A: N/ It's me again, umm after a year *hides behind a wall* I'm really sorry for the super slow update, but I have been very busy lately and a lot of university work has piled up but now I'm free at last! To all of the nice people who reviewed thanks million times really^^
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To bitchwheresmyupdate: Thank you for being patient and waiting for the update, and I will try to be faster. I can't afford the loss of your sanity xD
To FelixSwann: Well, guess what! A new update! And a long chapter too! Hope you enjoy it, and no I'm not giving up on this lovely masterpiece until it's over ^^
To oochya: You are a TRUE life saver! Your comment opened my eyes to many things I forgot to mention or take care of. The elements you questioned were very helpful during my writing and I provided some of them in this chapter while the rest will appear throughout the plot (ex: Da lang's Character dimensions and Feng Lan understanding her true self). As for the grammar, well, it's a bit hard since English is not my home language, but I'll minimize them as much as possible.
To niiskuki, SakuraKoi, Yuki, and Angel-Rei-chan1: Thank you for reading this story, and look forward to the upcoming events!
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Chapter 8: Me as Park Shin- part 2
Da lang's POV:
There I was, sitting impatiently as the man of the hour has just walked in. As far as I appeared not caring about what kind of appearance Feng Lan will show up with, but deep down I was dying of curiosity. I wasn't allowed at all to see that dude in the past few days, something related to 'unfinished transformation' and my presence might worsen it. Please, they only meant that I will make that poor kid less manly than it should be and that's not true. In the end they will come and ask my advice in fashion sense.
"Please come in"
Footsteps echoed in the complete quiet classroom as the tall guy entered. And Oh my! I still remember that girl right after the incident, but that time is completely different from what I am seeing at the moment. Feng Lan, or shall I say Shin, has blossomed into a lovely young man. Not too handsome and manly with a height that exceeds most of the girls yet shorter than the majority of the guys here. He is wearing a pair of tight black jeans, plain T-shirt, and open black vest showing the shirt beneath it, his feet were covered in white chukkas. Although this outfit is simple but it really complimented his new body, even a bit too much as it made him stand out with this western style. However, his face is hidden since the black hat was covering his hair and eyes, the only thing visible was that determined smirk shining from his lips.
"Hi, my name is Park Shin. Please take care of me"
With a slightly hoarse voice, he greeted all of us after bowing. As he rose his head and smiled directly at us. I was finally able to see his face. He appeared to be manlier than last time I saw him for sure as his cheekbones appeared visibly, yet somehow traces of the previous feminine bone structure were kept. Few locks of dark hair escaped from the hat to round his delicate face, and the bangs' had reached just above the thick framed glasses in a bit messy way.
"He is adorable isn't it! ~" I whispered in delight to the corn head, I mean my brother, who merely sighed in annoyance and rested his chin in his palm. I was too absorbed in the grand entry that I forgot the rest of the class, the room was silent for about five minutes until they recovered.
"What a cutie~!"
By now, the place was filled with squeaks and whistles of the one group of girls admiring the new transfer student. The rest of the students were either indifferent since the thrill was over or whispering in small groups glancing every now and then at Shin. They will probably chase after him and haunt him with questions later. By now, I am sure that the noises could be through the hallway.
"Hey guys, how have you been?"
Rejecting the teacher's offer to set on the empty chair in the last row beside the window, Shin settled on choosing the place next to Yang Min and me. He grinned at us nervously and handed us a small white closed file.
"I'll explain everything during lunch"
Lan/Shin's POV
I made it, and I was in the very same classroom I was attending as Lan days ago. To be honest, I was terrified because you can never predict what could happen and how would people react. After all, it wasn't a long time since I met Zhou gege in second life and getting my identity discovered by him. All the memories of the heated final match when I met Nan gong zui and witnessed the defeat of Saint Knight's Van were still fresh. That person was different from the other opponents I challenged seeing that he thanked me after I destroyed the majority of his clan and followed that by asking me to kill him. In the end, I had to watch him die by the hands of Guy and Wicked, and honestly, I was sad even though it was a contest. I was still able to recover fast and be totally absorbed in prince character during the last clash with Wicked and his allies. I remember feeling the tension and the rush of the adrenaline with each drop of blood touching my sword, and being beside my teammates fighting together with full strength boosted my confidence even more. However, our final winning draw was by lolidragon, and it sure was the perfect odd way to end the competition.
By now prince and odd squad's popularity have risen up high in the sky after winning, which is a natural cost I have to bear if I wanted to achieve my own legend. But the mixing accident that changed prince from simply virtual strong warrior who just got crowned as the landlord and didn't exist on earth to a real person with an address and name threatening Lan's existence and previous reality.
That's not the main issue for now, since I have hope in lolidragon and wolf gege and I'm sure they will come up with a solution and I will return to normal. The problem now is how the hell am I supposed to go to the university?! What if someone recognized me?! A few days ago, my body has experienced additional changes starting with my hair that became almost completely gray and my eyes getting redder. I noticed that I gained mussels in my arms. My shoulders got wider and became slightly taller, by about five centimeters I guess. That sucked though, if that helmet wanted a guy so bad, at least make me a complete one not half! . I hope that I won't be called shortie by the dudes here. Luckily, even after all the physical changes I wasn't exactly like prince, I was more like or someone resembling him or a cosplay model trying to imitate him – that's if I wore a white/gray wig- . I still have a chance to blend in the university without getting caught. So, I dyed my hair black and trimmed it a bit and decided on wearing thick framed glasses that makes it harder to identify my eye color unless from up close. Which should be fine, the girls around here don't like to socialize with nerds right?
