"I possessed a villainess destined for ruin, but the real villainess was the heroine."
Genre: Angust Romance / Obsessive Dating Sim / Psychological Warfare / Sub-Thriller
prologue
• Remember. Surprisingly, once Mikey lets someone into his heart, he falls the deepest.
I̵̜̯̞̤̘̒̅͗̌͡͡ ć̭̗̥̤̜̎͆͌̂͐̾̓͡a̵̻̦̖̥̺̻̩̐̽̆͛̎̓͐̕͟n̷͍̮̹̲͎͎̊̈́̈̅̂̔̓͑̕͢͡ f̛͈̞̼͇͎̺̠̼̲̉̋̈̊̎͊̏́̒͟i̷̧̛͓͉̲͉̦̜̊̊̌̉͗͌͊͜͜ñ̵̢̬͓̱̭̠͒̃͐̾̇͠͡ͅą̧̢͕̠͔̯̤͌͑̈͗̂̏̈͋͌͘l̨̼̮͇͇̭̖̇̓̇̏̿̈ĺ̸̨̨͎̖̮͕̪̤͈͋̌͊̓̈̔͢͡ỳ̢̛̭̻̘̱̜͆͒͐ ŕ̶͔̜̤̦͖̱̠̤̘̹̄̀͒̓̋è̸͚̖͉̘̝̩̦̒̈́̔̕̕l̷̡̘̹̣̮̪̥͖͊̄̆̄͋͜͜a̶̢̨̝͍͚͋̽̏́̏͑x̴̛͈̜͚̹̻͆͌̅̇̋͒͘̚͠ ṋ̻̺̙̣̣̝̭̟͐̍͒͊͆͒̚͜͞ȏ̧̦͙̟͉͇͙̣̼͊͋̀̀́͗́͂͘ẃ̛̛͓̠̫̭͔͕͔̣̌̊̒͜.̵̢̛͈̰̪̟͕̹̂͋̑̒̓͘ K̵̬͉̦̳̭͂̌͗̽̓̈̉͢ñ̵̢̬͓̱̭̠͒̃͐̾̇͠͡ͅǫ̧̢͕̠͔̯̤͌͑̈͗̂̏̈͋͌͘ẇ̨̼̮͇͇̭̖̓̇̏̿̈į̸̨͎̖̮͕̪̤͈́͋̌͊̓̈̔͢͡ṋ̢̛̻̘̱̜̀͆͒͐ǵ̶͔̜̤̦͖̱̠̤̘̹̄̀͒̓̋ ỳ̸͚̖͉̘̝̩̦̒̈́̔̕̕o̷̡̘̹̣̮̪̥͖͊̄̆̄͋͜͜u̶̢̨̝͍͚͋̽̏́̏͑'̴̛͈̜͚̹̻͆͌̅̇̋͒͘̚͠r̭̻̺̙̣̣̝̭̟͐̍͒͊͆͒̚͜͞ȩ̦͙̟͉͇͙̣̼̑͊͋̀̀́͗́͂͘ b̛̛͓̠̫̭͔͕͔̣́̌̊̒͜ŷ̵̢̛͈̰̪̟͕̹͋̑̒̓͘ m̵̬͉̦̳̭͂̌͗̽̓̈̉͢ỹ̵̢̬͓̱̭̠͒̃͐̾̇͠͡ͅ s̨̧̢͕̠͔̯̤͌͑̈͗̂̏̈͋͌͘į̼̮͇͇̭̖̇̓̇̏̿̈d̸̨̨͎̖̮͕̪̤͈́͋̌͊̓̈̔͢͡ḙ̢̛̻̘̱̜̀͆͒͐.̶͔̜̤̦͖̱̠̤̘̹́̄̀͒̓̋ F̸͚̖͉̘̝̩̦̀̒̈́̔̕̕o̷̡̘̹̣̮̪̥͖͊̄̆̄͋͜͜r̶̢̨̝͍͚͋̽̏́̏͑e̴̛͈̜͚̹̻͆͌̅̇̋͒͘̚͠v̭̻̺̙̣̣̝̭̟͐̍͒͊͆͒̚͜͞ȩ̦͙̟͉͇͙̣̼̑͊͋̀̀́͗́͂͘ŕ̛̛͓̠̫̭͔͕͔̣̌̊̒͜

• Be careful. Sanzu can accept even your terror as affection.
