Reborn: Delivering Pizza in Italy

*This short story was written before I signed a contract. I meant to add it to my advance list, but accidentally clicked "publish immediately," leaving this unfinished pit behind. (I feel like every new author does this at least once _(:з"∠)_.) My obsessive-compulsive need to keep unfinished stories off my profile is killing me = =. If anyone's interested, I can unpublish it and expand it to 80,000+ words (≧v≦).

A completely absurd creation!!! Every word is exaggerated, every sentence is ridiculous, and it's meant to be funny. Inspired by Italians not eating pineapple pizza (like how we don't eat soup dumplings filled with molten chocolate).

A gloomy romance novelist (gong) x a penny-pinching pizza delivery guy (shou)

Set in Naples, the Italian home of pizza.

Career-focused version:

Yu Huihui, the small-town top student, worked diligently as a corporate wage slave, pinching every penny until he saved his first million. He was about to start a business, get rich, and begin his happy life when he choked to death on pineapple pizza. He was reborn in the body of a little pizza delivery guy in Naples, Italy, where trash flies everywhere.

In one of Italy's most crime-ridden cities, delivering food is a dangerous job. After barely surviving one disaster after another in his new body, Yu Huihui set out partly to avenge himself on the Pizza God and partly to make money and get rich. He used the novelty of his pizzas to drum up business and was just getting on his feet when he and Cai Ang happened upon a bizarre murder case, wrecking his plans to make money.

But giving up is out of the question! Yu Huihui, the Little Pizza Prince and staunch supporter of pineapple pizza, is determined to get rich off it and reach the pinnacle of life!

Romance-focused version:

In ancient times, there was a god who ruled over pizza. The god would not allow pineapple pizza to exist in this world.

Those who mentioned pineapple pizza were wounded. Those who smelled pineapple pizza were crippled. Those who ate pineapple pizza were executed.

In Naples, where everyone trembled at the mention of pineapple pizza, Yu Huihui dared to break the rules. But things don't always go to plan. One day, Cai Ang pointed a pen at Yu Huihui and threatened, "Cry for me, or I'll tell everyone in Italy you eat pineapple pizza!"

Yu Huihui burst into frightened tears.

Wait, why is he getting more excited the more he cries?

[Reading Guide]

1. One-on-one, both leads are virgins, happy ending.

2. The shou is a human sprinkler because the original owner of his body was a crybaby.

3. The gong likes watching the shou cry for inspiration.

Screenshot of blurb archived on 2025.9.21.

Theme: Even with fate's hand around my throat, I'll still kick it.