Genshin Impact: Reincarnation as a Hilichurl

"Drip dong."

The soothing music in the headphones dimmed and was covered by the new message alert on the chat software. Wang Chen, who was sleeping lightly with his back leaning back in his seat, was immediately startled.

Turn on the screen, 8:23.

"So early?"

I clicked into the chat again and saw that it wasn't the work group going crazy and reporting bugs during the morning rush hour, but rather it was a message of sympathy from my boss.

"Are you really okay? The schedule is a bit tight recently, but don't worry, I will definitely help you apply for this leave."

"Don't worry, Brother Li, I'm really fine. I just suddenly wanted to go home." After editing, confirm and send.

After thinking about it, Wang Chen took another photo of Brother Li outside the window.

"Look, I'm almost home."

……

"Oh, I'm glad you're okay."

"I was really scared when he suddenly sent me a message in the early morning saying he wanted to take a leave..."

"I know you are under a lot of pressure. The technical team is under a lot of pressure. Your health is the capital of the revolution, so you should relax a little."

"But why don't you change this leave to sick leave, or find a more important reason, otherwise it will be difficult to pass the review... and then it will be recorded as absenteeism, which will have a big impact."

After being silent for dozens of seconds, Brother Li sent several messages in succession.

"Tsk." Wang Chen smacked his lips, remembering that he had a seizure in the middle of the night. He applied for personal leave using the excuse of going home to visit a doctor without even making a story. Fortunately, the first reviewer was Brother Li, who blocked his application.

"Then let me change the category... Brother Li, what illness do you think is suitable for taking a day off?"

"Why are you so stupid? Just fill in a case of acute gastroenteritis. Hurry up and clock in at nine."

"Also, don't forget to find a clinic to issue a certificate. We'll need to make up for this later."

“OK OK”

After changing the leave type and submitting the application, Wang Chen locked his phone and wanted to take a nap after seeing that Brother Li had passed the review and the application was forwarded to the next reviewer.

"Drip dong."

I opened it and saw another message from Brother Li: "The photo you just sent is really spectacular. Please send me a few more."

“Is it spectacular…?”

I got up early and rushed to the high-speed rail station to take the first six morning trains. It took two and a half hours to travel at a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour to reach the golden wheat sea of ​​my hometown.

Because it was neither a holiday nor a Sunday, there were relatively few people. Wang Chen was the only one in his row, and he sat in the seat on the far right by the window.

The scenery outside the window was clearly passing by quickly, yet it seemed as if it had never changed. It was always the scene of a red sun rising above the wheat waves.

A scene I got tired of seeing as a child.

After hearing what Brother Li said, Wang Chen took a few more photos of him. Unfortunately, the range that the camera could capture was limited, and it always lacked a real sense of grandeur compared to what the naked eye could see.

After another half-hour of light sleep and two bus rides, I finally arrived at the land of my small hometown within my big hometown.

Rubbing his unhealthy face due to staying up late, Wang Chen knocked on the door.

"Who is it? Here we come!"

"mom!"

"Aren't you going to work today? Why are you back?"

"I miss you guys. I'll take some time off to come back and visit you."

"Come in quickly. You didn't even tell me you were coming back, and there's nothing prepared at home."

"Whatever you prepare, you'll be happy to eat when you get home."

Wang Chen looked at the familiar things in his home. Although only a month had passed since the last short vacation, it felt like he hadn't seen them for several months.

But then again, I only come back a few times a year, and each time I only stay for a few days, which is not enough.

"It's good to come home more often, but you and your brother live far away from home, so it's not easy for you to come back. Don't worry about me and your dad, just focus on your own life. You can video call us if you miss us. Ji Ji video calls me every day now."

"Hey, last time I wanted to teach you, you didn't want to learn. How come you learned it right after she taught you? She's such a sweet girl. My brother and I can't even compare to her if we pick it up from trash cans."

"That's all nonsense. Mom treats you all equally. Also, don't tell me you were picked up from a trash can anymore. That's because your dad and I are inexperienced. It's not right to educate children this way."

Wang Chen sensed something bad was happening.

"What did your aunt say about you during the Chinese New Year? Find a girlfriend as soon as possible. If you don't understand how to deal with girls, ask your brother and let him teach you. Your father and I are waiting to have grandchildren!"

