The people around glanced at each other and slowly backed away.

Only then did I realize.

Something was seriously wrong.

Yoo Hee Na, who had been sitting on the bench, sensed that the situation was not normal and stood up.

‘What should I do? Should I run?’

But by the time I made a decision, it was already far too late.

“Got her!”

Finally, the man who had run all the way here roughly grabbed Yoo Hee Na’s arm.

Yoo Hee Na flinched in surprise and struggled.

“What are you doing! Let go!”

“Hey, grab her! Don’t let her move!”

“Hurry, drag her away!”

“Woah!”

It was utter chaos.

Unidentified men were trying to drag Yoo Hee Na away without explanation, and Yoo Hee Na was resisting with all her might.

And I…

‘…What’s going on?’

Nothing happened to me.

For a moment, I was so confused that my brain functions stopped briefly, but soon I came to my senses and assessed the situation.

First of all, it seemed the men’s target was Yoo Hee Na.

‘What’s the reason?’

At first I thought it was a simple crime, but looking again, the men appeared to be around my age.

Uh… this seems to be one of those novel-like situations.

If so, I could understand why no one was paying attention to me now.

I’m an extra.

There’s no reason to go to the trouble of kidnapping an extra…

“Kyaak!”

Hup, this isn’t the time for this!

‘Yoo Hee Na!’

I need to save Yoo Hee Na!

I frantically looked around.

No one was willing to make eye contact with me.

…It seemed difficult to expect help.

‘Do I have to do it myself?’

Sadly, I’m not the world’s strongest person, and I didn’t think I could beat those men.

‘Then call the police?’

Looking around cautiously, fortunately it seemed someone had already reported the commotion.

Other than that, the person I could ask for help was… Sung Ji Chan?

Right, Sung Ji Chan!

I ambitiously took out my phone.

Surely Sung Ji Chan would drop everything and come to save Yoo Hee Na. I could contact any of the Three Great Boys. He’s the male lead, so he should be able to handle 17 to 1, right?

But I immediately realized.

‘How would I know their numbers!’

At that moment, one of the men bumped into me as he was backing up.

“Ah! Damn… What’s with this girl?”

The man spat on the ground and frowned.

“Shit, you scared me… Huh? Hey, are you calling someone right now?”

Our eyes met.

I gulped.

“…”

“…”

After a brief standoff, the man suddenly snatched my phone away.

No! My phone!

I couldn’t contact Sung Ji Chan anyway!

I struggled desperately to get my phone back.

The man got irritated and suddenly threw my phone.

Hey!

I hurriedly picked up my phone.

“Grab her too!”

At the shout from far away, the man and I turned our heads at the same time.

Another person was running towards us from the end of the street.

I was shocked.

“Th-th-that, I saw her with Sung Ji Chan earlier! I saw it! She and Sung Ji Chan tricked me earlier!”

It was the crazy guy who had been hitting on me this afternoon!

‘Why is that bastard here again!’

But before I could react, someone hit me on the back of the head.

Ack!

As I reflexively ducked my head, someone else roughly grabbed my arm.

Shouts flew over my head.

I couldn’t think straight.

My head was spinning.

My body was shaken back and forth.

‘Ah, these bastards. They’re really something…’

At some point, I completely lost consciousness.

* * *

On the outskirts of the city, in an abandoned building.

All the bullies from Haesung Commercial High School had gathered in one place.

There was a strange tension among the students who were ready for battle.

“Did you contact Sung Ji Chan? What did he say?”

“He said he’s coming soon. He told us to prepare ourselves and wait.”

“…Cocky bastard.”

The man who seemed to be the leader of the group muttered as he received the report.

He gave some orders to his juniors.

The other men busily moved around preparing something.

Some were grabbing wooden sticks, while others were shadow boxing to warm up. They all seemed to be preparing for the upcoming fight.

And I, quietly tucked away in a corner, thought to myself.

Why do they leave buildings like this abandoned? Is it a kindness for bullies to use?

“What are you spacing out for, you idiot!”

A sharp voice snapped me out of my reverie.

I turned my head to see Yoo Hee Na glaring at me and growling.

Unlike me, who was free to move despite being under surveillance, Yoo Hee Na was tied tightly to a chair with something like rope.

‘Oh, wow.’

I marveled at a strange detail.

I didn’t think I’d see something like this in real life. As expected of a novel world…

“Is this really the time for that? Aren’t you worried about what those bastards might do?”

Yoo Hee Na raised her voice, sounding frustrated.

At first she looked like she was about to cry, but now she seemed more angry.

…Oh, is it because of me?

I turned my head again. More people had arrived since earlier.

‘Huh… Everyone’s working hard.’

Seeing the Haesung Commercial High School bullies doing their best, not forgetting their duties(?) even on a precious weekend, I felt amazed and even impressed beyond bewilderment.

