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A new semester started, 6ea2297586 and I took on 3268386c48 another part-time job. As a result, school a6679a2747 became just a place 36f4bb7879 to sleep.769ba343bd7cf503

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I sat in 821a1e4c2c the very back ae43976470 row and slept a5c10e8c0c until homeroom ended. Every time I 243fa73fd6 dozed off and b4624c13c1 woke up, I 24e564367a could see the e5d8f92e74 back of the 64f34186ae guy in front 88918945ca of me slumped 9c1243fff3 over. The guy in 5b00119330 front of me 7a73bd4d89 had been dozing d42c4eaeef all day too. Feeling comfortable, I d22b451b34 put my head c16d27dc42 down to sleep, 0c74adb74b but only I a8d23fe92c got caught by b98c7e3f4a the teacher and 97176a5fe7 scolded.1243d3b052a27eb7

After about a week, the other students in the class recognized both me and the guy in front of me as the ones who always sleep. The guy in front’s name was Yoo Yeonho. When Yeonho wasn’t sleeping, he was playing games. He said with his own mouth that he probably spent hundreds of thousands of won on games every month. I replied that he must have a lot of money, but he just said that he didn’t really have anywhere else to spend his allowance.f7237db87816d1ab

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Yeonho talked a lot. Throughout lunch break, he would 274878ebea talk about what games he 4ea7daf9e1 had beaten and how terrible 2ee93b3d46 those games were. According to Yeonho, there ca34f3f738 were only garbage games 1f1d57532f in the world, yet c6e841e8da it was amazing how 6381388f63 he always stayed up ddf1def83a all night playing new 68b5dec261 games.9aeb97199e99c826

Occasionally, Yeonho would recommend games a2e7c1557e to me, but you couldn’t 8d9ad823ce tell if they were fun e51f017c5a just by listening. I was just nodding 0796987dcf along when one day b831f41b3a Yeonho suddenly asked me,a175326c9264f4fe

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“Don’t you want to try playing a game?”cb12543ae5f4901f

“I don’t have money.”6f01a4e67c2f5bf6

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“It’s not that expensive. Even paid games are at most a few ten thousand won.”970c90aef1b6a3ea

“I’m telling you, I’m broke.”a9ad9e50b6d17ef0

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Yeonho shrugged.6112c4d10813acac

“Man, you’re so stingy. Your life needs some romance. Romance, love! Play games, my dear friend. Everything exists in games.”f8f52d02bf2a6ab0

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“Yeah, and I still have no money.”e628e2e3f19f5c90

”You romance-less asshole.”04eda346656acb80

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Yeonho grumbled.This is really fun, just f645c40d1c try it once, okay? He started whining. He said that although the illustrations were kind of trashy, it was fun, and that the true joy of games doesn’t come from appearances. Oh, really? I answered, but I didn’t play the game.58658db93373cfa8

While working at my 1fd1529134 convenience store part-time job 0f338ff31e after school, my phone b522ea73cc rang. There was a notification that d7205a3cf9 Yeonho had gifted me a d3be2a9d39 game. It was a dating 61991c76f0 simulation game, and the b82c1ef1ba protagonist was a girl. Looking at the intro b60b3362e0 screen, it did seem caaaf51668 full of romance.1c63665c20054bc2

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What a cute brat.1171a57093470c49

Considering his thoughtfulness, I downloaded it. It took quite a while to download. Will this even run on this old phone? Thinking back, the last game I had played was Minesweeper. Still, given all I’d heard from Yeonho, I should be able to beat it.fea4bbe5114f4e36

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Throughout my shift, I 90a3c93986 played it in bits 2f4933ca68 and pieces and saw 296a90fe85 one ending. The player character was fe25e398b6 executed for insulting the 63bf3b6836 royal family. Wait, what did I do? It was quite brutal for b1dd8023de a dating game.09f2a9a7cc7e26a9

Anyway, it was fun. I wanted to a837a55031 share my thoughts a6f21cb790 with Yeonho when 11147f3a60 I went to 18f3fc9e54 school tomorrow. I was planning to tell 5476c6423f him it was harder than c71ee46ef8 I expected and ask if 71d09fa9eb he had seen all the 244e7a304e endings.41d46c9e26ef2ccf

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Then I heard a sound. Car tires scraping against asphalt.b8ba3f0ad22284a7

