I will never give in to Miss Death

After leaving the apartment building, I thought depressedly to myself.

If I hadn't thought that there was a property management here, it was relatively intelligent, it was convenient to recharge and pay, and there were rules at night so no one dared to make loud noises, making it suitable for writing in the middle of the night, I might have just moved out on the day the lease expired.

The root of everything is lack of money.

Well... I don’t know if I can buy a house of my own in this lifetime.

My requirements are very low... There shouldn't be garbage all over the floor like in the urban villages, there won't be big rats crawling in through the windows at night, I won't be woken up by the honking of nearby horns during my lunch break, and I just want to be able to see the sunshine when it comes out.

As for the house type... it feels like it should have a living room, a small room of your own, and a separate bathroom.

Ah, if possible, it would be best to have a balcony, where you can plant some flowers and grass, or you can spread a small mat on the balcony. After working all day, you can come home at night, take a bath, and look at the moon and count the stars on the small mat.

But generally speaking, such houses would be very expensive, right?

According to the current housing prices in Kamihama City and my current salary...buying a house is almost impossible.

Oh no, let alone buying a house, it’s even a question whether I can find a job in the future.

I have become a little loli without an ID card. How can I survive in this society?

And...as for my girlfriend, my current body is that of a woman. As an upright uncle, you might as well kill me instead of asking me to find a man.

I cannot show my dark history to anyone. This is the bottom line.

Then I should go find a girl? Girls love girls? A lesbian relationship?

Are there any girls willing to accept themselves like this?

For some reason, when I thought of "love", the shadow of a certain god of death emerged in my mind.

She? No, no, no, that guy was angry because I teased him, and he was the culprit who turned me into this state. He knew that I was an uncle before, so it's impossible.

What's more, they come from a world that I have never been exposed to. They are very busy every day and probably don't have time to care about an ordinary person like me.

Forget it, forget it, stop thinking about it, what I should care about is living a good life every day.

The "me" of the past is already dead, and I don't know how the god of death will deal with my current self in three days. I can actually think of buying a house and getting a girlfriend.

"Whoosh..."

Taking another deep breath outside the apartment building, I stretched my slender legs.

After a little exercise, go back to have breakfast. After that, it’s time to ask for salary.

No. 020 The wind is blowing, the heart is flying, who is shedding tears?

May 2022, 5, a holiday, sunny weather, average temperature 3° to 23°, and good air quality.

It is expected that there will be endless sunny days in the next seven days.

After a hearty breakfast and cleaning up the dishes, I took my charged mobile phone off the computer desk and casually checked today’s weather and temperature, only to find out that today is a holiday.

There are three days off for Labor Day.

Moreover, today is Friday. If any company or school is a little more "conscientious", they may give students five consecutive days off and not return to work or school until May 5th.

Of course, I also know that the probability of such a situation is too low. Now society has entered the "King of Roll" era. At least yesterday evening when I came back from the supermarket during the rush hour, I did not feel that there was a significant decrease in the number of cars and pedestrians around me.

No wonder the housing manager and the couple didn’t ask me why I didn’t go to class yesterday. It turns out that I had a few days off…

This is also the situation that is most likely to occur to novel authors, because all holidays have nothing to do with us, whether it is Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, Qingming Festival, or the grand Spring Festival, the novel still has to be updated. After a long time, the author will not remember which day is which festival, how many days of vacation there are, and some authors don’t even remember what day of the week it is - of course, except for authors who play certain games.

For example, some online game authors will remember when fatigue is refreshed and when the abyss is settled, and when new versions and new activities are released. Some stand-alone players will keep an eye out for summer sales, Halloween sales, Christmas sales, Black Friday and so on.

On the other hand, these holidays may be a burden for the authors.

I just remember that Pippi and Marisa, who were the closest to me in the group, often complained that they hated the Spring Festival and Qingming Festival the most. Every time they went to Spring Festival, they had to squeeze into the Spring Festival travel rush, and they had to visit relatives and participate in various activities when they went back. The same was true for Qingming Festival, when they had to go back to their hometown to climb mountains and visit graves, which made them feel sleepy and tired. Others had the holiday to play freely, but they had to type when they came back exhausted.

