How to get on the protagonist’s flower path

I felt something piercing through my abdomen.

“Ugh…!?”

The sensation of being stabbed in the stomach was excruciating.

A hot, tingling feeling spread from the point of impact.

The sharpness enveloped my whole body, numbing my senses.

Still, I forced myself to move.

The man muttered as he watched me.

“…What are you? Someone like you definitely wasn’t here last time.”

“…”

I didn’t have the strength to utter a word, so I silently aimed my gun at him.

The man continued to gaze at me, unfazed.

In that moment, when he turned his attention to me, Dumdum’s blade struck him like a flash of lightning.

Though his voice quickly retreated, he seemed to have not fully evaded the attack, as blood trickled down his cheek.

Tch. He clicked his tongue as he glanced at Dumdum.

“I’ll take my leave for today.”

It seemed he had decided not to continue confronting us, as he adjusted his robe and swung his arm.

The figure of the assailant disappeared into thin air in the blink of an eye, as if what we had seen was merely an illusion.

Only then did I feel relieved.

I could feel the strength leaving my body.

Thank goodness. No one died; I’m glad.

It was our victory.

So, I was able to smile while feeling the warmth of the hand that supported me as I collapsed.

The conman looked at me with trembling eyes.

What’s with that expression?

We won, didn’t we? Smile.

Before I could say anything, my consciousness fell into darkness.

085 My head wouldn’t turn.

As I supported Kang Nahyun, I thought this situation felt incredibly surreal.

The “ambush event” should have been cleared successfully.

In a game, it should have ended safely after clearing.

Why was this happening?

Why had a variable arisen?

This kind of Easter egg didn’t exist. This shouldn’t have happened.

Why, why are you bleeding?

I stood frozen, unable to do anything.

I regained my senses only after the teachers rose and began to manage the situation.

The blood on my hands seemed to say that it was all my fault.

This was all reality.

The situation I found myself in mocked me for thinking it was just a game as I recklessly flailed around.

It felt as though someone had splashed cold water on me.

Only then did I realize that all of this was reality.

The chilly wind blowing against me, the worried gazes directed at me, and the pain I felt from my wounds all told me that this was real.

I didn’t know how I returned to the room. I lay there dazed, reflecting on everything that had happened.

As I did, I became overwhelmed with confusion.

I want to ask you.

Now that I clearly understand it’s not a game, I want to ask.

Why did you cover for me?

Why did you get hurt instead?

Why did you go so far for someone like me?

Why do you keep smiling at me while being tossed around, trusting me, and even risking your life for me?

How is it that such love, which I don’t deserve, has been given to me in a reality where I shouldn’t exist?

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What’s wrong with this guy?

That was my immediate thought when I woke up.

When I opened my eyes, I found myself lying in a hospital bed wearing a patient gown.

Next to the bed were a bouquet of flowers and some drinks.

It seemed quite a bit of time had passed, and as soon as I opened my eyes, I checked what had happened, only to find the character had gone a bit off.

And then.

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A heroine who risks her life for me? I agree

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Kang Nahyun coin skyrocketing!!!!!

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The one who bought in early is the winner.

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Seriously, at this point, it’s obvious that the main heroine is Kang Nahyun, right?

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I agree.

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That Kang Nahyun being the main heroine is lunch in the academic world.

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Don’t get too carried away;;

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You’re the next loser.

The readers’ reactions were also a bit off.

What made it worse was the utterly insane meta point total displayed in front of me.

[Current Meta Points: 10030]

I felt a chill running down my spine.

The unease stemming from the meta points peaked when the conman came to visit me in the hospital.

He visited alone and sat silently beside me for a while.

His face, devoid of the usual annoyance, felt strange.

What’s wrong? Did he suddenly go crazy?

After a long silence, the conman finally opened his mouth, his voice weak.

“Why did you take the hit for me back then?”

I don’t know. My body just moved first. You might have died with your garbage stats.

…Even so, revealing my true feelings might be a bit too much.

I tried to respond in line with the heroine character I had been acting as.

“Because you are someone precious to me, Yuhan.”

“…Why?”

“Why do you ask?”

I tilted my head and smiled.

“I’m not someone worth that much.”

“You are someone worth that much.”

Seriously, what’s with this? Has he lost it?

Normally, I would silently shout at him to stop being so annoying, but seeing him show such low self-esteem all of a sudden felt unsettling.

…Well, I was a bit worried too.

I carefully took the conman’s hand.

“Because you’ve guided me, treated me kindly, and you’re a wonderful person, Yuhan.”

At those words, the conman flinched.

What’s this? Did some sense of conscience suddenly awaken?

“That’s….”

He bit his lip, then suddenly stood up.

“Sorry. I’ll go now.”

And he left the room as if he was escaping.

Oh, alright. See you later.

I felt like an office worker who got off work earlier than expected.

But it felt more like an office worker who finishes early because there’s no work before the company goes under.

…Is this really okay?

I quietly asked myself a question that no one could answer.

The next day, when I was discharged in good health and entered the room.

“Hey, …Nahyun.”

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The conman greeted me first as if he had gone crazy.

What’s this? Is the sun rising from the west today?

“Are you feeling okay?”

And why is he suddenly speaking so gently? It’s creepy… I want to keep a proper distance from you.

I managed to suppress my crumpling expression and sat beside him.

And together with the conman, who seemed to be off,

“Here, drink this.”

…A truly

“Don’t you have anything you want to know? I’ll tell you.”

…wonderful…

“Be careful. You’re not fully recovered yet.”

…day passed.

I quickly reached a conclusion.

It seems like things have gone × wrong.

And it’s a big deal.

The conman’s iron wall had crumbled, and it was specifically towards me.

The moment red flags lit up for my future plans.

I rubbed my head and tried to calm my thoughts.

For starters, the amount of meta points I earned today was insane.

[Current Meta Points: 10530]

I had just walked around together without any incidents, and yet I earned 500 points in one day.

Has the system finally gone haywire? It’s beneficial for me, though.

…Focus.

If I think rationally, the current situation is definitely beneficial in the short term.

I’ve been treated like a sort of main heroine by the readers, and the inexplicable collapse of the conman’s iron wall has resulted in 10,000 points. It’s luck.

But it really is puzzling.

When you see someone nearby get seriously injured and bleeding, it can shock you and lead to trauma.

However, usually, when that happens, you unconsciously avoid the person who caused the trauma, right?

Why do I keep trying to stick around like a kitten looking for its mother?

I couldn’t understand.

I just gave up on trying to understand the conman’s thought process. Maybe he’s just like that…

More than that, that…