ICTV - Chapter 1

 

Prologue

What should I do to save my life?

If a villain or a supporting character in a romance fantasy novel learns their fate, they will inevitably have trouble.

Villains and supporting characters are just devices to make the main character stand out, and romance fantasy novels are 'The Good defeats evil, main character favoritism, cliché.

Therefore, it is useless to try desperately to avoid fate. You're lucky if your actions don't backfire.

Having read only novels all day, I knew that all too well.

That's why I wasn't sad even when I was possessed by the supporting character, who lost her life before the heroine appeared.

Rather, I thought it was good. Because there were no more regrets in life. I Do sightseeing to my heart's content before getting sucked into the plot.

Now, I live with such a comfortable heart.

However.

“Let’s break up.”

A bouquet of bright yellow roses was pushed in front of me. Tears welled up in his blue eyes like glass beads. I looked back and forth between the bouquet and the man holding it out.

"What did you just say..."

“I just realized it. You are too much for me. Please meet someone better than me."

I am being told to break up with the obsessive sub-male lead, famous for never letting go of prey once caught.

No, wait. You are supposed to kill me.

Belial Le Serenity.

The novel became a hot topic as soon as it was published.

The sub-male lead and villain of <Do You Know Your Flower>.

He is the owner of silver hair, which symbolizes a noble lineage, and an arrogant man who thinks that everything is under his feet.

And, as always with bad boys, Belial, who has an attractive appearance and personality, contributed greatly to the popularity of <Do You Know Your Flower>.

“…Are you serious?”

“Yes, I am serious. Dear Rose."

In the beginning, Belial was overwhelmingly more popular than the male lead. Even when I entered the comment window, there were hundreds of sobbing comments such as 'Belial, you are my number one pick' and 'Why isn't Belial the male lead?'

The writer must have been conscious of that, so he poured his soul into describing his appearance whenever Belial appeared.

The silver hair flowing from the waist down is as smooth as silk, and the features... What did you say, that it was so harmonious that the goddess of beauty coveted it? His eyes were so blue, it was like looking at the winter sea.

There were dozens of other expressions, but these are the limits of my memory.

If the male lead was a warm-looking man with black hair and red eyes, Belial was a cold-looking man with silver hair and white eyes.

However, towards the second half, as his past acts and his excessive possessiveness toward the female lead are revealed, the number of anti-fans increases as well.

Belial's actions make even Satan tongue-tied.

 The female lead and the male lead tried to punish Belial for saving their love, but Belial was the strongest in the world.

There was no one who could follow him in swordsmanship. In the end, the female lead and male lead had to gather people who had a grudge against Belial and attack Belial, just like collecting drag balls.

It was true that even the final boss met his end.

Belial, who seemed to be fine no matter what, eventually died at the hands of the male lead.

He has been beheaded.

Readers cheered, saying that the heart-warming scene had finally come out, but that was short-lived.

Belial did not take his eyes off the heroine until the moment she was beheaded. And whispered in a sweet voice as if confessing love.

'I'll wait for you in the underworld, My Love.'

It was to the point where even the devoted fans who were proud that they had been trained in Belial's madness were flagrant.

However, Belial did not let go of the female lead until the moment he died.

“You are as quiet as a flower in the field, more dazzling than the sun in the sky, and as graceful as a deer roaming the mountains.”

He once said something like this to me.

Goosebumps broke out all over my body.  Even the fans who steadfastly liked you even when you acted so desperately would turn against you if they saw you now. Since Everyone fell in love with your trashy look.

I scratched the back of my hand.

“Compared to that, I…I am an insignificant person.”

Tears rolled down Belial's cheeks again.

So why are you crying? You never shed a single tear in the original novel. Besides, who is insignificant? What's wrong with a guy who thinks everything under the sky is under his feet?

Now, the goosebumps weren't enough, I even got chills.

"At first I thought I could hold it down well. But it gets harder and harder. How can someone as innocent as you..."

 What about a pure person like me? Do you want to kill me? It's okay because that's exactly what I want.

