Chapter 1: Is the system wrong? No, it isn’t!

Lin Yi swept the floor while contemplating the various lives on the soccer field.

The goalkeeper stood alone, able to solve every problem with their hands.

The blonde forward was aggressive, scoring fiercely even when someone was guarding the goal, yet losing interest when faced with an empty net.

The one seeking defeat was the referee, blowing the whistle on whomever they pleased, making it impossible to resist.

Then she fainted and was carried to the infirmary by the female classmates on the field.

The school doctor said she was low on energy and lacked nutrition.

An IV of glucose was administered, pulling Lin Yi back from unconsciousness.

In her dream, Lin Yi seemed to return to her previous life—a shut-in with no achievements, just idling away and waiting to die.

On the day of her reincarnation, on her way home, she saw a drowning girl.

Whether it was a surge of courage or a rebellion against her worthless life, she mustered the courage to jump in and save her.

In the end, the girl was saved, but she sank.

Then she was reborn into this beautiful girl named Lin Yi.

She had never felt happy about being a beautiful girl.

After all, she was poor in this life, extremely poor.

Her parents died of illness, their inheritance was used to pay medical bills, she joined a host family, and she studied desperately to get into an all-girls school with waived tuition and fees.

Although the community, the school, and the host family all provided subsidies, Lin Yi still scrimped and saved desperately, participating in the work-study program.

The stubborn soul that originally inhabited this body didn’t want to owe anyone anything and never considered her own limits.

Ah, teenage girls, Lin Yi thought.

Now that the body has a new owner, the mindset has changed, but reality won’t.

She was still poor.

The homeroom teacher rushed over upon hearing the news and, after talking, gave Lin Yi two pieces of news.

First, her physical condition no longer allowed her to continue the work-study program.

The contract would be terminated after reporting to the school.

Second, her academic performance had dropped significantly in the opening exam at the end of August.

If her grades didn’t improve in tomorrow’s monthly exam, the school would consider notifying her guardian.

What could Lin Yi say? She fully complied.

Dazed and confused, she returned to Class 1-1, slumped over her desk, her eyelids still heavy, clearly sleep-deprived.

No money earned, studies not understood, not a single good friend, and her body was so weak.

The future truly looked bleak.

[Would you like to activate the Protagonist Comeback System?]

[This system aims to cultivate the host into a light novel male protagonist, bidding farewell to a trashy, decadent life and becoming someone pursued by many beautiful girls]

Huh?

Lin Yi was startled and immediately looked around, but she didn’t see anyone talking to her.

A ghost.

The voice in her head repeated itself, and only then did Lin Yi realize this wasn’t an illusion.

Light novel male protagonist?!

Are you even listening to yourself?

Look at me from head to toe—where do I look like a man?

Except for the A-cup.

[10… 9… 8…]

Although she didn’t know what the voice was counting down to, Lin Yi felt that letting it finish counting down would definitely lead to nothing good, so she mentally responded to activate it.

[Protagonist Comeback System activated]

[The host needs to complete tasks issued by the system and engage in self-training to improve personal attributes and obtain rewards]

Then she opened the panel and discovered more information.

[Character: Lin Yi]

[Strength: D-]

[Speed: D-]

[Intelligence: C]

[Charm: A]

[Perception: D]

[Skills: None]

The system divided Lin Yi’s personal attributes into five stats: Strength, Speed, Intelligence, Charm, and Perception.

Each stat was further subdivided into five grades: S, A, B, C, D, with D being the weakest, C being average human level, and A being the strongest level in human history.

But human limits didn’t represent the system’s limits.

No one could imagine what S-level was like.

Lin Yi placed one hand on her chest and gazed into the distance.

She felt it necessary to strive to match Bunta Yujiro, Kars, and others, to become the strongest creature on Earth.

In simple terms, to stop being human.

