The world I’ve become possessed in is surprisingly ordinary, except for its ‘insotic’ aspects.

Once you leave school, it’s not much different from the original world.

Even the sample lady at the supermarket talks about the world’s rank 0, so it’s not a world without foundations.

In that sense, weekends when I don’t have to go to school were very precious to me.

[Ju-eun, now is not the time for this!]

The problem is that this damn system operates normally even on weekends without shutting off.

‘This thing never gets tired, huh.’

I rolled around in my room, letting the system’s words go in one ear and out the other.

‘Ah, I feel alive.’

The stress that had built up to the tips of my hair due to the Three Princes was starting to dissipate.

It would be nice if it was always this quiet…

However, this peace did not last long.

[Let’s go outside! Let’s explore the insotic world together! >ㅁㅁ<]

The system seemed to have complaints, but I decided to ignore it.

After choosing some food, I headed to the checkout counter.

'Yes, it's on sale.'

The shopping basket was light. On weekdays, I eat lunch and dinner at school, so it's enough to buy food just for the weekend.

Since I live alone, I don't need to think about other family members.

'Here, I'm a high school girl living alone in a studio apartment.'

I'm not exactly an orphan, and it seems I have a family, but I live separately due to circumstances. It seems I don't really keep in touch with them.

It wasn't much different from my original world where I also lived alone during high school.

Still, living expenses come in regularly so I don't starve to death.

No matter how you look at it, it's a very convenient setting.

'Come to think of it, I wonder if my parents are my real parents.'

I suddenly became curious.

As soon as I thought about it, the system immediately answered.

[Yes! This world was created based on Ju-eun's past!]

Hoo.

I see.

It felt strange.

'Is this before my parents divorced?'

My original parents divorced around the time I entered high school. That's why I lived alone… The timeline here is strangely twisted, so I'm not sure.

'It's been a long time since I've seen their faces.'

Since entering university, we've been living almost like strangers, so I can barely remember their faces now.

We weren't that close to begin with, so I don't particularly miss them.

'It's been a long time since I've met not only my parents but also my friends.'

Living alone in a place with no connections for work, all my relationships fell apart.

It was hard to meet face-to-face since everyone lived far away and was busy.

And so, one by one, we lost touch.

A boring life that repeats every day.

I'm all alone…

Thinking about it made me sad.

'It was a lonely life.'

At this point, it was a common possession story, just without the truck of reincarnation.

Usually, possessed people shouldn't have the will to return to their original world, so their previous lives were unfortunate.

In my case, it's weak, but… thinking in terms of being dissatisfied with reality, it's not much different.

But not returning to the original world is for the lucky humans possessed in romance fantasy novels.

'I will definitely return.'

No matter what reality was like, I couldn't give up because I still had overflowing lingering attachments to my original world.

'If I go back now, I think I'll live with gratitude for reality…'

Is this what they mean by 'You only realize what's precious when it's gone'?

After suffering from the world's rank 0 and the Three Princes for nearly a week, I seemed to understand how precious an ordinary life is.

Well, anyway, that's enough of that.

'I'll make tteokbokki when I get home today.'

I cleanly swept away my reminiscing about the past and headed home humming a tune.

Still, now that I'm out, I feel good.

Anyway, today is the weekend.

It's the only time when I'm free from all things like rankings and school bullies.

[Are you really going back like this? ㅠ^ㅠ]

I lightly ignored the system.

Maybe it's because of my mood, but the sky looked especially blue today.

'Ah, the weather is nice.'

Even the sunlight seems to welcome me.

My steps feel light too. I smiled brightly.

"Hey, pretty one over there. Come here for a sec."

By the way, what should I do after eating? Should I watch a movie?

"Hey, pretty. Are you ignoring oppa now?"

I've been watching movies every day lately, so I'm getting tired of it… Should I play a game? But I'm not good at games.

"This is annoying. Oppa won't let you off now?"

Or should I read a book for some culture after a long time? I haven't seen a library appear in this insotic world though… Ah, but it must exist, right?

"Hey!"

Someone grabbed my shoulder strongly from behind.

"Are your ears clogged? Can't you hear people talking? Or are you really ignoring me?"

Forced to turn around, I saw an unfamiliar man fuming.

Huh, who is this? I don't know this person.

I looked at the man with a dubious expression.

Did I do something wrong? …It doesn't seem like it.

Apparently, the 'pretty one' the man had been desperately calling was me.

I must have been too lost in my own thoughts to realize the man was calling me.

…Well, to be honest, I was hoping he wasn't calling me.

"…What's the matter?"

I asked, wary of the man.

Seeing me take a submissive attitude, the man seemed to calm down a bit—I want to curse—and softened his expression. The man looked me up and down narrowly—bastard—cleared his throat and said,

"Pretty, are you busy? The weather's nice today, want to hang out with oppa for a bit?"

"What?"

What the hell?

That's right. I had overlooked it.

No matter how peaceful it seems, this is still the damn insotic world.

"Pretty, are you just going to go home on the weekend?"

I forcibly swallowed the curse words that were about to burst out of my mouth.

What the hell is this flirting?

"You know, oppa is ranked within the top 50 nationally? Huh? The Focus of Haesung Commercial High is my friend."

Is this garbage pickup line a product of the early 2000s insotic world?

No, even considering that, it's trash-tier.

I thought the Three Princes were the biggest villains in this novel until now, but there's someone even worse right here.

'Should I kill him…'

Thinking of this crazy bastard in front of me, I feel sorry for being so distressed by mere Three Princes.

Even if it was a line from the male lead or a sub-male character-level handsome guy, I'd want to curse, but the guy in front of me is ugly on top of it all.

'This is strange.'

I don't think I used to find male leads calling the female lead 'pretty' this disgusting in the past… Is it because he doesn't make her call him oppa?

I can say with certainty that this situation is the biggest ordeal I've faced since being possessed.

No wonder I felt like I was having good luck today…

"I'm sorry, but I'm a bit busy."

I tried to wrap things up and leave, but the man stretched out his arm to block my path.

Damn it… I glared at the man, gritting my teeth.

The man said with a sleazy grin,

"Come on, let's just hang out for a bit? I'm not going to eat you or anything."

It's hopeless. There's no reasoning with this guy.

In the first place, someone who flirts like that while sober can't be normal.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath for a moment. God, please save this poor soul…

"Pretty, you'll come with me, right? Huh? Ah, oppa will treat you well, I'm telling you."

Meanwhile, the man forcibly pulled my wrist. Seriously, this bastard?

I quickly scanned the man up and down.

Thoughts raced through my head.

What's the wisest method in this situation? Just ignore him and go home? Shake him off and call the police? Kick him in the balls and run? Scream for help from people around?

'Damn it, I want to be world rank 0 too!'

That's when it happened.

"Wait, over there!"

A clear voice rang out from across the street.

Startled by the sound, I flinched reflexively.

The man holding me also seemed surprised and whipped his head around.

"You ugly mister over there! She said she doesn't like you because you're ugly and smelly! Take your hands off her right now!"

It was clearly directed at the man in front of me.

I never expected someone to step in in this situation. The Earth is still worth living on… I shed tears of emotion at the sense of humanity I felt after a long time.

But that emotion didn't last long.

"If you don't take your hands off now, Ha-min will beat you up! Take this!"

Hey! Why are you there!

That's right. This brave champion of justice was none other than Ban Ha-min, the cute boy among the Three Princes of Jeil High.