A 17-year-old ordinary illiterate girl suddenly answered the call of a god and became the commander of the Kingdom of France.
And in just two years, she achieved victory in the Battles of Patay and Orléans, turning the tide of the Hundred Years’ War completely upside down.
A boy born as the youngest son of a poor farmer lost his entire family at the age of 17 and became a wandering monk.
He then became a legendary figure, unifying the tumultuous Chinese continent and rising to the throne as an emperor.
What do these two have in common?
It’s not just about their achievements.
Considering the situations they were in, the historical context, and all the elements, what they accomplished seemed impossible by common sense.
“Yes, it’s something that shouldn’t logically happen. Therefore, the period a human can survive on mana alone without food and water, even optimistically speaking, is at most a year. Especially for infants and toddlers, their metabolic rates are higher than those of adolescents in their growth phase… Even with optimal conditions, seven years seems utterly implausible.”
“But can’t the special physique of an individual, like the records of Jeanne d’Arc surviving an entire day when burned at the stake, explain this?”
“From a medical standpoint, I have to provide a skeptical opinion. In fact, the notion of a special physique has never been scientifically proven.”
But the former refers to Jeanne d’Arc, while the latter is Hongwu Emperor.
When their names are mentioned, only then do historians start to flesh out the plausibility of their stories.
Really, upon closer examination, this isn’t entirely impossible.
Nevertheless, the core of the matter remains an enigma for people.
For those who ask, “Is that even possible?” only one answer echoes back.
“It actually happened.”
Recorded history does not lie.
If you start doubting even the verified records, history cannot exist.
I completely understand the desire to hop on a time machine and check for oneself, but humanity has always relied on records.
For that reason, it’s true that Jeanne d’Arc’s first spell cast was a field-wide spell, whereas the rumor that Yi Sun-sin, who only dealt with water-based magic, could spit out lightning is false.
And here, in the 21st century where the development of digital media and the dawn of the information age have made the manipulation of historical records practically impossible, absurd rumors are spreading rapidly.
Some say the child’s knowledge of Magic Studies is comparable to that of a university professor or a currently serving military wizard.
Others claim the child’s mathematical knowledge is at the level of today’s top scholars.
And what about her birth?
The story of these great figures? It was on a whole different level.
It was more like a myth disguised as a tall tale of a king who hatched from an egg or an infant hero who strangled a snake to death upon birth.
“Thank you, Professor Joo Kyung-ho, for taking the time out of your busy schedule.”
As the interview with the professor of cardiology at Yemeong University invited by the terrestrial news team wrapped up, the announcer once again focused on the screen.
Next up, a briefing from the Blue House spokesperson was scheduled at 11 a.m. for ten minutes.
Fake news and tabloids are rampant in this world.
Given that major media outlets also refrained from mentioning the issue, the government’s unusually swift response wasn’t surprising.
However, opinions of disappointment flooded in regarding the first briefing.
“Therefore, we will review the social safety net, ensuring support for marginalized groups is carried out swiftly and effectively.”
The Blue House spokesperson merely repeated that they would spare no support for the victims of the terror attack and their families, rather than verifying the truth or revealing the government’s stance.
It even felt as though they were deliberately avoiding mention of Na-me.
Moreover, they ended with the statement that it wasn’t the president’s official opinion regarding the terror, which caused great public backlash.
– “Wait, the spokesperson’s words are supposedly the president’s opinion? What nonsense is this? 😂😂😂”
– “The birth of a legendary gaffe!”
– “Are they really testing the waters here? 😂”
– “So, are they hostages or not?”
– “We can’t rule out the possibility of it being a fabricated incident, so as always, they are taking a cautious stance, it seems there’s a lot of backlash.”
└ “Just received a V-tube video? ”
└ “Wow, she’s younger than I expected. 🤪”
Thursday morning was merely a prelude.
The news of a survivor from Valpurgis has become a tired repertoire of con men that has continued for seven years under the long-standing traditions of the Republic of Korea.
Thus, busy office workers rushing to work and drowsy students heading to school had no time to check the news.
Then at noon, when lunch breaks for students and workers began.
A video with an unremarkable title was uploaded to a V-tube channel:
[(Letterbox) Total MVP Interview: NoName | 2051 Season 1 Recovery & Fall]
This time, all media outlets began to scramble to break the story.
