The system was silent for a moment.

[A, a wish? The main quest reward?] [Are you saying you want to use that wish for Jin right now?]

I nodded without hesitation. Then the system popped up like a popup window.

[No way!]

It was an unexpectedly fierce reaction. I calmly said,

“Why? Can’t I use it?”

[Of course not!]

The system spewed out text.

[I clearly told you, only once! Once! The number of wishes I can grant with the wish is exactly one! If you use this wish for Jin, you won’t be able to return to your original world, Ju Eun!] [Is that really what you want, Ju Eun? It’s not, right?]

I bit my lip hard. I was prepared, but hearing it clearly didn’t feel good.

“I know, I thought it through before asking.”

[Ju Eun!] [You need to be careful! It’s not something to decide on so impulsively!]

That’s true. I was too emotional. I sighed and flopped back down on the bed.

“…… I’m not saying I’ll decide now. Just tell me if it’s possible.”

[It’s… possible. ㅇ_ㅠ]

That’s enough.

I felt much lighter. I blankly stared at the ceiling and fell into thought.

‘What will happen to Seon Woo Jin now.’

In a typical happy ending novel, he would obviously live, but this was the Inso world. A place where anyone could die at any time without it being strange.

‘In the original work, Seol Yu Hwa fell into a coma and then received a cornea donation from Ji Seung Hyun.’

Could Seon Woo Jin be injured somewhere else too? I hope that’s not the case.

‘No, let’s not worry prematurely. He could wake up safely.’

Let’s observe the situation a bit more. Maybe Seon Woo Jin will recover naturally without needing to use the wish.

If I can see Seon Woo Jin again, then, as a last goodbye……

I’ll leave.

But contrary to my hopes, Seon Woo Jin’s condition gradually worsened.

[This is the timeline separator]

One week after the accident.

Seon Woo Jin was still in the intensive care unit.

‘…… How did it end up like this.’

Guilt and remorse that Seon Woo Jin got hurt because of me, confusion about how things turned out this way, and other feelings were all mixed up and I was out of my mind.

“Ju Eun, are you okay?”

“Huh?”

While listening to the lecture, Yoo Hee Na whispered a question to me.

“Why all of a sudden?”

“Look at yourself in the mirror.”

Yoo Hee Na handed me a hand mirror. Indeed, as she said, there was a haggard-looking woman in the mirror.

“At this rate, you’ll collapse. Have you not been sleeping these days?”

Sleep…… I haven’t been able to sleep much. Even if I close my eyes, my mind is filled with someone’s face.

‘What can I do when I think of him even while doing nothing.’

Thanks to that, every day is a nervous breakdown. I returned the mirror to Yoo Hee Na and said,

“I’m fine.”

At my words, Yoo Hee Na pouted her lips in dissatisfaction, then suddenly stood up from her seat and shouted,

“Teacher!”

What, what is it.

“Ju Eun says she’s going to the infirmary!”

Ack.

I pulled Yoo Hee Na in surprise.

“What are you doing! Sit down quickly!”

However, the teacher surprised me even more.

“Infirmary? Let me see…… Your complexion does look very bad. Are you feeling very sick?”

No, teacher. I’m not sick! I urgently opened my mouth to protest.

But the teacher was faster.

“Alright, go to the infirmary quickly. If it’s too hard, take a half day off.”

In the end, thanks to the broad-minded teacher, I was semi-forcibly sent to the infirmary.

I looked at Yoo Hee Na, dumbfounded, and she was looking proud with an expression of ‘I did well, right?’. I had nothing to say, so I just quietly left the classroom.

‘Why am I really doing this.’

While walking around the campus, I suddenly had a moment of clarity.

‘No, in the first place, it’s strange that I’m diligently coming to school. I don’t need to do that anymore, right?’

In a situation where I can return to my original world at any time, I didn’t understand myself faithfully living this life.

‘I just need to close my eyes and say I’ll go back.’

Why is that difficult?

Even though I say this, I actually know the answer. Something more precious than returning to the original world has come into existence.

But can I really do that?

I sighed deeply with a loss of energy. My head was still complicated.

At that moment, someone called out to me.

“Ju Eun!”

I turned my head to look in the direction of the sound. The owner of the voice was Seol Yu Bin.

“Yu Bin……?”

Surprisingly, Seol Yu Bin was not in her bullied disguise. I think this is the first time I’ve seen Seol Yu Bin like this at school.

As if noticing my gaze, Seol Yu Bin made an embarrassed expression.

“Ah…… I decided to go around like this from now on.”

It was a good thing. I sincerely congratulated Seol Yu Bin’s change. Seol Yu Bin laughed, hehe.

“Thank you. It’s all thanks to you, Ju Eun.”

