“Haaah~”
As soon as girl Columbina finished the gathering, she followed her original memories back to her room and collapsed softly onto her bed.
Columbina’s room was not decorated girlishly as one might imagine.
On the contrary, it was simple, containing only a large, soft bed, a wardrobe specifically for clothes, and a full-length mirror roughly her height.
[What the heck?
Why did gender-bending happen to me of all people?!]
Columbina buried her head into the pillow, her supple long hair naturally sticking to her cute cheeks.
A pair of delicate, white little feet like mutton-fat jade occasionally kicked up and swayed gently.
Her pale feet traced perfect curves, with toes round and adorable, glowing with a faint pink like freshly ripened peaches.
[What just happened was way too nerve-wracking.]
Recalling the event from not long ago with lingering fear, Columbina could clearly feel the long-brewing ambition beneath the mask when she had met eyes with Pierro Pierro.
That hungry wolf-like gaze had sent chills down her spine, as if he had seen right through her soul.
[He really is an uncle with an overwhelming aura.]
[Still, the top priority right now is finding the phone the goddess gave me.]
[Columbina, I’m sorry…]
Columbina felt around her body, and after a bit of rummaging, she finally found the phone entrusted to her by the goddess in a hidden spot.
There were only three apps on the phone: Contacts, Miyoushe, and System Shop.
After Columbina opened the contacts list…
Sure enough.
There was only one contact listed.
Namely, the Goddess Seele.
[Saved!
I’ll contact her now to get things clear and see if I can change back.]
Without hesitation, Columbina’s petite, nimble fingers tapped and dialed the call.
Beep— Beep— Beep—
After waiting a few seconds, the call connected.
“Hey!
Idiot Goddess, what the hell are you playing at?
Why did I become Columbina?!”
Before the other side could even speak, Columbina couldn’t help but yell.
However, given her current body, it sounded more like pouting.
The person on the other end was visibly taken aback, but quickly understood what had happened.
“Ah, it’s you, pure-hearted boy—no, I should call you girl now.
How are you getting along with Columbina?”
Her voice carried an unmistakable tone of amused delight.
“Not good, not good at all!” Columbina puffed up her cheeks as she sat up from the bed, putting her hands on her hips, and fumed, “The brother that’s been with me for eighteen years just up and left!
Do you think I’d be fine?!
And…”
She paused, a sudden wave of intense hunger hitting her as the tips of her ears turned red.
“Why is this body so hungry?!”
“Hungry?” Seele asked, startled.
“Did you not hold hands with a girl?”
“What kind of weird setting is that?!” Columbina was on the verge of breaking down.
“girl, isn’t this the alternate world life you wanted?”
Columbina:…
[As the Third of the Fatui Harbingers, meeting Columbina every day, needing to hold a girl’s hand every day…
I guess that actually makes sense in a way.]
[But why is this so far from what I imagined?
Am I only going to meet Columbina in the mirror from now on?]
[No—]
“Well then, girl, I wish you a pleasant journey in Teyvat!” Without giving Columbina a chance to ask further, Seele hung up the call.
Looking utterly broken, Columbina slowly came to accept the reality of her current physical condition.
She wobbled over to the mirror and stared at the stunning beauty who looked identical to her.
This was the first time she had ever admired her own body from a third-person perspective.
[As expected of me.]
Long black hair with reddish-ginger tips cascaded down onto her bare shoulders.
Her skin was as fair as fine porcelain, her collarbones delicate and small like elegant curves.
But what she took the most pride in was her face, which made everything else pale in comparison.
Her slightly quivering eyebrows were like the lightly dancing wings of a butterfly, tugging at the heartstrings.
An involuntary curve formed at the corner of Columbina’s lips, and the gorgeous girl in the mirror followed suit with a bashful smile.
She lowered her head.
She could barely see a hint of a curve.
[I wonder what it feels like to touch…]
With trembling hands, she reached toward her chest, and the soft sensation instantly made Columbina’s head go numb.
In the mirror, the girl’s face immediately flushed red, her eyes flustered like a startled fawn.
[Nnn…]
[Eh?
Wait, how can I be indulging in my own body?!]
In shame, Columbina quickly dropped her hands, her face restoring its usual coldness, looking like a celestial fairy untouched by worldly desires.
[Ugh…
I feel a bit dizzy, like I’m about to return to the moon.]
[It can’t be this sensitive, right?
I only touched it lightly once!]
Holding her head, Columbina collapsed weakly against the edge of the bed as a wave of dizziness washed over her.
[System Alert: Host has not touched a girl’s hand for over an hour.
1 Hunger Point will be deducted per minute as a penalty.] (Current Hunger Points: 30)
[Please note: When Hunger Points drop below 40, the host will enter a weakened state; below 20, the host will fall into a coma.
Special warning: If Hunger Points reach zero, Columbina will die completely.]
A block of text suddenly surfaced in her mind, making her little head buzz.
[No way, did you send me here for a wilderness survival challenge?]
[Right now, there are only two female Fatui Harbingers, and one of them is a tsundere.
Goddess, are you just playing me for fun?!]
[Gurgle…
I’m so hungry…]
[Right, the System Shop!]
Columbina quickly opened the System Shop.
The interface was simple, displaying various items.
Forcing herself to raise her slender finger, she typed “Food” into the search bar.
Whoosh—
A dazzling array of foods instantly appeared on the phone screen, making Columbina salivate so much she couldn’t tear her eyes away.
[Ordinary Mineral Water (2 System Coins)]
[Cup of Braised Beef Instant Noodles (5 System Coins)]
[Pudding (10 System Coins)]
[Parfait (35 System Coins)]
…
[Eh, they look so delicious.]
Raising her trembling hand, Columbina went to purchase the instant noodles.
[Ding— Insufficient balance.]
[Current Account Balance: 0 System Coins.]
[Ah?] Columbina was on the verge of tears from anxiety.
As the Third of the Fatui Harbingers, how could she not have a single System Coin?
[Am I…
really going to starve to death here?]
While she still had energy left, Columbina quickly checked the [My Account] section of the System Shop to see how to acquire System Coins.
[1.
Exchange Mora (Exchange Rate: 1:10)]
[2.
Complete System Quests]
[3.
Complete Major Story Alterations]
After learning the methods, Columbina searched her room top to bottom, but she couldn’t turn up a single Mora.
[Do none of these Archons carry Mora with them?!]
Left with no choice, she could only hope there were some simple quests she could complete right here and now.
[View Quests.]
[Quest 1: Kill Dottore (Reward: 10,000 System Coins)]
[Quest 2: Become the New Cryo Archon (Reward: 50,000 System Coins)]
…
Columbina’s finger scrolled down the quest list rapidly.
[What on earth are all these?]
[Quest 999: Become a Real Woman (Reward: 100,000 System Coins)]
[Hmm?
What kind of quest is this?
The reward looks pretty generous.]
Gurgle…
rumble…
Columbina’s body voiced a fierce protest; by now, her Hunger Points had dropped to 25.
[What am I supposed to do?!]
[Isn’t it enough that I’m already a woman?!]