Episode 2: Magical City - Magical City

Yes, I'm still in a state of mental breakdown, and since this is a world I'm not that familiar with, I'm even more lost as to what to do.

The silence had been in place for five minutes, and everyone was worried or anxious. The silence, which seemed like it would last for days, was broken by the shout of a confident girl who opened the door and came in.

르벤시아

Sister!! Are you okay?!

There was only one thing I wanted to say to the girl who suddenly came into the room and shouted in a rather loud voice.

한지예

Who are you..?

아버지

Rubensia!

I wasn't particularly curious about the Levantes. I just couldn't understand why everyone was watching me while I was lying comfortably in bed.

르벤시아

Sister... I'm your cousin, Rubensia! Don't you recognize me..?

아버지

Yeah, Ellie... You don't remember, do you?

Rubensia... Ellie... That's strange, that name sounds familiar... Where have I heard it before?

한지예

Magical City!!!

아버지

What..? Magical.. What time is it?

Magical City is a novel that helped me change my mood in a life that was like hell.

As the title suggests, the book contains a colorful story of the female protagonist overcoming hardships and adversity in a world where magic is the main theme, and ultimately leading to romance.

Speaking of Rubensia, she is the innocent and pitiful heroine of this novel...

Ellie is a sweet potato queen who seems to have sociability issues, if not shyness, and is an extra among extras who is only mentioned twice in the book.

한지예

Wait... That Ellie is me?!

Haha.. I guess you have to live a long time to see this..

아버지

Let's all go out so that Ellie can find stability.

So everyone left the room and only then could I breathe a sigh of relief.

한지예

Yeah, where else can you find such a dream as this, a novel or a fantasy... Okay, now wake up quickly and return to reality, Han Ji-ye!

Even if I slap her cheek until it's numb, even if I close my eyes and concentrate, even if I bury my face in the bed a few times like I need attention...

한지예

Why aren't you waking up??!!

If this is really a dream... it's an ominous dream I never want to have again.

한지예

Yeah... there's a bed there, too. If I fall asleep again, I might wake up...

So I closed my eyes to execute Plan B.

Suddenly -

유리

Are you sleeping, miss?

Perhaps when you say "young lady," you mean me... I had already closed my eyes for dozens of minutes, but I couldn't sleep because of my confused mind. So I opened my eyes as if I was trying to show off and actively appealed that I wasn't asleep.

유리

Miss, I've come to change your towel.

한지예

Ah.. a towel

The towel I had placed on my head fell off due to my excessive headbanging, and the woman who appeared to be a maid picked it up with an annoyed expression.

What kind of maid's expression is that?

rattle -

Only after the maid left with a loud slam of the door did I attempt to gather my wits.

한지예

Did I get hit by a truck this morning and die? I look too fine for that to be the case. I look exactly the same. It's sad, but it doesn't feel like a dream...