Chapter 34

Page Thirty-Three: Hariluya’s Class Begins!

“Does Master know who my old lady is and where she is?”

Originally, I just wanted to test if Master Hariluya was an all-knowing deity. But when she heard this, she froze, even stopping her leg-tapping habit. The round-headed little leather shoe hanging from her right foot fell to the ground with a thud.

The white-haired loli master stared blankly at me for a long time without saying a word. Only after sighing did she reluctantly say, “I’m sorry, young girl Chang Kai, I do indeed know about your mother… but now is not the time to tell you.”

“Hey hey, you promised to answer everything!”

“You don’t need to worry about this now. I can assure you that within a year, before your divine power assessment ends, you will learn about your parents’ story.”

Hearing this, I became even more curious. Could my parents’ story be related to Master Hariluya?

“Is she still alive?”

The master didn’t dodge this question and answered directly, “Of course she’s alive, but she currently cannot reveal herself to you.”

“Not able to reveal herself? Does this mean there’s some kind of hardship?… I understand, I won’t ask any more for now, as long as she’s alive.”

Seeing the loli in the wheelchair pursing her lips, refusing to speak, I decided to drop the issue.

A year wasn’t too long. My old lady had been missing for seventeen years, so what was one more year?

She clapped her hands and said comfortingly, “It’s good that you understand. Then, young girl Chang Kai, please continue asking questions.”

She nodded with a smile, clearly happy about the loli’s maturity, despite her current appearance as a 1.5-meter-tall white-haired loli.

I held my knees and thought for a moment, then looked up at the master in the wheelchair and asked, “Can the Beautiful Girl notebook be used to save lives? Zhao Zhao’s injuries weren’t passed on to Zhao Lei, and after turning back, Zhao Zhao’s condition improved. So could using it on someone critically injured save them?”

“It can’t save them. The Beautiful Girl notebook doesn’t have healing powers. Its ability is to change fate. If you want to save someone on the brink of death, you must use the Marker Pen to rewrite their life, completely erasing the fate of imminent death.”

“Even so, it should still save many people, right?”

“Young girl Chang Kai, above us gods is the Heavenly Path. If we interfere too much with fate, even gods won’t have a good outcome. We should only work within the responsibilities granted by the Heavenly Path.”

Master Hariluya put down her crossed legs and leaned forward, her expression solemn. “Though heaven is benevolent, maintaining balance among all things is its true duty. Don’t think you can make big news by saving the world.”

Shocked, I realized the so-called sole god isn’t actually the highest! There’s even a direct superior!

“Your teachings, disciple will remember them.”

“Oh, right, let’s talk about your cat. How long would it have lived normally? A cat probably wouldn’t live past fifteen. But after transforming into a human, its lifespan greatly increased. You might think this is a good thing, but the Heavenly Path sees it as blatant overstepping. If it weren’t for being your first offense, you would have been struck by heavenly retribution long ago.”

Heavenly retribution? That sounds terrifying!

“I’m sorry, I’ll never use the Beautiful Girl notebook on non-human beings again!”

At such times, I must use the secret technique ‘Prostrate Bow’ to show sincerity… Oh no, my knees are pressing against my chest, making it hard to breathe!

“You don’t need to be so scared. Though serving the emperor is like taming a tiger, the Heavenly Path’s temperament is relatively easy to understand.”

Seemingly amused by my reaction, Master Hariluya crossed her legs again, her petite, fair feet swinging in front of me, causing a flutter in my heart.

I shook my head and sat up straighter. “The criteria for the divine power assessment is changing one unfortunate person’s fate each month, right? How can I know if the names I write will meet the criteria?”

“Firstly, I can confirm that Feng Jingsheng, this man, is undoubtedly an unfortunate person. When you use the Marker Pen to write his name, it will turn into embossed gold letters, which is proof of meeting the criteria.”

So, the names that meet the criteria turn into embossed gold letters.

“How do I determine if someone is unfortunate? What level of misfortune qualifies as unfortunate?”

Everyone has their own misfortunes, but obviously not everyone can become my target.

“Misfortune is very difficult to quantify. Everyone has bad luck sometimes. Unless it’s someone like Feng Jingsheng, whose misfortune is so obvious, no one can guarantee that the names you write with the Marker Pen will definitely meet the criteria.” The master spread her hands, indicating there’s no clear solution.

