Pregnancy was, of course, impossible!
The private doctor’s examination pointed to a pituitary prolactinoma—a benign tumor that raises serum prolactin.
Symptoms included amenorrhea, menstrual disorders, and…
Another symptom she couldn’t deny at the moment: when she undressed for a shower, the wet patch inside her bra wasn’t sweat, but something else.
Jiang Jian Yue felt like she was falling apart.
No one ever told her you could have…leakage…even if you weren’t pregnant!
She was woefully ignorant about this sort of thing—after all, her mind had only been clear for just over a month.
Before noon today, this definitely wasn’t happening.
Was it a side effect of acquiring a new Ability?
Or a side effect of some Ability leveling up?
A side effect of acquiring a new Ability? Or perhaps a side effect of an Ability upgrade?
The “cost” she learned from the Light Bug Ability was nothing more than expending physical and mental strength to use the Ability; there was never any mention of an upgrade bringing anything besides intense pain.
For now, she could only obediently take her medicine and promise not to stay up late anymore.
She plugged in her phone and turned it on, the spiderwebbed screen flickering to life.
There was a notification on LINE—Kaori Onishi had sent a message.
“Senpai? Yuki-kun didn’t come to school. Do you know what happened?”
One hour later, another message.
“Senpai, answer me, okay? I’m really worried about you two.”
“Yuki-kun isn’t replying to messages at all, either.”
Jiang Jian Yue felt dazed; in her memory, seven days had already passed.
Back then…both of them were still unconscious.
Then there was a message sent at noon: “Senpai didn’t come to school either?”
Anyway, Jiang Jian Yue hadn’t checked her phone since she woke up.
The most recent one: “Crying. You two, say something….”
Poor girl.
Jiang Jian Yue quickly typed: “Yuki and I ran into some trouble, but it’s fine now.”
Kaori Onishi replied almost instantly.
“That’s great! As long as you’re okay! Why isn’t Yuki-kun replying to me?”
Yuki Asahi hadn’t brought his phone into the Space of Ikeda Kou at all.
He probably still hadn’t gone home yet.
After soothing Kaori Onishi for a while, Jiang Jian Yue suddenly had a flash of inspiration—this silly kid still didn’t know that Yuki Asahi had confessed to her.
She needed to tell her quickly.
But her fingertip hovered over the cracked screen, unable to press send for a long time.
In the end, she simply reminded Kaori Onishi: “You need to speed up your progress.”
Kaori Onishi was a kid, too. Of course Jiang Jian Yue needed to consider her feelings.
She didn’t want to hurt her—after all, it’s tough when the boy you like confesses to someone else, right?
“I understand. Thank you for the reminder, Senpai. You should keep it up too.”
Keep it up for what?
I’m playing a rigged game here.
A beginner’s mistake like ‘forgetting whether I’m supposed to win or lose this round’ would never happen.
I’ll definitely lose!
Wait, does this kid still stubbornly believe her Jiang Jian Senpai likes Yuki Asahi?
That’s absolutely impossible!
After ending the chat with Kaori Onishi, a message from Morita Aoya followed right behind:
“Old Master is very angry. He wants you to call back.”
Jiang Jian Yue stiffened, trembling as she dialed her father’s number.
The call connected—a suffocating silence.
“Odousan…”
Jiang Jian Yue took a moment to compose herself, then used every ounce of her acting skills to squeeze out a tearful, trembling voice.
“Ahh…”
On the other end, a man’s exhausted voice replied.
“There won’t be a next time. If being with that boy is always this dangerous, I want you to stop seeing him.”
Eh?
Father clearly blamed Yuki Asahi for all this.
“I don’t want to be a controlling father, but…I really only have you. Please, Yue, consider my feelings.”
Jiang Jian Yue cleared her throat and retorted, “I can protect myself.”
The man fell silent again. Just as Jiang Jian Yue grew nervous, he suddenly spoke as if realizing something.
“So that’s it—it’s a rebellious phase, right?”
“………….”
Her rebellious phase ended over twenty years ago! Don’t treat me like a child, you idiot!
Of course, she couldn’t say such things out loud.
“I’m a Superpower User.”
Jiang Jian Yue came clean directly.
Morita Aoya had covered for her many times; surely, he already suspected something.
Rather than let him gather evidence and report it, it was better to confess first.
“…Parasite? Is the Heart Worm stable?”
The man’s voice grew low, tinged with urgency.
Father really did know things!
Could it be…that the Dawn Resources Group was actually some kind of Superpower organization?
“No.”
Jiang Jian Yue refuted, but didn’t say she was a Cicada Shell Host—she didn’t even know what she was herself.
“Even so, that’s no reason for you to be in danger.”
The man’s voice relaxed slightly, but remained stern.
“I don’t want anything to happen to you.”
Jiang Jian Yue could only promise again and again that she would stay safe from now on.
It was only after the call ended that Jiang Jian Yue suddenly realized—
Crap! She still hadn’t cleared up the misunderstanding with Yuki Asahi.
…Forget it.
Jiang Jian Yue returned to her computer desk, stroking the machine and thinking:
Computer-kun, I almost thought I’d never see you again.
This little box held her spiritual sustenance—life as a Tokyo Ojou-sama was too dull.
With school every day and few friends, she counted on unexpected incidents to keep things interesting.
Of course, she’d prefer to avoid events like the one with Ikeda Sachi.
She checked Ruizhan—episode eight still hadn’t been updated.
Jiang Jian Yue felt a headache coming on—was episode eight really going to be about her and Yuki Asahi?
The her that tried to ‘test the waters’ by sneaking into Yuki Asahi’s bed alone.
The her in the Space of Ikeda Kou, unconcerned with favorability.
The her streaking through the noodle shop.
The her who panicked at Yuki Asahi’s confession…
No, please, don’t let anyone else see such a plot!
Jiang Jian Yue pressed her temples, grateful that episode eight still wasn’t out.
She was still that cool, aloof “Jiang Jian Senpai” from episode seven.
She opened Penguin and, after copy-pasting “Scram” into over a dozen private chats like a machine, she finally saw a useful message from Renzu.
“We’ve contacted the staff at Ruizhan responsible for anime licensing. There’s new information.”
“Saysay, look.”
Ever since Jiang Jian Yue transmigrated, Renzu had been logged into Penguin, so the reply was quick:
“They didn’t collaborate with any so-called Japanese New Netfly company. This anime appeared on the platform out of thin air, and Broadcasting Authority didn’t approve it.”
“Right now, Ruizhan’s backend has no data on this anime. They can’t restrict it or remove derivative works. They suspect it’s a hacker attack and have reported it to the Netcom Office.”
Damn, a big shot from Chongzhong!
Jiang Jian Yue skimmed the start of previous episodes—there really was no Broadcasting Authority approval number.
With such hacking skills, why bother with a single anime?
Could it be Superpower?
If the real world could be affected by Superpower too…did that mean she might have a chance to go back?
Although the anime world was nice, too.
She still wanted to return, to see that ordinary world.
—And become the ‘strongest person in history’ in the ordinary world.
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