Chapter 5: If you’re going to possess someone, don’t possess a character like that

What is ‘probability’?

The degree of certainty or possibility that something can happen…
Well, that’s not what I’m trying to talk about here.

In a novel, ‘probability’ refers to the main character’s presence.

If the heroine feels attracted to a development that’s really incomprehensible, it’s usually because the main character’s ‘probability’ is too high—that’s how it’s used.

“It’s annoying, just…”

Hey, there’s one person who’s really high probability.
He’s really handsome.

It’s not just my opinion, but he’s so handsome that even other people would think he’s really handsome.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I’m falling for him just because I see him.

Anyway, that guy with high probability is probably the most likely to be the main character.

I couldn’t take my eyes off that main character’s (presumed) face.

I kept looking.

It was so high probability that I kept looking because it was so annoying.

If I were to possess someone, I’d rather possess someone like that, so I could really make an amazing harem.
So why am I this kind of heroine?

The world’s injustice makes me shiver.

If I had that face.

If I had that height.

If I had that body, that well-proportioned body, I could have worked harder than anyone else to build a harem and played the main character…!

I looked at the main character (presumed) with anger, envy, and jealousy.

“…?”

“!…”

Did I really feel that gaze?
Suddenly, that guy started to scratch his cheek and look at me.

In my imagination, I was thinking I’d stare at him until the end and make him my enemy, but my body didn’t follow my thoughts and hid behind my brother’s back, avoiding his gaze.

I thought he was looking forward again, so I turned my head slightly to look, but I was startled again by the two eyes still looking at me and hid behind him.

“What are you doing?”

“…Be quiet.”

My brother looked at me with a pitiful expression.

I felt that gaze and thought about what I had just done, and belatedly, shame began to creep up on me.

This… It was the same behavior as a girl who is completely in love…!

Clap-!

“Ugh, it hurts…”

“What are you really doing?”

To come to my senses, I slapped my cheeks with both hands.

If I keep going like this, I might really fall for him.

I shouldn’t even give him a chance, Han Jiyeon.

If I can’t make him my enemy, then I should just be a stranger!

With that thought, I came out from behind my brother’s back again and started looking somewhere else, not at him.

“…”

The gazes from that side made me want to hide behind my brother’s back again and avoid his gaze, but I gritted my teeth and endured it.

Yes, you’re doing well, Han Jiyeon.

If you gradually show that you don’t care, you’ll be able to escape the protagonist’s harem.

If you just do this…

“…”

“What are you really doing?
Did that kid get in the car and hit his head on the car seat and make you crazy…?”

…That’s what I was going to do.

I really was going to do that, but I was too concerned about the gazes, so I ended up hiding behind my brother’s back again.

“Don’t misunderstand, I’m just using it as a shield.”

“Are you really crazy?”

I immediately hit my brother’s side with my fist three times.

Anyway, that’s how the entrance ceremony began.

After the entrance ceremony began, I would have just dozed off, but since it was a novel, I didn’t lose focus and focused on the entrance ceremony, thinking that something might happen during it.

“Why isn’t anyone next to him?”

…Yes, if it weren’t for that one thing I overheard, I would have been able to keep listening intently.

“Oh, that one?
I heard that one doesn’t have parents?”

And then, I frowned at the next thing I heard.

“Somehow… But how did he save up for the tuition?
If you’re an orphan, you shouldn’t have money.”

“Didn’t it come from insurance money?”

“Maybe so, heh heh.”

The unpleasant words that continued to come after that were aimed at the protagonist.

*

Why are they openly saying stuff like that at the entrance ceremony with no consequences?

The protagonist is sitting in the second-best seat, so why is there no reprimand?

Even if he’s an orphan, why are they acting like this?
Is there something about this world’s setting I don’t know?

“…Why aren’t they stopping this?”

At least if they whispered, I wouldn’t care, but they were talking so loudly it pissed me off even more.

“Well… most of those kids probably have powerful parents, so just let it slide like it’s nothing.
There were a lot of kids like that in my year too.”

