…without even a greeting, straight to the point. Tough as expected.

I took ‘it’ out of my pocket and handed it to Seol Yuwha.

It was the letter I received from Seol Yubin.

“Yubin left this for me before disappearing.”

Seol Yuwha accepted the letter and examined it from different angles.

I provided an explanation.

“The last time I saw Yubin was when we went to the amusement park together.”

Though it seemed like she wasn’t really listening… I should finish my story.

“Something bad happened that day, and it seemed like Yubin made the choice to leave.”

Seol Yuwha, seemingly half-listening, continued to examine the letter. Maybe she was trying to confirm if what I brought was indeed Yubin’s letter.

Seol Yuwha, done with her observation, finally spoke.

“…Okay, I’ll believe that you were Yubin’s friend.”

Perhaps she still had doubts about whether I was lying or not. Feeling unfairly treated, I said a word.

“I really am Yubin’s friend.”

“Alright.”

I meekly shut my mouth.

“Now, I’m going to read the letter, so be quiet for a moment.”

Saying that, Seol Yuwha concentrated on reading the letter.

‘…’

Hmm. Do I have to keep doing this?

I awkwardly stood there, waiting for Seol Yuwha to finish reading the letter.

Finally, Seol Yuwha raised her head. She frowned as if something displeased her.

“But why did you only bring one page?”

Seol Yuwha shook the letter lightly.

“I think there’s more on the back?”

I timidly said, “There’s private information about Yubin on the back…”

“Are you kidding me? The back is the main part!”

…It seems hiding this was impossible.

‘Yubin, I’m sorry.’

Reluctantly, I showed the back part of the letter.

For reference, summarizing the content on the back, it was: ‘I’m leaving because of conflicts with Ji Seunghyun.’

Seol Yuwha snatched the letter from me and began reading it seriously.

How much time passed?

After finishing the letter, Seol Yuwha gripped it tightly and crumpled it.

“…She ran away just because of some guy.”

I finally learned the truth. It’s a relief to realize it now, even if it’s late. I felt somewhat relieved.

“For a guy like him…! Just because of someone like Ji Seunghyun!”

I felt sorry for making Ji Seunghyun receive unjust criticism.

‘Come to think of it, in the original story, Ji Seunghyun had a one-sided crush on Seol Yuwha.’

Judging from Seol Yuwha’s reaction, it seemed like there was no future between them. Even if it didn’t work out with Seol Yuwha, it didn’t seem like Ji Seunghyun was the right choice.

‘Sorry, Seunghyun.’

Your fate as an unavoidable supporting male character.

“But… I’m curious about one thing. Can I ask?”

I spoke to Seol Yuwha, who was still angry.

“What is it?”

“Are you going to keep pretending to be Yubin and attend school?”

“What does that mean?”

Seol Yuwha’s gaze became sharp. I timidly continued.

“You keep acting like Yubin, are you going to continue going to school?”

“What’s the meaning of that?”

Seol Yuwha’s eyes became sharper. I said timidly,
“I didn’t mean it in a bad way… Now that you know why Yubin left. Weren’t you here to infiltrate our school for revenge? Now that you know the reason, can’t you go back to your original self?”

Actually, what I really wanted to say was, ‘Because it’s scary, please go back,’ but I concealed my sincerity as much as possible.

Upon hearing my words, Seol Yuwha fell into thought for a moment.

“No, but the fact remains that I’m the useless older sister who couldn’t protect Yubin. I’ll stay like this until I find Yubin.”

Ah, right. She was the ‘penance type.’

Among the many reasons the protagonists in an insos world disguise themselves as outcasts, ‘guilt’ is one of them.

Seol Yuwha was a case of undergoing the same pain as Seol Yubin by disguising herself as an outcast.

‘…But wasn’t Seol Yubin’s pain more about the pain of unrequited love?’

It didn’t seem to have much to do with disguising herself as an outcast… Although I wanted to offer the right words as Seol Yuwha’s loyal subject, it seemed more appropriate to remain a humble servant since a crooked stone fits right into its place.

While lost in my thoughts, Seol Yuwha spoke.

“Go, if you need anything, call me again later.”

Finally, she’s letting me go. I bid farewell with a joyful heart.

“Sure, goodbye!”

Without a moment of hesitation, I swiftly left.

‘Phew, it’s finally over.’

I was worried that something might go wrong, but luckily, it ended without any issues. I breathed a sigh of relief.

Before leaving the warehouse for the last time, I glanced back. Seol Yuwha, lost in her thoughts, looked somewhat lonely.

After having a secret meeting with Seol Yuwha in the sports equipment room, I returned to the classroom and attended the class.

Then it was break time again.

‘Now, what’s left for today… Maybe a playtime or a discharge party.’

The discharge party was scheduled for lunchtime. I hope they’ll buy something delicious. That would be nice.

‘But before that, there’s something I need to take care of.’

I stood up determinedly from my seat.