[Detected that the host urgently needs improvement: Approaching middle age, you have no savings, no partner. Every day, aside from being an obsessive VTuber fan, you just giggle foolishly at your little corner, wasting tissues. This can’t go on—you must be reformed harshly!]

[Task: No Fapping, Stay Dry!]

[Task Duration: day1 (Difficult), day7 (Hard), day31 (Extremely Hard)]

—System, are you even sane?

The system didn’t answer.

Lin Yi looked at her sportswear-style school pants.

Even if she wanted to fail, wouldn’t that be absurd?

She understood now.

This system was originally bound to her previous life’s shut-in identity, but it didn’t change genders after she reincarnated into a beautiful girl!

That said, this kind of task was basically free rewards, just hanging there.

See, her mindset had become much more optimistic since getting the system.

After all, even though she was this poor, she wasn’t panicking, right?

But distant water can’t quench immediate thirst.

Her physical condition was still poor.

She only ate one egg for lunch, which wasn’t enough to sustain her.

“Gurgle, gurgle…”

Lin Yi’s little stomach growled, and she secretly felt sad.

So hungry!

“Um… Classmate Lin.”

Lin Yi heard someone calling her from behind and slowly turned around.

The beautiful girl before her wore a navy blue blazer school uniform.

Beneath the black-and-red plaid skirt were long, straight, snowy legs.

Below the black ankle socks were delicate and exquisite loafers.

No, perhaps none of that was important.

After all, any girl between 12 and 18 would become stunningly beautiful when wearing a JK uniform.

What truly determined this girl’s exceptionally high beauty was her captivating sapphire-blue eyes, clear and moist, transparent enough to reflect Lin Yi’s entire life.

Her soft, light brown hair cascaded over her fragrant shoulders, the ends slightly curled, exuding a delightful girl’s scent all over.

She was glowing!

Lin Yi knew who she was—Su Kui, the psychological committee member of Class 1-1.

The clever part was that this position wasn’t something Su Kui campaigned for; everyone unanimously elected her.

It was because she faintly emitted a certain glow that could be used as consumable material for blocking bridges.

“Su Kui? What’s up? Did the homeroom teacher call me over for another scolding?”

“No, no, that’s not it.”

Su Kui quickly waved her hands.

“It’s… Classmate Lin, you just came back from the infirmary, right?”

“Yeah.”

Lin Yi nodded.

“Hey, we’re classmates. No need to call me ‘Classmate Lin’ this and that. Just call me Lin Yi.”

Su Kui tilted her head and smiled.

“Okay, then I’ll call you… Classmate Lin Yi.”

Do you have to add “classmate”?

Class hadn’t started yet.

Su Kui leaned against Lin Yi’s desk.

“You don’t look too well. Are you worried about something, or are you sick?”

“Both, maybe?”

Lin Yi rested her head on her arm.

“Too many things happened in a short time. My brain can’t process it all right now.”

“It seems you have worries.”

“Big, big, big worries.”

Lin Yi mumbled.

“So big I don’t know how to solve them.”

As she spoke, she caught the scent of cake.

Looking up, she saw Su Kui holding a pack of Tiger Skin Boba Cake Rolls.

Sniff, sniff.

Su Kui pushed the pack of Tiger Skin Cake Rolls toward Lin Yi, smiling as she said, “I won’t ask what Classmate Lin Yi’s worries are. After all, the more you talk about worries, the sadder you get.”

“But personally, I recommend that if you’re feeling down, eat something.”

Lin Yi held the cake rolls and asked, “Aren’t you going to eat?”

Su Kui raised a finger to her plump, rosy lips.

“Shh, I’m on a diet recently. I can’t eat too much. It’s perfect to give to Classmate Lin Yi. I hope this cake roll can cheer you up.”

After saying that, the class bell rang.

Su Kui waved and returned to her seat.

Lin Yi felt the residual warmth on the cake roll, tears almost falling.

Mom, I think I saw an angel.