[Nami: That Dai Mubai is a total scumbag. He ditched his fiancée just to go off and have fun by himself.]**
**\[Gintoki Sakata: Gin-san may be a playboy, but he's not sleazy. Going to *those* kinds of places just gets your \*\*\* diseased.]**
**\[Lu Linglong: Did you just say something so bad it got censored?]**
**\[Gintoki Sakata: Ah, it's not that bad. Just something I have that you don't.]**
**\[Lu Linglong: Just shut up already.]**
Zhu Zhuqing ignored everyone else's messages. Every word Su Xiaoqi had sent earlier pierced her heart like a thorn.
Maybe she could pretend to accept that Dai Mubai, after inheriting the throne, would have other women—after all, no emperor in history had only one woman. But she absolutely couldn't forgive Dai Mubai for fooling around, especially in dirty places like brothels.
Yet in the end, she had still chosen to be with the person she despised. Su Xiaoqi was right—she had compromised to survive, choosing to turn a blind eye.
Zhu Zhuqing suddenly felt her reaction to meeting Dai Mubai in the original *Douluo Dalu* novel was laughable. If she was going to compromise in the end, why act so noble at the start?
A bitter smile appeared on her face.
**"Maybe in his eyes, I was just a high-end toy."**
Just then, Su Xiaoqi sent a message that lit up her eyes:
**\[Su Xiaoqi: @Zhu Zhuqing, why aren't you saying anything? Hiding in a corner crying or something?]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: What I just said was only about your original story. What does it have to do with you now? If you don't like that ending, you can choose another path. Don't forget—you're someone with 'cheats' now. You can become a god on your own strength, even surpass the gods.]**
**\[Lu Linglong: That's a weird way to comfort someone, but… you're not wrong.]**
**\[Zhu Zhuqing: What should I do?]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: Before asking what to do, ask yourself: What path do you want to take from now on? That question goes for you two as well. @Nami, @Lu Linglong.]**
**\[Gintoki Sakata: Why don't you ask Gin-san?]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: Uh… how should I put this? Your world has some enemies, sure, but most of it is comedy. I believe after watching *Gintama*, you'll know the right choice for yourself.]**
**\[Gintoki Sakata: Dammit! Gin-san already said he's not into guys! Why do you know me so well?!]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: Get lost. I don't like guys either—especially not ones with white curly hair. And also, 'Ha-me-ha-me-ha' warning.]**
**\[Gintoki Sakata: Damn it! Just because you're a Saiyan doesn't make you all that. Gin-san isn't jealous at all.]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: Saiyans *are* impressive. smug.jpg]**
**\[Gintoki Sakata: One day, Gin-san will become a Saiyan too and use my "Final Flash" to battle you.]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: Sure, I'll wait. But by then, I might be a Super Saiyan.]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: While you're all thinking about that, let me tell you which anime you come from. @Lu Linglong, yours is *The Outcast (Yi Ren Zhi Xia)*. @Sakuragi Hanamichi, yours is *Slam Dunk*.]**
**\[Lu Linglong: Thanks. But why hasn't that Sakuragi Hanamichi said a single word?]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: No idea. Maybe he doesn't know how to use it? Probably.]**
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### Slam Dunk World
"Damn it! Why can't I send messages?!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi was on the verge of a meltdown. He *wanted* to send messages, but he didn't know how. No matter how much he yelled, it was useless.
His close friend, Yohei Mito, walked over.
**"Sakuragi, what are you muttering about since earlier? Chat group? Pretty girls?"**
**"I bet he's gone nuts from too many breakups. This is his 50th, right? No one's breaking *that* record. Hahaha."**
**BANG.**
Before Takamiya could finish, he was headbutted by Sakuragi with a "love tap."
**"Dammit…"**
Takamiya collapsed to the ground, unable to get up again.
**"You're the one with mental problems, idiot!"**
Still feeling angry, Sakuragi shouted at Takamiya again, then turned to Yohei Mito, panicked.
**"Yohei! Please, help me out!"**
**"What's going on with you, Sakuragi? Tell me everything, step by step."**
Mito frowned. Sakuragi's reaction was way off from normal. Sure, he was emotional—but this wasn't like the crying, screaming, suicide-threats Sakuragi they knew post-breakup. If anything, he seemed… excited?
Sakuragi nodded and started waving his arms wildly as he explained how he'd been invited to join a mysterious chat group.
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**\[Zhu Zhuqing: I've thought it through. I won't rely on Dai Mubai anymore. This time, I'll live on my own strength. Even if I die in the end, I won't live like someone I hate.]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: Great. Then go eat dinner, head back to the hotel, sleep, and tomorrow morning—enroll at Shrek Academy.]**
**\[Zhu Zhuqing: ???]**
**\[Nami: ???]**
**\[Gintoki Sakata: ???]**
**\[Lu Linglong: Wait, aren't you just following the original plot again? What's the difference?]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: I know you're all impatient, but hear me out.]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: You guys understand the concept of parallel worlds, right?]**
**\[Lu Linglong: Of course. It's in the books.]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: So then, our first step is to confirm whether the Douluo Dalu world Zhu Zhuqing is in is *the same* as the original story. With something like this chat group popping up, it wouldn't be strange if it were a parallel world.]**
**\[Gintoki Sakata: Wait, what's a parallel world?]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: Let me give you an example. You're Gintoki Sakata from *Gintama*. But in another timeline, in another version of the same world, you might be Gintoki *Sakata*, but as a woman. Simply put, you might be female instead of male.]**
\*\*\[Gintoki Sakata: You bastard! No matter what world I'm in, Gin-san still has his \***.]**
**\[Lu Linglong: Please just shut up already. So what next?]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: Next, she goes to school. Based on Zhu Zhuqing's current situation, she *could* go to another academy, but it's unnecessary.]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: First, the Balak Kingdom doesn't have any suitable schools for her. Second, sending her alone to Heaven Dou City isn't safe. If she runs into someone with bad intentions, it's game over.]**
**\[Su Xiaoqi: So for now, the safest option is for her to enroll in Shrek Academy. But I'm not talking about following the *original* story's path. From now on, things will be very different, and you'd better pay attention.]**
*(End of Chapter)*