If this world were a game, how would you realize your greatest value?
"Then I'd be a billionaire, the supreme interstellar commander, a mental controller..." Lin Xi bragged while opening N game accounts. In the real world, she was a shut-in. Surely she could at least live out her hero dreams in a game?
One day, she suddenly died and found herself inside the game world.
Game System: [Due to your death, your character is now unattended and your account data has been erased. You must start over and live out your character's entire life before you can return to the real world.]
Lin Xi: [Come on, I wasn't running two accounts or three. I can't even remember how many accounts I have!]
The Game System sneered: [That's what you get for opening so many.]
And so Lin Xi began "role-playing."
Interstellar chaos reigns, all living things are awakening, and the whole world is full of danger.
Lin Xi planned several endings, hoping to use each character's backstory to speed through their life.
[S-Rank Mecha Infantry]
A scrawny little bean sprout eagerly volunteers among the interstellar army's new-recruit reserves.
The troops: "I heard he didn't meet the physical requirements in any category when he first enlisted. I don't know how he got into K.G."
During the campaign to wipe out alien species across the star systems, the Alliance forces were routed, the troops scattered, and countless soldiers taken prisoner.
What actually happened:
The people of the interstellar worlds: "I heard that scrawny new recruit wiped out half the enemy team by himself during this campaign against the aliens. What an outstanding record! The armies of all the planets are asking the Alliance forces for him. He's not a scrawny bean sprout anymore. He's a key member of the Alliance."
[SR-Rank Mental Controller]
The federal public: "Special abilities? Never heard of them. To put it bluntly, isn't that just being a master of manipulation? I could do that too."
During an Alliance exercise, Lin Xi was so exhausted she nearly rolled her eyes back, but unexpectedly, the entire opposing team fell over and began "attacking one another."
In reality, after the exercise, an opponent told reporters: "She looked at me, and everything spun. I started attacking my teammates without even realizing it."
"She can control the enemy team's mental powers with just a look, making them fall apart without a fight. That's incredible!"
[SR-Rank Biologist]
[SR-Rank Orthopedic Surgeon]
In the end, Lin Xi not only failed to follow her imagined path to each character's ending, but exhausted herself in the process.
At long last, she got away from the Alliance to clear her head, and accidentally tamed a ferocious... kitty?
The cat took her for its owner.
The System reminded her: [That beast by your feet looks awfully familiar.]
Lin Xi: [I picked up a pet in the Abyssal Frontier.]
The System: [Great, it's pretty cute... Wait! Where did you say you picked it up?]
[There are interstellar beasts in the Abyssal Frontier. Don't just pick up random pets! That's the Beast King's true form!]
The System's tone changed from exasperated to gleeful: [Congratulations, player! The Beast King has recognized you as its master, so you'll have to add an "SSR-Rank Interstellar Beast King" character!]
Lin Xi: [Huh? I've already opened N accounts. If I open another, I'll die!]
Reading Guide:
* A strong female lead with multiple secret identities, offering a satisfying power fantasy
* Interstellar sci-fi, with lots of original worldbuilding
Theme: Be self-reliant and work hard, while keeping your feet on the ground