Sung Jin-Woo feels uncomfortable all over his body.
He can't describe the feeling, it's unusual? It's different.
But nevertheless, he couldn't help opening his eyes slowly, adjusting to the new light and room he was in.
He just remembered it, he and his entire raid party were in that shitty Double Dungeon! The moment he remembered it he stood up abruptly and he noticed it.
He was in plain hospital room with windows near looking at the city, with clear and beautiful view nevertheless, then he moved his head to look around his room with more attention.
The room he was in is obviously different than usual and small cramped ones he would be inside after he got injured in the dungeons, but this one?
It's bigger, has a table and chair near the window with extremely beautiful view outside, and the bed he is sleeping on is quite comfortable with two pillows too. Normally due to his status as E-Rank he would be stuffed in rooms with that could be barely called rooms, with only a bed and nothing in it, not to mention they were very small to begin with, but this room is four times bigger than those.
But then, Sung Jin-Woo felt unfamiliar sensation on his head he ignored previous seconds because he woke up just moments ago, he 'pulled' it and it's actually hair.
Long Hair.
Very long hair.
Very long red hair, waist length long hair with flame like patterns on it.
He tapped it once.
He pulled on it.
"Ouch!" For one he felt the pain, the usual pain you would felt after pulling your hair.
But also, very different voice.
Despite his appearance, his voice was always masculine and deep but now.
Why the fuck does he sound like a woman!
His voice is too feminine!
With steady breath, and deep breaths he finally caught enough courage to look down, below his head, at his chest.
His chest.
'Oh my fucking god! What are these huge melons!' He exclaimed in his mind before grabbing 'melons' positioned at his chest!
But at same time he noticed his hands for first time, carefully paying attention to them. Before, his palms would have been rough from all those years holding his daggers, but now they were delicate, too delicate! He glanced at them once, turning and over turning them.
Then he abruptly took of the blanket covering his body, and once again he was shocked, he is covered in hospital gown, that's fine too. But..
His right leg has re-grown to, but that's not where his attention was. Beside his breast, he is also has very wide hips.. He looked his body over once more.
"What the heck! What is wrong with my body!? Why did I become a woman!" He screamed with that unfamiliar high-pitched voice that definitely did not belong him before.
He was too shocked to comprehend it for a second, but fortunately, his scream caught attention of a doctor who ran into his hospital room in hurry, followed by dutiful Nurse.
All meanwhile Sung Jin-Woo just looked at them with questioning gaze, obviously confused and surprised at such turn of events that never could have been predicted before.
And soon enough, a very long and harsh conversation followed up,
"Miss Sung Jin-Woo! Calm down please, we'll explain the situation!" Pleaded Doctor as he walked up to Sung Jin-Woo with worry in his eyes, soon followed by a nurse too. They rarely had seen such drastic cases of appearance changes, and even the re-awakened Hunter in front of them is shocked at current development. "Breath in, breath out!"
Sung Jin-Woo glanced at them for a second before touching his forehead at new headache forming on it before he proceed to follow Doctors instructions.
Nurse and Doctor exchanged worried glances at each other for a moment before returning their main attention back at Sung Jin-Woo who was trying to ignore their existence for a moment
After a minute or two, Sung Jin-Woo seems to have calmed down enough so they hold a proper conversation.
Doctor released a sigh of relief, this is a good sign, he though so. "Miss Sung Jin-Woo, you are under assumption of undergoing a second awakening or also known as awakening."
Sung Jin-Woo shot the doctor a glare for the 'miss' part, causing Doctor to apologize for a moment, immediately understanding for why.
But this shed some light to Sung Jin-Woo's situation, he had heard that Hunter who are of higher rank usually undergo some type of physical transformation.
For example, Tank Hunters would become more muscular, more bulky after their awakening, it's very rare to encounter a slim Tank.
But he had never heard of a Awakened turning into a woman.
"But I have never heard of an awakened turning into a woman!" He voiced out his concerns, and wincing at high-pitch tone of voice coming from him, it's unfamiliar, it's disgusting!
