Become A Side Character In The World Of The Novel I Read

From the son of a wealthy family getting his parents' love, to becoming an orphan. Even his relatives want Yuji removed so they can get his family inheritance. Seeing his parents die in front of his own eyes and almost dying from the attempted murder of his relatives. This immense pressure was too much for a 6-year-old boy to bear.

"How...did he survive the tragedy?"

Sofia flipped through the next document.

Yuji escaped in the car, whether he fell, was injured by the bushes, tired, and weak he kept running and was almost eaten by the monsters that chased him. Until there was a Hero who happened to be walking around on his day off. The hero saved Yuji from the monster. Since that incident Yuji has often studied and practiced. He revealed that he wanted to be like the Hero who saved him. When his quiet nature and constant training, then turned back cheerful because of the servants who helped him. Yuji often reads and listens to everything about heroes, slowly forgetting the grudge, although there is still a sense of resentment in his heart.

He grew up hoping to become a Hero.

"This is..."

Reading the document Sofia sees Yuji Takahashi in a different light.

Sofia may be the golden fruit of the Dutch royal family but Yuji is just an orphan who has above average wealth.

Although Sofia has the protection of the royal family, she is left defenseless in public without any protection. However, Yuji has no protection for himself, and only relies on his own strength.

Sofia and Yuji are different.

However, they both have one thing in common.

That they both want to become heroes who are responsible for saving many people.

"I see."

Sofia closed her document.

A serious expression appeared on her face.

"I was wrong."

She had misjudged her opponent.

"He... he can't accept defeat."

Only now does Sofia understand Yuji.

He cannot afford to lose.

Yuji, who had a goal, a hope, and a responsibility that he could help many people so that no one would have to go through the same thing as him.

She recalled his relentless obsession with winning.

Perhaps it was an expression of responsibility, or rather, pressure, not wanting to feel weak and unreliable.

Sofia quietly placed her hand on her chest.

"I lost my way."

Finally, she fully admitted her defeat.

Responsibility, mindset, skill.

In no aspect did she ever beat him.

Although it upset her, Sofia acknowledged the fact.

Sofia laughed bitterly shaking her head.

"It feels like a bit of a relief, Aria."

"It's about time you accepted it, Your Highness."

Aria replied without emotion.

Sofia frowned at her words.

"That's because this is my first defeat."

First defeat.

But it's not all bad.

If the opponent understands what it means to be a hero, then losing is only natural.

Even more so, someone who resembles her older brother.

At that moment, Sofia forcefully shook her head.

After all, it didn't matter.

It was unavoidable that she felt a little frustrated.

"I heard you promised him."

"What?"

"If you lose, you'll become his personal servant, right?"

"I-that's..."

Sofia's face turned red.

Her hands were trembling.

Of course, she had made such a promise.

"It was a mistake, but..."

"Aren't you going to pay the price for your misjudgment and you also said you wouldn't retract your words?

" "Well... so, I have to do that?"

Sofia bit her lip.

Her hands were trembling.

"Okay, fine! I can't break a promise made for the honor of the royal family!"

She suddenly stood up from her seat.

"Yuji Takahashi's hospitalization room is Room 301 in the exclusive hospital of the Academy of Future Heroes."

Aria spoke in a soft voice and smiled at Sofia.

"...I didn't ask."

With a frown and annoyance, Sofia got up from her seat and left the dormitory.

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Uh."

My head feels like it's going to burst.

My chest feels hot like something is burning inside.

All because I abused the synchronization.

The Dark Lord, Willem Van Oranje-Nassau Van Amsberg.

His talent recorded in the Synchronization was too much for a B rank body to handle and I hadn't even practiced using a sword.

"Ah! Damn it!"

I opened my eyes with a groan.

The plain white ceiling was unfamiliar. I struggled to sit up and look around. I saw that my body was wearing a patient gown and the humidifier was emitting white mist.

"Hospital room?"

After pushing my body that hard, it was only natural that I ended up in a hospital.

"How much time has passed since I lost consciousness?"

I searched for my smart phone placed on the bedside table and turned it on.

"Dringgggg!"

The smartphone vibrated and lit up.

"One day has passed."

Almost exactly 24 hours had passed.

I must have been really exhausted after the synchronization.

"Let's take a look."

I checked the date, then opened the Internet.

I needed to see the aftermath of the big accident I had caused the day before.

When I opened the Internet, what did I see:

(Hero candidate from the Netherlands lost against a B-ranked candidate)

(Surprise! The events of the first day at the Academy of Future Heroes, Princess Sofia lost for the first time)

The internet was filled with somewhat exaggerated text and news about my battle with Sofia.

"It's the same here as in my world, news travels fast."

"It's amazing."

I was injured and exhausted, while the news makers were excited to get information for their hot news.

"Oh my. I really don't understand how news works."

A sarcastic laugh escaped me.

The reaction to the comment was even more ridiculous.

-haha, is this for real? Well, it's just a little surprising, but that's all haha.

-I heard it was a duel where there were only two of them. Is that guy named Yuji Takahashi cheating?

-haha B rank beating A rank? How is that possible? Although there is a one level difference the difference in strength between the ranks has a significant difference."

-From a royal princess to being defeated by an unknown person.

-There must have been cheating in that battle.

-That's nothing more than a meaningless victory.

-It seems that Princess Sofia was too arrogant and finally let her guard down against the student until she lost

-It seems that Princess Sofia deliberately gave in.

There weren't many positive reactions, but that was anticipated. It didn't bother me too much. Considering I was a B-ranked student and I managed to beat the first rank who was also an A-ranked student, they definitely wouldn't easily accept my victory.

The same reaction happened when the protagonist first made a move in the story, so it was no surprise.

"Let it be! I'm not the protagonist in this world anyway."

I leaned against the wall behind the bed and put down my cell phone, continuing my body to rest.