How to get on the protagonist’s flower path

I decided to remain calm while reading the comment reactions.

Let’s think rationally.

Having a high point total isn’t a bad thing.

Nayuhan isn’t showing the same dependency on Kang Nahyun as before, only thinking about me.

Moreover, there hasn’t been a single mention in the internal narration that indicates she likes me, so she doesn’t really like me.

It’s just that the comments are mistakenly treating me as the main heroine and showering me with points.

Then this…

Isn’t this a benefit?

After all, I’m going to be with Nayuhan in the long run, so isn’t it okay to adjust my plan to accumulate meta points from the position of the main heroine?

After contemplating for a moment, I decided to read the rest of the appearance parts first and think about it later.

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After crying ugly tears in front of Nahyun, I returned to the hotel feeling completely drained.

I hope that punk Park Siwoo isn’t still awake.

I thought as I placed the key card at the door to my room that I shared with Park Siwoo.

“Did you come back?”

My worries became a reality.

Park Siwoo, who had been standing by the window looking at the beach, turned to me and said flatly, “I see you’ve been crying. I’ll get you an ice pack.”

“Oh, thanks.”

I expressed my gratitude to Park Siwoo as I received the ice pack he handed me.

He nodded expressionlessly.

Isn’t he going to ask anything? He seemed like he had something on his mind.

When I glanced at him, Park Siwoo looked down at his device and said, “I’m not going to ask. You seem to have been comforted enough already.”

I flinched.

Now that I think about it, this guy was looking towards the glass window with a view of the beach.

Could it be…

“Did you see?”

“I saw it, of course.”

Park Siwoo answered my question nonchalantly, turning to look at me.

“More importantly, I want to ask you something.”

“What is it?”

“What do you think about Nahyun?”

I was taken aback by that sudden question.

About Nahyun…

I pondered my feelings for Nahyun.

My ally. A reliable person. Someone who is always kind, making me want to be by her side all the time.

Now that I think about it…

‘Why can’t I?’

Your tone was a bit different earlier, but it felt cool too.

A person who shines and shines, someone I want to have.

Yeah, maybe this feeling is-

“Isn’t it someone I admire…?”

-There’s no doubt that it’s Tokyo.

After listening to me, Park Si-woo fell silent for a moment, then let out a small sigh and spoke.

“…If you still think that way, that’s fine.”

‘Still?’ What does that mean?

I felt uncomfortable with his words and tried to ask again, but Park Si-woo left me behind with a “I’m going to sleep” and went into the room.

In the end, I entered my room, leaving behind a sense of unease, and prepared to sleep.

Tomorrow, just thinking about meeting Nahyun again instantly made me feel good.

…I feel strange.

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Author, you bastard.

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Are you serious? You came out like this? LOL

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I like you! Eh, what do you mean?

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Ah, damn it, sweet potato;;;

Hmm. Tokyo. Is it worth it?

“Fortunately, it seems that Nayu-han doesn’t have romantic feelings for me.

After that, I briefly skimmed through my parts.

There wasn’t much to it. At most, just the physiological reactions from earlier during the swimming lesson? Just some things to brush off as mishaps.

It seems that the sudden rise in my metaphor points was influenced by the fact that Kang Na-hyun occupies a very important character position in the story.

Then I’ll just maintain my position as the main heroine while accumulating metaphor points. The more metaphor points, the better.

I revised my plans accordingly.

Just as I finished my thoughts, the second team appeared to have finished their exploration of the mansion and came out.

“Nyahaha! That was fun!”

“There were a lot of holes, though.”

It seemed the second team thoroughly enjoyed the eerie atmosphere.

The holes were probably from the arrows that Shin Baran shot earlier.

“Next is our turn!”

I smiled and linked arms with Nayu-han.

She flinched slightly but silently nodded and matched my pace as we headed toward the mansion that the seniors had just exited.

“Ugh…”

…I could feel Nayuri’s jealous gaze, but I quietly brushed it off.

As we entered the mansion without any incidents, it was incredibly dark, perhaps because there were no lights at all.

If it hadn’t been for the holes that Shin Baran shot with his arrows earlier, not a single ray of sunlight would have come in, making it hard to see ahead.

We walked for a while, arms linked, in silence.

There was no tension. Both Nayu-han and I knew that nothing was going to appear, and in reality, nothing did.

While the monotonous silence continued, Nayu-han finally spoke up.

“…Do you remember what I mentioned last night?”

“Yeah! Why?”

