No way, man.
Am I dead? Not dead? Oh, what the hell?
Status unknown—does that mean I'm dead?
Surely the power of a meteor can't compete with my well-trained physical body, right?
Generally speaking, it’s perfectly normal for a protagonist to have a sudden breakthrough or unlock their genetic potential at a life-or-death moment, right?
Hiso thought desperately.
This wasn’t because his chuunibyou had reached a profound level.
She just didn’t want to accept reality.
Simply because she—
Was no longer a “man.”
Hiso blankly felt her own body.
The girl’s blush spoke louder than any words.
This delicate, long hair, silver-white as snow.
This fragrant, soft, pale skin that felt like a little cupcake.
This much lower perspective...
Impossible. My little brother was invincible under heaven.
How could he... how could he suddenly leave me?
Hiso, who could no longer board the flight, slumped despondently to the ground.
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I probably am, indeed, dead...
Rusty bars, a locked door, iron shackles, a stone floor that hadn't been swept in ages...
Hiso looked around the cell she was currently in.
Familiar scene modeling, familiar lighting effects, familiar art style.
She recognized all this familiarity at a single glance.
There was no doubt—this was the world of 《Red Moon》.
After all, she had played this game for a month straight.
Moreover, she could still open the game menu, character panel, partner interface, skill interface, and quest interface.
And the logout button.
So merciful? They didn't remove my logout key?
Hiso’s eyes lit up as she selected the logout button.
【Unable to exit from this side】
Hiso: ?
She pressed it two more times.
【Unable to exit from this side】
【Unable to exit from this side】
Whatever. At least I transmigrated into a game to be a gold miner; it’s better than transmigrating into some world where the first thing anyone says is “The Emperor Protects.”
Since I’m already here...
Deeply aware of how competitive the reincarnation business was these days, Hiso quickly accepted reality.
She began to observe the details of her surroundings.
Rather than a prison cell, this was more like a tiny stone coffin carved vertically into the rock layer. Three walls were rough rock, with obvious chisel marks remaining.
The only path to the outside was an iron gate made of rusted bars about as thick as an adult man’s arm. The gate was covered in brown rust spots, looking like it had been there for quite some time.
In the corner of the cell was a pile of hay that had long since rotted to a dark black—the only bed available. With just a glance, Hiso could imagine how many fleas and lice could be harvested from it.
—I should harvest some when I leave. Those things are alchemy materials; a bag sells for 1 copper coin.
She shifted her gaze beyond the cell.
The long corridor was deep and seemingly endless, with a grease torch hanging on the wall every few dozen meters.
Opposite her were more narrow, individual cells arranged in neat rows, with constant groans of pain echoing from within.
It’s a dungeon enlightenment start... no, it’s a cultist dungeon start.
Hiso breathed a sigh of relief.
She had played through this opening many times.
To achieve the fastest Vampire transformation, she had tried various origins. Later, when she discovered she could use a transformation ritual in the starting cultist ceremony that was normally only obtainable mid-game, she decided to use this origin for a perfect start.
In her previous life, her main account was built using this very start.
Whew.
Feeling that developments were back on the right track, Hiso let out a long breath.
The composure of a Galgame master returned to her.
She looked at the large lock on her cell door.
In the game, this lock required 16 Agility to pick. A player's initial attributes were all 10. Factoring in the player's starting effect 【Heart of Yang: All attributes increase by 1 point, with slow health regeneration】, one only needed to add 5 points to initial Agility to open it.
5 attribute points were very precious at the start, but fortunately, Hiso had a special point-allocation trick.
So, what else was there to say?
System, add points!
With a thought, Hiso opened her character menu.
The first thing that caught her eye was the 3D character model of her main account.
“I’m... actually pretty cute.”
Hiso had to admit it.
She felt a slight flutter in her heart for herself.
The level of detail in her current model was not inferior to the heroines; it was even a notch above.
