My Sister Was the Male Lead - Chapter 1

 

【 The Ninth Regression 】

“Huh?”

What is this?

Right before my eyes.

I mean, what on earth is this?

“Long time no see, Say.”

At the unexpected greeting, my thought process seemed to freeze.

I was so flustered that I couldn’t even make a sound.

Again.

‘Another impossible thing.’

Happened.

I…

Saw things. Very often, too.

For example, when I was too engrossed in something.

Or when I desperately wanted something.

Or when I was lost in memories, reliving the past.

Or when I was regretting and blaming myself.

Illusions surprised me in many different forms.

Most of the time, it was a silver-haired girl appearing out of nowhere, but this time was different.

‘Now I’m seeing pretty boys like that?’

Am I really going crazy?

Should I look for a competent doctor right now?

“What is going on?”

Huh, the illusion is still talking to me?

I must be really crazy.

I had a feeling that my life might end before I even saw the ending.

I turned around to call a doctor.

“I wasn’t expecting a warm welcome.”

“…”

“But I didn’t expect this kind of neglect, Sadie Le Cleo.”

He called out my full name exactly.

Even though it was just an illusion, it sounded like a real person’s voice.

It wasn’t the first time I’d seen things, but I felt unusually nervous today. So much so that even I was unfamiliar with myself.

The moment I slowly turned my body in the direction of the voice.

Beneath the pure white silver hair, emerald eyes filled with melancholy were staring straight at me.

At this point, it’s not an illusion.

“Is it a dream?”

Yeah, that makes sense.

I’ve seen many illusions so far, but I’ve never had a conversation with one.

Come to think of it, it looks a lot like someone I’ve been looking for…

‘No, it can’t be.’

I shook my head as I thought.

Now I’m projecting my sister’s image onto just anyone.

My longing for my sister was getting so intense that it was becoming pathological.

A self-deprecating laugh escaped at the sudden imagination.

Just as I was about to ignore it and move on.

“Sister, you have to marry me when you grow up.”

“…”

“You said that.”

“Wh-Who? Did I?”

“Yeah, you did.”

My body felt frozen at the other person’s words.

Even as a joke, this is too much.

“Whatever. It’s just a dream anyway. It’ll be over when I wake up.”

As I gave up and tried to turn around.

“Look at me, Say. This isn’t a dream.”

A large hand firmly grabbed my shoulder. And he reached out to me.

“Let me formally introduce myself.”

As if possessed, I gently placed my hand on his outstretched hand.

“My name is Razenka Viviana Ekmot. Now I can keep the promise I made with you.”

“…”

“Even if it’s valid for a man instead of a sister.”

My eyes shook violently as if they had been bombed.

‘This breathtakingly handsome man is really my sister?’

My head was in complete chaos.

Because I was the only one who knew about that promise.

Strangely enough, the situation I was in was a game possession.

And it was as ‘Sadie Le Cleo’, the protagonist of the raising romance simulation game “Happiness”.

As a romance game, there were three male lead candidates here.

The Duke of Luxembourg, with black hair, who acts like a northern duke, and the beautiful young magician, Koel, who melts people’s hearts with magic.

Finally, there’s Master Balin, a mama’s boy who calls for his mother with a face as pure as a moon rabbit.

Everyone was perfect just by looking at their faces.

‘Oh, of course, as male lead candidates, they had tremendous wealth and physique. Hehe.’

That much should be given as a default value to be qualified as a male lead candidate.

Young and rich, handsome and tall, the best!

Anyway, dating them was thrilling and enjoyable.

It was also rewarding to watch the female lead grow.

Then I reached the point of collecting all the game endings.

That’s how serious I was.

Because…

‘In the game… I had a family.’

Because of that, I could put up with my old computer malfunctioning all the time.

To Cha Say, a normal college student, twenty-two years old, “Happiness” was nothing less than the joy of life.

Some might wonder how I collected all the endings with such a piece of junk.

And my answer to that is clear.

If you’re desperate, there’s nothing you can’t do.

But at first, it was fun to capture the male lead candidates one by one, but after collecting all the endings, my passion inevitably faded.

Then one day.

An emergency announcement was posted on the official website without any prior notice.

[※Raising Romance Simulation “Happiness” ‘Hidden Ending’ Event※

“Happiness” has a special ending in addition to the male lead candidates.

Capture the hidden target!

The user who collects the ‘Hidden Ending’ first will receive a legendary reward.

gift 1. High-performance latest computer

gift 2. Random treasure chest with over 10 million gold

gift 3. Game background travel ticket and luxury hotel accommodation

The protagonist of the thrilling reward is only one person.

Don’t miss out on that glory!]

More than any reward, the latest computer ignited my motivation.

Because there was a limit to accepting the fact that it would crash if I touched it.

‘I have to change it this time.’

My goal was one.

To find the hidden ending faster than anyone else!

But am I the only one like that?

Soon, a large number of new users were introduced, and all players were desperate to find the hidden ending.

As a result, problems inevitably arose.

“Oh, what the hell! It crashed again?”

Due to the server overload, access was paralyzed, and messages that gameplay was not smooth appeared one after another.

Click, click!

I don’t know how many times I pressed the innocent mouse.

Eventually, an announcement was posted that an emergency inspection would be conducted to stabilize the server.

“Ah, damn it!”

