Under the scorching sun, in a barren land where all you could see was yellow earth, a noticeable black dot was slowly moving.
If you zoomed in, you would find that it was a black-haired elf girl with pointed ears.
However, the girl looked quite disheveled.
Her black bangs were wet with sweat, and her pretty face and black dress were covered in dust.
Every step she took seemed laborious, and anyone could tell that she was nearing the end of her strength.
“Huff… huff…” The long-distance escape had made her legs feel as heavy as lead and sore.
At a certain point, Fia finally gave up running.
Without caring that her dress would get dirty, she sat down on the ground without any ladylike grace.
“Ah, finally alive.”
Instinctively, she turned around to check if anyone was following her.
—Not a single person, not even a tree.
The place where Fia was could not be called a desert, but it was definitely a barren plateau or an African savanna during a drought, of course, without any grass.
Fia couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief, her shoulders slumping down.
“Ha, finally safe.”
If conditions allowed, Fia would have liked to lie down on the ground.
But it was too dirty, and she didn’t want to get covered in dust.
After releasing a firestorm, Fia took advantage of the chaos to escape the scene.
Since her vision was completely covered by flames at the time, Fia didn’t know whether the soldiers were dead or alive.
However, based on the “spectacle” she saw before leaving, she guessed that under those towering pillars of fire, ordinary people had no chance of survival.
In other words, she wouldn’t be pursued, and she was temporarily safe.
“You can’t blame me for this; you were the ones who attacked first.”
Even though she couldn’t remember who she was for the moment, Fia’s beliefs hadn’t changed.
Since the other party intended to kill her, she had no reason to be blamed for retaliating.
Even under federal law, the situation just now would be considered self-defense.
“It’s just…” Fia, whose chest was slightly heaving, raised her hand and stared at her right palm.
At the critical moment when the knight commander swung his sword at her, it was her right hand that erupted in flames, saving her life.
However, Fia didn’t remember having such an ability.
She was sure it was the first time she had ever used it since she could remember.
If she had experienced a transmigration event—let’s not consider this a dream or a movie shoot, as that would be too absurd—then what just happened was undoubtedly real “magic.”
Wait, these things can be discussed later.
Now Fia noticed something quite important, something that made her so nervous she couldn’t help but swallow.
Her body felt strange.
In her memory, she would never be so exhausted from such a short run.
More importantly, her perspective was significantly different from before.
It was like someone who was two meters tall suddenly became only about one meter forty.
The difference in visual height made Fia certain that she had changed bodies.
Her red eyes widened in an instant, and Fia stood there with her mouth agape, stunned.
“No way?” Regardless of how this miraculous transformation happened, it was only now that Fia thought to explore her own body.
Without a mirror, she reluctantly got up from the ground, turned her neck, and observed herself.
Long black hair reaching her waist, seemingly tied in twin tails.
Her fingers were white and slender, with no calluses, indicating that the body’s owner was not someone who did heavy labor.
Coupled with the delicate voice she heard when she spoke earlier—thinking of this, Fia couldn’t help but make an “ah ah” sound like someone practicing vocalization—she was definitely a young girl now, and a rather young one at that.
“This is really… I don’t know what to say.”
Her gaze fell on the leather boots covering her small feet, and Fia’s expression became subtle.
At first glance, for those who want to experience a girl’s life, her situation would definitely make them jump for joy.
But men’s fantasies about becoming women usually involve “becoming very cute or beautiful,” and Fia couldn’t see her own appearance, so she wasn’t happy at all.
Although Fia vaguely felt that she had a wish to “start over” in her original world, she could guarantee that she never thought of starting over in this form.
This was too thorough a restart.
“Am I going to have to live as a girl forever?” At this thought, Fia’s already subtle gaze became even more so, to the point where she couldn’t help but let out a hesitant “uh” sound, feeling a sense of helplessness and panic, her limbs going weak.
She had never learned what girls should pay attention to, at most knowing not to sit with legs apart and to use a bag to cover her back when going up stairs to prevent exposure.
She knew nothing more detailed.
“Speaking of which, women also have periods…” Her voice already had a slight tremor.
