Chapter 2: Yoo Eun-ha

So, when I came to my senses, this is how I ended up.

Let me summarize again.

White hair, unkempt and long enough to cover my eyes.

Dark black eyes, as dark as pitch.

Long eyelashes and a well-proportioned face.

A slender yet alluring figure that could captivate any man in the world.

Looking carefully in the mirror, this face belonged to Yoo Jin-seok’s sister, Yoo Eun-ha.

However, constantly being compared to her successful older brother Yoo Jin-seok since childhood led to stress, causing her to become a hikikomori who rarely left the house.

“My hair has grown so long.”

Suddenly, looking at ‘my’ desk, I remembered that my brother had once asked his friend at Hansung Academy to write a recommendation letter for me.

Wait, why am I identifying myself as Yoo Eun-ha?

Am I the guy who worked like a slave in a black company? Or am I Yoo Eun-ha, full of complaints about society?

I’m not sure. But the memories of an unnamed man arguing with the author of a novel featuring Yoo Eun-ha coexist with my current memories as Yoo Eun-ha.

With these memories existing simultaneously, I needed to get my bearings.

Whether I was originally a man, or a girl who’s gone crazy and imagines having memories of being a man, I can’t just die a dog’s death.

“If you send me to the academy, I’ll really commit suicide!”

“Go ahead, you bitch.”

I recall ‘myself’ putting on a suicide show at some point.

Thinking about it now, I want to crawl into a mouse hole out of embarrassment.

It seems going to the academy is a foregone conclusion. If so, I need to fix my death flag somehow.

I have a week until I start at the academy. Feeling suddenly overwhelmed, I opened the cigarette pack on the desk and put one in my mouth.

“Phew.”

My vision cleared again.

But what’s with this cigarette? It’s making me feel strangely excited.

Anyway, I need to think about what to do from now on.

Okay. Let’s define this as a dream. How else could such a world exist? I have Yoo Eun-ha’s memories, but this must be a dream.

Otherwise, there’s no way a terrifying world like “Academy’s Divine Sword Unrivaled” could exist in reality.

If so, it wouldn’t be bad to live in this dream until I wake up.

“With my abilities, it shouldn’t be too difficult.”

My previous self was utterly powerless.

Complaining about the world, finding everything bothersome, and making no effort.

I opened a notebook on the desk and wrote down what I knew about the character ‘Yoo Eun-ha’.

Name: Yoo Eun-ha
Age: 17
Gender: Female

Unique Abilities

Skills:
[Swordsmanship] [Physical Enhancement] [Mana Manipulation]

Title: One Who Approaches the Source.

Whether ‘I’ am a character in a novel or not, one thing is certain: I am by no means weak.

I learned swordsmanship from my brother before being exiled to this house. Physical Enhancement releases the mana in the body to dramatically increase physical abilities for a certain period. While the performance may vary, most hunter candidates can use it to some extent.

Mana Manipulation is the power to control mana. It’s about control.

Surprisingly, a renowned scholar in this world, Kim Mu-ryeok, says that dieting is possible using Mana Manipulation.

He said that continuously maintaining Mana Manipulation also increases physical abilities. Training after Physical Enhancement in this state leads to improvement, at least according to the author.

Anyway, this body has the basics covered.

: Configures the brain and mana in parallel circuits. There are side effects if used too deeply.
: Accelerates concepts, actions, etc.
: Develops resistance to poison, ice, and lava zones within gates.

Three unique abilities.

On average, awakened individuals have one ability.

But I have three. Of course, even if I use all of these, they’re no match for the protagonist Choi Si-woo’s Divine Sword alone.

Can’t you see it?

These are just abilities the author created for setting purposes and crammed together.

That’s why the explanation is such a mess.

The author clearly said so. These abilities were originally intended for villains. But since those villains didn’t appear, they were given to me instead.

“I need to get used to this body.”

Strangely, despite having weird memories, I was already accustomed to being Yoo Eun-ha.

A sudden curiosity struck me.

What would happen if I fully accelerated my brain in parallel? Would I understand the principles of the world?

It’s called a unique ability. I should be able to use it as I wish.

I configured acceleration and parallel circuits in my head.

Instantly, numerous thoughts began to coexist in my mind. The parallel circuits created many spaces, filled with various things.

[Accelerate] [Accelerate] [Accelerate]

[This is insane. The headache is beyond description. Even a migraine wouldn’t be this bad. I feel like I’m going crazy]

[I feel like I’m going crazy. I feel like I’m going crazy. I feel like I’m going crazy. I feel like I’m going crazy. I feel like I’m going crazy. I feel like I’m going crazy. I feel like I’m going crazy. I feel like I’m going crazy. I feel like I’m going crazy. I feel like I’m going crazy.]

Crack!

“Agh, it hurts like hell!”

Is this supposed to make me understand the truth of the world?

All my memories got mixed up in my head, and as I tried to think, they eventually organized themselves like text.

I should probably stop this madness.

I took another drag of the cigarette. It felt like my overheated brain was clearing up. The empty spaces that had been packed like blood sausage disappeared.

“I shouldn’t use it on my brain. I could really become an idiot.”

Then it would be better to handle mana.

In this world, the better you handle mana, the slower you age. To be precise, it could be called immortality. Well, not aging doesn’t mean you can’t die, but still.

Unlike the crazy idea of applying it to the brain, using it on mana would be incredibly advantageous.

As I applied circuits to the mana within my body, I could feel it increasing rapidly.

Exercising in this state would be that much more effective.

* * *

A few days passed.

“…That’s it.”

I found myself sprawled out on the floor.

I didn’t think this through. I’m not weak, but my physical stamina is severely lacking.

I need to train a bit.

Well, my stamina might be weak, but the rest isn’t.

“Let’s get ready to go.”

I’ve gotten quite used to this world over the past few days.

From both the perspective of that slave-like working man and Yoo Eun-ha, I was a frog in a well.

That man. Or should I say, that other world? Except for the history of great upheaval, most things were the same between that side and this side.

The culture and lifestyle of people were similar too.

“I should cut my hair.”

I roughly cut my hair. Just tidying up the bangs a bit revealed a considerable beauty in the mirror.

I also redid all my piercings. Surprisingly, they suited me well and didn’t feel uncomfortable.

“I heard a Divine Sword user is enrolling this time?”

“Not just that. They say a pure-blooded elf is enrolling too.”

“I heard the Divine Sword’s sister is also enrolling.”

Divine Sword warrior Choi Si-woo, the spirit elf Reina, and the Divine Sword’s sister Yoo Eun-ha.

Choi Si-woo, the protagonist who earned the title of Divine Sword warrior just by awakening the Divine Sword, Reina, one of the heroines who handles spirit arrows as a pure-blooded elf, and me, the Divine Sword’s sister.

With rumors already spreading like this, I, as Yoo Eun-ha, had further solidified my position as a heroine.

“Since it’s come to this, I might as well act like a true irregular.”

Beep

A message alert sounded from Eun-ha’s newly purchased magic gear.

[Firebat: You’re dead if you’re late today. Got it?]

Firebat?