I headed straight to the nurse’s office.

‘…… What’s going on? Why am I here?’

Something felt strange when I came to my senses. I glanced to the side. Naturally, Seol Yu Hwa was next to me.

‘Why did she suddenly ask to go to the nurse’s office.’

As a lowly extra, I couldn’t dare to understand the great intentions of the protagonist.

Just now, Seol Yu Hwa abruptly said, “Let’s go to the nurse’s office.” and really brought me here. I followed along bewildered, but…… What should I do now? I carefully opened my mouth.

“Um……”

“What.”

“Are we really going in?”

At my words, Seol Yu Hwa frowned.

“……”

I meekly opened the door.

‘This is so awkward I could die.’

I was lost in thought as I entered the nurse’s office.

‘Come to think of it, when was the first time Seol Yu Hwa went to the nurse’s office in the original work.’

If I remember correctly, she went there right on the first day of school. As soon as she arrived at school, she coincidentally went to the second nurse’s office, met Lee Yeon Ho, and heard the details about Seol Yu Bin’s school life…… That’s how the plot went, if I recall.

‘Then are Lee Yeon Ho and Seol Yu Hwa meeting each other right now?’

If it follows the original work, that should definitely be the case.

‘Hmm, in that case, she would already know that Lee Yeon Ho and Seol Yu Bin are close.’

Now I think I understand a little. If I dare to guess the thought process of the world’s top-ranked person…… Seol Yu Hwa probably wants to verify that I am ‘Seol Yu Bin’s friend’, as I claimed.

‘Since I said I met Seol Yu Bin at the nurse’s office…… She must have thought Lee Yeon Ho would know if I’m really Seol Yu Bin’s friend or not.’

Lee Yeon Ho wouldn’t go out of his way to deny my relationship with Seol Yu Bin, so there shouldn’t be any particular issues.

Realizing why Seol Yu Hwa brought me here made me feel much more at ease.

‘This might be fortunate, actually.’

If it’s proven this way that I’m Seol Yu Bin’s friend, won’t it become easier to approach Seol Yu Hwa in the future? It would be even better if Seol Yu Hwa looks upon me favorably, as it would keep my bad ending further away.

Alright. Female lead. Let’s give it a go.

I steeled myself.

“Oh, Ju Eun is here?”

Just then, Lee Yeon Ho noticed me and greeted me familiarly. I awkwardly smiled and greeted him back.

“Yes, hello.”

“Come on in.”

Spotting Seol Yu Hwa who entered behind me, Lee Yeon Ho grinned widely.

“It’s been a while, Yu Bin. Welcome.”

As expected, Lee Yeon Ho doesn’t know she changed to Seol Yu Hwa either……

Seol Yu Hwa just nodded slightly at Lee Yeon Ho’s greeting. Lee Yeon Ho made a sad face at her indifferent attitude.

“Sob. Yu Bin has gotten cold.”

No, is that your only takeaway?

Considering Lee Yeon Ho would have talked to Seol Yu Bin the most at this school, it felt bizarre that he couldn’t recognize her. Is everyone really under some sort of mass hypnosis? I feel like I’ve become Alice alone in Wonderland.

Ignoring Lee Yeon Ho’s words, Seol Yu Hwa spoke.

“Please give me the first aid kit.”

“Why?”

“I’m hurt.”

Seol Yu Hwa lifted her arm. There were red nail marks on her arm. She must have gotten injured during the fight earlier.

Seeing that, Lee Yeon Ho made a fuss.

“Oh my gosh! Wait a second! I’ll go get it right away!”

Lee Yeon Ho disappeared out of the nurse’s office.

‘What, now this nurse’s office doesn’t even have a first aid kit? Why is he going outside to get the first aid kit!’

As if this situation wasn’t strange at all, Seol Yu Hwa calmly sat in a chair and examined her wound.

Hmm. Looking at it that way, it does seem like she just came to get treated.

My guess that she came to find out if I’m really Seol Yu Bin’s friend was probably just my own conceit.

‘…… Well. Anyway, it’s a relief if nothing’s wrong.’

I let out a sigh of relief and sat next to Seol Yu Hwa.

‘But wait, isn’t it class time right now?’

I suddenly came to my senses. I turned my head to check the clock on the wall. It was well past the end of the break time.

A sense of guilt suddenly washed over me.

‘Farewell, perfect attendance award…….’

Before and after possession. A total of 13 years of perfect attendance was shattered like this. I hope the teacher doesn’t notice my absence, but that would be difficult…… Somehow my stomach felt sour.

But it’s not like I skipped the whole school day, just missed one class by chance. Does this count as an absence too? I’ve never intentionally left during class before, so I don’t know.

If possible, I hope they overlook it just this once. This is an act of God, after all.

‘But why am I worrying about this? It’s not like I’m going to college here.’

Get it together. My goal is to return to my original world. I lightly slapped my cheeks.

Just then, Seol Yu Hwa suddenly poked me. I snapped out of my distracting thoughts and returned to reality.

“Huh?”

Our eyes met. …… How long had she been looking at me? While I was awkwardly darting my eyes around, Seol Yu Hwa opened her mouth.

“You said you were friends with me, right?”

I hesitated for a moment before nodding.

“Then you remember the day we first met?”

