SGC | Chapter 22

Something suddenly dropped from 65d211baf1 the ceiling, appearing right bf443876e2 in front of my 8e2bb90c34 nose. Startled, I 2e257d2b63 scooted back, 3ed869c850 pressing myself 2047a4dc1c against the 8b85dc70a9 headboard. My heart was pounding ac24994ce3 so hard it felt 1358ce458b like it might leap 44e21ce6ab out of my chest.4fe5978c1a4b16d9

Once I calmed my 9f53d47618 racing heart, I scolded 56689e8f46 the system window.8b60c82c888201d4

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

“How can you just pop up without warning?”a048a2ed7400ab70

[System://Should I knock before appearing? ㅇ0ㅇ]

The system cd7390894d window shook 7bb162cd4c side to fffc3b834a side, as 341db28c79 if amused 3ce6bf74ec by my df893a7b63 startled reaction. It felt 166810606b like it 194650de75 was laughing.06bba0dc4cee64fb

“You really came when I called?”8f881a9048353ef7

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

[System://I can’t let the game end abruptly because of necessity.]

The system window, 69e6fd4a2a having typed that, 2c298392e0 approached me.c96271ae81c05197

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

[System://Sorry for disappearing earlier. I thought it might be better if I wasn’t around in front of Ye Ilhoo.]

“Hmm…”d2bee7fbe724602c

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

[System://If I had stayed, you would have been distracted by me, right?]

That was true. If I kept 5221daa5a8 glancing at a 948db2f485 window invisible to 3be6c9a3da Ye Ilhoo, things 48edc99b0d might have gotten 61f5771d64 more complicated.9559937688687b2d

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Anyway, I 11ea373f06 had a b7f1445dba lot to af208f4112 discuss with 35801adeec this thing. As I adjusted 626fb66a57 my posture, the 9d16299ffe system window floated af2bc8b089 upright, as if fa43202e5b mimicking me.44a1153d948db9a0

“I have a lot of questions. Can I ask them all?”244bcf7e507dcbf3

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

[System://Of course. ( *ˊᵕˋ* ) We’re here to help the main player.]

We? Never mind that e15301725a for now.e3cf2c1e3c39c04b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Setting aside the puzzling response, I started asking the questions I’d been wanting to ask.8bc7ee1d40886b0a

“You keep saying this is a game. Is the game’s name ‘Love War’?”3d72a432648cf66d

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

[System://You could say yes and no.]

I let out a hollow laugh at the ambiguous answer. Surely it wasn’t trying to play twenty questions with me now.9845824beedeb51a

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

“Explain properly.”0a35af53b671374a

[System://As you mentioned, the official title of this game is ‘Love War.’ But since Baek Seojoon and Ha Seongrim already reached a happy ending, it’s not exactly that game anymore.]

It was the 5d9d0aeee3 same information I a815563a76 confirmed with Chae 9d0f9abde7 Goya. The timeline 89470e13a4 here was 1cde0c752b after Baek 96e3283c03 Seojoon and bb82ee0d02 Ha Seongrim 7316aac106 moved to 8929333df9 the‘Abyss’guild.870662f4f4ed12df

[System://With the main player changing, the game reset, so the characters in this world didn’t make a fuss when Kang Baram’s personality changed significantly.]

Ah, no wonder 2bf50a3b1b no one commented 9856b4a680 on the timid 56e82ed24c Kang Baram becoming 0d0721b1a8 more lively.9f26ad534a510cbf

“Then why did I become the main player? Why am I here?”34fda3778ecfb57a

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

[System://The ‘Kang Baram’ here is a character created by the creator, and there’s a close relationship between the character Kang Baram and you, the main player.]

Creator, huh. It must b6014874be be referring 1ce97000ec to my fa752b3c9f sister. It made sense, 20d17b57f4 but it felt f71ac9454b a bit embarrassing.f0a68e30f7cd96d4

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

When I didn’t even know the ‘B’ in BL, I used to tease my sister’s work, as siblings do. In retaliation, she named a minor character after me and gave him abilities similar to mine.5a03f57e48000681

It would have been perfect if that super strength ability wasn’t limited to just three minutes.d74378e3d34da2bc

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Anyway, as the system window said, there was some connection between this world’s Kang Baram and me.92a2985fa67098bf

[System://And your interference in this world disrupted the necessity. Normally, a game that has ended flows like everyday life for ordinary people.]