I was annoyed, but there was nothing I could do.

I accessed the ‘Game Lounge’ as usual.

This place, shortened to ‘Game Lounge’, was a community where you could exchange game strategies and other miscellaneous information.

It was a place where you could share not only game knowledge but also people’s various thoughts.

Because of that, my attendance rate here was quite high.

Today, I kindly answered the questions posted by the newbies as usual.

[Question: Can’t I change my name once I set it? ㅠㅠ]

[Writer: Beginner’sLuck]

Answer:

└sayS2: Beginner’sLuck – No, you can with cash!

[Question: Guys, can I sell the gift my dad gave me????]

[Writer: vUngratefulChildCriesv]

Answer:

└AggroMan: vUngratefulChildCriesv – It’s “can”, not “can’t”!! Idiot!

└MeowMeow: vUngratefulChildCriesv – Yeah, but it doesn’t make much money

└Lucky7: MeowMeow – Huh? There are a lot of items that make money?

└AggroMan: Lucky7 – That’s just your luck lol

└sayS2: vUngratefulChildCriesv – It depends on the strategy. But your dad will be sad if you sell it T_T

[Question: Please recommend an item to reduce stress lol]

[Writer: StressFighter]

Answer:

└sayS2: StressFighter – Chocolate is good.

I was casually answering when a post caught my eye.

[Question: Game Lounge Ghost appeared lolololololol]

[Writer: Qqq]

‘Game Lounge Ghost?’

Just as I was wondering, a comment was posted.

Assassin1: Qqq – Scary scary lolololol As expected of a veteran lololol How many hours are you playing?

Qqq: Assassin1 – lol There’s a rumor that it’s a team.

Assassin1: Qqq – If it’s a team, I acknowledge it!!

WoofWoof: Qqq – I’m sorry to bother you, but what is a Game Lounge Ghost?

While I was spying on the comments, I focused on the comment of ‘WoofWoof’, who was presumed to be a newbie.

As soon as a comment was posted, a reply was posted.

I’m sorry to bother you, but what is a Game Lounge Ghost?

Don’t you know Game Lounge Ghost?? Game Lounge Ghost lololol

Ah, a ghost? Are you making fun of me for being a kid? But is there really a ghost here???

Yeah lololol He’s in the Game Lounge all day, lololol.

Huh? Who is it? T_T

A moron that starts with English and ends with numbers lololol

Are they talking about a nickname that starts with English and ends with numbers?

The direction that my keen sense was pointing was clear, but I couldn’t jump to conclusions.

Just in case, I waited for the next comment, but ‘WoofWoof’, who was called a kid, was gone, and there was no answer.

And Assassin1 and Qqq filled the spot.

└The nickname is so old-fashioned;; It’s like a loser.

└Yeah lololol He must be a loser with no friends in real life.

└lololol That’s why he’s playing games all day.

└Maybe he’s lurking? lol;;

└I guess he’s suddenly quiet? lololol

I frowned.

I didn’t think it was necessary to waste time in a meaningless place, so I was about to close the window.

A reply notification popped up.

└sayS2: StressFighter – Chocolate is good~

└Qqq: sayS2 – Game Lounge Ghost

At the same time, a comment was posted on the window that I hadn’t closed yet.

└Confirmation kill! What are you going to do~ What are you going to do~ Are you annoyed? Do you want to kill me? But you can’t kill me~

“Huh…”

I was so dumbfounded that I burst out laughing.

I didn’t think so, but all the noise they had been making was directed at me.

They were even sniping at me, convinced that I was reading it.

“What? A loser with no friends in real life…?”

That wasn’t entirely wrong.

It wasn’t just friends that I didn’t have…

But why did I feel more depressed than angry at their mocking conversation?

Was it because I felt like my bare face was exposed, even though it was across the internet?

“Ugh, annoying.”

But I still have to do what I have to do. I quickly took a screenshot first.

It would only hurt my fingers to fight with those kinds of kids one by one.

Has it been a month since the event notice was posted?

Still, no one had succeeded in the hidden ending.

The game community started to be filled with malicious posts.

[There was no hidden ending from the beginning!]

[All users have been played by the game company’s marketing!]

I wasn’t completely free of doubt either, but considering the effort I had put into “Happiness” so far, I couldn’t give up now.

But the barrier to the hidden ending was not easy.

Failure, failure, still failure!

└What are you doing, Game Lounge Ghost — Cheer up lololol

└Pretending to have friends and going offline lololol

└Huh? He’s still online now;

└Of course lololol A dog doesn’t stop eating poop lololololol

I had thought about it when my mom passed away and I was left alone.

‘If I had a sister, or even a friend.’

Wouldn’t I be so lonely and miserable?

As I continued to fail the ending and the malicious comments made my mind exhausted.

That day, I was commenting on the game lounge as if I was possessed.

└Do you like talking bad about me with different IDs?

Are you so stupid that you don’t know? The email addresses are the same.

Thanks for working so hard to run your unwashable mouth, home killer.

I’m leaving. If something happens to me, it’s all your fault, Qqq.

Suffer from guilt for the rest of your life and get punished by God. There will be no leniency.

I didn’t forget to attach a screenshot.

I just wanted to scare them.

The moment I wrote the message and pressed enter.

An unknown light flowed out of my hand, and after that, my memories disappeared without a trace.