Han Ye Won.

Sung Ji Chan’s ex-girlfriend and the original story’s second villainess.

‘And the person who knows I’m Sung Ji Chan’s girlfriend……’

I waited anxiously for Han Ye Won’s words, feeling as if I was sitting on pins and needles.

I was currently on the rooftop. That damn rooftop…. Just coming here now makes my teeth chatter.

Recalling the brutal misdeeds Sung Ji Chan committed here last time, my fists clenched involuntarily.

‘I vowed I would never come here again.’

Yet here I am. Moreover, alone with Han Ye Won. The memories from that time overlapped, making me feel strange.

‘Why is she beating around the bush if she has something to say?’

Han Ye Won, who boldly brought me to the rooftop, couldn’t easily open her mouth, unlike her earlier vigor.

‘Whatever she says, it won’t be anything good.’

That was obvious. The only connection between Han Ye Won and me is Sung Ji Chan. From Han Ye Won’s perspective, this situation must be a ‘hellish one-on-one death match between the ex-girlfriend and current girlfriend’.

On top of that, Han Ye Won still has lingering feelings for Sung Ji Chan, so there’s no way she would view me favorably.

As expected, regardless of what’s discussed today, it doesn’t seem like it will end well.

‘…Did I foolishly follow her?’

I should have just said I have nothing to say. I belatedly regretted impulsively following Han Ye Won.

Right then, Han Ye Won finally opened her mouth.

“Um…. There’s something I want to ask you.”

Her hesitant demeanor showed it was difficult for her to speak.

“You said last time that you were dating Ji Chan, right?”

I pondered for a moment before nodding. It’s true I said that last time…. Seeing that, Han Ye Won’s complexion worsened.

“Is that… really true?”

From here on, it wasn’t easy to answer.

‘What should I do? Should I say we’re dating?’

In my heart, I wanted to say I’d rather die than be with someone like Sung Ji Chan…. But it was hard to deny it right away considering what I said on the rooftop last time.

It seemed Sung Ji Chan didn’t want to get back together with Han Ye Won either. Should I help Sung Ji Chan after all?

If I end things well with Han Ye Won here, will it go smoothly later when he gets together with Seol Yu Hwa?

As I didn’t answer right away and delayed, Han Ye Won appeared anxious and pressed me.

“You two aren’t really dating, right? Right?”

Han Ye Won raised her voice.

“The one you’re interested in is Seon Woo Jin!”

No… It’s not him either.

Seeing her specifically mentioning Seon Woo Jin’s name, it seemed she saw me together with him earlier.

No, wait a minute. But even after seeing that, she says such things? She says that after seeing a girl mess up a guy’s hair and swiftly leave? What a strange person, seriously.

Continuously being misunderstood, I must have stuck too close to Seon Woo Jin. I should keep some distance from now on.

Before I knew it, Han Ye Won’s eyes were slightly brimming with tears, perhaps from being overcome with emotion.

‘…It feels like I’m doing something wrong.’

Feeling oddly apologetic, I looked at Han Ye Won. Long straight hair. Big eyes. Clear, fair skin. She truly had a pure and pretty appearance befitting ‘the male lead’s first love’.

Seeing the owner of such beauty about to shed tears because of me, it felt as if I committed a huge sin.

I wavered.

‘Should I just tell the truth?’

And bring Han Ye Won and Sung Ji Chan together…. Right. A possession novel is most exciting when the original story gets twisted. Shouldn’t at least the female lead change for there to be meaning in my possession?

[Kya! I said no! 〉ㅁ〈]

Ignoring the system as if I didn’t see it, I continued my train of thought.

‘But what matters is Sung Ji Chan’s feelings, isn’t it?’

Putting aside whether Sung Ji Chan comes to like Seol Yu Hwa, it seemed his affection for Han Ye Won has faded now.

Even if I truthfully say we’re not dating, there’s no guarantee Han Ye Won and Sung Ji Chan will get back together.

Wouldn’t it be better to make Han Ye Won give up quickly and have them go their separate ways?

Alright, I’ve made up my mind!

Finally opening my mouth, I spoke.

“You’re right. Actually, we weren’t dating at that time.”

Hearing my words, Han Ye Won’s expression slightly brightened. I felt a bit sorry. Hey friend, you have to listen to the end in Korean.

“But who knows what will happen in the future.”

I smiled brightly.

“We might date someday, you know?”

Of course, not me but Seol Yu Hwa.

Well, if things flow according to the original story, the male and female leads will naturally end up together, so it’s a foregone conclusion that Sung Ji Chan will become a couple with someone. It just won’t be me.

Anyway, I didn’t lie. Although there’s not much difference from lying….

Shocked by my words, Han Ye Won’s eyes widened. I drove the point home.

“You know too. Ji Chan doesn’t say things he doesn’t mean.”

Did Sung Ji Chan say that? I don’t know. How would I know?

“If he had no feelings for me, he wouldn’t have said such things back then.”

He did a good job. That jerk.