My brother tried to calm me down, but I genuinely couldn’t understand.

Curious about the protagonist’s reaction, I glanced at him.
He was trying to keep a blank face, but the slight emotions slipping through made me feel a bit sorry for him.

…Wait, what am I doing?

If I end up becoming one of those heroines, what then?
I’ve got my own problems to deal with, so why am I worrying about someone else?

Still, a part of me felt bad for the protagonist.

Of course, as soon as I saw his face again, that thought vanished.

F*ck this life, living with a damn cheat code.

I’m so jealous.

*

The entrance ceremony, used as the prologue in the original story.

“Haa… What do I do?”

I was walking toward Tolemos Academy with the feeling of a cow being led to the slaughterhouse.

The best advantage of being possessed in this novel is that my house is close to the academy.

The worst disadvantage is that my house is close to the academy.

I know what kind of ending Lee Joohyuk, the protagonist of this novel, meets.

As such, the academy is basically a place where I could die at any moment.

Sure, if I don’t build a harem, that ending won’t happen, but if you ask me if I’d date a crazy girl like that, I’d absolutely pass.

Han Jiyeon was my favorite heroine in [Academy’s Harem Warrior], but now that she’s gone full Nice Boat with a knife, my fondness for her has hit rock bottom.

“God, I don’t usually pray much, but please don’t let me get tangled up with Han Jiyeon…
I know I spent all my offering money at the PC café during service, but please, just this once, let it slide.
I swear I’ll give proper offerings from now on…”

My faith suddenly skyrocketed.

Didn’t someone say that when you’re desperate, the whole universe comes together to help you?

I genuinely don’t want to end up limbless.
I’m dead serious.

With that heavy heart, I headed toward the auditorium, where preparations for the entrance ceremony were in full swing.

There were tons of students, most of them with their guardians.

In the original, the protagonist, having no family, gets mocked by those around him, and Han Jiyeon, feeling sorry for him, approaches him, starting the story…

Since Han Jiyeon gets auto-captured by the protagonist’s charming smile, I’ll just stay expressionless if she approaches.
That should work, right?

“…?”

Then, I felt a prickling sensation on the back of my neck, like someone was watching me.
I turned around to check…

“!…”

Behind me, I saw Han Jiyeon, staring at me before quickly hiding when she noticed my gaze.

What the hell?
I kept looking at her, and she cautiously peeked out, only to hide again when she saw me looking.
She repeated this, peeking out, checking her surroundings, and hiding again when she met my eyes.

What’s going on?

There was no such description in the original.

In fact, in this situation, Han Jiyeon wasn’t supposed to feel pity or anything for the protagonist—she shouldn’t even be interested, especially since no one was mocking him right now.

Han Jiyeon isn’t the type to care about looks; she just likes people who show her affection.

So what’s with her acting like this?

Curious, I watched her, and she came out from behind her brother, her cheeks red from slapping them, and started looking straight ahead.

She kept glancing at me from time to time, and I kept staring, wondering how long she’d keep it up.

“…”

In the end, Han Jiyeon hid again.

Cute.

Maybe because of her fair skin, her flushed red cheeks stood out even more, making her look adorable.

If others heard that this character caused a Nice Boat ending, they’d laugh.

Wait a second, Nice Boat?

‘…This is f*cked up.’

Thinking about it, I’m supposed to live as a guy, but isn’t this totally off track?

…Should I prepare to take the pure-hearted route?

Han Jiyeon is an attractive character.
She gives off an arrogant vibe, but she’s actually cuter than anyone else, and that gap-moe was what made her the best character.

In particular, the almost invincible color combination of black hair and red eyes and the fact that she always wears those loose clothes created a subtle sexy vibe.

Furthermore, the fact that she’s closer to a person with a heart than anyone else was an even more appealing element.

Yeah, she’d be a really good heroine if only she wasn’t a Nice Boat.

I wanted to reject her because of that Nice Boat.

I started to worry again about how to solve this.

I think I heard something from people around me, but I didn’t care because my own safety was more important to me than that.