When Torina Deville was knocked off by the Griffin pouncing down from the tree, she was certain of her death.
Her neck made an ominous cracking sound, her ears were filled with noise, and the blood splattering across her vision made the silhouette of the Griffin Brother even more menacing.
It’s said that in the moment before death, time seems to slow down and you see your life flash before your eyes… it seems to be true.
Born into a noble family in the northern country, leaving school to become an Adventurer, forming an adventure team full of beautiful girls—these memories flashed through her mind like raindrops, leaving only a series of annoying faces.
For example, that arrogant and spoiled princess.
For example, those sycophantic followers.
For example, that incompetent and unsociable loser.
For example… she couldn’t think of any more because she finally hit the ground, her head striking a protruding rock with a crisp and pleasant sound ♪
At two in the morning, the sound of typing could still be heard from the cubicle at the end of the office area.
“He” was happily working overtime while humming an old song from the last century, his hands typing on the keyboard as gracefully and flexibly as a piano master, with code flowing onto gvim like musical notes, more precise than a lint check.
“Git add… commit… tag… push origin, done.” He closed the laptop, glanced at the novel “I Was Actually Invincible After Being Kicked Out of the Party” on the desk, casually stuffed it into a drawer, and checked the time… it wasn’t even three in the morning yet, only 19 hours of work so far, he could easily keep going until nine in the morning and then hold a meeting with his subordinates who came to work on time.
Gurgle~~ His stomach was empty, the last meal… seemed to be 14 hours ago? He decided to go downstairs to the office building to buy a compressed biscuit to fill his stomach… “He” took the elevator downstairs under the curious gaze of the night patrol security guard, the cool night breeze lifting his spirits.
What kind of expression would the leader of the competing team next door have when they saw he had completed the progress a version ahead of schedule? It didn’t matter… “He” couldn’t help but let out a strange “kekeke” laugh at the thought, leisurely walking out of the office building’s door, when suddenly he heard a strange sound from above.
Just as “he” looked up— A brand new air conditioning unit fell from the sky, smashing “him” into a modern art piece on the ground with a crisp and pleasant sound ♪
Summer, at the sanatorium of the resort in the city of Zhiveton— Sunshine! Fine wine! Snacks! Swimming pool! Luxury hotel! The girl lying on the lounge chair with a cocktail in hand, sunbathing, enjoyed all of this, while the beautiful maids of the resort massaged her shoulders and legs, servants fanned her with luxurious feather fans, and dancers from foreign lands performed for her.
“Miss Torina, how’s the pressure?” the maid massaging her feet asked sweetly.
“Hmm, not bad… ah~ just this strength, very good~” “Are you satisfied with the new cocktail?” the bartender lady asked enthusiastically.
“It’s okay, a bit colder would be better~” She said as she adjusted her silky black hair, her long legs forming an elegant arc, her fullness forming a beautiful teardrop shape due to gravity, even the female attendants around couldn’t take their eyes off her.
She sipped her fine wine, ate exquisite snacks, and enjoyed the service of beautiful girls, truly living a god-like life.
At this moment, Li Hua—now named Torina—felt like the luckiest person in the world.
Torina Deville, seventeen years old, the eldest daughter of the noble Deville family, an outstanding student at the Central United Academy, a registered Adventurer of the Adventurer Guild, and the leader of the Shepherd Moon Adventure Team… these were all her impressive identities.
But at the same time, she now had a secret.
Just a week ago, while exploring a labyrinth with her team, due to the negligence of a certain unsociable team member, she was attacked by a mysterious elite monster Griffin and fell into a coma.
During her coma, she was sent to the sanatorium by her teammates, and after a week of careful care by the medical staff, she finally woke up.
After waking up, she was briefly confused, a flood of familiar memories exploded in her mind, words like “code,” “overtime,” “ppt,” “air conditioning unit” uncontrollably surged forth, almost overwhelming her original memories.
After spending an entire day sorting out her thoughts, she finally realized the truth about herself.
“This world has reincarnators from other worlds, who awaken memories of their past lives in extreme situations”—this was a widely circulated rumor, which the former Torina dismissed as nonsense, but now she was certain—she herself was such a reincarnator.
Her past life was as a “programmer” in a world called “Earth,” a “country boy” from a poor background, a “small-town test taker” who emerged from a remote area, who after graduating from higher education worked tirelessly in a “blessing factory,” spending every day in “competition” and “involution,” and after becoming a team leader, his salary didn’t increase much but his workload did, working himself to the bone.
And such a person, after being killed by an air conditioning unit, was reincarnated into another world and became a beautiful girl! And not just any beautiful girl, but one born with a silver spoon in her mouth! “Kekeke…” Torina couldn’t help but let out a strange laugh, taking another big sip of wine.
From a young age, she thought her affluent noble life was a given, but after having her brain damaged by the Griffin and awakening memories of her past life, she realized how fortunate she was now.
Look, look, look.
In her past life, he lived on discounted supermarket meals.
Now, she could eat delicacies at any time.
In her past life, his wardrobe consisted of alternating shirts and hoodies.
