This Unbound World's \”normal\” Is Difficult

In this unbound world, what passes for “normal” is far from ordinary. Elma, who grew up confined within prison walls, was unexpectedly pardoned and set free. Despite her mother’s advice to blend in and live a conventional life, her role as a royal maid only highlights her extraordinary nature. Her impossible feats—completing the workload of four servants before noon, brewing tea so divine it seems touched by the gods, slicing through a massive tuna with a single sword stroke, and performing surgeries that surpass even healing magic—leave the palace in awe. Though slightly unsettling, shouldn’t such talents still be considered normal? After all, in a realm where boundaries blur, the extraordinary becomes the everyday. Her presence alone reshapes the palace’s routines, proving that “normal” is merely a matter of perspective. Elma’s journey is a constant dance between fitting in and standing out, where even her simplest actions defy expectations. The world may struggle to define her, but perhaps that’s the point—normalcy was never meant to confine her.