ICTV - Chapter 104
I change The Villain
"...What?"
"<Do you know your flower>, the world in that book."
Thud.
An invisible stone fell on Violet's head.
"I guess you were friendly with Edgar because you didn't know."
"No, that too..."
Violet trailed off. When she looks at Edgar, she somehow thinks of Ji-hye, so she can't say that they kept seeing each other.
"What is the content of that book? What role was Edgar in the book?"
Rose held Violet's hand and taught her the plot of the book in as much detail as possible. Violet, who was already shocked to hear that this was a world in a book, was on the verge of fainting as Rose continued to talk.
"...Oh my God."
As soon as Rose finished talking, Violet buried her face on the table.
"It's not enough that this was the world in the book, this body was the main character's body."
It's natural to be shocked. Rose patted Violet on the back. Violet muttered absentmindedly.
"Violet was destined to be with Edgar...?"
"Huh. It did."
Ugh. Suddenly Violet covered her mouth.
"Can I vomit for a moment?"
"...Why?"
"When I heard that Edgar and Violet were dating, I inadvertently imagined myself kissing him! Me and him are just friends! Friend!"
"I guess you became familiar with him because you didn't know the original work."
"If I had known that, I wouldn't have met him! No matter what excuse I made, I would have just focused on writing!"
Violet just hit the table and stopped.
"...No."
"What's the matter?"
"Honestly, it was fun meeting him."
"What?"
"Oh, really, what should I do?"
Violet buried her face on the table again.
"Honestly, I don't care one bit that the original work was messed up. Our possession like this itself destroys the original work. However..."
Violet struggled.
"How did Edgar fall in love with you?!"
"I don't know about that."
Rose's face became somewhat serious.
"I don't even know what part of me exactly he fell in love with."
"Of course, he must have fallen in love with the way you normally look so chic but become sweet at critical moments!"
"What?"
Rose was startled.
"Who? Me?"
"Speaking of which, do you know how much a personality like yours can make people anxious? You have the personality of a typical indifferent male protagonist in a novel!"
"... Indifferent male lead?"
"No matter what you say, he answers succinctly, and even if you make him feel bad for not talking about himself when you have a problem, he not only listens quietly but also gives good advice. So, how can you not like someone and hate them?"
"..."
"But...!"
Tears formed in Violet's eyes again as she recalled that time.
"It would have been great if you had shown that kind side even just a little bit on a daily basis."
"It's time to come."
"I thought you didn't consider me a friend at all."
"Did I make you that disappointed?"
Rose lowered her eyes.
"Sorry."
"... It's Ji-hye."
"That will never happen again."
Rose hugged Violet again.
"As much as you cherish me, I cherish you too...."
"Look at this! Look at this!!"
Violet hastily wiped away her tears.
"Be kind again at a crucial moment!"
"... Yes?"
"I made a mistake too, but you just say you're sorry without even pointing out any of it, so how can I not just move on? What did you do wrong?"
"I said a lot of inappropriate things in front of you in the past."
Violet's voice became quieter.
"I'm really sorry."
"As you said, I didn't tell you the situation at all. You said that because I didn't know."
"No, I know now."
Violet said in a wet voice.
"It is wrong to say such a thing."
"..."
"Only after you died like that did I realize that I had no right to feel sad for you. I'm really sorry."
Rose wiped away Violet's tears with her fingers. And after staring into space for a while, she opened her mouth.
"That was scary."
"What"
"People who have suffered domestic violence really show it in some way."
Violet looked at Rose with puzzled eyes.
"I feel like if I talk about it once, I'll just end up talking about how unhappy I am. I was so scared that using you as an emotional trash can would not be enough and that I would compare your family to my family in every way."
"..."
"It wasn't because you weren't trustworthy, it was because you were precious. I really wanted to stay friends with you."
Violet said nothing. Rose also said nothing more after those words.
How much time had passed? Violet opened her mouth.
"...What Ed said was true."
Rose looked at Violet as if asking what she was saying.
