Transmigration & Reverse Transmigration Chapter 2

No.2: Preparations for transmigration (1)

Her decision set, Minmin rummaged through her drawers and cupboards to find a brush and Xuan paper1 before quickly writing in bold strokes the character chuan (穿), for transmigrate. Then she stuck it onto her wall!

Good…then, let's fight for that!

She tore off some strips of cloth and tied it around her head, before opening her notebook to write down her plan! Yes, having a plan was one of the major reasons humanity succeeded in its endeavors. First, she had to write down her preparations before transmigration:

Mastery of 18 Weapons!2

The pen trembled with Minmin's excitement, almost enough to tear the paper as she wrote down the impressive headline. Next, a certain person set on the path to master fighting skills by descending into h.e.l.lish training…

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Scene A – 5AM at the school's martial arts dojo.

The third-year student who was part of the Martial Arts Club: "Huh? Am I seeing things? I thought I caught a glimpse of a little girl furiously punching our sandbags…"

Member A of the Martial Arts Club, currently doing morning exercises: "…you're not seeing things, she's already been like this for a week. I heard that her boyfriend dumped her so she's venting off her anger…"

Member B of the Martial Arts Club, currently doing morning exercises: "Oh? What I heard was that she made a bet with her friend to compete in the next mixed martial arts contest…don't underestimate her looks, she's fresh and vigorous! She even broke two sandbags this month…"

Members C, D, E of the Martial Arts Club, currently doing morning exercises: (Claps hands).

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But the reality was:

Minmin grabbed onto a random trainer's s.h.i.+rt collar, her features ferocious: "I'll pay double the tuition fee! Teach me a method to master Tae Kwon Do within a year!"

Trainer: "There's…there's no such…"

Minmin: "…Burn! May my world go up in flames! "

The two of them wrestled with each other a bit before the trainer squatted on the ground, panting heavily. "Girl, it looks like you're naturally talented in wrestling…how about we try a demonic training method?"

A certain person, eyes br.i.m.m.i.n.g with tears: "….Master!!"

And thus…Scene A occurred.

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Scene B – Campus library.

Librarian, "Oh…student, you can't borrow this volume of Successive Emperors of the Qing Dynasty. You still haven't returned your volumes of Emperor Kangxi and Criticisms of Yongzheng, also History of the Warring States and Emperors of Tang and Ming…your library card's full."

"What did you say?!" Minmin held onto the counter, her eyes bloodshot. "I can't borrow it?! Let me tell you, do you know how likely it is to get a setting within the Qing Dynasty3 palace?! According to my calculations, there's at least a 54% chance of transmigrating to the Qing court! 54%!! Of course, it's still highly probable that I'll transmigrate to a completely different world…no, no, that's not the point. I'm still a loyal supporter of the 4th Brother4 faction, so of course I prefer a Qing Dynasty transmigration more…wait, that's not the point either. In any case, I really need this book! Do. You. Understand. Me?" She gritted her teeth.

Startled librarian: "I…I'll use my authority to borrow this book for you…"

A certain person left the library fully satisfied.

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Scene C – Karaoke.

Friend A, rus.h.i.+ng out in tears: "Noooooooooo!! I don't want to come with you to practice singing anymore!"

Friend B, hands trembling while holding a teacup before losing her temper and howling in complaint: "Zhao Minmin! Enough!! It's already been eight hours! Why are you only singing this single song?!"

Minmin, calmly responding: "Don't you guys know? This 'When will the moon be clear and bright?'5 is a cla.s.sic for every transmigrator! …or maybe, we can try A Song of Laughter in the Vast Seas?" (That was the song she sang for nine hours last week…)

Friend C: "I…I have a stomachache…"

Xuan paper (宣纸) – high quality paper made in Xuancheng in Anhui Province, especially good for traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy.Mastery of 18 Weapons (十八般武艺) – s.h.i.+ba ban wuyi, literally mastering 18 different types of weapons, but also an idiom for having skills in various types of combat.Qing Dynasty – China's last ruling dynasty (1644-1912) preceding the Republic Era and World War II.4th Brother (四爷) – reference to Emperor Yongzheng, who was the fourth prince (to survive into adulthood) of Emperor Kangxi before he ascended the throne.When will the moon…(明月几时有) – mingyue ji s.h.i.+ you, a line from the traditional Chinese melody, Shuidiao Getou.