Half Prince v2 extra

½ Prince Volume 2: Reality and Fantasy

Extra Chapter: Diary – translated by Eilinel

A genius with an IQ of 200, he entered university at the age of fifteen. He graduated at eighteen, received a doctorate at twenty-two. Then, furthering his studies overseas, he returned with another doctorate at twenty-five.

I don’t even need ten minutes to calculate which university would be the most advantageous for me, so what is there to feel troubled about? Right – there’s nothing to worry about!

“It’s you then!” I picked up the recruitment letter, and barely glanced at the university’s name before putting my signature on the paper. Grabbing my helmet, I headed out to mail the document.

I dealt with the post-office clerk’s smitten gaze by faking a warm smile. After that, I went to a street filled with vendors selling electronics, with the thought of getting upgrades for my computer.

“‘Second Life’?” My eyebrows furrowed. What’s that?

Still, I had already finished reading the instruction manual…

First, I need to decide on a race and class…where’s that die I used last time?

Once online, I was at somewhat of a loss for what to do.

I ran my fingers through my hair. Why do I keep feeling like something’s incomplete? What is it that I’m missing? Oh, forget it – I’ll just keep singing my songs.

An incredibly handsome young man – stunning enough to elicit breathy sighs – entered my view. He was…gazing at me with a smitten expression? Is he a homosexual?

Unexpectedly, the young man actually accepted my kiss, blushing fiercely.

The youth and I looked at each other awkwardly…

Another chance to toy with him!

Upon hearing my answer, the young man’s face seemed to tense.

I enfolded the youth in my arms, and with a deliberate sigh, I added, “Men are the best. With muscles as firm as these…it feels soooo much better than hugging those soft, squishy girls.”

Within a second, however, I realized I had been wrong…

As I emerged from the rebirth point, I thought, I don’t get it. What was going on in that youth’s head? His actions didn’t have the least bit of logic behind them!

Oh, forget it. I’ll just get back to training! After all, I doubt I’ll ever see him again.

“Hang in there, Lolidragon!” A shout broke my train of thought and I looked up…

I watched as he shouted to a thief, who was running further and further away. I understood the situation instantly, and decided to help them out.

“I would very much like to join your team.” For someone who had always been a loner, I marveled at the words that I had never thought I would say.

To make matters still more interesting, Prince seemed to be under the impression that I had designs on his virtue. Hehe, mistaking me for a homosexual? Now that’s a first! Interesting… then I shall act as one, just for you!

Oddly enough, for some reason all I could remember was the livid expression on Prince’s face.

Nobody should ever be allowed to do such a thing to him, much less make him cry! Prince’s face was suited for laughing, for acting brutally cool, for being furious, but definitely not for crying…

I replied that I only thought that it was rather entertaining to watch his reactions… but damn it, the instant the words left my mouth, I began to doubt myself.

I couldn’t figure it out.

Today, I met someone in school who greatly resembles Prince…

In the end, I decided not to give a damn about Prince’s real identity. After all, the Prince I know in the game is the one whom I like, anyway.

Instead of answering her, I retorted – somewhat jealously – with a question on my own: just what was her relationship with Prince anyway? Why was she so concerned about Prince? Plus, Prince seemed to be pretty close to her, too.

That smile…it seemed to say that she knew me better than I did myself, damn it!

Many things happened today. The first thing was that I discovered that I had gotten Wu Qing and Prince mixed up – so Feng Yang Ming wasn’t Prince after all.

I hate hearing his anguished voice, I thought, as I ran all over the place like a madman. However, I still failed to find any trace of him… That was, until I saw him cradled in Wicked’s arms.

Why? Why must Prince wear that kind of expression as he and Wicked look at one another? I don’t like this feeling, I really, really don’t!

“Eh? I don’t know, but I do know that Wicked likes Prince…” Lolidragon looked at me.

Lolidragon replied, “You’re at a disadvantage.”

“Why? I’ve known Prince longer. Wicked… Wicked has only met him a few times.” So why am I the one at a disadvantage? Does Prince really like Wicked more?