“If you’re a reincarnator… then, um,”

He hesitated, stammering but continued.

“Do you know about the game called ‘this’?”

“What’s that?”

I pretended not to know and asked Nayu-han.

Of course, I knew about the game. However, since the information I had was all fragmented bits I got through, I couldn’t say I knew the game well; otherwise, it might create a sense of incongruity in the details.

And I also planned to keep the fact that I knew anything a secret.

Nayu-han paused for a moment at my question, then said,

“It’s a game based on this world. It was the game I played before I came to this world.”

“Wow, really? That’s amazing! I can’t believe such a game exists!”

“Is that so? …So I know a lot about this world.”

“I see…! That’s cool, you’re impressive, Yuhan!”

I used the ‘Wow, OO-kun is amazing!’ tactic for the first time in a while.

Nayu-han, slightly flustered by my sparkling gaze, avoided my eyes.

“…It’s nothing special.”

“No, it’s impressive! You got to know so much because you studied hard, right?”

At my words, Nayu-han’s face turned slightly red.

Clearing his throat shyly, he eventually brought up what he originally intended to say.

“Um, ahem, anyway, it might be shocking for you who don’t know the game’s content, but… this world is going to be destroyed soon.”

I already knew that.

But I couldn’t let on, so I widened my eyes as if facing a sudden piece of bad news, putting all my effort into showing a surprised expression.

“…What?”

“…I know it’s hard to believe, but it’s true. The person who made this game called me to this world to prevent the tragedy.”

“Destruction…”

I looked at him as if I were genuinely confused and terrified by the weight of the sudden reality.

Seeing my expression, he too made a painful face and bit his lip.

Hmm, it seems that just being confused is enough for this.

Now it’s time to move on and let the protagonist shine. Just like a sunbeam.

Pretending to be deep in thought, I then looked up at him with a resolute expression.

“How can we stop the destruction?”

“…What?”

“You came to this world to stop the destruction, right? So if we help you, we can prevent the destruction, can’t we?”

At my words, Nayu-han looked surprised, as if something unexpected had jumped out of a surprise box.

Then his face twisted in a strange way, and he smiled gently.

“…That’s right, we can stop it. No, we will definitely stop it.”

“Yeah. You can do it, Yuhan. I’ll help you as much as I can!”

I replied cheerfully, affirming his words.

Various complex emotions swirled in Nayu-han’s eyes. He slowly closed his eyes.

When he opened them again, they were filled with a strong resolve.

“First, we need to know about the ‘Six Races’ Keys.’”

“The Six Races’ Keys?”

“Yes. They are the keys of the tower that symbolize each of the different races, used to seal the tower’s door. With those keys, we can enter the tower and, through some ritual, have the power to unlock the sealed door of the tower and unleash monsters.”

“Unleashing monsters by breaking the tower’s seal… that’s horrifying.”

“Exactly. So those keys must never be misused. That’s why they were sealed in dungeons, guarded by some means.”

He paused for a moment before pulling out the Beastman’s Key from his inventory.

“Well, we did break one seal, though.”

“Uh…? Wait?! Were we not supposed to clear that dungeon?!”

“If we hadn’t cleared it, we would have died, so there was no other choice.”

That’s a lie. At first, weren’t you just gathering hidden pieces from the game without a care for the keys?

I recalled Nayu-han’s appearance in the game, where he stored away the keys for later use before meeting the Oracle.

For a moment, I almost lost my composure, but who am I? A professional at playing the sunbeam character. I quickly fixed my facial expression.

Nayu-han twirled the Beastman’s Key with his fingers as he spoke.

“And, since the moment that gate appeared, it’s already too late.”

“Why?”

“The opening of the passage to the dungeon where the keys are sealed means that the seal on that dungeon has been broken. In the end, someone must have cleared it and taken the key.”

“I see…”

Nayu-han said that and put the Beastman’s Key back into his inventory, letting out a quiet sigh.

“The bigger problem is that once a dungeon’s seal starts to break, it collapses in a chain reaction. Soon, other key dungeons will appear.”

“Ah…”

“So we need to clear the key dungeons and obtain the keys before anyone else.”

“Got it!”

I energetically clenched my fists in a gesture of determination.

It had been a while since I made that gesture, but I still didn’t want to do it…

Was that the end of the explanation? I tried to relax a bit.

“…That would be the case normally. But something strange has happened.”

He spoke before I could finish my thought.

“The Seventh Key has appeared.”

Ah, great.