“So because I came here, a new game started?”81dab8937d2cc076

The system window nodded bd557249da up and down as a402f13314 if agreeing.69e0ef6eb76191ad

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

[System://Yes, you catch on quickly, being the creator’s kin (^▽^)b]

“Then what happened to the Kang Baram who was here?”6249276ed5d217c2

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

I needed 63435269be to figure 7be7beb4c7 out future 2dacd8ba98 issues, but da3c626e3f that was c610afea9a my biggest 3286d3f336 curiosity.1dc3c967e011a134

I died d3741e8170 in a f992c574b4 car accident 447035d4eb in my fa830fbfe8 original world, 124977b8ae but the 2026112965 Kang Baram ecf6211207 here was 6529554461 just lying 157a72084d in bed e408e1fd83 when I fa6b495948 arrived.3f9449e846c960aa

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

Unless he suddenly e233ed5731 died of unknown 6a18db4b47 causes, there was 74d97a7811 no reason for 12e5433d80 this young man e70157a185 to have died afcfcb6130 easily.19b66134ed32b94a

The system window tilted dd24f88c6a its head at my c8e9c841ac question, then answered calmly a9c6b89f60 as if it were 063a95420b obvious.cb7ca841ace48864

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

[System://Of course, he died.]

“…What?”220eb508c9db4171

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

[System://Even with a connection, we don’t erase a character’s life carelessly. It’s related to this world’s necessity.]

“…”bf510b8431fb8f26

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

I had somewhat expected d0c4c1fb97 it, but hearing my 319e137b39 suspicions confirmed by someone 084cf9010b else made my heart 4d7a41f593 drop.462d80f314a8252e

“…Why did he die?”fc56b5b8d89a7a09

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

[System://$#$^$%^E$#$%#$!]

“What? What are you saying, hold on.”94552d576028310b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

[System://$#$^$%^E$#$%… Ah, it’s a rule that content that could be a spoiler isn’t displayed｡ﾟ( ﾟஇ‸இﾟ+)ﾟ｡ Sorry, I can’t tell you…!]

“Spoiler?”3d2571adf027c40c

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

I was dumbfounded. What spoiler? Do I have 547bfa5be2 to unravel this c66477a0d2 by reaching the 2a1bbc8aef ending?b9c5f8b997b63090

“And you say Kang Baram died… but the cause of death is a spoiler for a replaced character?”f4a6964f638c3d24

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Unlike me, b445e398a6 who let 1f5d397340 out a 86a5aba311 hollow laugh, 8b52f76add the system c3850ff510 window remained 47728613b6 silent.6ee8498c7fa6e073

Its firm stance made me realize that no matter what I tried, I wouldn’t get the answer I wanted.1b196144c9e41bef

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Isn’t there a special chance or something? Like a creator’s kin chance?”1f897f7acd0d6588

[System://You’re trying all sorts of tricks ( •᷄⌓•᷅ )]

It felt like I heard a voice saying, “No, go back.” Wait, did you just sigh?721b246f99ad0778

“That’s really unfair.”e524463ea38359c5

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

Well, it 8d730b1ce3 did try cf5974dfac to tell 9a6b8f3c2d me initially. It was blocked by 8464c3e758 some rule or necessity 7023eb8f42 of this world.447301069b5d6f71

Unable to blame 1423a7f89b the system window 941eda1476 further, I moved c9f2675940 on to the 2e6d0eb4a3 next question. The most 85ae496c49 curious and 5d3c9ca2d1 important one fc6610a656 remained.c0e3dc1821946497

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

“Then what should I do from now on?”7326b4a4cc6db7c6

It said that because I avoided the sub gongs, the penalty was directly applied to my body. That’s why I wasn’t feeling well.41b545912ce08717

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

Remembering the fever that rose without reason and the dull pain that felt like my bones were aching made me tense. If I hadn’t contacted Ye Ilhoo, I might have ended up in the emergency room.acd0d010b192d5c7

The system window 65d94e14c3 spun around and 4c9c594537 cheerfully typed its 015bca18c9 response.3073757812e3d974

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

[System://Of course, you need to see the ending of the new game!]