A painful, forlorn smile crossed my face. “I did, but… compared to his smile, his gender is totally unimportant. I only want to protect his smile. I don’t care about his gender.”

“Yes. I will always watch over him, support him in all his endeavors, accept all his flaws, and share all his pain. This I swear.”

The first time I saw her, she was wearing a pink frock and her hair was tied up with a little bow. She had large, eloquent eyes, and it felt as though you could understand everything about her, just by looking into those eyes.

“Yep, that’s right. What’s your name?” I asked her curiously.

I smiled. What an adorable name. It suits her very well.

“Yes!” Xiao Lan replied happily.

“Zhuo-gēge, will you marry me when I grow up?” Xiao Lan asked me expectantly.

“Yes, of course I will.” How can I say no to you, when you’re looking at me with such an expectant expression?

Marry Xiao Lan? It sounds like a pretty good idea.

“Zhuo-gēge, you’re moving away? Why?” Xiao Lan asked me, crying.

“I… it’s because of my father’s work. Don’t worry, I will come back and find you for sure. I will, definitely.”

Xiao Lan? I stared dazedly at the person in front of me, at those eyes that I’d seen countless times in my dreams – eyes that I could never forget. It’s her, isn’t it? That silly girl who naively asked me to marry her…

I walked up to her and asked, “Would you like to be my in-game wife?”

This silly girl, doesn’t she remember that she has a Zhuo-gēge? I was slightly worried that she had really forgotten about me, although I had never forgotten about her.

“Okay then.” She gave a merry laugh, and then asked, “But why do you choose to play as a beastman?”

“Ohhh. But they’re so ugly!”

Although those were my thoughts, I was still secretly delighted.

I read the letter clutched in my hand, feeling helpless. Xiao Lan, you’re leaving to play ‘Second Life’? Then what choice do I have?

Relentlessly, I kept PM-ing Feng Xiao Xiao, Feng Xiao Xiao, but the system indicated that there was no such player.

Don’t you care about me at all? The bitterness that I felt… I could almost taste it in my mouth.

I could hardly believe my eyes. Isn’t the girl who just walked by Xiao Lan? All this time, Xiao Lan has been studying in the same university as me?

That night, I logged onto ‘Second Life’, my mood a wreck. Ming Bin was throwing a tantrum again. I was hardly in the mood to pay him any heed, but it seemed that he had pissed off this team in front of us. Odd Squad? Weird name.

By some coincidence, I encountered Xiao Lan at the bus stop. This time, her expression changed as soon as she saw me, and she kept staring at me…

By the time we got off the bus, she still hadn’t said anything to me, so I decided to talk to her myself.

Unexpectedly, she just stared at me, gaping. So she really didn’t recognize me. My aching heart twisted painfully at the thought.

At least she still remembers me… I can still take some small consolation in that fact, I thought, mentally mocking myself.

So it’s not just Xiao Lan who has trouble recognizing people, I thought with a wry smile.

However, she refused to tell me her character’s name in ‘Second Life’, and even Yang Ming had no idea who she was.

Odd Squad really is odd. They’re actually sending their only warrior Prince as bait to lure away the mobs? Aren’t they concerned that Prince might die?

As a matter of principle, we – Dark Emperor Team – should help them out. I tried to deduce which direction Prince would have gone in… and promptly found him lying half-dead in a pool of blood.

So Ming Bin wasn’t just mouthing off when he said that Gui and Prince had a weird relationship, I thought, amused.

Zhuo-gēge? I froze. Only Xiao Lan ever calls me that… and if I add to that the fact that Xiao Lan is playing a male character... I peered carefully at Prince’s face.

Just then, Gui appeared at the scene, and I was filled with ire.

I glared at Gui and strode past him.

I won’t, especially not that Professor Min! He doesn’t deserve to be with Xiao Lan, not when he’s completely incapable of protecting her.

I swear never to let sorrow fill those eyes again... Xiao Lan, my dearest and most beloved girl.

Chapter end