Reborn: Nine Linked Rings

Comedic Version: Everyone in the Mu family knew that Mu Bai was an illegitimate son. Everyone in the Mu family knew that Mu Bai was an arrogant illegitimate son. Everyone in the Mu family knew that Mu Bai was a simple-minded, arrogant illegitimate son. Everyone in the Mu family knew that Mu Bai was a simple-minded, arrogant illegitimate son who only knew how to spend money. Everyone in the Mu family knew that Mu Bai was a simple-minded, arrogant illegitimate son who only knew how to spend money and bully servants. Everyone in the Mu family knew that Mu Bai was an ill-mannered, servant-bullying, spendthrift, simple-minded, arrogant illegitimate son. Good grief, am I really that awful? Looking at the long list someone had written up about him, some servant whose name he didn't know, Mu Bai rubbed his chin and blinked innocently. Mu Bai was reborn, so naturally he had been through much more than other people. Faced with the servants' summary, Mu Bai remained perfectly calm. After all, this was exactly the result he wanted. Serious Version: Pride: Guard against arrogance. Punishment: Bear a burden. Envy: Guard against jealousy. Punishment: Sew the eyes shut. Wrath: Guard against anger. Punishment: Black smoke. Sloth: Guard against laziness. Punishment: Run. Greed: Guard against avarice. Punishment: Lie face down. Gluttony: Guard against overindulgence. Punishment: Starvation. Lust: Guard against lust. Punishment: Flames. - Dante, The Divine Comedy: Inferno Announcement: The whole story is being revised. I'll take another look at it after I get back from the college entrance exams. Reading it now makes me cringe, it's way too edgy... And I'm planning to turn the original side dishes into the main course, so I'm revising the whole story...