An infinite journey starting from paradise

An infinite journey starting from paradise

Author: Cheese Mouse

Reborn in a parallel universe, bound to a time-travel system, Lin Shangren thought he would embark on a passionate journey through the heavens. However...

[Ding~ New world coordinates detected, do you want to explore Euphoria? ]

Looking at the beauties in the white room, Lin Shangren couldn't help but sigh: "This is definitely not right, right?!"

What Lin Shangren didn't know was that he was about to go through a series of outrageous adventures that would keep jumping back and forth between "about to come out" and "about to grow a brain".

Chapter 1 Is this a bit too hasty?

【Name：Lin Shangren】

[Race: Standard humanoid, human race]

[Age: 22 years old]

[World Type: Ordinary Materialistic Basic World]

[Identity: Second-year exchange student at Sakakino Academy]

[Status: Dazed]

[Suggestion: The Dean of Studies is approaching. I suggest you start pretending to study.]

"Whoo~"

Lin Shangren, who was sitting by the window in the back row of the classroom, opened his eyes again. He sat up straight without saying a word, opened his textbook and notebook again, and acted as if he was studying seriously.

Just at this moment, the dean with a light on his head walked into the classroom and saw Lin Shangren studying seriously.

Looking at the diligent and hardworking exchange students from Flower Planting Country and then looking at the free-spirited and middle-aged Japanese students, the dean couldn't help but sigh that the students from Flower Planting Country are more competitive.

"Everyone, buckle up! Study sessions are for you to fill in gaps, not for you to doze off! Learn from Lin and always work hard!"

The Dean of Studies yelled in a very stern voice, which frightened the students who were enjoying the pleasure of slacking off in the classroom. After he left the classroom, some students looked at Lin Shangren with unfriendly eyes.

"Chinaman, why are you pretending? I'll definitely make you pay during lunch break!"

Lin Shangren had no idea that a Japanese-style school bullying was about to happen against him. His attention was completely focused on his system panel.

As a time traveler, you always need to have a cheat to rely on, otherwise how can you pretend to be cool and awesome? Although Lin Shangren has no idea what this system is called, what it is used for, and what it is used to bind him to...

"Open the character panel." Lin Shangren muttered to himself.

【Lin Shangren】

【ability:】

【Japanese language proficiency (Japanese is more than just Yamedie, Anbadie and Ayiku)】

【Language Tips (Talk less, get beaten more easily)】

[Mad Dog Fist (You have no moral principles)]

[Equipment: None]

【Extraction function: To be opened】

"So... apart from providing some irrelevant advice, what else can you do?" Lin Shangren complained in his heart.

However, this time was different from the past, the system, which had been dull, actually responded.

[Ding~ New world coordinates captured, the legendary journey finally begins! Brave Lin Shangren, go and become a legend!]

"what?"

[Newcomer Mission: Complete the first world exploration mission]

[Task Reward: Enable item extraction function]

[Do you want to freeze the time of the anchor world and start exploring a new world? ]

"Who would understand what you're saying?!"

Time freezes, the mission begins. Hoist the sails! Set sail! Our journey is to the heavens, the universe, the stars, the sea!

"I haven't made a choice yet!!!"

Lin Shangren had no chance to resist. The universe he inhabited immediately went from a state of increasing entropy to a state of stagnant entropy. Everything in the universe fell into a state of stagnation. Lin Shangren himself was completely ripped from this universe, and his whereabouts were unknown.

……

[Detecting world information...]

[World Type: Dystopia? Near Future? Euphoria Variant]

[Location: an isolated island in Japan]

[World Quest:]

[Goal 1: Discover the truth about the world]

[Goal 2: Save "Sleeping Beauty"]

[Goal 3: Destroy the Paradise System]

[Completing any one of the above goals will be considered a mission success, and any over-achievement will be converted into special rewards.]

【mission rewards:】

【The item extraction function is enabled.】

[World Anchor x1 (can anchor world coordinates and travel back and forth to that world at any time)]

[Travel Quota x1 (Can take one creature away from its native universe)]

Accompanied by a series of cold mechanical sounds, Lin Shangren opened his eyes again.

He found himself in a pure white room:

There was nothing in the room. The walls, floor, and ceiling were all pure white. Only the long strip of light above the door frame was flashing a glaring red light, and the door was tightly closed.

There was no sound, and everything was completely silent. Lin Shangren couldn't even hear his own breathing or heartbeat. The glaring white in the room made him feel a little oppressive.

Lin Shangren subconsciously touched his neck, and his fingers touched something cold and metal. It was a metal belt around his neck, like a dog collar.

"I hate being strangled."

He tugged at the collar with all his might, and after confirming that it could not be removed by force, Lin Shangren began to check his physical condition in disappointment.

His body was normal and he was still himself. It seemed that this time he was wearing another body, not possessing another's soul.