【Please enter player name:】
“Hi... Sophie. My player name is Sophie.”
She corrected herself.
Gender and the starting scenario were set before entering the game; there was no changing them now.
The past... the past...
Let the past be the past.
From now on, she was Sophie.
Sophie’s gaze lingered for a moment on the “Gender: Female” column, then continued downward.
【Player account detected: Hiso; Initial point allocation is 【Strength: 214】【Agility: 214】【Physique: 214】【Intelligence: 214】【Perception: 214】【Charisma: -1000】. Import points with one click?】
Hearing the prompt full of numerical weight, Sophie nodded with satisfaction.
That’s right.
This was the most optimized point-allocation method she had researched in her previous life.
In Red Moon, a player's initial attributes were all 10, with 10 free attribute points. At the same time, attributes could be fine-tuned by reducing some below 10 and moving those points to other attributes.
Sophie had fine-tuned it a bit, dropping her Charisma from 10 down to -1000, which provided 1010 free points.
Anyway, Charisma wasn't linked to looks; the face and model were custom-made.
To the NPCs who looked at stats, Hiso was essentially ugly on an Eldritch God level, but—
The essence of the game was a Galgame; the main story was about forming bonds with all the heroines known as the Destined Crowns.
Because of this, the heroines didn't care about looks; they cared entirely about favorability.
Even if there was no bonus to favorability from gifts due to low Charisma, giving a gift increased it by at least 1 point, so giving 100 gifts would max it out anyway.
To Sophie, Charisma was the most useless attribute in Red Moon. The only regret was that the minimum was -1000.
Even so, she had successfully obtained stats that could one-punch the final boss of the main story right at the start.
Absolute strength, the loneliness born from it, the person who would teach her love would be...
Stats. Only stats.
This was the confidence that absolute numbers gave her.
“Import points,” Sophie said confidently.
From today on, the story of One Punch Sophie officially begins.
【Point allocation imported.】
【Soul-bound - Bond Items 7/7 imported】
Sophie: ?
Huh?
Did something just flash by...
【Log: [Heart of Yin] active】
The Heart of Yang came along too. The final chapter of the main story that I couldn't open in my last life, this time I must...
Eh?
Where’s my Heart of Yang?
Sophie blankly looked at the system entry from a moment ago.
The system's faithful explanation popped up.
【 Item: [Heart of Yin] (Soul-bound Item) | Reverses your point allocation and traits (except for certain special traits) 】
Sophie: ??? She blankly looked at her panel.
【 Name: Sophie 】
【 Gender: Female (Reversed) 】
【 Attribute: HP | 1/1 】
【 Attribute: MP | 1/1 】
【 Strength: -194 】 〈 System Evaluation: Your current strength is so low you can't even push a bubble. If you try to clench your fist, your fingers might disintegrate because they can't withstand their own movement. 〉
【 Agility: -194 】 〈 System Evaluation: A paramecium moves at about 2 millimeters per second, but your movements are several orders of magnitude slower. In the eyes of others, you aren't moving; you are a literal statue. 〉
【 Physique: -194 】 〈 System Evaluation: It’s a good thing the minimum HP limit is 1/1, otherwise you would have already died from the friction of your lungs while breathing. By the way, air currents are equivalent to a Category 10 hurricane to you. 〉
【 Intelligence: -194 】 〈 System Evaluation: You are purely magic-insulated. Even if you held the [World Tree Staff], the power of a Forbidden Spell you cast wouldn't even be enough to light a candle. You should be glad the minimum MP limit is 1/1. 〉
【 Perception: -194 】 〈 System Evaluation: Even if all the Old Gods stared at you at once, you wouldn't feel a thing. 〉
【 Charisma: 1030 】 〈 System Evaluation: Even the Goddess of Beauty would feel ashamed in your presence. That beauty beyond words... you will soon see for yourself just how beautiful you are. 〉
【 Skills: None 】
Sophie: No way, man?
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