SOS! I’m Being Forced to Be a Villain - Chapter 28

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Episode 28

Kwon Tae-min stopped mid-way through pulling out the chair next to me and turned around. I quietly watched his retreating figure, and after briefly heading to his seat to rummage through his drawer, he quickly returned.

What Kwon Tae-min brought with him was a math workbook and writing materials. He sat down next to me as if it were natural, and I frowned as I watched him open the workbook he placed on the desk.

“Did you finally decide to drop that model student title that doesn’t suit you anyway? Planning to skip class?”

“I told you. The teacher sent me to check on you.”

“That didn’t mean it was okay to blow off an entire class period.”

Click-click, Kwon Tae-min pressed the mechanical pencil button and answered nonchalantly.

“She said it was fine. I asked before coming.”

“…You planned to skip class from the beginning? Why on earth?”

Countless possibilities flashed through my mind. Maybe he was worried I’d suddenly go find Lee Chung-hye and cause a scene, or that I’d wander around alone and get into trouble… But none of them felt like the right answer.

How could I go find Lee Chung-hye and cause all sorts of trouble when class was in full session? And even if I did cause various incidents, what effect would that have on Kwon Tae-min?

“If you really came here to monitor me, I’ll just sit here quietly like a dead mouse, so just…”

“Yu Baek-hwa.”

Kwon Tae-min slowly turned his head. Meeting my eyes familiarly, he added without a moment’s hesitation.

“I’m saying this because you seem to have been misunderstanding, but I don’t dislike you.”

My face contorted sharply.

“What?”

“You’re the one who dislikes me.”

Regardless of understanding the meaning of that sentence, it was a statement I simply couldn’t accept. I could only blink helplessly as Kwon Tae-min hurriedly opened his mouth.

“Ah, I didn’t mean to blame you for it. Sorry.”

Everything I had believed to be true until now began to shake completely. Memories of facing Kwon Tae-min, the things I had fought with him about, scenes of conflict flashed chaotically through my mind.

‘…That can’t be right.’

We were clearly the type who couldn’t stand each other, anyone could see that. Definitely.

‘Wh-what kind of scheme is this now to mess with me?’

Even as my mind raced, Kwon Tae-min maintained the same dry, emotionless expression. Because of that, it was difficult to read his true intentions, making me even more confused.

I just clenched my teeth and glared at him with eyes full of irritation.

Kwon Tae-min acted as if nothing was unusual, slowly straightening his head. Then he focused on the open workbook pages and moved the mechanical pencil in his hand.

The scratching sound of the pencil lead cutting through paper echoed in the empty classroom. Mixed within that sound were the rustling of turning pages, Kwon Tae-min’s shallow breathing, and my occasional labored exhales, repeating in cycles of appearing and disappearing.

Over my vision that still couldn’t leave Kwon Tae-min’s profile, a familiar system window suddenly flashed into view.

Would you like to check the profile information of ‘Main Character Kwon Tae-min’?

My stomach churned. Even though I hadn’t eaten anything except water, it felt like something was about to flow back up and force its way out of my throat.

I pressed my lips tightly together and clenched my fists. The pain of nail marks filling my palms had become familiar in just a few short days.

“…”

Opening profile information for ‘Main Character Kwon Tae-min’.

Then with a swoosh, text filling the air quickly scanned the bottom section.

Name: Kwon Tae-min

Age: 18 years old (Seolam High School, 2nd year, Class 8)

Role: One of the main characters in the novel ‘Only Two’

Background: This character has been nurturing an obsession with Main Soo since meeting him in childhood, and his nature is violent and twisted… (Show more)

Current Emotional State: Anxiety, faint hope, worry, desire

Inner Thoughts: “I want to see him.”

I skipped over the complicated ‘Current Emotional State’ section and went straight to scanning only the ‘Inner Thoughts.’

‘…He wants to see someone.’

The person Kwon Tae-min would be thinking about wanting to see. It was obvious who that would be.

‘It must be Lee Chung-hye.’

Only then did my mind, which had been boiling with confusion, finally seem to settle down. It was a bit startling, but it seemed like this wasn’t something I should have been trembling and stressing over from the beginning.

Whether Kwon Tae-min disliked me or not, that wasn’t a topic worth anyone’s interest, including mine. Regardless of his relationship with me, Kwon Tae-min was following his original fate by liking Lee Chung-hye, and would surely continue to do so.

Like the keywords and background descriptions attached to Kwon Tae-min, he would steadily build up his terrible obsession and mad love for Lee Chung-hye. By that time, someone like me wouldn’t even catch his eye. As long as I didn’t hover around in front of them in a way that fit my keywords of villain or foreign element.

So there was nothing to worry about. There would be no reason to get entangled with Kwon Tae-min and Seo Jung-hoo and create discord. Then I wouldn’t have to be dragged around unfairly, receiving unwanted attention from the existence beyond the system that provoked my anger, or face potential threats.

‘So, if I just play along with these crazy antics a little longer.’

That would be enough. If they try to bully me, I’ll just take it appropriately, and I won’t let my damn pride get in the way…

…But why should I, damn it. Why should I have to do that!

The more I thought about it, the more fucked up it seemed, giving me a headache. I gave up thinking further and just slammed my arms on the desk and buried my face in them. I squeezed my eyes shut and just breathed heavily without any words or actions.

As I stayed like that, drowsiness began to pour over me at some point. I hadn’t taken this position to sleep, but since I hadn’t been able to sleep properly for several nights, the accumulated fatigue in my body seemed considerable.

The sunlight beating down on the back of my head was warm, and the breeze coming through the open window was also pleasantly cool. The noisy sounds of students from the schoolyard mixed with the rustling of the mechanical pencil right beside me, serving as a harmonious lullaby.

‘…Should I go to the infirmary to sleep?’

However, since my consciousness had already been half-blurred for a while, I couldn’t muster enough will to force my drowsy body to get up. I just yawned softly and rubbed my forehead against the wrist where my head was resting.

As I was defeated by sleepiness and falling into slumber, I failed to notice.

Current Emotional State: Worry, desire, stability, fulfillment, satisfaction

Inner Thoughts: “She won’t know, so it should be okay to look.”

The fact that the last two lines of Kwon Tae-min’s profile information had changed, and the persistent gaze falling on my head as if it had been waiting.

Current Emotional State: Worry, desire, stability, longing, anxiety

Inner Thoughts: “…Would it be okay to touch just a little?”

Even the hand that carefully began to touch my hair.

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