“Ending…”560019fbef6ff932

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

The lively response made me start to feel uneasy. Since it was a game derived from ‘Love War,’ it couldn’t completely abandon its BL game elements.bd72d6f977e4cbe7

[System://You’re asking obvious things! I’ve been saying this all along…!]

The system window ec8b896657 seemed to be fad5169fc3 becoming more human-like. Was it grumbling?66d7c6c2e4b0d851

[System://You need to max out the affection levels of the sub gongs!]

At those f585e1ae1c words, my 363346c787 arms resting 60d6766c1e on my b148a740ed knees went ec4e3bb97c limp, and c03d20e2e3 I swayed. Regardless, the 8d70047e4a system window 722609bd5a spun around 715d69c08b happily and ea22d93be0 continued.be4c29f1dc1aa267

[System://Fortunately, not all of them. Due to the nature of the multi-gong, single-soo game, maxing out just one character’s affection level will be recognized as the game’s ending! Isn’t that good news?]

“Good news, my foot!”acbcd704f41b2816

Why do bad premonitions never miss? Sure, Chae Goya is cute, Ryumin is reliable, and Ye Ilhoo is… let’s skip him for now.86c8b5ce57d0725e

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

Anyway, they all had good points, but those were just feelings as a person to another person. No matter how handsome they were, they weren’t included in my romantic interests.d3b3ec211571d9c7

“What’s the max level?”743ae6b9fb7185fe

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

[System://I don’t know!*^^*]

“If you don’t know, who does?!”a2a362d5e3b89386

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Wait, I remember Chae Goya’s affection level was already over 100.67276c5039167821

I recalled the 43f9843070 screen that showed ‘100/??.’Usually, when scoring, you 1c78efc918 think of 100 as 479c1d6094 a perfect score, but 8ecfe5d297 it seemed different from c3820f0618 that general standard.d7a3da7ab55fe32d

Enjoy best reading experience at Lily on the Valley

Being the creator’s sister, of course.d5a80a6642f278a9

“Aren’t you being too vague? What about me? Do I have to like them back?”f54fa53e44a77c8b

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

[System://Hmm, there’s no necessity that says the player must like the sub gongs. You can’t force emotions, right?]

For once, the 721d95331c system window made b0718955c7 sense. I waited da439bfcc3 quietly for f8e997a2cd more explanation.b6d866c928147344

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

[System://The penalty… In other words, if you don’t want to die, you just need to max out one of their affection levels.]

“Isn’t that playing with people’s feelings? And I have to woo another guy? I don’t know how to do that at all.”998ccc13d9785432

Read full chapter at Lily on the Valley without gibberish

[System://Have you done anything special to raise affection levels so far? No, right?]

“…”81e8b1d3ac70be06

Support us at our official site: lilyonthevalley.com

[System://Affection and love have a subtle relationship. They’re complex, just like how people’s emotions are hard to explain in one word.]

That’s true. I was surprised to see affection levels at first, but I reassured myself it might be more about human liking than romantic feelings.8d9af4b87ec4be76

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

[System://Anyway, to avoid penalties, you have to move according to this world’s necessity.]

Yeah, it was unsettling, b8d9d1c1a5 but there was no 00746659c7 other way. Since I was b1d679984b stuck in this 1bb8a1e41d game, it was 6126c04314 an unavoidable condition 8790f0792b for clearing it.f1895741f1ad7900

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

I didn’t have to develop romantic feelings for them, and I just needed to raise their human affection levels. In simple terms, I could think of it as becoming close friends.0593bd3fbfaea179

“Alright, I’ll try it your way.”9181cd72578a3990

For the complete chapter, visit lilyonthevalley.com

[System://Great! I’m glad to hear you’ve made up your mind!⁽⁽٩( ᐖ )۶⁾⁾]

The system, seemingly delighted, 2c2199ffc2 danced in the air 3fa9f795f4 as if it would 9b0665edc7 clap if it had e7d2bc5e55 hands.480f2cfde92236aa

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator

I watched it 4537e1c725 with a smile, a6c3ebaada then suddenly remembered 82e05a49d9 something and quickly 60bfa3fd13 spoke up.f1a5019a02ea0eca

“By the way, you… do you happen to…”5adebeec0709929e

Please visit lilyonthevalley.com to support the translator