Self-Harming Heroine

Chapter 0

I just cut off my finger.

The reason is absurd.

It’s because I felt so good.

I don’t know what my rationality was doing instead of stopping me.

I stared at my severed pinky finger as it rolled on the floor, my gaze trembling.

This wasn’t what I intended.

I just wanted to prick it slightly. Just to let a bit of blood out.

But by the time I came to my senses, I had cleanly sliced off my finger.

What’s even more ridiculous is that I almost cut off my ring finger next before I suddenly snapped out of it.

“...This is dangerous. Really dangerous.”

I muttered in a voice tinged with faint fear.

This is bad. And it’s dangerous. Far more dangerous than I expected.

The sharp, stinging pain radiating from the severed area.

The agony crawling up my spine and piercing my brain.

The body’s cry of distress, so painful that tears welled up without me realizing it.

This is, truly—

“It feels good.”

It hurts.

No joke—it hurts like hell.

But it felt good.

So good that I almost cut off all my fingers without even realizing it.

With tears in my eyes, I looked at the mirror.

A girl stared back at me, her eyes also brimming with tears.

She was a striking beauty with flowing blonde hair and pink eyes.

I don’t have blonde hair, breasts, or wear skirts.

I rummaged through my pocket and found a student ID.

Lucia.

The card displayed the photo of a blonde beauty along with that name.

I made an excuse about feeling unwell and left the classroom.

I lied about going to the infirmary and headed straight to the bathroom, where I was now facing reality.

“Lucia... It’s really Lucia.”

The pinky finger fit back into place perfectly.

Not even a trace of the cut remained.

Rapid regeneration.

Lucia can heal any wound almost instantly.

I had really become Lucia.

Lucia, one of the heroines of Dawn’s Blade.

Elegant appearance.

Flawless manners.

Top grades.

And a gentle personality to top it off.

Everyone considers her an exemplary student.

But Lucia has one fatal flaw.

She has masochistic tendencies.

She feels sexual pleasure from being hurt and abused.

In other words—

To put it simply, Lucia is a masochist.

And now I’m a masochist.

Good God.