½ Prince V2Extra: Diary

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½ Prince Volume 2: Reality and Fantasy

Original novel in Chinese by: 御我 (Yu Wo)


Extra Chapter: Diary – translated by Eilinel

Guiliastes:

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.

At twenty-six, top universities in the country were vying to employ him as a professor.


I looked at the pile of recruitment letters on the table. Which university should I go to? I thought, shaking my head at the ridiculousness of the situation.

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!

Still, in a fit of irritation, I gathered up all of the recruitment letters and savagely thrust them at the ceiling. The sheaves of paper fell, scattering all over the floor, except for one letter that landed on the table.

“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.

The shop owner, who had just made a fortune off me, grinned and asked, “With such good upgrades for your computer, are you planning to get started on playing ‘Second Life’ and beating everyone else?”

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

“You don’t know about ‘Second Life’? It’s a virtual reality game that was just released two days ago! The game’s realism level is 99%, the highest ever attained!”


I glared at the game helmet that the shop owner had insisted on giving me, thinking, what’s so fun about virtual reality games? Isn’t it just wielding a sword to hack, and hack, and hack?

Still, I had already finished reading the instruction manual…

I really hate my tendency to read anything with words on it out of habit. Now my brain is full of information on how to play the game… Oh, forget it I might as well try it out! I have nothing better to do anyway.

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


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

I stood at the birth point, wondering, I decided on being a demon bard based on the roll of a dice, but how exactly do bards train? There’s only a shirt, pants and a wooden flute in the supply pouch – don’t tell me I’m supposed to beat up mobs with a flute? Are all games these days so weird?


After nearly a month of training, I found myself liking the carefree lifestyle of a bard more and more. I wandered everywhere with my beloved guqin in hand, mostly training, and occasionally entering the town and singing on the streets.

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.

As I was singing, there seemed to be a slight disturbance in the crowd in front of me. My strumming ceased as I raised my head to find the source of the commotion.

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?

Interesting! For some mysterious reason, I had an inexplicable urge to tease that beautiful youth. For a moment, the two of us stared at one another. Then, I walked over to him…and – behaving as if he were a princess – asked for permission to kiss his hand.

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

What am I supposed to do next? Shit, I didn’t actually have a follow-up plan. How do I get out of this embarrassing situation? Why didn’t I think things through before getting myself into such a situation?

The youth and I looked at each other awkwardly…

“Umm, you do know that I’m a guy, right?” The youth asked me suddenly, anxiety in his voice.

Another chance to toy with him!

I smiled and placed a finger beneath his chin, lifting up the young man’s face. Striving to maintain a mesmerized expression as I looked at him, I said, “Of course I know. You exude such a spirited aura, how could I mistake you for a feeble little girl?”

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

How oddWhy is the boy reacting this way? Still, his frozen expression certainly is entertaining, I thought, laughing mentally as an evil plan formed in my heart.

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.”

The young man smiled at last. As expected, he really is a homosexual, I thought. It’s such a waste of that face of his, which can mesmerize any female between the ages of five and fifty.

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

Unexpectedly, the youth was incredibly strong. With a “Nine-headed Dragon Strike!” he gave me my first taste of death in this game.

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!

With questions swirling in my mind, I attempted to come up with a satisfactory explanation for his actions.  However, no matter how I thought about it, they just didn’t make sense…

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

But why does that thought leave me feeling somewhat…crestfallen?


Because they moved slowly, zombies were my favorite mobs for training. This allowed me to leisurely stroll out of their range while casting my Supersonic Soul-Chasing Arrow and to slowly whittle away their HP.

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

It’s that youth again!

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.

Supersonic Soul-Chasing Arrow!


I looked at the youth, a feeling of insatiable curiosity in my heart.

“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.

As it turned out, the youth’s name was Prince – a name that suited him very well.

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! Interestingthen I shall act as one, just for you!