Especially during the Spring Festival, even if you save up your manuscripts in advance and go home to update, it won’t work, because readers will get red envelopes during the Spring Festival, and they will give you tips to urge you to update when they have nothing to do at home, so you must update, right? No matter how many manuscripts you save up, it won’t work. If you don’t update when others give you tips, the readers will stop reading your works and go to other authors.

Besides... where do I get the manuscripts from? I still have to squeeze them out during my rest time every day.

[I'm in Kamihama City, taking the subway. It's really bustling here.]

[Kamihama is really big. Many facilities are integrated. You can take the subway by scanning a code. There are no ticket sellers.]

[The milk tea here is only 12 yuan a cup? Where we start at 20 yuan]

The "Yaedo Rights Protection Group" at this time was obviously much more lively than yesterday. Many authors who were previously unknown showed up. It seemed that some of them had already arrived in Kamihama and expressed their views on this city in the group.

[I'm in the Glory District. It's really too much. It's full of villas. What's going on in this city?]

[Haha, go to Beiyang District, that's the real paradise for the rich. I saw the pictures online and it made me think differently. Do you know the Paradise Resort in PUBG? There are houses and gardens everywhere.]

[There's nothing to be surprised about. It's just a poor area and a rich area, isn't it? You all write novels, so why are you not familiar with this kind of setting? Reality is often more magical than fiction. Fiction requires logic, but reality doesn't.]

[This is the first time I’ve seen such an exaggerated contrast in real life. The New West District is full of pigeon cages, while the North Yang District is full of villas and large gardens. Wow…]

Of course, many people have expressed their doubts about this "rights protection action" -

[Are you sure you can get the money? Where is Pikachu? Has Pikachu arrived yet? ]

[Didn’t I say this yesterday? Rights protection actions are not 100% successful. What will you do if they cancel the company? You can only pray that the boss will have a change of heart.]

[You want me to hope that the capitalists will have a change of heart? Haha, I don’t even have hope. Isn’t this an offline gathering of authors? Defending rights? What the hell?]

[What? Aren’t you guys here to travel to Kamihama? No one is really expecting to get paid for their work, right? I’m just visiting the park.]

"..."

I put my cell phone and wallet containing my ID card, bank card and other documents into my pockets, put on Xiangye's navy cap, walked to the floor-length mirror that I had just moved back yesterday, and adjusted my clothes and the long hair that reached my waist.

My current hairstyle is more ladylike. I have a lot of hair. The hair on my back is very loose even with a hat on. The hair on my forehead slightly covers my eyebrows, and there is a tuft of long hair on both sides that hangs down to almost the chest. If I don’t wear a hat, there will be a tuft of silly hair on the top of my head that can’t be pushed down. The whole person looks very... similar to Shiro in the anime "No Game No Life", very lazy.

As a girl, I don’t know how to deal with long hair, so the only way I can do now is to wear a hat so as not to look so weird.

Maybe when I have more money in the future I can buy some headphones and it will look better?

After stretching my body in front of the mirror, I glanced at the dressing table at the door and opened the door.

It seems that I still have a lot to learn...

A girl's body is not as simple as being well fed and clothed. It's different from a rough man. Maybe I will have to learn how to dress, how to choose cosmetics and how to put on makeup in the future...

Of course, if it's not necessary, I actually prefer something simpler.

In any case, you can't avoid learning how to comb girls' hair.

Twin ponytails? Long straight black hair? Or a good-child hairstyle like Chtholly?

With mixed feelings, I took the garbage bag at the door that was filled with yesterday's garbage, walked out of the house, quickly went downstairs, and threw the garbage to the centralized garbage recycling area at the door of the apartment.

Let me see...Pearl Plaza.

