chapter 17
17 – Is there anyone else besides me?
I can’t quite remember what happened after that. Hestia noticed that she wanted to say something to me, but I couldn’t bear to open my mouth. Eight o’clock, behind the auditorium. It wasn’t a very fluent pronunciation, but what came out of Lily’s mouth was definitely English. The language of the earth, not the language of this world.
I didn’t have time to pay attention to other things. I didn’t even listen to a single class. I kept thinking over Lily’s words. Time and place. I’m sure he meant to come out there.
Did she, like me, fall from Earth to this world? If so, how could she be sure of my identity? Can I trust her now? A guarantee that nothing dangerous will happen when you go out?
All sorts of thoughts followed one after another. I don’t know anything about her It is only my opinion that she is the original heroine of this world. Because her ability is superior to her status. Because she is loved by the crown prince. Because my body reacts to her. It’s just my guess through these three facts.
The only thing I really know about Lily is that she’s attractive on the outside but sneaky on the inside. Really, if she tries to trick me with bad intentions, even for one thing, I’ll have no time for her to use her hands.
Isn’t it clear that this is a romance fantasy world? It wouldn’t be strange to say that this world is just a male-oriented fantasy world at the opening, and that Lily is a succubus with the power of the Great Demon King, enchanting the prince and me with magic.
I sat alone on my dorm bed and bit my nails. Even at this moment of contemplation, time continues to flow. It’s already 7:30. If you are going to the back of the auditorium, you should stand up now with plenty of room.
I sat on the bed for a while, shaking my legs and biting my nails. Hard. Blood oozes from under the thumb nail. I wake up to the momentary pain I feel. I jumped up from my seat and put on my juseom juseom clothes.
If you go and something happens, you will regret it. If you don’t go and check it out, you will live regretting this moment for the rest of your life. If you’re going to regret either choice, it’s better to try and regret it. I ran towards the auditorium.
The time is 7:50. If you run hard, you won’t be late.
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“Are you here?”
Lily asked in an unusually dry tone if she had thrown away all of her mask. She tries her best to pretend to be relaxed, but she seems nervous too, judging by the way her legs are trembling and her hair is twisted in a twist.
I caught my breath for a moment. It is still a more appropriate season to call it winter than spring. Even so, Lily looked a bit surprised and said to me, who was dripping with sweat from running so hard.
“I didn’t have to play so hard. I didn’t mean to disappear as soon as I hit 8 o’clock. I was thinking of waiting about 10 minutes.”
With one hand on my lap, I gestured for a moment with the other hand. After taking a deep breath like that for about 10 seconds, I felt like I was going to live.
“Huuu… I’m going to live for a while. So why did you call me? Lady Adamas.”
“If you understood what I was saying and came all the way here, wouldn’t you have noticed it already? Please call me Seol-ah, not a hard title like Lady Adamas.”
“Seola?”
“Yes. Han Seol-ah That’s my original name. I was originally twenty-five.”
Lily, no, Seol-ah held out her hand. Judging from the fact that she just finished introducing herself and offered her hand for a handshake, it seems that she has no sense of distance when dealing with people.
“Will you shake hands?”
“Oh, yes.”
She took her hand and rocked her up and down. Come to think of it, this is the first time we’ve shaken hands since coming to this world.
“So, you? It would be unfair to only introduce myself.”
“I, I… “
“Mikhail? What’s wrong?”
Huh?
Who am I? This is Mikhail von Sirius. Why are you asking that? I’m Mikhail
No, not that. Me on earth
It feels like my heart is sinking. It hasn’t been two months since I came to this world. But when I heard that question, I thought I was Mikhail. On the subject that I usually thought of myself as separate from the previous Mikhail, who was it? When asked, Mikhail came to mind first.
This is obviously strange. Just looking at her in front of me right now, her ego as Seolah Han is stronger than Lily von Adamas. Introducing herself as Seolah Han rather than Lily, she looks very cool and refreshing as if she took off a stuffy mask. Her identity is clear. It is Han Seol-ah wearing Lily’s mask.