From then on, my behavior towards Prince was such that even I found it disgusting. I even cooked dragon XX soup for him – which, unfortunately for me, also wound up being the first time I got beaten up and even stomped on…

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

The first time I saw Prince’s tears was when he was kicked below by some damnable girl. I was enraged.

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…

That was the first time I slapped a woman, although it was proven later that he wasn’t a woman after all.


Today, Lolidragon asked me a question: she wanted to know exactly how I felt towards Prince, as she’d realized that I was only pretending to be gay.

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.

Is it really only because I find it fun that I let Prince beat me, punch me?

I couldn’t figure it out.


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

Is it him? I was very uncertain, since he was similar to Prince in some ways, but I couldn’t help but feel slightly disappointed. Could he really be 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.

I like? Damn it, what sort of thought is that?


Lolidragon came to me with the same question again.

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.

Lolidragon didn’t answer me; she just looked at me with a smile.

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.

The second thing was that Prince got into trouble. As his pain-laced voice came over the team channel, I could feel my insides twisting as well.

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.

I reached out my arms to carry him, but Wicked just stalked past me, fury flashing in his eyes. It made me uneasy…

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!

“Lolidragon, does Prince like Wicked?” I asked her frantically, as though I’d gone mad.

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

“But I like him too!” I roared, no longer giving a damn about the consequences.

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

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?

“Then do you really love Prince? Have you ever thought about his gender?”

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.”

“Your feelings for Prince really are deep.”

“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.”

I vow, with all my heart, to protect that smile, forever and ever. Prince, you are my one true love.


Wicked:

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.

“Are you going to be our neighbour?” she asked, wide-eyed.

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

“Feng Lan, but Daddy and Mommy call me Xiao Lan.”

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

“I’m Zhuo Ling Bin, but you can just call me Zhuo-gēge. Xiao Lan, do you want to come in and have a glass of juice?”

“Yes!” Xiao Lan replied happily.


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

I heaved a sigh. Are all the twelve-year-old girls these days this mature?

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

I have watched over Xiao Lan since she was young, and now she is already twelve years old and at the age where she will ask people to marry her! I patted Xiao Lan on the head affectionately.

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


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

Don’t cry, crying doesn’t suit you.

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

With an aching heart, I wiped Xiao Lan’s tears away. I silently vowed in my heart that I would definitely return, and that I would never ever make Xiao Lan cry again.


In ‘The World’ ONLINE…

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…

Could Xiao Lan have forgotten about her Zhuo-gēge? A Zhuo-gēge who had promised to marry her? My heart thumped wildly in my chest.

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

She looked at me with some surprise, and then asked me a silly question. “Will you take care of me?”

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.

“Yep!”

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

“Because beastmen are strong.”

“Ohhh. But they’re so ugly!”

She really is a silly girl…no wonder she didn’t stop to think before agreeing to be my ingame wife. I’d wager that she’s been too direct and scared off all the guys, so she couldn’t find a husband.

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?

Thus, I switched to playing ‘Second Life’ as well…but where are you, Xiao Lan?

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

Xiao Lan, where on earth are you? Don’t you remember me at all?

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?

I schemed to place myself in her path, hoping she would recognize me, but… She doesn’t remember me at all, I realized. The pain in my heart was overwhelming.

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.

Hmph! If you want a fight, then I will give you one. I’m in a lousy mood anyway.

Damn it, I can’t take it anymore, I thought, deciding to go to Xiao Lan’s place in person.

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…

Has she finally recognized me? Is that it? I fought very hard to control my smile.

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

“Xiao Lan… you are Xiao Lan, right?” I pretended to be surprised to see her.

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

“Have you forgotten me? I’m Zhuo Ling Bin. Zhuo-gēge, remember?” I forced myself to smile.

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

I followed Xiao Lan back to her place. To my astonishment, I found out that Feng Wu Qing was actually Feng Yang Ming.

