline by becoming famous.

But none of these attempts were sustained.

Although working can earn money, it is far from enough to make a living.

The two sisters not only have to pay rent, but also the cost of the younger sister's tutoring classes, which their meager salaries cannot cover at all.

She needs more money and a more stable income.

As for writing novels, that obviously didn't work out either.

All the submitted works ultimately disappeared without a trace, and no one paid any attention.

At that time, Chiya Umehara was in despair.

She needs money, and lots and lots of money.

For a young, beautiful, yet impoverished woman, stepping into an abyss of no return might be just one step away.

But none of these things ultimately happened...

During that period, she tried every possible way to make money, hoping to hold onto her bottom line before all other options were exhausted.

Finally, she succeeded.

Perhaps there was an element of luck involved, or perhaps she truly possessed a unique personal charm.

In short, she successfully gained popularity on YouTube as a virtual YouTuber, and as a result, earned a considerable income that was slightly higher than that of the average Japanese part-time worker.

This windfall greatly alleviated the two sisters' financial difficulties, allowing them to be less distressed for nearly two years.

However, the good times did not last long.

Making a living through the internet is ultimately an unstable profession.

While high popularity can generate income through temporary hype, audiences come and go quickly.

As long as you don't survive, netizens will quickly forget you completely.

Chiya Umehara is now facing this problem.

Recently, her videos on YouTube have been struggling to even break 10,000 views.

The live stream room usually only has two or three hundred people, and it's always quiet and deserted.

The decline in popularity has led to a chain reaction, resulting in a sharp drop in revenue.

However, rent, my sister's tutoring fees, and living expenses are all included.
These expenses, even when her income was good, put her under a lot of pressure, let alone now that her popularity has declined.

Recently, in order to raise money to make a living, she had to temporarily give up her full-time live streaming.

During the day, she works at a nearby convenience store, and at night she comes back to continue live streaming.

Even so, the income was still not enough.

Therefore, she once again had the idea of ​​writing a novel.
So his daily life became working during the day, coming home from get off work to do live streaming in the evening, and then staying up all night to write novels after the live stream ended.

In order to make money, she chose to exploit her body in the most extreme way.

She believes that as long as she works hard enough, life will definitely get better.

But life isn't always about "the harder you work, the luckier you get".

Sometimes, the results of hard work can be cruel.

After two consecutive weeks of intense overexertion, 19-year-old Chiya Umehara passed away peacefully in her sleep, slumped over her desk.

As for the cause of death, it was probably overwork and sudden death.

Subsequently, her soul merged with Gao Yexing, who died at the same time, for some unknown supernatural reason.

Two souls and memories thus merged into a brand new individual.
After recalling his current background and experiences, Chiya Umehara had a somewhat complicated expression on his face.

She glanced at the computer desk next to her, at the novel she had only finished writing half of last night.

Then, he sighed and said, "It's true what they say, even a hero can be brought down by a penny."

For the 'benevolence' of the past life, money was probably the one thing they had in abundance.

Renci, a "wealthy writer," could probably manage his meager expenses—rent, tutoring fees, and living expenses—by squeezing out a tiny scrap of his own wealth.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, he became a nobody who had to struggle for this small amount of money.

Life is truly unpredictable.
However, despite this, Chiya Umehara was not saddened by it.

It's more like the opposite.

With this rebirth, her mood subtly began to lighten.

For a "major eunuch" like her, burdened with debt and relentlessly attacked no matter what she writes, this is a different story.
For a "villain" like her, who is relentlessly humiliated and ridiculed online even after death.
Being reborn after death is like starting a new game after a bad one, wiping the slate clean of the past.

This is fantastic news!

As for the current predicament...
"I'll take care of it."

Just as Chiya Umehara was still immersed in processing all sorts of miscellaneous information from her recent rebirth, there was a sudden knock on the door.

This interrupted her thoughts.

She got up and went to open the door when she heard the noise.

Upon opening the door, standing in the corridor outside was none other than his younger sister, Umehara Amane.

At this moment, the petite girl, who looked like a small animal, was cautiously huddled outside the door, her eyes darting around.

"Hey, how are you feeling today, sister?"

Chiya Umehara simply replied, "Yeah, I'm fine. What's wrong? Is there something you want to tell me?"

Then the atmosphere froze.

For some reason, Umehara Amane's expression seemed somewhat conflicted at this moment. Her mouth opened slightly and then closed again.

She glanced at her sister with a conflicted look in her eyes, but then immediately turned her head away.

Upon seeing her reaction, Umehara Chiya realized that this girl seemed to have something difficult to say to him.

So she asked, "What's wrong?"

"That. That"

"What exactly happened? Just tell me."

"That's it."

Under Chiya Umehara's repeated questioning, the younger sister finally mustered up the courage to say what she wanted to say.

"Well, I mean, sister, maybe you shouldn't send me to tutoring classes anymore."

Upon hearing this, Chiya Umehara was stunned.

After a brief silence, she composed herself and then asked her sister in the gentlest and most soothing tone possible, "Why are you suddenly telling me this? Is something bothering you lately?"

"No, no!" The younger sister, Umehara Amane, shook her head repeatedly. "It's just... that..."