' But I guess I was proved wrong' I picked the plainest outfit I could find in my new luxurious closet and this is what I got, females' cheering and males' staring. This is not a good sign. It's okay, the effect will run out shortly if I didn't interact with them as much as possible. Sitting in my chair next to my so-called- cousin and Yang Min I could be a bit relaxed for now. I couldn't help but grin awkwardly at their face expressions that showed surprise and slight questioning. After all, I am not comfortable with the new life. I handed them a file I specially prepared leaving the talk for later.
++++++++ Lunch break++++++++
The three of us grabbed sandwiches in a hurry and decided to eat outside the cafeteria . If I was going to end this meeting on time I need to wrap the whole subject in only half of the break time. All thanks to the troublesome students and teachers who kept interrogating me that we wasted so much time.
"I told you to get out of the class five minutes before it ends! Now look what happened" Da lang stated while glaring at me. Thankfully, my dear brother replied since I was too tired to do so
"Hey, don't shout on my sister!"
"It's none of your business! In fact, it's your fault that blond was glued on Shin the whole time"
"Don't blame me! She is the one who stalked us willingly!"
"Maybe if you didn't flirt with her, she wouldn't have noticed Shin from the beginning! And now look I broke some of my nails because of that bitch, way to go corn head womanizer!"
"What did you…"
"SHUT UP!"
A nice hit on both of their heads was enough to make them stop this meaningless fight. As nice and calm I appear to be, there is a limit for my patience before I snap, and I've never been more delighted to smack these two and release some of the bottled stress.
"One more word and I will send you two to the hospital got it?"
The small nod and the uneasy laughs from them were more than enough for me. They glared at each other one last time before getting serious and listen.
"Now, I have some news from Lolidragon regarding the reason why the helmet was broken. But before that, Da Lang, I mean Lan, the file in your hand contains my homework that I have to submit by the end of this month. Thanks to my absence excuse, I was given a delayed deadline, for now at least, but I feal this would never happen again. Also, there is a full summary of the curriculum for all the courses I take this semester. Please study them very well in order to catch up with the lessons. I can also give you my previous paper work so you can recognize my writing style."
"Cool, I will be able to practice matching your handwriting, although it would be quite difficult" She lifted her fist in determination at the new task before scanning the file quickly.
" But what is this homework anyway? I need to know a little just in case the instructor asked about it before submitting" Da lang looked at me while raising a brow at the bunch of paper packed inside the file.
"First, it is a literature homework and you should submit it to professor Min, eh I mean Gui. Secondly the theme is classical prose and we have to choose one classical fiction or drama and analyze it and provide our impression and commentary. The papers are a lot, I know, but this is what a genius like him would expect from students. Don't laugh if I told you that I rarely get A in his tasks"
Da lang cringed at the last comment and slightly sweat dropped, yet she appears to be taking hold of everything just fine, since she is not whining nor complaining.
"Oh my, this is going to be a bit troublesome and time consuming. I guess It all happens in the world of entertainment! "
"What about the helmet sis?"
The short amusement we got from seeing my other version smirking evilly at the papers and her eyes shinning creepily was cut by my twin brother's reminder. The two of them looked at me with anticipation.
" You guys remember that during that night many players logged in and tried to create their own prince, and the temporal shutdown was the reason why I am going through this. Well, Lolidragon told me that the helmet was examined and thankfully there wasn't any virus in there, but she said that a lot of modification and fixing is needed so I wouldn't be able to use it for a while"
"Did she figure out how to get you back to normal?" My brother asked me worriedly, and I sighed in defeat as I was going to presume.
"Still, she doesn't have an explanation of how the virtual crisis affected me physically"
Yang Min's POV
Gloomy atmosphere has surrounded my poor sister and her head has lowered, letting the dark hair cover her glasses. I have been with her in both real and second life and she is the type to hold the pressure on her shoulders rather than relying on any one, whether she the landlord prince or my sister that took the responsibility on behalf of our parents. At this stage there isn't much we can to her, but we can provide support and encouragement to give her the power.
"Don't worry sis, I'm sure we will fix this soon"
I smacked the boy's hat and ruffled his hair. My sister used to call me silly usually, so I hope my silliness would cheer her up.
"Call me Shin will ya?!... and thanks"
Raising his head, he glared at me, although it looked like a childish pout especially with the teary eyes. My sister sure hasn't changed, always showing the tough and earnest side yet at moments like these I could see a soft and honest side too.
"Alright, enough with the touching family moments you two and let's head to the class since the break is over. Oh, right one more thing!"
Both my sister and I stood up and looked over at Da lang with interest as she intended to mention something. She fixed her skirt before grinning like a mad man.
"The absent professor is coming tomorrow, what will you do Shin? ~"
++To be continued++
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So, what do you think of this chapter? I tried to improve my writing so I hope I achieved better results^^ Remember to leave your impressions and comments and see you next time!
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