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

“Trans?” I could hardly believe my ears. Xiao Lan actually went and got gender swapped in-game? So that’s why she didn’t use the nickname Feng Xiao Xiao

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

I was slightly disappointed, but it wasn’t important. After all, I could finally talk to her openly on campus, and even attend classes with her when I had spare time. Cheerfully, I envisioned attending classes with Xiao Lan.


To increase our chances of survival in the competition, I decided on behalf of the team to form an alliance with Odd Squad, despite Ming Bin’s non-stop griping…

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?

Prince wasn’t dead. However, from what I heard, he had fallen off a cliff – which really was a fate far worse than death.

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.

I walked over to him and fed him a bottle of health potion. He even asked me if I was Gui.

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

“Oh, so it’s Zhuo-gēge!” Prince muttered to himself.

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.

That pair of eyes… Xiao Lan! Damn it, how could I have been so stupid? Prince is Xiao Lan, and more importantly, she’s lying in a pool of blood and in pain!

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

How could they let Xiao Lan experience such excruciating torment? She should be carefully watched over and protected. Furthermore, Gui actually dares to reach out his hands to take my Xiao Lan from me? And Ming Bin even said that they have some kind of weird relationship?

I glared at Gui and strode past him.

In the end, Xiao Lan asked me not to tell anyone else the truth about her.

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 will protect you with all my power. I will always stand before you, shielding you from harm. I will never let you experience any pain or sorrow, my Xiao Lan.”

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

[½ Prince Volume 2 Extra Chapter End]

75 Responses

  1. guigirl

    KYYAAAA!!!!!!!!!! thank you so much!!!!!! <3 guigui!!!!! did I mention KYAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

    I sincerely thank you for translating this for those of us who are unable to read Chinese. this was my favorite part of the manga/manhua when it came out. however, I wish yu wo would write from Gui's perspective more… in case you missed it, I have an inexplicable fangirl reaction to him. thanks again.

    P.S. KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • BoP

      You do know that they are just translating what has already been written and that they only write what the author has?
      In other words, they have no control over what is posted.

    • Germ

      You do know that she was talking about Yu Wo the author and not saying I wish “you would” badly …

    • BoP

      Either her English spelling or grammar is off. Either way, it’s one of the common flaws Scanlators’ have that cause readers to over look them by reading the flaws as what’s most logical, which I did.

  2. Arail

    They’re so cute <3
    I'd love a boyfriend like them (any would do xD)
    @team: I think it should say 'dice' instead of 'die' when they're talking about how Gui chose his class and race.
    And also, thnx cuties for the amazing work you do bringing us this amazing novel <3

    • HopeHime4

      I think Gui is referring to the singular “die” not the plural “dice” so it’s fine the way it is.

    • nes

      I laughed so hard through the first part with gui’s pov. Thanks to that it makes me want to reread where prince and him meet again just so i can laugh knowing hes not actually gay hahahahaaaa

  3. Wolfcub

    <3<3<3
    Thankyou thankyou thankyou!
    Wow, this chapter was awesome, I didn't know wicked was THAT serious!

  4. Prince lover

    Thank you for translating these chapters. You are making a lot of people happy!

  5. Eiriol

    I’m so glad you guys were willing to put out the extra chapter before ch7. It made waiting til mid nov that much more bearable knowing that you are all still alive. XD

    Keep up the wonderful translations you guys are awesome.

  6. noobzilla

    Thanks loads!! Now Gui seems more carefree than the manga made him look… dice huh…

  7. Pearl_DA

    It’s like I’m laughing to a near death while reading about Gui — cos he’s just so dumb, oh God… what kind 200-IQ genius is he??? OH boy…

    And moving on to Wicked, it’s like total pity for him. He’s really unlucky … *laugh like mad again*

  8. shadow flame

    i feel bad for wicked now haha..

    well, he loved her for..hmm 7 years? is that not proofed enough how serious HE is? thinking about a girl in 7 years x.x

    (maybe that seriousness is what makes him *spoiler* not chosen)

    • Akki

      Actually nine years.

      I would chose him over Gui. At least Wicked has some sense, even of Guo is humorous.

