It was still cold March, people were still busy going about their business. A girl, wearing thick clothes with a scarf wrapped around her neck, placed her hands on an old wooden fence beside a cliff. Below her was the ocean, with waves roaring loudly. Of course, she didn't think about committing suicide. She was just contemplating her life while looking at the calming view of the ocean. For those who are afraid of heights, it looks scary but if you just look forward, without even looking down, it's just a beautiful ocean view. Blue as far as the eye can see.

The girl's name is Aoi Sora, 18 years old. With straight black hair that almost reaches her waist, she has a relatively low height for a child her age, around 155 centimeters. Sora was someone who could be mistaken for a little girl who was still in middle school, or if being rude, an elementary school student.

From now on, Sora must be able to face the fact that she can no longer meet her parents after an accident took the lives of her two most important people. Even though she has relatives such as her uncle and aunt, Sora has to choose to live alone because her uncle looks like a suspicious person when he persuades Sora to live with him. But Sora could see that her uncle was just trying to take over the inheritance and insurance money her parents left her. Therefore, Sora firmly refused, saying that she was old enough to live alone.

'Dad... Mom. What should I do?'

Currently, Sora is confused about her future choices. Her high school years were over. She initially thought about going to university, but since her parents died she was confused about her choice.

Should she continue her studies or should she get a job with just her high school education?

Even though she had quite a lot of money left by her parents, tuition fees for four years at university, living expenses, house maintenance, and other expenses would take up most of these funds.

How about saving the money and looking for work as is? Her income might be a bit down compared to what was offered to college graduates, but there didn't seem to be any big companies she could join from home in this city, and even if she graduated from university, the job she'd get wouldn't necessarily be good enough. If one day she got married and had kids, it would be hard to keep working as an employee, and when she thought about the cost of four years of college and the amount she could earn during that time, she didn't think she would have to go to college.

Sora who didn't have a dream job was thinking vaguely while looking at the beautiful sea when a voice suddenly interrupted her thoughts.

"Hey, are you skipping school in a place like this, little girl?"

When Sora turned towards the source of the sudden voice behind her, three men were standing and laughing with hideous grins on their faces. One of them, a man who was around twenty years old and had dyed his hair blonde, had spoken to her.

"How about we have a little fun? We will take you to interesting places. This will be our treat."

'Oh, they must have thought I was a truant high school (or middle school?) kid... But to mention that they wanted to pick me up...'

Sora had a tired face. Are they lolicons?

Even though Sora didn't want to admit it, if she just looked at the height difference, it was clear that Sora could be considered a middle school student (maybe even an elementary school). Aren't lolicons already extinct, or maybe not? Many of them may not express their desires publicly. But here it is not a quiet place, even though it is afternoon there are still many people walking around enjoying the fresh air. Don't they know that someone might report it?

"No, Dad and Mom will come to pick me up soon..."

Sora tried to sound younger. They wouldn't mess with her if they thought she was still a child. They will likely leave immediately if they think her guardian will come soon, or perhaps a third person will come to mediate this situation.

Then the blonde man looked around and after he confirmed that no one looked like a guardian, he went to grab Sora's arm.

"Just come with us!"

The other two also approached Sora while smiling.

Sora looked panicked and confused. When looking around, many people try to avoid it, they pretend not to see them and don't help.

'Huh? Could it be that they don't want to get involved? Ah, I see... Everyone here is some kind of introvert, who can't voice an opinion and instead avoids problems. Am I messed up...?'

Can't help it. Sora chose to take care of this matter herself.

Despite her appearance, Sora's intelligence and physical ability weren't bad at all. Her bravery was something extraordinary, especially in her time of need. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to repel her uncle's family who were trying to take her parents' inheritance.

Sora's body moved before she had planned anything, and kicked the blonde man in front of her in the crotch.

"......!"

The blonde man immediately fainted without letting out a groan of pain.

"What the hell are you doing!?"

Seeing one of their comrades fall, the other two became annoyed. They immediately pressed and forced Sora not to put up any resistance. Sora refused, she would do anything even though she was being detained. She would pull their hair, scratch, or bite at every opportunity she had to hurt the two men. But without Sora realizing it, one of the men had a small knife in his pocket, when he couldn't hold back Sora's rage which made him bleed, he decided to pull out his knife and point it at Sora while forcing her away from them.

"Eh...?"

Sora didn't understand what was happening for a moment. With her small body, Sora would be too light even with just a sweep of a man's hand. But, seeing the blood in her stomach took her mind away from the surroundings of reality.

'Why are they carrying a knife? Do they intend to kill me?'

While her mind was in chaos, Sora also heard a 'Crack' sound when her back hit something. Instantly Sora knew it was the sound of cracking from the wooden fence, she knew what it meant. But it was too late, Sora felt her body floating and the acceleration of gravity pulling her down.

'Ah~, Am I falling...? It can't be helped, humans like me are destined not to be able to fly. Of course, gravity will pull me down.'

[Confirmation complete. Acquiring [Gravity Manipulation]...... Successful]

Without paying attention to the robotic voice in her mind, Sora had fallen and hit several rocks. Luckily the height when Sora fell wasn't high enough to kill her immediately and there was a little sea water which reduced her momentum. But it still caused a painful wound, especially with the stab scar that Sora had previously experienced.

'Ahh,... That hurts so much.'

[Confirmation complete. Acquiring [Pain Resistance]...... Successful. Also acquired [Physical Attack Resistance]...... Successful]

With huge waves coming and going, Sora, who was helpless, was swept by the waves into the deeper sea and drowned without being able to do anything.

'My throat feels tight and I can't breathe... Coupled with the injuries I just had, I'm unable to swim...'

[Confirmation Complete. [Breathing underwater] cannot be implemented. As an alternative, creating a body that can breathe and swim freely in the water ......Successful. Also acquired EX Skill [Water Manipulation]...... Successful]

Already knowing that she wouldn't be able to do anything, Sora could only surrender to the death that would come to her and let her body drift along with the water until she drowned. But when she thought she would meet her parents so soon and leave all her parents' inheritance so exposed at home, she had only regret and guilt. With her death, the inheritance left by her parents would easily be taken over by her uncle and aunt. Sora hated it so much that she thought maybe it was her uncle who was behind causing the deaths of her parents. The accident that befell her parents was too unreasonable to be considered a coincidence.

'If I could get rid of all the inheritance before this happened or take it with me... but that's impossible, huh...'

[Confirmation Complete. Acquiring Unique Skill [Heir]...... Successful]

If the story about the birth of a vengeful spirit could really come true, Sora would probably accept it happily. Sora is not happy with the fact that now her parents' inheritance is easily looted. If possible she would like to take it to death with her or become a kind of ghostly creature guarding the treasure.

'Haha~..., am I also influenced by works of fiction? How funny. But if it is possible, it's not bad. If I become some kind of ghost, I could take revenge on my uncle's family by scaring them with nightmares and at the same time defending my parents' inheritance.'

[Confirmation Complete. But due to previous confirmation, [Ghost] life form cannot be applied. As an alternative, acquiring Unique Skill [Ghoster]...... Successful]

'What's with all that noise... I'm sure I don't have a split personality or anyone entering my mind... because if I did, I'm sure my life would never be lonely....'

[Confirmation Complete. Acquiring Unique Skill [Alter Ego]...... Successful]

'...At least... please let me.... sleep in peace...'

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