VILLAIN 4

I looked at the system window with eyes that held as much disdain as if I were looking at trash. I got up and began slowly rummaging through the drawers to find information about myself or this place. Considering how young this body was, wouldn’t there be a diary? If I went to kindergarten, there should be at least one. Like a picture diary.

I searched the drawers, searched the top of the desk, and then moved on to the bookshelf filled with difficult literary novels that looked like they were meant for adults.

“What kind of household is this….”

There wasn’t a single thing that felt childlike. No wonder the kid’s personality is in this state.

Frowning, I let out a sigh when I spotted a small box that seemed to be hidden in a corner of a drawer. I reached out and pulled it out. It was too small to be a diary, so I shook it next to my ear before opening the lid.

Inside the box were plenty of unopened ointments and bandages of various sizes.

“What is this?”

Why is there so much? There’s even burn ointment.

I tumbled the contents of the box onto the floor and checked them one by one.

Ointment, ointment, bandage, ointment, bandage….

‘Seo Hosu. What on earth were you trying to do?’

Could it be that he wanted to give these to Seo Kangsan?

Since I couldn’t know what the relationship between the two was like before I possessed this body, I couldn’t make any rash assumptions. I put the medicine back in the box and slowly checked the time in the room.

Should I just leave the medicine in front of his room? I was a bit bothered by the fact that I pushed him earlier. No, actually, it bothered me a lot, so I made up my mind to bring it to him. I don’t know why I care so much, but….

[What are you trying to do right now?! ( `―´ );;;;]

As I stood up holding the box, the system window came close to my face and typed out text.

‘I’m going to give him medicine. What are you going to do about it?’

I gave the system window an expressionless look, tucked the box into my arms, approached the door, and listened.

It had been a while since Lee Sera left, so there shouldn’t be anyone, right? …I couldn’t hear any sound.

Once I confirmed no one was directly in front, I slowly opened the door and stepped out. The room at the end of the hallway was like a storage room where no sunlight entered.

Checking the stairs, I walked cautiously and set the box down with a thud in front of the room at the end.

[This is a Restricted Area.]

I had planned to just knock without seeing his face and leave… but it seemed like I wouldn’t be able to knock because of this system window.

I hoped he would take the medicine before anyone else saw it, but if Lee Sera saw it first, it would surely be thrown in the trash without ever reaching Seo Kangsan’s hands.

Then again, after what happened earlier, I couldn’t exactly call out to him by name acting all friendly. What should I do?

Creeeak—!

I was crouching in front of the box, agonizing over it, when the door swung open and Seo Kangsan saw me.

His gaze was less brutal than before, but seeing his face crumple the moment he saw me, it seemed he wasn’t exactly happy to see me.

“What is it?”

“I came to give you this.”

I tapped the box beneath me.

“Ha…, what kind of bullshit are you trying to pull now?”

He held his forehead as if he were sick of it now, eyes tightly shut as he asked with an air of annoyance.

By the way, is this what “favorability” refers to? Glancing above his head, I saw a small pink heart shimmering and glowing in the air.

I wasn’t even the protagonist, so I wondered what the use was in seeing other people’s favorability, but….

‘Wait….’

And to my surprise, Seo Kangsan’s favorability wasn’t 0%.

I looked at the high number of 50% above his head before lowering my gaze back to Seo Kangsan’s eyes.

Ding!

[Aha~? Isn’t this the perfect setup to bully him?! >_<?!]

Ding!

[A quest has occurred.]

[Slap Seo Kangsan’s cheek! 0/1]

I glanced at the system window and sighed.

Are you some kind of split personality? Telling me to give him medicine to apply and then telling me to slap him.

[Because there’s no reason for you to give this to Seo Kangsan. Let’s hurry up and take the medicine back! ]

Do you really have to go this far? If you were going to force me to act so viciously, you should have brought me here after the kid had grown up a lot more.

[Slap Seo Kangsan’s cheek! 0/1]

I reached my hand out and proceeded to mess up Seo Kangsan’s hair, stroking it roughly.

“Wh… what? Are, are you crazy?!”