“Uhh……”

In my mind, the scene of meeting ‘Seol Yu Bin’ and the scene of witnessing ‘Seol Yu Hwa’ floated around. She must be referring to the former right now. I tried to recall the memory in more detail.

That day, I ran all the way here because of the Chun Ja finding contest. I pulled open a random curtain trying to hide and ran into Seon Woo Jin, then became that jerk’s homework slave…… Damn it. That’s when my life started going wrong.

Suddenly, tears blurred my vision. Inwardly shedding tears of blood, I opened my mouth.

“Why do you ask?”

Then Seol Yu Hwa said,

“Tell me in detail what happened that day.”

“All of a sudden? …… Ah, ah, no. I’ll tell you. I will.”

Intimidated by Seol Yu Hwa’s gaze, I obediently began reminiscing about the past.

“That day, I coincidentally entered the nurse’s office while passing by. No, there was a reason, but it’s not really important…… Anyway, I went in and it happened to be lunchtime. So Yeon Ho asked the kids who were in the nurse’s office, including me, to go eat together, and I followed along. That’s when I first got to know Yu Bin.”

But does she actually have the self-awareness that she’s pretending to be ‘Seol Yu Bin’? She’s outright asking suspiciously.

I’m answering everything she asks, but something feels off.

“We learned each other’s names then, but getting close with Yu Bin…… no, with you happened a bit later. You suddenly collapsed on the street…… Th-that’s, I mean, it’s not like I made you collapse, so don’t look at me so scary, okay? Anyway, I carried you to the nurse’s office. So you thanked me for that.”

Recalling it like this, I realize I have quite a few memories with Seol Yu Bin too. Swept up in unnecessary sentimentality, I blurted out things she didn’t even ask about.

“After that, you helped me out, and I helped you out too. We went shopping together, and to the amusement park.”

And at that amusement park, Seol Yu Bin left…… Remembering the failed plan made my heart ache. Come back, Seol Yu Bin…… Take your sister away……

After listening to me in silence, Seol Yu Hwa spoke.

“Then, were you close? With me?”

I thought for a moment before answering.

“I guess? We were close enough to be called friends, at least.”

“I see……”

Seol Yu Hwa sank into deep thought with a serious expression.

I don’t know what she’s thinking about, but it doesn’t seem like she’ll talk to me again anytime soon. …… Did I pass the test, at least? Whatever it is, I hope she thinks well of me. I’m scared of being hospitalized for 8 weeks.

I watched Seol Yu Hwa agonizing like that and suddenly thought,

‘But she speaks more coherently than I expected.’

When I was secretly observing her, she was always either laughing with a “Kekeke……” or saying things like “It’s…… nothing……” so I thought her usual speech would be like that too.

‘Is she an Inso-like character too, like Sung Ji Chan?’

I recalled the first day I saw Sung Ji Chan. There was that terrifying “Heh.”…… I really thought he was a weird kid back then.

Of course, Sung Ji Chan is still weird in many ways now, but at least his speech is normal most of the time, so I guess you could say he’s similar to Seol Yu Hwa in that sense.

‘…… Do you have to talk like that to become a protagonist in this world?’

As expected, it’s hard to be an Inso protagonist. I’m glad I’m just an extra.

Grateful for my role today as well, I prayed to the heavens. O Heaven, please let me remain an extra until the very end……

“…… This one doesn’t seem to be it for now.”

Huh?

What was that just now?

I think Seol Yu Hwa said something…… Did I mishear? I lightly tapped my ears with my palms, just in case, but Seol Yu Hwa muttered again.

“The one who bullied Yu Bin…… is someone else……”

…… No way?

I moved only my eyes slightly to look at Seol Yu Hwa. Seol Yu Hwa was talking to herself with a serious expression.

Hmm…… Am I allowed to hear this?

Why is she talking to herself out loud? Can’t she just think it in her head? I’m sorry, but I don’t know how to react from the listener’s perspective.

I thought she seemed unexpectedly normal just a moment ago, but she immediately started talking to herself.

‘I should pretend I didn’t hear for now, right?’

I stiffened my face to avoid showing any agitation. Unaware of my struggle, Seol Yu Hwa continued mumbling to herself.

“I need to get revenge……”

“Where will they go…… next?”

“…… But where is Yu Bin?”

Her love for her younger sister is truly beautiful, but I wish she would consider that there are other people around her.

Well, thanks to that, I think I know what Seol Yu Hwa is thinking and doing. She’s trying to get revenge for Seol Yu Bin. …… But shouldn’t that revenge be directed at Ji Seung Hyun? I’m not sure.

Knowing all the truth, I feel extremely conflicted.

Just then, there was a rustling sound from behind the partition.

‘Huh?’

I turned my head towards the source of the sound. A long shadow stretched across the floor. Based on the shape of the shadow, it seemed to be a man.

‘Who else is here?’

Considering it’s class time, the only ones who would be here are the delinquents…… Is it Seon Woo Jin? He seemed to be attending classes well these days, so why again……

I waited for the owner of the shadow to emerge.

And the moment I finally saw his face.

“…… Huh?”

I was taken aback.

The man spoke with a look of surprise.

“What the. Lee Ju Eun, what brings you here at this hour?”

The owner of the shadow was none other than Sung Ji Chan.