The morning mist, like flowing milk, drifted through the fir forest. Mu Bai was jolted awake by a cold, damp sensation. Instinctively, he reached up to adjust his glasses, but his fingers only brushed against the bridge of his nose and the lingering chill of morning dew on his brow.
Slightly dazed, he opened his eyes and was immediately confronted by a circle of towering cyan trees, each at least two or three meters tall. "Where... where am I?" he murmured to himself.
The next moment, as if jolted awake from a nightmare, he sat bolt upright, the last vestiges of sleepiness vanishing completely.
He instinctively looked down at his hands, and then... the first thing that caught his eye was a pair of snow-white, voluptuous breasts, so large that one hand couldn't possibly cup them. He could even clearly see a small black mole near the center of his left breast.
An unfamiliar environment... Had he transmigrated?
His perfect vision, unhindered by glasses, and this ample chest... So, not only had he transmigrated, but he had also become her?! He had become a girl?!
"Ah... ah..." She opened her mouth, and a cute, melodious female voice emerged, noticeably different from her own.
She strained to remember what she'd been doing before. I was lying in bed at home, scrolling through my phone, right? How did I suddenly transmigrate? Did I just drop dead?
That didn't make sense. As an unemployed slacker, she slept over ten hours every day and rarely exerted herself beyond cleaning and cooking. If anyone was least likely to die suddenly, it would be me!
Wait... I faintly recall something... Didn't something smash through the wall of my apartment...?
A blurry image flashed through her mind: a massive heavy truck speeding toward her. Her expression froze. What the hell? Did a truck crash into my house and kill me?!
But her apartment was on the eleventh floor! How was that even possible?
Is this it? The chance to transmigrate just came knocking, and there's no stopping it?
Ding!
A crisp, mechanical voice echoed in her mind:
[The Flame-Chaser Identity System is at your service.]
[First Identity unlocked: Cipher (Cifera).]
[Gaining recognition unlocks the next chance to draw an Identity. Current recognition: 0/10,000.]
"Hmm? A system?"
But this System seems a bit odd. A Flame-Chaser Identity? Shouldn't that be someone like Elysia, Pardo, or Kevin? Why Cipher?
Then again, since Honkai: Star Rail includes "Honkai" in its name, and the Chrysos Heirs of Amphoreus are also on a Flame-Chasing Journey to save the world, it's not entirely wrong to equate the Chrysos Heirs with the Flame-Chasers.
Maybe?
"So, I've really become Cipher? That Speedster Cat?"
She refocused her attention on herself, raising her hands. Golden nail polish adorned each of her ten fingers, and her slightly elongated nails gave them an elegant appearance.
Then she reached up to touch her cheek. Aside from the incredibly soft and delicate skin and her silvery-gray hair, which flowed like silk, she didn't feel any ears.
"No normal ears... just cat ears, then?" she murmured to herself. She moved her hand over her head and, sure enough, touched a pair of fluffy cat ears.
The moment Cipher touched her "new ears," she instinctively narrowed her eyes. The sensation was peculiar. The fluffy ears felt wonderfully soft, like stroking a cat, making her want to pet and knead them endlessly.
Yet the sensations radiating from her ears were akin to someone gently tickling the soles of her feet, leaving her with an odd, ticklish feeling deep inside.
Had anyone been present, they would have witnessed a silver-haired catgirl sitting on the ground, her cheeks flushed crimson as she softly massaged her ears. Her long, feline tail swayed unconsciously from side to side, creating an irresistibly adorable sight.
"Eep!"
A moment later, Cipher let out a soft squeal. While kneading her ear, her finger had inadvertently slipped inside and poked the tuft of white fur within, sending a sudden shiver down her spine.
Realizing what she'd done, she quickly stopped her strange behavior and withdrew her hand. Only her snow-white cat ears remained, trembling faintly in rhythm with her heartbeat.
After taking several deep breaths, she gradually calmed her bewildered emotions.
Although she had become a girl, Cipher found it surprisingly easy to accept.
In her previous life as a man, her body had been frail and easily winded, even after a short run. But according to the game's lore, Cipher was a Chrysos Heir—a demigod of Trickery! Her physical capabilities were immeasurably superior to her former self. From that perspective alone, she had already hit the jackpot.
Moreover, she had been orphaned and utterly unremarkable in her past life. Rather than continuing to drift aimlessly through existence, she now had a new world, a powerful new body, and a fresh start. What could be better?
Becoming a cute girl? That hardly seemed like a sacrifice at all!
Besides, Chrysos Heirs weren't exclusively female; Phainon and Mydei were examples of male representatives. If her "System" allowed her to draw their Identities later, might she be able to "revert" to being male?
The exact mechanism for drawing new Identities remained unclear. Would it function like switching between game accounts at will, or would multiple Identities coexist simultaneously?
Cipher pressed her hands against the ground and slowly stood up. She was now wearing Cipher's classic outfit from the game: a black bodysuit paired with thigh garters and golden high-heeled thigh boots.
It was Cipher's first time wearing high heels, and with the added weight of two prominent "attachments" on her chest, she naturally felt incredibly awkward.
Leaving the body she had inhabited for over twenty years and entering a completely new one—discomfort and disorientation were only to be expected.
After all, even someone who had never worn high heels before would feel awkward taking just a few steps in them. So how much more awkward must Cipher feel?
The moment she took her first step, she lost her balance and performed a spectacular "faceplant on flat ground"!
As everyone knows, when humans walk, their left leg moves forward while their right arm swings, and vice versa. This counterbalancing motion maintains equilibrium. Cats also use their tails for balance.
Just as humans can breathe through their noses both automatically and consciously, Cipher's tail was operating on autopilot, as she hadn't consciously controlled it. When she stepped forward with her right leg, her tail happened to swing to the right as well.
In short, she moved her right leg and right arm (and tail) forward simultaneously—a classic case of same-side limb movement.
Already feeling unsteady, this awkward coordination resulted in her utterly humiliating faceplant.
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Story has multiple identities, MC will be in control of all the identities simultaneously.