    • Fee

      @shadow flame
      I do feel bad for Wicked at first. However, knowing that he hit him once they – Wicked and Prince – met in Second Life (before Wicked knew he is Feng Lan), I prefer Gui over him.

  9. Kazuki89

    What a wonderful chapter. Thanks, you guys really make it worth waiting. I’m reading the manga too, though I honestly like the novel better – here you get to know the characters better. I must agree with Pearl_DA; some genius Gui is. :P
    Again, thank you for the translation. I’m looking forward to the rest of the story. :D

  10. Cennah

    I think it should be fire not ire when it says “Just then, Gui appeared at the scene, and I was filled with ire.”

    And btw Kyah!!!!! I love this chappy PrinceXGui <3 Thank you for all the hard work!

  11. yuchin4life

    Haha, Gui makes me laugh.
    Lol he is so weird, but funny, wanting to test reactions.

    • Kirias

      Not to strange. It’s funny to see a person’s reaction to the strange. He just took it considerably farther then I would have.

  12. saibur

    I must buy all the volumes of 1/2 Prince in English T_T ONE DAY. SOMEONE PLEASE PUBLISH IT!!!!

  13. kitpao

    kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
    so lovely <3333333
    although i already knew what would happen it's still so lovely!!

    i vote for gui x prince… ehem… feng lan

  14. SG fan

    Thank you so much for translating this! Sneaky Gui teasing and flirting with prince.. I like how well he roleplays his character as a brainless infatuated romantic bard in the game hehe, whereas in real life he is smart! ( remember how he figures out immediately the RL date with xiaolan was a set up) *hearts all bishiis* ^_^

  15. Kuragari

    Thanks for the chapter!! XD
    This made me feel bad for Wicked, he and Xiao Lan go way back and in the end he wasn’t (spoiler) chosen. D:
    But I still like Gui better! <3

  16. Fatherseyes

    Guess Gui is a case of: “I do not see the forest because I see the tree” person.

    Will say that he probably sees the pieces of the puzzle but not the whole picture … maybe he does and we just do not know ;).
    ^^
    Thanks for translating!!!

  17. Alerane

    I love this chapter <3

    Thank you for the translation ^-^
    I love how Gui starts off by teasing. It led to such cuteness.

  18. shadow flame

    uh.. wicked just start to “stalk” prince recently in second life xD (they just meet again after..hmm 8 years right?)

    although feng lang as dumb as she is wasn`t notice anything even after knowing how he loves her haha :D

  19. ma petite chat

    I think Xio Lan already knows Gui likes her by this point, and I am sure she remembers her proposal to zhou-gege. She just doesn’t want too much more drama in her life(more than the drama she already has with super fans ripping her apart). Now she is in too deep with her Prince role. She is just reluctent to end the partially easy role she has as Prince.

  20. GuiLover

    thanks so much for translating. i love the manga you guys work hard in and the novel version is just as good. you guys rock.

  21. MoonlightFlower

    Simple, Xiao Lan know they both love her, just can’t decide who (for now). Yet she is Prince and can anyone just make some image of three boys walking hand in hand together. Now that’s weird and she is definitely trying to avoid that situation.

  22. Akina-chan

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

    ire = fire?

    I’ll echo Guigirl. Kya.

    THANK YOU ^O^ <3 Aki

  23. Juruki

    I wish Gui would realize that Prince is actually Xiao Lan sooner…. And then they’d be happy in real life and in-game and we (most likely I) would be happy and then other stuff and yippe and yay and yahoo and whatever c:

    And Gui must be so care free that he acts stupid without realizing :P

  24. Salahare

    “For some mysterious reason, but I had an inexplicable urge to tease that beautiful youth.”

    I can’t remember what the name for what is wrong with that sentence is… but there is definitely something off with it. I’d suggest rephrasing it like “The reason eluded me, but I had…” or just remove the but and leave it as “For some mysterious reason, I had…”

    Great read though, thank you for your hard work! <3

    • erialis

      The “but” was something I forgot to remove…thanks for noting it!

