Chapter 51

The First Page I’m the Super Handsome Protagonist?

July 24th, Thursday

It was already 34 degrees Celsius early in the morning, and it was likely to exceed 38 degrees at noon. Is the sun turning the entire city into an oven!?

Since Master Hālìlùyà forbade me from investigating under the bridge, I slept in until past ten o’clock for the first time in a while. It wasn’t until the old air conditioner in my room couldn’t withstand the scorching sunlight piercing through the balcony that I reluctantly got up.

There was one unread message on my phone.

[Seven Deadly Sins · Lust: Chairman! Help! Bad news! Starting today, the social worker uncle is on vacation! The school water station is closed, so no one will be delivering water! I’m so thirsty! I want something cold…]

At this ghost-unwanted temperature, Zhao Zhao still had to attend extra classes in a classroom without air conditioning, and there was no way to replenish his fluids… By the time I read this message, he might already be gone.

Should I go deliver water to him?

No way, that would just be senselessly risking my own life. I might evaporate under the blazing sun on the way there.

Goodbye, Zhao Zhao, may you find air conditioning in heaven.

Based on Old Feng’s disappearance, I set three principles for myself in my heart. Only if these three principles were met could I write down the name of the victim… ahem, the beautiful girl I intended to transform.

1. I must know the appearance of the target before and after transformation.

2. I must have the target’s contact information.

3. I must know the target’s residential address.

In other words, I must be able to reliably locate the target even after transformation. Otherwise, I absolutely cannot hastily put pen to paper; I don’t want to become a hapless person for no reason!

I hastily dealt with breakfast and was idly browsing some same-sex/friendship website when my phone rang.

“Kǎi-Chan, are you having a good summer?”

A voice that sounded both masculine and feminine, as clear as a bamboo flute.

It was Tán Lǐn Huā, an incredibly wonderful beauty, both inside and out, except for the gender part—he’s male.

“Not bad.” I replied casually. “What brings you to me today?”

“It’s about that thing… We agreed before the break. Do you remember?”

Recalling slightly, I remembered. He wanted me to be a model for Yán Liúzhuǎn for a day, in exchange for the use of his secret base. My condition was simple—if I didn’t have to wear women’s clothing, I’d be his today.

“Oh oh! I remember, is it today?”

“Yes, do you have time?”

“No problem, I can leave now.”

“Great!” Tán Lǐn Huā seemed quite happy, and I could sense his excitement in his tone. “Let’s meet at the subway station at 11 AM, I’ll bring everything!”

“Hold on! What kind of props?”

I sensed something bad might happen.

“Even if it’s men’s clothing, you have to wear what I prepared, and you need to put on some light makeup too.”

“No way!”

“Ah, Kǎi-Chan only said not to wear women’s clothing, right?”

Huh? Was our school beauty actually such a cunning character?

Before leaving, I hesitated looking at the beautiful girl notebook on the table.

It was so hot, I really didn’t want to carry a bag, but I feared I’d regret it if I needed it.

“Will the notebook大人 come to my rescue when I need it?”

As usual, no response.

Although Master Hālìlùyà repeatedly claimed it had sentience, it was just a regular notebook in front of me.

If I wanted to please it, what should I offer specifically? What does a notebook like?

In the end, I left with a few moon quartzes.

Moon quartz has a mysterious quality and can serve as a decent bluffing prop, so I bought more.

The shop owner thought I wanted beads, so he sold me some flawed but cheaper stones in bulk.

My house to the subway station wasn’t far, but the unbearable heat severely slowed my walking speed.

The city streets resembled a scorching desert. The high temperature distorted the air, making the ground look crooked. I barely made it to the subway station on time.

Tán Lǐn Huā was already there. He wore a sleeveless water-blue dress, a sun hat, and played with his phone boredly near the ventilation outlet.

Upon closer inspection, he also carried a light pink women’s backpack, presumably containing the props.

He noticed me when I noticed him.

“Kǎi-Chan, you’re late! Are you the type who always arrives exactly on time at 10 AM? For a date, the man should arrive half an hour early?”

He leaned back, tilted his head up, and complained with his hands behind his back… A girl looking up at you like that is very cute!

Besides, we aren’t in a relationship, why am I being scolded for being punctual?

“Sorry, sorry, it was too hot on the road, took longer than expected.”

“But your outfit is really casual. If you wear this kind of cultural shirt to Yán Liúzhuǎn’s place, he might not let you in!”

“There’s such a rule? Then I won’t go in!”

He asked me to be a model and even cared about what I wore. So what if it’s a cultural shirt! Does it eat your rice?

“Alright, alright, you know how rigid he is… Here, change clothes, they’re all normal men’s clothes.”

Tán Lǐn Huā tried to calm me down and handed me a drawstring bag. I doubted his definition of “normal” men’s clothing. Did he understand it the same way I did? Perhaps it was some boyish women’s clothing.

I changed clothes in the KFC restroom, and surprisingly, it turned out to be relatively normal—a white shirt and a thin suit vest.

…But this normality was relative. This outfit was challenging for most people to pull off. To put it mildly, it was like the extravagant outfits worn by male hosts in Japanese host clubs.

The shirt had a silver cross sewn onto the deformed collar, and the black nylon vest had meaningless decorative chains and badges hanging off it.

This flashy outfit was too much for ordinary people, but I wasn’t ordinary—I was the super handsome protagonist. As long as I took off my large-framed glasses and swept my bangs aside, I would be the strongest host in Ikebukuro…

Oh, damn it, who is this cool-looking beauty in the mirror!

Forget being the strongest host, this could turn me into a courtesan in Yoshiwara!

That old man, don’t go out to see! This is the men’s bathroom!

Why do I have to run away from the men’s bathroom as a man?

“Oh, this effect is exactly as I imagined!”

Tán Lǐn Huā walked around me, clapping his hands in approval, seemingly very satisfied with his choice.

“As expected of Kǎi-Chan, you’re a natural at wearing clothes. With just your face, you could make a fortune, right?”

“Don’t joke like that, you know I’m sensitive about this.”

Sorry, I rely on talent instead of looks. I won’t bow to money… If there’s too much money, we’ll discuss it separately.

“How about doing some light makeup?”

“Do the makeup when we get to his doorstep, it’ll smear in this heat, right?”

“Don’t worry, my makeup won’t smudge even if you swim in it~”

Then it won’t wash off with soap? Are you planning to use oil paints?

“Speaking of which, your makeup hasn’t smeared.”

“Oh, that’s because I rent a place near the subway station, it’s only five minutes away~ Don’t look at me like that, my makeup is pretty thick. Even if I sweat, it won’t affect much.”

A place near the subway station, the rent should be quite expensive, but considering his family can hide a secret base in the school, they probably don’t mind the cost.

“Thick? It looks quite natural.” This delicate skin, could it be makeup?

To this, he proudly puffed out his chest, “Can’t tell? That’s because of my skill~”

To get to Yán Liúzhuǎn’s place, we had to take five stops. Along the way, I felt the unusually high number of stares, regretting that I had entrusted my large-framed glasses to Tán Lǐn Huā, who had a backpack.

He seemed to enjoy the attention and looked quite happy.

To others, we were just two female high school students enjoying their holiday together…

After enduring the piercing gazes for five stops, the book unlocked a new map.

Yúnzhōu Road, Píngchéng New Street Station.