The Shapeshifting Monster in the Human Safe Zone

[Volume One complete. Volume Two in progress…]

As a monster who had infiltrated a human safe zone, Chen Siyi had the perfect disguise: just the right body language, civilized human speech, and a craven, submissive attitude.

The monster had been living in Talia for four years.

After running out of money, he took another job and headed out as usual, only to find that the receptionist at his destination was a monster.

Chen Siyi didn’t even furrow his brow.

Some players had also appeared around him without anyone noticing. They were out for themselves, noisy and annoying, just like the crowd gathered in Xivia. As dull and tiresome as ever, they made monsters sick.

There was a rumor among the players:

If you’re incredibly lucky, you might stumble upon a dungeon game that only appears once in a century, and one of its randomly spawned hypnotists, who charges next to nothing.

After you pay the full amount in Bre coins, the monster beneath the human skin will pass on a temporary survival guide for Talia.

But it won’t help much. Players belonging to Xivia can’t stay in Talia for long.

Still, the hypnotist will also give you a method for registering as a resident of the safe zone.

This time, you’ll truly gain the right to live in Talia’s temporary safe zone.

Talia is a wondrous city.

Good luck. May you survive a long time.

[Next book: "The Manga Background Character Comes with a Self-Determination Buff"]

Chen Qiuwen won the lottery with a ticket he’d just bought. Unfortunately, the prize was a strange buff loader.

Chen Qiuwen gained the ability to choose an additional buff every month.

Knowing how important conceptual abilities were, Chen Qiuwen immediately put his buff into “Judgment.” From then on, his life that month became practically a cheat run.

When buying lottery tickets, the odds of winning automatically appeared before his eyes.

When he needed to go out, he could immediately tell whether it would rain.

Then, after his intuition helped the Anomaly Control Bureau locate an S-rank anomalous beast, Chen Qiuwen, a concerned citizen, sent them the information anonymously.

However, he underestimated how quickly they could track him down.

The next day, Chen Qiuwen was going about his business when the Bureau’s people invited him in for tea.

“How did you know where that anomalous beast was hiding?”

“I have a story, but I’m not sure if I should tell it. It was a beautiful day, and a young man happened to be passing by…”

“…”

After listening to half an hour of nonsense, the other person interrupted Chen Qiuwen. “Actually, you shouldn’t tell it. And get to the point.”

Chen Qiuwen sighed. “All right. It was intuition.”

Chen Qiuwen was just being honest. He wanted to tell them about all his strange experiences, and he’d almost gotten to the important part, but they wouldn’t give him the chance.

[Blurb archived on 2025.9.5]

Theme: Life is the most precious miracle.