The next morning.

“Hey, did you hear that? The world’s top-ranked person has returned to Korea!”

As usual, the excited Short-Haired Kid shouted to the other kids.

“Well, did she give those delinquents a hard time?”

“Really?”

“She’s so cool!”

What kind of school spreads rumors this fast?

Seol Yuhwa revealed her true self just last night, but this morning, the entire school already knew about it.

No, wait. I saw it for the first time yesterday, and maybe she has been hunting delinquents for a while.

One kid tilted his head.

“But didn’t she say she was abroad?”

“Why did she come to Korea?”

“She said it’s a family matter?”

“She’s even attending our school!”

Moreover, the accuracy of the rumors is surprisingly high.

At this point, it’s better to pretend you know everything even if you don’t.

‘Yuhwa-nim, please cut off any cheap guy among your subordinates…’

As a new subordinate of Seol Yuhwa since our encounter yesterday, I offered sincere advice.

After confronting Seol Yuhwa like that yesterday, I became Seol Yuhwa’s subordinate. She even took my home address and phone number. Now, whenever Seol Yuhwa calls, I have to be ready to dash out within 5 minutes.

‘Being a henchman for the female lead seems better than being an extra villain.’

Can this be considered an elevation in status? At least, I feel like I’ve distanced myself a step further from my bad ending.

The kids were still buzzing about the ‘World’s Top-Ranked’ story.

‘Well, even if…’

I glanced outside through the window.

‘No one seems to have noticed ‘that’ yet.’

Today, too, Seol Yuhwa was being bullied by other kids.

〈Alright, just don’t interfere for now.〉

Seol Yuhwa said that at the time.

It meant not to disrupt her life as a loner.

Her tone was serious, even ruthless. Perhaps because Seol Yuhwa chooses to endure this for the sake of her younger sister, Seol Yubin, her love for her sister must be that strong.

So, Yubin, come back now. Your sister is like this…

‘But can I just watch without doing anything?’

Even though I know, just staying silent gives me an overwhelming sense of guilt.

Of course, Seol Yuhwa isn’t just passively enduring. She fights back on her own. Still, I felt sorry for just watching.

In the original work, people around Seol Yuhwa, including Ji Seunghyun, felt frustrated and pitied her for choosing a life of isolation. I think I can understand that sentiment.

‘Who wouldn’t feel upset watching a friend being bullied.’

Not a pervert.

Closer to a psycho than a pervert. Anyway, I don’t fall into either category. Well, if you ask if I’ve been observing well and writing a diary, I have nothing to say.

‘Can you really be okay just watching that with those eyes?’

I always say this, but Seol Yuhwa’s gaze is truly fierce.

Seol Yubin and Seol Yuhwa are identical twins, but their gazes are clearly different.

‘Even if she wears glasses, it’s still so apparent.’
Do those eyes really show only to me?

Indeed, the worldview where people can’t recognize the same person just by wearing glasses or a small dot is strange. I decided to give up understanding.

“Hey, Lee Jueun!”

At that moment, someone energetically slapped my back.

“Ah!”

The small hand is surprisingly spicy. I stopped looking out the window and turned around, lightly scratching my back.

Yoo Heena smiled brightly and looked at me. By the way, Yoo Heena was discharged yesterday and started coming to school again today.

“Why?”

“Are you coming to the infirmary later?”

Infirmary…? For some reason, as I rolled my eyes, I recalled the reason.

Ah, right.

Discharge party.

I just found out about it this time. Yoo Heena apparently has a discharge party every time she’s discharged. It’s a talent to make excuses like this. This is also a talent.

“Uh… I’ll go.”

Then Yoo Heena said with a bright smile.

“I’ll go ahead! You must come!”

After that, she just went out of the classroom.

Yoo Heena doesn’t pay much attention in class either. Because she has no interest in studying and sometimes her body is really sick, teachers don’t force her to attend class.

‘But that’s not me.’

I’ve never been confined to bed, let alone hospitalized, and a robust extra like me couldn’t receive such ‘consideration.’

For that reason, I plan to attend all classes and leisurely go to the infirmary.

Well, anyway. I gained Yoo Heena’s trust like this.

Thanks to that, I am enjoying a comfortable school life as a favorite girl.

But if there’s a problem…

‘They’re glaring at me again.’

…My wicked senior sisters.

After I became Yoo Heena’s friend but read as a favorite girl, the time Yoo Heena spends with me has increased.

On the other hand, the time spent with Kim Jieun and Lee Dahee has decreased.

Because of that, the gazes of the two looking at me these days aren’t pleasant.

What should I say… is this jealousy?

‘You guys take it… as you wish. But I also need power to say that.’

I’m sorry, guys.

Yoo Heena, hurry up and write it back.

‘It’s not easy being the favorite.’

I sighed.