The Days of a Player-Character in a Bizarre World - Chapter 1

Handsome guys!

So many handsome guys!

Fu You gaped at the row of tall, one-meter-eight hunks standing in front of her, almost drooling.

Realizing she was about to make a scene, she quickly swallowed her spit and smiled, clearing her throat at the handsome men.

“Miss, are you interested in joining our boy band?”

A man who was neither male nor female blocked Fu You’s view. Fu You’s starry-eyed gaze instantly snapped back, and she asked bluntly, “What do you mean?”

As she spoke, her eyes darted toward the hunks behind him.

The man smiled and blocked her again, pulling a business card from his hand and handing it to Fu You. Fu You’s attention was fixed on the handsome man, and she pushed the card back. “I don’t want a little card.”

The man forced the card into her hand, smiling as he said, “Hope to see you at the auditions, Miss~”

With that, the man wiggled his thick waist and walked toward the group of hunks. The group of handsome men grew farther and farther away from Fu You until their backs were no longer visible.

“Handsome guys, don’t go!”

Fu You sat up in her bed, her eyes groggy, with dried drool at the corner of her mouth. She half-closed her eyes, picked up her sleeve, and wiped her mouth.

Slowly, she opened her eyes. Her phone alarm was still ringing on the pillow. She turned to look at the noisy phone, then at the puddle of drool on her pillow, and finally realized, “It was just a dream!”

Rubbing her sleep-addled eyes, she found something in her hand—a hard piece of paper. She looked down and saw a small black card.

“Did I run into someone handing out these cards on my way home from work yesterday? I don’t think so…”

She mumbled, rubbing her eyes again and opening them as wide as possible. She expected some kind of adult card, but instead, she saw a few words in vibrant colors:

“Player Experience Card?”

The next second, Fu You vanished from her bed.

[Welcome, Player No. 520, to the game. This game has an infinite number of dungeons. Please be sure to maintain a pleasant mood—]

“Maintain my what?! Where did you bring me?” Fu You said, looking at the pitch-black world around her. “Hey, I’m still in my pajamas. Can’t you let me take a shower, change, and put on some makeup first?”

[Ding! The Player System has been successfully bound!]

Fu You: “? What is this??”

She was a bit dazed. She had gone to bed at three in the morning last night, and after finally dreaming of a bunch of handsome guys, she was woken up by her alarm.

Now, she was inexplicably bound to some system. What was going on?!

[Host, I know you are confused, but don’t be. Let me give you a simple introduction to the rules.]

Fu You: “…Go on.”

[Host, you entered this place because of the Player Experience Card in your hand. You are the 520th chosen one of this world. Any unlucky person who gets it will be automatically sent here to participate in a survival and escape game.]

“Unlucky person? So I’m the unlucky one now. Alright, you don’t need to explain that part. Let’s move on to the next one!”

Isn’t it obvious enough that I’m already here?

[Okay, Host. There are an infinite number of bizarre dungeons here, which means you will be escaping in this world for the rest of your life. Oh, and if there’s no miracle, you’ll stay here even after you die—]

“You’re so inhuman? Oh, right, you’re not a person anyway. Go on, I want to see how shameless you can get!”

Fu You pulled up her pajama pants and sat down in the darkness. It was a good thing no one could see her.

At least she was wearing pajamas. She was so tired from getting home late last night that she didn’t even take off her underwear before falling asleep. Otherwise, she couldn’t imagine how embarrassing this would be.

Going commando! She couldn’t even bear to think about it…

[Host, you are about to enter the first dungeon, “The Bizarre Train.” The Boss of this dungeon likes to make people’s heads into salad, but you don’t have to be afraid. This system is naturally on your side. The condition for clearing the level is very simple: find the Boss and win him over.]

“So I get it. You want me to win over that twisted Boss so I can clear the level?”

Fu You felt like she was hearing things. How could there be such a ridiculous task?

This was even more evil than a capitalist.

[Bingo, you got it! You’re so smart!]

“Thank you so much~”

The system thought Fu You was excited, just a little carried away. And she was indeed excited.

**[I’ve gone through hundreds of hosts, and I believe you won’t disappoint me. The information for the first dungeon is next. Host, please listen carefully.

[Dungeon Name: The Bizarre Train

Danger Level: One Star

Dungeon Description: A strange conductor will appear in each train car at an unspecified time. He always wanders the car in a black Chinese tunic suit. When the night gets deep, the train will become his carnival grounds.

