[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio":3,"chapter-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-663":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I, the System Protagonist, Joined a Cross-Dimensional Chat Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2293323,4485,"Chapter 663: No Regrets for Entering the East?","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-663",663,"\u003Cp>An unfamiliar ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin wasn’t joking this time, nor was he recycling a tired meme—he genuinely didn’t recognize the ceiling above him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wooden ceiling light with a hexagonal prismatic frame, a tatami room with unmistakable Japanese style, saturated with the musty aura of antiquity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did I get beaten up upon entering this world?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick cotton quilt covered him, and the profound weakness, like the aftermath of being forcibly ejected from a dungeon, quickly gave Su Lin a hypothesis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably the heavenly blessing had worn off, and the new injuries from Yan Sen’s experiments had erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected that damn NEET would actually drag him to see a doctor—otherwise, he’d have at least waited a while, until his lower body could walk again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lower body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, why do my feet feel so heavy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin pulled back the quilt and saw a girl curled up, shivering, with wrinkled rabbit ears on her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She trembled, huddled beneath the covers, her purplish-brown hair falling down, wearing a suit jacket, a red tie, and a pink pleated skirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Eh?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled, she scrambled backward, but was trapped within the confined space of the quilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not even Mid-Autumn Festival—who stuffed a moon rabbit into my bedding? Where’s the mooncake?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to distract himself and act normal, Su Lin shifted his feet, attempting to move away from this scenario that would inevitably trigger a door-slamming disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rabbit-eared girl, her flushed face illuminated by the ambient light, gathered her courage and grabbed Su Lin’s legs:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Aba… aba.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s my first time… but I’ll serve you well… w-wah.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coach, isn’t this plot twist a little off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this one of those infamous nude-photo scandals from TV dramas?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin’s expressionless face summoned the Azure Manifestation, lifting the rabbit-eared girl—who stammered incoherently, her reason long evaporated under terror, tears still streaking her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned the surroundings warily, suspecting hidden pinhole cameras or recorders somewhere nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Nothing?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then how do you explain this non-human girl right in front of me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A paper sliding door, distinctly retro in design, slid open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hōrai-san Kaguya entered, carrying a small, pale pink gothic-style dress-wearing rabbit-eared girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Do you prefer a more brutal approach?’ Kaguya glanced at the lifted rabbit-eared girl and said coldly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Suzuka, did you follow my instructions?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Your Highness, I—I—’ Suzuka stammered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘You’re first, then the order,’ Kaguya pulled out her phone, displaying a colorful manga, and exclaimed: ‘Then it’ll be me and the Emperor.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She set down the girl named Inaba no Tei and pushed her forward, then began removing her outer coat, leaving only a thin nightgown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why are you still standing there?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaguya pointed to the bedding laid on the floor and said: ‘Begin the Fantasia Gardenization Plan.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin stared blankly, releasing Suzuka, who was still covering her face, and asked: ‘Did you not grow a brain when you were resurrected last time?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, she could still communicate—her brain must still be there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did you lose your IQ after collecting the achievement of gazing directly at Azathoth?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaguya half-lidded her eyes and studied him for a moment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hey, I prepared this dream scenario for you, and you’re not even reacting? Are you even a man?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Who dreamed of this?’ Su Lin was beginning to suspect her brain had been grafted onto a doujinshi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kleine, you’ve done too many bad things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So unforthcoming. Now you’re denying it?’ Kaguya tapped her phone twice and opened a recording.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Have you ever read my doujinshi?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Of course!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Have you ever… gone through it?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ah, uh… yes, more than once! Thank you for the treat!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【To be honest, among all the characters in Fantasia, who do you like the most?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【I love Hōrai-san Kaguya the most!!! Long black hair is the best!!!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I was ready for a river of blood,’ Kaguya spread her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Identical voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Su Lin is a respectable man—even during his online trolling phase, he’d never say such things. Who else could it be? Need I ask?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Su Tuoni, I’m going to kill you.’ Su Lin controlled his toes, refusing to dig holes into the tatami to avoid compensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Be honest,’ Kaguya turned her head away, clicking her tongue in annoyance: ‘Don’t you know that wooden male protagonists in light novels are already outdated?