The reason I immediately realized I had been possessed was simple.

[Welcome to Lee Ju Eun’s possession. ^0^]

As soon as I opened my eyes, these ridiculous letters were floating in the air.

“…Am I going crazy?”

Even when I rubbed my eyes and looked again, the result didn’t change.

A transparent blue window. White letters appeared on it.

Is this what they call a ‘status window’?

No, how should I put it… A system window? A dialogue box? Anyway, it was some kind of window.

That’s right. I had been possessed!

I looked around.

What I saw was a simple studio apartment with a bed, desk, and a small kitchen. When I got up from the bed, I saw a modern device – a cell phone – right next to me.

Then it’s probably not the medieval era. Hmm, is it a modern fantasy? A hunter story?

But why is the cell phone a flip phone…?

While I was trying to deduce what kind of novel I had been possessed into, new letters began to float in the air.

[I’m an angel who has appeared to help Ju Eun with her possession life. 〉ㅁ〈]

What nonsense.

I waved my hand through the dialogue box.

[ㅇㅁㅇ!!!]

…I don’t know why it’s doing this to me, but I understand that this is some kind of system. Anyway, it seems I’ve been possessed because of this thing.

Well, I suppose having something is better than falling in with nothing.

As an avid reader of romance fantasy novels, I quickly calmed down.

Only amateurs panic in this situation in possession stories. These days, you shouldn’t question why you’ve been possessed.

If you can’t understand it with your head, just accept it with your heart.

So what novel have I been possessed into?

[SYSTEM] [Searching for the title of the original novel. @_@] [Title: World Rank 0 Seol Yu Hwa, Pretending to be Bullied Instead of Her Twin Sister?!]

“What is this!”

And that’s how I found out I had been possessed into a high school novel.

‘Possessed into a high school novel? Is that possible?’

I mean, I was reading romance fantasy novels just yesterday, so why a high school novel of all things?

But I didn’t have time to despair.

[Ju Eun, this is no time for that! It’s time for school!! +ㅁ+]

Because this cursed system(?) was forcing me to go to school.

‘It’s been so long since I graduated.’

But since staying at home didn’t seem likely to solve anything, I decided to follow its instructions for now.

* * *

Full spring weather.

I went outside wearing a school uniform.

A clean design uniform with a white shirt, navy vest and tie, and a matching H-line skirt.

Feeling awkward in the school uniform I hadn’t worn in a long time, I looked around once.

‘What’s this? It feels familiar.’

Contrary to my expectation that it would be an unfamiliar place, somehow the scenery of the street looked familiar.

Come to think of it, I think I lived in a neighborhood like this when I was young…

[Correct! 〉_〈]

“Huh?”

What’s suddenly correct?

As if answering my words, the dialogue box flashed brightly. Then it began to pour out an enormous amount of text.

To summarize, it was like this:

This world was created based on my past.

It’s only ‘slightly’ overlaid with a high school novel on the original world, so of course it would feel familiar.

‘Slightly?’

Can a high school novel really be slight…

Besides, I wasn’t even a high school student at this time.

Judging by the cell phone model, it seems to be the early 2000s, but the original me was just a kid then.

I’m not sure if I should be happy about getting younger or sad about aging more than I originally did.

‘Why was I possessed like this?’

In short, it was strange.

[It’s not strange! ㅠ0ㅠ]

Look at those old-fashioned emoticons…

In modern fantasy novels, they use fancy emoticons. This system’s even trivial aspects were stuck in the early 2000s.

As if reading my thoughts again, the system started crying with a barrage of emoticons.

I pretended not to see and moved on.

“By the way, why was I possessed?”

The system displayed a big question mark.

“I’ve read hundreds of romance fantasy novels, so why was I possessed into a high school novel of all things?”

As if finally understanding my words, the system displayed text.

[Because the god of high school novels possessed Ju Eun!]

…What?

‘Does such a god really exist?’

I couldn’t believe my ears.

The system continued its explanation.

[To be precise, it’s the god of this world! The god had always been saddened that not all characters in high school novels could have happy endings. ㅜ^ㅜ] [So the god worked hard, but no matter how much help was given, the people in this world couldn’t change the ending.] [So the god decided! If the people of this world can’t change the ending, let’s bring someone from another world to change it! 〉ㅁ〈] [For a true happy ending!]