*
[By the way, please forget that I’m only seven years old and help me out, okay?]
The interview of Na-me echoed from a company cafeteria.
“Is that kid for real?”
“Well, it’ll probably end like every other time. After a few days of selling articles, they’ll conclude it was all a fabrication. They’ve even gone as far as to sell a kid now.”
The advent of 1-person media and the explosion of fake news have plummeted public trust in journalism.
Moreover, with the aid of cutting-edge VR and AI technology, it was virtually impossible for ordinary citizens to examine this.
To counter this reality, major media outlets felt the need to enhance the value of ‘credibility’ and would team up like hyenas to conduct joint investigations whenever they deemed an event significant.
[The possibility of video manipulation or VR backgrounds is virtually zero.]
A special adviser from the Supreme Court along with a consultant from the Defense Investigation Office’s scientific research institute officially stated this.
“What… what is this? It’s real? All of it?”
“Impossible!”
The headmaster slammed down his chopsticks and gasped.
An article from one news outlet quickly spread to other media.
Did they feel the need to completely shed the reputation of being called ‘giregi’ (fake news media) during this opportunity? Information began to flood in at an unbelievable rate.
[If proven to be false, those hiding the truth and those responsible must come forward.]
[A contact from a serious crime investigation team explained that they found a previously unrecognized MEIMEI-2X capsule last June…]
[A paramedic, who wished to remain anonymous, stated that contrary to the fact that only one corpse was recorded, there were actually two capsules at the time.]
The investigation continued to unfold.
Since Na-me was promptly reassigned to another hospital, it was challenging to trace her whereabouts solely based on witness testimonies from paramedics, but reporters’ persistent inquiries uncovered a lead.
[It seems she was a student from our school…! No Name, her name was so unique that I couldn’t forget it.]
The name they found from Sea Star Elementary School.
It didn’t even take half a day to trace back that she was affiliated with Merlin Orphanage and, prior to that, had been at Asan OO Hospital.
“I was just bored and asked anything, and the most appetizing thing was the neck of a deer, wasn’t it?”
That was a journalist’s comment.
And the deer meat, which the public voraciously devoured, could unequivocally be associated with the government alone.
*
[But isn’t it first time that National Pride TV is facing a loss?]
In the last 300 years, all mathematicians were worthless compared to NoName (x)
Throughout human history, all mathematicians are less than NoName (o)
[Comments]
– “Get it together, you guys!”
– “Proving unsolvable problems at seven? Just the fact that she approached unsolvable problems at this age is absurd!”
└ “These articles are terrifying…”
└ “Is it really true? Yep, it’s true. Are you serious this is true too? Yep, true. All this repertoire is true.”
The online world is a space where various opinions converge.
While some celebrate the emergence of another world-shattering figure focusing on Na-me’s genius, others empathize with her tragic background.
[Hearing No Name’s life story made me cry! 😭😭😭]
I wished for such survivors from Valpurgis to exist somewhere, but I never thought it would manifest so miserably like this.
How could she be trapped in a capsule for seven years? 😭😭😭
[Comments]
– “😭😭😭😭”
– “She spent most of her life in virtual reality…”
– “It’s all China’s fault!”
└ “Why?”
└ “If only they hadn’t made a useless capsule that couldn’t even track location, such a disaster wouldn’t have happened!”
– “And in the meantime, her mom died…”
└ “Please stop talking about that! 😭”
– “I heard this live and genuinely felt moved! 😭😭😭”
– “The reporters are spoon-feeding us, but what is the government doing?”
└ “It’s frustrating that they haven’t said a word since the briefing this morning…”
– “I thought they’d forgotten all about Valpurgis and would live happily in the countryside, but I can’t believe she’s still trapped.”
└ “Just thinking about it is horrifying.”
└ “Isn’t it a miracle she’s alive?”
└ “Yeah, everyone’s worried about her health.”
[Reasons Why NoName’s Survival Is a Miracle]
The “Full Dive” technology and “Inhalation-type Mana Potion” have been continuously reported as dangerous by the UN for over a decade.
Haven’t you ever wondered why full dive technology is banned for children under seven worldwide?
