Ain is a being born with genes that have been mutated due to the influence of the gate or monsters.
Because of this, their genes do not match those of their parents.
‘That is why Ain is rejected.’
How many parents in the world can love a child who does not look or have the same genes as them?
Even Ain’s eyes were similar to those of a monster.
Because of this, Ain was sometimes called the child of a monster, and was secretly shunned.
It was common for them to be abandoned as soon as they were born.
Yeonha-neul’s situation was no different.
Everyone in the same grade knew that she lived in an orphanage.
‘In a way… . . It’s not that I don’t understand why Yeon-Ha-neul becomes a witch of disaster in the game. She must have been rejected since she was young.’
I thought of a scene from the game.
It was a scene where Yeon-ha-neul, pessimistic about her situation and despairing about the world, was reborn as a witch of disaster.
「Yeon-ha-neul」
―I’m going to destroy this world.
Yeon-ha-neul, with her sunburned skin and black hair, was shedding tears of blood.
The game story branched out depending on the outcome of the battle with her, who appeared as a mid-boss.
If the main character, Kang-Han-byeol, kills her, the story continues with the entire Academy City devastated.
On the other hand, if Kang-Han-byeol dies, the story goes to the bad ending.
That bad ending remained vivid in my memory even after I was reincarnated.
[Yeon-ha-neul split exponentially, eventually covering the entire world.]
[The world was destroyed.]
[All living beings lost their lives to Yeon-ha-neul.]
[There are no living things in the world anymore. People, animals, and monsters no longer exist.]
[Yeon-ha-neul chose to destroy herself by annihilating all existence and eventually herself.]
[─Bad Ending─]
One of the 44 endings.
A bad ending where Yeon-ha-neul, who has infinitely divided, eventually devours the world and erases all existence, including herself.
‘The owner of that ending was Do-gyeon-woo, no, the same elementary school as me…’
This is not mentioned in the game.
I couldn’t help but feel deeply troubled as I watched her finish her self-introduction.
A potential disaster that could destroy the world was right there.
Fortunately, she didn’t know her power and hadn’t awakened as the Witch of Disaster.
So now was the time to kill her and eliminate the future danger.
“….”
If you want to survive in this world.
You have to kill Yeon-ha-neul before she becomes a mid-boss.
It’s an extremely calculated, mechanical, cold, and efficient solution.
But I can’t do that.
I didn’t want to kill her for a future that hadn’t happened yet.
I know it was foolish.
But I also had my beliefs.
‘Let’s think differently.’
If it’s a future that hasn’t happened yet, there’s plenty of room for change.
It’s not always the best policy to kill her.
Rather, Yeon-ha-neul, whose role hasn’t been decided yet, can be either a good person or a bad person depending on my will.
Her talent must be great.
If I could just transform her into a good person…
‘I can strengthen my power.’
The difficulty of conquering this game is definitely not easy.
So if I put my full effort into her, I could lower the difficulty.
In order to do that, I had to create an opportunity to become close to Yeon-ha-neul.
Just then, an opportunity came.
“Now that I’ve finished my self-introductions, I’ll start deciding on the seats! I’ll have the girls sit where they want, and then the boys will sit next to them.”
It was a chance to sit next to Yeon-ha-neul.
The seats for the female students were all decided.
The homeroom teacher explained.
“The male students can sit in the seats they want in the order they drew lots. At this time, the female student sitting next to them can refuse up to three times.”
“… .”
“The male students can choose their seats as much as they want until the female student allows them to. However, if the seats are not decided even after going around the classroom once, they will be pushed back to the back.”
“Teacher! So does that mean the male student has to be chosen by the female student every time!?”
“Don’t worry about that. Since the female student sat first this month, I will let the male student sit first next month.”
Being able to pair up with the person of the opposite sex you want.
Some might think that the homeroom teacher’s seat assignments are romantic.
However, contrary to what it looks like on the outside, it is far from romantic.
“Now, male students, draw lots!”
How likely is it that you will be paired up with the person of the opposite sex you like?
Even palms have to hit to make a sound, but there’s no guarantee that the person you like will like you back.
‘I’m number 9. I’m the only one who can sit next to Yeon-ha-neul, so I’ll just wait my turn quietly.’
You have to consider the possibility of being rejected by the other person and the possibility of not being chosen.
A person who is filled with vain expectations and blindly thinks that he or she has the right to choose the person will get hurt.
“Number 1, go out and choose a seat!”
And just then.
The male student, filled with anticipation, moved.
“Hmm… Where would be good?”
“… .”
He pretended to think carefully, but Number 1 walked toward one place without hesitation.
He thought he was pretending to be indifferent, but it was obvious from his voice and movements.
I could tell from behind, so the female students sitting there couldn’t have not noticed the acting.
“Wouldn’t the window seat be better?”
“… .”
Probably 1 didn’t know.
Just as he was evaluating the female students, they were evaluating 1.
“Ah, this would be good.”
1 circled around to the window and touched the seat next to a female student.
‘That girl… is Kim Soo-ji.’
A female student from a prestigious family, although not comparable to ours.
She was pretty and good at both studying and playing sports, so she was quite popular.
1 was after her.
However, as I said earlier, it’s not enough to just target someone.
“Can I sit here?”
“I’m sorry.”
“Huh?”
“Teacher, I’ll decline.”
“Uh, why… .”
1 was very embarrassed.
She blushed, embarrassed at being rejected in front of everyone.
