Reincarnation for All: My Cheat Ability Pits Me Against My Archrival

On January 1, 2030, a cold mechanical voice rang out across the globe without warning.

[Congratulations, people of Earth. You have been selected to participate in the "Soul Ascension" program.]

[Everyone will be reincarnated in a world of swords and magic, populated by many races. Your race and talents will be random, and everyone will start on equal footing in a whole new competition.]

[Remember, absolute fairness does not exist in this world.]

Indeed, absolute fairness does not exist.

She's the biggest bug of all.

Shen Muan looked at her tiny elf body, her modeling-perfect face, beautiful enough to look like it had a hundred layers of skin smoothing, and the cheat system panel only she could see. That was what she thought.

[Quest: Breathe fresh air: Constitution +1]😚

[Quest: Speak: Spirit +1]😜

[Quest: Make a friend: Charm +1]😍

[Quest: Learn a spell: Gain silent spellcasting]😋

Shen Muan had one thing to say: This is what it means to win while doing nothing.😏

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The System that reincarnated everyone on a whim had only two functions: [Personal Panel] and [Nearby Channel].

One day, a young dragon arrived among the elves, and all the little elves flew over to gawk.

After all, dragons were nearly extinct because of their extremely low birth rate, and none had appeared in the world for hundreds of years.

Shen Muan was lazily sunbathing on a tree branch. The reincarnation System, which hadn't made a peep in years, suddenly popped up.

[Nearby] 1: Anyone there?

The little elf's eyes went wide as saucers. She lost her balance and fell out of the tree.

When she opened her eyes, she found herself staring into a pair of golden, slit-pupiled eyes.🤨

The silver-haired girl with golden eyes and a young girl's face looked down at her coldly for a moment, then said a few words:

"...Shen Muan?"

!! Wasn't this Lin Ji, the girl who'd been her sworn rival since childhood?!

This awful woman had always outdone her at everything. Now that she had the System on her side, why should she be afraid of losing?

Hah! Just you wait, woman. I'll crush you!

As it turned out, she really did crush Lin Ji in terms of strength. In every other way, though...

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In the sixteenth year after reincarnation, the Saran Academy was established. Centered around the human race, it was a sword-and-magic academy open to all races.

As a pilot academy, it drew talented young students from every race.

Shen Muan glanced at her panel, then at the ultimate overachiever beside her, Lin Ji, and smiled meaningfully.

Tremble, geniuses!!

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The races of the Loran Continent had lived side by side for generations. Relations between them had grown closer, and interspecies marriages had gradually become accepted over the past hundred years.

The dragons were in decline, and aside from the elves, no one wanted them to rise again.

But who could have expected one of the elf saintesses to announce her engagement to a dragon?!

Shen Muan gave up the throne that was within her grasp and followed Lin Ji to the dragons.

Late at night, after their passion had subsided, the elf girl hooked an arm around her lover's neck. Her beautiful, hazy eyes fixed on her as she spoke in a husky, seductive voice:

"I only want you, Big Sister..."

The silver dragon girl's golden pupils narrowed to slits, and her tail appeared of its own accord, wrapping around the girl's slender leg.

Her eyes were full of frenzied love and possessiveness. She panted as she leaned close to her ear.

"Xiao An, I want..."

Shen Muan's eyes widened, and her face turned scarlet: "...!"

On the morning of the seventh day, the elf girl climbed out of bed, close to tears.

"Lin Ji, you perverted, hopeless tease!!!"

The long, thick silver tail coiled around the girl's slender ankle and gently, mercilessly dragged her back.

The silver dragon girl chuckled, undisguised desire in her golden eyes. "Mm, I am."

Important: This story is lighthearted, delightfully over-the-top, and maybe a little chuunibyou. The protagonist's golden finger is ridiculously powerful.

The setting is Western fantasy, but also features Eastern-style appearances and names.

Theme: Strive.