Mingzhu Plaza is located in the opposite direction of the commercial street and supermarket I went to yesterday. The straight-line distance is not far. It may take an adult twenty minutes to walk there, but it is hard to say for a child like me.

But I didn't plan to walk this time.

Because Pearl Plaza itself is located next to "Pearl Avenue", one of the largest main roads in Kamihama City, there are at least 3 buses going directly there at the bus stop in front of the apartment. If you walk there, you can either walk along the road like the bus, or pass through two somewhat old urban villages.

It is now past eight in the morning. Having lived in a small apartment for so long, I know very well that at this time, in addition to office workers, there is another group of people who are more popular, that is, the idle people in society who sing and drink outside all night and do not return home all night.

Most of these people would come back from bars and karaoke halls at this time and then fall into a deep sleep.

Their social circles are quite messy to begin with, and they've been drinking. And my body now is that of a cute little girl, the kind that can be easily pushed down with a soft voice and a gentle body. You want me to take the bus on the main road or go through the village in the city and bet that there won't be any drunkards causing trouble?

The bus fare from the intersection outside the Snail House Apartment to Mingzhu Square is 2 yuan, and it is well worth spending this little money in exchange for your own safety.

"The vehicle is entering the station. Please hold on to your seats. Next stop: Jianlongyuan Upward Road. Passengers who need to get off, please move to the back door..."

After a while, I waited for the bus I wanted to take, got in, took out my phone and tapped it on the QR code at the door.

「Uncle, Marisa and I are already here. When will you come over?」

As soon as I found a random seat and sat down, a message from "God's Pet Pipi" popped up on my mobile phone QQ: [Let me send you a location. Marisa, I and Jitu Tonglong are here. Do you know Jitu Tonglong? The most popular guy in the fan zone, he is a tough guy 1.9 meters tall, very gay]

It's only eight o'clock, and you're already here?

Sitting on the bus, I looked outside with some surprise at the lazy little sun that had just peeked out from the skyline.

Then, I quickly typed on the phone keyboard: [OK, I'm on my way and will be there in about ten minutes]

[Uncle, you are not a strong man, are you? I am not the only one with a weak scholar's skeleton.]

Pipi quickly replied: [We are good brothers, can you tell me how tall you are in advance? I will be mentally prepared.]

【I……】

I hesitated for a long time before I finally replied:

【I am a tough guy】

No. 021 The flock of white pigeons facing the setting sun

The car slowly stopped, and it was a whole new world.

Because the steps were too big, I could only hold the handrail next to me and jump down one step at a time. After getting off the bus, I twisted my hat, which was originally tilted behind my head, to the front and used the brim to block the sunlight in front of me.

The weather today is really good, with no clouds in the sky and the sun hanging high in the sky.

It feels like... it's been a long time since we've had such good weather.

Or was it because I was so busy finishing my manuscript and looking for a job that I didn't pay much attention?

Pushing aside the bangs on my forehead that were covering my eyes, I took out my cell phone to check the location on it, and walked towards the Mingzhu Square in my memory.

The bus stop faces the "Pearl Tower", the most famous building in Kamihama City, which is also the tallest building in Kamihama City.

According to official data, the Pearl Tower is 404 meters high and its shape is somewhat similar to the Eiffel Tower, but the overall design is more "cyberpunk" than the Eiffel Tower. The tower will glow at night, and during the day it is a very tall silver iron tower that will shine brightly when exposed to the sun.

In addition, the country's largest LCD TV screens are hung in the four directions of the tower, east, south, west and north, which usually broadcast various advertisements to cover the maintenance costs of the tower.

This tower was built more than 80 years ago when Kamihama City only had three districts. It was later renovated twice before it gradually became what it is today.

It is said that the tower was originally sponsored by a very wealthy local tycoon. The tycoon originally wanted to do charity, but later, either he broke up with a charity organization or realized the social reality of "a little bit of rice is worth a lot of resentment", he suddenly regretted it, spent hundreds of millions of dollars to buy a piece of land in the center of Kamihama City and built such a tower.