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘By 2024, they’ve gone from trendy to toilet paper.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin retracted the Azure Manifestation and leaned against the wall, retorting: ‘And in my current state, what exactly do you expect me to do?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Just click auto-play in the top-right corner.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaguya waved her hand, removed her nightgown, revealing a regular undergarment beneath: ‘Follow me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This black-hearted NEET.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the ‘helpless’ rabbit-eared girl behind, the ten-year-old-looking Inaba no Tei, in contrast to the relieved Suzuka, curiously studied Su Lin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lucky white rabbit… seems to possess the ability to bestow luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin suddenly remembered this, and after locking eyes with the girl for a moment, he asked Kaguya ahead: ‘Can I take her home?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inaba no Tei’s rabbit ears instantly stood upright, and with extraordinary leaping ability, she vanished in a blur down the corridor’s end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, she ran off…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was planning to place Bai Qian, Will, Inaba no Tei, and Su Tuoni’s heads at the four cardinal directions for the Infinite Fortune Ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a pity. What a pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Minimum three years, maximum death penalty.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaguya grinned mischievously, hands behind her back: ‘But if you become a son-in-law of Eternity Pavilion, I can arrange you a warm-bed maid~.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Have you recently become fond of ancient-style NTR series?’ Su Lin glanced down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corridor floor was laid with smooth wooden planks that creaked faintly underfoot; one side featured rows of traditional paper windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the semi-transparent paper, soft sunlight spilled in, but offered no warmth—only a hazy glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Here,’ Kaguya slid open a door and stepped inside: ‘Yulin, the patient’s awake~.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin followed behind. To his surprise, several familiar faces were there: Yao Chen, Xiao Yan, Ye Fan, Shi Hao, Yan Sen—all present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room held alchemical furnaces, fire cauldrons, test tubes, and alchemy equipment; anyone unfamiliar might think it was an exhibition on the history of global medical development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A distinctive aroma of mixed herbal plants lingered in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Awake?’ The woman holding a test tube had a cold face but a warm tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An astonishing volume of hair, white and tied into a ponytail; her robe, interwoven with red and purple, embroidered with constellations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She scrutinized Su Lin meticulously, then spoke again: ‘Miracle.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A medical miracle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin pointed at himself, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intellectual woman called Yulin by Kaguya was Hachii Yulin, one of the Three Eights of Fantasia—the one who created the Penglai medicine that allowed Kaguya to repeatedly defy death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That’s enough,’ Hachii Yulin handed the test tube to Yao Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Using Dragon’s Blood Vine’s blood qi as the main ingredient to boost auxiliary herbs’ dosage and accelerate absorption—so that’s how it’s done.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Yao sniffed the potion at his nose, his eyes gleaming:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But this will cause depletion side effects in the user—though only under normal circumstances.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He passed the potion to Ye Fan, who glanced at it and drank it down in one gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark god’s cosmic energy lingering in his Wheel Sea surged violently, then mixed with the blood mist bursting from Ye Fan’s pores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like specks of starlight, swirling into a cosmic nebula-like pillar of creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the slowly rippling Wheel Sea, the mist grew denser, permeating his acupoints and flowing along his meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Ye Fan exhaled a long, turbid breath, opened his eyes, and nodded with delight:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Would you be interested in opening a hospital in Zhutian City?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not missing a single business opportunity, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin once again bowed his head in admiration of Ye Fan’s grand ambition and Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After preparing another test tube for Shi Hao, Hachii Yulin finally regarded Su Lin with a gaze he recognized all too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Could you cooperate with me on some experiments?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible to maintain composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is Mr. Su Lin, in the eyes of these mad scientists, some kind of precious experimental specimen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Are you sure you found me a doctor?’ Su Lin asked Kaguya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a certain beauty to being about to be laid out on an autopsy table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, my apologies,” said Yagami Eirin, her eyes clearly tinged with regret as she smiled. “You must be Su Lin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Su Lin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Su Lin’s answer, Yagami Eirin’s gaze grew complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness has been well taken care of,” she said, pulling a small notebook from a drawer, rubbing her forehead, and asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forgive my boldness, but what is written here—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin leaned in and saw the notebook contained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“04.24: Went to the Tree of Numerical Void with Su Lin. The warmest place in the world is at its summit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“04.25: Went to the Hakurei Shrine with Su Lin. Someone was holding a wedding there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“04.26: Went to Pinocchio with Su Lin. The nightmares were terrifying—but because Su Lin was there, they weren’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su Lin is the best.”