Han Ye Won bit her lip slightly. She seemed angry at being unable to refute.

…Why can’t she refute this?

Anyhow, now was the time to wrap things up. I spoke one last time.

“I’m excited to see who Ji Chan will choose.”

I was truly curious. How will this preposterous human relationships end?

“That’s enough, right? I’ll get going.”

Turning my back to Han Ye Won, I walked towards the door.

“Wait!”

Han Ye Won called out to me from behind. I turned my head slightly to look at her.

“Can you… take responsibility for those words?”

“What words?”

“That Ji Chan will choose you.”

No… I don’t want to take responsibility though.

But since I’ve chosen to play the villain role, I should do it diligently to the end. Sung Ji Chan, I’ll make sure to collect this debt from you later. Gritting my teeth, I smiled.

“Yeah. Of course.”

At my words, Han Ye Won’s face turned pale. …I feel a bit sorry for shocking her to this extent.

However, there’s nothing I can do for her. Sorry. Maybe in your next life, you’ll be born as the female lead too….

“Then, bye.”

With that, I left the rooftop. Leaving Han Ye Won alone.

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After school.

‘She’s really something too.’

Having returned home, I became lost in thought, recalling what happened earlier.

‘Why does she like Sung Ji Chan so much?’

From the perspective of someone who has been close to Sung Ji Chan for the past few months, albeit not a long time, it was incomprehensible.

‘Han Ye Won may not be a particularly good person, but she doesn’t need to be hung up on Sung Ji Chan.’

With her looks, she should be able to meet another decent guy.

The world is vast and there are many men, so why Sung Ji Chan of all people? Does Sung Ji Chan have some charm that I’m unaware of?

‘Do things change when you date?’

…After thinking that for a moment, I decided to stop here since I didn’t particularly want to confirm it.

‘Ah, whatever. It’s a thing of the past so let’s not dwell on it.’

I erased the thoughts about Han Ye Won from my mind.

‘Now then, what should I do?’

It was a rare free time. After lying on the bed for a while, I decided to explore the newly updated features of the system since I had spare time.

I chose the ‘Map’.

It was a feature I had postponed last time, saying I would check it later.

Touching it, a map of our neighborhood appeared before my eyes.

‘Oh.’

Last time, only the map of my room was shown, but now the entire neighborhood was displayed. It seemed the range could be adjusted.

Three dots twinkled on the map.

One was green, and the other two were red.

I roughly knew what they were, but I still asked the system for confirmation.

“What do these marks indicate?”

[They show the locations of the characters!]

As I thought.

The green one was probably my location, and the red ones were the locations of other people.

‘But why are there two red dots?’

I could guess one of them. Ban Ha Min. Since he lives in our neighborhood.

Based on the direction of his house, the one on the upper left was likely Ban Ha Min.

However, I couldn’t guess the other one.

It wasn’t one of the Three Douches for sure, and it wouldn’t be those punks from the distant Haesung High School…. So the remaining options were Ji Seung Hyun or Han Ye Won? Anyone else?

To think there are two characters living in this neighborhood. I suddenly wanted to move.

“Is there no way to know who they are?”

With a sliver of hope, I tried tapping on the dot. I thought a name might pop up, but the map remained unchanged.

[To identify the characters, you need to directly verify them at that location for their names to be displayed!]

How bothersome….

‘This thing pretends to be cutting-edge but there’s a lot it can’t do.’

It must be the system’s kind consideration, wanting me to be directly involved with the characters by running around. I don’t need that kind of consideration…. Anyway, it became troublesome.

‘What time is it now?’

I checked the clock. 8 PM. It wasn’t that late yet.

“Guess I’ll go confirm who it is and come back.”

I grabbed a thin outer garment to go outside.

[Kya, I like it! 〉ㅁ〈]

As always, the system welcomed my outing. Seeing the system act like that, I suddenly didn’t want to go.

‘…Nothing good has come from what that thing likes.’

Hmm. It’s indeed ominous. I should just take a quick look at who it is and return promptly.

‘I shouldn’t even greet them.’

Strengthening my resolve, I turned on the map.

Unlike the red dot assumed to be Ban Ha Min which stayed still, the unidentified red dot kept moving.

Based on the current location and direction of movement…. The destination was probably the office-tel next door?

‘The monthly rent there is expensive since it’s newly built.’

The owner of the dot seemed to be from a fairly well-off family.

As expected, the red dot stopped at the next building. To think they live this close. If not for the map, I would have been completely unaware.

I don’t want to run into characters even after school, so I should diligently use the map feature to avoid them….

‘This isn’t the time. Let’s quickly go see their face before the red dot enters the building.’

I hurriedly went down the stairs.

Arriving on the first floor, I hid my face with the hood and peeked out. At this distance, I should be able to clearly see their face based on the map.

‘Are they still outside?’

I looked around, searching for a familiar face.

And I froze on the spot upon discovering an unexpected existence.

‘Huh.’

The identity of the red dot was Seol Yu Hwa.