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There is a saying.

The most controversial ending among the endings is the open ending. That may leave a lingering feeling for some, but on the other hand, it may only leave a feeling of discomfort and frustration, so that’s probably why it’s like that. Of course, in my case, it doesn’t really matter because I think that as long as there’s a proper ending, it’s okay.

That doesn’t mean I like open endings. Of course, as a reader, I like proper closed endings, and I prefer happy endings even more.

It’s just that there are works that are suitable for open endings and works that aren’t.

And the same goes for the Bad Ending.

There are works that fit with bad endings, and there are works that don’t. And the novel I was reading didn’t fit with it at all.

‘The SSS-Class Heroine Has Returned’

A web novel I’ve been reading for a long time.

I’ve been watching it since before it became paid, and even when I was often late, instead of cursing, I was worried about my health. I always waited for it even when it was on a long hiatus, and I’ve followed it to the end.

A work that has been deeply engraved in a corner of my life in many ways.

The work has now ended in a meaningless bad ending with no plausibility.

I couldn’t even properly express my frustration because the feeling of emptiness was so deep in my heart. If this was going to happen, why did I read this novel for so many years? Why did I keep paying to follow it? Why did I do that?

I muttered it over and over again.

My mind was filled only with feelings of regret.

I slowly opened my eyes that had been closed. I lifted my head, feeling as if I had been drooping and losing energy. At the same time, I lifted my fingers from the keyboard and pointed them down toward the desk.

My job was done. To vent my dissatisfaction with the ending, to send a note to the author, and to ask if this was really the end. These were the last things I could do for this work.

This is the last thing I can do with this immense affection.

As soon as I finished that, I got up from my chair and fell face down on the bed. I tried to close my eyes and surrender to the cozy, soft feeling.

It was just that I happened to turn on my cell phone at that time.

“Huh?”

There was a note from the author.

The note I sent from my laptop while sitting in my chair had already been replied to. I thought it would take a few days, right?

I instinctively checked the note.

[I am the author of ‘The SSS-Class Heroine Has Returned’.]

[First, I must start by apologizing. I am truly ashamed to have given my readers an unsatisfactory ending. I apologize. However, this is the ending I had in mind when I wrote the first episode, and I can only tell you that I cannot fix or change it. Naturally, I cannot write the next story either. I will post it in the author’s note later, but this is really the end of this story. I can no longer continue their story, and I think the readers should write the next story using their own imagination! Thank you for reading my work so far!]

what?

I couldn’t even continue speaking. I was so dumbfounded and couldn’t even understand what he meant.

Is this really the ending the author wanted? Is this not at all probable?

This ending where we can’t even retrieve the bait and we don’t know what happened to the final boss?

Really?

“What the fuck are you talking about, you punk!”

Stop talking nonsense.

So then, are you saying that I’ve really spent these years just running towards this ending? For this ending that has no meaning or significance?!

I unconsciously grabbed the cell phone that I was about to throw, as if I was trying to hold on to my reason as much as possible.

“Hoooo…….”

I took a deep breath.

This work was literally a work that contained my life. It was a novel that I had been with for so long that I could say we had lived together, so although it might have seemed childish to some, it was a novel that made me savor every single sentence. I tightly closed my eyes and tried to calm down as if I was denying the current situation.

I try to suppress the emotions that feel like they’re going to explode and cool my head.

I have something to say to the readers who have read to the end. Are you serious about this?

As many questions swept over me, only irritation, anger, and hatred came and went quickly. I grabbed his hand tightly.

I read that nonsense one more time to make sure the reply I saw was real and checked it out. It was the same when I read it again, except for one thing.

“What is it?”

There was another note?

Why?

[If you don’t like it, change it.]

In that split second, my mind went blank. I couldn’t continue thinking.

What was this kid talking about?

“Is that it?”

If you’re not satisfied, you should write it?

“This son of a bitch, is he crazy!”

Why did you suddenly send such an abrupt reply? Are you really an idiot? I couldn’t hold back my anger at the sudden message. I rolled my feet on the bed a few times and then got up provocatively and turned on my laptop. I held back the urge to scream at any moment and placed my hands on the keyboard.

And I simply replied to the note.

[Author, is that what you say to the readers who followed through to the end? I am carefully considering whether you sent it by mistake. If you apologize now, I will forgive you.]

First, I replied calmly, as if nothing had happened, as if I were a mature gentleman. However, unlike my reply, my emotions could not hide their excitement. My hands were trembling, and I felt like sending a note covered in swear words right now. Nevertheless, I waited for the reply, hiding my emotions as much as possible with the affection I had for the novels I had read so far.

The reply came quickly.

[No. You’re not a reader anymore.]

“What the hell is this?”

You’re not a reader?

Are you saying that now that it’s over, or that you’re dissatisfied with the ending you gave it, you’re no longer a reader?