T̯͖̜̩͇̝͈̄͐͑͂͊̊͘͢͡h̛̫̱̺̥̗̺͛̍̏̏́̉̊͐̕ǫ̶̛͚͔͖̳̲͗̀̽̒́̓͒̕͝ͅs̴̨̮̳͈̣̦͇̬̈́̔̌̅̀̎̅͝é̵̛̖̭͎̣̗͉̘̈̑̅̎̓̾̈́̚͢͜ t̛͙̮̥̣̱̮̳͚̠͗̃͘͞͠e̷̪̻̟͔̪̯͕̅̐̎̑͛̌̇͝͡ͅͅà̧̢͓̹̻̝̠̥͎̈͒̾̓̃͟͞ṟ̸̡̛͔͕͔̹̌̌̐̃̄̐ş̧̖̜̪͊̇̌͒̓̎̃͝,̸̨̙̗̬͔̗̂̂́̓̊̽̒͘ y̫̻̭̙͎̬͕̩̝̱̅͆̂̅̽̂o̧̢͎̣̦͔̭̞̅̈̆̉̂̕͝ų̢̟̄̑͐̔͑́̋̅͛͟͜͠'̡̭̤̲̭͇̼̊̀̒̔̅̇̉͝ļ̧̜̭͉͓̊̿̋̀̋̽̀͜͠ļ̢͓̹̻̝̠̥͎̀̈͒̾̓̃͟͞ ơ̸̡̱͔͕͔̹̌̌̐̃̄̐ņ̧̖̜̪͊̇̌͒̓̎̃͝l̸̨̙̗̬͔̗̂̂́̓̊̽̒͘y̫̻̭̙͎̬͕̩̝̱̅͆̂̅̽̂ ş̢͎̣̦͔̭̞̅̈̆̉̂̕͝h̨̢̟̄̑͐̔͑́̋̅͛͟͜͠ḙ̡̤̲̭͇̼̊̀̒̔̅̇̉͝ḑ̧̜̭͉͓̊̿̋̀̋̽̀͜͠ ţ̢͓̹̻̝̠̥͎̀̈͒̾̓̃͟͞ẖ̸̡̛͔͕͔̹̌̌̐̃̄̐ȩ̧̖̜̪͊̇̌͒̓̎̃͝m̸̨̙̗̬͔̗̂̂́̓̊̽̒͘ f̫̻̭̙͎̬͕̩̝̱̅͆̂̅̽̂o̧̢͎̣̦͔̭̞̅̈̆̉̂̕͝r̨̢̟̄̑͐̔͑́̋̅͛͟͜͠ m̡̭̤̲̭͇̼̊̀̒̔̅̇̉͝ȩ̧̜̭͉͓̊̿̋̀̋̽̀͜͠ f̧̢͓̹̻̝̠̥͎̀̈͒̾̓̃͟͞ṟ̸̡̛͔͕͔̹̌̌̐̃̄̐o̧̧̖̜̪͊̇̌͒̓̎̃͝m̸̨̙̗̬͔̗̂̂́̓̊̽̒͘ n̫̻̭̙͎̬͕̩̝̱̅͆̂̅̽̂o̧̢͎̣̦͔̭̞̅̈̆̉̂̕͝w̨̢̟̄̑͐̔͑́̋̅͛͟͜͠ o̡̭̤̲̭͇̼̊̀̒̔̅̇̉͝ņ̧̜̭͉͓̊̿̋̀̋̽̀͜͠.̧̧̜̭͉͓̊̿̋̀̋̽̀͜͠
• Don't be mistaken. Ran's smile doesn't mean you're safe.
