Lin Jin had his hair cut into a buzzcut, and the barber had asked him multiple times if he was sure. Under Lin Jin's steadfast gaze, the barber finally cut his hair short, so short that one could almost see his scalp through the hair.
This was the first time Lin Jin had chosen this hairstyle. He had grown up in a small rural village where there were no stringent requirements for hairstyles, so his hair had always been relatively long. This was the first time he had seen himself with such a short cut.
Fortunately, his face was fairly handsome, and the shape of his face was decent. The saying that a good-looking person looks good in any hairstyle was perfectly exemplified in Lin Jin.
However, he looked like a female monk who had just shaved her head...
F*ck, I feel it still looks ugly as hell! Although he did indeed look quite refreshing without hair, he just couldn't adapt to this hairstyle at all.
Lin Jin returned home in a foul mood, took out a hat from his closet and put it on. He felt much more comfortable looking at himself in the mirror with the hat on, at least he didn't look like a monk anymore.
His dad was nowhere to be found, probably working hard because he heard that Lin Jin's mom was coming back. But Lin Jin still felt annoyed. He had tried his best to reunite his parents, and yet his dad had said such harsh things… And it wasn't even his fault, okay? It was that crazy black cat!
Lin Jin furrowed his brows tightly. While he could understand what his dad was saying, after all, every father wants his son to be a strong and upright man instead of a cross-dresser, except for those perverted dads who have no daughters.
But it still felt a bit too much.
He leaned against the headboard of his bed, his long white legs straight out on the bed, looking upwards as he lost himself in thought.
Although Lin Jin felt somewhat upset when his dad spoke those words to him face-to-face, his mental state was quite resilient. After pondering his dad's words for half an hour, he gradually stopped dwelling on them.
After all, if he weren't mentally strong, he would have been driven to despair by that black cat long ago.
"Hey, Black Cat" Lin Jin took out his phone and asked the cat that was sprawled across the table on the screen, "What should I do to make my dad accept me?"
The Black Cat lifted its head to glance at Lin Jin upon hearing his voice, then laid its head back down on its paws disinterestedly. "I don't have a time limit for you. Do whatever. As long as you're not kicked out of the house by your dad or something, I won't count it as a task failure. Don't worry."
"What do you mean 'do whatever'?" Lin Jin’s mouth twitched, feeling that relying on the Black Cat for advice was indeed unreliable. The cat might even be monitoring him in real-time, perhaps even snickering when he was being scolded by his dad.
Since Black Cat wasn't reliable, Lin Jin had to think of other options.
He opened the system's inventory, planning to see which of the items he had earned from completing tasks could help him with this current situation.
Ignoring the wig and the stun gun, one was for cross-dressing, and the other was for self-defense. Unless his dad wanted to beat him to a pulp, he wouldn't use the stun gun.
The chest wrap and the transformation card also weren't useful. One was for binding his chest, but his chest wasn't large anyway. Wearing thick clothes in winter concealed it completely. Feeling through the clothes would reveal nothing but flatness. As for the transformation card, it could only be used in special situations where he needed to turn into a woman completely, so it was of no use for dealing with his dad either.
As for the designer lingerie... it's actually erotic lingerie. Lin Jin couldn't possibly wear erotic lingerie to seduce his dad. Even if he did manage to seduce his dad, whose to say that the good relationship task with his dad would be complete? That would be a total loss of integrity, he couldn't possibly do something like that.
As for the "Forgiveness Pill"... Lin Jin had no idea what this was for.
"Black Cat, what is the use of this Forgiveness Pill?" Lin Jin pulled out the pill from the item list. The pill was only the size of a fingernail, its body green and greasy, making it uncomfortable to look at. "It's not like if I get a girlfriend and cheat on her, I could give her this pill and she'll forgive me, right?"
The Black Cat lifted its head lazily, yawning widely, revealing a set of flat, white teeth.
Huh, he hadn't noticed before, but this cat's teeth actually looked similar to human teeth, devoid of the typical sharpness of regular cats. Does this mean Black Cat is actually a herbivore?
"If you want to interpret it that way, it's not totally wrong. Basically, no matter how outrageous the thing you've done, giving this pill to someone will make them choose to forgive you without hesitation" the Black Cat explained, tilting its head at Lin Jin. "And with the way you look, at most you'll find a lesbian girlfriend, and you'll probably be the 'bottom' in the relationship."
Damn it! Could you please not say unnecessary things?!
Lin Jin glared at the Black Cat through gritted teeth.
