SOS! I’m Being Forced to Be a Villain - Chapter 3

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Episode 3

Background: This character grew up in a well-off and harmonious family, developing a gentle and considerate nature, making them a typical popular model student who is never short of colleagues and friends. This character first encountered Lee Chung-hye at the entrance ceremony of Seolam High School, and from then on, this character’s pure and innocent one-sided love began. Helplessly fallen for the main character’s kind and gentle charm, this character couldn’t even think of competing with another male lead who was the main character’s childhood friend, and instead stepped back to watch over the main character from afar. Always standing there, gazing at the main character’s back, this character expresses their feelings through unnoticed earnest devotion. (Abbreviated)

“What the hell.”

This time, I definitely cursed on purpose.

“Damn it.”

This time too.

“Fucking hell.”

And this time as well.

I had already reached my limit. From that part about ‘pure and innocent one-sided love began,’ I was struggling to suppress the rising nausea.

“This is completely insane, isn’t it? No, if anyone’s insane, it would be me.”

Then was I unknowingly thinking about Seo Jung-hoo in such a way, and that’s why my subconscious was creating hallucinations filled with delusions?

“Bullshit!”

I scolded myself for harboring such ridiculous suspicions and roughly rubbed my distorted face.

So what! What is it! What am I supposed to do!

Would you like to check the profile information for ‘■■ Yu Baek-hwa’?

Through my tightly closed eyelids, I could sense a faint silhouette of light. When I slowly opened my eyes, I saw a blue window with my name ‘Yu Baek-hwa’ written on it, unlike before.

However, if there was one particularly different point from earlier, it was that in front of me there were only blacked-out characters instead of the mysterious word ‘Main Character’ or anything else.

“…”

Without expressing any particular agreement, the system window disappeared on its own and then displayed the next text.

Opening profile information for ‘■■ Yu Baek-hwa’.

Name: Yu Baek-hwa

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

Role: ■■ of the novel 『Only Two』

Background: Content not disclosed during novel progression.

Current emotional state: Not disclosed to the individual.

Inner thoughts: Not disclosed to the individual.

Novel. And following that, what seemed to be the title, Only Two.

I slightly frowned and stared intently at what was supposedly ‘my’ profile.

Perhaps now I was beginning to vaguely understand what was what, how these incomprehensible things were connected and arranged. But just when I thought I had found an answer to one problem, it felt like an even bigger lock appeared, pushing me back into confinement.

‘…So, I’m.’

A character in a novel?

Not just me, but the other two including Seo Jung-hoo as well? Then this place was originally a world made of a novel from the beginning?

But surely I was born like any other person, grew up in different family environments, and became a person with accumulated memories and values. Even if names could overlap with others, the inherent value couldn’t overlap with anything else – a unique existence.

As I slowly rolled my earthquake-stricken eyes, I stared intently at the two characters that had been hidden and blacked out since earlier.

‘What does that say?’

It was the part where Seo Jung-hoo’s profile had ‘Main Character’ written. Given that ‘Main’ probably means protagonist, I wonder if mine says supporting character.

But the keyword was bad guy, foreign substance. Then not an ordinary supporting character, but rather one belonging to the protagonist category, like a villain or something…

“Yu Baek-hwa.”

Like a mouse caught stealing cheese, I was startled beyond surprise and practically jumped before turning my head. At the only path leading to the shaded space behind the school where I was, someone had stopped and was silently looking at me.

Another one of the three people famous within the school for being ‘in a hostile relationship with Yu Baek-hwa.’

‘Kwon Tae-min.’

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

I slightly frowned at the system window that immediately appeared, and Kwon Tae-min, who had just been standing still, began to move. By the time I belatedly noticed him approaching and was flustered, going “uh, uh,” Kwon Tae-min had somehow reached right in front of me, covering me with the shadow of his large frame.

“What, what… why.”

“…”

“Why, why did you call me.”

I swallowed dry saliva, pretending otherwise. Even when I tried to stand firm and face him, when standing this close to Kwon Tae-min, I was often overwhelmed purely by the difference in physique. This happened even though Seo Jung-hoo and Kwon Tae-min weren’t that different in height or build.

‘His face is just expressionless like a robot too…’

I had too much pride to look away, so I glared at Kwon Tae-min with sharply raised eyes.