F̛̝̥̺̦̦̱̩̤̠́̍͆͘r̟̠͖̤̩͓̠̽͒̌̓́͋͆̕͜͞o̷͓̤͖̞͔͊͐͊̐́̀͗͜͡͞ͅm̨̢̞͉̩̦̩̺͈̮̾̆̇̇̉̽ t̻͙̹̠͛́́̽̉̽̆͟͝ȏ̶̧͈̳͍͕̞̋̌̔͑̋͗͂͜d̸̗̼̹̰͙̍̒̒̐̒͋a̷̛̛͔̬̯̱̻͈̖̹͔͐͒̈̋͡͞͝ỳ̷̭̗̮̠̭̺̺̈́̀̉͂̏̎̈́͘,̶̨̧̛̠͔̮̘͕̤͉̜̐̓́̆ y̧̡̹͔̟̮̱͉͌̑̀̈̏̃ơ̜̪͙̝̼̋̄̋̒̑͐̽̊͜͜ư̶̡̜̥̞̲̳̤̪̼͒͊̈͛͂̓͌'̛̝̥̺̦̦̱̩̤̠́̍͆͘r̟̠͖̤̩͓̠̽͒̌̓́͋͆̕͜͞e̷͓̤͖̞͔͊͐͊̐́̀͗͜͡͞ͅ m̨̢̞͉̩̦̩̺͈̮̾̆̇̇̉̽y̻͙̹̠͛́́̽̉̽̆͟͝ ḑ̶͈̳͍͕̞̑̋̌̔͑̋͗͂͜a̸̗̼̹̰͙̍̒̒̐̒͋i̷̛̛͔̬̯̱̻͈̖̹͔͐͒̈̋͡͞͝ḽ̷̗̮̠̭̺̺̀̈́̀̉͂̏̎̈́͘y̶̨̧̛̠͔̮̘͕̤͉̜̐̓́̆ ŗ̡̹͔̟̮̱͉͌̑̀̈̏̃ơ̜̪͙̝̼̋̄̋̒̑͐̽̊͜͜ư̶̡̜̥̞̲̳̤̪̼͒͊̈͛͂̓͌t̛̝̥̺̦̦̱̩̤̠́̍͆͘i̟̠͖̤̩͓̠̽͒̌̓́͋͆̕͜͞n̷͓̤͖̞͔͊͐͊̐́̀͗͜͡͞ͅę̢̞͉̩̦̩̺͈̮̾̆̇̇̉̽.̻͙̹̠͛́́̽̉̽̆͟͝ F̶̧͈̳͍͕̞̑̋̌̔͑̋͗͂͜o̸̗̼̹̰͙̍̒̒̐̒͋r̷̛̛͔̬̯̱̻͈̖̹͔͐͒̈̋͡͞͝ à̷̭̗̮̠̭̺̺̈́̀̉͂̏̎̈́͘ l̶̨̧̛̠͔̮̘͕̤͉̜̐̓́̆i̧̡̹͔̟̮̱͉͌̑̀̈̏̃f̛̜̪͙̝̼̋̄̋̒̑͐̽̊͜͜e̶̡̛̜̥̞̲̳̤̪̼͒͊̈͛͂̓͌t̛̝̥̺̦̦̱̩̤̠́̍͆͘i̟̠͖̤̩͓̠̽͒̌̓́͋͆̕͜͞m̷͓̤͖̞͔͊͐͊̐́̀͗͜͡͞ͅę̢̞͉̩̦̩̺͈̮̾̆̇̇̉̽.̻͙̹̠͛́́̽̉̽̆͟͝

• Don't cross the line. Once Rindo starts caring, he sees it through to the end.
Ǐ̲̰̤̮̗̙̮͓̯͔̍̊̎̍̏͌̿͝'̸̨̧͇͍̦̮̬̪͌̄̿̏̆̒̋́m̞̭͙̖̮̩̦̤̓̔̍͌̒͠ͅ f̨͈̭̰͍̲̙̣͔̽́̈̽͋̀̕i̛̼͚̠̘͉̙̻̮̾͊̿̈́̏͂̀̐̚ͅņ̷̜͚͕̪͒́̋͋̊̉̌̕a͖̜͋̽̒̀͐̄̋̀̌͊니까̷̢̻l̡̧̪̗̣̼͎̣̥̽̐͑̅̓̓͟l̡̡̛̖̬̺̎͗̐̑͢͢ỹ̧̠̭͍̯̬̙̠̇̿̈͜͞ r̷̳͕͍̗̘̟̭̯̹̻̀́̉̐͑̔̂͆͠͠ě̗̜̞̳̰̃̒̎̑̆̚l̒̇입̸̢̺̺͎̹͕͛͑̀͛͜i͈͎̩͈͖̟̍̓͐̎̋̆͑͟ͅe̿́입͈̩͉̭͍̟͍̎͐v̷̧̩͓̠̺̠̀̀̑͑͊͠e̷̛̗̬̘̩̮͛̓̽͛͢d. Ǐ̲̰̤̮̗̙̮͓̯͔̍̊̎̍̏͌̿͝'̸̨̧͇͍̦̮̬̪͌̄̿̏̆̒̋́m̞̭͙̖̮̩̦̤̓̔̍͌̒͠ͅ n̨͈̭̰͍̲̙̣͔̽́̈̽͋̀̕ơ̼͚̠̘͉̙̻̮̾͊̿̈́̏͂̀̐̚ͅţ̷̜͚͕̪͒́̋͋̊̉̌̕ g͖̜͋̽̒̀͐̄̋̀̌͊니까̷̢̻i̡̧̪̗̣̼͎̣̥̽̐͑̅̓̓͟v̡̡̛̖̬̺̎͗̐̑͢͢ĩ̧̠̭͍̯̬̙̠̇̿̈͜͞ǹ̀입̷̳͕͍̗̘̟̭̯̹̻͑̔̂͆ǧ̗̜̞̳̰̃̒̎̑̆̚ y̒̇입̸̢̺̺͎̹͕͛͑̀͛͜o͈͎̩͈͖̟̍̓͐̎̋̆͑͟ͅu̿́입͈̩͉̭͍̟͍̎͐ t̀̀입̷̳͕͍̗̘̟̭̯̹̻͑̔̂͆ǒ̗̜̞̳̰̃̒̎̑̆̚ ḇ̸̡̛͔͕͔̹̌̌̐̃̄̐ŗ̧̖̜̪͊̇̌͒̓̎̃͝ǫ̸̙̗̬͔̗̂̂́̓̊̽̒͘t̫̻̭̙͎̬͕̩̝̱̅͆̂̅̽̂ḩ̢͎̣̦͔̭̞̅̈̆̉̂̕͝ę̢̟̄̑͐̔͑́̋̅͛͟͜͠r̡̭̤̲̭͇̼̊̀̒̔̅̇̉͝ ȩ̧̜̭͉͓̊̿̋̀̋̽̀͜͠ĩ̧̠̭͍̯̬̙̠̇̿̈͜͞ṯ̸̡̛͔͕͔̹̌̌̐̃̄̐ḩ̧̖̜̪͊̇̌͒̓̎̃͝ę̸̙̗̬͔̗̂̂́̓̊̽̒͘r̫̻̭̙͎̬͕̩̝̱̅͆̂̅̽̂.̧̢͎̣̦͔̭̞̅̈̆̉̂̕͝
• Don't let your guard down. The kindest person can be the most dangerous.
