The Fourth Delusion

“Lulu~♫”

A smile refuses to leave my lips.

A gender-reversed world!

I’ve played countless games, rolled countless gacha, and attempted countless upgrades, but nothing has ever felt this good.

Not even when I succeeded in upgrading an endgame weapon in an MMORPG. Not even when I hit a ridiculous pity rate in a notoriously predatory gacha game that costs sixty thousand won for ten pulls.

Never before has my chest swelled with such overwhelming joy that a song just spills out on its own. And this isn’t just any gender-reversed world!

“I’m apparently the ultimate S-rank pretty boy of the entire province!”

With my original looks, even after crossing over, I probably wouldn’t have girls fawning over me. But right now, I’m an ultra-top-tier pretty boy!

With looks like this, just stepping outside in light clothes would make everyone stare, right? Every woman would blush and gawk at me! In this world, women have stronger libidos, after all!

And couples would start breaking up on the spot—“Noona! What are you looking at? Let’s break up!”

Oh!

Should I head straight to the convenience store then?

The part-timer there would spot me and go, “Huh? Are you a celebrity? Can I get your autograph?!”

Ah. I got carried away with the delusions again. That last one was a little unrealistic.

Still, the gender-reversal and TS clichés have actually become possible! I can’t just keep fantasizing. Time to go outside and try it for real.

“Wait a second…… delusion?”

Come to think of it, I used to fantasize a lot about waking up in a gender-reversed world. I also fantasized about becoming an ultra-top-tier pretty boy. And I often imagined meeting another version of myself—the most beautiful girl in the TS world—who would become obsessed with me.

“Well, I did meet the last delusion—the other me as the ultimate beauty—but she didn’t get obsessed with me or anything.”

But the first two delusions came true, didn’t they? I never fantasized about both at the same time, though. Yet both delusions became reality.

Does that mean my other delusions might come true too? Then that other me—the girl—will start liking me and obsessing over me?

“Hey! How long are you gonna shower? I gotta take a dump. Get out already.”

Nope. She doesn’t see me as the opposite sex. She wouldn’t talk like that if she did.

Damn it.

What a shame.

It would’ve been so hot if a beauty like that got obsessed with me.

First off, since I’ve basically TS’d, it’s hot. My looks are also at the absolute peak thanks to the TS buff, so it’s hot. My sexual preferences are basically the same as another world’s version of me, so we’d match perfectly and she could even share my tastes, making it hot. We’d overlap in hobbies like games too, since she’s another me, so it’s hot. She’s literally the ultimate ideal partner that could possibly exist, so it’s hot.

She’s basically the future wife my parents gave birth to.

But from the way she talks, she’s literally just “me.”

And if all my delusions are becoming reality, then there are some seriously dangerous ones too.

Everyone’s had those thoughts, right? Sitting through a boring class when suddenly an armed group storms in. Or a dimensional gate opens and monsters pour out.

Or…… yeah! A status window.

I used to fantasize about suddenly getting a status window all the time. I had those kinds of delusions too. Maybe those won’t come true.

Still, just in case, should I try?

“Status Window.”

“Status Window? Hey, did you just say Status Window? You’re hilarious, hahahaha. You actually thought that delusion would come true too? Hurry up and get out, I gotta take a dump.”

“That hilarious guy is literally the same person as you!”

Ah, crap. How embarrassing.

I shouldn’t have done that.

Then again, since she’s the same as me, why should I feel embarrassed?

She probably thinks the exact same things I do.

She’s also a fourth-year repeater like me.

Whatever. Let me ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠just dry my hair and get out. I covered my head with a towel and dried my hair. That’s why I didn’t see it.

“So. You finished taking your dump and shower?”

“Yeah. So, did the status window appear?”

“Nope.”

“Figures it might not. Hey, you know if all the delusions we had become real, we’re screwed, right?”

“I know. All kinds of monsters are gonna pop out.”

“Exactly. And if an apocalypse actually happens, we’re done for. It’d be better if we just stayed powerless like this.”

I get it. Better this than the world going to hell and humanity going extinct in some post-apocalyptic survival scenario.

