SOS! I’m Being Forced to Be a Villain - Chapter 74

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Episode 74

“Just look at the state she’s in now. There’s no way Yu Baek-hwa would cooperate.”

“That’s why we need to get solid evidence…”

Lee Chung-hye tried hard to focus on Seo Jung-hoo and Kwon Tae-min’s alternating murmurs. Frowning deeply, she leaned her body as far as possible toward them.

Then one word from their incomprehensible conversation popped out and pierced Lee Chung-hye’s ears.

“…so domestic violence…”

“Abuse…”

Domestic violence? Abuse?

‘…Who?’

Yu Baek-hwa?

Lee Chung-hye hurriedly rolled her eyes. Then she frantically scanned the system window that appeared in her vision.

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 developing an obsession with Main Soo since meeting him in childhood, and his nature is violent and twisted… (Show more)

Current emotional state: Worry, anxiety, devotion, anger

Inner thoughts: “We can’t let that kid keep getting beaten in that house any longer.”

Even though she deliberately chose Kwon Tae-min, who belonged to the relatively normal category, Lee Chung-hye’s guess was exactly right. They were currently harboring a seriously wrong misunderstanding.

It was true that Yu Baek-hwa had once suffered from disgusting abuse, but that was already over two years ago. Currently, Yu Baek-hwa was enjoying her solitary life alone in an empty house, far from being abused. Of course, it wasn’t neglect or abandonment at all, but a single-person household lifestyle she had chosen for herself.

When Yu Baek-hwa said she had no desire to live together, Yu Baek-hyun even went abroad, so that said it all. While Yu Baek-hwa hadn’t made such an extreme demand, from Yu Baek-hyun’s perspective, he would have wanted to provide as much stability as possible to his sister he felt sorry for.

Anyway, so the idea that Yu Baek-hwa was still living while being abused was completely nonsensical.

‘…Can’t let her keep getting beaten.’

Lee Chung-hye silently moved her lips, muttering that sentence.

That seemed to be the starting point of the misunderstanding. What Yu Baek-hwa was suffering and being tormented by the System appeared to Seo Jung-hoo and Kwon Tae-min as domestic violence.

They had never seen Yu Baek-hwa getting beaten by someone outside, and since they knew nothing, it was impossible for them to know the System’s identity, so they must have reached that conclusion.

‘You’re saying Yu Baek-hwa knows all this but isn’t correcting them?’

Or could it be that she still doesn’t know anything?

Just as Lee Chung-hye was narrowing her eyes slightly, a soft vibration rang from the phone in her hand.

Lee Chung-hye, who had been deeply contemplating whether or not to follow those two while accepting being manipulated by the System’s power, let out an annoyed sigh. Then she irritably tapped the screen.

“Who would call at this timing…”

Lee Chung-hye’s voice cut off abruptly. Soon the sharp emotions that had filled her face disappeared, leaving only a bright, beaming smile on her pretty face.

‘It’s oppa!’

Baek-hyun oppa♥

Chung-hye

Sorry, but could you tell me if something happened to Baek-hwa today?

I heard from her teacher, but it seems like there are parts I don’t know about…

Occasionally contacting her only when he heard about major incidents and asking for help, Yu Baek-hyun acted as if he were a great sinner. But Lee Chung-hye wouldn’t mind receiving message bombs every minute from him.

‘What does oppa have to be sorry about!’

Lee Chung-hye, grinning happily, hurriedly typed.

It wasn’t a big deal. Yu Baek-hwa just threw a bit of a tantrum and|

‘No, a tantrum?’

Lee Chung-hye shook her head and typed the words again.

It wasn’t a big deal. Yu Baek-hwa just accidentally broke a school flower pot and drew attention. She wasn’t hurt anywhere, and she didn’t fight with friends either!

Since the targets, Seo Jung-hoo and Kwon Tae-min, didn’t fight back and just struggled to calm Yu Baek-hwa down, it wasn’t really a fight.

‘Also, explaining everything in too much detail to oppa… Yu Baek-hwa would hate it and be disgusted.’

Lee Chung-hye nodded slightly and sent the message.

