My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

Hehe~

"Reincarnation and time travel—aren't these just fantasy scenarios from comics? I never thought I'd actually encounter them myself!"

Kouta was momentarily at a loss for words, unsure whether to exclaim, "Ah! So other worlds really do exist!" or, "Wow! People really can be reincarnated after they die!"...

For the past six months, he has been unable to recall any memories of his past life, has lost his superpowers, and is penniless.

The only thing to be thankful for is that he discovered he could understand the languages ​​of this world.

So, at first, he thought about finding a job, only to find that there were no jobs for him in the city. Although it sounds unbelievable, it was true.

Even though he stated that he didn't want a salary, no one hired him, and they even rudely kicked him out.

He couldn't understand it then, but he understands it now.

The world was still an agricultural society, without factories that required a large number of workers, and people relied on the land for survival.

The vast number of poor people in the slums of this city were actually farmers whose land had been seized by nobles or large landowners.

Having lost their land, they had nowhere else to turn, so they came to the country's capital in search of a possible way to survive. However, the ancient city did not need so many people, so a large number of them became poor people in the slums.

So, if there were any jobs available, they would have already been taken by the huge slum population in the city; there would be no chance for him to find one.

He soon became extremely hungry and wandered aimlessly through the city.

at this time,

As a slum boy ran past him, he slipped him a money pouch, leaving Kouta momentarily stunned.

Then he saw the owner of the lost property standing aggressively ahead, his eyes filled with a murderous intent. Kouta's heart tightened, and his whole body went cold. He couldn't imagine the consequences of not being able to explain himself, so he had no choice but to turn around and run...

Although he didn't have the superhuman strength of his previous life, he seemed to still have the talent for running, which allowed him to escape successfully. He met the slum boy who gave him the money bag and learned that the boy's name was "Hume," that he was an orphan, and that he had grown up in the slums.

Hume also learned that he had no memories of his past and did not know his own name.

So they took him along and lived in the slums, and even gave him a name, Lim.

Kouta also learned from Hume that the city they were in was the royal city of the Kingdom of Altona in the north of the continent—Saint Valeri.

To be precise, it's the slums of the outer city, the sewers of the entire city of Saint-Valéry's economy.

Slums consist of makeshift shacks made from local materials, densely packed together. These shacks offer neither shelter from the wind nor protection from the rain; they are merely places to sleep for the night.

Life in the slums is monotonous and cruel. It's monotonous because every slum dweller only needs to do one thing every day: find food. It's cruel because if they can't find food, they will starve to death.

In order to survive, countless sordid transactions take place here every day.

The two lived in the slums, enduring hardship but managing to get some food each day, because Hume knew the ways of survival in the city well:

He knew where begging was most likely to be successful, which shops might throw out rotten but still edible food when they closed, where the pedestrians were most numerous and densely packed, making it easiest to steal money, and he knew the intricate network of alleyways in the outer city...

However, Kouta gradually discovered that Rim seemed to care a lot about his memories, and would always subtly ask him if he had remembered something.

But at that time, he couldn't recall any memories and could only shake his head.

Life was like this all along; though difficult, it was peaceful.

But all of that changed a few days ago.

Chapter 490 Discovery

A few days ago, the five-year war between the Kingdom of Altona and its neighbor, the Kingdom of Garuyak, ended with the Kingdom of Altona losing three border cities.

That day, the Kingdom of Garouac sent a special envoy to the royal city of Saint Valeri in Altona to sign a ceasefire agreement.

The Kingdom of Altona warmly welcomed the envoy from the Kingdom of Garouac, and the entire capital, Saint Valerio, held a grand welcoming ceremony and a three-day celebration.

In ancient times, when productivity was low, such celebrations were very rare forms of entertainment.

For a time, the entire Saint-Valérie was in full swing. Both the inner and outer city were decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the streets were packed with people, creating a festive atmosphere.

Conversely, the slum dwellers dared not take to the streets, because on that day, the Royal Guard would patrol the outer city to maintain order.

The Royal Guard was entirely composed of knights, who were nobles in this era. Generally, they did not patrol the outer city; they were only responsible for the security of the inner city.

But on that day, they were to welcome the special envoy from the Kingdom of Garuyak, and the royal family of the Kingdom of Altona could not afford to be careless, so they arranged for the royal guards to patrol the outer city.

When Kouta first heard about the "Royal City Guard," he was quite dismissive, but Hume repeatedly warned him never, ever to provoke the Royal City Guard!

If you offend them, never think of running away or resisting; kneeling and crawling on your knees is the only way to survive.

Kouta looked at Hume's ashen face and trembling body, completely puzzled.

Are the Royal Guards really that scary?

In this era of cold weapons, they might not be able to defeat their opponent, but with their familiarity with the terrain, escaping shouldn't be a problem, right?

Why give up even trying? Why just kneel down and crawl on the ground?

So he voiced his doubts.

Upon hearing this, Hume seemed to recall something terrifying; his face turned ashen, and his voice trembled.

He was repeatedly and sternly warned that when facing the Royal Guard, or rather, when facing the knights, he should not even think about running away, because he could not escape!

Don't even think about resisting; you'll just be instantly killed!

These ordinary people and the knights are two completely different species... Kneeling down and begging for mercy is the only possible way to survive!

Even now, Kouta can't forget the contradictory expression on Hume's face when he talked about the knights—a mixture of extreme fear and boundless longing.

During the three days of the celebration, they would only come out of the slums at night to look for food.