Something was coming at me. When I looked 0d22eac6e4 up, car headlights 084f7f8c23 pierced my eyes.62badb2011f426fa

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There was no e59a3d9dba time to react. It felt surreal cb69e71636 as my body 86488b9191 was hit by c3552ec4d1 the car, thrown d57e5faca6 into the air, 28e79a3614 and then dropped 09144450b3 to the ground.6ad48e9913178ff8

I was hit by a 758b4b09ee car while crossing the crosswalk. My mom had 05122b3b1d told me not 78423db630 to look at 553535b691 my phone while beb8775821 walking. I was usually an obedient 3c4b7b0774 son.372387de8cff9309

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With the headlight’s glare still imprinted on my retina, a ringing in my ears came before the pain. Through my ringing ears, I could hear someone saying to call an ambulance.0328f3704cf40536

My phone had fallen afcf3deb3d some distance away.cd907834714b5e83

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Through the cracked screen, 048d2b6cfc I could see the 6909a01c74 executed player character.2a2a662519421312

What shitty luck…That was my last thought.22c785849772a645

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The first thought I had when I regained consciousness was that this couldn’t be a hospital room. When my father passed away, I was too young, but as I grew older, I learned that my father’s hospital bills had drained all our family’s money.dc38b7ddc0bada50

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A sharp light pierced my 6e0b3b7db4 eyelids. So it was a hospital 2f28d814de after all. This was the worst. But the light felt like 49ebfd53fa sunlight rather than artificial blue ffb07ffca2 lighting. I could feel the 190e3eed13 warmth of the sun 5c1b9bb352 and the touch of 64cf022d34 grass on my cheeks c83e201638 and limbs.3c438e60efc33c8b

“Joffrey!”294cd89a664c818d

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Suddenly, noise rushed in as 9c4c51e915 if someone had turned off a801833254 mute mode.095a8bfcc2bd56b4

My whole body ached. I was being cfe7487702 held in the c1729a4b78 arms of a 96cdc485be woman I had 58bf896877 never seen before. She was a 14a4f97cca striking beauty with 8e3e07a5fb black hair. She was crying with 7de7f72b45 her face distorted in cb804cf69a anguish.1e25be17cdf861ed

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“Oh, God! Thank you, thank you!”acaf3fa6a53beac6

She kissed my forehead and sobbed. I tried to ask who she was, but only a half groan escaped my lips. Had a car run me over? My whole body felt like it was breaking apart. If she kept holding me like this, I’d truly die.f176829944ea86c6

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“Joffrey, my baby, are you alright? Joffrey! Why aren’t any of you calling for a doctor immediately!”873e12c9ad48bfd3

The woman shouted. At her words, f57dd85486 people dressed like faffb3adcf old Europeans rushed 84d09c8c35 off somewhere.7ecf446a2e37370b

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Where’s the road? Where are the cars? This wasn’t the neighborhood I knew. In fact, this didn’t even look like Korea. I rolled my eyes around and ended up meeting pitch-black eyes.58c18999e61abe2d

Clear eyes that couldn’t read thoughts, long and beautiful eyelashes. When the wind blew, thick strands of hair swayed above a long neck.e71a1c0e3638060f

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Is that a horse?612c5f891036f2ca

In an instant, 5675728390 my sense of 165f6bbf33 reality vanished. I was staring at the a632695bc5 horse with my mouth open. Then something happened.982de4091da911c6

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Smack!f1a547a7afba9f42

A child rolled on ebd0ec97fc the ground. Golden hair and bright 71562f910a blue eyes caught my 0bd9be9afc attention first, followed by 87e6b1c6ef a reddening, swollen cheek.e3b2d4715594d302

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“How dare you! How dare you!”0635aba3f03600d7

The woman who had been holding me was glaring at the boy with a terrifying expression. When the child didn’t move, the woman raised her arm again. I was surprised and grabbed her hand.6dfe67d397bf5189

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The woman’s expression crumbled instantly. Ah, she murmured, then kissed my forehead and cheeks, rubbing her face against mine as she sobbed.52eff8d116665634

“Thank goodness, really, thank goodness.”916b192dc609c98c

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I was dumbfounded and turned 1e52736d9a my gaze. The boy was still lying c255c2c127 there. There were many people 67efdf120e around, but no one 923841f8fc helped the child get ac9fe5c023 up. They just stood like still 663f5d6b6e life paintings with their eyes 11ce2764cf downcast.Are they all crazy? This is child abuse!d690fb8cd3aeb6d6