  25. Finarien

    Thanks for the new chapter guys! I also loved this part even though it’s just a “filler” story.

    As for Gui…a guy with an IQ of 200, and can’t even realize a small thing like this!:) He really is just too carefree. Also he promised, that he won’t trx to find out the identity of Prince, though there is a lot of stuff he already knows and indicates that Feng Lan is Prince…I guess he just doesn’t want to put 1+1 together.

    The funny thing is that a lot of people already knows who he is anyway.:D

    And I feel sorry for Wicked. He really is too cute, but I think he is not the one for Xiao Lan. Gui understands her way better. Anyway I still hope for some kind of happy ending for him too.

  26. Randy

    Great I love this story I got directed over here from onemanga.com saying this was where to read the novels that started it all.
    Hey can any1 tell me when that 1 shapter A battle without Regrets in theis series will be avaible? I say that it was not hyperlinked like the others so I couldn’t get to it can any 1 tell me or message me?

  27. Randy

    I to tell u the truth even b4 I read this I kinda always thought that Gui was “always striaght but he didn’t care.”
    If that even makes sense.

  28. DR4G00N

    Could we get an update on the status page for the next chapter I know holidays are busy times but status says late November were into December now, anyways keep up the good work.

  29. Pancakes Rock

    So, how’s chapter seven coming along?

    Is everything okay? Are you guys okay?

  30. ezok

    hey eiliniel

    a have a favor to ask could you let me translate 1/2 prince for my language? it’s portuguese/Brazil

    so could you?

    • LoK-y-Yo

      I’m not from the staff, but if you read the faq, you will see you are allowed, or so I remember

  31. Mika

    Thanks very much for translating!! :)
    Though, the next chapter is really late! When will it be out?
    U do a great job, ty very much again

    – <3 Mika

  32. sain

    One of my favourite chapters in the manga. When is the next update, i know it’s nearly Christmas and exams are upon us but i’m suffering from a severe half prince withdrawal > <

  33. Forsworn

    Dont pick on gui too much. Keep in mind transvestites are against the game rules and hes memorized all the game rules. It wouldn’t even occur to him that prince could be a girl.

  34. Desani

    sigh…. if only I could “console” the one she didn’t decide on!!!

    Course it is sad, Im a firm beliver in if your free no one wants you and if you have a ” partner” everyone wants you… In Lan’s case while she is in real life she is “free” and as prince she has EVERYONE after her… at times I laugh at her problems but there are other times i HATE her SOOOOO much…

  35. kayue

    So Gui really isn’t gay? Despite the sorrow of my fangirling heart, I admit that this does bring an interesting twist to the story. Gui’s a bit dense himself.

    And much as I sympathize with Wicked, I lean a little towards Gui for Lan. I think the Lan/Prince persona will be a bit too much for Wicked to handle. This girl doesn’t need much protecting!

    (And why do I get a Zei/Prince vibe coming on?)

  36. Lil'Person

    I <3 Gui, i can relate to him so well. I also <3 testing people's reactions, I always pretend to be a boy (I'm a girl) and see how they act when around me XD, so far nobody realized I'm a girl :3

  37. John

    Wow, this chapter explains so much. I was wondering, for a while, why it was that Gui, a man of an IQ of 200, acted so…Well, so idiotic. To think it was because he was doing it for a reaction though, I gotta say, that’s something else. About Gui, seeing as how I am a guy, I was kinda put off by his apparently raging gayness at first. But now? Well, I’m totally rooting for ‘im. Anywho, as far as Wicked is concerned, he’s a total freak. Stalker much? I originally thought, like, “Hey, he’s her childhood friend. Pretty cool, I mean, he seems reliable. So much more than the raging fag, Gui.” After this, with the whole, “Psycho-stalker-massively-obsessed,” thing he has goin for him, I gotta say that Gui’s looking like a far better choice for Xiao Lan. Regardless of who Xiao Lan goes with in the end I’m confident that I will not be disappointed. I mean, to be able to turn the character whom I liked the least into one of my favorites in such a short period of time is no easy task. I have high hopes for 1/2 Prince. Well, with that said, it’s time to check out the next volume.

