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Episode 52: I’ll do anything.

The hero saved the prince and lived happily.

They lived happily with their childhood friend since they were young.

They protected the bond from their past lives and lived happily.

They married the boy who saved them and lived happily.

Numerous love stories.

Love stories that end with living happily.

When did it start?

Unconsciously.

Dreaming of such love to escape from the forced reality?

“Sigh…”

When did it start?

Not being honest with oneself?

When did it start?

To end up like this.

“Damn it…”

Kang Hyun closed his eyes tightly.

The gentle breeze couldn’t cool her down.

The emotions boiling like lava in her heart were still hot.

The spring that had not yet turned into summer brought a cool breeze.

The outside was quiet due to the ongoing activities.

In the peaceful atmosphere, Kang Hyun blamed herself.

If only she had been more honest.

If she had never met him in the first place.

If she had been born into a normal family, with normal parents, without aiming for this advantage.

It was an unattainable love that could never be realized.

Just like she had said.

What man would want to date a woman who had been tormented by herself?

She didn’t even have the right to mention Jung Ah-young.

“Phew.”

Kang Hyun opened her eyes and got up.

Dizzy.

Time that had emptied out.

The conclusion was to head home.

How long had she been walking?

“Huh? What’s wrong, lazy?”

“Go away.”

“Kid, you’re acting weird?”

Did something happen after drinking water?

Park Hyo-rin and two other women.

Her group giggled.

It seemed like they were trying to provoke Kang Hyun, but she didn’t seem to care.

Perhaps she didn’t even notice because she had always looked down on them.

“Alcohol?”

“I don’t drink.”

“Did you confess to Kim Hyung-min?”

“Don’t be ridiculous, get lost.”

Park Hyo-rin’s expression brightened.

That couldn’t be true.

As someone who had feelings for Kim Hyung-min, she was happy.

“Tsk. I’m bored to death.”

“I said, get lost.”

Kang Hyun lazily waved her hand.

This wasn’t the way, she had to leave herself.

Leaving behind the retreating footsteps of Kang Hyun, Park Hyo-rin muttered.

It was words that came out of happiness.

“Alright, alright.”

“Let’s go.”

Finally, it became quiet.

The silence she had hoped for, but a melancholic feeling engulfed her again.

Her steps, moving slowly, seemed slower today.

***

Five days had passed.

After a normal weekend, a normal life continued.

No, there was one thing different.

“Ah-young~! Long time no see, right?”

“Uh, um…”

“Do you want to hang out with me after a long time?”

“….”

“Let’s hang out.”

“Ah, okay…”

Happiness was short-lived.

Misfortune quickly followed.

It was a change.

Taking advantage of the silence between Kang Hyun and Kim Hyung-min.

Park Hyo-rin’s group once again raised their heads.

Initially, it was Kim Hyung-min’s position, but they were becoming more and more like dogs.

If the quiet owner didn’t take them for a walk?

A bored dog would mess up the house.

Of course, she still had a faint sense of self.

The woman is a woman.

It seemed that she was afraid to touch a man, as she only took Jung Ah-young with her.

That’s how it is now.

“Ugh…”

“Are you okay?”

“Hehe… yeah.”

Jung Ah-young let out a weak laugh.

The pain was still there, but it felt good to be cared for by her boyfriend.

It would have been so painful in the past, but now there was even a subtle sense of superiority.

Park Hyo-rin didn’t have a boyfriend like Han Se-in.

“Hoo.”

“I’m really okay.”

“But this is too much.”

Han Se-in let out a small sigh.

Kang Hyun-ah and Kim Hyung-min had some boundaries.

Even Park Hyo-rin, who reluctantly followed his orders, was fine.

But.

Kim Hyung-min started to push his limits.

When he couldn’t do what he was told, how restless would his body be?

So, the group without boundaries, including Park Hyo-rin, started to torment Jung Ah-young even more fiercely.

To the point where she couldn’t bear it anymore.

And so.

When club activities resumed.

An incident occurred.

More intense torment than usual.

Taking her food away for the first time.

During lunchtime before club activities.

Many students skipped meals, and there were many external activities, making it a good time to torment her.

“Haa, haa, Kang Hyun-ah…!”

“…”

The name echoed in the quiet store.

Breathing heavily, as if in a hurry.

