Born Without Magic… So What?

Miyuki tightly held the crystal ball with both hands.

The crystal slowly began glowing with a white light.

A few minutes later, the light became even brighter.

Soon, even Arya and Miyuki couldn’t see anything because of the intense white light.

Then...

The crystal suddenly exploded.

It didn’t break into pieces.

Instead, all of the energy inside it burst out at once and completely covered Miyuki’s body.

Everything happened so fast that Miyuki didn’t even know what was happening.

Before she could understand anything, her eyes slowly closed.

The powerful energy gently lifted her body a little above the ground.

The white smoke-like energy continued surrounding her.

After a few moments, the smoke slowly disappeared.

But Miyuki’s ten-year-old body was still glowing with a pure white light.

Arya quietly watched everything happening in front of him.

Her eyes were still closed.

A few seconds later, her body slowly came back down.

Her feet gently touched the ground.

Then...

She slowly opened her eyes.

The moment she opened them, her eyes had turned completely golden.

When Arya looked at her, he immediately noticed that she looked very different from before.

It wasn’t only her appearance.

Even the aura around her had completely changed.

Arya quietly said,

"Now the evolution will start."

"What you’ll evolve into depends entirely on your own will."

"We can’t do anything after this."

At that moment, Miyuki’s body was completely under the System’s control.

Normally, in this world, humans, beastkin, and every other race evolved only into the next stage of their own race.

That was the natural way of evolution.

But Miyuki’s process was completely different.

She wasn’t evolving naturally.

She was evolving through Arya’s System.

Arya had offered fifty thousand dead bodies to the God of Death.

Because of that, Miyuki now had the chance to evolve into a much higher existence.

She wasn’t limited to her own race anymore.

She could even evolve into another race if the ritual accepted her.

But this process was far more difficult than any normal evolution.

Without fifty thousand dead bodies...

Without the System’s power...

It would have been completely impossible.

Meanwhile...

Miyuki’s body continued glowing with a pure white light as the evolution process silently continued.

Then, when the real Miyuki opened her eyes, she was no longer standing in front of Arya.

She was in a completely different place.

For a few moments, she couldn’t understand what had happened.

She slowly rubbed her eyes with both hands before looking around again.

But...

She still couldn’t see anything.

Because she was standing inside a completely white space.

There was nothing there.

No ground...

No sky...

No walls...

Only endless white stretching in every direction, as if she had entered another world.

She quietly looked around in confusion.

Then...

A black screen suddenly appeared in front of her.

Miyuki’s eyes widened in shock.

She had never seen anything like this in her life.

She had seen magic status boards before, but those only worked through special magic items, and only high-ranking mages could create something like that.

But...

This was completely different.

There wasn’t any magic item.

The black screen was simply floating in front of her.

A few seconds later...

Words slowly appeared on the screen.

**[ Your Evolution will now begin. ]**

The moment those words appeared...

A calm girl’s voice echoed through the white space.

It sounded exactly like the words shown on the screen.

Miyuki became even more confused.

She quickly looked in every direction.

There was no one.

Only herself...

And the floating black screen.

She even walked behind the screen to check if someone was hiding there.

But there was still nobody.

Then the girl’s voice spoke again.

**[ If you’re wondering whose voice you’re hearing... ]**

**[ It’s me. ]**

**[ I am the System. ]**

Miyuki slowly returned in front of the screen.

She frowned.

"System...?"

"How can a system talk to me?"

"Is someone hiding here and trying to fool me?"

The System immediately answered.

**[ You’re wrong. ]**

**[ I’m not just an ordinary system. ]**

**[ I know that in your world, systems can’t talk. ]**

**[ But... I’m different. ]**

The voice remained calm.

**[ Also... don’t think too much about this place. ]**

**[ After your evolution is complete... ]**

**[ You won’t remember anything about this place. ]**

Miyuki’s expression instantly changed.

"So... that means I’ll forget everything?"

Fear appeared on her face.

"Does that mean..."

"I’ll forget Arya too?"

"And all the memories I have with him...?"

The System answered without delay.

**[ No. ]**

**[ You won’t forget those things. ]**

**[ You’ll only forget this meeting... ]**

**[ And this white space. ]**

**[ Everything else will remain in your memories. ]**

Only then did Miyuki slowly calm down.

The System continued.

**[ Now... let’s begin. ]**

**[ Monsters, humans, beastkin, and every other race can normally evolve only into the higher forms of their own race. ]**

**[ But... you are different. ]**

**[ You have the option to evolve into any race. ]**

A brief silence filled the white space.

Then another notification appeared.

**[ However... remember one important thing. ]**

**[ Once you choose a race... ]**

**[ After your evolution is complete... ]**

**[ You can never return to your original race again. ]**

**[ Your evolution will become permanent. ]**

**[ So think very carefully before making your choice. ]**

Another line appeared.

**[ Also remember... ]**

**[ Even if you choose a race from the list... ]**

**[ It does NOT guarantee that you’ll evolve into that race. ]**

**[ Everything depends on your own will... ]**

**[ And whether your soul is compatible with it. ]**

The screen slowly changed again.

**[ It looks simple. ]**

**[ Just choose a race... and evolve. ]**

**[ But the reality is completely different. ]**

**[ If your soul fails to match your chosen race... ]**

**[ You may evolve into a completely different race instead. ]**

**[ Whether you like it... or not. ]**

The System’s voice became slightly more serious.

**[ And if your soul cannot synchronize with any race... ]**

**[ Your evolution will fail completely. ]**

**[ If that happens... ]**

**[ You won’t evolve at all. ]**

**[ You’ll simply be sent back. ]**

Then Miyuki looked at the screen.

After reading the last notification, she quietly whispered,

"So... if I fail..."

"I’ll be sent back."

She slowly lowered her head.

"If that happens..."

"Arya’s hard work will be wasted."

"He did everything just to help me evolve."

"He sacrificed so much for me."

"So..."

"I can’t fail."

She slowly clenched both of her fists.

"I’ll do this."

"I’ll make my will stronger."

"No matter what happens..."

"I’ll succeed."

Her eyes slowly became filled with determination.

Then a small smile appeared on her face.

"When I go back..."

"I’ll surprise Arya with my new evolution."

But the next moment...

Her face suddenly became slightly red.

"After I evolve..."

"My appearance will probably change."

"I might look completely different."

"I don’t know..."

"Will Arya accept my new appearance... or not?"

For a brief moment, that thought remained in her mind.

Then she quickly shook her head.

"No."

"Now isn’t the time to think about something like that."

"I have to focus."

"My evolution comes first."

She slowly took a deep breath.

Then she looked directly at the floating black screen once again.

This time...

There wasn’t even the slightest hesitation left in her eyes.