Both Nurse and Doctor winced too, but they kept their composure.
Doctor stepped forward with worried expression.
"Actually, Mr. Sung Jin-Woo, there were examples of higher ranked Adventurers turning into opposite gender after their awakenings, it's very rare because that number is less than dozen but it's nevertheless recorded into Data which I researched due to your body change.." He explained slowly and carefully as he could, he does not want Sung Jin-Woo to go into another rage episode.
This actually surprised Sung Jin-Woo as his eyes shifted from horrified expression to one with hope.
Only High ranked Hunters got their Hunters genders reversed upon awakening? This actually caught his attention as he shifted in the bed now so he could sit on his big butt more comfortably.
"High Ranker Hunters?"
Doctor actually smiled at this one, his patient decided to observe the positive aspect of their uneventful gender change.
"They were all A-Ranks, no exception. A formidable ones too."
At that, Sung Jin-Woo's body eased up slightly, maybe..
Maybe just maybe it was worthy?
He though so..
If he was just D-Rank Hunter, he would have been able to safely work in E-Rank Dungeons, earn more money, buy better equipment eventually and even leave those Dungeons almost 'unharmed'.
He though so but yet, something is nagging under his skin..
"H-how did you knew I was Sung Jin-Woo despite my changes in appearance?" He couldn't help questioning them, and at first his voice broke.
Doctor pushed the glasses on his face further.
"Despite your appearance changing, you DNA stayed almost same, only difference would be your chromosome changing, but in all aspects you are indeed Sung Jin-Woo but..." He stopped for a second, testing his next words. " Your children if you ever have them would obviously take up your 'looks' despite the your previous appearance."
At Doctors words, Sung Jin-Woo, in all his life was still a virgin and considering he had no choice but to work as E-Rank Hunter to provide for himself and his sister he did not have time for it. So under all that, it was completely normal for him to be embarrassed so he hided his face between his hands right now while groaning.
Nurse beside Doctor giggled for a second before shutting up at Doctors glare.
"So Doc, is there anything I should know?"
Doctor appeared to be thinking for a moment before replying.
"Mr. Sung Jin-Woo, your body had undergone Physical Gender Change, something that's right now impossible to accomplish under current technology, your body will naturally produce female hormones " He paused for a moment, letting those words sink in "Along with menstruation each month."
"You mean....?"
Doctor grimly nodded before motioning at the nurse beside him.
"I unfortunately will have to leave for shortly, but Nurse shall explain any all questions you may have regarding your new body and your further health check-ups." He said for a moment before glancing a look at the woman beside him who nodded, before he left.
And one antagonizing hour of torture for Sung Jin-Woo began.
He honestly did not know such hardships women had to go through! He learned how he properly would need to deal with his new body, proper menstruation hygiene, how to proceed, how hormones could direct his thinking.
And oh no, he couldn't take it anymore! But all this shock caused him to go through mental breakdown when he was with Nurse eventually, shocking for a moment before she managed to calm him down.
It wouldn't be an understatement of him saying that Nurse Han is best Nurse he had yet in this hospital.
It was hard, him having to part with his old body..
Body he was born with.
Body he was raised with.
And most importantly, a body that given to him by his mother...
Would she have even though of him as her child if she saw him right now?
He doesn't know..
He doesn't want to know..
It hurts him to think like that.
It hurts.
But in all of those horrible moments, one was light, his body apparently was so beautiful he doesn't have enough words to describe it. Only words like divine could do it justice, he though so. And he doesn't mean it to sound narcissistic, but it's true.
With pale yet delicate skin, waist long red hair wavy hair with yellow undersides of hair resembling flames, and the most interesting perk of his new body would be his eyes, red eyes with yellow-sun shaped forms around her red pupils.
And of course, well developed bosom and wide hips that must be obviously mentioned. His height had slightly decreased, hitting raw 170cm now, still relatively above average for a Korean women, but yet could he even be considered Korean anymore?