One day, the world suddenly changed. The cause? A prank by a god who loved mischief.
"The world is too boring. Let me find some fun."
A voice full of playful malice echoed in everyone's mind. At first, nothing seemed abnormal, but overnight, many people transformed into entirely different beings.
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"This isn't good…"
Looking at my reflection in the mirror, it felt as if my mind had been trampled by a stampede of racing horse girls, completely shattered.
Was it luck or misfortune? It seemed I had been chosen by the mischievous god. The misfortune was that I had become a character that completely wrecked my mental state.
The phenomenon of humans transforming into anime, movie, and game characters—known as the "Divine Prank"—had shocked the world for a whole month. During this time, more and more people gained the abilities of their transformed characters.
It was almost impossible to believe this was reality. Yet it had happened. Absurdity itself.
Although there were countless characters from anime, movies, and games, out of 7.5 billion people, those chosen to transform were the luckiest of the lucky—truly the chosen ones.
Someone like me, a life-long loser, a total shut-in, should have had the luck to start a happy, new life with this transformation.
But… looking at the reflection in the mirror, it was… complicated. Maybe it was better not to look.
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"It seems that after transforming, I should be able to use the character's abilities."
"I remember she could change her appearance and posture."
I cautiously tried using my new abilities. After some effort, I managed to restore my original shut-in appearance. Seeing my familiar self in the mirror, I sighed in temporary relief.
"Maybe it's just a dream. I'll sleep a bit longer."
The absurdity of this reality felt like winning the lottery—completely impossible. Treat it as a daydream, and everything will be fine when I wake up.
But… when I woke up in the afternoon, my stomach should have been growling from hunger, yet I felt nothing. Could this be because of the transformation?
"I transformed?!"
Finally fully awake, I rushed to the bathroom mirror. The reflection showed my usual shut-in self, and I sighed in disappointment.
"So it was just a daydream… just kidding!"
I could clearly feel that my inner self had changed. Placing my hand on my face, it felt like tearing away a mask. My transformed appearance was reflected clearly in the mirror.
"Damn… this isn't a dream. But why me?"
I should have been happy, yet my head ached. Better not to overthink. I opened the chat group to distract myself, letting the flood of absurdity in my mind pass like a stampede of horse girls.
I was a working writer, a shut-in living alone. The peace was nice, but isolation was lonely. Without my silly friends in the chat group, I might have developed full-blown social withdrawal.
Opening QQ, I found my friends goofing around. Among them was Xī, a cute shut-in girl turned Arknights character, who could bring drawings to life.
Seeing her example, I wasn't too shocked by my own transformation. After all, the "Divine Prank" had caused countless transformations worldwide. One more or one less didn't matter.
Xī, the shut-in artist, could make her drawings come alive and even enter the painted world. But she was still a shy homebody, and her first attempt at using her abilities was… disastrous.
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After the "Divine Prank," it became normal for acquaintances to suddenly transform into anime or game characters. The god's motives remained unclear. Thankfully, there was a rule preventing chaos:
No killing. If someone with powerful abilities caused massive casualties, they would disappear without a trace. Some said it was divine punishment. No one knew the truth.
This rule ensured that even those with dangerous powers would restrain themselves. Still, the authorities kept watch over those capable of destruction. So I decided to stay low-profile, because my new identity… wasn't great.
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I, known as "Husky of Light," was just one of the chat group goofballs. My daily life involved chatting and playing games, along with writing. But today, after the sudden transformation, I couldn't focus on writing. Better to be a carefree pigeon for now.
After some fun in the chat, I checked another group. As a great goofball warrior, I needed multiple groups to maintain my status. But today… one group was too overwhelming. The situation was absurd, and I needed a break.
"What now…"
I stared at the sky, transformed, and decided to continue idling. My appearance could be disguised with abilities, unlike Xī, who became immediately obvious to her neighbors. No new troubles for me.
I'd just go back to my lazy daily life. Nothing much had changed.
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