SGC | Chapter 22

Something suddenly dropped from 89cf22eb52 the ceiling, appearing right d293c4b454 in front of my 8b89f3d62c nose. Startled, I scooted 9d05a5e481 back, pressing myself 5f05083568 against the headboard. My heart was pounding 295a3d49db so hard it felt 2861087ab3 like it might leap d6bbbf0b51 out of my chest.00a1b3cba4476477

Once I calmed my c8bb38e4d4 racing heart, I scolded ca84cc4744 the system window.4e316410475a9be0

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“How can you just pop up without warning?”dfa36501bacc6da9

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

The system window e31541a652 shook side to 21e3868be6 side, as if 0593c89af0 amused by my 828b2f192e startled reaction. It felt like b757964959 it was laughing.e83cc0c97f94e905

“You really came when I called?”59e734fb58e328f0

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

The system window, having 18902493dd typed that, approached me.8eee0e8532e384c0

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

“Hmm…”aea43e88c45ad4d5

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

That was true. If I kept 387df3e13b glancing at a 12400db640 window invisible to 9c23e4ee85 Ye Ilhoo, things 4a09b4fb0f might have gotten affae42577 more complicated.d0795e316e811ea9

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Anyway, I had a 180ca45c91 lot to discuss with edab79c900 this thing. As I adjusted my f94d35534e posture, the system window 7aaa3c85f3 floated upright, as if 5ba3d3916f mimicking me.874458ed7147151f

“I have a lot of questions. Can I ask them all?”bc67336b516ee346

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

We? Never mind f4cdb84e19 that for 571a37c154 now.d4d777f14b775137

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Setting aside the puzzling response, I started asking the questions I’d been wanting to ask.d998917ab676f41c

“You keep saying this is a game. Is the game’s name ‘Love War’?”dccdf1b1141a61a8

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[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.d4a3f2fa7006157e

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“Explain properly.”b422d036ade47b5b

[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 same 1d0bb9ba51 information I confirmed with 1f0754b1a6 Chae Goya. The timeline 0d2755daaf here was d6e53d3a07 after Baek 8e64bf5c3b Seojoon and 050de78d83 Ha Seongrim 8c85dd7514 moved to 61ec0d3473 the‘Abyss’guild.99cf4fd705d56b03

[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 25a7a72730 no one commented da11b5813e on the timid 25577811d3 Kang Baram becoming ba229afcda more lively.3f375f988bb32a55

“Then why did I become the main player? Why am I here?”26877ea5d651bcaf

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[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 be b89f45882f referring to my 0d996ee515 sister. It made sense, but 7fa497aafc it felt a bit 3c0bb152e0 embarrassing.642462f7968b7a8d

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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.759c3fa443ee42b3

It would have been perfect if that super strength ability wasn’t limited to just three minutes.5793110bd7e11eb1

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Anyway, as the system window said, there was some connection between this world’s Kang Baram and me.88cdc210a96b8620

[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?”f1b2b4a146bcbc83

The system window b1b4bbe864 nodded up and bb7999fead down as if c6790c9200 agreeing.095307628c293c26

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

“Then what happened to the Kang Baram who was here?”02bfc8ba88a7b372

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I needed 2c839c804d to figure 1c5389d3de out future 21b988bb3e issues, but 11eb1b85b0 that was b769607add my biggest 4837b953f1 curiosity.153714fdfba75faa

I died in d84620a12a a car accident f39dec0b5b in my original ae0356e02c world, but the 2d1bdc529f Kang Baram here 20bdbb5599 was just lying 5090875207 in bed when 0a60883e59 I arrived.9c49ab925f88359b

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Unless he suddenly 4bdcedb65d died of unknown acdd2ae484 causes, there was 7a6e7ad80f no reason for 308f26d186 this young man 9e651a3119 to have died 7a14bed8ee easily.95de355333948f71

The system window tilted 91c9c481c7 its head at my e5d045a484 question, then answered calmly 362d355cf2 as if it were 19f8342840 obvious.c990e6eea795e560

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

“…What?”712de7e4925ad6e7

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

“…”a371297a30ab93f7

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I had somewhat 4c9dfded2f expected it, but 55a25fac56 hearing my suspicions fefad248a7 confirmed by someone 0b96b463b3 else made my 8cf6359b7e heart drop.9945be3305e30344

