Chapter 7: Is being reincarnated as a girl funny to you?

“Now, you’re the challenger!”
Facing the final boss’s relentless barrage, the white-haired boy didn’t panic at all; instead, he coolly delivered a bold line.

‘Brilliant! This is absolutely brilliant!’
Xinghe, who was walking on the crosswalk while flipping through his manga, thought to himself.

He couldn’t wait to read the next chapter of such a brilliant story.

“Careful!”

However, a shout suddenly came from behind him.

Xinghe turned his head in confusion, only to see a speeding red truck already in his face.

Just like switching off a TV with a remote, the scene before him suddenly went black.

And thus, the life of Bai Shenxinghe came to an end.

That should have been the end of it, but before long, a new scene appeared before his eyes.

Before him was an unfamiliar ceiling.

It looked ancient, yet it was intricately carved with many patterns, like something from a wealthy family in olden times.

Looking at this, Xinghe couldn’t help but wonder.

‘Where is this…’

Xinghe tried to speak and ask, but to his surprise, he found that he couldn’t make a sound.

Not only that, but even moving his gaze had become exceptionally difficult.

‘What on earth is going on?’

Thankfully, his body still listened to him. Xinghe raised his hands to grasp upwards, only to discover with astonishment that the hands he extended were small and chubby, like a baby’s.

‘Eh? Are these my hands?’

And just as Xinghe was in a state of utter shock, a brown-haired young woman who looked a lot like Herta¹ appeared in his field of vision, looking at him with an adoring expression.

“Darling, come look! Our baby is awake!”

‘Baby?’

Immediately after, another young man with blue hair who looked a lot like Sunday¹ also leaned over, his face full of anticipation.

“Wow, what a cute child! She looks just like you, honey!”

“Her eyes are just like yours, darling!”

“That’s true! But her hair seems a bit different from ours!”

“It is! It’s a rare silver color. Could it be that this child will grow up to be a great witch like Shera?”

Hearing the conversation between these two, Xinghe finally understood that he had been reincarnated into another world as someone else’s child.

Moreover, “will become a witch”—had he also become a girl?

‘No way! I just got hit by a big truck because I wasn’t looking when I crossed the street. How could something so absurd happen?’

“Right, we should give this child a name. What should we call her?”

” Shera… Charlotte. How about the name Charlotte?”

“That’s nice! What a beautiful name!”

And so, her second life as Charlotte began.

****

“So these are your parents in the other world, brother?”

Watching the happy family of three before her, Yukina, who was sitting on the nearby sofa eating potato chips, asked.

“Sou dayo!”

Charlotte, sitting beside her, began to introduce her two parents.

“Roland Chaldia, my father. He runs a merchant guild called Chris. Although his status can’t compare to the rich and noble in the royal capital, he’s well-off enough to be a minor magnate in the countryside.”

“Mhm, mhm.”

“Rhynes Chaldia, this is my mother. She’s a wonderful mom. She’s not only knowledgeable but also exceptionally gentle. It was under her guidance that I started down the path of becoming a witch!”

When speaking of her mother, Charlotte’s tone became exceptionally excited. It seemed she liked her mother a bit more.

“Brother, between Ms. Rhynes and Bai Shen Tianyi, which of these two mothers do you like more?”
Yukina suddenly acted like a little devil. Casually peeling an apple with a fruit knife as if she didn’t care, she posed a very dangerous question.

“Uh… Of course, I like Mom Tianyi more!”

Bai Shen Tianyi was Xinghe and Yukina’s mother, and Yukina loved her the most. Therefore, Yukina would absolutely not allow anyone to slander her mother.

If Charlotte had said here that she liked Mom Rhynes more, she would probably be sliced into pieces by Yukina’s knife on the spot, then crunched up like a potato chip.

‘Women are so scary.’

But to be honest, Charlotte’s memory of Mom Tianyi had almost completely faded. After all, she hadn’t seen or spoken to her in fifteen years. In contrast, Mom Rhynes had been by her side constantly, encouraging her.

If she really had to choose, the answer was already obvious.

“Correct answer. This is your reward, brother!”

Yukina sliced off a piece of the apple she had cut, speared it with the tip of her knife, and held it out to Charlotte, her face beaming with a sunny smile.

“Yukina, don’t stare at me like that. It’s kinda creepy.”

“Speaking of which, isn’t this another world? Are they actually speaking Chinese too?”
After feeding Charlotte a slice of apple, Yukina asked casually as she ate the rest.

“The pronunciation is just the same. The writing system is completely different from ours. You wouldn’t be able to understand it at all without studying it carefully.”

“Is that so?”

“At first, I wanted to teach myself magic directly, but after wrestling with a magic book for three days, I couldn’t make heads or tails of it. In the end, I had to ask Mom Reines to teach me how to read first.”

“Oh, right. Your mom just now seemed to mention a name, Shera. Who is that?”

“Shera Hirakami. She’s said to be the first witch to appear in this world. She had long silver hair and was like a princess from a land of snow.”

“So detailed? Have you met her?”

“How could I have met her? She was a witch from a thousand years ago. She’s probably just a pile of bones by now. These descriptions are all from magic books. People with naturally silver hair are actually quite rare in this world, and without exception, every person with silver hair has become a renowned witch.”

“And you were no exception and became a witch, right?”

“No, I think I’m probably an exception too. Generally, a girl with magical power will have it tested at the age of nine, then enter a magic academy at ten. After six years of study, she becomes an apprentice witch, and then passes an exam to become an official witch. Those with outstanding grades might even receive their own unique title. But your big brother here, as early as ten years old, had already become an apprentice witch.”

“Oh?”
Yukina was quite surprised at how excellent her brother was. After all, in her eyes, Xinghe hadn’t put in any effort for a long time.

“Unfortunately, due to that old hag’s constant obstruction, I didn’t get the cool title of ‘Star Witch’ until I was fifteen.”

“Hmm? Who are you talking about now?”

“A little spoiler probably won’t hurt,” Charlotte waved her hand, and an image flew in front of Yukina. “Mashiro Eve, the top magic instructor at the Starsea Magic Academy, and also the Sun Witch.”

Yukina looked at the image Charlotte had presented and saw that it wasn’t an old hag at all, but a girl with short silver hair, wearing a sun-shaped hair ornament, whose every word and action was dignified and elegant.

Incidentally, Yukina was also a girl with short silver hair, the same hairstyle as the Mashiro in the photo. The only difference was that Yukina’s silver hair was dyed.

‘I feel like my brother is trying to imply something here.’

“She’s such a pretty girl, and you call her an old hag. That’s just too mean, brother.”

“Don’t be fooled by her appearance, Yukina. She’s a woman with the heart of a snake. I didn’t even do anything wrong, yet she spares no effort to cause trouble for me. Is it because she’s jealous that I’m cuter than her? Though it’s true that your big brother is the cutest witch in the world!”

“A witch this narcissistic really does need to be taught a lesson!” Yukina couldn’t help but retort.

¹ Herta / Sunday: These are characters from the popular game Honkai: Star Rail. The author uses their appearances as a descriptive shorthand, indicating the fantasy parents resemble these well-known game characters.