VILLAIN 30

Seo Kangsan, who moved me into the car he came in while still holding me, seemed lost in thought as if contemplating something. Since it didn’t feel like he was thinking about anything good, I reached out and gave his white cheek a firm pinch.

“I’m hungry. And my leg hurts….”

“It hurts?”

At the word “hurt,” Seo Kangsan finally snapped out of his thoughts and checked on me. Ah, thank goodness. He seems to have returned to his usual self. Letting out a small sigh, I gently stroked the cheek I had just pinched. Please, if possible, don’t lose it. Dealing with the main system alone is enough to leave me exhausted and worn out.

Ah, fuck, here we go again.

I should just kill Seo Hosu and Lee Sera and make a different villain.

…Wow, seriously, this crazy bastard. To you, we might just be game characters that are easy to kill off and recreate, but that’s not the case from our perspective.

I know the story progresses more interestingly when there’s a villain, but why on earth were we born to be used and then killed like this? Since I wanted to die anyway, I have no lingering attachments, but what did Lee Sera do to deserve this?

Due to a critical error, forcibly killing ‘Seo Hosu’ is impossible.

Due to a critical error, permanently deleting ‘Seo Hosu’ is impossible.

Kill ‘Lee Sera’?

The system prevents killing ‘Lee Sera’.

Permanently delete ‘Lee Sera’?

The system prevents the permanent deletion of ‘Lee Sera’.

Since Seo Kangsan escaped that person’s control, my authority has increased a bit more. It’s a blessing in disguise.

Yeah, a blessing in disguise indeed. Now I even have to worry about Lee Sera potentially dying….

Even after arriving at Grandfather’s house, Seo Kangsan walked right inside while carrying me and laid me down on the bed in his room. He stared at me for a long time in that position before muttering quietly.

“Tying you up wouldn’t work, and if I locked you up, I think you’d be in pain….”

What did I just hear? I blinked while looking at Seo Kangsan, but he expressionlessly pulled up the blanket and covered me up to my neck. His nonchalant actions and expression made me momentarily wonder if my ears were deceiving me.

Seo Kangsan reached out and covered my eyes as he whispered lowly.

“Go to sleep. Your face is pale.”

My pale face wasn’t the problem right now.

“…Don’t go anywhere while I’m sleeping.”

There was no answer. Since I couldn’t see anything with my eyes covered, I fumbled around to find Seo Kangsan. He took my hand.

“Stay by my side.”

Don’t go to Lee Sera, please.

“…Alright. For today.”

No, not just today—just stay away from Lee Sera for good.

My head is already a mess; could you please just behave yourself…?

Haa, I let out a sigh and looked at my wrist.

He said he’d send me to school without any complaints, but then he strapped a very suspicious-looking watch onto my wrist.

If Seo Kangsan had thought even a little more wrongly, I would have been locked in the house from that day on, so this was a million times better. Still, feeling a bit heavy-hearted, I sighed and made eye contact with Lee Rowoon, who had just arrived for school and was walking to his seat.

“Didn’t think you’d be able to make it today?”

Saying that, Lee Rowoon scanned my body, put his bag down, and slumped into his seat. After Lee Rowoon arrived, Jang Dohoon and Heo Minsoo also came in and sat in front of me. As soon as they arrived, they glared at me with eyes asking what on earth happened yesterday, but since it was true they had helped, I put a hand on Jang Dohoon’s shoulder and sincerely thanked him.

If it hadn’t been for Jang Dohoon’s help yesterday, Lee Sera might have really died.

“Wh-what!”

Unaccustomed to being thanked so sincerely, Jang Dohoon’s face turned red as he yelled out. My ears hurt, so I pulled back for a moment, but I could overlook this much with a good mood.

“By the way, I heard a transfer student is coming today?”

Ah, boy….

Already? No way, Stem. This transfer student is….

I think it’s a villain that person made in a hurry.

“I… see. Girl or boy?”

“I heard it’s a boy.”

