Ah. So this is what they call awakening.

"I thought it would have nothing to do with me."

Who would have thought? That I, a blind person, would awaken.

"It’s so bright."

For the first time, I saw the world.

The world was more complex than I had imagined, and much more beautiful. The brightness dug into my eyes, colors bursting forth like paint splattering everywhere.

A shiver ran through my entire body.

Rather than the world welcoming me, it felt like I had been granted permission to exist in it.

"Wow."

It’s beautiful. So this is a fluorescent light. So this is a window. And this… is sunlight?

It was vastly different from what I had imagined.

Then, something unfamiliar caught my eye.

A smooth surface, glistening with a mysterious silver sheen.

Was this what they called a mirror?

I had heard that mirrors reflected the world. Then, it should reflect my appearance as well.

'What do I look like?'

Naturally, curiosity arose.

Inside the mirror stood a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes.

A faint blush tinged her cheeks, adding a lively touch to her youthful features. Her face was soft and elegant, yet carried an air of unfamiliar dignity that made her seem unapproachable.

I reached out my hand.

When my fingertips touched the cold surface of the mirror, the girl inside also slowly raised her hand to meet mine.

"This… is me?"

Even as I spoke, it felt strange.

A delicate, feminine voice.

"…I was a girl?"

The face reflected before me was far from what I had ever envisioned myself to be.

It seemed that using the skill [Reversal] had changed more than just my eyesight.

'Am I… pretty?'

I had no idea.

To be honest, I had no frame of reference for beauty.

I had lived in darkness all my life; this was my first time even seeing what a woman looked like.

Everything was unfamiliar, but I didn’t dislike it.

'Well, I suppose this isn’t bad.'

Then—

One of my eyes flickered ominously.

From blue to a shade of violet.

Like flickering flames, something within my pupil was awakening.

The clothes I was wearing started disappearing.

No, it wasn’t that they were being removed.

It was my vision, my eyes.

They had begun to pierce through everything.

"Oh. Oh."

The gentle curves of my shoulders, The subtle glow upon my skin, The smooth yet firm collarbone flowing seamlessly into a warm, feminine line.

My chest curved into a modest shape.

"Small."

I lowered my gaze further.

If I wrapped my hands around my waist, my fingertips would almost touch—a delicate and slender frame.

A gracefully shaped pelvis, leading down to long and elegant legs.

Perhaps because I wasn’t yet fully matured.

My body was so fragile and delicate that even breathing felt like it required caution.

It felt as if a mere touch would shatter me.

A budding flower, not yet in full bloom, but carrying the potential to one day flourish.

'Clairvoyance?'

I had heard of it before.

But this—this was an actual superpower.

Even more bizarrely, information about me appeared before my eyes.

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[Status Window]

Affiliation: KR (Republic of Korea)
Race: Human
Name: Erniaan Ludwig
Age: 12
Level: 1
Strength: 1
Vitality: 1
Agility: 1
Intelligence: 1
Luck: 1
HP: 100/100
MP: 10/10
Emotions: Anxiety (Intensity: 48%)
Status: Light Fatigue, Tension
Thoughts: The first naked female body I ever saw… is my own.
Possessed Skills: 0
Available Points: 0

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Looking at the message window, I realized.

'Even my name changed? And I’m twelve? That’s elementary school age!'

The name had changed into something that required twisting my tongue to pronounce.

Erniaan Ludwig.

What am I, some noble young lady?

Checking my identification, the name was also listed there.

As if I had been born as this person all along.

I shifted my gaze to the wardrobe.

Without even opening it, I could see through to the inside.

The clothes I used to wear had disappeared, replaced with neatly arranged outfits fit for a young girl.

"My life has been completely reversed."

But—

It didn’t stop there.

"Wait. Just how much can I see?"

Information flooded my vision.

