Baptism of Cryo

The moment the Vision appeared, a vast surge of Cryo filled the room and rushed toward Ailin.

Glittering Cryo gathered around Ailin, bathing his body in its power.

Elements were an incredible force. Under the baptism of such powerful Cryo, Ailin's appearance began to change as well.

Ellin's body had originally had brown hair and green eyes, but now, infused with Cryo, that long brown hair gradually turned blue-white.

Then those green eyes began to glow blue-white as well.

When the snowstorm subsided.

Long, silky white hair slowly settled through the air.

The girl opened her eyes, revealing blue irises that shimmered with starlight.

Under the baptism of Cryo, her skin had become smooth and delicate. Her baby-soft, fair skin and long white hair reflected a faint golden glow beneath the yellow lamplight, as though she had been draped in a robe of holy radiance.

"An... angel?"

Ellin's father, Hermann, stared blankly at the white-haired girl radiating holy light before him, thinking he had seen an angel.

"No, this is my darling daughter Ellin, not an angel!"

Coming to his senses, Hermann stared dumbly at his daughter's transformed appearance. He was just about to say something when he noticed the Vision and large bow in Ailin's arms.

"This is... a Cryo Vision!!"

Overjoyed, Hermann hurried to Ailin's side, grabbed his hand, and cried excitedly, "Ellin, Ellin, look! It's a Vision! A Vision!"

"Hahaha! My daughter has finally earned a god's recognition! Little Ellin, with a Vision, you're sure to qualify as a knight this time!"

Ailin gave little response to Hermann's joy, because he still had a great deal of information to digest.

He smiled at Hermann and his wife and said gently, "Yes, Dad, Mom. I still have a lot to think about. Sorry for the trouble, but could you leave me alone for a little while?"

"Yes, yes! Of course! You need time to get used to your new Vision. Your dad understands!"

Hermann nodded repeatedly. "Haha, that's my daughter! Not only did you earn a god's recognition, you even got a big bow along with it!"

"This calls for a celebration! I'm going to dig up the cider I buried on the shore of Cider Lake and have a good drink!"

The more Hermann thought about it, the happier he became, and he headed out with a cheerful grin.

Ellin's mother was a gentle woman, not nearly as boisterous as Hermann, and she wasn't particularly good at expressing her feelings.

But seeing that her daughter had not only obtained a Vision but also become so beautiful, she couldn't help beaming. She gave Ailin an encouraging look, nodded, and left the room.

"What loving parents..."

Ailin smiled. He could feel the couple's love and affection for him.

Hermann's unrestrained delight upon seeing his daughter obtain a Vision had moved Ailin especially deeply.

Having lost both his parents at an early age, Ailin felt a parent's unconditional love again for the first time in years through this couple's warmth and affection.

"Having parents like these isn't bad at all."

Without realizing it, a warm smile curved Ailin's lips.

"Anyway, so this is a Vision?"

Ailin picked up the Vision. It felt cool to the touch, like holding a bottle of chilled soda. Through it, he could also sense the Cryo flowing in the air.

With a thought, he drew the Cryo in the air through the Vision, forming a fist-sized lump of ice in his hand.

"What an amazing feeling!" Ailin's eyes lit up.

After trying out his elemental power, Ailin turned his attention to the large bow in his arms.

It was a large bow colored mainly blue and white. Its body was blue, with a white wing ornament on the upper half. The middle featured smaller white wings and a pointed crystal.

The lower half had little decoration, but a white blade extended from the front of the bow's lower body. Presumably, this design allowed its wielder to defend themselves even when an enemy closed in for melee combat.

There were also orange star motifs and gold and white patterns on the bow, with a golden line coiling inside the pointed crystal.

The bow was not only lavishly designed but also quite lethal. Yet Ailin couldn't help frowning when he saw it. He had recognized it at first glance.

"Isn't this the Bow of Suffering?" Ailin's eyes widened.

The Bow of Suffering, officially called Amos' Bow, was a five-star bow that had existed since the game's launch.

The bow's secondary stat bonus benefited aimed shots, but at launch, there hadn't been any bow characters who relied on aimed shots for damage. Anyone who pulled it suffered terribly when trying to use it.

Only after Ganyu, an archer who dealt damage through aimed shots, appeared did Amos' Bow finally find someone who could appreciate its worth. It went from the Bow of Suffering to the Qilin Bow overnight. (Ganyu's true form was a qilin.)

"I can understand giving me a Cryo Vision, but why throw in a Bow of Suffering too?"

Ailin pinched his chin with his slender fingers, thinking.

From Ellin's memories, he learned that she had trained for more than eleven hours every day over the past month. Such intense, uninterrupted training had given her body no chance to recover.

Half an hour earlier, Ellin had finished training, bathed, and returned to her room, only to collapse heavily and die suddenly.

"So, at the exact moment Ellin died here, I happened to click the Portable Waypoint in the game to teleport to her side. That's how I somehow ended up reincarnated in Ellin's body."

"And since I was using Ganyu when I teleported, I got the same Vision as hers, along with the weapon she had equipped at the time, Amos' Bow!"

"That's the only explanation that makes sense, but it still doesn't change the fact that I've turned into a girl!"

Ailin was thoroughly depressed, but there was nothing he could do about it. He walked over to the mirror and examined his new body.

He hadn't realized until he looked, but what he saw gave him quite a shock.

"Whoa, this, this..."

"White hair, blue eyes, soft, fair skin, and such a cute face! A white-hair lover's dream!"

As he spoke, he lowered his head and squeezed the two Slimes on his chest, letting out a startled cry.

"Holy shit! So soft!"

"This, this... the feel, the size... they have to be at least a D cup."

"Holy shit, I'm gorgeous!"

"With this face and this figure, calling me a once-in-a-million-years beauty back on Earth wouldn't even be an exaggeration!"

"What a shame. If I were on Earth, with looks like these, I could captivate hordes of men just by sitting silently in front of a camera. I'd be the world's most dazzling star. I'd never have to worry about money."

As he spoke, Ailin reluctantly gave his two Slimes a few more squeezes, but he soon snapped out of it and slapped himself.

"Fuck, why am I getting turned on by my own body? What the hell is wrong with me!"

Ailin flopped onto the large pink bed and began thinking about what he should do next.

A long while later...

"Sigh. Even though I've become a girl, and a really pretty one at that, my soul is still a man's."

"Forget it. Worrying won't help. Since I'm here, I might as well make the best of it. I'll see whether I can find a way to turn back into a man during my adventures."

"Anyway, I've inherited your body, so I'll live a good life in your place. I'll take care of your parents, fulfill your duties to them, and finish what you left undone."

"From now on, I, Ailin, will be called Ellin."

As soon as those words left her mouth and Ellin fully accepted her new identity, another stream of information appeared in her mind!

[System loaded successfully...]

[You have obtained the skill-Trail of the Qilin]

[You have obtained the skill-Trail of the Qilin]

[You have obtained the skill-Celestial Shower]

[You have obtained the talent-Undivided Heart]

[You have obtained the talent-Harmony Between Heaven and Earth]

[You have obtained the super talent-Supreme Insight]

[You have obtained the super talent-Gift of Passion]

[Original game inventory loaded. Your original in-game items have been materialized in your inventory.]