“Still, it’s a shame we can’t use superpowers or anything.”

“Yeah, same here. I wanted to try superpowers too.”

Right.

Ah. The regret just won’t go away.

“So, you. Now that you’ve come to this other world, you’ve got no identity and your college acceptance is gone. What are you gonna do now?”

Huh……? College acceptance? I never had one in the first place. What is she talking about?

“What are you saying? We never got into college.”

“……? Huh? You’re the one who’s not making sense. We got into college three years ago, attended for about a year, then went to the military and came back.”

!!!!!!!!!!

I had a feeling our wires were crossed, but then I heard something truly shocking.

Ah. She got into college, unlike me. She even went to the military after attending.

Then she’s not me? There’s no way I could be such an outstanding person.

“Uh…… I know this is gonna make me look really pathetic, but I’m actually a jobless bum.”

“Huh?”

“I failed my fourth attempt at the entrance exam, cried myself to sleep, and woke up here. So I never went to the military.”

“Ah……”

The female “me” seems to have lost her words. Makes sense—she must be disappointed that another version of herself couldn’t even get into college and wasted four years.

“I-It’s okay! At least you came to another world. Just trust me! I’m another you, after all. And with your looks, you won’t have any trouble making a living! I’ll help ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠you!”

Wait, really? Why does she look happier instead? Is she relieved that I’m a worse human being than her?

Still, it’s reassuring to have “me” helping in this isolated world with no one else around.

Yeah. Whether it’s internet broadcasting or something else, if another me helps out, there’s nothing to worry about!

“Thanks. Still, knowing you’ll help puts me at ease.”

Beep beep beep beep

Beep-beep-beep

At that moment, someone entered the door code.

The door opens.

Huh?

What do I do? Should I hide?

It’s our house, so it’s probably a family member.

Then do I have to explain? Hey, girl me! What are we gonna do……?

Oh boy. She looks even more flustered than I am.

We’re too late!

While we hesitated, the door finally opened. Standing there was an incredibly beautiful girl. A girl with stunningly radiant blonde hair.

“Noona~ I’m home! Huh? Oh, hello? Um, who are you……?”

“Ah…… um, well, you see, Gyeo-ul. How do I even explain this……”

Gyeo-ul? So this is my little sister Kim Gyeo-ul? She was a guy. A super tall, muscular alpha male. Why did she turn into such a pretty girl?

Ah! So gender reversal means every single person’s gender ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠flipped? Not just another me?

A massive wide-area TS……

Then what about our parents……?

This is bad.

“Uh…… so, this person is another version of Noona?”

“That’s right. Hard to believe, I know.”

“But…… Noona wouldn’t do this, but maybe there’s some misunderstanding? If it’s another Noona, there’s no way she’d be this pretty, right?”

Kuhuhu. Someone actually called me pretty in my life! What is this feeling?

“Oh! Thanks for saying I’m pretty, little sis. You’re pretty too. I can’t believe my little sister turned into such a beautiful girl!”

“Hey, back off. I’m ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠trying to explain. So, even though he looks like this, he’s really another me. He knew all the secret preferences only I should know. And his way of thinking is exactly the same as mine. There are still a few more things to check, but……”

In my original world, my little brother Kim Gyeo-ul was very different from me. He was two years younger, great at talking, tall, handsome—the ultimate alpha male!

I’d never even had a girlfriend, but he’d never been without one. And his brain was ridiculously good too. He took some Wexler intelligence test or whatever and scored an IQ of 145.

He took all the good genes. And now that guy has become such a pretty little sister!

“Really……? Still, I can’t believe it yet. I’m gonna keep watching. I don’t think such a pretty person would pull some weird scam, but it’s still a hard story to believe, right? So, that male version of Noona? What’s your name?”

“I’m Kim Ga-eul.”

“Your name’s the same as Noona’s too. But I still don’t believe it! I’m gonna keep an eye on you!”

Wow, my little sister turned into such a pretty girl—her charm is no joke.

But she’s still my little sister, right? There’s no way I’d fall for my own sister.

Or…… is she?

Technically, since I’m not from this world, she’s not really my sister either, is she?

Then…… could I actually like her?