Dustwind Hidden Valley woke to unusual peace.
No tremors shook the earth.
No clouds exploded.
No disciples flew across the sky.
No squirrels ascended into spirit beasthood.
The sect members slowly peeked outside, expecting catastrophe…
Nothing.
Quiet.
Still.
Safe.
Lin Ruyin hugged a pillar in terror.
"Why… why is everything normal? Is this a bad omen?!"
Jin Haru whispered, sweating:
"Did the Ancestor already destroy the world in her sleep and reset it…?"
Gu Wenhai clutched prayer beads.
"Ancient heavens, please spare us today…"
Liang Yuefeng, ever the calm one, raised a hand.
"Wait. Look."
Solene was calmly sweeping leaves near Miyu's door.
Her motions were gentle.
Exactly three leaves.
No more, no less.
A sign that nothing catastrophic happened overnight.
The disciples exhaled in relief—
Until Solene spoke.
"Master slept peacefully for six hours and eighteen minutes."
Dustwind disciples froze.
"PEACEFULLY?!"
Lin Ruyin collapsed.
"It's the end…"
Jin Haru threw himself on the ground.
"She didn't sleepwalk! SHE DIDN'T SLEEPWALK!!"
Gu Wenhai whispered shakily:
"An ancestor with that level of power sleeping peacefully is more terrifying than her walking…"
But Solene's eyes sparkled softly with pride.
"She is stabilizing."
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✨ Miyu Wakes — and the Past Returns
Inside her room, Miyu blinked awake slowly.
Her head felt… clearer.
Strangely calm.
Her mind was quiet in a way it hadn't been since she first arrived in this world.
Lazy-chan hovered beside her.
"Good morning, Host! Memory Integration is increasing!"
Miyu frowned sleepily.
"What memory?"
Then—
A flash.
A woman in her mid-20s.
Her old self.
Sitting at a spotless desk in a small but clean apartment.
Sorting, organizing, writing, cleaning, adjusting every object by exact millimeters.
Her coworkers whispering:
"Miyu is such a perfectionist…"
"Her apartment must look like a showroom."
"Careful—if she sees dust on your keyboard, she'll have a meltdown."
Another flash—
Her last day alive.
Cleaning her kitchen counter obsessively before rushing to work.
Running across a crosswalk while fixing her bag strap.
The bright lights—
The screech of tires—
A cold emptiness—
And then darkness.
Miyu gasped softly and sat up straight.
"…Oh."
Lazy-chan floated closer, unusually gentle.
"More fragments will return soon. Your soul is stabilizing."
Miyu held her head.
"…I was… strict. Very strict…"
She remembered how:
She re-folded the laundry five times
She scolded her roommate for not lining shoes properly
She cleaned door handles daily
She organized files alphabetically AND by color
She woke up early to deep-clean her room
She used her perfectionism as armor to survive stress
Miyu whispered softly:
"…I was a neat freak in my old life too."
Lazy-chan nodded enthusiastically.
"Yes! You were terrifying then too!"
Miyu glared.
Lazy-chan hid behind a pillow.
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✨ Miyu Steps Out — Fully Stable Morning
When Miyu stepped into the courtyard, the entire sect sucked in a breath.
She looked—
Calmer.
More mature.
Less dazed than usual.
More focused.
Lin Ruyin whispered:
"Her aura… it feels older today…"
Jin Haru added:
"She looks like she aged ten years in one night!"
Gu Wenhai bowed immediately.
"Ancestor, your presence today is different… grander…"
Lady Yuehua, who arrived at dawn to offer morning greetings, froze.
"That is the aura of a soul stabilizing… but she is so young…"
Yin Huani observed from the shadows, eyes narrowing.
"She's remembering… something."
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✨ Disciples Panic Because Miyu Sleeps Normally
Liang Yuefeng stepped forward nervously.
"Ancestor… forgive my offense… but… you did not sleepwalk last night."
The entire sect gasped again.
Miyu blinked, confused.
"…And?"
Lin Ruyin screamed internally:
"AND?! YOU NEARLY DESTROY EVERYTHING WHEN YOU SLEEPWALK!!!"
Jin Haru clasped his hands, shaking.
"A-Ancestor, perhaps you were… saving the world energy? Meditating? Transforming?"
Gu Wenhai knelt.
"If you are suppressing your power, we— we will support any decision!"
Miyu stared at them blankly.
"…I just slept."
Everyone:
"JUST slept?!?!"
Lady Yuehua covered her chest.
"Divine Senior… your 'normal sleep' radiates the aura of a primordial being at rest…"
Yin Huani smirked.
"I knew it. A being with reincarnated memories is stabilizing."
Miyu tilted her head.
"…Reincarnated?"
She didn't deny it, which caused the entire sect to faint internally.