"The reason I became friends with that person was because he helped me through a difficult time."
"I see."
"You shouldn't say something like this in this situation...."
Instead, Violet tilted her head and rested it on Rose's shoulder.
"I think he was right in the end. Sorry."
"No, I also got help from that person."
"You also?!"
Rose nodded. Violet grabbed Rose's shoulder with an "oops" look on her face.
"Now that I think about it, Rose Pale is the unfortunate fiancee who was killed by Belial! But why is she engaged to him? As soon as I realized the situation, I should have run away to somewhere else right away! Looking at it, there are many young girls my age who go to study abroad in other countries!"
"Ah... That is."
"Or is Rose's family just as bad as your original family? You said you didn't want to get engaged, but they forced you? Huh?!"
"Absolutely not. The family here are really nice people."
"Then why did you meet him like in the original?!"
Rose just clenched the hem of her skirt. Trusting someone is dangerous, and confessing your unhappiness to someone is even more dangerous.
But nonetheless.
"I actually tried to die here too."
Rose trying to gain courage again. Because people cannot live alone and cannot embrace everything alone.
Rose smiled slightly.
"That's why I was able to remain calm even while possessing this body. Because I didn't have any regrets in life."
"... Here too?"
Violet's body trembled in shock.
Rose agreed.
"I thought I couldn't get what I wanted no matter how hard I tried. As in the original story, I was going to meet Belial and die, however...."
Her pale white cheeks turned slightly red.
"But he says he loves me."
"..."
"You heard it too, right? The rumor is that Belial met me and was enlightened."
Violet nodded.
"One day, he even said we should break up. I need to meet someone who is several times better than him."
"The obsessive sub-male lead announced a breakup?"
"Huh. But I still wanted to die, so I held on to him. Anyway, I'm not that valuable so I can't meet a good guy. So he said let's just get married. You can never see me marrying a worthless man."
When Rose thought about old times, all she could do was laugh.
"That person treated me like a precious person. He told me he loved me and did whatever I wanted. It made it impossible for others to ignore me."
But Violet still had an uneasy look on her face.
"Are you sure that person has changed? Isn't he acting to catch you? How did the sub-male lead, who was so crazy that fans turned anti-fans, change like that?"
"...I know."
"What are you really afraid of that makes you act like that?"
"I couldn't believe it either, but that person's love is sincere. At first, I was really hopeless I wanted to die, so why didn't he kill me? I planned all kinds of plans. But paradoxically, as the way to die disappeared, I slowly began to notice other things around me." How much my family loves me, how many fun things there are in the world, and how happy I feel when I eat delicious things. I thought I had nothing, but that wasn't true. It was enough to create something precious, and it was enough to create my strengths."
"..."
"At some point, there were more reasons to live than reasons to die. So I stopped dying and got engaged to that person. Edgar's confession was really unexpected. I think I'll end up marrying that person. Now I feel like I've finally found my place."
With those words, Rose looked at Violet's face. Although Violet's expression brightened after hearing that she was finally happy, shock still remained on Violet's face.
Rose gently placed her hand on the back of Violet's hand.
"But it's time to come."
"Huh."
Violet immediately nodded.
"Do you know why I wanted to die until I met Belial, but couldn't even attempt suicide?"
"What?"
"It was because of the promise I made with you."
"Promise?"
"Huh. I promised you back then in the hallway. Even in another world, I couldn't break that promise."
Rose made warm eye contact with Violet.
"You have no idea how happy I was when you asked me to promise you something."
"... Really?"
"Huh. That's how much I cherished you."
"..."
Violet, who said nothing for a moment, nodded.
"Ji-hye. I'm so happy now that I can't express it in words. I think you value me as much as I do."
"Thank you for understanding.'
"But from now on, just tell me anything. Rather than not teaching me anything because it's too precious, I wish you could just tell me everything."
Violet's face was very serious as she said that.
"Because you listened to me and stayed by my side silently, I wanted to do the same to you."
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