Because there are far fewer people at night, and there are no convenient things like electric lights in this era. At night, the lighting from candles and matches is completely useless; it's pitch black, with only the faint moonlight providing a little illumination.

Only in the inner city, where something was used to keep it as bright as day, could he and Hume see the dazzling prosperity of the inner city from several kilometers away in the outer city slums.

However, they were only looking; the inner city required citizenship of the Kingdom of Altona, which cost a fortune to acquire.

At night, the Royal Guard will not patrol the outer city.

They could go out to find food without worry, but on the way, he and Hume got separated.

Neither of them was worried, because they had already arranged a meeting place.

While searching for food, Kouta came to the central avenue of the outer city. This avenue runs directly from the outer city through the inner city and even to the imperial palace. It is also one of the few roads in the outer city that is paved with stone slabs and is quite wide.

This avenue is full of life during the day, but at night, because there are no streetlights in the outer section, it is dimly lit and there are hardly any people. Even those who are there walk hurriedly and are wary of their surroundings.

Suddenly, Kouta noticed a carriage stop about twenty meters ahead of him. Three suspicious-looking people got out of the carriage, carrying a sack. They looked around and then turned into the alley closest to the road.

Kouta recognized one of the three men; his unusually tall stature made him easy to spot. His name was Gray, a scoundrel from the slums who often used his size to bully the weaker members of the slums—worse than an animal.

After confirming it was Gray, Konta, who initially didn't want to get involved in something that looked extremely dangerous, hesitated. He knew that Gray's actions would never be good, and the sack they were carrying looked too much like it contained a person.

Kouta suspects that Gray is kidnapping or trafficking people.

Although human trafficking has long been an open secret, no one cares if a few people suddenly disappear from the slums, and those who are gone never come back.

But once he actually saw it, Kouta still couldn't ignore it.

In the end, Kouta made a decision: if there was a chance to save them, he would; if not, then it was fate.

With these thoughts in mind, he secretly followed them.

To avoid revealing his face and incurring retaliation from Gray and his gang, Kouta covered his face with a cloth.

In this ancient city without streetlights, it was pitch black everywhere, with only the moon providing a meager illumination. His size was similar to that of an ordinary person, not as conspicuous as Gray, so he believed that no one could recognize him.

After making several turns, Kouta discovered that they had left the outer city and arrived at the slums, entering Gray's house in the slums.

It was a rare wooden house in the slum. It was more of a small wooden hut than a house, and it had reached the end of its lifespan, with the wood starting to rot. But in the slum, it was considered a mansion!

Kouta waited for a while, and only after confirming that they hadn't come out did he sneak over.

Through the crack in the window, he saw that in the dimly lit room, Gray and the others were sitting around a broken table with a missing leg, drinking wine!

You know, wine is a wonderful thing, especially in this era. It's a luxury that only nobles can enjoy. And now, Gray and his two companions can actually afford to drink wine?

The kerosene lamp on the broken wooden table emitted a faint light, but it could not conceal the excitement of Gray and his two companions.

While drinking, they talked at length about how lucky they were this time, how they met a great benefactor, how easy it was to get such a deal, how much money they made, and how they were going to be rich in the future.

Suddenly, a man next to Gray suggested that they open the sack to see who was inside.

Although they received the sack from a mysterious person and knew by touch that it contained a woman, they still did not know what the woman inside looked like.

The mysterious man's request was also very strange: they only needed to keep the sack until the next morning and then hand it over to the person who would receive them, in exchange for ten gold coins.

gold!

Those are gold coins!

Gray and his companions had never seen real gold coins in their entire lives, let alone ten.

Ten gold coins could easily buy them citizenship in the inner city, a house, and hundreds of maids...

However, the mysterious man specifically warned them that they must not open the sack during this period.

However, under the influence of alcohol, they had long forgotten each other's warnings.

So they untied the sack, and then... stood there dumbfounded.

Chapter 491 System

They swore that they had never seen such a beautiful girl in this life, no, in their past life, the life before that, and the life before that...

Inside the sack, a stunningly beautiful blonde girl lay asleep peacefully. She looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old, the prime of her youth, with delicate features, light-colored eyebrows, a straight nose, and pink lips. Her peaceful sleeping appearance resembled that of a resting fairy.

She wore a white off-shoulder dress, which highlighted her elegant and noble temperament while also adding a touch of purity and innocence. Her delicate collarbones and fragrant shoulders were exposed, adding a touch of charm to her purity. Her dazzlingly white and tender skin was smooth and lustrous, stimulating the men's eyes at this moment.

A sapphire necklace hung above her collarbone, exceptionally beautiful and dazzling. Its light seemed alive, sparkling like starlight, making the girl even more radiant, elegant, and noble!

The sack was pulled down, revealing the girl's graceful and slender figure, especially her pair of jade-like, long and beautiful legs, which, even curled up, made one want to hold them in one's hands and play with them.

Looking at this stunning beauty who exuded nobility from head to toe, Gray and his companions were momentarily stunned.

Perhaps their movements startled the girl, for she fluttered her eyelashes slightly and then opened her pale golden eyes.

The girl seemed not to have reacted yet. She tried to move her body but found that her hands and feet were tied up and her mouth was also gagged with a cloth.

After her sleepy eyes finally made out the three filthy, ugly men with lewd eyes in front of her, she finally understood her situation and began to struggle violently...

However, her trembling appearance, like a little lamb trapped in a wolf's den, only aroused the destructive desires in men the more she struggled and the more terrified she became.