Opening his eyes to an unfamiliar ceiling, Yan Xi took three minutes to accept the reality of his transmigration.
The memories of the original owner's brief sixteen years of life flooded his mind, causing him to feel dizzy.
He wanted to vomit...
Yan Xi rubbed his temples and gathered his thoughts.
First, this was a combined anime world.
It was unclear which worlds were merged, but thankfully, there were no superhuman entities in plain sight.
The original owner was an orphan. His parents were involved in a gas explosion when he was eight years old. He had been living alone ever since.
The original owner's parents were Chinese, and he had no family in Japan. It seemed like he didn't have any relatives back in his homeland either.
Tsk, it was the perfect family background for countless transmigrators.
With the inheritance left behind by his parents, the original owner managed to make ends meet. He studied diligently and successfully enrolled in the prestigious private school, Showa Academy.
The reason for choosing this prestigious institution was simple: there were scholarships available.
It turned out that the original owner was still too naive.
Orphan, poor, Chinese – a combination of debuff stacks. It wasn't hard to imagine the kind of treatment the original owner received at school.
Of course, prestigious schools like Showa Academy rarely had violent incidents. It was more about cold indifference and ostracism.
Yan Xi thought, if the original owner was like "the Great Sensei," maybe he could have gotten along in Showa Academy.
It was mid-May, a little over a month into the school year. Unfortunately, today wasn't a rest day.
The time on his old phone showed 8:00 AM. He felt like he was going to be late.
Yan Xi thought for a moment and finally dialed his homeroom teacher.
He expertly imitated the symptoms of a cold and fever with a hoarse voice, successfully securing a day of sick leave.
The orphan status was so convenient, could the teacher even call his parents to confirm?
Without having to go to school, Yan Xi relaxed and surveyed the room.
After enrolling in Showa Academy, the original owner used his scholarship to rent a new apartment not far from the school.
He had previously rented a room in the suburbs, which took two hours each way. How could he have any energy to study with that daily commute?
His home address was in Shimokitazawa, a large commercial district with high rents.
But the original owner had encountered a living Buddha. When the person heard about the original owner's situation, they offered a discounted rent.
One year's scholarship for one year's rent, wasn't that a living Buddha?
Incidentally, the living Buddha was a mustachioed uncle who was very confident in his own mixed coffee. He currently ran a coffee shop called "Angel Coffee."
Alright, Yan Xi had a pretty good idea of what he was going to encounter.
Yan Xi's house was a standard single-person apartment with only basic furniture.
The original owner lived in poverty. The inheritance left behind by his parents only amounted to 200,000 yen, which was about 10,000 RMB.
The original owner had a habit of working part-time, but student jobs had time restrictions. The money he earned was just enough to barely make ends meet.
There was a bottle of alcohol on the table, which looked like strange, low-quality liquor.
The original owner had been given the cold shoulder by people at school yesterday, and he was feeling depressed. He secretly bought some alcohol.
A person who had always been a good student wanted to rebel occasionally, and that led to him being sent off by the low-quality alcohol, allowing Yan Xi to take his place.
Considering that the original owner had been under constant pressure from working part-time and studying hard, could it be that he died of exhaustion?
Looking at the half-empty bottle of alcohol on the table and the overturned glass, Yan Xi's eyebrows twitched.
This damn OCD!
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A few minutes later, the tabletop was clean. Yan Xi let out a sigh of relief, finally feeling comfortable.
Yan Xi's transmigration was a bit special. It was more like he replaced his parallel-world self than his soul taking over the original owner's body.
This body was his own, completely and utterly. Yan Xi was absolutely certain of it.
Everyone says transmigration is good, there's bound to be system benefits.
Yan Xi waited and waited, even boiled a cup of instant noodles for breakfast, but still didn't receive the expected system notification.
Could there be a transmigrator more unlucky than him?
Yan Xi controlled his Stand to take out the kitchen trash, thinking helplessly.
Did something strange slip in just now?
It's a Stand, he's got a Stand!
From "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure," a special ability called "Stand." This was probably Yan Xi's transmigrator perk.
Yan Xi's Stand is called "What Kind of Life Do You Want to Live," shortened to "Life." It's an intangible conceptual Stand, with all its stats being "?"
The name of this Stand always gave Yan Xi the feeling that it was riding on the coattails of something else. He actually thought "Ghost Princess" or "Spirited Away" sounded better.
"Life" has only one ability: it can transform into any Stand that Yan Xi has seen.
Cooldown time is 24 hours. Even during the cooldown time, he can choose to keep the previous Stand.
Just like a fountain cannot exceed its source, the Super Beast… cough, the Stand transformed by "Life" naturally wouldn't surpass the original's performance.
The more vivid the impression of a Stand, the higher the restoration rate, up to 100%.
For example, the "Star Platinum" currently beside Yan Xi was in its peak state from Part 3, capable of stopping time for up to 5 seconds.
Yan Xi accepted the fact of his transmigration in just three minutes, thanks to the Stand giving him confidence.
With a Stand by his side, he could live comfortably anywhere.
I am a Stand User, skilled in winning people over with "virtue."
After finishing his breakfast and tidying up the house a little, Yan Xi, with nothing better to do, decided to go out for a stroll.
Yan Xi was wearing his Showa Academy uniform. He was wearing it on a weekday. He felt like he would be questioned by the street cops.
Unfortunately, this was the best outfit Yan Xi had. The other clothes the original owner had were… well, they were something else.
Stepping out of the door, Yan Xi saw this world for the first time. His heart surged with excitement, like the opening sequence of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
And then… nothing. Yan Xi calmly closed the door.
This apartment building had three floors. Yan Xi lived in the middle unit on the second floor. Next door, there was a nameplate hanging on the door that said "Ijiguchi."
There was no need to doubt. It was the Ijiguchi sisters from "K-On!"
Yan Xi couldn't help but sigh, this is a combined anime world after all, there are familiar faces everywhere.
"Oops, I'm going to be late!"
An orange-haired girl, with a piece of bread in her mouth, was in a rush. She was somehow still able to speak, which was simply unbelievable.
At the corner of a back alley, just like in any cheesy youth romance comedy, the careless girl who was late for school and had a piece of bread in her mouth bumped into the handsome, cool, and aloof male protagonist.
"Bang!"
"It hurts!"
The girl fell to the ground and rubbed her injured bottom.
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