  38. Pie

    Gui would accept her as a boy or a girl. Zhuo only accepts her as a girl. Gui understands that Prince is not the most delicate flower on the earth, Zhuo does not. If she wanted to do something dangerous in Second Life, Gui would lament but allow it, and Zhuo would not allow it.

    I think that, even though Zhuo had given his heart to her completely and thought about her all of those years, he seems to miss certain points and he sometimes doesn’t regard Xiao Lan’s feelings. Gui originally wasn’t in love with Prince, but fell into it slowly, and he believes in Prince. He knows he can rely on Prince to get the job done. Zhuo would rather make himself be relied on, and not let her do the job at all.

    That’s why I think I would pick Gui over Zhuo if I were Xiao Lan.

  39. 15B

    … Not only is Gui intelligent, he’s a brilliant actor too… Shame all that talent was wasted on pretending to be gay…

  40. Katiefrog

    This…actually…makes sence! Why didn’t they put this in the manga?!
    Also, it seems there is a part missing where Wicket confronts Xiao at the bus stop and says “Im Zhou-gege remember?”
    then its “atleast she remembers me”
    isn’t there supposed to be a line from Xiao there? cuz there is in the manga!

  41. E.Burnes

    GYAAAA After reading this chapter I seriously cannot decide who I like better: Zhou-gege or Gui…. this is so tough >.< I think she'll end up with Gui at the end SO HEART WRENCHING FOR ZHOU-GEGE! TT_TT

  42. bleeb

    You wrote “on the role of a die” shouldn’t it be dice? And thanks for translating this amazing story, I keep re-reading it! I love the care you put into the footnotes as well! Thanks.

  43. Tracey

    lol, Gui’s promise sounded more like a wife’s, while Wicked’s was considerably manlier. Thus Gui suits Feng lan much better

  44. HONEYBEE

    Not having Gui be gay feels like such a cop out. It was so interesting to think about how Gui would deal with the eventual revelation of Prince’s identity and his own feelings, so this “I like Prince because he’s Prince and not for any other reason and I didn’t even have to work to come to this conclusion because that’s how it always been” leaves a bit of an awkward taste. And it feels that it was clearly not planned, since there was no foreshadowing of the fact that Gui wasn’t homosexual and was only forced in this chapter.
    And I can’t really bother to care about the romance here. We know Wicked for far too little and IRL Prince is also a character that’s much different from Game Prince to the point where I feel like the IRL Prince is just a side character that I can’t find the strength to actually bother to remember the name of. We know Prince because we followed his story, we know his motivations and he has a clear character arc. Basically all we know about her IRL identity is that she has a brother, two irresponsible parents and she’s a student. And even that is somehow tied to the Prince persona. I think it’s clear why I don’t care about the IRL identity much. Hopefully, the author won’t turn the story into a romantic one. Though Yu Wo generally doesn’t do this, from my experience, though I only read her two other books.
    Still, I can’t understand why this plot line even needed to be started. I can understand that the Gui romance arc was something with more or less of a foundation, but this whole Wicked romance and the love rivalry just feels forced and out of nowhere, as if it was hastily baked at the last moment and added in just to be there.

    • HONEYBEE

      I just understood why I’m so uncomfortable with this development.
      In fact, I hope she chooses neither. It doesn’t feel necessary to the plot and the character doesn’t seem to gain much from this either. On the contrary, it would break up the dynamics in the group and rn she is neither mature for romance (which is even stated in a different form many times by Lolidragon) nor needing it. It feels like the author is forcing the issue on the protagonist and this leaves an unpleasant taste in my mouth since I’ve grown to care for Prince. It’s like seeing a friend be forced into an arranged marriage, but that friend is also forced to feel good about it. That’s why I feel discomfort in this.

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