The Gingerbread Man Syndrome Is Spreading

[Not too long, around 200,000 to 250,000 characters. Updates follow the rankings, wink~] Eggsy runs a dessert shop, and his baking is beloved by sweet-toothed customers, especially his gingerbread men, available only at Christmas each year. But this year, the shopkeeper, who never missed a Christmas celebration, has put up a CLOSED sign on the door. At the same time, a mysterious illness is spreading through the world of supernatural powers. * After exorcising a curse, a certain Six Eyes sorcerer sprawled contentedly on the sofa, crunching away on sweets. The doorbell rang. He happily took the last bite of his gingerbread man, jumped down to open the door for his student... Wait, jumped down...? The strongest sorcerer in the jujutsu world looked down at his tiny body. Crumbs fell as he brushed his limbs against one another. He had actually turned into a sweet little gingerbread man?! And the same thing was happening all over the place. A Mafia executive who was already tiny, the owner of the Mare Rings who had "turned over a new leaf," an elementary school student who owned a magical card... The number of victims was steadily increasing. * When they came looking for him, the dessert shop owner, who had accidentally misread the label on a bag of flour, begged pitifully: "Please, calm down first... I'll go find a time machine right now!" * This idea came from playing PPJBR and games by the same company. Eggsy is connected to the concept of the wizard in The Gingerbread Man and has the ability to transform into one. * Probably a little bit of tormenting the characters XD * Some less well-known anime series will make cameo appearances. * Tentative order: Namimori Town, Jujutsu High, Yokohama, Italy * There will be scenes where characters pretend to be victims. Some identities will be exposed, and some won't. * I want to write a gentle story. The protagonist is a kind, good-hearted person! * Come have a plate of fragrant, crunchy gingerbread men! Coming soon: "The Escaped BOSS Gets Rehired"↓ Chang Qingdu, the Ghost King BOSS of the SSS-rank dungeon "Tomb Raiding in the Dense Forest." At present, he's a pet snake curled up on his owner's chest, fast asleep. He went through great hardships to escape the game. It wasn't so he could live the easy life of a well-fed, idle snake. But spiritual energy in the real world was waning, the Heavenly Dao had collapsed, and he had no way to regain human form, so he spent three years being kept as a pet. Before the care of his servant (???) could completely spoil him, a mechanical voice rang out. His old employer, the game's System, invited him back to the game and promised to restore his human form. And so Chang Qingdu embarked on the glorious road to getting rehired. * As a snake, he has to help clueless players clear dungeons while dodging the attacks of other NPCs amid layer upon layer of danger. Including, but not limited to, a boatload of hungry pirates who have lost their humanity, the Tiger King and his underlings, incomplete dolls in a creepy amusement park, and backward, ignorant villagers... Chang Qingdu kept going further down the road of working, and the time he could spend in human form grew longer and longer. He also discovered that his impossibly handsome, aloof owner was not only a top player in the game, but also had no memories of his real life. The mischievous snake's eyes rolled as he looked at his perfect reflection and thought of a great way to tease his owner. * Ji Chixun wandered alone through the dungeon, knowing nothing about himself except his name. But one day, an NPC who seemed to have a bug kept pestering him, provoking him in every way, yet tenderly tending to his wounds. Watching the other's trembling eyelashes, he suddenly felt his heart stir and kissed him between the brows. Meeting the other's astonished gaze, Ji Chixun said, "A snake demon... isn't out of the question." Theme: Cuteness shall rule the universe