"Well... I feel a little sleepy. I need to go to sleep."

"You don't want to listen to mom's nagging, right?"

"Oh, grandchildren or something, can't we just wait for good news from my brother?"

Wang Chen's mother shook her head in disappointment: "Forget it, forget it. You've been sitting in the car for several hours. You should have a good rest. I'll go buy some vegetables and make a few dishes of your favorites for lunch."

"Ok!"

…………

"Stupid brother, wake up!"

Wang Chen stood up suddenly and looked blankly at his parents beside the bed and his sister Wang Yan through the phone screen, his eyes inexplicably moist.

"If you don't get up, the food will get cold."

"oh oh."

"Put me on the table too, I want to eat it too!"

"Eat, eat, eat until you become a pig and see if anyone wants you."

"Heh~, the people chasing after me can line up from school to home."

"Then eat it, eat as much as you can." Wang Chen picked up a piece of crystal clear braised pork and placed it in front of the screen.

"Oh! It's delicious." Wang Yan took a bite in front of the screen and chewed the air.

"Yes, it's delicious!" Wang Chen picked up piece after piece of braised pork and put it into his mouth, "It tastes better than wild boar meat."

"Wild boar? What are you talking about?" Wang Chen's parents put down their chopsticks and bowls.

"Stupid brother, wild boars are second-class protected animals. You didn't do anything stupid, did you?"

"I...I eat artificially raised ones..."

Wang Chen's father gave him a meaningful look and said, "There was a pig disaster in the town a few years ago. I was lucky enough to eat wild boar meat. To be honest, it is indeed much more unpalatable than domestic pigs."

No, I just want to praise my mom's cooking skills... the wild boar meat I've eaten seems to be very delicious...

Wang Chen didn't say anything else, and the atmosphere became a little cold.

"How many days of leave did you take?" Wang Chen's father changed the subject.

"one day."

"One day? Son, I don't complain that you stayed too short, but don't you have to rush back overnight? How tiring..."

"I just got carried away... hehehe..."

"Stupid brother, I've already taught mom how to use video calls, and I go home often, so don't worry about my parents."

"I am still strong and healthy, so I can work until retirement. I am just afraid that I will be idle at home after retirement. I will seize the time to have a grandchild, which is better than anything else."

"Dad, you too..."

Is this some new type of marriage-force hell?

Wang Yan, who had been eating online, was finally called to the cafeteria by his roommate, and Wang Chen's father also went back to work.

Wang Chen, who was left with nothing to do, ran out for a walk, wandering all the way from his home to the primary school at the other end of the town. Along the way, neighbors and former teachers greeted him warmly. In the afternoon, he finally remembered to go to the medical clinic to get a fake certificate.

Without waiting for his father to get off work, Wang Chen had dinner early and took the bus home. The rare day off just passed like that.

"By the way, I haven't fought the Abyss yet!"

Open the game with ease, open the map, and teleport to Musk Reef.

"Wait, it seems to be full of stars? Why do I remember not playing for a long time?"

"Forget it." He gave up thinking.

a new day.

I want to go home, I want to go home!

An impulse woke Wang Chen from his sleep. In a daze, he turned to the left, reached over his head with his right hand, and touched the mobile phone next to the pillow.

0: 00.

"Let me send a message to Brother Li first, so that he won't be accused of not telling me in advance. I don't know if he will be startled by receiving new messages in the middle of the night."

One of the things I fear most after work: receiving new messages from the work group after get off work, on vacation, or late at night.

"I hope I don't wake him."

5: 20.

"Let's take a taxi to the high-speed rail station now. The first train is at six o'clock, and we don't know when it will open."

5: 50.

"Very sleepy……"

8: 22.

"Drip dong."

The soothing music in the headphones dimmed and was covered by the new message alert on the chat software. Wang Chen, who was sleeping lightly with his back leaning back in his seat, was immediately startled.

Turn on the screen, 8:23.

"So early?"

12: 20.

"Stupid brother, wake up!"

……

“It tastes better than wild boar.”

"Wild boar? What are you talking about?" Wang Chen's parents put down their chopsticks and bowls.

"Stupid brother, wild boars are second-class protected animals. You didn't do anything stupid, did you?"