If this were a manga, Fia’s ruby-like eyes would undoubtedly have turned into swirling mosquito coil shapes, and she would be visibly shaken.
Has this body entered its period? If she encountered such a thing, she would be completely at a loss, not knowing what to do.
Not only that, but she didn’t even have anyone to ask.
She had experienced a transmigration event, with no family or elders to provide comfort.
No… no, absolutely not! Wait! Physiological needs aren’t just about that; there’s also eating, drinking, and living.
Now that she’s in the body of a little girl, how is she supposed to earn a living? For a moment, Fia couldn’t help but feel a darkness before her eyes, as if the whole world had turned gray.
In stories, beautiful girls don’t need to deal with physiological needs, which is why they seem so wonderful and desirable.
But she had truly transmigrated to another world and needed to address all the physiological needs of real life.
In her world, although it was developed, the gap between rich and poor was extremely wide.
Without a skill, starving on the streets was not uncommon.
Although this wasn’t her previous world, who knew if this place would be even harsher.
Even if she had to sell her body to please others, with this body—Fia looked down at her chest, wrapped in a dress, not flat but not much better—the body’s owner was definitely not an adult yet, and it was too early for such things! Besides, even if she starved to death, she would never put down her dignity to do such things! Absolutely not!
“Ahem, no, no, no, maybe this is a very tolerant world, yes, I shouldn’t think negatively.” She should wait to confirm what kind of world this is before making any decisions—definitely not avoiding reality.
Fia sat back down slowly, “Let’s try to figure out what happened.
Uh, I can’t use this sitting posture anymore.”
Originally intending to sit cross-legged, Fia quickly pressed down her dress with one hand, then gathered her legs and curled them to one side.
Out of personal preference, Fia didn’t like women who sat cross-legged, thinking that such a casual posture lacked the charm of feminine restraint.
Now that she was the protagonist, she certainly couldn’t become the type of person she disliked.
Although her sitting posture looked quite stiff due to unfamiliarity, Fia didn’t notice this and felt satisfied.
If a man used this sitting posture, he would undoubtedly be labeled as effeminate by others.
But now that she was a woman, and a young one at that, there was nothing to criticize.
Now she could be considered a “lady,” right?
“This feeling… not good… a bit embarrassing…” Her cheeks slightly flushed, Fia’s delicate fingers clutched the hem of her dress, and her knees gently rubbed together.
Although there was no one around, Fia still felt embarrassed by her “experimental” adaptation.
She was just seeking novelty and excitement, not adapting.
Fia shook her head repeatedly in her mind.
If someone else encountered the same situation, they might even stand up like a little girl and spin around to make the dress fly.
This was an experience only possible when no one was around, and it was perfectly normal to want to try things she hadn’t before.
After finding an explanation for her behavior, Fia took a deep breath to calm her mind, then began to think in this barren, extremely hot wilderness with no shelter.
She lowered her head, furrowing her brows, and pressed her small, white fist against her chin.
She had been running away before, with no time to think.
Now that she was calm, she couldn’t help but realize the very important matters she hadn’t had time to consider.
Who she was, where she came from, who she was now, and where she was.
Then.
—Buzz.
Like an old TV suddenly losing signal, Fia’s mind was suddenly filled with static, and then she felt a connection to something.
Information she had never encountered before surged from the depths of her mind.
Dofilia Alexia Yusil, the first princess of the Elf Kingdom Silivar, who could freely use seventh-tier magic at the age of 14, hailed as the greatest magic prodigy in the history of the Elf Kingdom.
“Is this… me?” The questioning, clear voice had just reached her ears when Fia’s mind flashed with black-and-white images like a revolving lantern.
Below was an open plain serving as a battlefield, and “she” stood at the center of the elf soldiers.
However, before she could give any orders, a purple moon appeared in the sky above the enemy camp.
In just a blink, the purple moon cast a spear of purple light, and before she could react, the spear from the distant sky had pierced her abdomen.
Then, “she,” or rather the body’s previous owner, Dofilia Alexia Yusil, was declared defeated.