My brow furrowed as I realized the matter was more complicated than expected.

“Hold on, since there’s no standard and it can’t be quantified, who decides if my criteria are met? Is it you, Master?”

The loli master shook her head. “Of course not, I can’t be the one to assess my disciple. Your examiner is the Beautiful Girl notebook itself. It’s a naturally divine artifact born from the Heavenly Path, possessing a certain degree of sentience. Whether your criteria for the divine power assessment are met within a year depends entirely on it.”

“Hold on! Sentience means having thoughts of its own, right? Doesn’t that mean it knows about my revenge on Thunder Tiger?”

“Of course, it reports your daily activities to me every day. After all, I can’t keep an eye on you all day.”

To prove Hariluya’s words, a small black-covered notebook appeared in front of me, though it remained motionless.

“Oh, it seems quite satisfied with your outfit. Want to call it master?”

Though the notebook hadn’t moved, the master jokingly said this.

“Respectful master, please give me some leeway during the assessment…”

I hesitated, then used the secret technique ‘Prostrate Bow’ on the notebook again. Ah, at times like this, showing cleavage really does seem more sincere…

It looks like I’ll have to treat this notebook as a lord upon waking up. Fortunately, I haven’t done anything disrespectful recently.

“So, young girl Chang Kai, do you have any other questions?”

“Yes!” I nodded and continued, “For the criteria to be met, the target must do so willingly, right? If I write a name and the target later accepts a female identity, or if they initially accepted it but later changed their mind, would this affect my criteria?”

“The moment you write the name, as long as they accept it then, it counts. Anything before or after doesn’t matter.”

“That seems fair… Ah, I have another question.”

Because the next question was hard to bring up, I shifted closer to the master’s wheelchair and whispered, “Um, my friend has a huge personality change before and after transformation, which makes it hard for me to adapt. The female version of her openly says she likes me, but the male version clearly states he’s not gay. How should I handle this?”

“Chang Kai, to become a qualified Goddess of Beautiful Girls, you must remember one thing: the soul remains the same before and after transformation. No matter how different their personalities, they are still the same person! The notebook’s divine power can adjust a person’s inner self, but it won’t change their feelings. Without the years of friendship accumulated with the male version, the female version wouldn’t easily like you either.”

“What should I do now?”

“You don’t need to do anything. Just maintain your usual mindset.” The master jumped out of her wheelchair and started pacing around me. “What you’re thinking about, I believe your friend is also pondering. You don’t need to worry about their male and female mindsets influencing each other. Since they are essentially the same person, how could they influence each other?”

Could Xiao Lei be thinking about whether to be brothers or a brother’s woman?

“The conclusion must come from him himself. As a friend, your only job is to—no matter what he decides—support and affirm him.”

“If I don’t want to lose either of them?”

“Silly girl! Didn’t I just tell you? There’s no ‘them’!”

Hariluya stopped in front of me, her tiny hand slapping my head lightly… It didn’t hurt much.

“Alright, if you pass the assessment this month, I’ll give you a treasure.”

“What treasure?” Hearing about a treasure, I immediately perked up, my eyes sparkling.

“For now, it’s a secret. First, figure out how to meet the criteria. Any other questions?”

“I have no more questions. Is there anything else you haven’t mentioned, Master?”

“Alright, let me say two more things. The idea that the heart shapes the appearance or the appearance shapes the heart is to express the connection between a person’s inner self and outer appearance. This relationship has always existed objectively. The Beautiful Girl notebook’s inner correction strengthens this connection.”

Master Hariluya’s little hand gently caressed my head, playing with my hair.

“Therefore, the differences in personality before and after transformation are merely due to awakening latent personality traits, but the soul remains the same person. Generally, the greater the change, the bigger the difference in personality. For someone like you, with little change, the personality difference would naturally be smaller.”

“So, Old Feng might also undergo significant changes, right? And what was the name of the mohawk guy again?”

“Just prepare yourself mentally! That’s all for tonight. If you have any issues, talk to the notebook. I’ll contact you again.”

Even if you say so, this notebook doesn’t move or speak at all…

“Master! I have one more request~”

“Hmm?”

“Can I hug you?”