With the Pearl Tower, "Pearl Plaza" and "Pearl Avenue" gradually appeared. The housing prices in the nearby area continued to rise, making it the hottest prime real estate in Kamihama City.

When I was a college student, I came to Mingzhu Plaza once to participate in a club activity. The impression it gave me was that it was big, extremely big, and things were very expensive. The Pearl Tower was very tall, and there were tourists everywhere.

In recent years, with the rise of "Internet celebrity fever", a large number of Internet celebrities have come to check in at the Pearl Tower in Kamihama City, which quickly boosted the surrounding economic development. But whether it was a coincidence or someone was hyping it up internally, these Internet celebrities have encountered various strange things after returning. For example, a big V with millions of fans posted on Weibo after live streaming at the Pearl Tower for a short period of time, saying that he always felt that there was someone at home recently, and he might have become paranoid, so he suspended the live broadcast. A few months later, the big V cancelled his account.

Furthermore, an adventurer anchor who mainly engaged in outdoor adventures came to the Pearl Tower to check it out and took a photo with the billboard under the tower. He did not feel anything unusual at the time and praised the beautiful scenery of Kamihama City and the grandeur of the Pearl Tower. A few days after he returned, he claimed that he had heard the call of another world and announced that he would no longer engage in adventure activities.

Similar situations occur frequently in various places in Kamihama City. No one knows whether it is hyped up by someone or it is true. Anyway, over time, Kamihama City has gradually become "mysterious" in the eyes of people all over the country.

Later, someone else posted a message saying: You must bring a local with you when you go to Kamihama City, otherwise you will encounter all kinds of strange things, because the gods of Kamihama City are xenophobic, and if you don’t bring a local with you, they will treat you as an outsider and curse you.

Perhaps there is indeed some kind of "survivor bias". After believing these rumors, some anchors and internet celebrities would bring a local as a guide every time they came to Kamihama City, and then return safely. The legend of "bring a local with you when you come to Kamihama" quickly spread.

"Are there any anchors who need a guide? It's very cheap! 30 an hour!"

"Professional Pearl Plaza companion! Only 25 an hour!"

"A genuine Kamihama local, only 20!"

It is the May Day Golden Week now, and the square is full of all kinds of people.

Listening to the street hawking of people around me, I am always confused in my heart - the so-called rumor that "you will be cursed if you don't bring a guide" was actually made up by you or your boss, right?

Because no matter how you look at it, the beneficiaries are people who do this kind of marginal work.

I took another look at the location sent by Pipi and the others on my phone. I had already walked out of the bus station, looked around the huge Mingzhu Square in front of me, and walked towards a lush garden not far away.

This small garden is quite large, and mainly grows sunflowers, roses, daffodils and so on. There are towering fruit trees and tropical plants, shade pavilions and benches, as well as a large lawn for people to rest. Every day, there are special gardeners who take care of the flowers and plants. Usually, some residents who live nearby and keep pets come here in the morning or evening to walk their cats and dogs.

Nowadays...during holidays, there should be quite a few internet celebrities doing outdoor live broadcasts there.

"Brothers, I have now arrived at the legendary Shenbin City, the most famous bucket garden in the Pearl Plaza... ahem, Pearl Garden. I don't believe in ghosts and gods, and I won't bring locals with me. Since the anchor is so brave, please double-click and click on the little heart so you don't get lost!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Captain. I love you, Captain..."

"Apart from the beautiful scenery, there doesn't seem to be anything special about this place. Why are there so many weird things said about it online? Is it hype?"

I walked cautiously along the cobblestone path that led to the entrance of the small garden. Looking at the various anchors and internet celebrities holding up their phones to take selfies, I carefully searched the crowd around me for someone who might be the "author".

Fortunately, it is morning now and there are not so many people here. Otherwise, in the afternoon or evening during prime time, it would be a problem to find anyone here, let alone a place to stay.

"How many of us are coming this time?"