Short Stories: The Weak and the Strong

Weak gong, strong shou A collection of ideas written for fun Updates are slow All are short stories First story: Beloved of the Sea, Little Merman x Mad, Dark, Cold-Blooded Duke Second story, blurb: [Fake] Frail last emperor x Wise founding emperor Blurb: Zhou Zhou, a handsome nineteen-year-old modern university student, plays the last emperor of the Great Zhou dynasty in a stage play. On his way home, he gets into a car accident while saving a child. His body shrinks, and he is sent to the court of the founding emperor of the Great Zhou dynasty. The System for Traveling Through Time to Do Good Deeds: [This is your reward for saving someone.] Zhou Zhou: [Well, thank you so much.] Sent into the court during the morning audience, he chooses to play a role in order to survive: the tragic last little emperor of a crumbling nation. The founding emperor and his ministers begin an unconventional project to "raise the emperor." The founding emperor carefully nurtures him, originally intending to raise a ruler capable of turning the tide. But as he keeps protecting him, he finds himself unable to let go. Self-contained story~ A short story inspired by a little idea~ Theme: Saving one another.