This Maniac Is Fond Of Me

Chp 1: How Did I Get Here

Have you ever regretted loving someone, maybe once or even twice in your life? Perhaps because the person you fell in love with doesn't align with the image you had in your head. If you can relate to this, then perhaps this story might interest you in some way.

The person I'm about to tell you about, and regret falling for, is a complete maniac. But the thing is, I've started to linger on some feelings for this fictional man, who will soon be someone I cannot escape from.

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"AHhh NOOO!" I squealed as soon as his image popped up on my phone screen during the game.

"Ughh... This is bad, so bad! It feels like I'm cheating on Clavis with him since it's Clavis's route I'm playing." I threw my phone to the side, immediately standing up from the sofa and pacing back and forth, trying to calm myself down from being such a BIG SIMP for that man.

After minutes of trying to keep my thoughts in check, I jumped right back to my comfy spot on the sofa and picked up the phone next to me.

"Okay."

"Okay."

"Now, let's continue."

I took a deep breath once more before reopening my phone.

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That person up there? That was me. I mean, it was me just a few days ago. But after that day, I woke up not in my actual bed, but in a rather uncomfortable bed setting.

Yep, that's right.

I don't know what or how it happened, but...

"I think I've become one of those manhwa female leads who travel to a novel or something," I groaned jokingly, still half awake. I got off the bed and looked around my surroundings.

Everything was made of wood: the floor, the mini table beside me, and the ceiling. But something caught my eye-a white and sky-blue colored dress hanging by the door.

I approached the outfit when I was interrupted by a sound outside the window.

Realization hit me when I accidentally bumped into the edge of the mini table beside me as I ran to look out the window.

"Ouch!! DANG IT!!!!" I screamed in agony, jumping back to the bed while holding onto my outer thigh where I got hit.

I paused when I realized something.

"Wait, are dreams supposed to feel real pain?" I stared blankly into space as I asked myself this question.

"Y/N, are you alright? I heard someone screaming up there." A concerned voice echoed from outside the window.

I crawled to the window to look at the owner of that voice, and my jaw dropped to the floor when I saw who it was.

The person standing there had bright golden blonde hair and a pair of sky-blue eyes that lit up as soon as he spotted me.

"Rio???????" At this point, my eyes would literally pop out if I kept staring at him in horror.

"Good morning, Y/N!!! You'd better hurry and get ready for work, or else the master might punish us both." Rio pointed at me, or rather, the dress I was wearing. This was pajamas? This dress?

"What work??" I looked down at him, puzzled.

Wait, am I-

Before Rio could respond, I turned to look at the room where I was and saw a mirror lying on a desk near the door. I rushed towards the desk and grabbed the mirror to look at myself.

If Rio is here, and he mentioned work, that could mean that I am-

The MC (female lead)?

But as soon as I saw myself in the mirror's reflection, I saw...

"Me?"

Instead of seeing the face of the MC in the reflection, I saw me-my own face.

"What??!" I frowned at myself, but then suddenly, the door swung wide open.

Standing at the door was a beautiful blonde young woman who seemed to be around my age. She was dressed in an emerald green dress adorned with pearls and diamonds. Her hair was styled in a braid, similar to a typical wedding hairstyle.

"YOU'RE LATE, AGAIN!!!"

"W-who are you-"

"NO TIME TO WASTE, LADY Y/N!! DO YOU WANT TO GET YOURSELF INTO TROUBLE?!" The young lady ranted as she tossed the sky-blue outfit that had been hanging by the door to me.

"What's this? Am I really dreaming, or am I in an otome game simulator right now?!"

The blonde woman paused, looking at me in disbelief for a moment.

"IT'S YOUR WORK OUTFIT, OF COURSE, LADY!"

"What work?! And who are you?! How did you even get in here-"

"YOU'RE A PALACE MAID, Y/N!! AND PLEASE HURRY AND GET CHANGED, RIO IS WAITING FOR YOU DOWN THERE!" The blonde woman immediately left after shouting at me.

"Okay, now it's time to wake up from this mad dream, Y/N," I mumbled to myself, dumbfounded by what I had just witnessed.

But unfortunately, this dream isn't a dream.

I'm really here.

'Here.'

I woke up in a game where he exists.

What awaits me is far more hectic than this.

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