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A week had already passed since I became close with Senior Yoon Jeong-han. Even during the week we spent together, I sensed something strange, but I didn't pay much attention to it.
Right now, we're on our way home from school, and next to us, senior Yoon Jeong-han is trying to persuade us to come over to his house.
"I'll buy you chicken. Are you going?"
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There was a section towards the end of the novel introducing Yoon Jeong-han's house, so it felt familiar, like we'd been there several times. Kwon Soon-young and I put down our bags and sat on the sofa.
"Is my house big and nice?"
"Brother, our house does this much too."
"Brother!"
"You came here before. You saw that my house was bigger!"
Over the past week, the three of us have become fast friends. Of course, we've become more comfortable with each other, even using our honorifics.
***
As I was looking around the house at Yoon Jung-han's words to make myself comfortable, I saw a very familiar book on the bookshelf.
When I took out the book and looked at the cover, the title was 'The Heroine's Male Lead'. Kwon Soon-young and I were surprised and put the book back on.
After that, the two of us had no choice but to keep an eye on Yoon Jeong-han's expression.
While eating the chicken that Yoon Jung-han had bought, Kwon Soon-young, who had been holding back her curiosity for so long, asked about the book.
"That...hyung."
"Do you know the book 'The Heroine's Male Lead'?"
"Oh my. I've already been caught."
"Huh? What does that mean?"Sunyoung
"I'm the same as you."
"You're like us?"
"I am not a character in this book like you."
"21-year-old Yoon Jeong-han."
"21 is my real age."
Yoon Jung-han also said he experienced something similar to us. Last year, he was on the rooftop when he closed his eyes and when he opened them, he found himself in a book. In reality, Yoon Jung-han is a 21-year-old college student.
"Ah... um... I'm 18 in real life too, Han Seol-ah..."
"I'm Kwon Soon-young, 19 years old!"
"Wow... that's amazing! There are other people like us!!"
"Brother, it's really nice to meet you!!"
"Phew, me too."
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"Soonyoung is a year older than Seol-ah. But why don't you call her oppa?"Jeonghan
"We're all the same age here..."
"I will never do that to you, oppa!"
"What about you, brother? I don't know about you, brother."
"Wow... This is too much..."Sunyoung
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A month passed after I realized that Junghan was just like us. During that time, I'd met Min-gyu a lot, and of course, Junghan came to our class every single day to play. We talked about changing the subject. And then, I think the book was about halfway through.
I arrived at school a little early today. When I entered the classroom, I realized I wasn't the top student. As I hung up my bag and sat down, Kim Joo-yeon approached me.
"Seol-ah, please stop bothering me."
"What does that mean?"
"This is you too.."
What Kim Joo-yeon thrust in front of me was another torn bill. A torn bill. Now, torn bills are disgusting. Does the writer lack creativity? The content just keeps getting torn.
"Why is this happening? It's not me."
"Then who else is it if not you?"
"You're the only one who's been bothering me..."
"You don't seem to know. Kwon Soon-young is very popular."
"I guess the guys he likes did this."
"You like Soonyoung too."
"So it could be you."
"I told you it wasn't me! Why do you keep doing this!"
Kim Joo-yeon grabbed my wrist and kept pushing me, so I gave her a weak shove, feeling annoyed. Fortunately, I didn't fall. Instead, it looked like I sprained my ankle.
"Oh, sorry. Go to the infirmary."
"And this really isn't me. Find someone else."
I left the classroom, leaving Kim Joo-yeon behind.
Someone was waiting for me in front of the classroom.
That girl was Park Hee-jin, the villainess' friend.
My friend, the villainess, has been with me for three years.
Park Hee-jin is also a person with a bad temper.
"Hey, I haven't seen you lately?"
"I've been pretty busy. Why my class?"
"I came to see the carrot's reaction~"
"Reaction?"
"No way... those bills and that gym uniform from back then were yours too?"
"Yeah! That's my doing!"
"How is it, do you like it?? "
"I like it!! I'm the only one who was misunderstood!"
"Ah.. sorry.. hehe."