Did Seo Jung-hoo petty-mindedly go tattle to Kwon Tae-min? That the crazy Yu Baek-hwa bumped into him after stumbling and then hurled curses at him?

Only I was practically enemies with those three people; among themselves, they were not just close but excessively intimate.

Moreover, they had good reputations with both students and teachers in school, so I couldn’t help but feel wronged alone.

Anyway, what’s important right now isn’t that.

I belatedly noticed my shoulders stiff with tension and consciously relaxed them. Kwon Tae-min, who had been watching me without saying anything for a while, slowly opened his mouth.

“The teacher is calling for you.”

“Tea, teacher? What teacher?”

“Homeroom teacher.”

Ah, what. I thought.

I felt deflated.

‘He came with such an intimidating atmosphere that I thought he was going to hit me.’

I silently let out a sigh of relief and stood up. As I was about to pass by Kwon Tae-min, I stopped my step.

‘What.’

Why do you keep staring.

Thinking he might be trying to pick a fight this time, I faced Kwon Tae-min with pursed lips. Without avoiding that persistent gaze, I looked up at him, unable to even blink my gradually aching eyes.

Still, my relationship with Kwon Tae-min was relatively better compared to the other two in our hostile relationship. In reality, I often had verbal sparring with the other two, and when incidents occurred, I would shout and yell, but I had never fought that severely with Kwon Tae-min.

‘…Of course, the shouting is always one-sidedly from my side.’

That’s my way, and I suppose their way of fighting is to quietly get on my nerves as they please.

Tsk.

“What are you staring at, shi…t.”

Even while grumbling, the curse word I added at the end of the sentence due to my flustered state stretched out awkwardly. I stood there dumbfounded with my mouth agape, then belatedly covered my lips with my palm.

‘It’s starting again, again!’

My mouth, which had been so free-spirited in front of Seo Jung-hoo earlier, was starting up again. I glanced sideways to observe Kwon Tae-min.

Even in this situation, Kwon Tae-min maintained his motionless expression and just stood his ground. Since he always had that kind of face, I couldn’t tell whether he was angry about being cursed at or dumbfounded.

First, I carefully lowered my hand to make excuses and vibrated my vocal cords with minimal force.

‘This, I didn’t mean to curse, there are circumstances…’

“What are you staring at, I said. Are you entertained? If you heard a curse, you should at least show a proper reaction so I can also…”

Crazy.

“Crazy.”

In the midst of it, the curse word I thought was also spat out directly without filtering. I couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh at that shameless tone.

‘They say even going crazy gracefully is a blessing.’

If only Kwon Tae-min weren’t right in front of me, I would have shuddered and pulled at my hair. Maybe I would have even rolled around on the ground, not caring that my uniform got completely dirty with soil and dust.

‘I was thinking something with a similar nuance to those damn words…’

Why do you keep staring annoyingly? If you got cursed at, you should at least show a surprised reaction so I can decide whether to apologize or not.

I was thinking such thoughts, but I had absolutely no intention of dragging them out from inside and recklessly throwing them at Kwon Tae-min.

But why on earth.

Come to think of it, it was the same earlier. Things I had definitely thought about, or more precisely, things I had only tried to think about, came popping out as more exaggerated raw expressions.

‘Is this also because of that novel or whatever?’

Really, am I… a villain?

‘I’ve been living just fine without such things until now, so why suddenly? Why now!’

What was written when the system window first appeared yesterday? Did it say welcome to entering the starting point?

‘Damn, I should have read it properly instead of ignoring it.’

Regretting it wouldn’t change anything. I let out a deep sigh filled with moisture and buried my face in my hands with the familiar gesture I’d repeated countless times.

“…Yu Baek-hwa.”

“Stop the bullshit and get lost.”

I want to cry, but it’s too embarrassing to bawl in front of you.

But even at the curse word I spat out like chewing, Kwon Tae-min neither raised his voice nor turned away following my words. When I slightly lifted my head, Kwon Tae-min was just slowly scanning me with the same static face as before.

Hup, I drew in a pitiful breath and scrunched up my face.

“So dirty and petty… Fine, if your precious self can’t get lost, then I’ll graciously get lost myself!”

Most of those words were my sincere will.

I turned around boldly and strode forward with Kwon Tae-min behind me.

‘My life never has a single peaceful day!’

Thump, thump, thump—I stomped on the ground as I escaped from that secluded space.

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