I was hoping to use that Batoto to get more people to read this manga but they are closing down in two/three more days. Another website will probably take its place soon so maybe I will still be able to use whatever emerges as the new scanlation website.
Uh, btw who did the cleaning last time? I can’t find the name of the cleaner and she hasn’t messaged me again. If you read this, please send me a pm. I feel bad for not getting your name/nick for the credit page.
Thank you for reading this. Please let me know if there are any errors and I will fix them as soon as I can.
Also, if any new website replaces Batoto, I would appreciate it if you leave a comment here. I’m always late to the party when it comes to these things so a heads up would be nice.
Chapter 80.1 <– click on the link to read. Thanks to Vi and the anonymous people for their donations.
There are only 15 chapters left.
I was really happy until I realized that many of those chapters are 2-5x longer than regular chapters.
Oh well, at least I have made a lot of progress since I first started this project.
Angel form
Xiu had now unlocked 7 of his 8 forms. The last is that he still hasn’t unlocked is the angel form.
Regarding that race, the Creator God probably messed with them, too.
“The Angels gave away their humility, received healing.” – Quote from chapter one.
Based on the information on the other races, the God of Creation gave at least three different races “gifts” that turned out to be “curses.” The elf Tree of Life, the gnome Wheel of Time, and the beastkin’s Battle Hymn did grant the races more power but there each have a cost to using them.
I wonder how the Creator God screwed with the angels? I can’t imagine how healing could turn out to be bad but the lack of humility could certainly cause problems.
Red hair!
Releases
As I said before, releases will now be on an irregular schedule though there won’t be a hiatus. I mean, I might be skipping a day here and there but it won’t be much more than that.
I would like to thank dhragonisslytherin for editing today’s release.
I think I will probably not use any more passwords or lock any chapters until the very end. If I do, I will probably announce it when chapter 90 is published. The story ends at chapter 95 so that should be plenty of time.
Thank you for reading this. If there are any errors, please let me know by leaving a comment.
Chapter 79.2 <— click on the link to read. Thanks to CourtneyArzu, Glamren, and anonymous for the donations.
Eating tofu again?!
吃豆腐 – This means 1.) eat tofu 2.) to tease 3.) to flirt. By extension, it also means “to take advantage of a person in a sexual situation.”
Webnovels often use this phrase. For example: “Did he eat your tofu?”
How did this expression become popular? No one really knows why but the usual explanation is this:
Tofu shops were usually run by a husband and wife team back in the day. The husband would make the tofu at the back of the shop while the wife would sell the tofu in the storefront. Since the wife ate tofu everyday, this made her skin tender and smooth. This supposedly attracted male customers who would go to the tofu shop to flirt with the female seller. Therefore, wives who felt jealous would scold their husbands by saying “Today, you went to eat tofu again?!” That’s how “eating tofu” has become a word that means to flirt with a someone.
The phrase can mean everything from harmless verbal flirtation to sexual harassment.
Chapter 79.1 <— click on the link to read. Thanks to Yuu and Jadelin for the donations.
I’m still on break
As I mentioned before, I’m a bit stressed out so I am taking a short rest. You might wonder what I mean since I am still releasing stuff daily …
Well, what this really means is that there won’t be many early access chapters. I normally write at least 2-3 chapters in advance. That means I’m normally 4-6 days ahead of schedule. Now that I am resting, I’m 0-1 chapters ahead.
The 4-6 days in my schedule is that time I need to send it to my editor and get it back and for me to do the final editing … but I don’t currently have an editor. *shrugs* I’ve been trying to proofread and edit my own work which is kinda sucky atm, lol, I won’t lie.
Chapter 80 is more than 10,000 characters long. A normal chapter is 4,000-5000 characters. This is going to take a lot of time. Chapter 81 is almost that long, too.
Anyway, don’t be surprised if there aren’t many early access chapters. I might also skip some days.
Don’t worry though, I’m not taking a hiatus. I estimate that I will still be releasing the same number of words per week or even more than normal. It just might not be everyday. Or it might be everyday, haha.
Hi everyone, here is today’s chapter. This is a special episode. I am not sure where exactly it goes in the story chronologically but it was at the end of chapter 78 in the raws.
Du Ze looked at the moon above the lake in the elf kingdom. The huge moon was like a round wheel in the dark sky. As a human from Earth, the full moon always made him think of the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, the time of this world and earth are not the same so Du Ze cannot determine the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Speaking of the Mid-Autumn Festival, in addition to this foodie missing the mooncakes, there was also the legend of Chang’e.
“What are you thinking about?”
He heard a familiar voice from behind him then Du Ze was in Xiu’s arms. The elf kissed Du Ze’s hair.
“A legend.”
“Oh?” The tone of Xiu’s voice showed that he was listening. Du Ze gathered his thoughts and then haltingly began to explain the story of the rabbit on the moon and the Mid-Autumn Festival. In order to explain about the legend of the moon, Du Ze started off by explaining how ten suns rose from Earth and scorched the fields, turning the world into a wasteland. The archer Houyi shot down nine of the ten suns. He replaced some of the elements of the ancient Chinese myth and spoke of Houyi as an Archer God. Then he narrated how Chang’e stole the elixir by saying she stole his godhead and rose to the moon to become a goddess.
After hearing the story, Xiu meditated on it for a moment then held Du Ze: “Did Houyi like Chang’e a lot?”
