(1)
Hey.
Go dream.
In the world of dreams, there’s everything.
What?
You say you have a headache and insomnia, and find it hard to fall asleep?
You say you can’t even control yourself in the world of dreams?
You say dreaming makes you tired? Makes you feel weary?
Don’t bring the troubles of reality into your dreams.
Don’t be crushed by the weight of reality.
In the world of dreams, open your heart.
You should be able to soar freely there.
If you’re so heavy that you can’t even fly in the world of dreams.
Then…….
Then that’s just too sad.
Don’t be afraid.
In the world of dreams, you are supposed to be invincible.
(2)
An Jing once again unconsciously activated her superpower in her dream.
Yes, that very dream entry ability.
This is also, so far, the only ability beyond her control.
‘I really don’t want to wet the bed.’ An Jing muttered, wanting to wake up directly, go to the bathroom, and then go back to sleep.
But, she who is omnipotent in the dream world…
…seems unable to wake up as she pleases.
She looked at her own empty bed, feeling as if some force was repelling her, preventing her from returning to it—as if a departed soul could no longer be accommodated by its existing flesh.
“Can’t wake up? What’s going on…” An Jing looked down at herself—no body, no arms, just a hazy ball of light.
“White? Blue?” As An Jing muttered, the light also changed.
So, with a thought, the light ball transformed into her own appearance.
Of course, it was her male self.
Thick, long arms, sturdy thighs, a chest that would thump ‘bang bang’ if patted.
“Really nostalgic…” An Jing couldn’t help but phase through the wall into the bedroom and looked at the mirror.
However, there was nothing in the mirror. Probably because this wasn’t a real body.
“Trapped in a dream? Temporarily? Because I just entered and can’t leave immediately? It can’t possibly be like that time again, can it? Getting locked in a dream for ten years at the drop of a hat, that would be too terrifying.” An Jing muttered, passing through the wall and slipping into her sisters’ room.
This place was like the selection interface of the dream world. No people could be seen, only one ball of dream light after another.
However…
“Huh, not asleep?” An Jing looked curiously at the completely empty bed, which had no floating dream orb. “What time is it already? Still not sleeping, no wonder Sister Fei always has dark circles under her eyes. Even if she’s off tomorrow… but this is too self-indulgent, isn’t it?”
Feeling a bit regretful that she couldn’t see what dreams Yu Minghui and Yu Mingfei were having, An Jing passed through the wall and flew into the dream city.
Here, everything was peaceful, no different from a normal city night, except perhaps that there were no pedestrians on the roads.
But in fact—there were vehicles speeding along.
An Jing curiously flew over to take a look and found the cars completely empty, entirely ‘driverless’.
“Eh, oh~! This van has someone asleep inside, dreaming. Wow… driving so fast.” An Jing, who had originally wanted to get closer for a look, was blown away by a gentle breeze, and then saw another large truck swaying along not far away. “This truck also has someone asleep… Wait, that’s the driver’s seat, right!?”
If a dream orb appeared in the driver’s seat, that meant—the driver was asleep.
An Jing glanced at the out-of-province license plate on this large truck and panicked, wanting to do something. Because she didn’t know if anyone was walking on this highway in the real world at this moment.
Generally, no one would cross the road, but after all, there were fields on both sides, so someone might take a shortcut…
She leaned in to look into the dream orb, then dove in like a fish entering water.
Plop—
Space rippled like water, and then she fell from the air.
This was a simple dream.
Before her was a continuous stretch of mountains, with no trace of civilization in sight. A man with a stubbly beard sat alone by a sapphire-blue lake, his fingers holding a long fishing rod.
‘The truck outside is almost out of control, and this guy is leisurely fishing in the dream world…’
An Jing glanced at the reflection of her male self in the lake and shook her head helplessly.
Now was not the time to reminisce about what she looked like before her transformation.
She broke into a run, charging towards the middle-aged man who was fishing, and just as he was about to light a new cigarette, she kicked him into the lake.
The man struggled in the lake water, and then the entire dream shattered.
With a ‘pop’ sound, An Jing was ejected back into the main world where she could see everyone’s dreams.
The large truck in front of her seemed to hiccup, braking several times in succession, and finally came to a wobbly stop.
If she had been any slower just now, the truck would have crashed into the fields. Even if it didn’t cause any casualties, it would definitely have caused significant economic losses.
“You should sleep properly when it’s time to sleep. Risking your life just to earn money, really…” An Jing put her hands on her hips, unable to understand adults’ obsession with money.
Was it because they liked money too much, or because they couldn’t survive without working like this?
