SOS! I’m Being Forced to Be a Villain - Chapter 80

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Episode 80

I roughly wiped my forehead with the back of my hand. It didn’t seem like the sweat was completely wiped away, but I didn’t have the mental capacity to worry about every little detail, so I decided to be satisfied with just going through the motions.

‘…I’ve run this far, so there shouldn’t be any chance of running into those guys.’

Just in case, I glanced around with my eyes, but there was nothing to see. Not Seo Jung-hoo’s brown hair, not Kwon Tae-min’s emotionless expression, and not even those guys in black suits with black sunglasses…

“Ha.”

A bitter laugh escaped me, tinged with irritation at the absurdity.

Just until yesterday, that System bastard had been constantly sending people after me even when I wasn’t doing anything particularly bothersome. But today, those precious minions of his were nowhere to be seen.

Moreover, sending those guys after me was simply a warning or threat, not an action with any real purpose. Monitoring me was perfectly possible without sending people, and for a damn ‘punishment,’ they just followed me around without touching a hair on my head.

Of course, that was only on days when I didn’t go against the System’s mood. Just four days ago, I had committed a wrong that wasn’t really wrong, and was dragged around like luggage – that scene was still vivid in my memory.

But today, even scanning the streets, roads, and building interiors with my eyes, I couldn’t see anyone.

‘Are they celebrating with gongs and drums because I caused a big incident for the first time in a while?’

“Crazy bastard, really.”

Well, it’s good for me if there aren’t any guys watching me with sharp eyes.

I tried to think that way and suppress the anxiety that was slowly bubbling up. Then I fumbled along the familiar path and moved my steps.

‘While that psycho bastard is being quiet, I should quickly go home and…’

However, I couldn’t even take three full steps before I stopped abruptly.

My vision turned bright red and flickered. It was because of the red, flashing rectangular System windows right in front of my eyes.

SOS! SOS! SOS!

I saw the familiar distress signal. And it wasn’t just one. Several windows appeared and disappeared individually, then reappeared, blocking my path and swaying.

I had seen that ‘SOS’ phrase before. Not long after the System had made me spout curses and actions against my will, I had rushed outside with the bold intention of immediately transferring schools and leaving home. It was an action possible only because I didn’t yet know how twisted, cruel, and meticulous the System was.

But left on the street, I couldn’t use taxis or buses. When I belatedly realized this and tried to leave the area on foot, I couldn’t do that either.

The System window that had blocked my vision back then was the same as what was in front of my eyes now.

SOS! SOS! SOS!

I glared at the window that flashed red tirelessly. The more I thought about it, the more absurd it became, and I could only gape my mouth.

‘What the hell is that crazy psycho bastard throwing a fit about this time?’

Even comparing it side by side with the previous situation, there were no commonalities to speak of. I hadn’t tried to use transportation to leave this place, nor had I attempted to run away. I hadn’t even tried to pull strings for another transfer.

In fact, just a moment ago, wasn’t I thinking while looking at the streets without a single one of those black-clad guys the System had sent? That bastard was quite satisfied with the violent behavior I had displayed today after so long…

“…Shit.”

So this isn’t a warning.

“You’re mocking me right now.”

I glared at the blood-red System window with eyes that held not just simple hostility but murderous intent. But even so, it didn’t stop.

I irritably pulled the bag from behind my back. Then I threw it at the intangible System window. The bag, light because I hadn’t even bothered to pack textbooks since I couldn’t concentrate on classes due to headaches and anxiety, cut through the air.

The bag that passed through the red window’s form crashed to the ground. Seeing that sight made me even angrier, and I gritted my teeth and panted.

“Agh! Really!”

I shouted out loud like a barking dog. I could feel the gazes of people passing by on the street gathering on me one by one, but I didn’t care.

I wasn’t the type of person to cause a ruckus in the middle of the street without reason. But I also wasn’t rational enough to have the luxury of caring about my surroundings even in this situation.

Even if someone who knew me appeared, it didn’t matter. My reputation as a crazy lunatic was already well-established, so what would really change if it fell even further from there?

Besides, I had been acting noticeably strange for weeks already, so rumors that ‘Yu Baek-hwa is acting like she’s possessed by something’ must have been following me around for a long time.

“Get lost, just…!”

So I raised my voice without caring. But the System bastard wasn’t one to retreat obediently just because of that.

Warning! Warning!

‘Shit, the only thing I need to be most wary of in my world is you bastard!’

Even if I clenched my fists and swung them around, the System window floating in the air would only waver for a moment, and there was no way it could cause any real damage. So I stopped flailing uselessly and raised my middle finger high.

Only then did the red windows that had been jumping up and writhing as if mocking me begin to fade away one by one. Whether it was tired, bored, or for whatever reason, just as I thought it was finally going to stop and slowly lowered my finger.

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

I could immediately understand what that meant. It was telling me to see for myself who the real crazy bastard was.

At this point, my anger had risen to the top of my head and was boiling furiously. No, it wasn’t simple anger.

Everything that had been tormenting me so viciously until now was mixed together so stickily that I couldn’t even distinguish between them. The fear and pain of not knowing when, how, or how much worse I might be treated this time. The grievances and protests I had to swallow down because there was no proper way to vent or resolve them. Even the hatred toward the single cause that had dragged me to this point.

I wasn’t just angry. If I had really just been angry, throwing my bag around and cursing while fuming would have taken the edge off.

‘…Right.’

Let’s see once and for all whether you die or I die.

The fear toward the System that had been prevalent until just this afternoon didn’t disappear all at once. I was still scared of defying it like this, afraid that acting recklessly might put me under the threat of another artificial accidental death.

That’s why I had done it. Trying to pretend to go along with the System’s tune, talking about villainous behavior that didn’t even suit me. I had been desperate to please a bastard who blamed everything on me whenever something happened.

‘Since when was I such a docile person?’

I wasn’t someone who could be colored however you painted me, nor was I a meek person who would change shape just because you bent and twisted me.

‘Stop fucking around.’

What if this damn novel really never ends?

I had no intention of wasting my entire life being manipulated by the System, playing the villain.

I lifted my half-unfocused, blurry vision. The first thing I saw was the clear blue sky without a single cloud, and the commercial buildings rising high on both sides.

Looking at the rooftop railing of the commercial building right next to me, I suddenly turned my body and walked straight into the building.

But I never imagined it would eventually come to this situation.

“Answer me, Yu Baek-hwa.”

I blinked blankly and looked up at Seo Jung-hoo, who was gripping both my arms tightly.

“Why are you trying to die…!”

My body instinctively flinched at the shout that pierced my ears.

I knew full well that this was a situation that could be misunderstood. Seo Jung-hoo and Kwon Tae-min were already showing sensitive attitudes about my safety, and meeting them in this situation, it wasn’t unreasonable for them to react like this.

So I should explain…

My stiff tongue wouldn’t follow my will. I couldn’t make any sound and could only gape my mouth.

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