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some insiders suppressed their laughter, then immediately switched to expressions of feigned shock, as if utterly unaware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you burn that notebook?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Azure Celestial Form seized Kaguya, who had tried to slip away and was already at the corridor’s corner, and dragged her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaguya scribbled on the notebook: [Hehe~(\u002F≧▽≦)\u002F]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old woman, what are you doing, acting cute?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I left it in my room when I came back. Why are you invading my privacy, Eirin?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who do you think cleans up the trash in your room?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaguya poked her index finger, smiling awkwardly: “Isn’t it Reisen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if long accustomed to Kaguya’s antics, Yagami Eirin sighed and dropped the matter, turning her gaze instead to Su Lin’s Azure Celestial Form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, her pupils contracted, and she seemed to drift into another realm entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Doctor, is there still any hope?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yagami Eirin withdrew her gaze and looked at Su Lin. “Are you a god, an immortal, or an angel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m human.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After asking several questions and observing Su Lin’s “digital avatar” for a while, performing routine checks like pulse-taking and blood-drawing, Yagami Eirin fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The physical body and soul should have ceased to exist long ago. The spirit-body bears traces of immortality. A broken world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From the world’s perspective, complete restoration is impossible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maintenance? Filling? Healing? Perhaps improvement along these lines is possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After consulting with the expert team and discussing Su Lin’s condition, Yagami Eirin said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Further research is needed, but there’s no need for excessive concern. You are friends of Her Highness. Please stay at Eternity Pavilion for a few days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nice doctor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin’s brow relaxed slightly, and he stepped out of the room with the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness,” said Yagami Eirin. “You stay behind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaguya grinned, closed the door, and cast Eternity Moment. “What is it, Eirin?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those people—never mind, it’s nothing,” Yagami Eirin said, rubbing her temple with a wry smile. “You really know how to give me trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But isn’t it interesting?” Kaguya tilted her head and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Neither Gensokyo nor the Moon Capital has ever seen anyone or anything like this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kaguya,” Yagami Eirin glanced at her, then handed her the notebook. “Be careful you don’t get lost in it yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eirin, what do you mean?” Kaguya kept smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yagami Eirin shook her head and fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me?” Hōrai Mountain Kaguya tucked the notebook away, stood still for a moment, then smiled and walked off with light steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a courtyard of dry landscape, stone lanterns, a small pond, and meticulously pruned vegetation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did you all come too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yan was part of the medical team, Ye Fan and Shi Hao were fellow patients—what were these people doing, dragging around luggage like they were on vacation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pilgrimage to the holy site!” Huai Shi said. “I’m a hardcore otaku.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At least protect this last patch of purity from your hands,” Lu Mingfei muttered nonsense. “No regrets in this life for entering the East; may I be reborn in Gensokyo next life!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, it was during class on Water Mirror Peak that Irena’s barrage of question marks in the group chat, plus her openly priced lessons on Dragon-Slaying Magic for students of the Heavenly God Sect, had made him uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Kaguya asked in the group if anyone else wanted to come, he decided to come early and hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was planning to play the new Black Myth during my nap.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kleine pressed his calculator and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All my snacks, drinks, and console are gone. The crime scene only left behind a monocle. Any ideas?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The culprit has to be Amon. Who else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snacks and drinks were probably eaten by Starbo. Don’t shove that string of numbers in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though letting in one outsider is one thing, bringing in so many at once—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin looked toward Kaguya, who smiled and waved her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just don’t devour the Great Barrier, okay~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, that devour joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eternity Pavilion has little to offer you all—please make yourselves at home,” Kaguya said, gracefully covering her face with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though I am not truly the mistress of this place, I extend Eternity Pavilion’s greetings to you all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Welcome to Gensokyo, the land beloved by the gods.”\u003C\u002Fp>",2234,"2026-06-20T04:17:33.470Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8b97911056931449cfbd39121b9567f6dc7532adee484125d5d94cb1343b17b1","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-664","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-662",720,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-cover.jpg"]