But what about me? The current body of Mikhail von Sirius is much more natural than I was on Earth. The feeling of being Mikhail himself rather than wearing Mikhail’s mask. Strange when you think about it. Why did I not long for the earth after falling into this world? No matter how much this body is a gold spoon, I just throw away all the ties in the original world? Family and friends without any regrets? My head is dizzy.
“Mikhail? Mikhail? Are you okay?”
Seola grabbed my shoulder and shook it slightly. Spirit returns Who am I?
“Oh, yes, it’s okay. The name is sea. River sea. Sounds like a girl’s name, right? I am twenty-three.”
What was I worrying about just now? Something important… , No, if it was that kind of problem, I wouldn’t have forgotten it. Let’s not mind. I dismissed the thoughts I had been thinking.
Seol-ah looked me up and down as if she noticed something suspicious. Does she think it’s a pseudonym? She moved her eyes busily and then she fixed on mine. I didn’t bother avoiding it because I had nothing to stab. She opened her mouth
“Okay. I’m older, so I’ll just let you go?”
She relaxed her expression and spoke to me as if she had always done that. I felt it when we shook hands earlier, but he has a personality that doesn’t have too much distance when dealing with people.
“Huh, Miss Han Seol?”
“Just call me Seol-ah noona.”
“Are you Korean?”
If the name is Han Seol-ah, she must be almost 100% Korean. I remembered her native English pronunciation. A nostalgic feeling that can be heard in English class at school if you point someone out and ask them to read the text.
“Just call me sister. And right. She is korean Are you also Korean?”
“Yes. I am also Korean. And it’s still more comfortable. Rather than that? Did you expect me to be Korean?”
“Looking at the reaction, you came over without knowing anything.”
She grinned. She is a smile who has convinced herself that in this position she has the upper hand.
“Seol-ah seems to know something.”
“I don’t know exactly either. Why did you come here, how did you come, and can you go back? I know nothing about such fundamental matters.”
“Then what?”
“Have you ever heard of a novel titled ‘How to tame a rude man’?”
“Is this a romance fantasy novel?”
“Right. Have you ever seen one?”
“No. Just hearing the title makes me feel like that.”
My prediction was correct. This was the world of a romance fantasy novel written by someone. A fact that had only been vaguely conjectured became clear through someone’s testimony. It was expected, so it wasn’t too shocking. Rather, I thought it was fortunate that it was not the final fantasy world that I had thought of by myself earlier. There is no need to get caught up in a suddenly resurrected Great Demon King or a sudden appearance of a gate.
“You don’t seem very surprised, do you?”
“To be honest, I was expecting it.”
She opened her eyes wide as if she was a little surprised by my words.
“How?”
“Well, it wasn’t just one or two. First of all, since it has mana, it is certain that it is a fantasy world. However, maids who keep too much distance from men, swordsmanship and magic that only exist but are not organized, and settings with holes in combat and war are undoubtedly… , Do you need more?”
I didn’t bother talking about how my body reacted to Lily and Wilhelm. I don’t like it, but it’s embarrassing that my heart beats.
“Uh, I see… Isn’t that a fantasy about men?”
“Even though it’s a set-up hole, after going through it myself, maids and swordsmanship are very awkward.”
“Maid? You, please… ?”
She seemed to have a strange misunderstanding, so she hurriedly corrected it.
“I didn’t do anything! Still, it’s strange for anyone to see a maid knocking on the door in the morning without a wake-up call.”
“Heng. I’ll trust you for now.”
“More than that, tell me how you noticed I was from another world. With the story of the original novel.”
I hurriedly turned around. What’s urgent right now is not the trivial matter of whether or not I’ve flirted with the maid.
She clears her throat a few times at my story, clears her throat, and starts explaining about a novel with a grotesque name that authorizes ‘how to tame a rude man’.