I don’t know exactly what happened while she was a runaway, but it seemed there was a positive change.

‘By the way, if Seol Yu Bin is at school, what happened to Seol Yu Hwa?’

As if sensing my question, Seol Yu Bin started to explain.

“I made up with my sister.”

According to her words, on the day of the final battle, Seol Yu Bin came here with Jin Hae Yul. But unlike Jin Hae Yul who headed to the empty lot, Seol Yu Bin went to find Seol Yu Hwa.

“I told my sister everything honestly. Why I ran away from home.”

“…… Did Seol Yu Hwa say anything?”

“Well, you know.”

Seol Yu Bin laughed with an awkward face.

“You told my sister about everything that happened so far, right? Thanks to that, it seems my sister had already sorted out her feelings in advance. She just said it’s fine since I’m back. It’s all thanks to you.”

Can I really take credit for that……

Anyway, good is good. There’s no need to think negatively. It’s good that they made up.

‘No wonder the system readily acknowledged it as a happy ending back then.’

It seemed things were progressing smoothly behind the scenes that I didn’t notice. I wonder if the situations I couldn’t take care of were similar.

‘Then that’s fortunate.’

Honestly, I didn’t really do anything in this case, but seeing Seol Yu Bin brighten up made me feel a bit better. I smiled.

“Yeah. That’s great.”

Seol Yu Bin spoke while smiling brightly. After returning with a new look, there was a brief commotion at school, but now she has friends and gets along well with her classmates. Of course, it was hard to clean up the mess Seol Yu Hwa made……

“How did you even clean that up?”

Was that even possible to clean up? I recalled the mess Seol Yu Hwa had made and felt horrified.

To my question, Seol Yu Bin answered cheerfully.

“I just honestly revealed everything.”

“Honestly?”

“Yes.”

Seol Yu Bin smiled brightly.

“That I have a twin sister, and that person is the world’s rank 0.”

…… That was too honest?

“And people believed that?”

“When my sister appeared in her true form, everyone said they understood?”

No wonder Seol Yu Bin adapted to school so easily. Right, who would dare to mess with the sister of the world’s number one……

“Anyway, Ju Eun. I’m really grateful to you.”

Seol Yu Bin held my hand and said,

“So if you have any troubles, tell me. I’ll listen anytime.”

I finally realized what Seol Yu Bin really wanted to say.

‘She also knows about Seon Woo Jin’s situation.’

Well, there’s no way she wouldn’t know. The school was in an uproar too.

Currently, the school atmosphere was chaotic due to rumors about Seon Woo Jin. Since there weren’t many people who properly knew what happened that day, strange rumors also spread a lot. That he was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident, that he was stabbed with a knife in a fight and his life was in danger, and so on……

They were nonsensical false rumors, but there was no one to correct them, so the rumors spread endlessly. It would be resolved if Seon Woo Jin returned unharmed, but…… sometimes scary thoughts came to mind.

I shook my head to shake off those thoughts.

“Thank you for worrying. I’m fine.”

I tried to smile at Seol Yu Bin and said goodbye.

“See you later then.”

Seol Yu Bin didn’t forcibly hold me back either.

“Bye, take care.”

And so, after parting with Seol Yu Bin, I was alone again.

Walking aimlessly, I found myself in front of the second infirmary before I knew it. I did say I was going to the infirmary, but I didn’t really intend to come here. Habits are scary.

“Oh, Ju Eun, you’re here?”

For some reason, Lee Yeon Ho was in the infirmary. It’s natural for him to be here, but he’s been absent so much that it feels awkward even when he’s in his rightful place. I greeted him and went inside.

“What brings you here today? For your information, there are no other kids here.”

“I just came to rest a bit.”

“Really?”

Lee Yeon Ho carefully examined my face and said,

“You don’t look well. Alright, go and rest quickly. Want to take some medicine?”

I’d rather die than take medicine from Lee Yeon Ho. I declined, saying I was fine, and headed towards the bed.

Inside the infirmary, I saw the bed where Seon Woo Jin always sat.

Instead of that bed, I sat next to it and blankly stared at the empty spot.

‘Come to think of it, this is also where I first saw Seon Woo Jin up close.’

The events of that day were still vividly remembered. The foolish Choon Ja finding contest. Me stupidly being chased. How did I look in Seon Woo Jin’s eyes? I must have looked very ridiculous.

Thinking about that absurd moment made me giggle. Naturally, other things that happened here also came to mind. The everyday, trivial moments and the casual conversations we shared.

And even the way Seon Woo Jin looked at me that day.

Suddenly, I thought I wanted to see Seon Woo Jin.

I abruptly stood up from my seat.

“Where are you going?”

“To the hospital.”

And with that, I ran out of the infirmary.