I guess they rushed to create a character to put in the spot after killing me off. I touched my lips, nodded, and leaned back in my chair. My body hasn’t fully recovered yet, so I’m dying from the pain, and now I have to deal with something else?

Letting out a small sigh, I turned my gaze toward a boy entering the classroom with the homeroom teacher. Since he’s an important character meant to play the villain from now on, he looks quite decent.

Lee Rowoon sat beside me with his chin resting on his hand, fiddling with his phone as if he weren’t even interested.

‘So Stem, what kind of guy is he?’

Super rich! ㅇㅅㅇ

…I’m rich too, and Jang Dohoon is rich as well.

As rich as Seo Hosu! And he’s a handsome guy…?

Are you joking?

Since he’s a character made so suddenly, it’s hard to grasp detailed information immediately. They haven’t even set a personality yet, as if they just made the character to send him out for now.

Anyway, he’s super rich. =_=

Doesn’t it feel like your way of speaking is getting a bit rougher? I get the feeling you’re starting to resemble me a little….

No way. ㅇㅅㅇ There’s no way I’d be as violent as Seo Hosu.

You want to fight?

Ah, a setting has been added. Let’s see….

How are they going to give a narrative and fit in a character they just added out of nowhere? To begin with, isn’t the biggest hurdle that Lee Rowoon seems disinterested in everyone? He doesn’t even spare a glance for Seo Kangsan, the one he’s supposed to be linked with.

A setting has been added where he saw Lee Rowoon at an orphanage. He kills every man associated with Lee Rowoon. It’s a “crazy obsessive guy” setting.

Then, besides me, doesn’t that mean guys like Jang Dohoon are in danger too?

Jang Dohoon and the others are just minor roles that disappear after a brief appearance, right? They probably wouldn’t care much if they died.

So you’re saying they only care about me and Lee Sera. And that they don’t care who gets sacrificed in the process.

I suppose it’s a relief of sorts…. They’ve only entered that setting; they haven’t applied it yet.

On the outside, he looks like a gentle, handsome boy. As I looked around, our eyes met directly. I tilted my head and watched him emotionlessly; perhaps his curiosity was piqued, because after the teacher finished the introductions, he walked straight toward me. It just so happened that the seat behind me was empty.

I’m sure there was some kid whose name I didn’t even know sitting behind me until yesterday….

Slide.

Pulling out the chair and sitting exactly behind me, the transfer student gave us a pleasant smile.

‘…Why is it that these bad premonitions are never wrong?’

“Um…, hi?”

I’m not “hi.” Even if you aren’t the villain right this second, a villain setting will be added soon, and you’ll start bullying me.

“Uh…, yeah.”

Showing clearly through my eyes that I had lost interest, I turned back around and sat up straight. Please don’t take an interest in me, please.

“Wow, you look really pretty.”

Is he talking to Lee Rowoon? No way, surely he isn’t talking to me.

I ignored him with my chin in my hand, but the transfer student suddenly tapped my shoulder.

“What’s your name?”

Looking to the side, I saw Lee Rowoon frowning at the transfer student as if he found this absurd. Apparently, that “pretty” comment had been aimed at me.

…Fuck. Are bad premonitions really never wrong….

“Hey, what do you mean “pretty” to a guy? You should say he’s handsome.”

“Eh? Sorry if I offended you. But I really….”

At Lee Rowoon’s firm voice, the transfer student’s eyes widened as if he were surprised, and he waved his hands quickly. Then, his ears turned red as he muttered quietly.

“It’s because I’ve never seen a face like his before.”

A kind face and a gentle voice. He didn’t look like a villain at all, so I let out a hollow laugh.

In other words… since he had to have a gentle personality toward Lee Rowoon for now, they set him up like that, but since they also want to see obsession, it felt like they were forcibly cramming everything in. Above all, a terrifying obsession would be necessary for him to kill us without a second thought. But even if he can kill me, how are they going to deal with Lee Sera?

This is going to be troublesome.

What is?

If that person becomes friends with Seo Hosu now….