“Kuhm. First of all, I expected you to be Korean because the original work is a Korean novel. Of course he must be Korean, I vaguely thought. But in case you didn’t know, I delivered it in English. So that people on the other side of the world can roughly understand it.”
“It’s fortunate that I am a talented person who has completed high school education.”
She lightly ignored my joke and continued her explanation.
“How did you know that you were from another world… You were the only one who behaved differently from the original. You didn’t break off the engagement, you attended the eve, and you interfered in other people’s business. Do you need it again?”
“Uh…, was it that different? More than that, did Hestia and I break up?”
“Uh. Originally, they broke off their engagement. One month before you entered the academy.”
A few days after entering Mikhail’s body, I remembered the day I first met Hestia. That was the day I got goosebumps for some reason and scratched my arm.
“Enough of talking about your breakup. As you might have guessed, I am the main character of the road. Lily von Adamas. Oh, Sanam-gil is an abbreviation of the title we talked about earlier. The main male lead is Crown Prince Wilhelm, and the sub male lead is you, Mikhail. Lily has a very different personality than other romance characters… , No, the clever protagonist. Pushing and pushing between Wilhelm and you to establish a leading relationship… “
“I’m sorry to say this, but you’re just managing the fishing grounds, right?”
“Ha… , okay. Between Wilhelm and you, he diligently manages the fishing grounds and sucks up his body, mind, and money.”
“I’m a little bit awake. Are all romances like that?”
“No!”
Seol-ah gave up at my question.
“It’s really hard to see such a so-called hateful protagonist. Lily is very unique.”
Her voice quivered, as if it was awkward for her to say with her own mouth that she was an abomination.
“If the main character’s personality is so terrible, why did you read that novel?”
“You get tired of seeing the same thing every day.”
“I think I know.”
It was a reason I could fully sympathize with. Sometimes there are days when you crave a special meal.
“Anyway! Lily manages the fishery diligently between the two of them, but after she breaks the law and fixes it, they both marry and live happily ever after. This is the original ending.”
“Wow.”
“What is it, that fierce reaction. It’s a bit embarrassing.”
I must have looked at it with the gaze of ‘Have you read that kind of novel?’ Without realizing it. She averts her gaze. I understand. Even if it’s me, it’s embarrassing to find out that a woman I’m seeing for the first time reads a novel in which two women manage a fishery and even get married by crossing their legs. I didn’t bother her any more and changed the subject of her conversation.
“So, what now?”
“I don’t know about that. First of all, I was following the story of the original. But was it Cordelia? I don’t know because his cancellation of admission to the academy was twisted.”
“What are you talking about?”
“In the original story, Cordelia slapped me in the face and had her admission revoked for violent acts against classmates. So she was provoking it on purpose.”
She answered my questions in a clear way.
“That’s a story?”
“I told you earlier. Lily is a clever…, no. Lily is a thorough b*tch. She doesn’t want to leave a risk factor. I’m not that bad.”
In order to follow the story of the original, I think that he is already a dangerous person at the point of executing such bad things as they are.
“Why are you doing that?”
“After seeing the ending, I wondered if it would be returned to the original world.”
“I don’t like it.”
I refused before she could say anything. I don’t understand how she walks the path of her villain, holding on to her uncertain potential. In the first place, she has no intention of abandoning Hestia and choosing Seol-ah. Besides, even if she really chooses her, she has no intention of sharing it with any other man.
“Don’t you want to go back to the original world?”
“It’s not even certain. Who says you can go back to the original world if you see the ending?”
She took a step back at my firm answer.
“For now, I understand. Let’s talk about this later.”
“Whenever you ask, my answer is the same.”
“I got it. First of all, the original story. Originally, right now, it’s the part where I walk a tightrope between Wilhelm and Mikhail and get the favor of both of them. Then, around the time the cherry blossoms bloom, Wilhelm crosses the line.”
