Once Human, Now a Parasite - Chapter 57

Collection of short stories.

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This is the story of Lara, a young woman from modern times, raised with one singular purpose: to exact revenge on the family of the general who destroyed her own.But fate had other plans. On her way to carry out her mission of vengeance, a twist in the plan led to disaster. Lara was struck by a military truck escorting the very general she intended to assassinate.When she awoke, she found herself in an entirely different world—one where her identity and purpose were starkly different from the life she had known and how she had been molded to be.Abducted by human traffickers, she outsmarted them and escaped. Then, she encountered a mysterious martial arts master whose ancient skills far surpassed her own. For two years, she trained with him in the remote mountains. One fateful day, while hunting deep in Mount Ourea, Lara stumbled upon the Prince of Northem, disguised as a commoner. He was gravely injured while pursuing a notorious group of bandits. Lara saved him then vanished without a trace.Haunted by his savior, the Prince of Northem searched for her but to no avail. Duty called, and he rejoined the Northem army, embroiled in a fierce battle against the bandits and soldiers of Estalis in the Alta-Sierra mountain range.Amid the chaos, Lara was mistakenly swept onto the battlefield, disguised as a soldier. The Prince of Northem, intrigued by the disguised warrior, recruited him as his guard.During the battle, fate played another cruel hand. Lara came face to face with General Odin and his two sons—only to discover that General Odin was the spitting image of the general she had been trained to assassinate. Could the man from her world be a descendant of this brave general?Torn between her mission and her newfound reality, Lara faced an impossible question: How could she kill her biological father?Her internal conflict deepened when she uncovered an elaborate plot to frame General Odin and his sons as traitors. The true culprits? His own subordinates and trusted allies.In an ironic twist of fate, Lara found herself becoming the 'protector' of the family that, in modern times, she was supposed to ruin.After the war, Lara returned as a hero, ready to reveal her identity to General Odin, but she learned of another betrayal. Her cousin, Mira—the orchestrator of her abduction—had taken over her identity. Mira lived in her home under the guise of comforting Lara's grief-stricken mother because of the death of her only daughter. Not only that, she also did a lot of scheming and eventually claimed Lara's betrothal to Prince Alaric.With her identity stolen and her mission turned upside down, Lara faced a new challenge: reclaiming her life and honor and protecting her new family.

“It is said all over the Imperial City that the eldest young master of the Song Family has been entangled by a not-so-popular little internet celebrity, who is actually a wild girl from the mountains, desperate for fame. She livestreams farming, selling sweet potatoes and radishes every day under the name 'Youzi Live Room,' which sounds so off-brand!Until one day, the entire internet was clamoring, and the platform crashed.The Agricultural College's official blog reposted 【Youzi Live Room】, asking, 'Are there any more of the newly developed seven-color seeds? Waiting online, urgent!'A famous movie star reposted 【Youzi Live Room】, lamenting, 'Failed to get the watermelon my sister planted, so sad...'KM Empire's official blog reposted 【Youzi Live Room】, the Prince couldn't get lychees, willing to purchase at a high price!The Chinese Medicine Association's official blog reposted 【Youzi Live Room】, exclaiming, 'It's fine if you can't grab the fruits and vegetables, but must you compete for the herbs too?'Song Family's eldest young master reposted 【Youzi Live Room】, saying, 'All three meals are homegrown, without additives or pesticides, what do I do with all this nutrition?'Chi Youyou exclaimed: 'Song Shiyu! You still have time to repost the live room! Hurry and get in the link! The cantaloupes and apples are all sold out, restock, restock!'Earning so much my hands are cramping~┐(ﾟ～ﾟ)┌No choice, if I don’t work hard farming, I’ll be taken back by my grandpa to inherit billions in assets, how boring would that be!”

Subei was pulled into a horror game, awakening the hidden profession [Drinker] and anti-sky skills.

[Drinking table culture: Specter’s initial favorability +5, gain friendly reputation (upgradeable)]

[Toast, do not eat and eat penalty wine: Force a Specter below Grade A to fight with you, and after victory, you will force the same thing from Specter (upgradeable)]

[A thousand cups are not poured: your alcohol capacity is extremely large (upgradeable)]

“Ghost bride, you have a glass of wine with me on your wedding night, does your husband really mind?”

“Miss, it’s forbidden to drink underage, be careful madam spanks you.”

“Belly pocket? What kind of belly pocket, I have never seen the white embroidered gold trimmed belly pocket of the ghost princess.”

“Madam, you don’t want the lady to know about what happened last night.”

When other players shivered in the horror game, Subei picked up the drunk ghost bride and went straight to the bridal chamber.

“Fuck, beasts, not even ghosts.”

North Jiangsu said: “As long as you are brave, female ghosts will take maternity leave.”.

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