‘… Poor thing. No, but is it okay for the teacher to be this evil?
1 must have had a great awakening.
The realization that the world doesn’t go as planned and that it’s hard to get together with someone you like.
In this way, you open your eyes from your dream and learn the bitter taste of reality.
“Suji, you only have two more chances left. No. 1, choose a different seat.”
That’s why it’s not romantic.
‘No, in a way, it’s romantic. Because the number of times you can reject someone is limited to three.’
If it were really realistic, there would be no limit to the number of rejections.
On the other hand, No. 1’s path, which lost its composure after being rejected, was not smooth.
“Can I sit here?”
“I’m sorry.”
“Can I sit here?”
“I don’t like it.”
“Can I sit here…?”
“Why? Do I look easier than Soo-ji?”
Everyone wants to be first to the person they like.
No one wants to be second.
Moreover, he would not want to be considered as someone else’s substitute or compared to others.
In the eyes of the female students, there was no way that Number 1, who was hastily poking around as if he could get one, would look good.
“Number 1, since you’ve already gone around the classroom, you should stand in the back row.”
“Sigh… .”
“… .”
In the end, Number 1 was not able to sit down.
It must have been a position where he had to choose.
Number 1, who was not chosen by anyone, had to return with a sad face.
“Next, Number 2! Choose your seat.”
In that situation, Number 2 set off.
Number 2 seemed to have realized reality early on by repeating Number 1’s failure.
If he tried to sit next to Kim Soo-ji for no reason and got rejected like Number 1, he would end up getting ostracized by the female students.
I could see him glancing at Kim Soo-ji and then turning his eyes away.
“Can I sit here?”
That’s how number 2 chose the seat.
The female student next to her carefully looked at number 2 from top to bottom.
And then she quickly turned her head.
“Huh! If you want to sit, sit or not.”
You shouldn’t judge by appearances, but first impressions are important nonetheless.
A new school year, a new semester.
Students who don’t know anything about each other other than what they’ve introduced themselves have no choice but to decide on each other based on their first impressions.
number 2 met the criteria.
“Next, number 3!”
“Can I sit here?”
“… Sorry, look somewhere else.”
On the other hand, there were cases like number 3 where people were rejected based on their first impressions.
Still, people’s ideal types vary.
number 3 was able to sit next to her after getting permission from another female student.
“number 4! Choose your seat!”
Meanwhile, number 4 passed by the other seats and headed toward where Kim Soo-ji was.
“Can I sit next to you?”
“… Sorry. Teacher, I will refuse.”
“Soo-ji has one more chance left.”
Even though she must have seen that number 1 failed, number 4, who dared to challenge without fear, was a brave person.
And bravely died.
“Next number 5!”
Kim Soo-ji’s number of rejections was now one.
If she refused one more time, whoever was next would sit next to her.
The question was who would be rejected.
“Next number 6!”
“Next! Lucky number 7!”
No one would volunteer to make a sacrifice that would not benefit them at all.
“Next number 8!”
“Oh, I don’t know!”
But someone had to do it.
Just like a tree can only be felled after it is chopped down, and a door can only be opened after it is knocked on.
Number 8 walked towards Kim Su-ji with the look of a large sum of money placed on a gambling table.
And.
“Sorry, I will refuse.”
“Ugh! What’s wrong with me!”
“Soo-ji can’t refuse anymore.”
“Number 8! Get behind me now!”
“Hey! It’s so much fun to watch from the back!”
Number 8 lost the gamble.
He had to go to Numbers 1 and 4, who were waving like the dead, with a face that looked like they had blown all their money.
That’s how it went until number 8.
“Number 9, please choose your seat!”
Now it was my turn.
I walked towards the window.
“Is he trying to sit next to Soo-ji?”
“Oh, I’m really jealous.”
“Lucky guy. he’ll sit next to Soo-ji.”
“Isn’t he a dog? A dog from the Shingeom clan.”
“That coward?”
I could hear the male students whispering behind me.
‘Everyone is paying attention to me.’
Meanwhile, the female students in front of me were all focused on me.
Kim Soo-ji, who was sitting by the window, was also staring at me.
Everyone seemed to expect me to sit next to her.
‘Yeah, no.’
The classroom window, the very back seat.
I took in the rabbit ears that weren’t hidden by the crowd.
There was Yeon-ha-neul.
She had impressive white and blue hair and was lowering her head.
A face that seemed as if no one would choose her and that she had no right to choose anyone.
‘Please, it seems like she just wants this time to end quickly.’
She had a face that looked so gloomy that I could think that way on its own.
“… .”
Towards her.
I stepped forward.
“… Gyeon-woo. I know your name. I can’t refuse, so sit down. The people of the noble family will get along well for the next month… Huh?”
“What? Where is he going now?”
“Why is he going there?”
I passed by Kim Soo-ji who was saying something.
I ignored the people’s shock.
All I could see was Yeon-ha-neul.
And then.
“… Huh?”
I arrived at Yeon-ha-neul’s seat.
She had been lowering her head the whole time, but when I stopped walking instead of passing by, she looked surprised.
Her face suddenly lifted up, and there was confusion on it.
I said to her.
“Can I sit next to you?”
“Next to me?”
“Next to you. If you don’t like me, then refuse. I wish you hadn’t.”
“Why… .”
“What?”
To survive in this world.
To reach the ending you want.
I… .
“… No. You can sit down.”
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