"Sister, haven't you been working very hard lately? You must be having a headache over money and such things."

"I feel like I don't want you to work so hard, so..."

So that's why!
Chiya Umehara sighed inwardly, feeling somewhat helpless.

Recently, due to a decline in viewership of his live streams, his income has decreased and he is facing financial difficulties. Of course, he couldn't keep this from his sister.

My sister knew that I had switched from being a full-time live streamer to working part-time while live streaming, and also staying up late to write novels.

The atmosphere of economic pressure threatening to crush the entire family could not be hidden no matter what.

Although she didn't say anything, the younger sister inevitably had thoughts like "I'm a burden to my older sister" and "I'm the one who hurt my older sister."

Unable to resist the moral guilt, she chose to tell herself today, "I don't want tutoring anymore."

Money
Ultimately, it all comes down to money.

While thinking this to herself, Umehara Chiya casually replied to her younger sister, Umehara Amane, "It's okay, you don't need to worry about the money."

However, she did not expect that her response would provoke Umehara Amane.

Umehara Amane's tone suddenly became agitated: "How can we not worry? Sister, your live stream viewership has dropped drastically recently, hasn't it? Your income is more than halved compared to before, isn't it?"

"Working during the day is not only hard work, but you also don't earn much money, right? How can you afford so many expenses?"

Chiya Umehara replied, "I have other ways to make money."

However, such an answer obviously could not convince Umehara Amane.

Her tone grew increasingly agitated, and she suddenly rushed forward, raising her head to meet her sister's gaze.
"What other ways are there to make money? What do you want to do, sister? Or rather, what can you do to afford such expenses? You don't have any education or connections. How will you maintain your previous expenses after you stop earning income as a Vtuber?"

"Are you going to film an adult movie? Or are you going to Okubo? You've had these thoughts before, haven't you? If I hadn't stopped you back then, you would have already done it!"

"If you do this for me, I will not be grateful to you for supporting me! I will hate you, and I will never forgive you for the rest of my life! Absolutely!"

The younger sister's high spirits were somewhat beyond what Umehara Chiya had expected.

She was somewhat taken aback, and for quite some time she couldn't think of a rebuttal.

While she was still stunned, her younger sister rushed up and hugged her tightly.

Only now did she notice.
My sister's eyes were filled with tears.

'Are you worried about me?'

Although she felt somewhat helpless about this development, she could understand her sister's worries.

Indeed, what would a young woman with no education, no skills, and nothing to offer except her looks do when she desperately needs money?

Honestly, it's not hard to imagine at all.

It should be said that Chiya Umehara had already been considering this idea before.

Her health is her greatest asset right now.

Exchanging one's body for money requires sacrificing only dignity and morality.

This is an easy and tempting choice to make.

If she fails to make money writing this novel again, then when she reaches her wit's end, she will easily break her own moral bottom line, which is actually very fragile.

This is highly likely.

She knew perfectly well what Umehara Chiya had written before. Calling it utter nonsense would be an exaggeration, but it was certainly a complete amateurish effort.

Therefore, it should be said that the younger sister's concerns were valid.

only.
It's different now.

The current Chiya Umehara is not the same Chiya Umehara as before.

Thinking of this, she smiled confidently.

She patted her younger sister's back as she hugged her, gently comforting her.

"I told you, don't worry about me."

"Didn't I tell you before that I want to make money by writing novels? What's the rush?"

Umehara Amane sniffed and said in a tearful voice, "Making money by writing novels is not that simple."

"Sister, you've submitted novels before, haven't you? But there were never any follow-ups, right?"

"So what if there's no follow-up this time? Will you lie to me and say you made money writing novels, but actually you're doing *that* kind of thing to make money?"

Umehara Chiya replied, "What are you talking about? You can't hide this kind of thing from anyone. Whether the novel has been published or not, whether it has become popular or not, you can't possibly be kept in the dark about these things, can you?"

To put her younger sister's mind at ease, Chiya Umehara made a final promise: "That's settled then. If my submission isn't successful this time, and I don't earn any money, then to ease the family's financial burden, I'll let you skip tutoring. Is that okay?"

The younger sister blinked her teary eyes: "Really?"

Chiya Umehara nodded: "Of course it's true. But before that, promise me you'll study hard, don't overthink things, and don't worry about these trivial matters, okay?"

After hesitating for a while, the younger sister finally agreed.

"You can't go back on your word."

"Yes, of course. I'm a man of my word."

After finally managing to appease his younger sister and get her to leave, Umehara Chiya closed the door and sighed wearily.

"We've only just transmigrated here and we're already facing such trouble."

Her gaze fell on the computer monitor in the room.

The novel that Chiya Umehara wrote halfway through yesterday is still on there.

From her perspective at that time, these things were undoubtedly garbage, unattractive, and had no chance of making money whatsoever.

But
She's different now.

"I'm that super eunuch who, even in death, will be whipped and hurled at!!"

"Having already dominated the Chinese website, what difficulty could there be in reaching the top in tiny Japan with my novels!"

"I am merciful!!"

Thus, the extraordinary eunuch was reborn as a literary genius girl.
That's roughly the story.
(End of this chapter)