When a child under three uses it for more than eight hours a day, it can cause the deformation and destruction of brain neurons.
Because the brain waves surge uncontrollably, it’s been said to cause epilepsy. Of course, the capsule company absolutely denies this.
And the inhalation-type mana potion? That’s even worse.
It’s unlikely that someone could suppress their appetite for a year, only drinking potions, but sometimes crazy ascetic monks in India consume nothing but mana potions and fast, and every single one has fallen victim to Lestakaya syndrome.
What’s terrifying about this disease is that a human’s aura heart has the tendency to adapt to their environment. While it can easily adapt to high mana environments, the opposite is not true.
If you continuously dump mana without allowing a full year for the aura heart to detox, the aura heart comes to think it’s a normal environment and regards reality as an abnormal environment, causing it to output warning signals.
As a result, the entire immune system collapses, leading to leukemia or anything else.
[Comments]
– “Then what about NoName?”
└ (Author): If I knew that, I wouldn’t be here in my room.
└ “Were you a couch doctor?” 😂
└ (Author): I’m actually a nursing student. ;;
– “Summarize in one line.”
└ (Author): There’s a 99.99% chance NoName’s body is in shambles.
└ “Eek!”
– “Really? The capsule was that dangerous?”
└ “Nah, once you turn seven, it’s usually safe. Well, there is one issue.”
└ “What is it?”
└ “You lose social skills because you don’t interact with people; but hey, you guys have less social skills?”
└ “You little…!”
– “I really hope someone meets NoName soon…”
– “Come back, NoName!”
The growing number of people searching for Na-me was hardly surprising.
They couldn’t wait to hear explanations about her unrealistic abilities and deeds.
It seemed to respond to that expectation when the spokesperson of the Blue House opened her mouth again late in the afternoon.
With the accumulation of flowery language, the well-prepared script could be summarized as follows.
[An hour ago, the president visited Seoul Samsung Hospital.]
Again, the irresponsible spokesperson did not address the “why” of the situation.
But that question was of a kind that could be sufficiently inferred.
*
“Na-me!”
My vision is hazy.
Colors of various hues pierced my eyes like a patchwork of odd shapes.
“Yoon-seul unnie… below the fridge… quick, the potion… it’s marked ‘potion’ in English…”
“Just… wait a moment, I’ll get it right now!”
Mana has no color by nature.
But our aura hearts sometimes misinterpret it as visible light.
The fact that I can see this now means my torn aura heart has started to heal, which I never expected.
Why?
It didn’t take long to figure out why, given it pertains to areas related to the optic nerve.
I used a 3-circle illusion spell to defeat the intruder at Yoon-seul’s House.
Within that spell, my unique magic ‘Medusa’ was falsely cast.
I never expected my fake spell would invoke a response from my aura heart.
It was eagerly waiting for mana intake, and my greedy organ tightened its hold on my heart more and more.
The pain of my heartbeat slowing was a different sensation than being unable to breathe.
“Na-me! Na-me! What do I do! The… potion! How much?!”
“Ghk… all… in my mouth…”
With Yoon-seul’s fingers, five large pills stuck to my tongue.
Because of their size, they wouldn’t go down my small throat.
Desperately, I grasped my chin with one hand and pushed the pills deep into my molars.
Crunch-
“Ugh…!”
It wasn’t bitter, but it was painfully dry.
When tears threatened to spill, Yoon-seul dashed back to the kitchen with water at the ready.
“Thank you…!”
The tingling sensation on my tongue was a hundred times better than the pain in my heart.
By the time I collected myself, I found Yoon-seul weeping uncontrollably as she sobbed away.
Perhaps she was frightened.
I gently stroked her hair and kept reassuring her.
She was rambling about how she thought I was really going to die, describing my pale face.
Before long, paramedics busted through our front door.
“I… genuinely thought you were in trouble…!”
Yoon-seul once again explained as she choked on her words, and I sighed as I dialed Professor Chun, who was likely shopping at the mart.
“Yes, Professor Chun. I was thinking about getting admitted for a bit.”
Just hearing his voice on the other end conjured a smile, as I could roughly predict his expression.
Although it felt a tad inappropriate to think this way, it was a moment where my heart ached yet felt warmed.
Thank you for worrying about me.
