Part 1Eclipse of the System: The Star Outshines the Moon

My sister bound herself to the "The Lazier I Am, The Luckier I Get" System, and forced me to bind with the "The Harder I Work, The Unluckier I Get" System.

Because of this, she slacked off every single day, yet remained the perfect, flawless goddess everyone adored.

Meanwhile, I studied until the dead of night, yet remained an overweight, clumsy loser.

My sister told me that in this lifetime, my only purpose was to exist as a pathetic backdrop to make her look better.

But three months before the final college entrance exams...

The System malfunctioned.

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Everyone always said that Selene and I didn't look like sisters at all.

She was beautiful, brilliant, and talented in piano, painting, chess, and ballet. She always ranked first in our grade and was our parents’ absolute pride and joy.

I was the exact opposite. Overweight, slow-witted, and incapable of doing anything right.

Whenever my parents looked at me, their eyes were full of deep disappointment.

"If only Astra were even half as excellent as her sister."

Whenever that happened, Selene would gently stop our parents from scolding me. She would walk up to me, smiling softly, and offer her encouragement.

"Astra, as long as you work hard, I'm sure you can be just as amazing as I am."

When she said that, I never understood the strange, unreadable glint flickering in her eyes.