Afternoon.
Warm sunlight streamed into the classroom through the windows.
In the main character's special seat by the window.
A cute girl with silver twin tails sat there, staring blankly.
What are humans?
Why do we live?
What is so good about another boring day?
Toru thought everyday life was a miracle.
But this girl found ordinary days dull. No, unbelievably dull.
I really wish something interesting would happen.
[Congratulations, you have been bound to the Strange Simulator.]
[The Strange Simulator is dedicated to eliminating boring everyday life and bringing fun to its master.]
A simulator?
Kagarino Kirie glanced down at her textbook, then at the words the teacher was writing on the blackboard. [P][1]
At sixteen years old, Kagarino Kirie was tired of this ordinary world.
Chuunibyou?
… Maybe that was part of it.
But the bigger reason was that she could not find anything worth working toward. Recently, her new novel [The T-Doll Who Doesn't Understand Love] once again became a smash hit among male readers. As a talented young light novel author, Kirie understood exactly how to capture a boy's preferences. Even if she filled her stories with wholesome grade sweetness, her readers enjoyed every bit of it.
Life was smooth and easy.
Kagarino Kirie needed a small setback.
So this is what they call a system? She tilted her head, looking adorably puzzled.
She wondered who created something like this.
Because it sounded scary.
This simulator does not harm the master or go against the master's personal wishes.
Why?
Kagarino Kirie blinked.
Secret.
Fine. Tell me your functions.
The simulator can help the master become a strange creature and experience a supernatural life.
The first thing Kagarino Kirie thought about was not the supernatural experience, but how she could turn it into a novel.
No, no.
She was letting her job influence her again.
[Would you like to activate the simulator?]
Sure.
School would end soon anyway.
[Please choose your type of strange creature.]
[Vampire Princess, ageless and immortal, survives on blood, can use hypnosis, transform into animals, and turn into mist. Not weakened by sunlight, silver, or crosses, an overwhelmingly powerful queen of monsters.]
[Flower of Bamboo, a legend says bamboo dies right after blossoming. As a bamboo spirit, the player reincarnates every eighteen years, erasing memories and experiencing different lives.]
[Snow Woman, a beautiful demon living in snowy mountains who seduces men and steals their souls.]
Only three choices?
Nothing else?
Kirie thought for a moment.
She immediately eliminated the Snow Woman because that monster needed to seduce men.
She wasn't that type of gal and could not handle that.
The second choice, Flower of Bamboo, seemed interesting.
Reincarnating every eighteen years, but… there was a problem.
What if she fell in love with a normal person?
If her memory reset, wouldn't she run straight into the tragedy of lifespan difference?
Pass.
Hmm… I'll go with the Vampire Princess.
Kirie nodded.
It sounded fun, and she would not have to fear sunlight or anything like that. Incredibly strong.
Impervious to blades and magic.
Surely it would give her a wonderful experience.
[You have selected your identity.]
[The simulation will now begin.]
[Warning. Your consciousness will now leave reality and enter the simulation space.]
Wait.
I…
In the blink of an eye.
A wave of sleepiness washed over her.
Kagarino Kirie collapsed onto her desk and fell into a deep sleep.
On the podium.
The female teacher noticed but said nothing.
As an honor student, Kagarino Kirie enjoyed many privileges. Sleeping in class?
Completely fine.
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Inside a strange black space.
"Hey, why didn't you ask me first?"
In her soul form, Kirie widened her eyes and let out a complaint.
She had not even processed what was happening.
The simulation begins.
Lights gradually turned on around her.
Like a movie theater, an enormous curved screen appeared in front of Kagarino Kirie.
Behind her, a sofa materialized, complete with juice and popcorn.
"What exactly is this simulator?"
The player can consider it a three dimensional holographic movie.
Not just the front screen, but the entire 360 degree environment will shift and change as the simulation progresses.
So advanced.
Was this the power of black technology?
Kagarino Kirie lay back on the sofa and adjusted her long black stockings.
Then she checked the content of the simulation.
[In 1701, you were born into a noble family in Paris, France.]
Once the simulator finished narrating, the scenery around her shifted.
Kagarino Kirie clearly saw it.
Not far ahead.
In a fragrant garden, a little girl in a black dress sat on the ground weaving a flower crown, laughing softly.
"Lina, sister!"
The young girl, who looked very similar to her, handed the flower crown to a maid nearby.
"Thank you, my lady."
The maid, Lina, had crimson eyes. She took the flower crown from Kirie and smiled sweetly.
[Your personal maid is a vampire, though not a powerful one.]
[In Paris during this time, nobles keeping vampires was quite normal. Ordinary people had no power to resist them, so they coexisted. Humans provided blood, vampires provided protection.]
A symbiotic relationship?
"Sister, when is Father coming back?"
The young Kagarino Kirie asked.
"In a few days."
"He lied again. He clearly said he would come back today… I don't like him."
[The maid's expression turned helpless. She adored her young lady, but dealing with her spoiled moments could be troublesome.]
[Maybe this was a common trait of nobles.]
[By a twist of fate, Lina had been turned into a vampire by another, but because she was weak, she could not establish a life of her own and had to rely on humans for support.]
[Otherwise she would not be working as a noble family's maid.]
[Your parents are not vampires, only ordinary humans.]
[Even with their title, they can only ensure your safety but nothing more.]
[Under your parents' protection, you steadily grew older.]
The scenery shifted again.
[No longer a child, a graceful young lady sat in her room, brushing her waterfall like silver hair before a mirror.]
[Her beauty was so astonishing that any man would fall at a single glance.]
[You gradually gained fame in Paris, with countless nobles sending marriage proposals to your parents.]
[Beauty is both honey and poison.]
[Many men longed for you, and soon your name spread among vampires as well.]
Kagarino Kirie raised her pale legs and focused intently.
She felt that the story was about to turn.
[Finally, at age fourteen, a powerful vampire approached your parents for marriage. Of course, they refused. They wanted you to live a normal, happy life.]
[In that same year, your entire fate changed.]
[1] https://imgur.com/RHhSSdc