“Young Miss?”

“Second Young Miss...?”

“Where, where? Where’s the rich lady?!”

“Pah! What rich lady?!”

At the strange title “Young Miss,” Ye Zhibai, who’d once been so poor, instinctively gave a tiny twitch of her brow.

One of the two maids dashed off like someone who’d just won five million in the lottery and couldn’t wait to share the good news.

The other maid, who looked barely twenty, charged straight into the hospital room.

Then... came to a stop.

The maid had been excited just a moment ago, but as soon as she neared Ye Zhibai, it was as if someone had dumped a bucket of cold water over her. She went cold from head to toe.

The pressure radiating from Ye Zhibai’s icy expression and her unapproachable air was intense.

The Young Miss is still as cold as ever...

What the maid didn’t know was that Ye Zhibai simply couldn’t control her expression yet.

—She was actually freaking out!

She was seeing a real-life maid for the first time in either of her lives.

Though she could feel a faint chill, the maid couldn’t hold back her words of thanks to heaven and earth.

“Young Miss! We always believed you’d wake up! You... You really did! I’m crying so hard!”

Huh?

Ye Zhibai looked blankly to either side.

There wasn’t a third person in the room.

Could it be that when you say “Young Miss”... you mean me?!

Compared to when she’d first woken up, Ye Zhibai’s body felt much lighter now.

She could even lift a finger and point at herself in a daze.

Ye Zhibai had no choice but to believe what that damn glowing orb had told her. But she clearly remembered it saying it would transfer her body onto some “creation of the gods”... Was that creation being carefully guarded by some great family?

Then why am I lying in a hospital...?

And judging by the maid’s reaction, this body’s been out of commission in the hospital for ages?!

No, I finally found someone alive. I’ve got to ask what’s going on.

Ye Zhibai had a ton of questions and wanted to blurt them all out at once. But she’d only just parted her lips when she realized...

“Uh... I...”

Talking is so hard...

It takes time for a soul and body to become one.

Tch. Is that what that damn orb meant? I won’t be able to talk or move properly for a while?

Ye Zhibai hadn’t actually said anything. She’d only forced a few meaningless sounds out of her throat.

But that alone made the maid’s eyes fly wide open.

As if she’d witnessed another miracle!

“Th-The Young Miss just spoke?!”

“Was I mute before?!”

Ye Zhibai was horrified.

But as far as the maid could tell, she hadn’t changed her expression at all.

The Young Miss had always been like this, even as a child: silent, expressionless, and always wearing a cold look.

Ye Zhibai didn’t feel like dealing with all that nonsense for now.

She just wanted to get hold of one important item as soon as possible.

Ye Zhibai tried to prop herself up with her arms. As she moved, she saw her silver hair slide forward too, gleaming like a wheel of silk.

"Mir...ror?"

“Young Miss...?”

The maid realized the Young Miss was asking for something, but her voice was so faint that she quickly leaned down to listen.

Ye Zhibai repeated the simple word, haltingly.

“Do... you have... a mirror...?”

This time, the maid finally understood!

“A mirror...? Of course! Just wait, Young Miss! I’ll go get you one right away! Ahh... It’s a miracle, a miracle! I wonder how happy the Second Young Miss will be when she hears you’ve woken up... Heaven bless the Young Miss! Heaven bless the Young Miss! Heaven bless the Ye Family!”

I just asked you to get me a mirror... What are you so excited about?

That maid really was quick on her feet. Had she even been gone for a minute? Somehow, she’d already found a little mirror.

It had a pink frame covered in pretty decorations.

At a glance, you could tell it was the kind of mirror a young girl would carry around.

Ye Zhibai’s macho heart took a critical hit—with bonus magic damage!

Never mind all that for now...

Getting the facts straight was more important.

At first, her pride had been through the roof, and she’d wanted to get the mirror herself. But Ye Zhibai soon realized that in her current state, she couldn’t even hold it steady.

So she had to let the maid do it. With respectful elegance, the maid held the frame in both hands, bowed, and carefully positioned the mirror right in front of Ye Zhibai’s cheek.

Ye Zhibai slowly poked her little head out and peeked into the mirror.

When her face appeared in its reflection...

Ye Zhibai was stunned.

Is that... me?

Ye Zhibai had always been expressionless. But now that she could see her own face so clearly...

A flicker of surprise finally appeared in her expression.

Unfortunately, the maid had her head bowed respectfully and didn’t see it.

Her deep purple eyes widened slightly in surprise. They were bright and dewy, as if they held some kind of magic, drawing you in with their charm and vivid life.

Her delicate, beautiful face had soft, smooth skin, lips as small as cherries, and a look that could’ve come straight out of a manga. She was utterly captivating.