"I..." Wang Chen suddenly dropped his bowl and chopsticks and held his head with both hands, "My head hurts! It hurts so much!"

"What's wrong with you, bro?"

17: 20.

"Sorry, Brother Li, I'm really sick. I have a terrible headache. I have to take another day off."

"…Take care of yourself and submit another application."

"Okay, I'll upload the doctor's certificate this time."

Soon.

"Mental illness? Are you serious?"

Without replying, Wang Chen opened the original god and prepared to relax. Then he remembered that he had not yet fought the abyss, so he opened the map with ease...

"Why is it showing full stars? Haven't I played for a long time? I... my head... hurts...!"

"what--!"

The pain was like tearing his mind apart, and the world seemed to be getting farther and farther away. Wang Chen fainted on the bed.

a new day.

I want to go home, I want to go home!

An impulse woke Wang Chen from his sleep. In a daze, he turned to the left, reached over his head with his right hand, reached for the mobile phone next to the pillow, and then pulled it back as if he had been electrocuted.

"Something's wrong."

Wang Chen was no longer sleepy, and he put on his clothes without turning on the lights, taking advantage of the moonless night sky outside the window illuminated by city light pollution.

The rental house where I have lived for two and a half years is as quiet as ever. In the neatly arranged squares of the residential building opposite, some are still glowing at midnight.

A man, perhaps because he had lost a series of games, opened the window and lit a cigarette. The red dot stood out among the many windows. On the street behind his building, vehicles were coming and going, with traffic lights flashing and headlights bright.

Looking down, there was garbage piled up by the residents downstairs on the platform where the air conditioner outdoor unit was placed, a shallow pit at the fork in the road at the bottom of the building, barber shops and express delivery stations along the road, and an unknown ornamental tree that was knocked crooked by a car.

Everything is so real.

After hesitating for a long time, Wang Chen picked up the phone and made a video call to Wang Yan.

A few seconds later, a female figure in pajamas appeared on the phone, and judging from the background, she seemed to be in the bathroom.

"Hey... stupid brother... why are you disturbing my sweet dream in the middle of the night..."

Wang Yan looked sleepy, obviously having just woken up, but her messy hair and face without makeup could still make boys who saw her for the first time understand what stunning she was.

"Wang Yan, have you taught mom how to use video calls?"

"Huh? I wanted to give you a surprise. Did mom call you?"

"…Do you know my birthday?"

Wang Yan, who was already somewhat sober, stretched lazily, but her thin pajamas could not hide her curves that made her peers envious.

"Stupid brother, are you out of your mind? We both have the same birthday. Even if I can't remember yours, how can I not remember yours?"

Wang Yan is four years younger than Wang Chen. Although they were not born in the same year, they were miraculously born on the same day of the same month.

"It seems that this illusion is constructed based on my memory..."

"What are you talking about? Haven't you cured your chuunibyou yet?"

"Can you show me what your roommates look like?"

"Hey, when did you awaken your perverted nature? You let your sister secretly take photos of your roommate in the middle of the night? For the safety of my roommate, I had to betray my erotic appearance a little bit!"

Wang Yan raised one leg, and the camera switched to the rear. She slowly moved up from her small toes. Before she reached her knees, Wang Chen said disdainfully: "In my eyes, you will always be a little brat who eats snot. Hurry up and find a good roommate for me to look down on!"

"Go to hell!"

The camera went black, but Wang Yan's voice could still be vaguely heard: "My brother is going crazy, does anyone want to see him?"

"Where where?"

After the rustling sound of someone getting dressed, a girl who was even prettier than Wang Yan appeared on the screen.

Wang Chen's expression turned cold, "Flirtatious bitch."

"? Why is your brother swearing?"

"Stop pretending! My sister is the school beauty. Who are you? You're a joke!"

"Hehe! What? Are you angry because I'm prettier than your sister? How about I become your girlfriend and let you enjoy yourself~"

"Sorry, I like the second dimension."

Wang Chen hung up the call expressionlessly.

Although there are many abstract school beauties in this era, Wang Yan is a real talent.

"As expected, I just randomly made up a story about someone who was not in my impression. Unfortunately, I am still quite confident in my sister. How could any random roommate be able to beat her?"

"Where am I?"