She Was Never a Wanton Beauty

[Story-focused, not power fantasy or wish fulfillment, long-form, irregular updates, weekly updates]

Sui Qiang was getting ready to escape. She didn't want to stay locked away forever in the place of exile inside the void. At long last, she had found an opening, but she never expected to be caught. One careless moment later, she was swept into the void's currents...

As a "Calamity," she wasn't one to play by the rules. If the little worlds in the currents hadn't all had problems of their own, she would have used force to escape long ago. Unfortunately, if even one little world showed signs of destruction, it would trigger the destruction of the others. She didn't dare gamble on the power of that chain reaction, so she had no choice but to "work for free" for the void's administrators.

"Little story"

In a little world, Sui Qiang meets someone like herself, another "Calamity."

Rao Qu: One more merit point. I've got another chance at a promotion and a raise. (Still committed to her career.)

Sui Qiang: At a time like this, you're still thinking about promotions and raises?

Rao Qu glanced at Sui Qiang. Sui Qiang could tell that in Rao Qu's eyes, she probably had the words "major achievement" stamped on her forehead, while her fellow Calamity probably had "minor achievement."

Sometimes Sui Qiang didn't know what to make of Rao Qu. The void's people had really struck gold when they picked her up. She was so ambitious that even now she was thinking about earning merit points. Sui Qiang suddenly thought of a doctor who didn't seem like a proper doctor.

Sui Qiang: Stop hanging around with those people. They've got no future.

She really couldn't stand the void's administrators.

Rao Qu knew she meant the doctor.

Rao Qu: Actually, that doctor holds the record for the fastest promotion in the void.

Sui Qiang looked at her in disbelief and disgust.

Sui Qiang: Anyone who'd promote someone like him has to be just as rotten.

Rao Qu thought for a moment.

Rao Qu: Is your big brother a bad person?

Sui Qiang: ...

Note: The main world of this story is the same as that of The Cannon Fodder Is a Bit Too Much Trouble [Quick Transmigration]. The highest authorities in the void are the protagonists of the other novel, Senior Brothers Are All Abnormal. The three stories share only a few settings and characters, so they can be read independently. Characters from the other two stories don't appear often in this one.

Theme: Stay true to your original aspirations.