The large truck stopped by the roadside and didn’t move for a long time. Perhaps the driver was still shaken, or maybe he planned to rest properly for a while before continuing.
Sharpening the axe doesn’t delay the chopping of wood. Many people think stopping is a waste of time.
But actually, many times, not stopping for a moment is worse than wasting time—it’s wasting life.
An Jing flew high into the sky again, circling in the air.
Although it was the dream world, it was almost identical to the real world. Soaring like this gave her an exhilarating feeling.
“So satisfying…” When An Jing felt a bit tired and stopped, she landed on the rooftop of the small city’s hospital.
This was the small city’s new hospital, the building was quite tall—much taller than the short buildings in the old city center anyway.
She tried to relax her body and then simply fell straight through the floor.
The feeling of free-falling inside a building was really quite strange. How to put it—it felt like she was about to leak out.
“Whew—!” An Jing took a deep breath and suddenly stopped, floating in front of a dream orb.
This was a ward. There were many orbs inside, some not on the beds but on chairs beside them. But most of the orbs were flickering, as if breathing.
Some even disappeared for a while, then reappeared later, as if someone was repeatedly waking up and falling back asleep.
The orb An Jing was looking at was somewhat special—it was very bright. If others’ orbs were warm light bulbs, his was a glaring fluorescent lamp.
She squinted slightly and peered into the dream world, then saw a familiar scene…
A giant humanoid mech and seemingly endless mechanical monsters.
Her eyes widened in surprise, and then her whole body was involuntarily sucked in.
As soon as she landed, she saw, amidst a pile of ruins, a thin little boy hugging his knees, sobbing softly.
The whimpering sound sounded so helpless.
An Jing looked up and realized the humanoid mech wasn’t moving. Only a large group of mechanical monsters were continuously destroying the city.
The entire city was a sea of flames, with hardly any intact buildings left.
“Hey—! What are you doing here?” An Jing ran towards the boy, dragging him out from behind a wall about to collapse—the male body was so full of strength that she momentarily used too much force, almost yanking the boy to the ground.
The boy kept his head down, just crying “Wuwu,” tears seeming inexhaustible as they ‘plip-plopped’ from his chin.
An Jing reached out and touched the corner of his eye. “What’s going on? Don’t cry. Even if you’re scared, crying won’t help.”
“I don’t dare… don’t dare to go… I’m a coward…”
“What coward?”
“I am…” He looked up, suddenly widening his eyes in surprise. “You’re Brother An!”
“Ah? You know me?” An Jing was also surprised.
“That… that big robot was piloted by you! You… you came to save me?”
“Hmm—this dream should have ended already.”
“I don’t know… I… I died in the dream. Because I… I didn’t believe in everyone, so… so I ran away by myself, and then… I died…”
“Ah? You died in the dream?” An Jing pressed on his shoulders. “What happened? Tell me carefully.”
“I know Brother An told us this is a dream, but… we also can’t die in the dream…”
“Mm, right. So you died. How did you die?”
“The shelter was breached. Everyone broke out in one direction. I secretly escaped from another place, wanting to try… if I would wake up after dying.”
“And then you got stuck in this dream forever?”
“Yes… I’m sorry…”
“It’s okay. Everyone makes mistakes. So, what’s with this dream then?”
“…I can pilot that big robot. But… I piloted it once. I… I almost died inside. I don’t dare to pilot it anymore…”
“It’s you… oh! I remember you. Didn’t you say you wanted to be a hero?”
“I’m not a hero…”
“No, you can be. As long as you’re willing, you can be a hero.”
“But there’s no one for me to save…”
“You need to be a hero who saves yourself, understand?” An Jing patted his head. “Go on. Look at that mech… that big robot. It’s already self-repaired. It’s waiting for you.”
“But, Brother An, shouldn’t you be the one piloting that?”
“This is your dream. That is your armor.” An Jing crouched down, slightly looking up at the little boy’s dirty face. “Being a hero who saves yourself is also a very great, very remarkable thing, you know? Maybe you’ll have to keep fighting, not knowing when it will end, but you absolutely cannot retreat. There are many things where, if you choose to escape, you’ll just keep going around in a dead-end alley, never able to get out.”
“I don’t understand… Am I really suited to pilot it… Can I really… win…”
“Uh…” An Jing slapped her own head. She thought her little “speech” was quite inspiring.
“But, I know what to do now. Can Brother An watch me?”
“Huh?”
“Watch me fight!”
“Sure.”
“I’m going!”
“Go!”
A stream of light shot into the sky. That long-silent humanoid machine finally began to move…
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