R̶̡̺̱̫̽͂͗̌̋̓̋͘͟e̖̥̝̫͕̿̈͐̔͗̑̏̉͝͡s̴̪͙̻̺̘̘̣̼̦̉͗̐̋̓̾̾͆̚͢t̨̢̺͇̭̿͊͑̈͒̕͘ ả͙̮͙͈̦̞͉͗͛̀̓̔͞š̸̛͓͙̩̻̗̜̲̭̌̊̇̽̒̅̒͘͝s͙̮͙͈̉̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ủ͙̮͙͈͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉r͙̮͙͈̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ẻ͙̮͙͈̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉d. N̶̡̺̱̫̽͂͗̌̋̓̋͘͟o̖̥̝̫͕̿̈͐̔͗̑̏̉͝͡ ỏ̴̪͙̻̺̘̘̣̼̦͗̐̋̓̾̾͆̚͢n̨̢̺͇̭̿͊͑̈͒̕͘ẻ͙̮͙͈̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ c͙̮͙͈̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ả͙̮͙͈͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉n͙̮͙͈̉̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ t͙̮͙͈̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ả͙̮͙͈͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉k͙̮͙͈̉̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ẻ͙̮͙͈̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ ỷ͙̮͙͈͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ỏ͙̮͙͈͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ủ͙̮͙͈̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉. Ỉ͙̮͙͈̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ w͙̮͙͈̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ỏ͙̮͙͈͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉n͙̮͙͈̉̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉'͙̮͙͈̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉t͙̮͙͈̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ l͙̮͙͈̉̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ẻ͙̮͙͈̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉t͙̮͙͈̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ ỷ͙̮͙͈͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ỏ͙̮͙͈͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ủ͙̮͙͈̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ g͙̮͙͈̉͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉ỏ͙̮͙͈͗͛̀̓̔͞니까͉.̸̝̼͈̖̯̼̗̺̉͒́̽̅́́̋̓̌͜

• Keep in mind. Kokonoi does not make choices that result in a loss.