Although the revolving lantern also showed the chaos among the elf soldiers, due to the body’s owner being on the brink of death, these images were extremely blurry and soon turned pitch black, marking the death of Dofilia, the first princess of the Elf Kingdom.
As for who she was, Fia finally had a vague impression.
As initially thought, she came from Earth and didn’t belong to this world.
However, she couldn’t recall her name at all.
Not only that, but she had no clue about her previous job, only knowing that she lived a rather lonely and monotonous life in that world.
It felt like a memory of something that happened a long, long time ago, where she couldn’t remember why she disliked something, but the feeling of dislike was deeply ingrained in her heart.
Strangely, even though Fia couldn’t remember who she was, her mind retained a clear memory of the historical and cultural aspects of her past society, such as the fact that the society she lived in was highly technologically advanced, and humans had encountered other life forms in the universe and formed alliances.
“Why can I remember even the smallest things, but not who I am?” Fia pondered deeply but couldn’t come to a conclusion.
She couldn’t help but rub her little head.
“That memory that flashed by like a revolving lantern must be the memory of the owner of this body, Dofilia, right? So she’s an elf princess.
That matches what those soldiers were saying earlier.”
Fia nodded lightly as she recalled what she heard from the human soldiers.
By connecting their words with Dofilia’s remaining memories, it seemed that the elf princess Dofilia led the elves in a standoff against humans, but was killed when a secret weapon from the humans pierced her abdomen.
Afterward, the elf army was defeated, and the remaining troops tried to transport the body of the royal elf princess back to their country.
Unfortunately, they were ambushed or caught by human soldiers, leading to the scene she just witnessed.
The remaining elf troops were defeated by humans, and she, who was now inhabiting the deceased elf princess, ran out of the carriage.
“No wonder those soldiers said such unpleasant things like ‘necromancy’ and ‘undead’ when they saw me.
Seeing the already dead elf princess stand up and move around would be shocking.
It’s impressive they didn’t turn and run away in fear.”
Thinking of this, Fia couldn’t help but smile wryly.
“But why am I in the elf princess’s body?” Could it be that, like the elf princess, I died in my original world? Dying in some accident and being reborn in another world is quite common in isekai novels.
Maybe I encountered an accident, which is why I’m living again in this form.
“Sigh,” Fia sighed deeply.
“If it really was an accident, it must have been a tragic event that even God would sympathize with, otherwise, I wouldn’t have been given another chance.
Ah, how did I die? I’m getting more curious.”
It couldn’t have been a social death, right? Like suddenly dying while doing crafts at home, and when the police arrive, they find me naked, with tissues nearby, and adult videos playing on the computer—that kind of pitiful death would indeed be very sympathetic.
“But could this also explain why I can’t remember who I am or what happened to me? Because I died and came here, I can’t remember who I am.
Although it doesn’t make much sense, it’s surprisingly convincing.”
“Hmm… maybe I’m just too smart, with too much in my head, and the elf princess’s brain can’t contain my wisdom, so I can only recall a fraction of my past. That’s a good reason. Maybe I was a super intelligent being of nebula level before!” Nodding in agreement with herself, Fia stood up and patted the dust off her tattered ceremonial dress.
The elf princess had lost a lot of blood before dying, leaving her in a tattered, blood-stained dress.
Now she could only be thankful that the fire magic she released earlier had dried the bloodstains, otherwise, she’d be sticky and reeking of blood.
“It’s about time to keep moving.
I’ll figure out what to do about being a little girl once I reach a place with people.”
No matter what, she couldn’t just sit in the desolate wilderness.
It was still noon, and although the weather was hot, it was bearable.
By nightfall, the wilderness would surely be freezing, and she needed to leave this godforsaken place quickly.
The elf princess’s body, though petite, wasn’t weak.
After running for so long, an ordinary human would have collapsed by now, but she only felt her legs aching.
It seemed that magic could enhance physical abilities to some extent.
Taking a deep breath, Fia stood up and murmured softly, as if speaking to the deceased elf princess.
“Although I didn’t get your consent, what’s done is done. I’ll gladly accept this body. From now on, I am Dofilia Alexia Yusir.”
