"I…"
"My name is Fushe…"
"It means: a fleeting moment of life, where everything is cast aside!"
In a dimly lit room, a young girl was playing the newly released Genshin Impact update and story content. However, the PV for this new storyline hit her so hard she could barely take it.
Too damn heartbreaking!
miHoYo, do you even have a heart?!
miHoYo, you've done nothing but evil!
"Ahhh!! You damned planners! You have no heart at all!"
The girl slumped back in her chair. Her eyes were red and swollen, clearly showing she had just cried. Her whole body was limp, her mind utterly exhausted.
But after a short while, she snapped out of her grief and dazed state.
Xiao's suffering… would be compensated with spending money!
"I'm getting C6 Xiao! Tonight, I'm pulling until I'm satisfied!"
The girl was a hardcore Xiao fan. The emotional damage from the "knife-filled" Xiao content had made it impossible for her to sleep, so she decided to resolve her pain the only way she knew—gacha pulls.
Perhaps heaven pitied her.
Or perhaps her luck had exploded that day.
Her pity hit Xiao—and not just one. Three Xiaos.
On top of that, she also pulled a four-star character she already had at full constellations.
"Mom, my lifespan is definitely running out!"
Her eyes widened in shock. Good grief—this was a once-in-a-thousand-years miracle!
Seeing three golden pulls at pity instantly healed the pain miHoYo had inflicted on her heart.
Without hesitation, she grabbed her Huawei phone, snapped photos of the three golds on her computer screen, and sent them into the Genshin group she had joined just a few days ago.
Caption under the image:
"My luck's pretty average. I was hoping for a Qiqi. I'm so sad. Truly heartbroken."
Peak humblebrag.
The moment the image was sent, the group exploded with exclamation marks and disbelief.
[I can't accept this!]
[Holy hell, you've probably used up all your lifespan now!]
[That's so damn unethical! I'm furious!]
[Does anyone know where this person lives? I'd like to invite her out for a 'meal.']
[rnm! Stranger!]
Looking at the cheerful—yet murderous—responses from the group, the girl smiled in satisfaction.
Everyone was just like before: warm, friendly, and full of love.
Thinking of this, she burst out laughing, her laughter wildly unrestrained—almost like a goose honking.
The sound was so loud that the entire apartment complex could hear it. Unfortunately, the building's soundproofing was terrible to begin with.
"Is the idiot upstairs insane?! It's the middle of the night—are people not allowed to sleep anymore?!"
Just as she was laughing her heart out, an elderly man living downstairs opened his window, stuck his head out, and angrily shouted upward.
The loud voice cut straight into the girl's ears.
She jolted, then immediately shrank back like a startled kitten, not daring to make a sound.
But judging from the way she struggled to hold back laughter, she was definitely suffering.
After a while, she felt her throat go dry. She picked up the cup beside her, planning to take a sip before continuing her glorious summoning spree.
Since she was already this lucky, wouldn't it be a waste not to go all the way to full constellations?
What, was the King of Hell going to drag her away before she got C6?
Just thinking about it made it sound impossible.
Gulp, gulp.
She poured the cool water straight into her mouth. In the stifling heat of the night, the chill felt incredibly refreshing.
But halfway through the drink, something suddenly felt wrong.
Pain contorted her face.
Whether she drank too fast, too much, or for some other reason, she hastily put the cup down, clutching her chest with both hands. The pain made it hard to breathe.
She pounded her chest, as if that might help, but under the assault of the pain, she slowly slid off her chair.
After only a few minutes of futile struggling, she finally fell still.
She was dead.
Killed by a cup of water, choking to death in front of her computer.
(TL Note: Ah hell nah, that's actually sad.)
She had imagined many endings for her life—but never one this embarrassing. This death could be considered unprecedented, easily earning first place on the "Top Ten Most Cowardly Deaths of the Era" list.
Female lead defeated.
The end.
———
Pitch-black darkness, with no visible boundaries.
The girl stood there, completely dumbfounded, looking left and right.
What the hell just happened?!
Did she really choke to death on water?
"Is this… the afterlife?"
She muttered to herself in disbelief.
Damn it!
My game!
My Xiao!
At the thought of this, she fell backward without hesitation, collapsing onto the ground. Her eyes went blank.
… Whatever. Nothing matters anymore.
Just as she hovered between life and death (again), a burst of golden light suddenly appeared in the darkness—so blinding it felt like someone had detonated ten tons of flash bangs.
"What is that?"
She lifted her head in confusion, a trace of awareness returning to her empty eyes.
A few seconds later, the golden light condensed into something resembling a bracelet.
It looked… ugly.
Before she could react, the ugly bracelet shot straight at her, emitting a faint glow.
Clink!
With a crisp sound, it suddenly enlarged and, without her consent, slipped directly onto her ankle.
The moment it latched on, the bracelet turned a watery blue.
"Hey—hey! What are you doing?! Are you harassing me?!"
The girl was clearly startled. Did this ankle bracelet have a mind of its own? Was it seriously committing indecent acts?!
(Author's Note: the ankle bracelet has no life. It is merely an auxiliary tool. Please consume safely.)
As soon as her words fell, a mechanical voice echoed in her ears—emotionless, lifeless, and cold.
[Detected that the host was cremated in her previous life. While being transported to the cemetery, a clumsy man accidentally dropped the host's urn, spilling the ashes everywhere…]
[It then began to rain, washing the ashes away. Detection complete: all ashes have flowed into the sewer system.]
[Searching for a suitable body for the host. Processing. Please wait…]
Hearing this, the girl roughly understood what was going on.
She wasn't just a Genshin fanatic—she was also a seasoned webnovel reader.
A system was standard equipment for transmigrators. It seemed heaven was still on her side, even if her death had been extremely undignified.
Wait—what?!
"My ashes?! And my browser history with my hot guys—NO!!!"
Her carefully curated collection of BL videos was gone!
(TL Note: Damn...)
The moment she imagined someone checking her browser history, her entire being collapsed.
After a few seconds of heartache, she finally recovered and remembered something important.
How did her entire urn get spilled?!
Which bastard did that?!
The girl had no parents. They had passed away when she was born. She had been raised by one of her parents' close friends.
That uncle was a good man—kind, caring, and genuinely treated her like his own daughter. He had none of those disgusting thoughts you sometimes see in the news about raising a girl only to violate her later.
He was just an honest, simple person.
Unfortunately, he had one fatal flaw.
Things always went wrong when he handled them.
In short, he had terminal bad luck—like a walking disaster magnet.
"… Yeah. That does sound like something that idiot uncle would do."
She rubbed her temples, utterly speechless. Even in death, she couldn't rest peacefully.
But maybe it was fine.
Rain and wind would take everything away.
There was no point dwelling on it. The girl's mindset was surprisingly optimistic.
At least she had transmigrated.
At least she had a new life.
She crossed her arms and calmly waited for the system to finish loading.
After a while—
[Loading complete. Congratulations, host. A new body has been acquired.]
[All systems ready. Initiating interdimensional transfer. Destination: Teyvat, the world of Genshin Impact.]
[Exact location: The Chasm.]
[Transfer initiated. Wishing the host a pleasant journey in the new world.]
As the system's voice faded, the girl felt her body grow light. Golden light enveloped her, and she vanished from the pitch-black space.