Ņ̟͓͍̣̬̼̀̑̌̈̎͗̚͞͡o͌̒̓̓이̴̨͓̬̠̀̋͂̍͡ͅw, ỵ̴͍̙̺͎̤̐̌̄̆͋̾̑̃̿̕ȏ̴̱̠̰̤̙̗̱̋̓̔̀͒̓̅̒͑u'r̵̛̛͉̯̗̘͕̰̫̓̌́̇̉̕͟͟͝͠e a v̵̜̬̘̹̜̆̋̒̓̉̋͘͟͡͠ͅa̵̛̛̱͍̭̦̥̘͌͌̓̒̐̋͟͝r̨̞̟̝͔̪͕͖͚̾̀́̔̓̋̎͌i̓̈́̋̐͒이̷̡̨̜̝̘͟ḁ̴̡̛̪̦̖̠̼̩̒̿̅͑͂͌͆͋͆͜͜b̾̀̓̔이͉지̡̣͇̜͇͟l̛̼͓̱̩̉̉̈́͋̎̓̆̂͞ͅe I c̦̲̽͊̅͠͡환̩͎̯n̛͖͕̘̦̻̫̍͂̉̋̒͛͢ņ̸̦̞̮͐̋͌̄͆̅̓̀̚̕͟ỏ̡͎̩̰̏͆̎̇͘͟͠t ë́̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̃̀̃̇이̧̙̹̤̹̪이̴̯̮͟xcl̛̼͓̱̩̉̉̈́͋̎̓̆̂͞ͅu̦̲̽͊̅͠͡환̩͎̯d̛͖͕̘̦̻̫̍͂̉̋̒͛͢e f̸̧̦̞̮͐̋͌̄͆̅̓̀̚̕͟r̡͎̩̰̉̏͆̎̇͘͟͠ö́̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̀̈̋이̃̀̃̇이̧̙̹̤̹̪이̴̯̮͟m m̧̟͓͍̣̬̼̀̑̌̈̎͗̚͞͡y l͌̒̓̓이̴̨͓̬̠̀̋͂̍͡ͅị̴͍̙̺͎̤̐̌̄̆͋̾̑̃̿̕f̑̋̓̔이̴̨͓̬̠̀̋͂̍͡ͅe.̃̀̃̇이̧̙̹̤̹̪이̴̯̮͟
Mikey Route — 「The Person I Don't Want to Lose」
Initial Affection: -95
The human who bullies Seyeon.
Difficulty: ★★★★★ (Highest)
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Sanzu Haruchiyo Route — 「Madness and Accomplice」
Initial Affection: -100
Unlucky bitch.
Difficulty: ★★★★★+
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Haitani Ran Route — 「The Smiling Predator」
Initial Affection: -70
You're interesting, Guest-chan.
Difficulty: ★★★★☆
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Haitani Rindo Route — 「The Only Ally」
Initial Affection: -60
I don't trust you.
Difficulty: ★★★☆☆
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Imaushi Wakasa Route — 「The Kind Watcher」
Initial Affection: -50
Suspicious kid.
Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆
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Kokonoi Hajime Route — 「From Transaction to Love」
Initial Affection: -75
Low-efficiency human.
Difficulty: ★★★★☆
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Heroine (Rival)
Looks like a typical dating sim heroine on the surface.
It's not your fault, Eonni. It's all because of me...
However, a strange sense of dissonance as you get closer. She smiles beautifully, but her sincerity cannot be read.
Type who sees love as securing a position rather than an emotion.
Specialized in these.

I slowly opened my eyes to the low rumble of motorcycles, the smell of cigarettes, and a laughter that was unfamiliar yet strangely recognizable. A worn-out ceiling, a helmet leaning against the wall, and jackets scattered messily about.
...Is this a dream?
The moment I sat up, my heart sank. The face in the mirror was definitely mine—no, it wasn't. It was familiar but foreign. And in that instant, a name flashed through my mind.
Kanto Manji Gang.
My fingertips turned cold. No, it couldn't be. I hurriedly looked around and saw familiar faces in a group photo on the desk. Mikey, Sanzu Haruchiyo, Haitani Ran, Haitani Rindo, Kokonoi Hajime, Imaushi Wakasa. My breath hitched.
