The Halo’s Dilemma

He opened his eyes again.

An unfamiliar ceiling.

Oh no, it was familiar.

Bai Long propped himself up and sat up, looking around.

Hmm… he was back in the bedroom from earlier.

He turned his head and met the smiling eyes of a woman sitting by the bed.

She had taken off the bear apron and was now wearing a form-fitting cheongsam.

Her black hair was pinned up high, making her look quite dignified.

“Awake?”

Bai Long looked at the woman, hesitated, then sighed.

He called out as the memory dictated: “Mom.”

To be honest, even though he had absorbed the memories, Bai Long still felt dazed.

First of all, he hadn’t transmigrated; he had always been this girl named Bai Shuang.

Then, because she wanted to experience the life of a legendary military soldier, the woman in front of her had sent her to that world.

And even more absurdly, this Third Mom taking care of her wasn’t her biological mother.

Her biological mothers were two other women.

Yes, she had two more moms.

But those two unreliable mothers had run off somewhere, leaving her with Third Mom.

It was hard to imagine that such a ridiculous setting actually existed.

What the hell!

Bai Long, who now roughly understood the situation, oh no, now she should be called Bai Shuang.

She sat on the bed, frowning slightly, continuing to recall things about herself.

Third Mom looked at Bai Shuang like this, a gentle smile curling at the corners of her mouth.

She raised her hand and gently stroked Bai Shuang’s head, saying softly, “Don’t think too much for now. You must be starving?”

Bai Shuang nodded.

“Starving.”

Bai Shuang: ???

Third Mom looked at her confused expression and explained with a smile, “Little girl, remember? With all that energy, you kicked over the meal I made.”

Seeing Bai Shuang’s pained expression, she smiled.

“I’ll heat up the food for you. Eat first, then think slowly.”

With that, Third Mom stood up, straightened her cheongsam, and walked out of the room with elegant steps.

She closed the door behind her, leaving Bai Shuang alone in the quiet bedroom.

The room fell into silence.

Bai Shuang stared at the closed door for a while, then reached out and grabbed the halo on the table.

She stared at the halo without saying a word.

The halo glowed like a light bulb.

“Speak.”

The halo didn’t react.

Bai Shuang didn’t indulge it.

She grabbed the halo from both sides and pulled.

“It hurts, hurts, hurts, hurts, hurts!”

Bai Shuang loosened her grip and stared at it intently.

“Speak.”

“R-R-R-Revered master, your grip is still so strong~”

“I feel like I haven’t been exercising enough lately…”

“Ding-dong~ The protagonist halo is at your service! What can I help you with, my adorable master!”

Seeing that the halo had finally recognized who was boss, Bai Shuang nodded.

“Halo, I have a request.”

“What, what?”

“I want to turn into a man.”

The room instantly became quiet.

After a long while, the halo said tremblingly, “Sorry, I didn’t understand what you said.”

“I said…”

Bai Shuang tapped her face, which could be called stunningly beautiful, and said seriously, “I want to turn into a man.”

The halo forced a smile and asked, “Why? Your face is so beautiful!”

“Can looks be eaten?”

Bai Shuang sighed and added, “Too high profile, too troublesome.”

Bai Long had experience with this.

Back when he was a soldier king, his disguised infiltrations never succeeded.

Every time he thought he had succeeded and relaxed, the lights would turn on one by one, and the masterminds would come out holding champagne glasses, shaking their heads.

Not only was their entrance the same, but their lines were also similar.

“Oh~ look who’s here? Isn’t this our great Agent Zero?”

So later he stopped caring.

What infiltration?

Was the prototype from the equipment department not good enough?

Or did he just prefer challenging work?

Of course, he could ignore it before.

Now, if he had to go out with Bai Shuang’s face every day, he would probably be annoyed to death.

He had been busy all his life, now he just wanted to slack off and rest.

So he placed his hope on this little thing in his hand.

The halo was also helpless.

From the time she was young, it had never had peace.

For example, this master thought her physique after training was still weak, so she forced the halo to create a function to enhance physical fitness.

And that was just one of them.

“Halo.”

Bai Shuang’s voice sounded again.

The halo couldn’t help trembling and said flatteringly, “I’m here.”

Bai Shuang looked at it, her fingers tightening slightly.

“You should have heard my request, right?”

“Yes, my master, but…”

“Come on, you can do it.”

“Let me finish my words…”

…

After a while, light footsteps came from the hallway, followed by Third Mom’s cheerful voice: “Child! Mom is bringing you food~”

The carved wooden door was pushed open, and Third Mom walked in carrying steaming dishes.

But when she looked up and saw the person sitting on the bed, her smile instantly froze on her face.

The original cool and beautiful girl was nowhere to be seen.

The young man in front of her, while somewhat handsome, was definitely not her adorable child.

And although he looked young, there was an inexplicable sense of world-weariness about him.

It was like… it was like the avatar her child had used when playing in that world.

Of course, compared to Agent Zero in his suit, this current appearance was really an eyesore.

A well-built man, but wearing an ill-fitting black JK uniform skirt that barely covered his knees, looking ridiculous.

Even more jarring was that he had a sharp-featured face with short hair slicked back behind his ears.

Just imagine… forget it, don’t think about it, baby, let’s not think about it, okay?

Anyway, Third Mom looked at the person in front of her, and her whole system seemed to crash.

Where was my lovely daughter?

My soft, sweet, pinchable baby girl?

And on this side, Bai Long looked up and met Third Mom’s gaze.

Seeing her frozen at the door, he raised his hand and waved.

“Third Mom.”

“Woo…”

Third Mom’s eyes instantly reddened, and she felt a surge of sorrow.

“No medicine! I don’t want to raise a boy! Woo, give me back my precious daughter!”

And on Bai Long’s side, when he clearly saw Third Mom’s face, he felt terrible.

Third Mom’s originally gentle face began to crack eerily.

Countless black tentacles seemed to wriggle under her skin.

Spider web-like patterns appeared on her cheeks, and dark red blood tears slowly flowed from her eye sockets, looking horrifying.

The cracks grew larger, and Third Mom’s head began to split open from the middle.

From her neck, black tendrils gradually extended, writhing and waving in the air with a cold, eerie aura.

Seeing that Third Mom was clearly about to reveal her true form, Bai Long’s expression changed drastically.

Without hesitation, he quickly reached up and flipped the halo on his head, which had changed from holy white-gold to blood red.

In an instant, the halo shone brightly.

Dazzling white light filled the entire room, making it impossible to open one’s eyes.

When the white light gradually dissipated, Bai Long had turned back into Bai Shuang.

Her cool face still showed a hint of lingering shock.

When Third Mom saw Bai Shuang’s stunning face, the cracked patterns, wriggling black tentacles, and other eerie features on her body instantly stopped as if a pause button had been pressed.

The next second, all the strange phenomena slowly retracted.

The cracked skin became smooth again, the tentacles withdrew into her neck, and the blood tears disappeared.

On Third Mom’s aristocratic face, a pure smile like a healed person appeared.

“Hehe~ Little Shuang is so cute~”