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And then, a change occurred.

The front legs of the crows, swinging to shreds to tear her apart.

Instead, as if cleanly cut by something hot, the front legs that the crows swung were severed along the same trajectory.

Lina, unable to comprehend what was happening, looked up at the crows with a bewildered expression.

“Kyaah!!”

The creatures, writhing with ferocious mouths, pushed their heads forward to bite and tear Lina themselves.

“What?!”

Lina flinched and raised her arm to wrap it around her neck.

The heads of the crows, who were trying to bite Lina’s arm, violently writhed and turned pitch black.

It was only then that Lina confirmed that white sparks were crackling and running on her hands and arms.

“…Oh.”

Having grasped the change that had occurred to her, Lina extended her hand towards the crows threatening the survivors in the distance.

Unable to stand up due to her severed ankle, just reaching out her hand was enough.

Lina’s jet-black eyes briefly sparkled, and lightning struck from the sky.

With a deafening roar, the pitch-black crows, still electrified, burst in all directions without spilling a drop of bodily fluids.

The other crows were the same. Lightning struck their heads as they turned to each other, unable to understand the situation.

Crash!!

Seven crows.

Zap!!

Six crows.

Four crows.

One crow.

One by one, the crows were struck by lightning and oxidized. And Lina, still vigilant with electricity flowing through her body.

Watching the scene with a blank expression, Lager, unable to close his gaping mouth, muttered as if possessed by something.

“This can’t be real….”

And then, as if something suddenly came to mind, he turned his head towards me and interrogated.

“What did you do? Tell me honestly.”

*

End of the situation.

The blue rippling wall disappeared, and people gradually emerged outside. The survivors and instructors who were uninjured began to clean up the bodies of the monsters and started traffic control for those looking for their cars.

The medical team that arrived on the scene escorted the injured survivors and moved the deceased inside the portal.

A scene of orderly chaos.

Although there were noticeable flaws in the battle itself, as practical experience is important, the process of quickly restoring the situation after its conclusion seemed thoroughly trained.

People following orders did not panic or cause a riot but quietly followed the survivors’ guidance.

“Attacks like this are common, it seems.”

“It’s like an earthquake. It’s definitely a major disaster, but it’s not something that will end life immediately.”

Gesturing for the confused vehicles behind to come forward, Lager spoke.

“Is the tail the problem?”

“It seems so.”

Still, the thin devil’s tail connected to my coccyx swayed under my skirt, regardless of my will.

As an extra, I, the protagonist, rejected Lager’s development and gave strong power to Lina, who should have died originally.

I’m not sure yet, but it seems that if this tail pricks, the character will move in a different direction from the story Lager set up.

Lager sighed deeply and began to nag again.

“It’s lucky you’re not hurt this time. Please listen to me next time. There’s no need to create variables by twisting the story everyone knows, right?”

“How far have you planned the story?”

“Of course, it’s the conclusion!”

I was taken aback once again. Of course, this kid has been writing for quite some time, but there hasn’t been a standout piece among them, so I naturally thought that the ideas were just fleeting.

It seems like they were quite serious about their writing activities. I should refrain from teasing them about it from now on.

“So, um, what about Lina? Will she be able to walk again?”

“Don’t worry. According to my settings, her ankle should regenerate back to normal after a week of treatment.”

“That’s a relief.”

I let out a sigh of relief. Lager looked at me as if feeling frustrated, shaking his head.

“Don’t worry about me, worry about yourself. It’s not the time to worry about others.”

“Of course, I’ll worry about myself! But that doesn’t mean I should wish death upon others.”

While Lager may see everyone here as mere characters, it’s not the same for me. I may not recklessly put myself in harm’s way, but if I knew they were going to get hurt or die, I wanted to give them a chance to avoid it.

Even if Lager doesn’t like it.

“Lager Godin! Ale Cloi! Come over here quickly. We’re evacuating.”

The instructor, having confirmed some progress in the city, called out to us in front of the portal.

The bustling high-rise buildings, the neatly polished asphalt roads, and the subway station next to them.

It was so similar to the scenery in Gangnam that I doubted if this was really a world from a novel.

What events will unfold here?

Will I be able to return to my original body…?

“Hurry up!”

“Ale! What are you doing?”

At the urging of the instructor and Lager, I snapped back to reality.