Right now, every piece of sleepwear she owns is worth a fortune.
In her previous life, he was a lifelong single who never got close to beautiful girls.
Now, she herself is the top-tier beautiful girl.
In his past life, he worked overtime, got caught up in office politics, and worried about mortgage and car loans.
Now, she doesn’t have to work overtime, doesn’t have to deal with office politics, and doesn’t have to worry about mortgages or car loans.
Isn’t that great? Huh? What did you say? Wouldn’t she feel regretful about losing her “little brother”? How could she? Originally a man, she accepted the irreversible fact of “becoming a woman in this life” within half a day after awakening memories of her past male life.
It’s said that in the neighboring island country, many middle-aged men’s dream job is to become a beautiful high school girl.
If a survey were conducted in his home country, the results would probably be similar, right? Although it took a few days for her past life memories to fully integrate with her current body, she has now completely accepted everything! She put down her wine glass, stretched lazily, and flaunted her body’s beautiful curves to the maids.
After confirming that her injuries had mostly healed, she jumped into the pool and lazily floated in the water, blowing bubbles.
The more she thought about it, the luckier she felt.
In her past life, she read many isekai reincarnation novels.
Some Protagonists were reincarnated just to suffer, while others had cheats and harems but had to slowly level up.
But her? This other world is basically a standard sword and magic JRPG fantasy world.
She’s a noble lady who can enjoy a lifetime of luxury without any worries.
This treatment is already quite good.
Her team members… should be on standby in the nearby Garden Town, right? Whatever, they’re just a group of classmates and noble children forming an adventurer team.
She can enjoy their flattery when she’s around, and let them do their own thing when she’s not.
She’ll just relax here for now~
But, how should I put it… Ever since she awakened her past life memories, a strange feeling has been lingering in a corner of her heart.
Sometimes, she suddenly feels that certain details of this world are familiar, but when she tries to recall them, she can’t figure out what’s wrong.
This sense of déjà vu always accompanies her.
(Speaking of which…) She turned over in the water and started backstroking, letting the light and waves ripple together as she swam and thought.
(Since there’s déjà vu, is it possible… this other world is from a game I’ve played? A book I’ve read? Or a parallel world’s Earth history? It’s a common trope to be transported into such things…) But in her past life, she rarely played games and wasn’t interested in history, though she did read a lot of novels.
If she were to look for it in the isekai novels she’s read… (…there’s nothing.) If it were a book, even if she wasn’t the Protagonist or part of the Protagonist’s team, she should have impressions of specific items, place names, or events, right? But she can’t find anything that matches.
For example, the vacation city she’s in now, Zhiwei Town, she’s never seen it in any book— Zhiwei Town— Zhiwei Town…? If you reverse it… Dunwich? This name sounds familiar, like there’s a place called “Dunwich City” in a book she read.
The name sounds similar.
And the neighboring town where her adventurer team is currently located is called Garden Town.
In that book, there’s a “Flowerbed Town,” which also sounds similar.
The school she attends is called “Central United Academy,” and in that book, there’s an important location called “Central Union Academy,” which also sounds similar.
People in this world like to play a tabletop game called “Cantor Cards,” and in that book, there’s a game called “Gwent Cards,” which also sounds similar.
This world has three moons, four oceans, five continents, six secret realms, and seven guardian beasts.
That book also has three moons, four oceans, five continents, six secret realms, and seven guardian beasts.
The settings are similar.
The cocktail she just drank was made with “Johnny Walker” and “Orion Faye,” and in that book, there are drinks called “Monishka” and “Oriana.” Even the drinks are similar.
Is it a coincidence? (No, no, it can’t be a coincidence, right? What was that book called again, I think it was…) “The Invincible Me Who Was Kicked Out of the Party,” the one he glanced at before being crushed to death in his past life.
It’s a standard “kicked out of the party” novel, and a very basic one: the male lead is seen as a burden in the adventurer team, humiliated by the bad leader, and kicked out.
Later, the male lead finds an invincible cheat with the system’s guidance, makes a career, and returns to the team to brutally defeat (really breaking arms and legs kind of defeat) those who looked down on him… it’s that kind of classic plot.
And the adventurer team in the book is called “Moonlit Adventurer Team.” The one she formed is called “Pasture Moon Adventurer Team,” with only one character difference, even the pronunciation is the same.
(………………Wait, wait, no way? It can’t be, right?) She sneered, grabbed the pool ladder, climbed ashore, and took the towel handed by the maid to dry herself.
(What nonsense, that book is from a male perspective, the highlight is the male lead showing off and fighting, the adventurer team being defeated are all men, while my Pasture Moon Adventurer Team is all female, it doesn’t match at all.) Yeah, it doesn’t match at all.
Besides, the bad leader in the book is a northern noble young master named Dorina Deville, a Rune Blade user, while she is a northern noble lady named Torina Deville, a Rune Swordsman.
See, it doesn’t match at all.
“————————Doesn’t match my ass!? Isn’t this just a gender-swapped version of that crappy book!!!!!!”