Her beauty could make anyone hold their breath. She seemed to have just grown out of her childishness, with a faint hint of maturity about her—like a green apple, fresh and alluring.

Her long silver hair, which she’d been able to see even without a mirror, spilled down along her cheeks, pure as the first snow of winter. It looked cool and lovely to the eye. Tilting the mirror down, she could see her whole body: a white cotton nightgown that made her look like a winter fairy.

With her almost expressionless face, she looked frosty and unapproachable.

Yet there was something so delicate and pitiful about her that you couldn’t help wanting to protect her.

Ye Zhibai tried smiling to change her whole vibe, but then she realized how hard it was to control her expressions. Even when she tried to smile, it came out stiff and fake.

...Was this another side effect of her soul and body not having fully fused?

Going by her face, she looked about high-school age...

Ye Zhibai had been a medical student in her previous life. Judging by her leg length, she estimated that the girl was about 162 centimeters tall when standing.

No joke... She’d never seen a girl this beautiful in her previous life—beautiful enough to make you hold your breath!

The maid held the mirror up respectfully in both hands, tears streaming down her face without a hint of restraint.

“Are you remembering what happened before you fell into a coma...? You’re as beautiful as ever. It seems... you’ve been unconscious for over two years now. Your birthday’s in a few days, and you’ll be turning nineteen this year...”

Nineteen... That was about what I’d guessed.

Wait...!

You’re saying this body’s been asleep for two years?!

Before Ye Zhibai could be too shocked...

——Whirrrrr...!

“?”

A loud, helicopter-like whirring outside the window completely interrupted her train of thought.

A helicop...ter?

Ye Zhibai looked up at the window.

The shocking sight that flashed past was seared into her mind.

Just now, outside the window, not too far away...

It looked like a helicopter had floated past...

Ahaha... Reincarnation really does come with a lot of side effects, huh? Now I’m hallucinating, too?

After all, why would there be a helicopter at a hospital...?

“Young Miss! It must be the Second Young Miss! Don’t worry...! Your family’s here to see you. You’re not alone!”

Will you stop getting emotional all by yourself from start to finish?!

I don’t even know what you’re getting emotional about!

Before long, Ye Zhibai heard a burst of hurried footsteps in the hallway.

They were the kind of footsteps you only made when running with all your strength.

The emotional maid who’d held the mirror for Ye Zhibai wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and suddenly turned serious.

—Her face filled with utter respect.

She clasped her hands in front of herself, stepped back into the corner of the room, and stood at attention.

She didn’t dare say another word.

She looked ready to welcome someone important.

Good grief... You can go back to getting emotional. Now you’re making me nervous.

Before the person appeared, their voice came first.

A woman’s voice rang out from the hallway, growing closer. It was frantic, and trembling slightly.

“Sis! Sis!!”

Then a “fairy” appeared in Ye Zhibai’s field of vision.

The “fairy” had been running too fast, and her “foot brakes” weren’t working. She nearly failed to stop at the hospital-room door and slid right past it.

But she had incredible reflexes. She grabbed the doorframe and somehow pulled off an almost drift-like emergency stop.

That momentum was practically on par with the truck that had run Ye Zhibai over!

She was scared now!

The girl hurriedly raised her head. A glimmer of tears welled in her bright blue eyes, and her gaze met Ye Zhibai’s purple eyes across the room.

At that moment... time seemed to stop.

The “fairy” saw Ye Zhibai sitting up in bed, eyes open and leaning against the wall.

Tears immediately welled up in her eyes!

As for Ye Zhibai... she was stunned.

Partly in the literal sense: she’d been sitting with her legs folded beneath her for too long, and they’d gone a little numb.

But there was another reason she was completely floored.

Were there really this many beautiful girls in the world?

The girl in front of her looked about 165 centimeters tall. Long black hair flowed down like ink to her waist, framing delicate features and brilliant blue eyes. She wore a black-and-white JK uniform.

Ye Zhibai’s first impression of her had been “fairy.” She looked like an immortal maiden descended from the heavens, with a quiet, graceful air that was a pleasure to behold.

Ahem... Of course, that was if you ignored the fact that she’d been running like a runaway truck.

And to match her JK uniform, black over-the-knee socks hugged her slender legs.

The gap between those socks and the hem of her white uniform skirt was simply divine.

Below the socks were a pair of shiny black Mary Janes.

With looks like that, she’d be the undisputed school beauty at any school...

In just a few minutes, Ye Zhibai had seen two girls beautiful enough to take your breath away.

She’d achieved something she’d never managed in her entire previous life.

Her horizons had broadened.

Uh... Two?

That’s right.

The girl in front of her was the second one.

Who was the first beautiful girl...?

I think it was me?

Oh, right then.