They say Si Nan is immortal. Why "they say"? Because he's lived for less than two thousand years, and even he doesn't know how much longer he'll live.
Having lived too long, he doesn't want to go out, so he's become the weirdo in his neighbors' eyes.
A weirdo? Just tell me, who on this continent isn't a weirdo?
Si Nan wants to tell his neighbors to take a look in the mirror. Doesn't it seem strange to them to go to work every day with a huge bull's head?
Sure, he's lived a little longer than most, but he's a bona fide human being, okay?
In a world with dozens of species, he's about as normal as they come.
Si Nan rolled over on the carpet and casually picked up an R19 comic he'd barely started reading.
A younger, submissive bottom?
Boring.
He tossed the comic book with its lavish cover aside. The sound of cars passing outside was irritating.
The city was too much, so Si Nan went straight back to the countryside.
Birdsong and flowers, flocks of rabbits all around, and a life of blissful leisure.
Another beautiful day!
Knock, knock, knock.
"Who's there?"
"Hello. My great-great-great-grandfather told me to come to you if I ever got into trouble."
"..."
Si Nan never imagined that his peaceful life of lazing around, which had lasted for centuries, would begin to fade away with that knock on the door.
(When the old-fashioned Si Nan finally learns from the young scion of the Zhuang family why the streets are full of oddly shaped beastfolk)
What! What! What is all this?
Partial transformation is all the rage among the beastfolk these days. They say it makes them feel more beastlike and helps them attract a mate.
Si Nan, the old-fashioned fossil, can only scoff.
Once upon a time, those old beastfolk considered a complete transformation the ideal. Now that they've evolved, they've gone and turned things upside down.
The world is going to the dogs! The world is going to the dogs!
Si Nan stroked his nonexistent beard, deeply worried about the future of the beastfolk.
Blurb updated May 24, 2025
Theme: Enjoy the good things in life