A true happy ending, huh. Come to think of it, the original work did have a happy ending, but not everyone ended up happy.

First of all, there’s me who’s expected to be hospitalized for 8 weeks.

And there were a few supporting characters who met bad endings.

‘Is the god trying to take care of those people too?’

Well, how should I put it, a god with an implausibly broad heart, just like in stories.

The system said cheerfully.

[So Ju Eun just needs to create a happy ending for everyone!]

Right, I get the gist of what it’s saying.

It means I should try hard to intervene in the original story, like in other possession stories.

I thought for a moment and answered.

But…

“Why should I?”

The system, seemingly not expecting my question, answered a beat late.

[Because… you’re the possessed one?]

Is that all there is to being possessed?

They possess me on their own and are really shameless about it.

Besides, no matter how I think about it, it seems like it’ll be troublesome…

“Forget that, isn’t there a way to return to the original world?”

[ㅇㅁㅇ!!!]

The window shook as if shocked.

[Ju Eun, you dummy! I hate you! 〉0〈]

…To react so violently.

It doesn’t seem like it’ll send me back willingly.

Then does that mean I have to stay in this world?

But…

‘Even if I continue living here, I don’t necessarily have to get involved with the original story, right?’

I weighed my options mentally.

‘Being possessed into a high school novel and getting deeply entangled with the original characters vs. Just living normally.’

There was no need to think further.

‘Right, it’s a prejudice that the possessed person has to meddle in the original story.’

I decided to do nothing.

[Kyaaa 〉ㅁ〈 You can’t!]

Is that all you can say when I say I can’t? I ignored the system and walked.

‘But since I’m out, let’s go to school once.’

The setting of the high school novel is school. Anyway, I might be able to get some useful information.

…By the way.

‘Why did it appear in the form of a status window?’

Weren’t you an angel?

If you’re an angel, shouldn’t you have a more holy appearance?

This time, the answer came right away.

[I appear in the form that’s easiest for Ju Eun to understand!]

…It was my karma.

Did I read too many web novels with status windows?

I regretted my past life of not enjoying other cultural activities.

As I walked, chatting with the system about this and that, I soon reached the bus stop.

‘Bus…’

As I stood there blankly, unpleasant thoughts came to mind.

‘There were many events that started on buses too.’

In high school novels, there are a few places where incidents often occur, and one of them was buses.

For example, in some novels, the first meeting between the female and male leads happens on a bus.

…Wait.

This seems like a flag.

I had an ominous feeling.

‘But today is the first day of possession… and I’m not the female lead, so it should be fine.’

I got on the bus, trying to ignore the uneasy feeling.

That’s when it happened.

“Kyaaaa!”

What’s this?

I looked out the window.

A crowd of people was gathered around something.

‘What is that…?’

It looked like some celebrity had arrived.

Who could have come to cause such a reaction?

“Kyaa! It’s the Three Great Boys!”

“…”

That’s right. This is the world of a high school novel.

There was nothing more popular here than the male leads.

‘The Three Great Boys.’

It was the male lead and his friends from the original work.

‘They really appear.’

I looked at the Three Great Boys and their followers with a serious face.

Even from a distance, I could see three tall boys with heads taller than others.

‘Are they really going to ride this?’

Suddenly I felt a sense of crisis.

Of course, I’m not the female lead, so nothing should happen even if we ride the same bus, but…

…Nothing will happen, right?

‘…’

I prayed to the heavens with a reverent heart.

‘Please let them ride something else.’

In high school novels, those delinquents ride motorcycles to school and stuff.

I beg you…

May the Three Great Boys be bad boys who torment the school president by riding motorcycles to school…

But sadly, the Three Great Boys and the cloud of people surrounding them kept approaching the bus stop.

‘Don’t come!’

To think that high school novel male leads would commute by bus.

They were unnecessarily diligent friends.

The only fortunate thing was that there were too many spectators for them to break through…

“Oh my, it’s starting again.”

The bus driver muttered as he watched the commotion.

Starting again?

Don’t tell me they cause this ruckus every day when going to school?

‘Then what about me?’

I’ll have to take this bus from now on to go to school too.

I could already hear my peaceful daily life crumbling.

I couldn’t just sit by and let this happen.

I stood up abruptly.