Yes. I had long since transcended all of this.

Feeling discouraged only lasts so long. When these situations keep repeating, you just accept it as fate.

‘Ah, God has truly abandoned me.’

I decided to accept it willingly.

At this point, I felt at peace.

‘Let me review what happened today.’

At first, some crazy guy hit on me, and seeing that, the male lead and his friends saved me.

But as luck would have it, that scene was photographed and sent to the villainess.

The villainess called me out and warned me to stay away from the male lead, but in the middle of that, we were kidnapped by students from a rival school targeting the male lead…

Hehehe… I couldn’t help but laugh.

It’s truly the full package of novel heroine experiences.

God must have punished me, an extra who decided to deviate from the original work.

Or was it the system that punished me?

‘Don’t tell me this bastard is really trying to make me the heroine?’

I desperately called out to the system in my mind.

‘System! Status window! System!’

Only then did the system finally appear.

[ㅡ,.ㅡ]

With a very sulky expression.

‘….’

I gave up and slumped down. Sung Ji Chan will free us when he comes anyway…

Then, the system appeared again.

[This is all because Ju Eun didn’t listen to me!]

What?

I was suddenly scolded out of nowhere.

I just blinked in disbelief, and the system said:

[Since Ju Eun keeps trying to deviate from the original work, I had no choice but to use my power! 〉0〈]

So you’re saying the current situation is really because of the system?

Then something flashed through my mind.

‘Don’t tell me that photo from earlier…’

The system proudly declared:

[Yes! I did it!]

So that was your doing.

I wondered what kind of crazy person would send such a fabricated photo to Yoo Hee Na, but it was the system’s doing.

‘This bastard must really have a grudge against me.’

When the system first appeared, it clearly said it came to help with my possession life, but instead of helping, it seems to be tricking me every time.

‘Is there really no way to turn off this system?’

I tried pressing various things in the chat window.

But sadly, I couldn’t find anything like ‘Log out’ or ‘End game’.

[Even if you do that, I won’t leave Ju Eun’s side. *_*]

It was truly a system that enjoyed toying with people.

‘Can’t be helped.’

It’s easier if you give up. I leaned against the wall in a half-enlightened state.

‘By the way.’

Is there no way to get out of here?

If the system sent that photo earlier, it seems like the system can do more than I thought.

If the system exerts some power, couldn’t it do something like teleportation?

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I called out to the system again.

[You called? 〉ㅁ〈]

I spoke bluntly.

‘Can’t you use your power to get me out of here?’

I’m just an extra anyway.

The important hostage in this kidnapping is Yoo Hee Na, so it should be fine if an extra like me disappears, right?

I’ve already experienced enough novel-like events today, so I’d like it to send me home at this point.

[From here? ㅇ_ㅇ]

Yes.

[Why?]

What do you mean why? Would you want to stay here if you were me?

Logically speaking, in this kind of situation, it would be weirder not to want to go home.

But I was overlooking one fact.

This system bastard was more serious about novels than I thought.

[But the Three Great Boys will be here soon! 〉ㅁ〈]

…

I stared at the system with coldly disappointed eyes.

[Why are you looking at me like that!]

Let’s not even talk about it.

I turned around so I couldn’t see the system at all.

[W-wait! How about a quest then?]

Ding!

With a cheerful sound, the quest window appeared.

[SYSTEM] [QUEST] [〈The Three Great Boys’ Return!〉] [Content: The Three Great Boys are coming to save the princesses like princes on white horses. Let’s cheer for the Three Great Boys.] [Clear condition: Shout ‘Three Great Boys, fighting!’ in front of the Haesung Commercial High School bullies.] [Reward: Teleport home] [Do you accept? Y / N]

Wow, I really hate this.

I’d rather just die here.

I completely gave up on escaping from the abandoned building.

[Are you really not going to do it? ㅇ_ㅇ]

No. I won’t do it.

[Really?]

Ugh. So annoying.

‘Get lost!’

I waved my arms to clear the system window from in front of my eyes.

Seeing that, Yoo Hee Na whispered to me with a confused face.

“Hey, are you crazy? Why are you acting like that by yourself?”

Oops.

I had forgotten that only I could see the system.

I lowered my arm slightly.

‘How crazy must I have looked…’

Although there wasn’t much left of my image to ruin, my image was falling endlessly towards rock bottom.

At least it’s fortunate that only Yoo Hee Na saw this.

…As I thought that, a few Haesung Commercial High School thugs glanced at me.

…Did they see too?

“What was that just now?”

“Is she really crazy?”

“Should we just let her go?”

Yes. They saw…

I dejectedly lowered my head again. When our eyes met, Yoo Hee Na slightly averted her gaze.

…This is really too much.

It was then.

“How are you feeling?”

Someone walked towards us.