VILLAIN 32

Lee Rowoon, unable to withstand my gaze after lingering without leaving, finally stood up from his seat. Noticing my signal to take Seo Kangsan with him if possible, Lee Rowoon grabbed his arm.

“Let go.”

Slap. Seo Kangsan, brushing off Lee Rowoon’s hand as he tried to lead him outside, spoke in a low voice while looking only at my face.

“Both of you, go to the classroom. Or should I call your homeroom teacher for you?”

It was the most effective threat for a student, but tsk, it had no effect on Seo Kangsan, who merely clicked his tongue softly. Having no intention of leaving at all, he simply sat in the chair while glaring at Choi Ijun as if telling him to go ahead and try calling the teacher.

‘Seo Kangsan was prickly, but he wasn’t usually this ill-tempered….’

“Hyung.”

“I’m not going.”

I haven’t even said anything yet, you jerk.

“Go. So I can get some sleep.”

“You can’t sleep if I’m here?”

For some reason, those words sounded hurt, so I eventually couldn’t hold back a sigh and exhaled deeply.

“Of course I can’t sleep if someone is watching me. Come pick me up after class.”

“…Alright.”

He slowly stroked my arm and then lightly tapped the watch on my wrist. After looking at the watch with eyes full of complex emotions, he slowly stood up. Seeing him hesitate until the very last moment as if he didn’t want to leave, I waved my hand with an expressionless face.

Are you going to be okay? What if Choi Ijun suddenly rushes at you with a knife… ㅜ_processed.

Well, I’ll manage somehow.

It’s not like Choi Ijun is killing Seo Kangsan, nor is he harming Lee Rowoon, so what is there to worry about? I’d rather he come at me, but the face of the transfer student from earlier kept coming to mind, leaving a bitter taste in my mouth.

The story has changed, and ‘Choi Ijun’ is synchronizing with the story.

The main story has changed, and the ‘Choi Ijun’ settings are being modified.

Synchronization 1%

It’s this again. Choi Ijun has appeared, and now they’ll have to overhaul everything, so what are they going to do? Looking at the main system window, I turned my gaze toward Choi Ijun, who was looking down and holding his forehead. His eyes, which had lost focus as he stared blankly at the floor, slowly met mine.

“Huh? You….”

It was a clear smile. Like the kind boy who had transferred in and talked to me because he purely wanted to get close—he was looking at me and smiling, leaving the snake-like eyes behind.

“So… what’s your name? I’m sorry for saying you were pretty. Sorry….”

Synchronization 6%

As if caught in a fatal error, he repeated the same words while the focus in his eyes gradually faded. He looked up, then suddenly looked to the side, then back at me, then up again. Like a broken machine, his face twitched slightly and his body trembled.

Ha, haha…. Letting out a hollow laugh, I raised my hand and covered my face.

Why did they have to make him with the exact same character model? They could have at least made his appearance as a New Rowoon character. Then I wouldn’t feel this strange or disgusted….

Synchronization 8%

“You… pret—…, no… must kill….”

Oh dear, the previously auto-learned settings are clashing with the settings that person put in.

As I faltered and stepped back, Choi Ijun reached out and firmly grabbed my arm.

Eyes shining terrifyingly stared straight at me. At the same time, his pupils were moving rapidly as if they were broken.

Settings are being added to ‘Choi Ijun’. ‘One who does not hesitate to murder for the sake of revenge’.

Settings are being added to ‘Choi Ijun’. ‘One who can throw away everything for the sake of revenge’.

As soon as I saw the last phrase, I reached out and grabbed Choi Ijun’s clothes.

“Choi Ijun.”

Synchronization 21%

“That’s not your revenge.”

“It… is…. I… am a being… born to kill you all…. I… am that kind of setting….”

I thought about giving him a hard smack to make him snap out of it, but since I didn’t even have the strength for that, I tightly gripped Choi Ijun’s hand with both of mine.

“…So don’t commit murder.”

“…I am… a character…. I… am dy—”

“Don’t become like Lee Sera, please….”

“…I don’t… want… to die….”