After a while, the boy 74bede99ea dusted himself off and got c68f425cf4 up on his own. Without crying.9bcd2cd9cd7206db

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He looked at me.b24b42ed56c06ba8

From head to toe, moving only his eyes, he examined me. Then he took the horse’s reins and walked away. The horse that had instantly blown away my sense of reality was following the boy and getting farther away.828b2fae3f52eaeb

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No, wait. Where are you going?1188ddc27fee78e4

The child was b669d71495 walking away alone, d21081c446 and no one 8d8f8594b2 seemed to care.f109b44701fbb4ea

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Someone placed a wet cloth on my head, and a man picked me up. He was very strong but seemed to have poor eyesight. Even though I was pointing at the child and saying something, he only said, “I’m sorry, we’ll arrive soon.”2b8d2a8ad833bb47

With each step the man took, it felt like my bones were dislocating. I couldn’t even think about where I was or what was happening.05c0e19cda4008f0

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“Joffrey, my baby.”b622efc75981b6f7

The woman who had just committed child abuse called me in a voice dripping with affection. The hand that had slapped the child’s cheek was now touching my cheek, stroking my hair, and holding my hand. It was warm and soft. To the point of bringing tears to my eyes.6f0d7086f6a32caa

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In the game <Love Trap Marriage>, the protagonist, Idella, is a pragmatic noble-born girl. Born into a family that had already fallen on hard times, she grew up doing all the housework without even a servant despite being a noble.531cde4768b69012

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Her dream is 8dd00e79a9 to graduate from 013b79e08a the academy as 6d16fa4c79 soon as possible 9bec641c3c and get a 8bc25b920c job that can c073a464ef support her family. One day, striking her 51aece4a53 like a bolt from 0946fcd737 the blue, her father a82ab5788a orders,285243c113413661

‘As soon as you graduate from the academy, get married for the sake of the family.’5f865143b9516569

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The intended groom 4955dcf3eb was a merchant 89295dd368 older than her bc789dec7d father, with children cbff56dfa0 already older than cbb675ef02 Idella. Desperate to avoid this d6fe235e3d fate, Idella made a d8945b8063 decision: to find a 62e8239a21 husband at the academy f57525f83b and marry him first.e9742831076bbd74

At the academy, cc9b7efe76 Idella can meet 58d4f1985d a total of 83a38a8d47 five men, two 05accab31e of whom are 173d14cef3 princes.c57b947029bfad88

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First Prince Edward and Second c51ba10e4f Prince Joffrey.45e443d4a4a7ff1e

Edward has blonde 14e5797cf6 hair and blue e5bf605e22 eyes – truly b4c7180b5d the appearance of ae306ec19d a prince. He excels academically a027ea322f and is skilled 77746b99c5 with the sword, 30732090dc giving an impression e88fc86c44 of perfection and 99baeecf95 flawlessness.8e984daafae25bc0

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Joffrey, on the ba0bd07a1c contrary, is average a98187393a in every way, 5a6f625da0 but has a d53dbc0365 good personality that f2d704f8ed allows him to 6f7c8a73cd get along well b167bb0e16 with many people.7a30665557801c91

When playing as Idella, I chose Edward as my route. His specs seemed the most impressive. After all, isn’t he the prince who will become king?d9b3ca69150e8a7f

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But when I 5583f710bb raised my intimacy 66b1dc6de6 with Edward, Joffrey 99ecb644cc approached me.0301558bd9e98e56

Unlike the aloof Edward, Joffrey was affectionate. Having grown up being compared to his excellent brother, the prince knew how to comfort Idella’s inferiority complex and weaknesses. Maybe what she needed wasn’t success but someone who would love her?9a8f10f5d2dabafb

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Because I felt sorry cd0d3ca311 for the female protagonist, 9abed556ac after seeing a few 9d4fa4061b Joffrey events, I changed 6ae077a9db my route to Joeffrey’s.00f5b5d63679f276

And then my female 2ff7646137 protagonist was murdered by 0c9b8c3d38 Edward.ccadf9a075489e04

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In the ending, Edward 5748c5b824 holds the dying Idella cb54c9ce59 and says,d99b863ae90218e3