Yuan Huiye was bound to a virtual simulator that let her fight monsters and level up in the real world.
But no one else could see the little monsters or the settings it simulated, so she felt like a lunatic fighting with the air whenever she did a quest. It was mortifying, so she could only try to keep a low profile.
But if she could get real supernatural powers, she'd put up with all that!
One day, she was caught beating the stuffing out of a little monster on a film set.
With a mortified look, Yuan Huiye tried to explain, "I'm actually an extra. I was just rehearsing a scene..."
Only then did the supernatural ability user sent by headquarters belatedly remember the rumors about a mysterious big shot with both overwhelming strength and a strange personality.
He hadn't believed them, but now, looking at the girl who'd pried open a red-clad ghost's skull with her own hands and still refused to admit it, he could only play along. "Sure, sure. You might not believe this, but I'm just an extra passing by, too."
It wasn't until much later that she found out the truth.
The "little monsters" she'd bullied were peerless, vicious horrors in other people's eyes.
The aloof supernatural ability users were just lone survivors, desperately fighting to stay alive in dire straits.
So here's the question: Why had her childhood friend never told her any of this, and why had he always treated those "little monsters" like they weren't even there...?
Ordinary, average person Yuan Huiye x devoted homemaker and great specter Fang Zhiyou
■■■ Bonus Scene 1 ■■■
After another successful hunt, Yuan Huiye made sure no one was nearby before leaving.
Not far from the ruins, the members of the supernatural ability team were already numb with shock.
"Captain, that SSS-rank green-robed ghost was beaten half to death by her all on her own. No, it just turned to ash a moment ago! Its ghost domain got blown to pieces, too. So... do we still go help?"
"Help with what?! She's obviously got this!"
■■■ Bonus Scene 2 ■■■
At a routine meeting of a certain supernatural ability team.
"Headquarters says our team has to submit a report on her every week from now on. Also, I propose we give her the codename Moon Goddess."
"Brilliant! It really suits her low-key and humble style."
"Seconded! She knows no fear, is mysterious and unfathomable, yet loves everyone like a god!"
Watching these team members, who were supposed to be undercover agents but were really just her biggest fans, the exhausted captain felt they were beyond saving. Still, he wrote the words "Codename: Moon Goddess" in big letters.
Years later, Yuan Huiye looked at the stacks of reports and thought how unfair it all was. She'd never imagined that her hapless decision to interpret the supernatural revival as a spiritual qi revival would be twisted into something like this.
■■■ Reading Guide ■■■
1. Everyone thinks she's a god. Set against a supernatural revival.
2. An overpowered, satisfying story. There are supernatural elements, but it's not scary.
3. No messy romantic entanglements. One-on-one romance.
4. Lots of original worldbuilding. Please don't take it too seriously, and don't come nitpicking.
5. I don't accept writing advice. If you can't stand it, please leave right away.
[Synopsis posted and screenshotted on 2022.1.29]
Theme: Work hard at everything and carve out a path for yourself!