Adaptation is key for now.

Upon arrival, we were instructed by the instructor to wait in the dormitory until mealtime. The tall and neat building on the left of the sports field was the girls’ dormitory, while the identical building behind it was the boys’ dormitory.

“Ale. Let’s meet here again before lunch.”

“Do we have to eat together?”

“For now. You can figure it out later. Be grateful that I’m helping you out, like a loner in the corner muttering to yourself.”

“Geez. Do you have any friends without me?”

If it were revealed that I was the mastermind behind this world that could kill you at any moment, it would be difficult to save your life, let alone make friends. Who’s in a worse situation here, where’s the fairness?

“You’re all talk after worrying about me. Anyway, see you later!”

Lager walked away as if he were fed up, shaking his head. After glaring at the back of his head with my arms crossed for a while, I also headed towards the dormitory.

The dormitory was a bit busy. Some girls were grumbling as they entered the building, while others were getting water from the water cooler. Some were tapping their feet while waiting for the elevator.

It was no different from any other college girls.

But no one seemed to be aware that just a few hours ago, a fellow student had been killed by having their throat bitten.

I didn’t trust myself to climb the stairs to the 7th floor, so I took the elevator. Even in the crowded elevator, the girls kept chattering.

It seemed like someone dying wasn’t such a heavy event in this dormitory.

As soon as I reached the 7th floor, I hurriedly got out of the elevator. I walked quickly through the dormitory corridor, about to open the door with my name on it.

Suddenly.

Lina came to mind.

─Ale! What are you doing there!

─While you’re hesitating, more citizens could be sacrificed. Hurry up!

Her sense of justice and urgency were not something to be taken for granted. Her desperate cries to save a colleague whose throat was being torn out were not something ordinary.

She was a particularly warm person.

He was a just person who didn’t quite fit into this world.

Lager didn’t intend it, but perhaps there was a reason she had to exit this story.

I cautiously speculated.

Is she really okay? Can a girl in her early twenties handle the pain of having a part of her body severed, even if she’s healed?

With a heavy heart, I habitually threw myself onto the bed. And the next moment.

Thud.

“Ouch!”

As my tail folded under me, a sharp pain surged through me. It was the kind of pain that radiates from the tailbone when you land on it after falling while skating.

“Oh, f***….”

It hurt like hell.

I shouldn’t throw myself onto the bed so carelessly in the future.

Tail. This tail may be quite annoying, but thanks to this little guy, I saved Lena.

The tip of the tail was sharp like an arrowhead, a creature that looked like a demon’s tail.

When Lena was pierced by this creature, she emitted tremendous power and effortlessly incinerated the crows that threatened the instructors and students with just a flick of her finger.

Could it be that being pierced by this gives you immense power?

– The extra rejects the original author’s development.

What could the meaning of those words that rang clearly in my head be?

At that moment, a single thought crossed my mind.

‘Could it be making a Munchkin?’

Munchkin.

An immensely powerful being that destroys countless probabilities and balances in novels.

If Lager’s world is a decrepit academy, then a Munchkin would be perfect as a ‘setting destroyer’ to prevent the originally decrepit world from becoming decrepit due to overly powerful forces.

– ‘Lena Frilwood’s setting is destroyed.’

Come to think of it, there was also that message. My speculation was now a certainty.

Having rejected the original author’s development and having her setting destroyed, Lena gained immense power.

This is.

A tool to create a Munchkin!

“….”

As my thoughts reached that point.

While staring at the tail tip swaying in front of me, another hypothesis came to mind.

‘Will it work for me too?’

If I become a Munchkin.

No matter what kind of character this world has and what dangers lie ahead, I don’t have to care at all.

The power to manipulate it has been seen with my own eyes. There’s no need to hesitate.

I grabbed the tail tip and aimed the arrowhead at my palm.

Goodbye, Lager Godin.

I’m going to become damn strong.

With a sly smile, I tapped my palm with the arrowhead.

The moment I tapped the tail.

[The extra rejects the original author’s development.]

[The setting of ‘Ael Cloi’ is destroyed.]

[The ultimate goal of ‘Ael Cloi.’]

[The immediate realization of ‘Femcatac’.]

What? Wait, why is my ultimate goal…

Before I could even question it.

My body suddenly became hot.

“Oops, eek…?!”

Something went wrong.