Du Ze nodded. If Houyi did not not like her, he wouldn’t have gone to the Queen Mother of the West to get two immortality elixirs for himself and Chang’e.
“Why didn’t he pursue her?”
“He can’t pursue her there.” Du Ze did not know how to explain it to Xiu and only said vaguely: “Only gods can enter there and Houyi failed to become a god.”
“Chang’e stayed on the moon forever and Hou Yi finally died?”
“Uh-huh.”
Xiu was silent for a while then summarized the story in his own words: “Really stupid …”
Du Ze also felt that Chang’e shouldn’t have taken both elixirs with her. After all, even if one is immortal, if one is alone then one can only end up forever desolate and lonely in the Moon Palace.
Chang’e probably regrets stealing the elixir and is bitterly lonely every night.
Xiu embraced Du Ze, cradling Du Ze’s head in the hollow of his shoulder. No light penetrated Xiu’s serene and mysterious eyes.
The archer god named Houyi was very stupid.
If you have the strength to slay the suns, why not destroy the moon?
If the two of you can’t be together, then simply pull down that person so that the two of you can be buried together.
Xiu sniffed Du Ze’s fragrance. This person has never changed since they met. Even though he was not an adolescent, he was still a young man and remained that way, as though his time was frozen.
Whether it was Cecil or the story of Houyi, the famous stories were all about the tragedy of time. Every creature in this world will age and eventually die, even the undead will decay and perish after a very long period of time. In the whole world, only a god is truly immortal.
If he fails to become a god, then …
Xiu gently bit Du Ze’s neck and when Du Ze looked up at him in fright, Xiu kissed him on the lips.
“Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.”
Du Ze could only see that Xiu’s eyes were filled with tenderness. He felt the other person’s heat on his lips and closed his eyes. The corners of his mouth curved up in a smile.
“… Happy Mid Autumn Festival.”
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Translator’s Notes:
Mooncakes, they have different types of yummy fillings:
Oops, I accidentally clicked on “publish” instead of “save draft.” I was supposed to publish this later today. Never mind, it’s fine.
I thought this chapter would be super fluffy but it’s actually super yandere! Xiu! Is it me or is it actually a very cute yet also ominous/scary extra chapter? *shudder* I’d like to think that Xiu thinks that but he wouldn’t actually kill our sweet little reader. What do you think? Are you worried?
As you can plainly see, we need more! Onto the gnome, beastkin, and angel chapters! Not to mention … we definitely need the “everyone, join in the fun” chapter, agreed?!
More “action” *cough* is coming soon. Please vote, I’m really curious which particular scene is the readers’ favorite. By the way, if you haven’t read the most recent harmonious health education chapter (tentacle version), it’s right there on the link above.
Which harmonious scene was your favorite so far?
I have no editor this time so errors are kinda inevitable. Please let me know if you spot any and leave a comment for me to fix it/them. Thank you for reading.
The uncensored chapter has now been released without a password. You can read it now. 😉 Please do leave a comment on that page! I really want to know what you think of that truly epic scene. It’s very … well, I will let you judge for yourself.
In addition, I have no editor at present so if you find any errors, kindly report them to me by leaving a comment.
Sorry for the inconvenience, I am doing this to make the readers visit my website instead of the websites that copy my work. It’s too much trouble though. I probably won’t do this again, lol.
Last chapter I said the “fighting fairies” cover was of two women but I was probably wrong.
The “fairies fighting” bit is from chapter 73 of The Red Chamber Dream (one of the four great classical novels of China) when a girl picked up a sachet that had an image of a nude pair embracing. She thought it was an image of “fairies fighting.”
I assumed it was of two women but apparently it was a man and a woman. I apologize for the mistake.
Chapter 78.1 <– click on that link to read it if you are a bot who likes to copy other people’s work. You can also read it if you want a laugh. Otherwise, please scroll down to the bottom to read the regular chapter for humans. Thank you to Crystal WB, Wildelily and anonymous for the donations.
I’ve been feeling very tired these days. The holidays were a busy time for me and I haven’t had time to rest since then. The next few chapters will be on a different schedule since I need to rest a bit.
Very soon (irregular, perhaps every other day release)
Special extra “Mid Autumn Festival”
Chapter 78, all parts, complete with “that” scene, no password needed
Chapter 79
I should be able to resume regular daily updates by chapter 80.
Poor little porcelain people!
This is what I thought of when I read about the porcelain people.
It’s so heartbreaking to think of those poor little china people but, on the other hand, they are in the Tower of God which means that the porcelain people are definitely a part of the trial. Is all that stuff even real? The maze is called an illusion.
Chapter 77.3 <— click on the link to read the chapter. Thanks to Suneary, Aforia, LePetitP, and DuzeXiufan for your donations.
I’m sorry for the inconvenience
If you were not able to get the password that I gave out a few days ago, don’t worry too much. You will still be able to read the chapter, of course. The password lock is just for a few days. I was originally planning to lock it for a long time but it seems that some of my regular readers didn’t get the password so I changed my mind. I will release the special chapter pretty quickly.
If you really can’t wait a few days then you can try to message me in the NU forums (here is my profile). I said before that you could email but then I realized that other people at home can see my email on my phone, hahaha. If you have donated then you don’t need the password since those who donated get early access to all my first drafts of every chapter.
Anyway, even if you don’t need to message me, I urge you to join the NU forums. It’s full of friendly fujoshis and fudanshis (BL lovers).
