Life is long but fast—one second you're here, and the next? Poof! You're gone from this world.
I was on my way home from work. Typical day, nothing out of the ordinary. But then… an accident. A hit-and-run.
All I could remember were the sounds—screeching tires, distant sirens, people murmuring something about a "young woman hit by a vehicle."
Was it a truck? A car? A motorcycle? I didn't know. I lost consciousness the moment I saw the light.
I used to dream of a life filled with love, financial freedom, and growing old with no burdens.
But all those dreams vanished in an instant.
I even remember the honey I had just bought from the store. It was my favorite. "Ugh… my honey…"
As I tried to piece together what was happening, I saw a bright light. Maybe dying wasn't so bad after all.
I had no family. No friends. No boyfriend—I'd avoided those filthy men who only ever wanted to get under my pants.
I was the campus beauty back in the day (totally not a narcissist): a voluptuous body, snow-white skin, ocean-blue eyes, abyss-black hair, and lips redder than sin.
Well… all of that's gone now. And strangely, I'm glad. I have nothing left to lose.
The light drew me in, and I followed.
Then came a voice in my head.
[Initiating system…]
"Huh? What the hell? Am I going crazy? I just wanted to eat my honey before going to the afterlife!"
[Request granted. User is identified as… honey-obsessed.]
[Initiating: Bee System.]
"Bee System? Who cares? Just get this over with. It's getting hotter and colder at the same time—ugh, it feels weird."
[Passive Skill acquired: Heat and Cold Resistance.]
[Noticing high honey consumption in previous life… Granting Unique Skill: Devour.]
"I'm sleepy… but I want to stay awake to see where this is going."
[Skill acquired: Anti-Fatigue.]
[Merging system and transforming user's body…]
[WARNING: EXTREME PAIN.]
"UGH! IT FRIGGIN' HURTS! WHAT IS HAPPENING?!"
[Skill acquired: Pain Resistance.]
[Transformation complete. Transferring user to the world of Lyrium…]
Everything went black.
I couldn't see. I couldn't hear. Time had no meaning. It felt like I'd been trapped in this void for days.
I'm not even claustrophobic, but it was terrifying.
Eventually, I heard a crack—and then, finally, I could see again.
A golden-yellow world surrounded me. It looked like… insects.
Wait—bees?
If there's one thing I hate, it's friggin' bees!
I love honey, but the buzzing little death needles that make it? No, thank you!
I tried to escape this strange, sticky prison, only to realize—I didn't have limbs. No arms. No legs.
After wiggling and squirming for what felt like forever, I finally broke free.
And then I saw them.
Larvae.
Dozens of squirming little grubs, just like me.
Eggs. We came from eggs.
And then it hit me.
"I died… and reincarnated… as a LARVA?"
"Am I going to become a freaking bee?! A BEE—OF ALL THINGS?!"