Adopting the Male Protagonist Changed the Genre - Chapter 4

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Chapter 4

‘Yes, I lost.’

I cleanly discarded my plan.

If I ran away just to save myself and something went wrong with the protagonist’s future, I’d probably regret today for the rest of my life.

‘Just 6 months.’

I’ll temporarily protect the protagonist for half a year, then safely hand him over to Ophelia before escaping.

Good. Now that I’ve made a new plan, shall I be true to my desires?

Let’s see, my little softie. What’s your name?

“Your name?”

“My name is, well…”

Well?

“Ah, I don’t have one yet.”

What? Why don’t you have a name?

Just as I was about to ask about the circumstances behind this shocking answer.

Ding.

A Quest window appeared with the sound of a bell.

[Quest] Give the Hero’s Star a New Name

A name is an expression of love for a child! Please give the Hero’s Star a new name.

*Reward upon acceptance: Qualification as the Hero’s Star’s temporary guardian

[Accept/Decline]

Ah. That’s right, of course.

The game also started with giving the protagonist a name.

‘What should I do about this.’

Since I’m not Ophelia, it seems like ‘temporary guardian qualification’ was given as a reward.

I don’t know what it is, but since I’m not an official guardian, this much should be fine, right?

Mixing in a generous spoonful of selfishness, when I muttered “accept” in my mind, a cursor-like thing appeared above the child’s head and blinked, just like in the game.

‘Would it be okay for me to give him a name?’

“To command a dog, it needs a name.”

“A name… sir?”

Despite my harsh words, the protagonist’s eyes sparkled like a shooting star falling into a deep blue lake, as if he was incredibly happy.

I didn’t want to disappoint the child, but I didn’t need to think long about it.

I had a name I’d been calling the protagonist for a very long time.

I slowly rolled that name on my tongue while watching the child’s reaction.

“From today, your name is Jui-bam-tol.”

At my words, the protagonist’s pupils trembled.

“My name is… Jui-bam-tol.”

I smiled contentedly while covering my lower face with my fan.

Yes, Jui-bam-tol! How is it, do you like…

‘Huh?’

Who is it. Who just called our Leo “Jui-bam-tol”?

Clack clack.

Soon, with the sound effect of typing, the name I had given appeared clearly above Leo’s head.

Jui-bam-tol

Then a fanfare played…

[Quest] ‘Give the Hero’s Star a New Name’ Complete

The Hero’s Star’s name has been fixed as ‘Jui-bam-tol.’

As a reward, you can now use the status window as the Hero’s Star’s temporary guardian.

Wait, hold on there, System!

Jui-bam-tol when there’s a perfectly good name like Leo. Jui-bam-tol!

Our soft little rice cake’s name is Leo!

‘Leo, hoping he’d grow up brave and healthy like a lion!’

“Pathetic like a rat pup and tiny as a chestnut, the name Jui-bam-tol suits you well.”

At my words, Leo, who had been standing with a tearful face, rubbed his eyes with his sleeve.

“Y-yes.”

Ah, no.

‘Leo!’

“Jui-bam-tol.”

“Yes!”

‘Leooo!’

“Jui-bam-tol.”

“Y-yes, I’m Jui-bam-tol!”

Huuung. Why can’t I call Leo by his name Leo!

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Before Belinda met Leo.

“Your job is to assist Miss Belinda.”

Standing before the antique oak door, the maid supervisor spoke with an overbearing attitude.

‘What does assist mean?’

Leo didn’t know what “assist” meant, but it wasn’t an atmosphere where he dared to ask.

And when he finally encountered the person inside the door.

“What a beastly appearance.”

Leo felt like he had become the most worthless and insignificant being in the world and hung his head low.

The gaze was that cold.

Moreover, Belinda’s expression as she twisted her lips while looking at him was so menacing.

He wanted to back away immediately, but Leo endured by pinching his thigh.

‘I don’t want to go back to the orphanage.’

Perhaps it was thanks to his desperation. Eventually, he received permission from Belinda to work at the manor.

Leo steeled his resolve. No matter how hard the work, he would definitely get it done.

‘Whatever Miss Belinda orders…’

“Calling those stick-like things arms and legs. It’s disgusting to look at, so you need to gain weight immediately. Chef!”

‘Anything, munch munch.’

“I hate cold sleeping places. Jui-bam-tol, warm up the bed with your body temperature.”

‘I have to, yawn.’

“This dessert is terrible. Jui-bam-tol, eat up all this garbage right now!”

‘I’m doing it, but what is this pitch-black food?’

The moment he hesitantly took a spoonful of the mysterious food Belinda handed him and put it in his mouth.

Leo’s face muscles, which had been stiff with tension, relaxed smoothly.

‘It looked exactly like coal… but it was incredibly, incredibly sweet.’

Even after returning to the servant’s quarters, Leo stamped his feet and savored the sweetness of the fondant chocolate.

Then, as if suddenly realizing something strange, he tilted his head.

Was “assisting” originally supposed to be like this?

Leo reflected on what he had done today.

Taking sweet afternoon naps on Belinda’s cloud-like soft bed, eating three meals until his belly was round.

On his hands that hadn’t touched a single drop of water today, the sweet sugar scent from eating dessert vibrated.

‘And I even got a name.’

It was the first thing Leo, who had nothing, came to possess—something completely his own that he didn’t want anyone to take away.

“Jui-bam-tol.”

“Yes!”

“Jui-bam-tol.”

“Yes, I’m Jui-bam-tol!”

Every time Belinda called his name, it felt like someone was tickling his heart with a feather.

He was so happy that tears even began to well up.

‘Lady Belinda is a little… well, quite scary, but she doesn’t seem like a bad person.’

She let him work at the manor and even gave him a name.

Perhaps here, he too could become someone needed.

Leo rested his head on the pillow with such hopeful expectations.

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