But according to what Black Cat said, if my dad can't get over my feminine appearance, if I give him this pill... wouldn't he be able to forgive me then?
Holy sh*t? That sounded so fantastical! If the Mastery Pill can still be explained away by hypnosis or something, then this Forgiveness Pill could only be a product of fantasy or wuxia genres, right? Is the direction of this story finally heading towards fantasy? Will various cultivation and pills pile up to turn me into a martial arts master or something?
"Rest assured, this book is still a very serious modern daily life story, or rather, a goddess story" Black Cat seemingly heard Lin Jin's inner thoughts and unnecessarily explained.
"Right, it's already Sunday, it's time to give you your task for next week" Black Cat suddenly stood up, pulling out a small wooden bucket from behind its rear. The bucket was filled with sticks. "This time, your task will be assigned based on a draw!"
You’re assigning tasks this randomly now?
Lin Jin looked helplessly as Black Cat grabbed the small wooden bucket with both paws and started to shake it. After quite a bit of fumbling, finally, a stick fell out.
Picking up the stick and giving it a glance, Black Cat hummed for a moment before looking up at Lin Jin, who was watching him nervously.
"The task is, to attend tomorrow's class reunion in drag, and within one week, re-establish contact with five male middle school classmates". The Black Cat buried its gloomy face into its paws, disappointed. "Such a simple task. I was hoping to see you seduce men."
"Seducing men doesn't make me a goddess, okay?" Lin Jin rolled his eyes. "What happened to cultivating a goddess? I feel like you're turning me into a schemer or a two-faced person."
"That's also true" the Black Cat nodded, "then let's give you a very 'goddess-like' task."
Weekly Task: Middle School Classmates
After attending tomorrow's class reunion in women’s clothing, passively re-establish relationships with five middle school male classmates. You may not initiate the exchange of contact details or start conversations, please be a quiet and beautiful goddess.
Task Reward: Feminization Level +10%, gain a loyal bodyguard! [The bodyguard is absolutely loyal and should not do anything weird to you.]
Task Penalty: Gain a loyal suitor [The suitor absolutely likes you and will probably do something weird to you.]
Eh, eh, eh? What's the difference between the penalty and the reward?
Ploania Translator’s Note: Wuxia is a genre in China about martial art heroes.
Lin Jin had his hair cut into a buzzcut, and the barber had asked him multiple times if he was sure. Under Lin Jin's steadfast gaze, the barber finally cut his hair short, so short that one could almost see his scalp through the hair.
This was the first time Lin Jin had chosen this hairstyle. He had grown up in a small rural village where there were no stringent requirements for hairstyles, so his hair had always been relatively long. This was the first time he had seen himself with such a short cut.
Fortunately, his face was fairly handsome, and the shape of his face was decent. The saying that a good-looking person looks good in any hairstyle was perfectly exemplified in Lin Jin.
However, he looked like a female monk who had just shaved her head...
F*ck, I feel it still looks ugly as hell! Although he did indeed look quite refreshing without hair, he just couldn't adapt to this hairstyle at all.
Lin Jin returned home in a foul mood, took out a hat from his closet and put it on. He felt much more comfortable looking at himself in the mirror with the hat on, at least he didn't look like a monk anymore.
His dad was nowhere to be found, probably working hard because he heard that Lin Jin's mom was coming back. But Lin Jin still felt annoyed. He had tried his best to reunite his parents, and yet his dad had said such harsh things… And it wasn't even his fault, okay? It was that crazy black cat!
Lin Jin furrowed his brows tightly. While he could understand what his dad was saying, after all, every father wants his son to be a strong and upright man instead of a cross-dresser, except for those perverted dads who have no daughters.
But it still felt a bit too much.
He leaned against the headboard of his bed, his long white legs straight out on the bed, looking upwards as he lost himself in thought.
Although Lin Jin felt somewhat upset when his dad spoke those words to him face-to-face, his mental state was quite resilient. After pondering his dad's words for half an hour, he gradually stopped dwelling on them.
After all, if he weren't mentally strong, he would have been driven to despair by that black cat long ago.
"Hey, Black Cat" Lin Jin took out his phone and asked the cat that was sprawled across the table on the screen, "What should I do to make my dad accept me?"
The Black Cat lifted its head to glance at Lin Jin upon hearing his voice, then laid its head back down on its paws disinterestedly. "I don't have a time limit for you. Do whatever. As long as you're not kicked out of the house by your dad or something, I won't count it as a task failure. Don't worry."