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✨ System Explanation for the Sect (They Misinterpret EVERYTHING)
A soft glow formed around Miyu.
> [SYSTEM NOTICE: SOUL STABILITY +12%]
Sleepwalking episodes decreasing.
Lazy-chan whispered to Miyu:
"You're becoming more like your old self. Less chaotic, more controlled."
But disciples could NOT see the text.
They saw A GLOW.
Jin Haru gasped.
"S-She's entering a divine ascension phase!!"
Lin Ruyin fainted.
"THE ANCESTOR IS BECOMING MORE POWERFUL WHILE STANDING STILL—!!"
Lady Yuehua bowed deeply.
"Your suppressed might is leaking, Divine Senior."
Miyu:
"…No. Just remembering things."
Disciples:
"REMEMBERING HEAVENLY LAWS?!"
Solene quietly studied her Master.
"…Her soul aura truly feels… older."
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✨ Miyu Teaches a Perfectionist Technique
The System chimed again.
> [Daily Quest: Teach a Technique]
Miyu sighed like a tired office worker forced to give a Monday morning presentation.
"Okay. Sit."
Every disciple obeyed instantly, forming perfect rows.
(They did NOT sit perfectly. Miyu noticed.)
She frowned.
"…Your lines are crooked."
Disciples flinched.
"S-Sorry Ancestor!"
"We will sit straighter!"
"Forgive us!!"
Miyu nodded approvingly.
"Better."
Lin Ruyin whispered to Jin Haru:
"She sounded exactly like a strict teacher…"
Jin Haru whispered back:
"She must have been an ancient master in her past life!"
No. She was an overworked office lady.
Miyu raised her hand.
"Today… 'Precision Dust Removal Method.'"
Everyone blinked.
"…What?"
Yin Huani leaned forward.
"Another domestic-sounding technique…!"
Miyu demonstrated:
One finger.
A tiny flick.
Perfect precision.
A blade of pure, thin qi shot out—
—cleaning a SINGLE speck of dust off a distant statue—
—without harming anything else.
The sect SCREAMED INTERNALLY.
Lady Yuehua's jaw dropped.
"A domain-level technique… hidden inside a cleaning gesture?!"
From the back, a Golden Sun-Star Elder shouted:
"That level of qi control would take most geniuses fifty years!!"
Lin Ruyin burst into tears.
"She removed ONE speck of dust with a technique strong enough to slice mountains—!!!"
Bao, the orphan boy, copied the motion—
BOOM!!
He accidentally cut a tree in half horizontally.
Liang Yuefeng executed it perfectly.
The statue shined.
Gu Wenhai tried it carefully—
His flick sent a qi blade that nearly bisected the courtyard.
"AHHH!!! STOP STOP STOP—!!"
Solene gently placed a hand on Miyu's shoulder.
"Master, you created a divine micro-precision technique. Mortals cannot handle such standards."
Miyu sighed.
"…I just wanted it clean."
Yin Huani trembled.
"This woman is an abyss of hidden power…"
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✨ A Dramatic Reveal Begins (Hint #4)
As the disciples practiced (and caused property damage), Miyu sat on her new comfort rock and stared into the distance.
More memories flickered:
Cleaning her entire apartment at 1 AM
Color-coding her bookshelves
Rewriting reports because they "didn't look perfect"
Being called "obsessive"
Being called "too strict"
Being alone most nights
Trying to be perfect because no one else cared
Her chest tightened.
Solene stepped closer, sensing the shift.
"Master… are you remembering more of your past…?"
Miyu didn't answer.
But her silence spoke volumes.
Solene bowed deeply.
"No matter what you were…
No matter who you were…
I will guard you in this life."
The disciples watched, confused, as a strange sadness crossed Miyu's face.
Lady Yuehua whispered:
"She truly is reincarnated…"
Yin Huani's eyes glowed with dangerous curiosity.
"…And she was someone very strict… very lonely… very strong."
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✨ Ending Scene — Miyu Sleeps Normally Again
That night, Miyu finally lay down.
She pulled the blanket up to her chin.
Closed her eyes calmly.
And fell asleep within moments.
Solene watched.
No tremor.
No explosion.
No divine waves.
Just a quiet girl sleeping peacefully.
Solene smiled softly.
"The Master is recovering."
Outside, the sect panicked again.
"WHY IS IT QUIET?!"
"IS SHE ASCENDING?!"
"IS SHE CURING THE WORLD THROUGH SLEEP?!"
"OR IS A BOMB ABOUT TO GO OFF?!"
Lady Yuehua silenced everyone.
"Be still.
This is the sleep of a soul remembering who it once was."
Yin Huani smirked.
"Good… now she's becoming interesting."
And high above the valley, the stars shimmered as if bowing to the slowly awakening reincarnated perfectionist.