[Slap Seo Kangsan’s cheek! 0/1]

[Slap Seo Kangsan’s cheek! 0/1]

[Slap Seo Kangsan’s cheek! 0/1]

Seo Kangsan, who had stood still for a moment as if he couldn’t process what was happening, turned bright red, scrambled backward, and shrieked.

“It’s medicine. I didn’t put anything weird in it, so apply it and go to sleep.”

Sighing, I roughly patted Seo Kangsan’s shoulder and turned around to head back to my room.

After just a few steps, I turned back and locked eyes again with Seo Kangsan, who was still bright red, holding his hair and glaring at me.

“Goodnight.”

After giving a greeting with an expressionless face, I turned and headed to my room.

[Uhh? The slap! You’re not slapping him?! What am I supposed to do if you leave it like that! ᕕ(ꐦ°᷄д°᷅)ᕗ]

What do you mean, “what am I supposed to do”? He’ll either throw it away or apply the medicine himself.

I opened the door and went inside, looking around the room that was far too spacious and luxurious for a child to use alone, then slowly went to the bed and lay face down. Staring blankly at the wallpaper, I blinked slowly before my eyes drifted shut.

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[Slap Seo Kangsan’s cheek! 0/1]

You’re being incredibly obsessive the moment I wake up.

I had had a nightmare and couldn’t sleep properly, so I had been awake since dawn in a daze. I wondered what had been hovering in front of my eyes for a while, and it turned out the system window had been obsessed with me since the crack of dawn to perform the quest.

“Ha…, just get lost.”

I might just end up dying. I feel lousy and annoyed because of the nightmare, and then this right after waking up? Seriously.

As I frowned and waved my hand around with a sigh, the system window gradually turned red. As if it had emotions and was offended.

[Why don’t you try dying then?]

…Look at this guy.

[What! Mister Seo Hosu is the one in the wrong! ᕕ(ꐦ°᷄д°᷅)ᕗ]

Why is it a problem that I didn’t slap a kid who did nothing wrong? This guy is really something else.

I let out a hollow laugh, “Ha,” then sat up abruptly and rummaged through the drawers. Fine, you think I can’t die if you tell me to?

I was someone who wanted to die anyway. I could have just done this from the start, so why did I hold out? And while listening to some pathetic threats about bullying a kid, no less.

[No, hey, Mister Seo Hosu! What are you doing right now! >ㅁ<ꐦꐦꐦ]

With hands trembling from the nightmare, I searched the drawers, found a pair of scissors, took them out, and pressed them against my wrist without a moment’s hesitation.

“What are you going to do if I do this?”

[Put that down, man! ᕕ(ꐦ°᷄д°᷅)ᕗ]

“I don’t want to. If I slit my wrist like this, you’re the one killing me, right? Would that be okay?”

I asked if it was okay for the system to kill off a character. Why do you keep making me angry with these pathetic threats?

As I spoke in a low voice, glaring sharply at the system window, the door suddenly swung open.

Startled, I looked toward the door in that exact posture and locked eyes with Seo Kangsan, who was holding the box. His eyes widened in shock as he looked at me, then he gritted his teeth and strode over, snatching my hand.

“Are you seriously a crazy bastard?!”

Why is a kid’s mouth so foul? …But why are you here?

Seo Kangsan, who had snatched the scissors from my hand, looked around.

Ah, you heard what I was saying. Frowning, I reached out to take the scissors back, but Seo Kangsan backed away and glared at me.

“What kind of bullshit are you trying to pull this time?”

[Umm… would you like to slap his cheek now? ㅎ_ㅎ;;;;]

Please just get lost. Can’t you read the room?

I glared at the system window for a moment, but then Seo Kangsan reached out and grabbed my shoulder firmly. It hurt more than I expected, and when I winced, Seo Kangsan hesitated and immediately pulled his hand away.

Is this kid’s personality bad or good?

“You….”

“Seo Hosu.”

“Shit, I said I’m not doing this because I don’t know your name!”

I know we’re not on terms where we want to call each other by name, but….

When I spoke expressionlessly, Seo Kangsan raised his voice in anger. Fearing someone might wake up since it was dawn, I raised my hand and lightly covered my mouth; he seemed to realize his mistake and pressed his lips shut.