"What do you mean 'do whatever'?" Lin Jin’s mouth twitched, feeling that relying on the Black Cat for advice was indeed unreliable. The cat might even be monitoring him in real-time, perhaps even snickering when he was being scolded by his dad.
Since Black Cat wasn't reliable, Lin Jin had to think of other options.
He opened the system's inventory, planning to see which of the items he had earned from completing tasks could help him with this current situation.
Ignoring the wig and the stun gun, one was for cross-dressing, and the other was for self-defense. Unless his dad wanted to beat him to a pulp, he wouldn't use the stun gun.
The chest wrap and the transformation card also weren't useful. One was for binding his chest, but his chest wasn't large anyway. Wearing thick clothes in winter concealed it completely. Feeling through the clothes would reveal nothing but flatness. As for the transformation card, it could only be used in special situations where he needed to turn into a woman completely, so it was of no use for dealing with his dad either.
As for the designer lingerie... it's actually erotic lingerie. Lin Jin couldn't possibly wear erotic lingerie to seduce his dad. Even if he did manage to seduce his dad, whose to say that the good relationship task with his dad would be complete? That would be a total loss of integrity, he couldn't possibly do something like that.
As for the "Forgiveness Pill"... Lin Jin had no idea what this was for.
"Black Cat, what is the use of this Forgiveness Pill?" Lin Jin pulled out the pill from the item list. The pill was only the size of a fingernail, its body green and greasy, making it uncomfortable to look at. "It's not like if I get a girlfriend and cheat on her, I could give her this pill and she'll forgive me, right?"
The Black Cat lifted its head lazily, yawning widely, revealing a set of flat, white teeth.
Huh, he hadn't noticed before, but this cat's teeth actually looked similar to human teeth, devoid of the typical sharpness of regular cats. Does this mean Black Cat is actually a herbivore?
"If you want to interpret it that way, it's not totally wrong. Basically, no matter how outrageous the thing you've done, giving this pill to someone will make them choose to forgive you without hesitation" the Black Cat explained, tilting its head at Lin Jin. "And with the way you look, at most you'll find a lesbian girlfriend, and you'll probably be the 'bottom' in the relationship."
Damn it! Could you please not say unnecessary things?!
Lin Jin glared at the Black Cat through gritted teeth.
But according to what Black Cat said, if my dad can't get over my feminine appearance, if I give him this pill... wouldn't he be able to forgive me then?
Holy sh*t? That sounded so fantastical! If the Mastery Pill can still be explained away by hypnosis or something, then this Forgiveness Pill could only be a product of fantasy or wuxia genres, right? Is the direction of this story finally heading towards fantasy? Will various cultivation and pills pile up to turn me into a martial arts master or something?
"Rest assured, this book is still a very serious modern daily life story, or rather, a goddess story" Black Cat seemingly heard Lin Jin's inner thoughts and unnecessarily explained.
"Right, it's already Sunday, it's time to give you your task for next week" Black Cat suddenly stood up, pulling out a small wooden bucket from behind its rear. The bucket was filled with sticks. "This time, your task will be assigned based on a draw!"
You’re assigning tasks this randomly now?
Lin Jin looked helplessly as Black Cat grabbed the small wooden bucket with both paws and started to shake it. After quite a bit of fumbling, finally, a stick fell out.
Picking up the stick and giving it a glance, Black Cat hummed for a moment before looking up at Lin Jin, who was watching him nervously.
"The task is, to attend tomorrow's class reunion in drag, and within one week, re-establish contact with five male middle school classmates". The Black Cat buried its gloomy face into its paws, disappointed. "Such a simple task. I was hoping to see you seduce men."
"Seducing men doesn't make me a goddess, okay?" Lin Jin rolled his eyes. "What happened to cultivating a goddess? I feel like you're turning me into a schemer or a two-faced person."
"That's also true" the Black Cat nodded, "then let's give you a very 'goddess-like' task."
Weekly Task: Middle School Classmates
After attending tomorrow's class reunion in women’s clothing, passively re-establish relationships with five middle school male classmates. You may not initiate the exchange of contact details or start conversations, please be a quiet and beautiful goddess.
Task Reward: Feminization Level +10%, gain a loyal bodyguard! [The bodyguard is absolutely loyal and should not do anything weird to you.]
Task Penalty: Gain a loyal suitor [The suitor absolutely likes you and will probably do something weird to you.]
Eh, eh, eh? What's the difference between the penalty and the reward?
Ploania Translator’s Note: Wuxia is a genre in China about martial art heroes.
