National Destiny: Starting with a gender-swapped role as Artoria

Wu Yue lay on the bed, completely still, his mind unable to think.

Why did things turn out this way? Why am I imprisoned here?

Will I be imprisoned for life?

Isn't anyone coming to save me? Hey... I'm a great hero of the Celestial Empire now...

He's imprisoned now...

Didn't the government officials notice this...?

Feeling utterly weak, Wu Yue rolled over and curled up on his side...

"I've had enough... At the very least, I should have a male body now..."

A sense of shame... humiliation... anger... an indescribable mix of emotions welled up inside Wu Yue, and her face flushed slightly...

Honestly... being imprisoned by a beautiful girl...

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the other side

"Hey, Ge Lixiang, do you know Wu Yue went there? She suddenly went back that day, and we haven't seen her at school these past few days."

Ge Lixiang shook his head.

"I don't know either. I went to his house, but no one was home. I can't get through on the phone, and he hasn't replied to my messages."

The students around him immediately looked dejected.

"Ah... how could this happen... I really wanted to touch the ahoge (cowlick) on her head... It's all my fault for not saying it before... sigh..."

"The problem is you don't have a chance now. Didn't Wu Yue say she would turn back into a male body? She probably did three days ago."

"Oh my god... don't just say it out loud..."

"Hey, did Wu Yue go back to her hometown? Did she tell you? And how did she ask the homeroom teacher for leave? Our homeroom teacher is a real pain!"

Another person asked Ge Lixiang.

Although everyone knew that Wu Yue might have reverted to a male body, they still held a sliver of hope until they saw Wu Yue in person.

"I don't know. I asked the homeroom teacher, but the teacher only said that Wu Yue's reason for taking leave was that she was not feeling well."

The people around immediately sighed and looked dejected.

"Wu Yue... my Wu Yue, oh my..."

"Holy shit, how disgusting is that?"

Ge Lixiang turned his head to look at Ailiya on the other side. As usual, she was surrounded by many female classmates, all chatting and laughing.

Ge Lixiang frowned, feeling that something was amiss.

Because Wu Yue was no longer coming to school, the class, and even all the students in the school, felt more or less disappointed.

But there was one exception.

That's Aria.

Instead of feeling disappointed, she performed even better than usual, displaying youthful charm and shining even brighter with her status as a campus beauty goddess.

After hesitating for a moment, I decided to get up and ask her if she knew anything about Wu Yue's situation.

After all, they were childhood sweethearts.

"Holy crap! My school has beautiful girls and luxury cars, holy crap!"

Just then, someone shouted something by the bedside, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

"Beauty?!"

"A luxury car?!"

The classroom began to stir, and everyone pressed their faces against the windows to look out.

Ge Lixiang was also pushed over and stood by the window, looking down.

A Rolls-Royce convertible with a completely black exterior, and a beautiful woman being fed.

Shio Mo Ai was wearing sunglasses, a black jacket, a white shirt, black jeans, and black and white flat shoes.

He turned off the convertible engine, opened the door, and got out of the car with practiced ease.

I walked towards the office building.

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Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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Chapter Forty-Three: A Sacred and Solemn Ritual of Shame - The Magic of Suspending Time

After parking her car, Shio Mu Ai put on her sunglasses and headed towards the office building.

The students were all looking out the window, their faces filled with excitement. Just then, one of the students noticed something.

"Holy crap! Isn't she that Shio Murakami Ai?!"

"Huh? Holy crap!"

"Holy crap... should I go buy a lottery ticket now...?"

"Holy crap... that Shiogure Ai can use a skill similar to Wood Release?! Holy crap! Everyone, look at me, look at me!"

A student suddenly shouted, drawing everyone's attention to him.

The student then took a step back, took a deep breath, and clapped his hands together sharply!

——Snap——

"MOOC stew! Sigh with a drink!" [Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World!]

Time seemed to stand still.

"How about that?! Isn't it awesome?!"

Everyone looked at each other and burst into laughter at the same time.

Only those who had watched Naruto didn't laugh; instead, they nodded seriously.

They really do look alike...

During the live stream, Shio Mu Ai simply clapped her hands together, and a giant tree branch appeared.

Ai Shiogure, Ai Senju Shiogure?

That shouldn't be the case... Isn't Ai Shiogure a representative of China...?

Soon, Shio Mu Ai entered the office building and walked towards a private office.

opened the door.

Machima was sitting at the innermost desk by the window, grading papers.

Hearing the door open, he glanced up, then lowered his head again to grade the papers.

"Is there a problem?"

Shio Mu Ai took off her black sunglasses, put them in her pocket, and came in, closing the door again.

He sat down on the sofa in the center, which was used for receiving guests, and poured himself a cup of tea.

"Do you want a drink?"

"No need."

Shio Mu Ai took a sip, savored it very elegantly, and then put it back on the table.

"Wu Yue has disappeared, did you know?"

"Don't know."

Shio Mu Ai smiled helplessly.

"In a place like this, where it's all students, how could we possibly find someone like that?"

Machima put down her pen, looked up at Shio Mu Ai, and stared directly at her with her golden, round eyes.

The two looked at each other.

Machima burst into a very pleasant laugh, and it took her a long time to recover.

"I'm here as a teacher not for any other reason than to pass the time."

"You must know something about Wu Yue's disappearance, right?"

"Not sure."

Shio Mu Ai took another sip of tea and took something out of her pocket.

It was a small black box.

It was gently placed on the table.