That’s what you’re talking about!

I was about to continue my reply with a variety of emotions. I was about to move my fingers, thinking that I was going to fight right now. But suddenly, my phone rang. I instinctively picked up my phone and hurriedly answered the call without even knowing who it was.

“Hey……!”

– Then, take care. Thank you for your hard work.

“……Huh?”

A man’s voice that felt direct and sharp. And a voice that felt familiar at the same time, even though it was the first time I heard it, was ringing on my phone. In an instant, my thoughts stopped.

Then I could feel a sense of unease in my room. I quickly looked around, looking everywhere as if trying to find something. After a while, I could immediately tell that the feeling of unease was coming from the window. I jumped up from my chair and ran towards the window as if chasing something.

And then I opened it right away, still in a state of confusion.

Wooo!!!

A vibration was spreading through my body.

Something alien. Something white and black and a dark red mass rippled into my vision. I felt threatened by it. I couldn’t help but back away from it as if I was avoiding something, the overwhelming sensation.

The voice was still ringing on the phone.

– If you’re not satisfied, you fix it.

“Ah.”

It’s coming at me.

After that, my memory was lost.

*

end.

The ending of this novel that I loved was the worst, and the problem was that it came out of nowhere.

The heroine who returned, the protagonist named Yuseo, loved her more than anyone else, and in a word, she was a yandere. Her obsession only got worse as time passed, and she reached her limit.

He suddenly attacked the protagonist and his colleagues who were almost at the end and killed them all. Of course, except for the protagonist. The protagonist was so devastated by the death of his colleagues that he was imprisoned and a note was whispered in his ear.

‘With this, we’re together forever.’

With that line, the piece ended.

I, who was looking forward to the final battle with the final boss, was betrayed by an ending that no one could have expected. And it was the sudden appearance of my favorite character. Maybe it was because he was my favorite character that I couldn’t help but feel even more angry, and that’s why he became the character I hated the most, not the character I liked.

The character who is one of the reasons for the worst ending.

It’s right in front of my eyes.

That’s right next to me.

Without the slightest hesitation, I tried my best to hide my nervousness and greeted him first.

“You’re the will, right?”

Yuseo suddenly turned his head and started ignoring me, pretending not to hear me. I couldn’t help but show a small, awkward smile at that sight.

I could have expected it, having watched it for a long time.

‘Yeah. I knew it.’

The guy was always kind to the protagonist, and only showed his rich emotions to the protagonist. He treated everyone else coldly, treating them as if they were worse than bugs. The best and worst heroine who literally only looked at the protagonist. That was Yoo Seo-ra.

‘Of course, that was after I returned, to be exact.’

Since Yusera hasn’t regressed yet, the intensity of her disregard for others is quite weak, and she’s not even aware that there’s such a person, beyond being indifferent to the protagonist. In short, her current state is that she’s equally indifferent to everyone. At least, it means there’s no discrimination. However, since she’ll regress in two days, she’ll show general affection toward the protagonist like in the original.

So now is the only chance. If not now, I won’t be able to approach Yoo Seo-ra, and I won’t even be able to talk to her. On the contrary, if I become close to the main character, there’s a high chance that she’ll get jealous and kill me.

I need to cover for him from behind to avoid the same ending as the original, and if that’s the case, I need to become close to him first. That was the first thing I thought of after two weeks.

In fact, for two weeks, I continued to deny that this was real. However, I realized that nothing would change even if I continued to deny it, and I couldn’t just sit still, so I reluctantly decided to move to survive. In fact, I still wanted to deny this absurd reality, but I pulled myself together and decided to desperately survive.

In order to do that, I need to become close with all the characters. Of course, it can’t go to the worst ending that is the same as the original. Of course, you can ignore that and just watch the original ending, and think that you can return to the original world, but you quickly realize that it is not possible.

‘If you’re not satisfied, you fix it.’

I still felt like that sharp voice was ringing in my ears. It was probably the author’s voice, the one who had dropped me into this world. And what he meant was that I should change the original ending. That’s why I was suffering and it would be hard, but I had no choice but to change the ending.

And one of the actions to change the ending is to become close to the yandere heroine. In any case, you have to become close to one of the main characters, and if you do, she’s the best, even if you think about the future. It’ll be hard, but if you become close to her, wouldn’t it be possible to lead her to a better situation through persuasion or advice? Above all, at the very least, she won’t be killed. With that belief, I’m going to become close to her first.

But the problem is that it’s difficult.

“Can we talk to him for a bit?”

Maybe it was impossible to become close to her. But that doesn’t mean I can give up. I have to become close to her if I want to survive.

“There, there…….”

“…….”

“Even a brief conversation would be nice.”

“…….”

“I can’t even introduce myself…….”

“…….”

“…….”

What the fuck.