Clearance Condition: Make the Boss fall in love with you. Happiness value must reach 90%.

Clearance Reward: 150,000 Player Coins

Current Happiness Value: 0%

Special Items: None at the moment]

Fu You rubbed her forehead and then her ears, making sure she hadn’t misheard. She jumped up from the ground.

“A one-star Boss turns human heads into salad. What happens when the rating goes up? Do they dismember people? I’m not doing this!”

This was too scary. She was just a twenty-year-old virgin. She couldn’t sacrifice her entire life for a man, could she?

But… if they were the men from her dream, then maybe…

Although she was a virgin, she was a total flirt.

[Host, if you back out now, you will be executed~]

“…I’m not backing out. I want to ask, what are the special items?”

[Acquiring special items will add to the fun. This system will remind you when you encounter a special item. Player Coins can be exchanged for items in the system store and used to unlock hints and information about the special items and the Boss.]

“Okay, so how many Player Coins does it cost to unlock information?”

Fu You thought, 150,000. One piece of information should only be about 10,000, right? That way, I can unlock a lot of information.

[It’s very cheap. One piece of information only costs 150,000 Player Coins.]

“H-how much?!!” Fu You’s eyes widened. Her sleepiness, which had already worn off, returned with a jolt. “Hey, how is that not a scam? Why don’t you just rob me?”

[Host, you’d better hurry up and enter the dungeon. You have one minute left. After one minute, time will return to normal, and you will appear directly on the train. Good luck!]

Before Fu You could react, the minute was up.

She appeared on the train in her pink pajamas, her hair a mess, and without even a pair of slippers.

The passengers in the car stared at her in unison. Fu You scanned the room and found she was the only one standing. Then, she chuckled at the people looking at her, found an empty spot, and sat down.

A figure appeared behind her a moment later, and a tentacle lifted her.

When she was placed on a large chopping board that was bigger than her, she saw the red words on the car she had just landed in:

“Salad Candidate Area.”

She was dumbfounded. How was she supposed to avoid getting chopped up?!

Fu You grabbed his tentacles and tried to speak, but she couldn’t. The tentacles squeezed her neck tightly. The next second, she heard a snap as her neck broke.

It hurt!

It hurt so much!

Her neck felt like it was being tortured. Her bones felt shattered all over her body, accompanied by thirst and hunger, which made her vision go black instantly.

She had been lying in bed, hadn’t eaten breakfast, and had worked overtime until three in the morning, too tired to even get a late-night snack.

At that moment, she regretted everything.

However, for a new player, there were some beginner’s perks.

The pain only lasted for a short moment. Now she felt a bit more restored.

[Oh, Host, how did you die the moment you went in?]

Fu You: …

Whoosh whoosh~

The sound of a whistle entered Fu You’s ears.

The sound grew closer, followed by the sound of a door closing.

Click~

As the train door closed, the train was instantly illuminated by dim lights.

Rumble~

The train started moving.

Fu You, unable to stand steady, held onto the side of the door. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at the door, only to see complete darkness outside. The glass on the door could only show her reflection in her pink pajamas.

She held onto the door and turned to walk toward the car when she looked up and saw the bloody red words: “Scofflaws will be executed.”

Frightened, she quickly scurried into the car on her bare feet and found a seat.

She was so tired that she fell asleep without realizing it.

When she woke up, it was still dark outside, but the inside of the car was as bright as day, no longer as dark as when she first arrived.

She rubbed her eyes, looked down at her feet, and then at her pink pajamas. She decided that the first thing she’d do with her Player Coins was to buy herself a new outfit.

Ding-a-ling~

Fu You suddenly looked up. A handsome young man in a black Chinese tunic suit was walking toward her. At a glance, he was at least one eighty-five meters tall.

She covered her mouth with both hands, afraid she might scream. Her heart was beating wildly.

A handsome guy! He was so much hotter than the ones in her dream.

If all the Bosses were this handsome, that would be great!

As he approached, Fu You smelled an indescribable scent, a scent she had never smelled in this car before.

It was a bit bloody but also had a faint perfume scent.

Fu You coughed twice, having smelled a scent like this for the first time.

The handsome young man walked over to her. He rested one hand on the luggage rack above the seat and politely held the other behind his back. He looked down at Fu You with a smile.

Fu You subconsciously looked up, wanting to say something, when the system suddenly popped up.