After a week, Han Se-in, who faced Kang Hyun-ah, was eager to speak.

“I, I… help me…”

“Why should I?”

“Huh?”

Han Se-in’s eyes widened.

Even as he opened the drink he bought at the store.

Kang Hyun-ah responded with a dry expression.

“Why should I help you?”

“Uh, well… that’s…”

As if he didn’t expect this.

Stuttering, Han Se-in struggled to speak.

Feeling frustrated, Kang Hyun-ah led him outside.

Although there weren’t many people around.

They didn’t want to have a conversation where someone could overhear them.

In the familiar back of the store.

Thankfully, there was no one there.

With a calmed breath, Han Se-in continued.

“A-young is… A-young is…”

“Huh.”

“She’s being beaten by Park Hyo-rin and them.”

“But?”

“…Help me.”

Kang Hyun-ah coldly replied.

Perhaps if his feelings towards him were strong, he would have helped.

Even though he intensely disliked Jung Ah-young.

He cleared her vomit.

But when he thought he couldn’t fulfill his unconscious dream of love.

She became surprisingly cold.

Or maybe it was a sense of rebellion.

She didn’t want to help their love.

Although it was heartbreaking to see the man she liked sad.

She didn’t want to get involved anymore.

“Tell me. Why should I help you?”

“Well, that’s… nothing?”

“Right?”

“…Yeah.”

Money?

A material she never felt lacking.

Honor?

If she cared about that, she wouldn’t have acted like Kim Hyung-min’s dog.

Kang Hyun-ah turned away.

It wasn’t a negotiating skill or pressuring the other person.

It was a simple avoidance.

They were destined to meet again in an hour.

But she didn’t have the confidence to endure it now.

If she met Han Se-in’s desperate eyes.

If she heard his request and listened again.

She felt like she would help him again.

Even though there was nothing to gain and nothing would be achieved.

Feeling like she would help the fool protagonist who cursed her.

Kang Hyun-ah took a step.

And as she took one or two steps.

“I’ll do it.”

“What?”

It was a voice that crawled like ants.

Due to her agitated mind, she didn’t hear the voice.

But it was enough to turn her head.

Han Se-in’s desperate, despairing, and confused eyes.

His choice was enough to turn Kang Hyun-ah’s body and mind.

“I’ll do anything.”

-Thud.

Han Se-in’s body collapsed.

He didn’t fall, it was a deliberate action based on his will.

In other words, it was a kneeling posture.

The gaze that was already fixed on him rose even higher.

In his trembling eyes, there was a hint of moisture.

Begging for help to save his girlfriend.

Kneeling in front of the woman who had tormented him, pleading.

The voice filled with desperation was moist, and the moisture gathered in the corners of his eyes seemed to be on the verge of falling, filled with anxiety.

“Please… I’ll do anything… Please save Ayeong. Don’t, don’t let her suffer. Can you do that? You, you can do it…”

“……”

Locking eyes, facing each other’s expressions.

He didn’t expect it to turn out like this.

Kang Hyun closed his eyes.

He should be angry.

He should feel bad.

He should be sentimental about a love that can never be fulfilled.

But.

The corner of his mouth twisted.

The twisted smile was hard to control.

In a situation where it wasn’t the love he desired, but instinct leading him, a smile was trying to form.

In distorted emotions and love.

The temptation from the object of desire was intense in a different way.

“Really.”

“……”

“Really, you’ll do anything?”

“Um… I will. Anything… If it’s something I can do… I’ll do it all.”

“Is that so?”

A feeling of something breaking away.

Countless love stories he had read so far.

That is, a feeling of something different from the pure love stories.

Kang Hyun.

He suffered from a love that could not be fulfilled, struggled.

He also compromised with the unchangeable reality.

At the same time, he tried to chase love.

But.

Following the love in his heart.

Following his instincts.

He began to speak and move.

“Sigh…”

A bitter laugh flowed out from a deep sigh.

There were no more poignant love stories.

Tender, with obstacles.

There were no love stories where they smiled and dreamed of a happy future together.

“Keep your word.”

“…Yes!”

Han Se-in let out a relieved smile.

The twisted smile became even more bitter.

Despite setting unreasonable conditions.

His foolishly trusting appearance was so cute and lovely.