Kill an Island

-- Forthcoming: "I Mistook My Nemesis for a Tsundere and Tried to Win Her Over" --

Qiao Shu had been the very definition of academic excellence since childhood. The perfect scores on her papers weren't her limit. They were her standard.

Her excellence continued, and continued, until--

A new colleague joined the desk across from her.

The newcomer was young and handsome, but also sharp and efficient, crushing the other employees by a mile. Her mind was so quick that people wondered if she was a robot.

In less than half a month, she'd outperformed Qiao Shu, poached her clients, and won the big boss's favor.

She was simply... infuriating.

Qiao Shu decided to make her move.

Main mission: Win back Qiu Ya (not really).

She knew her colleague had one fatal flaw: severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Qiao Shu went home that night and searched for guides, such as One Hundred Ways to Drive Someone with OCD Crazy.

[Step one: Use her things.]

[Step two: Mix your belongings into her territory.]

[Step three: Make physical contact.]

[Step five: Provoke her emotions...]

Qiao Shu followed every instruction without a second thought.

[Welcome to the final step: Hug her, then kiss her chin, neck, or lips.]

Qiao Shu put down the guide. Something was seriously wrong here.

[You have a new message: From a blogger you follow on Little Green Book]

[Sorry, everyone! I copied and pasted the wrong text. The steps in my previous post were for One Hundred Ways to Win Over a Tsundere, not the other guide. (Falls to my knees and begs forgiveness.)]

Qiao Shu: ...

She decided to keep a low profile for a while.

But her nemesis was getting stranger and stranger.

-- Blurb for Kill an Island --

Blurb One:

The once peaceful, tranquil island town was slowly changing.

At first, it was only some fish from the deep sea venturing into shallow waters.

The ugly oarfish Ming stared up at the sky,

while a whale died on the beach.

Then came a sudden lockdown and a fishing ban.

Ships no longer returned to shore, and people were forbidden to leave.

Tender green algae grew lushly,

while strange people quietly gathered.

Then came the first case of a fish eating a human.

Deformed creatures, with fish heads and human bodies, rampaged along the shore.

The fate of the island was slipping beyond anyone's control.

Blurb Two:

Bai Jun was diagnosed with "spiritual mirage syndrome" and calmly accepted the diagnosis. At last, there was an explanation for her visions and the voices she heard.

Otherwise, how could she see whales flying through the sky and hear fish calling to her?

And how could she see people who had disappeared reappear right before her eyes?

A refined, handsome young man, wearing nothing but a white shirt, stood barefoot on the beach. His gentle gaze always rested quietly on her. His appearance had not changed in years, and he never appeared before other people.

She should have realized long ago: he wasn't human.

But she had no idea that she herself was a god who held dominion over all living things.

[There is no absolute good or evil in this world. The only difference is between the strong and the weak, who bow with the wind.]

[In the end, after fighting her way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, she became a compassionate deity.]

[Do not fall asleep.]

[Mother, I'm home.]

* The first volume is a slow-building fantasy; the second is fast-paced and violent.

* A sea god's daughter who doesn't know she's beautiful, Bai Jun × the gentle, refined moon butterfly Lin Shan

* The story is mainly told from the heroine's perspective, but shifts perspectives when needed.

* An imaginative, semi-realistic fantasy.

* Plot-driven.

Theme: Love nature and enjoy the moment.