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Feeling rustling sounds nearby, I slowly opened my eyes. Still drowsy and staring blankly at the ceiling, I slowly turned my hazy vision.

What I soon faced was Seo Jung-hoo, who was examining my arm that he had rolled up my sleeve to expose without permission.

“…What the hell are you doing now.”

I spoke in a sleepy voice. Only then realizing I had woken up, Seo Jung-hoo habitually tried to curl up the corners of his mouth, then stopped and relaxed his expression.

“Well. Someone acting crazy is acting crazy.”

What kind of bullshit is that. I glared at Seo Jung-hoo with exactly that kind of look. As I took a small breath in bewilderment, the cozy scent characteristic of the infirmary brushed my nose.

Regardless of my reaction, Seo Jung-hoo shamelessly examined the skin on my wrist.

“To your eyes, whatever I do will look like I’m acting crazy.”

“So what. You’re going to grope someone else’s body without explanation?”

“…You know what I’m doing right now even without an explanation.”

I slightly furrowed my brow.

There was no way I wouldn’t know. I now understood well that deep worry and agitation were seeping into Seo Jung-hoo’s eyes as he looked up at me.

I just couldn’t understand the reason, which only made me feel frustrated inside.

Muttering a small curse, I shook off Seo Jung-hoo’s hand. After irritably pulling down my uniform sleeve, I sharply turned my body to lie with my back to Seo Jung-hoo. The infirmary blanket made a rustling sound.

As if announcing the approach of final exams, the season was gradually changing to full summer. Because of that, midday was quite hot and humid these days, but I was still wearing winter uniform shirts and pants instead of summer ones.

The reason was obvious.

‘I can’t go around with bare arms and legs exposed.’

Because of that crazy psycho System bastard.

“Yu Baek-hwa.”

“…”

“Baek-hwa.”

Gritting my teeth and enduring, I suddenly pulled the blanket up. I covered myself deeply so not a single strand of hair would stick out and curled up my body. Even though he must have noticed my blatant refusal, Seo Jung-hoo’s mouth didn’t know how to stay shut.

“Those injuries… you haven’t been to a hospital separately, have you? Medical records remaining, or anything like that…”

“What are you going to do knowing that? Are you planning to stalk me to hospitals now?”

That said, it had been a long time since Seo Jung-hoo and Kwon Tae-min stopped following me around or coming to my house. But the sharp words that had entered my mouth, especially in a situation where I had given up everything to the System’s control, wouldn’t disappear easily.

After a moment of silence, Seo Jung-hoo slowly spoke.

“Photos or anything like that, have you ever taken any?”

“Why would I take photos. To advertise this kind of body and brag about it to the whole neighborhood?”

Again, silent stillness followed without an answer.

I couldn’t understand what he was trying to do. I clicked my tongue loudly as if for him to hear and curled up my body even more.

I had never made excuses to them about the injuries and bruises that occasionally appeared on my body, the clear traces of violence. Naturally, I had never tried to explain the reasons half-heartedly, nor had I ever tried to reveal the truth by risking my life.

But Seo Jung-hoo and Kwon Tae-min also didn’t try to dig out the cause of my injuries. If it had been any other incident, they would have thrown questions until I was sick of it and grabbed onto leads to torment me, but they showed no such behavior at all.

‘Why.’

Do they believe the stupid excuse I casually spouted last time?

‘That I got beaten up by delinquents from another school, they still believe that?’

No way. Not anyone else, but Seo Jung-hoo and Kwon Tae-min couldn’t be that naive.

Lost in thought and pondering, I suddenly flinched at a low voice coming from behind me.

“Damn… shit.”

That small cursing was definitely Seo Jung-hoo’s voice. While I was just blinking in confusion under the blanket, I heard the sound of a simple chair being dragged across the floor.

“Rest up. I’ll just go to the classroom for a moment. Kwon Tae-min will be here soon.”

Seo Jung-hoo’s voice saying this had regained its original tone.

That cursing earlier… wasn’t directed at me?

Soon Seo Jung-hoo’s presence moved away, and the infirmary door carefully opened and closed. But even in the quiet atmosphere, my body, which had somehow started trembling, couldn’t calm down and shivered under the blanket.

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