“I think so….”
“Will you listen to me to the end? All I want is for him to kiss me moderately, at least in front of Wilhelm. Only then will Wilhelm lose his sight and start obsessing over me.”
“Isn’t that a bad thing then?”
“I can’t help it. That bastard is going to buy a big deal from me and hit me once, then all I have to do is help me. That gives me the upper hand in my relationship with Wilhelm.”
What a shady idea this is. To deliberately make her obsessed and use it to gain an upper hand in the relationship. I shuddered lightly.
“Help with that?”
“Yes. Instead, I will keep you informed.”
Not a bad suggestion. Stopping Wilhelm, who had a serious accident, means that I also owe him a debt. Besides, it’s quite nice to hear in advance what incidents and accidents will happen in the future. But is it really the right thing to do to help her progress through her original story? Not sure. The reason why Cordelia’s admission was canceled was different from the original flow, but I don’t regret it.
I decided to listen to the story first.
“What exactly is Wilhelm up to?”
“Attempted kidnapping, confinement, and rape.”
“Aren’t you crazy?”
It was bigger than I thought.
“It’s a problem that can be solved on your own. I also solved the original Mikhail by myself.”
She continued in a calm voice that did not seem like someone who would face kidnapping, confinement, and attempted rape.
“It wouldn’t happen if I didn’t show interest in Seol-ah in the first place.”
“Isn’t that right? Like I said before, Wilhelm is the kind of guy who will always cause an accident if I don’t hold on tight. It’s a character with a strong obsession from the beginning. If that’s the case, it’s better to control it within the scope of my control.”
“Why is that the main male lead?”
“Do you know the term obsessive optical worker?”
“What is that?”
“There is something like that. The genre is slightly different. It feels similar to how men like yanderes.”
No matter how yandere characters are popular, there are few heroines who try to kidnap and imprison the main character.
“Anyway, will you help me?”
“I heard that if you don’t explode properly, another accident will happen.”
“Right.”
“Then what should I do?”
“I knew it.”
She grinned. What did you know you would see, what the hell.
To be honest, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t embarrassed. In order to follow the story of the original story, she is the woman who hit the prince and provoked the daughter of the duke. However, I don’t want to see a person I met in another world end up in a rough way. If that’s something I can stop.
“So, what are your plans?”
“Just, just tune in to me in front of Wilhelm. Then, if you think his eyes are a little weird, I’ll tell you in advance.”
“Isn’t that too appropriate?”
If I fail, I don’t know what to do with such a rough plan.
“I can’t help it because there is no detailed description of the date. Just put it in your head roughly from the end of March to the beginning of April. Now, the story is over! It’s getting late, so I’ll have to go in and wash up to make sure it’s time for the roll call.”
Looking at the clock, more than an hour has already passed. If you don’t go back soon as she said, you’ll be late for roll call.
“I will. Time has already passed like this.”
“Did you have a good time?”
Seola gave a humorous greeting.
“Of course. To be honest, I was very worried about whether or not to come here. I am also very nervous.”
“Nervous? Why?”
“Because I don’t know anything about Seol-ah. If Seol-Ah had called me with bad intentions, she would have gotten me stuck. In fact, I was very worried even before I came.”
There is no need to explain the delusions of succubus and all.
Seola was taken aback by my words.
“If she had known you would be so concerned, she would have given you a little more hint. Actually, I was thinking of calling again tomorrow if he doesn’t come today, and calling me again the next day if he doesn’t come tomorrow either. Until you come.”
I lose my energy at her words. Then why did I bite my nails and worry so hard until they bleed?
“The sea has a cute corner.”
“What a disgusting sound.”
She smiled and waved her hand.
“Now I really need to go. I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Yes. See you tomorrow.”
I also shook her hand. It is true that it was a useful time no matter what.
That night, I had a dream in which I was chased by Hestia, who was trying to kidnap and imprison me all night.
Is it rather good…?
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