I reached out my hand thinking so.

"Belial."

Belial bit his lip and nodded.

“Please let me go.”

Why are his words and actions very different? As soon as I held his hand, I was taken aback by the sight of Belial holding my hand as if he had been waiting for it.

“Why are you breaking me up all of a sudden?”

Belial said nothing. I don't think he will tell me easily

Although.

I couldn't help but ask even though I knew it wasn't obvious.

“Did you hate me?”

"No."

Belial immediately became serious. Wow, that's scary.

It's because he acted like a pet in front of me, but the fact that Belial is a cool and handsome man representing the world doesn't change.

I once saw a scene where he was talking to someone other than me. I trembled as I watched, perhaps because his expression was cold.

Does it feel like standing in an empty field in a blizzard? It was so brutal.

“I will love you even if you stick a sword through my chest.”

… Correct. It's brutal even when you're in front of me. Why am I sticking a sword in your chest? The sword you should put on my chest.

How can a person who does not even have the courage to die herself kill others? 

There was a lot to talk about, but that wasn't important right now.

“Then what the hell is the reason… .”

“I already told you why. It's because I love you."

Belial relaxed his hands. His hand, which was completely covering the back of mine, moved away little by little.

“It was true that if you are really in love, you want the other person to be happy."

Instead of tears in his eyes, regret was ripped. Then, he immediately raised himself up.

“I’ll just go. I can no longer control my emotions.”

"Belial...!"

"Tomorrow, I will have an attendant send you a parting gift. Please take that much. It's my last sincerity."

"No, that's not the point...!"

"Bye."

Belial left the cafe after a short greeting. standing near the entrance

The escort knights who were there followed him like shadows.

Left alone in an instant, I was completely stunned.

What the hell is this situation? I still don't know exactly...

“I got dump, right?”

Is that also for the obsessive sub-male lead? Where the hell did it go wrong?

Since I'm going to die soon anyway, I was also nice to Belial.

I didn't do well enough, but I did my best in my own way. My mind turned to pure white like a piece of white paper.

"Miss Rose!"

Then someone called my name. It was Mera, the direct maid. You said you'd be waiting outside until the date was over.

Mera swayed her hair in a high ponytail and the Dodo also ran. When Mera arrived in front of me, she took a couple of deep breaths and asked with a thrilled expression

“What are you doing? Earlier, I saw Duke Serenity leave with his face covered."

Mera, who knew nothing, asked innocently. When I couldn't answer easily, Mera covered her mouth with both hands.

"No way! Did the duke propose? Oh my God!!"

Aaaaaah, Mera, a romance novel maniac, was on the verge of dancing.

“Somehow, the atmosphere was unusual! It wasn't enough to borrow the whole cafe you liked, he even prepared a bunch of roses!"

“But why did he prepare yellow roses? Yellow roses have bad flower language. If possible, he should have prepared a red rose like a Lady's hair. The Duke is all good, but he lacks delicacy by about two spoons."

I called Mera's name carefully.

"...Mera."

“But getting married right away will be difficult. The Lady said that the Duke has a good face and an overwhelmingly better family than us, but that he is too cruel. Isn't that more romantic though? If there are obstacles, it burns even more.”

Mera put her hands together and looked up at the ceiling.

“Ah, I am so happy. I'm going crazy because I enjoy living thanks to you two. Is it because cheering for the love of the two of you together with the other ladies-in-waiting has become my happiness. At the wedding, we always...”

I can't it hear anymore. Before Mera could finish her words, I spoke directly.

“I was dumped.”

Mera, like me, was frozen.

"Yes?"

“It got dumped.”

I got dumped. Oh, people here don't know English. Cancel the afterword. The bouquet of roses on the table taught me that this situation is not a dream.

Let's reach out and embrace the bouquet.

The strong scent stung my nose. I stroked the smooth petals with my fingers.

My name is Rose Pale.

Belial's first love, the unfortunate supporting character was killed while trying to get away from him.

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