29. Wait, is He Actually a …? (Part 1)

29. Wait, is He Actually a ...? (Part 1)

****

2027, September 20th, 10:01 AM,

Caelus, Character Creation.

****

Connor’s POV

****

Connor logged into the game and spawned onto a cloud platform identical to the one Astaria found herself upon, while being greeted by an NPC that called herself the Guide.

With a cheerful welcome, the Guide started Connor's character creation and introduced the different races.

His thoughts replayed Chester’s words from their group's meeting a few days ago, which had particularly caught his attention.

‘You guys should treat Caelus like the real world. With how popular it will become; you guys will most likely become quite famous. So, say for example you decide to choose a dwarf as your race, expect everyone in real life to look at you as a dwarf. This is a big decision, so don’t take it lightly, any racial benefits you want can be mostly made up for through other means, so you won’t fall too far behind if you pick based on looks.’

Thinking back to these words, Connor couldn't help but freak out at the thought of everyone thinking of him as a squat and hairy muscle brain. Sure, there were some cool dwarves, but he prided himself on his handsome looks and his stellar personality.

What will he do if his beautiful face was overlapped by some hairy guy any time he started talking to a girl? That would be absolutely unforgivable.

Deciding to play it safe while remembering the details in the guide Chester had given him which has detailed a recommended class, a couple of races, and its entire progression guide up till Lv 75, Connor decided that he would go with the half elf race.

The guide also recommended he select the paladin class, making Connor mildly surprised that Chester had chosen this class for him since it was the very class he would have picked. He was recommended to pick the elven race since it would provide a decent boost to his magic, but if he is unhappy with the looks, he was instead advised to select the half elf race.

The character model in front of him was an identical image of himself, with the only difference being the racial traits he was able to preview. Looking closely Connor could identify that the half elf race only changes his perfectly rounded ears as they become slightly more angular with a point to the back, still mostly hidden by his hair.

Nodding that this was am acceptable compromise over long pointy ears, Connor continued on to select his looks, deciding to forego enhancing his looks as it would clearly take too long to improve on what he is currently seeing.

“And it is because of that issue I have come to speak to you. Due to Chester returning to the past, his soul was on the path to being destroyed. I shall avoid all the complicated details; however his soul and body have been changed, taking the form of a woman so beautiful she seems otherworldly.”

Upon hearing Fortuna’s revelation, Connor could only inwardly laugh while his outward expression became blank.

“Well, this change has also occurred in the real world, and Chester has become a woman. The reason why I am here to tell you about this is to assist Chester in explaining the situation to you. I understand this is quite unbelievable for mortals, so I wish to make things slightly easier for him- sorry, Her.”

Flapping her wings as she ascended again, Fortuna gave Connor some parting advice.

“Continue with the plans you have made; you will know it is Chester when you see him.”

With a flash of light, Fortuna vanished from view, leaving Connor somewhat dumbstruck.

“What the absolute fuck... I swear that chick was on a whole new level of crazy...”

Looking up as the Guide started to speak again, Connor ignored her as he sat cross legged on the floor, pondering what just happened.

‘Time travel forcing someone to have a sex change? What the hell haha. God only knows how this Fortuna knows all this stuff, maybe the capsule thing I’m in can access our memories or something, but I can only laugh at this scenario! I can just imagine Chester’s face if this actually happened to him. They talk about the British stiff upper lip, and Chester embodies that perfectly, so to see him become a girl would be quite funny.’

With a deep sigh, Connor continued his internal monologue, ignoring the Guide who was currently looking at him strangely.

‘Well, whatever. She seems to know a lot, so when we all meet up later, I shall mention this to them. In all seriousness, if what this Fortuna said was real, I can only shudder at the implications. And if Chester is actually a girl now? Well as amusing as it would be I imagine he would be quite distraught like I would be if in that situation. Losing my manhood? All the ladies would cry just as much as I!’

Crossing his arms with furrowed brows, his aura became quite serious.

‘Guess I need to find out more and assess the situation before deciding what to do. I can’t believe anything without seeing things first hand. This situation might be quite bad for us. Someone who knows this much about us? We will need to take precautions, be it hostile espionage or actually some goddess. I was left in charge of the guild, so I must do my job right.’

Now with his internal thoughts ordered and a direction to move regarding this unexpected development, Connor stood up and patted down his crude beginner’s trousers.

“Sorry about that Ms Guide, I guess you were unable to see our unexpected visitor. I wish to select paladin as my class, what should I do?”

Upon continuing his conversation with the Guide, Connor finished the character creation process and with her help teleported to a beginner village.