Retirement Life in the Magic Forest

Main story complete. [Ongoing next door: I Became a Nonhuman and Became a God]

[I'm posting blurbs for two upcoming stories at the bottom: [Full-Dive] Everyone Wants to Be My Mom and [Interstellar] The Female Lead's Older Sister Got the Wrong Script. If you're interested, visit my author page and add them to your collection!]

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Also known as Writing for Retirement, Reading for Adventure

Bella is a reincarnator who was born with all the knowledge of her past life.

Her family is wealthy and happy, she has no worldly worries, and she keeps her reincarnation a secret. Aside from her "frail" body, she's a winner in every other way.

She's the kind of young lady who only has to grow flowers and read books.

There's nothing wrong with that. Miss Bella, who has "everything" and has "been everywhere," has no grand ambition to rule the world or become the strongest person alive. Unless her family goes bankrupt or the empire is destroyed, nothing can stop her from enjoying her retirement.

But shortly after her nineteenth birthday, she spots a very strange name on the list of newly hired servants at her home.

Bloodthirsty War God.

Bella: ...?

Watching the red-haired man chopping wood in her backyard, Miss Bella falls into deep thought.

Sure, he's handsome, but how did he make it this far in life with a name like that?

My friend helped shorten the blurb, and it suddenly feels so much cleaner!

Reader notes and warnings:

1. The author's writing is terrible and she's thin-skinned. It's an over-the-top wish-fulfillment story, and the heroine has maxed-out luck. If you have feedback, let's talk it out. If you really can't stand it, let's part ways. Please don't force yourself to read.

2. The setting is a futuristic full-dive online game, but to the heroine it's a real world. This isn't reincarnation in another world. She only knows this world, has no concept of games, and doesn't know she's an NPC.

3. The story was originally scheduled to start on March 9, moved up to March 4.

4. The early chapters lean toward a fantasy world. Game elements become more prominent after the heroine realizes something is off.

5. There may or may not be a couple at the end. There will be various one-sided crushes along the way.

6. Slow-paced, plot-driven story. The heroine is a physical fighter with a magic-class bonus.

7. To be determined...

I'm posting blurbs for two upcoming stories: [Full-Dive] Everyone Wants to Be My Mom and [Interstellar] The Female Lead's Older Sister Got the Wrong Script. If you're interested, visit my author page and add them to your collection!

Upcoming Story 1:

[Full-Dive] Everyone Wants to Be My Mom

Blurb: As far back as she can remember, little Mavis has lived alone in a vast forest.

She doesn't know who she is or where she is. Aside from her name, she knows nothing about her past.

At first, her home is a ramshackle cabin deep in the forest. Its old roof is about to collapse, and there's a huge hole in it.

When it rains or the wind blows, she can only huddle in a corner on a pile of dry grass, shivering.

Even her daily food consists of nothing but fruit from the surrounding woods.

One day, she finds a strange metal box outside the cabin, almost as tall as she is.

Who brought it here?

Mavis thinks of the neighbors she's never met.

But what would she do with a metal box? She has nothing to put in it. It would be better if someone brought her food.

Then the huge box, empty when she closes her eyes, is filled with fragrant food when she opens them.

Her wish has come true.

From that day on, Mavis's life changes.

Sometimes there is food, sometimes clothes, and sometimes all kinds of daily necessities. Every day, she finds something different in the metal box.

Even her shabby cabin is renovated by someone while she's away.

Later, many visitors from beyond the forest come to her home.

They immediately call her by name, and all claim to be her mom.

Regardless of whether they're men or women.

Reader notes:

1. No romance. The heroine is doted on by everyone. It's basically a story about everyone raising a daughter together.

2. The setting is a futuristic full-dive game. The forest where the heroine lives is a special map for an in-game event. The first phase lets everyone raise her remotely, while access to the forest only opens in the second phase.

3. There will be lots of farming content in the early part. She'll leave the forest later on.

Upcoming Story 2:

[Interstellar] The Female Lead's Older Sister Got the Wrong Script

Blurb: Not long after receiving her admission letter from Imperial University, Rong Qing suddenly dreams about her future.

She'll soon reunite with the family she lost contact with years ago, but their reunion won't be anything like she imagined.

Her parents' affection, her older brother's doting, her childhood friend's protection, the handsome upperclassman's pursuit... None of it has anything to do with her.

So she begins to ruin this wonderful life that makes her so jealous, hurting her innocent and kind-hearted twin sister again and again, until she ends up tragically abandoned by everyone.

Rong Qing jolts awake, pats her fragile little heart, rolls over, and goes right back to sleep.

After she's taken back into the Xiao family, the longer she lives there, the more Rong Qing feels something is off.

What if everyone around her thinks she'll bully her little sister?

Rong Qing: Thanks for asking. I've got an entire mercenary group backing me up, so I'm not worried.

Theme: Stay optimistic, keep moving forward, and face everything head-on