Academy Ankle Reaper

“Since I was a child, I have never been the shortest among my peers, not even once.

In elementary school where we were ranked by height, in middle and high school where everyone was going through puberty, and even in the military, I have never been short.

Currently standing at 185cm, taller than the 180 chin-up bar and shorter than 190, the ideal height that men dream of, but tall enough to have a superior perspective and a sense of self-worth that surpasses the average.

The lofty height has filled me with a sense of superiority and self-confidence, and I have always looked down on those who are shorter than me, unable to comprehend their struggles.

So when I read a web novel where the villain had a complex about his small height and contracted with a devil to kill people who made fun of him, I couldn’t sympathize.

Even if you have a complex, killing people just because they make fun of your height is unreasonable.

I left a short comment on that chapter, “Isn’t killing someone just because they made fun of your height a bit over the top?”

To which the author replied, “Are you tall?”

I was taken aback by the direct question.

“How did you know I’m tall?”

“If you were really tall, you wouldn’t have asked that. What’s your height?”

Afraid of the consequences of revealing my real height, I lied and said I was average.

The author quickly replied, “You’ll understand if you ever experience it.”

And with that, my memory as Seo Ji-hoon ended.

At that time, I had no idea what was to come.

Little did I know that I, who had always lived above 180cm, would soon find myself living below 150cm.”