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[Water Bottle]: Volume 250ml
Condition: Lukewarm

[Carpet]: Material - Polyester, Thickness - 15mm
Condition: 4g of dog fur accumulated

[Lamp]: Brightness 100 lumens, Lifespan - 1,200 hours remaining
Condition: Minor flickering

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And that wasn’t all.

I could see the life flowing beneath my skin.

The veins pulsating with every heartbeat.

The skeletal structure beneath the surface.

The minute tremors created by muscle contractions and relaxations.

And the unnecessary status window providing excessive details.

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[Fingernail]: Length - 1.2cm,
Condition: Clean, Hardness - Moderate

[Heart]: Size: 12cm x 8cm, BPM: 86 (Slightly Fast), Blood Flow: 5.3L/min,
Condition: Healthy

[Lungs]: Capacity: 4.8L, Oxygen Saturation: 96%,
Condition: Normal, Increased Inhalation (Hyperventilation due to Nervous Response)

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…

"Stop! Just stop already!"

Even as I shouted, the information didn’t cease.

Whether I wanted it or not,

The status window continued to appear like an emotionless machine.

My head felt like it was going to explode.

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Emotions: Confusion (Intensity: 83%)
Thoughts: I want to turn my eyes away. Please!
Status: Adrenaline Levels Increased, Stress Hormone Secretion Active

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Disgusting.

Fear surged through me.

I never imagined that seeing everything could be this terrifying.

"…I don’t want to see all of this."

So in the end, I closed my eyes.

The moment my vision was shut, the overwhelming world disappeared.

Familiar darkness enveloped me.

"I think… it’s better to keep my eyes closed."

For some reason, my clairvoyance didn’t seem to penetrate through my eyelids.

Then—

A distant rumble echoed.

The vibrations of something collapsing spread through the floor.

Rumble!

The house I was in began to shake chaotically.

"Ahhh!"

"A World Boss! A Boss has appeared!"

"What?! So suddenly?!"

"Just run for your life!"

A blaring siren wailed.

WEEEOOOO! WEEEOOOO!

[Emergency Disaster Alert]

[This is not a drill. All residents of Seoul must evacuate immediately.]

[Repeating: A World Boss has appeared.]

Move immediately to the nearest shelter...]

Disaster alarms blared from every direction.

"Woof!"

At that moment, something warm and soft ran toward me.

People called it a guide dog for the blind, but I called it my friend.

Hayangi.

Even with my eyes closed, I could feel it.

Hayangi whimpered and tugged at me.

Even though I had changed so much, Hayangi still recognized me.

'I can't just keep my eyes closed in this situation.'

Determined, I opened them.

And immediately regretted it.

The world before me was covered in an overwhelming flood of information.

It was worse than being blind.

'Is this what it feels like to see but still be unable to perceive?'

I had to evacuate, but my vision was so cluttered that I couldn’t even see where I needed to go.

A splitting headache followed.

I couldn’t bear it any longer and shut my eyes tight again.

"Woof! Woof!"

Hayangi barked desperately, tugging at my sleeve as if urging me to move.

A desperate struggle to save me.

I fumbled for my cane and, following Hayangi’s lead, stumbled toward the exit of the building.

But it was too late.

BOOM!

The building split in half.

The ground trembled, cracks forming as dust and debris filled the air.

"Kyaaah!"

My body was flung into the air, and for a brief moment, my consciousness blurred.

"Ugh..."

Thud.

My small body crashed into a wall.

The impact forced my eyes open, revealing a towering figure through my blurry vision.

It was as if destruction itself had taken shape.

A chilling presence—a knight shrouded in monotone hues.

[KR/World Boss]
[The Immortal Knight]

Cold, detached text floated above its head.

That seemed to be the standard system-provided information.

However, with my eyes open, my ability activated against my will.

I pierced through the monochrome outline and saw its true form.