Drip. Tears fell from Choi Ijun’s eyes.

“I don’t want… to disappear… like that… again….”

Synchronization 55%

‘Choi Ijun’ character settings are being modified.

Overwriting with learned personality.

‘Choi Ijun’ character settings are being modified.

Overwriting with modified personality.

A fatal error occurs.

A fatal error occurs.

Synchronization 76%

“Name…, what is it…?”

“…Seo Hosu.”

The ‘Choi Ijun’ character is learning automatically.

“Hosu…, the name is pretty too.”

Smiling faintly while tears streamed down, Choi Ijun hung his head low.

Synchronization 89%

Synchronization 99%

“Choi I—”

Synchronization 100%

Choi Ijun slowly raises his head. Perhaps he ultimately couldn’t defeat the main system, as snake-like eyes meet mine. As I held my breath for a moment, Choi Ijun moved his hands to lay me down on the bed. Then he stood up, staggered like a broken machine to his place, and sat in the chair. Mumble, mumble. I focused on the voice of the person who was touching his forehead and saying something in a low voice.

“…Must kill…. Must kill… must kill. Must kill, must kill, must kill, must kill, must kill.”

The moment I saw Choi Ijun firmly grab the scissors in front of him with trembling hands, I jumped up from my seat and ran out of the infirmary as if escaping. In my haste to leave, I ran down the hallway even though I had left my shoes behind.

Fucking hell, no matter how much I say I want to die, this isn’t it.

Characters like Lee Sera are more than enough with just Lee Sera. Why again….

As I was running mindlessly down the hallway, someone’s hand suddenly grabbed my body; I turned around and shook it off with all my might. “Gasp,” I looked up to see Lee Rowoon looking at me with a frown.

“Hey, you….”

As I stepped back while trembling, Lee Rowoon hesitated for a moment, then reached out and cupped both of my cheeks somewhat firmly.

“Are you possessed?”

“…No.”

“Is that so? Then it’s fine.”

Relieved by the words that I wasn’t possessed, Lee Rowoon let out a sigh and gestured for us to go to the classroom. Hadn’t he gone back to the classroom earlier?

“The atmosphere seemed a bit strange earlier, so I was worried and was about to go check again.”

He said that and pointed ahead. Where Lee Rowoon pointed, Jang Dohoon and Heo Minsoo were hiding in a corner, watching the classroom area, before approaching us.

…Isn’t it class time right now…?

“Hey, I heard your spiritual illness flared up again!”

Jang Dohoon, who approached me and shook my shoulders with both hands, scowled. Yet, at the sight of his eyes checking to see if I was okay, the tension that had stiffened my body melted away. Letting out a sigh, I slumped down on the spot, and Lee Rowoon and Jang Dohoon grabbed my arms from both sides.

“Are you back? Have you arrived? Is this kid possessed by a god? Huh?”

“…Just be quiet for a second, Dohoon.”

‘So… did Choi Ijun end up with the main system settings?’

Thanks to the guys, my senses returned; I slowly raised my head and looked at the system window that appeared in the air.

Um…, well… I’m not sure either. It seems like the two were set simultaneously….

How is that possible? One was a guy crazed for revenge, and the other was a kind child who obediently apologized when told to. The eyes I saw at the very end were definitely the snake-like eyes crazed for revenge following the main system settings.

“…Hey, let’s just cut class. What kind of class can we have in this state? Is there anywhere you want to go?”

Perhaps noticing that I didn’t want to go to the classroom, Lee Rowoon, who had walked ahead with Jang Dohoon, turned back to ask me.

A place I want to go….

“I don’t know.”

When I answered in a small voice, Jang Dohoon and Lee Rowoon looked at each other and then headed toward the school exit while holding my arms. Listening to the two of them decide where to go, saying we should cut school and go play, I slowly looked back.

Bullshit.

Do you think this is some kind of youth story?

Moving location for the progression of the main story.

The moment I stepped foot outside the school gate, I felt my body floating in the air.

“Wha—”

I squeezed my eyes shut and then opened them to find the scenery had changed back to the classroom.