And headed to the driver’s seat.

“Mister.”

I said firmly.

“Let’s just go.”

The bus driver seemed to want that too, as he nodded and closed the door.

I looked out the window and thought grimly.

‘Come on your own. Let’s never meet again.’

That’s when it happened.

Just as the bus was about to depart, my eyes met with one of the Three Great Boys.

Sharp eyes. Delicate features.

He had striking good looks with an unapproachable cold aura.

Letters flashed above his head.

[Chic Boy Seon Woo Jin]

“…”

He looked decent, but had a nickname I couldn’t bring myself to say out loud.

He frowned as he saw the bus leaving.

At that moment, I thought.

‘Oh, wait. This is that…’

The female lead flips off the male lead through the bus window, and the male lead gets angry seeing that and comes to catch her, then falls in love…

‘Hold back. If you flip him off here, you’ll really become the high school novel female lead.’

I sat down with superhuman patience.

And so the bus departed. Leaving the Three Great Boys behind.

* * *

Somehow, I finished all the classes on the first day.

After the final homeroom.

A strong sense of reality hit me.

‘…What am I doing?’

From experiencing K-high school after a long time to the occasional Three Great Boys attacks interspersed throughout. My mental strength was depleted.

‘Do I really have to keep attending this school?’

When I came to school and checked, I found out I was seventeen years old. Currently a first-year high school student.

But the original story starts a year later when the main characters become second-year students. In other words, the point at which I was possessed is one year before the original story begins.

‘I’m doomed…’

Until this morning, it didn’t feel real, but now I suddenly realized how absurd this situation was.

I lay face down on my desk and sighed deeply.

‘The thought of having to live like this from now on is terrible.’

Then suddenly a thought occurred to me.

‘Wait.’

Do I really have to?

Even if I live in this world for the rest of my life, I don’t necessarily have to attend this school.

I could take the high school equivalency exam if needed.

Then I could naturally avoid my bad ending too, right?

‘…Oh?’

Come to think of it, that’s true, isn’t it?

‘…’

The deliberation didn’t last long.

‘I’m going to drop out.’

I got up abruptly and headed to the faculty office.

[Ju Eun, you can’t! 〉ㅁ〈]

The system window appeared, puffing up to its full size as if to block me.

‘Do whatever you want.’

I ignored the system and strode forward.

[ㅠ−ㅠ]

Cry if you want. If I keep attending this school, I’ll be the one crying instead, so I couldn’t care less about someone else crying.

‘Let’s quit quickly and look into the high school equivalency exam.’

[You who don’t know the coolness of high school novels are pitiful!]

I’ll just live pitifully for the rest of my life then.

I put my hand on the door of the faculty office.

That’s when it happened.

[Wait a moment!] [If you create a happy ending, I’ll grant you one wish!]

I paused.

‘A wish?’

That was quite an interesting offer. If it could grant a wish, that changes things.

After thinking for a moment, I asked.

‘Then is it possible to return to the original world?’

The system paused for a moment.

…Why does it look like I can see its eyes rolling even though it’s just text?

After a while, the answer came.

[Yes! Any wish is possible!]

And a new window appeared before my eyes.

[SYSTEM] [MAIN QUEST] [〈In Search of a Happy Ending〉] [Content: Attend Jeil High School and make the ending of ‘World Rank 0 Seol Yu Hwa, Pretending to be Bullied Instead of Her Twin Sister?!’ a ‘true’ happy ending. You might even make some pleasant memories.] [Reward: Wish fulfillment] [Do you accept? Y / N]

A quest.

‘How very formal.’

I carefully examined each word written in the quest window.

At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be any problem.

There’s nothing specific I have to do, and it just says I need to see a happy ending, so it’s actually a quest that’s advantageous to me.

The part about pleasant memories is a bit annoying, but.

‘…It should be fine, right?’

Oh well, whatever. From what I can tell, this seems to be the only way to escape this world. I chose Y, prepared to be deceived.

[SYSTEM] [You have accepted the quest.]

A cheerful notification sound was heard.

At the same time, someone’s voice was heard from the end of the corridor.

“Kyaaaa! It’s the Three Great Boys!”

“Ji Chan! Look over here please!”

“…”

‘I will definitely return to the original world.’

I clenched my fist and made a resolution.