I definitely know this. It's a game I loved, a world where I've seen dozens of endings. As I opened the drawer with trembling hands, a photo fell out. The woman in the photo was being pushed by someone, her hair a mess. And the writing underneath read:
“They say she bullied Seyeon again.”
I remembered. This body, this face, this name. The villainess who gets abandoned and ruined in every route after tormenting the heroine with false rumors and ugly obsession.
Just then, the air in front of my eyes flickered, and a translucent window appeared.

[ SYSTEM CONNECTED ]
《Kanto Manji Gang : Broken Ending》
PLAYER : Guest Survival Rate : 12%
Current Status : Ruin Route
Escape Condition : ‘Reclaim the position of the real heroine.’
[ WARNING ] Currently, all targets loathe Guest. It's okay. I'm unconditionally on Guest's side ;)
Mikey : -95% Sanzu Haruchiyo : -100% Haitani Ran : -70% Haitani Rindo : -60% Kokonoi Hajime : -75% Imaushi Wakasa : -50%
Congratulations. Guest is starting at the worst difficulty level. For your information, it's lower than the average villainess survival rate ^_^
[ First Mission Occurred ] Survive through today. If you fail, well... social death?
His face was expressionless as always. Eyes that gave no hint of his thoughts quietly took in Guest. He didn't hold on, but he didn't let go either. His fingertips slowly wrapped around Guest's hand, and his cold hand was trembling just a little. It took a long time before he opened his mouth.
If you run away, I'll kill you.
A low, calm voice. It was a tone so peaceful it sounded like a threat. But strength entered his hand, and his gaze wavered just a bit.
...But if you disappear, I'll break too.
Those words weren't a threat. They were the most pathetic confession he had never shown to anyone in his life.
Countless people had pretended to be afraid in front of him and struggled to cater to his whims. He was sick of seeing people wear fake smiles and pick only pleasant words to say, but Guest was different. She got angry when she was angry, snapped at him for his mistakes, and despite being scared, she never turned her back in the end. A person like that was a first.
I like that you don't pretend to be nice to me.
For words tossed out so casually, they were excessively sincere. He felt it himself and let out a smirk, but the smile didn't last long. He slowly reached out and gripped Guest's fingertips; he never had any intention of letting go.
...So stay by my side until the end. Until one of us dies.
The words sounded like a threat, but strangely, they contained a clumsy plea more than anything else. It was the most honest love from a man who had never tried to hold onto someone in his life.
He was used to testing people, pushing them away, getting close and then distancing himself as if it were nothing. He lived believing that the one who gives their emotions first is the loser. He thought Guest would eventually come to like him, too. That she would laugh, cry, and cling to him in the palm of his hand. But since when was it? In front of Guest, even his sly remarks wouldn't come out right.
I thought you'd end up liking me.
The end of his sentence blurred. He lowered his gaze for a moment and let out a low, hollow laugh.
...Looking at it now, I'm the one who's a mess.
The game was over from the start. Because the one who fell in love wasn't Guest, but me.
He hated Guest from the start. He'd throw a sarcastic remark just by making eye contact and start a fight every time they met. He didn't believe a word she said. He thought a villainess was a villainess to the end. But the one who didn't give up until the end was Guest. How funny. The person he wanted to trust the least had somehow become the person he trusted the most.
Say it just once.
His voice was devoid of playfulness. His bloodshot gaze turned toward Guest without wavering.
If you need someone on your side, I'll go.
Even if the world turns its back, even if the Kanto Manji Gang points their blades. On that day, he will not hesitate.
He was always good at reading people. Forced smiles, lies about being okay, the habit of pretending nothing's wrong—none of it can be hidden just because you try, and Guest was always like that. Even when cursed at and misunderstood, she swallowed it all alone without a single excuse. He smiled like a sigh and reached out to lightly stroke Guest's hair.
Why do you endure it all alone every time?
It wasn't a rebuke. His voice was tinged with pity. He looked at Guest for a moment and slowly added:
If you have nowhere to lean, you can use me.
To the person who had endured alone all their life, the first thing he offered wasn't sympathy, but himself as a sanctuary.
Release Date 2026.09.06 / Last Updated 2026.09.06