Chapter 4 - Chapter 3: Reborn

"Can I use this coupon?" Camila inquired as she approached him, extending the coupon. The muscular cat-man sniffed it curiously, then unexpectedly snatched and consumed it, much to Mina's surprise.

"Sexy Baby Empress... but that is... tall female. And you are..."

"So it does recognize it. I knew it. This cat must be an AI, and this must be the character creation screen. Wow. VR really lives up to its name," Camila muttered, clearly impressed. The cat appeared perplexed.

"I think it was because my avatar was a tall female. Well, when I created my character I said, 'If I was going to play a game, might as well stare at a tall woman's legs on the screen. There's nothing better than staring at the sexy woman on my screen,'" Camila explained to the cat.

"Is it a problem?" she asked, raising an eyebrow.

"No. I can work around this. But are you sure it's what you want?" he asked, hinting at the vast difference between their appearances.

"Yes, please. But can you make it my original body this time? I feel I should be myself this time around."

"Okay. I'll even give you a special treat and grant you some unique abilities. Well, once again, congratulations. Enjoy your new life!" With those words, the cat's eyes began to glow, and Camila was enveloped in a strong light, pushed back through a void of light.

When Camila woke up, the first thing she saw was a clear blue sky and the leaves of trees. She realized she wasn't in the city anymore. As Camila moved her fingers, she could feel the grass beneath them. She was in a forest. Her eyes wandered to her feet next. She saw futuristic shoes and felt excitement surge through her.

"This is weird, but my body feels great!! I feel no back pain, and my voice sounds the same," she said to herself.

"My appearance also changed. I'm not wearing my regular T-shirt and long skirt. I love this VR coupon," Camila squealed in joy as she admired her sci-fi suit.

Among the sounds of nature, she heard the babbling of a river. Camila walked towards it, hoping to use it as a mirror. As she gazed at her reflection, she saw a beautiful young girl.

"Oh, my avatar," a girl around 5'6 tall and in her early twenties. But now she looked like a 5'4 and appeared way younger. She was wearing the Astral Storm special event costume, a pink sci-fi outfit adorned with dark purple accents and black lines.

The dress had a short skirt and long gauntlet sleeves, with legwear reminiscent of old shinobi style, akin to silky smooth socks. Her toes were covered with a pair of strange sci-fi shoes, yet she was still able to walk naturally as if wearing sneakers. She possessed long, beautiful black hair that cascaded down to her thighs, with extensions in purple and white. Her eyes became heterochromatic; her right eye was ruby red, and her left eye was topaz gold. It was the event accessory avatar dress, Battle Suit of the sci-fi war, an item that would allow the player to survive a lethal hit that would normally kill them, leaving them with just 1 HP.

"The character I created is so cool. I wonder if I have the rest of my other clothing in inventory," Camila pondered as she got up. Why did she make a female character? Let's be real, who wouldn't make a female? Looking at a stunning girl gives you motivation. The details were amazing. They even got the bust size right. And the result was firmly a voluptuous girl with a beautiful bubble butt hidden behind the skirt. But now she's a Lolita like Camila. Barely any boobs. Camila couldn't help but touch her breasts.

"Small but alright… also my gosh! They feel so natural! How can an AI be so amazing to create this? It feels like my real body! And even my voice… it's like an angel's voice. Well, I always did have an angel's voice! But now it sounds better, I guess I lost this voice when I became a teacher and had to shout at naughty students all day. I can't believe this! I can feel everything! The ground, the trees. THIS VR really is amazing!" she exclaimed as she dashed through the grassland, laughing with delight.

"Hmm, let me check my stats," Camila thought, and immediately a screen popped up before her.

[ Name: Camila/ Sexy Baby Empress

-Class: Reflectionist, Joker, Lancer, Engineer, Fighter.

-Race: Human

-Gender: Female

-Level: 569

-HP: 184220

-MP: 12700

-Attack Power: 265780

-Defense: 205775

-Agility: 252510

-Inventory:

{ Weapons}

{ |Food|,|Materials|, Accessories|, |Relics|, |Rides|, |Outfits|, |Currency|, |Equipment|, |Potions| }

"Yup. No questions there. These are all my game stats. I reached the current level cap available, which as of today was 569. And my gear was the same," Camila commented.

Camila closed the screen and surveyed the land before her, hearing something off in the distance.

"Well, since this is VR, I might as well explore!" She clenched her fist and dashed towards the sound.

After a while of running, Camila immediately noticed a group of three fighting a strange beast. Two men and one woman. Before them was a deformed tiger with many mutations, far larger than them, and they struggled to fend it off. They wore Xia Xia-like clothing similar to those in Chinese novels, but the woman wore a Japanese-styled dress, and the third man wore Korean-styled clothing.