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Chapter 15 - Why are you suddenly acting like this towards me, seriously? (4) The rooftop of Raon High School, following the tradition of youth romantic comedy school dramas, was always open. Honestly, any rom-com that locks the rooftop should face a criminal trial. So many events happen on the rooftop—how could anyone dare seal it off? Creating relationships on the rooftop: the lonely heroine eating alone, overseeing the school festival from above to create a romantic atmosphere, saving the heroine who lacks common sense from falling off the rooftop, and even the traditional saliva exchange scene (or something like that). Indeed, in youth romantic comedies, the rooftop serves a purpose beyond being just a rooftop. It’s practically a sacred place. So why am I stuck dealing with something so grim instead of romantic events? “Well, you see…” “Starting with excuses? Sure, go ahead. I’m listening.” Cigarette-shaped chocolates? Pranks? Holograms? Augmented reality? The more I think about it

Chapter 14 - Why are you suddenly acting like this towards me, seriously? (3) “Hey, Park Ha-eun.” There’s an old saying: “Even a bull’s horns can be removed in an instant.” I found myself in the body of Lee Ji-woon, a guy with a long-standing tradition of being a jerk. I stood in front of Park Ha-eun, determined to change my fate immediately. In reality, after my conversation with Yoon Dong-gun, we had secretly exchanged information during two class sessions. It was our little secret—something we wouldn’t discuss with anyone else. After all, it was just between us. “Ah…! Ji-woon!” “Just, wait a moment!” Park Ha-eun’s tail wagged vigorously (if she had one), and she responded actively to my words.  Why was she so adorable? I almost wanted to separate the head of the creator who bound such a girl with a wheelchair. However, a variable appeared. Who was it again? I couldn’t remember the name. Anyway, this unnamed girl with glasses immediately stood between Park Ha-eun and me. Come on, cal

Chapter 13 - Why are you suddenly acting like this towards me, seriously? (2) “Oh, damn it, God.” Even I, who usually don’t blindly follow religion, couldn’t help but call upon the Lord in the face of this incredible ordeal. Yoon Dong-gun might have seemed like just an ordinary alpha male(?), but the power he possessed was truly formidable. It wasn’t for simple reasons like being good at fighting or having a lot of money at home. In terms of power, of course, there was no one who could rival the villain Lee Ji-woon, and even in terms of wealth, Lee Ji-woon was probably richer. But fundamentally, Yoon Dong-gun was the protagonist of this visual novel. No matter how ordinary, or even lacking, a character might be, the moment they are labeled as the protagonist, people tend to flip out. Even if he had an abnormal physical appearance of 130cm and 130kg, wouldn’t the heroines find all sorts of reasons to like the protagonist? If he were impotent, there would be platonic love; if he were bli

Chapter 12 - Why are you suddenly acting like this towards me, seriously? (1) When Park Ha-eun appeared, I accidentally swallowed the meatball in my mouth without realizing it. It seemed that Ye-ji was just as flustered, as a chopstick she was holding dropped, creating a small noise. “Suddenly?” In fact, it wasn’t sudden. Just yesterday, she had shown interest in spending time with me (though it wasn’t a date request), and this morning, she had even bandaged my wrist, pushing aside a struggling Ye-ji. Park Ha-eun’s arrival wasn’t like a sudden natural disaster. Rather, there had already been many foreshadowing events. So, my legs. Stop trembling embarrassingly, will you? Even though I’m the Golden Sun, when the heroine comes to me on her own, I should be rejoicing with a ‘Hooray~~’ instead of being so tense that I’m clutching my chest (or rather, I wanted to clutch my buttocks). “…Well, if it’s just for a moment.” “Hehe. Thanks, Ji-woon.” I had considered refusing, but it seemed unlike

Chapter 11 - The human heart doesn’t always work out that way (4) “Has he, has he left… huh?” Last night, Park Ha-eun almost faced a serious incident. For her, usually timid and faint-hearted, this event was bound to be a huge shock. A massive truck was bearing down on her, and at that moment, she was powerless. She couldn’t do anything. Not even blink or move her legs. Park Ha-eun’s defense mechanism was merely to switch off mentally, leaving her tragically vulnerable to sacrificing her legs. “Eventually… I was saved… by a stranger, no less.” Thanks to the miraculous timing of a man with a bread bag over his head, Park Ha-eun was able to escape from the truck. Through her half-closed eyes, she could see herself being carried out of the crosswalk in the arms of the man with the bread bag. And after everything was over, she saw him hastily leaving the scene. “Why did he do that…?” Despite the lingering fear, Park Ha-eun couldn’t stop thinking about the bread bag man. She wondered why he

Chapter 10 - The human heart doesn’t always work out that way (3) “Ugh, it’s so hot.” As I thought I had definitely gotten far enough away after escaping the alley, I tore off the bread bag that had been wrapped around my head in one go. The heat that had been contained within my disposable mask, now torn and turned into a bread bag, dispersed in all directions. It was a moment when I realized for the first time that steam could rise from a person’s body even in March. “Well, I guess it’ll resolve itself now.” With my anxiety now gone, I continued walking down the street without any urgency. At the same time, I pulled out my smartphone and accessed the national reporting website. Even in this fictional world, there were likely security cameras, so catching the culprit should be straightforward. Of course, having cameras didn’t guarantee that we’d catch the truck driver immediately, but given the nature of this story, the odds were in favor of the main characters. The criminal would be

Chapter 9 - The human heart doesn’t always work out that way (2) Due to the producer’s insistence on maintaining coherence in the strangest places, I had no choice but to wander aimlessly through the dark streets at night. Sadly, the location of the incident was not clearly explained within the work. There was only a fleeting illustration of being overwhelmed by a darkly projected truck on a desolate night street. So, the only thing I could do now was to comb through places where Park Ha-eun might go, trying to find her before the incident occurred. “Why does a smoker like him have such good stamina?” The process would have been incredibly difficult for an ordinary person, but at least for Lee Ji-woon, it wasn’t so arduous. For the Kim Tae-yang, who was beyond an ordinary person in physique, a sprint was nothing more than a trivial exercise. (T/N: changing 'golden sun to Kim Tae-yang) In a way, it was fortunate. If I had been possessed by the protagonist, Yoon Dong-gun, and realize

Chapter 8 - The human heart doesn’t always work out that way (1) The belated memory struck my mind with force. Why didn’t I realize it sooner? Perhaps it was because the game I briefly played a few months ago had left only a fleeting impression, making it challenging to connect the dots. Or maybe, I was just being careless. After all, retrospectively, the incident didn’t seem to have much to do with Lee Ji-woon. Park Ha-eun. The main heroine of the game, and simultaneously the character with the most divided opinions among players. The reason for this love-hate relationship among gamers stemmed from Ji-woon’s obsession, triggered by past memories, as I mentioned earlier. From the perspective of someone playing the protagonist, it was uncomfortable to see the heroine showing interest in the golden sun. (Even if it wasn’t necessarily romantic affection.) However, even those players didn’t genuinely dislike Park Ha-eun as a character. Well, perhaps “couldn’t” is a more accurate word. Toda