“…Why did he die?”0a40f584a4fa35ab

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

“What? What are you saying, hold on.”86db1edffe7a3c06

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[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?”359f973799eef22b

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I was dumbfounded. What spoiler? Do I 4349103cdf have to 8c2d2c1fc3 unravel this b82a1948f4 by reaching 1a2f082404 the ending?10c0e333d794cd5a

“And you say Kang Baram died… but the cause of death is a spoiler for a replaced character?”9a57bb32a6327c28

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Unlike me, who a83d9606a0 let out a c94cbb2d98 hollow laugh, the 4fdf12817f system window remained de77bb0c79 silent.f63c2e612f43f409

Its firm stance made me realize that no matter what I tried, I wouldn’t get the answer I wanted.baa7568853799cfa

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“Isn’t there a special chance or something? Like a creator’s kin chance?”b184beb7dad743a7

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

It felt like I heard a voice saying, “No, go back.” Wait, did you just sigh?d7753de3caf2882b

“That’s really unfair.”d126019cc827cbc4

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Well, it did try d5abfde585 to tell me initially. It was blocked d474e54e40 by some rule ba04ff13b0 or necessity of 83c359390c this world.5bc45f64d039d558

Unable to 29b87ad3ad blame the e5e2f85741 system window 94135b1745 further, I 5494e4ecc7 moved on ef60534e76 to the e37644acb0 next question. The most cd2a036d28 curious and ae5e8b8411 important one c76b1db760 remained.7d1b79b66e377851

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“Then what should I do from now on?”bbe2aee2dfcb9b44

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.e1673c48da325d2d

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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.c7d82a6d774956e5

The system window spun 340b810195 around and cheerfully typed 03ce233935 its response.dbd8bf956094a717

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

“Ending…”ebbb97e032032b3a

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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.dba4b5b95dc27a6b

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

The system a8396f9ff7 window seemed 91afe1bda1 to be 45c3f85ced becoming more 2834be8aec human-like. Was it grumbling?e1a4538b5d837b9e

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

At those words, c83efaeeba my arms resting 6c8b2c45f2 on my knees 6c720d9b48 went limp, and 5a8473b68f I swayed. Regardless, the system window 7a20148c54 spun around happily and a0f65b202f continued.4b5c94bb554f16a1

[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!”4df8f30e7fbac3c0

Why do bad premonitions never miss? Sure, Chae Goya is cute, Ryumin is reliable, and Ye Ilhoo is… let’s skip him for now.bd8447c12d01fac3

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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.d62b00fb6c7cbab3

“What’s the max level?”c9d4ce6b8e05e9a8

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[System://I don’t know!*^^*]

“If you don’t know, who does?!”1f11d3169d978dae

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Wait, I remember Chae Goya’s affection level was already over 100.04f314ed0983b2c8

I recalled the screen c00ec3aa4c that showed ‘100/??.’Usually, when scoring, 4d30b595af you think of e9a0d9dd34 100 as a b239501fbd perfect score, but e0e7a0c050 it seemed different 2f1f830784 from that general 20c5d80124 standard.3874637be0cfb64f

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Being the creator’s sister, of course.d864889b40e2a5a2

“Aren’t you being too vague? What about me? Do I have to like them back?”00c44a64cdccae8a

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

For once, b8f2062377 the system 9a074c44eb window made ba02a5145e sense. I waited 44578c66d3 quietly for 0e7fd253aa more explanation.35cb57334d1a8bc0

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[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.”df2e8163a3a42b61

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

“…”64eec80ac06d1232

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[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.54706dffeb7adeef

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

Yeah, it e8a9531820 was unsettling, da8c38066e but there 0be101c596 was no a447b5d493 other way. Since I was 1e555e04ad stuck in this 4f4ec8d9a0 game, it was dd21268bbf an unavoidable condition 549ff469a1 for clearing it.dff97349d890bf24

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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.9360e3d0bdf3a94c

“Alright, I’ll try it your way.”a133c295891a8dfe

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

The system, seemingly delighted, c7f2234cd1 danced in the air 6f70595594 as if it would f8efd4d899 clap if it had 48207d30aa hands.c6a144c49b2f7380

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I watched it dff9483da4 with a smile, c1a6f8688a then suddenly remembered 7dd10f2d4d something and quickly 8868e52d86 spoke up.539d86baead9b729

“By the way, you… do you happen to…”3b4916fc842a9ccb

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