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[Status Window]

Species: Transcendent Being
Name: Achilles
Level: 999
Strength: 999
Vitality: 999
Agility: 999
Intelligence: 999
Luck: 1
HP: ∞/∞
MP: ∞/∞
Emotion: Hatred (Intensity: 100%)
Status: Perfect Condition (99%). Entire body blessed by the River Styx, except for the heel. Thoughts: Kill them all.
Possessed Skills: 999
Equipped Gear: Ashen Emotions, Asadia
Weakness: Heel

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Everything about it was overwhelming.

There was no room for resistance, no will to fight back—only despair.

'Hunters fight against things like this?'

The sword in its hand devoured all light, burning with an eerie darkness.

An abyssal glow shimmered around its edge like black flames.

A weapon that seemed to breathe darkness itself.

Shwick.

The sound of the blade cutting through the air.

Something was severed.

It could have been a person, the ground—perhaps something beyond comprehension.

This wasn’t a battle.

It was a one-sided massacre.

"Aaaah!"

"Help me!"

"Where is the Association?!"

"When are the S-Rank reinforcements arriving?!"

"You’re a Hunter! Stop cowering and protect me!"

Helplessness.

With every action it took, bodies piled up.

The screams never ceased.

Blood splattered. Equipment lay scattered on the ground.

Before it, humans were nothing more than chaotic bundles of fear and agony.

It took mere seconds for the Hunters to be annihilated.

And then, it walked forward.

Not toward me.

Toward Hayangi.

"Hayangi!"

I instinctively shouted.

Hayangi flattened its ears, taking hesitant steps back, but still didn’t flee.

It stood its ground, growling to protect me.

"Grrrr!"

Such pure courage.

But it wouldn’t matter.

Not against this monster.

It raised its sword.

In that moment—

All thought vanished.

"I have to do this."

Level 1.

A weak, young girl’s body.

But I knew.

No—I was the only one in this world who knew.

The heel. That was the weakness.

The only way to stop this overwhelming existence.

It was reckless, but there was no time to hesitate.

While it was focused on Hayangi, its back was turned to me.

This was my only chance.

I scanned the scattered equipment on the ground.

The fallen Hunters’ gear appeared in my vision.

Numbers, letters, grades, and traits.

But it was useless.

Everything was broken, split in half, glowing red with an unusable status.

"…Should I just throw a rock?"

Even as I thought it, it sounded ridiculous.

I felt the rough texture of a stone against my fingertips.

Could I really take down that colossal monster with this?

Even if it had a weak spot?

No, that made no sense.

Then—

A faint white glow flickered at my feet.

Something so close, I had overlooked it.

I instinctively reached out and picked it up.

Cold metal met my fingers.

This wasn’t Hunter equipment.

A revolver.

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["S&W M10"] (Smith & Wesson Model 10)
Grade: None
Type: Revolver
Ammunition: .38 Special
Capacity: 3/6 rounds
Condition: Dust-covered
Durability: 70%
Description: Standard-issue firearm for the South Korean police. Simple to use and highly durable.

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Even a blind person would know.

Modern firearms didn’t work against monsters from the Gates.

That was common sense in this world.

"But I don’t have a choice."

My fingers brushed against the trigger.

Cold metal seeped into my skin.

I knew it was absurd.

I had never seen a gun before.

Never held one.

Didn’t know how to aim.

But now wasn’t the time for doubts.

If it meant saving Hayangi—

I would do anything.

Thump-thump.

My heart pounded in my ears.

My entire body tensed with fear.

But a quiet instinct whispered within me.

It’s fine.

I knew how to use it.

No—more precisely,

I knew how to kill him.

I pulled the trigger.

Everything else faded away—only the resistance of the trigger beneath my fingertip remained.

Bang!

A sharp recoil.

The shot was perfect.

The ideal trajectory, guided by my eyes.

"Krrraaaahhh!"

The bullet struck his heel dead on.

The ‘Immortal Knight,’ the World Boss that had reigned unchallenged—was defeated.

And this was just my first shot.