"Mission... I say, what the hell is this? Sleeping Beauty and Paradise System. Who understands what you're talking about? Can you explain it to me?"

However, the system fell silent again and could not pay any attention to Lin Shangren at all.

"What the hell..."

Helpless, Lin Shangren had to start checking the room he was in.

This pure white room was completely empty, save for the indicator light on the door. Everything was absolutely pure white. Even the floor tiles were identical, with barely noticeable gaps between them.

"Oh?"

Lin Shangren seemed to have discovered something interesting. He squatted down and knocked on the floor tiles, scratched the gaps between the tiles with his fingernails, and put his ears close to the tiles, listening to the sound and feeling the temperature of the tiles.

Looking at Lin Shangren's expression, it seemed as if he was about to stick out his tongue to taste the floor tiles in the next second.

But he didn't do it in the end.

Because he has determined what he wants to determine:

Every tile here is truly identical, down to the surface details, temperature, and sound when struck. That's quite telling.

"interesting."

A barely perceptible smile appeared on his otherwise calm face.

"Next, let's take a look at the most conspicuous thing in the room..."

Thinking about it, Lin Shangren walked towards the tightly closed pure white door.

At this moment, the indicator light on the door turned from red to green. Before Lin Shangren could touch the door, it opened with a faint electronic sound.

On the other side of the door, there was still a pure white room, but there, several figures turned towards Lin Shangren at the same time.

then…

"Shangren!"

The one stumbling towards Lin Shangren was a short-haired girl wearing a black and white sailor suit.

[Hana Kariha, my childhood sweetheart, has a crush on me.]

This information flooded Lin Shangren's mind. It seemed the system had assigned him a reasonable identity in this world, complete with interpersonal relationships. However, it hadn't shared all of this information with him.

"Is that all? You only know my name and the identity of my childhood friend."

Lin Shangren looked at Fan Qiye quietly. The girl seemed very worried about his condition:

"Shangren, are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Lin Shangren noticed that she also had the metal collar around her neck.

Hokariya looked very uneasy, but chose to comfort others first.

"I'm fine, are you okay?" Lin Shangren asked in a tone as calm as possible.

"Senior! Aaaaaaaah!"

Before Lin Shangren could finish his words, he disappeared in the sound of "thump": he was suddenly hugged tightly by someone.

The girl holding him was a petite girl with short brown hair. Although she was a high school student, she looked underdeveloped. Because the flat plate on her chest was too hard, Lin Shangren's chest was hurt a little.

[Makiwa Rika, my junior in the club, is a rather delicate and clingy person.]

Li Xiang threw herself into Lin Shangren's arms and began to cry like a spoiled child: "Senior, senior, Li Xiang is really, really scared! Wuuuuu!"

"Are you okay? What happened?" Lin Shangren asked.

“Wuwu…how…how should I say this…” Lixiang’s eyebrows were twisted into an eight shape, and there was a collar locked around her neck.

"We woke up in this room. I have no idea why this happened... I'm so scared." Rika said incoherently.

"You all woke up in this room?"

"Yeah..." Ye answered, "We just woke up a while ago. The last person woke up just now... Then, just as we were about to speak, the door opened and Shang Ren walked in."

"That's it."

While thinking, Lin Shangren observed the other people in the room.

[Ando Miko, my classmate and class monitor, is a rather stereotypical girl.]

"Thick glasses, twin ponytails, and a skirt that goes past the knees. She definitely fits the stereotype of the good student 'class monitor.' If she trades her twin ponytails for a pair of pigtails, I'll be shouting 'No transformations!'"

[English teacher Aoi Nazuki is a beautiful, sexy, and gentle female teacher who is quite popular among students.]

"High ponytail, office lady uniform, glasses, beautiful lady! It's true that female English teachers are the most fashionable and good-looking in schools across East Asia."

[Bai Ye Lin Yin, a female classmate from the next class, I have never had any contact with her before.]

"She has long black hair, straight hair, and a fair complexion. She looks like a serious, three-no girl."

[Manaka Kazuharu, my classmate, is a beautiful mixed-race girl who is always alone. It seems that many people have a crush on her.]

"Wow, she's just like a doll... cold yet alluring."

"Wait!" Lin Shangren was suddenly stunned. "Have I heard this name before? Zhenzhong Hehuan...?"

Lin Shangren's mind raced as he began to search his memories of "Zhenzhong Hehuan". Finally, he remembered where he had seen this name.

"'Machu Gakuen: The Beginning of Hell', a risqué anime. Probably risqué..."

Lin Shangren did not watch this anime in its entirety. In fact, he only watched the opening credits: after seeing a girl being electrocuted to death, he chose to close the video directly.

Then he summoned his right fist in an attacking gesture and punched his unscrupulous roommate Hou Yi hard.