Gender-Reversed University
"Yoo Seol-hwa? Ah... that bitch has gotten so unlikeable that everyone's avoiding her. Didn't you know, Siwon?"
Yoo Seol-hwa's gone crazy in the head?
What the hell was that supposed to mean?
"Huh? What do you mean? Seol-hwa's lost her mind?"
"Ah, you really had no idea, huh, Siwon. So, like... about a month ago? She used to be so bold and womanly, super popular with both guys and girls. You know that, right?"
The ice princess Yoo Seol-hwa, known for her haughty demeanor, was bold?
Of course I had no clue about some fiery version of Seol-hwa, but I nodded along anyway.
"But starting about a month ago, she turned into a total mega-bitch. Won't even play along with dirty jokes. Looks at people like they're bugs. And she used to be the biggest perv herself. Makes her do anything even slightly tough, and she whines she can't. Acts like she's some fragile guy. Does all the weakling bullshit herself. And that's not all—the old chill, easygoing Seol-hwa went quiet, got all sensitive, like some moody puberty boy."
The more Si-eun talked, the more this version of Seol-hwa sounded just like the ice princess from my original world.
Was I not the only one who'd been isekai'd into this gender-reversed parallel world?
From what Si-eun was saying, it seemed pretty likely Seol-hwa had been pulled from the original reversed world too.
Si-eun kept going.
"So more and more girls started avoiding her. She got full-on group-bullied at school. With a shitty personality like that, who the hell wants to hang with her? In this day and age, a girl needs a good attitude and skills—looks are worthless without 'em. Some of the nicer guys felt bad for her and tried being friendly, but that crazy bitch doesn't know her place and straight-up ignores them. Guys have huge egos, you know. They approach first and get shot down? Of course they'll trash her behind her back. So now Seol-hwa's ostracized by the guys too. Ends up going to school all alone like that. Eats alone. Sits alone in class. Bet she's lonely as fuck even if she doesn't say it."
Haa...
The more I heard, the more absurd it got.
In my original world, Seol-hwa was treated like a princess by every guy, but here in this reversed world, she's so off-putting she's become a bullied outcast.
I wanted to go talk to her right then and there.
In my old world, a nobody like me would've been perfectly ignored, but in this reversed setup, I actually had a shot.
Still, striking up a convo with the school pariah in front of everyone? That'd draw too much attention.
If she were a close friend, screw the stares—I'd step up without hesitation.
If your buddy's getting bullied, you stand tall and fight for them, no question.
But Seol-hwa? In my original world, we'd never exchanged a single word.
She was just some celebrity-like crush, an object of admiration from afar.
Hit her up publicly and get snubbed? That'd be humiliating in its own way.
So, best to wait for when she's alone.
Perfect chance—I'll hold off for now.
"Ah, got it. No clue at all. Hey, speaking of—do you two play LoL? Went to a PC bang with Hyungjun the other day, and he only does KartRider, no LoL. Ugh, seriously. Wanna team up for some ranked games."
At the mention of LoL, Ha-eun and Si-eun's eyes lit up.
Especially quiet Ha-eun, who suddenly got hyped and started yapping.
"Ooh! You play LoL too, Siwon? What's your position? I main jungle. Not easy for guys to get into LoL. Want me to carry you? Got tons of cute skins. What's your level? You mentioned ranked, so probably over 30."
I calmed down the suddenly chatty Ha-eun.
"Ah, I mostly top. Top top top! No overlap, perfect. You play too, Si-eun? What's your pos?"
Si-eun said confidently.
"I main midlaner. Mid's key for girls too, right? Same in LoL—mid's the core. Wanna queue after class? Stick with your big sis, I'll carry hard. Man, before LeBlanc got nerfed, I was shitting on Summoner's Rift..."
Oho, shitting on Summoner's Rift? Platinum tier at least, then.
My account got hacked and tanked to Bronze, so maybe hop on Si-eun's coin train?
I flashed Si-eun a charming smile.
Gotta stay on her good side—she's my express bus to LoL glory from here on out.
"For real? Damn, shame about that LeBlanc nerf. You'd be Diamond by now. Right?"
At "Diamond," Si-eun and Ha-eun's faces stiffened up.
"D-Diamond? Haha. You must watch a ton of NewTube streams, Siwon. Look, Platinum, Diamond, Challenger—those are just streamer fantasies. Nah, you haven't played much LoL, so you don't get how brutal it is to climb. Looks easy watching, but for real? Unless you've got golden hands, even Gold's a grind."
Ha-eun nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, I'm decent at school LoL—Gold 2 now. Si-eun's Silver 1. She hung Gold 4-5 on LeBlanc, but post-nerf, she's stuck in Silver hell. What's your tier, Siwon? Iron? Bronze?"
Damn.
Bit disappointed hearing that.
Was hoping for a Diamond bus from Si-eun, but Silver? Lame.
Ha-eun's Gold at least—might as well use her as a tier shuttle till I escape Bronze.
"Ah, gotcha. I'm..."
Truth is, my real tier's Diamond.
Sucks, but no helping it.
My LoL account's Bronze now.
Blab about being Diamond pre-hack? Sound like a total liar.
"Yeah, Bronze. One thing I'm curious about, though. So guys don't play LoL much these days? Girls seem pretty into it. How popular is it with them?"
Si-eun started to answer, but Ha-eun pushed up her glasses, cut her off, and played know-it-all first.
Si-eun's lower tier than Ha-eun in LoL, so no flexing here.
Hate it? Grind up.
That's the brutal food chain of LoL.
"Yeah, almost no guys play LoL. The few who do? Insanely popular. Girls are simple—guy who games with 'em? Even if he looks like bean paste, plenty secretly dig it. But a hot guy who's good at games too..."
Ha-eun glanced at me as she said it.
Couldn't hide the massive crush in her eyes.
Si-eun's gaze had changed too since that first classroom meet.
Back then, it was just "hot body, handsome face, popular dude."
Now? Like staring at a dream idol. Eyes dripping honey-sweet affection.
Sharing common ground on porn and games? Huge likeability boost with girls.
To them, I might look like the main heroine from some manga—every woman's fantasy, straight out of fiction.
Flip it to my old world perspective.
A smoking-hot, cute girl ditches a date with the department's top stud to eat with average joes.
Not enough? Chats about fun porn, turns 'em on slyly, chill and fun personality. Buys the meal despite being the hot popular one.
And the kicker: plays LoL too. Total all-rounder cheat character, unreal.
A girl like that? Even if undateable, you'd wanna be friends at least.
That's the trap.
The dangerous hook: friends for now, but...
Secret crush territory.
Onset of one-sided love.
In short, Si-eun and Ha-eun didn't realize it yet, but...
Their unconditional, burning puppy love for me—wanting to give me anything—had already begun.
"Ah, so basically, almost no guys play games like LoL?"
Ha-eun, lost in a daze staring at me, nodded.
Si-eun nodded too.
"Yeah. If any do, it's casual hobby—no ranked. Or maybe grinding LoL for influencer cash."
LoL influencer!
Ooh, now that's intriguing. My ears perked right up.