SOS! I’m Being Forced to Be a Villain - Chapter 4

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Episode 4

A week had passed since then. As we’d reached the last week of May, the weather and humidity had shed their late spring facade and become muggy.

“…They’re not here, right?”

I was putting all my effort into avoiding the three bitter enemies.

Since the day I learned that while I couldn’t be certain if I was the villain of this damn world, I was at least an unwelcome existence, I immediately went home and sought help from portal site search functions.

BL. Main gong and main shou. Bizarre terms like devoted gong, dedicated gong, pure-hearted gong…

Because of that, I opened my eyes to the meanings of words I never wanted to know and could have lived my entire life without knowing, and to a whole new field.

‘Who would have thought BL actually stood for Boys Love.’

And Main Soo was Lee Chung-hye, while the main gongs were Seo Jung-hoo and Kwon Tae-min. But why are there two of them? Is this two-gong-one-shou, living-together thing actually possible?

That night I stayed up all night in confusion. And when dawn finally broke, despite my disturbed mental state, I looked up at the purely blue dawn sky and came to the conclusion: ‘Let me solve my own situation first.’

For the next few days, I personally approached Seo Jung-hoo and Kwon Tae-min. It was to clearly understand my mouth that chattered on its own and the system windows that appeared each time.

‘…Though I stubbornly avoided seeking out Lee Chung-hye.’

After learning about gongs and shous, directly facing Lee Chung-hye, who was destined to be surrounded by two gongs, somehow felt awkward. It wasn’t homophobic disgust toward gays, but rather a primal pity felt between human and human.

‘No matter how poor my relationship with Lee Chung-hye might be.’

To have those damn Seo Jung-hoo and Kwon Tae-min as lovers. It couldn’t be more pitiful and tragic.

So I stuck to interacting only with the two male leads excluding Lee Chung-hye, but even that didn’t last two full days.

‘Strange rumors started circulating around school too.’

That Yu Baek-hwa had finally gone crazy. That now she was spouting curses at her bitter enemies for no reason.

At this rate, it seemed like I’d really get beaten up by either Seo Jung-hoo or Kwon Tae-min, so I couldn’t continue. Knowing that I was hopeless at physical fights, I had no choice but to read the room and tuck my tail between my legs.

For that reason, I was currently maintaining a lifestyle of scurrying around and hiding to avoid those three bitter enemies.

I glanced around and surveyed the long 1st floor corridor. Since it was mainly filled with spaces for teachers like the principal’s office and faculty office, hardly any students passed through here. And fortunately, among that small number, the three people I was fervently avoiding were nowhere to be seen.

Relieved, I patted my chest and stealthily turned the corner to step forward. Soon, creeping along, I reached the most secluded spot in the corridor—a special classroom that even teachers rarely set foot in anymore.

When I opened the unlocked door, a quiet sound echoed. Beyond it, I could see piles of boxes stacked in the sparse space where most items had disappeared, a dusty blackboard, and an old electronic piano.

I entered the special classroom and quietly pushed the door closed behind me.

This place had been used as a music room until last year. However, after a larger and cleaner music room was set up on the 4th floor during last winter break, it had been used as a storage room for old and broken instruments.

Still, perhaps because the floor was periodically swept and cleaned, the stagnant dust floating in the air wasn’t too severe. After lightly breathing in the old wood scent, I soon headed toward the window.

Since the special classroom was on the 1st floor, I could see straight out to the Brick Walkway and the schoolyard full of students.

‘Peaceful.’

It was a scene that could be expressed with exactly that word. Peer students gathered in small groups laughing and chatting, several teachers enjoying light walks after finishing lunch, the sound of sand being kicked up in the schoolyard and shouts exchanged while passing balls.

When I unlocked and opened the window, a briefly ear-piercing creak sounded. But without stopping, I applied force, and the stuffy early summer breeze blew in through the wide-open window.

Since the special classroom was deep inside the corridor, and tall plants were positioned around the window area, there was no worry of being discovered. Gaining confidence from this, I gripped the window frame with both hands and leaned my body toward the outside. I could feel the uneven marks of the window frame pressing deeply into my palms, but I didn’t care.

‘Really, so peace—’

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

‘…ful my ass, damn it.’

Why is that window suddenly appearing? Where is Kwon Tae-min?

I hurriedly pulled away from the window frame and frantically looked around in all directions. First the special classroom that clearly contained only me, then the 1st floor corridor visible through the opposite window.

However, since I couldn’t spot so much as an ant, let alone a person, I turned my gaze back outside the window.

‘Is he outside?’

With narrowed eyes, I thoroughly scanned starting from the nearby walkway. Then, when my eyes finally reached the schoolyard, the system window that had been gradually fading over time glowed blue again.

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

“Ah.”

Found him.

‘That guy doesn’t change his expression even while kicking the ball and running around.’

Is that the great main character’s ability?

As I slowly blinked, I unconsciously rolled my eyes. Then the system window, reading a positive response from me, displayed new text.

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

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 nurtured an obsession with the main shou since meeting him in childhood, and his nature is violent and twisted… (Show more)

Current emotional state: Amusement, boredom, contemplation

Inner thoughts: You are not yet close enough to read the target’s inner thoughts.

These were keywords that suited Kwon Tae-min, who maintained the same expression 365 days a year, all too perfectly. But more than that.

‘How can feelings of amusement and boredom coexist?’

Isn’t he crazy? It certainly seemed to match perfectly with the insane keyword of obsessive gong.

Actually, even during the past few days of avoiding those two people, Kwon Tae-min had been a particularly major obstacle. Despite my wish to avoid even brushing a single hair with him from the moment I arrived at school until I went home, it was because Kwon Tae-min and I were in the same class.

But fortunately, Kwon Tae-min never bothered to speak to me separately. Even our conversations were limited to him relaying the teacher’s summons, informing me of the teacher’s instructions, or delivering the teacher’s assignments.

Since it was a better relationship than with Seo Jung-hoo, it meant we could fight less and treat each other more business-like.

So I had devoted all my energy to being careful not to overlap paths with Kwon Tae-min. Just in case, when I was in the classroom with Kwon Tae-min, I obsessively kept my mouth shut, but it seemed that unless I was directly speaking with him, curses didn’t automatically slip out like before.

‘…Though it does seem like we’ve been making eye contact more often during those few days.’

I decided not to worry about it much. Even I would inevitably be bothered if my bitter enemy was determined to avoid me.

‘That aside, his nature is violent and twisted.’

I stared blankly at the content that was cut off bluntly due to the long length not being fully revealed, then cast my eyes toward the (Show more) area.

Background: This character has nurtured an inexplicable obsession with the main shou since meeting him in childhood, and his nature is so violent and twisted that he doesn’t allow others to dare approach the main shou. Being the only son of a wealthy family, this character uses his narrow but powerful connections to isolate the main shou and focuses on making the main shou concentrate on him. When another gong appeared, this character developed a competitive spirit and began to openly express his feelings toward the main shou upon recognizing them. (Collapse)

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