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Translator: Vine
Chapter Title: Prologue
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On a day when cherry blossoms fluttered and pollen tickled people's noses.
The bright spring sun shone down on everyone.
[The weather's great today!]
"...It really is, Author."
With incredibly awkward steps, I walked up the uphill path where people strolled.
As expected, I'm still not used to this body.
When I accidentally bumped into some students walking up the same path, they reacted quite intensely.
"Hey, watch where you're—"
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"Uh, th—that's... It's fine!"
The students suddenly became polite the moment they saw my face.
Perhaps it was because I hurried away as if fleeing. A wallet dropped from one of the student's pockets.
It seems they didn't notice, after all.
I decided to practice my ability and used it naturally.
The threads of the fingerless glove I was wearing unraveled and surged towards the wallet.
...Hmm, success. I need to get used to it by using it often.
After gently flicking the wrist of the hand holding the threads, snatching the wallet as if fishing, I looked towards where the boys had been.
"Oh, they've already left."
I thought with a faint smile.
Judging by their uniforms, they must be students of the academy I'm about to enter.
I should return it quickly.
Even if they're just extras, building connections might be helpful later.
Just as I was about to move in the direction they'd disappeared.
Someone's hand grabbed my arm.
"Excuse me."
"Yes?"
"You shouldn't steal other people's belongings."
Tsk.
I clicked my tongue softly.
Honestly, this appearance of mine. No matter what I do, I get misunderstood.
I subtly glanced at the face of the person holding my arm; he was handsome. Quite handsome, in fact.
...It's unfair. Someone gets turned into a girl and is constantly misunderstood.
My mood soured slightly, and my tone became a little sharper.
"...Let go."
"Wh—?!"
Oh, why is he so surprised?
Did I do something?
"Don't worry. I'm just trying to find the owner."
To clear up the misunderstanding, I forced a small smile, even though I didn't feel like it.
The boy then made a dubious expression.
Well, of course, this boy must have also misunderstood just by looking at my face.
I do look a bit suspicious, don't I?
To get away quickly, I walked at a brisk pace, and fortunately, the children were walking not far away.
"Hey there, boy, can you stop for a moment?"
"...Wh-why? I already apologized."
"This wallet, is it yours?"
"My wallet?! Give it back!"
"Yes, of course I'll return it."
I tossed the wallet to the startled boy.
Alright, now to build connections with these boys...
[That boy from earlier, he was the protagonist! Wow, he really is handsome. Protagonists really ought to be handsome, don't you think?!]
"...Huh?"
My attention, which had been focused on speaking to the boys, now shifted to my ears.
What did the Author just say? ...Protagonist? That handsome kid from earlier?
"Author, that child from earlier...?"
[Yes! You're thinking exactly right! Yu Siwoo, the novel's protagonist! Isn't he cool?!]
"...So I've already made contact."
It's finally beginning.
The journey to see this novel through to its end.
[Hehe, the protagonist really is cool, isn't he?!]
While holding the author who was writing this novel in the palm of my hand.
I had to make sure this unpredictable novel, whose next turn I couldn't foresee, reached a happy ending.
Because I don't want to die.
"Alright, let's do this, Author."
[Huh? ...Yes! Let's do our best! Until the very end! Let's go, go, go!]
First, one immediate goal.
Yu Siwoo, I had to befriend him.
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"Suspicious..."
The boy, Yu Siwoo, thought.
Too suspicious, indeed.