“Then, we’ll have to find another method.”
Taerim opened his mouth to change the atmosphere. But then, the System, who had been remaining without leaving, sneakily approached. However, unable to approach further due to the three men’s menacing gazes, it spoke up.
“I-I have something to give you, Player-nim.”
“What now, at this point?”
When even Wonyoung showed a cold reaction, the System drooped its sphere but still floated over to Wonyoung and spat something out.
“Ah, what are you vomiting up again?”
When Wonyoung reluctantly received it despite finding it dirty, an item window popped up.
<Crude Ending Collection>
An instruction manual containing the ending list and collection conditions for <Is Being Heo Wonyoung Also a Sin?>. Handmade.
A friend that gives strength when Wonyoung-i’s heart is in pain☆
“……Are you kidding me?”
Did they change the game’s name to that in the first place?
The three men also looked at the item window with equally dumbfounded expressions.
“You’ve been playing this kind of game all along, hyung?”
“……Yeah, I did. If it weren’t for you guys, I would have quit long ago.”
The three men were newly moved by those words.
“But this…… seems like it’ll be helpful. Thank you, System-ssi.”
“Oh, really? Hehe!”
“Should I eliminate you?”
“Kyaa!”
Wonyoung stared quietly at the System, who was floating around happily before being threatened(?) by Heegang. He had thought the System would naturally be on the game creator’s side, but even during the last deletion crisis…… he began to think that perhaps it was trying to help him.
‘If that’s the case, I should make good use of that too.’
The System was close to a bystander, but it seemed to have some degree of leniency. Wonyoung stored the newly added information in his head.
He was prepared to do anything to remain in this world. Even if he himself became half-extinguished, he didn’t care. That’s why he understood Heegang and Siyeon’s actions, and because he understood, it was painful.
‘There shouldn’t be any more of that. Even if there is, I’ll do it.’
Wonyoung firmly grasped the ending collection the System had left behind.
Taerim looked at that sight, then spoke again.
“If we have that information, we can prepare for the endings that will come. Wonyoung-ssi, if it’s okay, could you show us the affection levels for reference?”
“What? Uh…… yes.”
Wonyoung hesitated a bit before opening the affection level window. Soon familiar names and numbers were listed out.
Kyung Taerim
899/999
Ki Siyeon
900/999
Baek Heegang
905/999
Everyone’s affection levels were high enough to make their return to 0 seem meaningless. Wonyoung felt a strange feeling that was both apologetic and embarrassing.
“I’m in first place.”
“Don’t show off. This is just a number.”
“How rare for you to say something right. I agree too.”
Of course, that feeling quickly disappeared with the three people’s childish quarrel. Wonyoung felt like a kindergarten teacher as he stopped the three.
“Come on, enough. We need to discuss countermeasures for the future.”
Taerim glared sharply at Heegang and Siyeon, then reluctantly accepted Wonyoung’s words.
“……There must be endings based on affection levels. We can’t stop the affection levels from rising, so let’s pick out the most likely endings and prepare for them.”
Then he took out the ending collection that Wonyoung had put in his pocket. It was such a natural action that Wonyoung didn’t even have time to stop it.
“Whatever happens, don’t try to do it alone, Heo Wonyoung-ssi. I won’t allow it. Getting help from Ki Siyeon and Baek Heegang today was the right thing to do.”
“……”
Wonyoung, who had been silent, quietly nodded his head. He was truly grateful for Taerim’s concern and encouragement.
“Still, I’m the one who knows this game best. I’ll be the leader.”
Wonyoung smiled and took the ending collection from Taerim’s hand. This time it was Taerim who couldn’t make any countermove.
Soon Taerim chuckled as if he couldn’t beat that.
“Alright.”
When Wonyoung opened the ending collection, fortunately there was a table of contents.
<Table of Contents>
- Affection Level 500s~ P.1
- Affection Level 700s~ P.4
- Affection Level 800s~ P.10
- Affection Level 900s~ P.20
- Hidden Endings P.30
It was a game with unnecessarily many endings.
“First, it would be good to find the reason why today’s ending occurred.”
Saying that, Wonyoung immediately flipped to page 20. Since the ending number was definitely 10…….
“Here it is. Peaceful Morning ending.”
<Ending #10 Peaceful Morning>
Target Character: Ki Siyeon
Acquisition Condition: Spend the night alone with Ki Siyeon whose affection level is 900 or above.
“What?”
Heegang’s eyes, having read the content, immediately became fierce. Taerim wasn’t much different from him.
Wonyoung immediately raised both hands.
“First, calm down! Nothing happened between us! Right, Siyeon-ah?”
Then Siyeon replied with a blank expression.
“……I don’t know.”
“You don’t know! Why don’t you know!”
Wonyoung desperately protested while watching Heegang and Taerim approach threateningly.
“We just slept! Really!”
“Isn’t that too obvious a repertoire? How can two grown men sleep together and nothing happen?”
“Hey! Because two grown men slept together, nothing happened!”
“Even when he likes you?”
“……”
“Plus, you roll up your sleeves for anything related to him. You like his face too.”
There was absolutely no way to make excuses for that fact. Well…… Siyeon is an orphan like me, and even so he grew up pretty and kind, and he’s my precious younger brother…… but he couldn’t say that, could he? It would be adding fuel to the fire.
“But nothing happened?”
At this rate he’ll swing that spanner again. As Wonyoung tried to speak as calmly as possible at Heegang’s fierce atmosphere, the System, still remaining, interjected tactlessly.
“Wait a moment! According to my information, Player-nim’s face preference is Baek Heegang-nim, and body preference is Ki Siyeon-nim, but has that changed?! Then I need to immediately proceed with an information update……!”
“Gack! Cough!”
Wonyoung suddenly choked and coughed. What are you saying, you damn glowing baldy!
But perhaps those words had a strange effect, as somehow Heegang’s atmosphere softened. However, the problem was…… Taerim. He smiled crookedly and asked Wonyoung.
“Ah, so I don’t even meet your preferences?”
“Huh? No……”
“Why, his financial power could be his preference. Try showing off at least that.”
“Shut up.”
Taerim retorted in a sharp tone at Heegang’s sarcasm. Wonyoung felt a headache coming on and stood between the two men who seemed about to fight at any moment.
“That’s just the System’s nonsense! Now, everyone listen carefully. After all that chaos yesterday, do you think we both had the mental capacity to do anything while exhausted? But Siyeon had nowhere to go right away…… so I let him sleep at my place.”
“So I’m not your preference?”
“No, why is the conversation going back there again……!”
As expected, when the three gathered, the boat didn’t just go to the mountain but crossed the mountain and went to the city. But Taerim showed no signs of giving up. With nowhere left to retreat, Wonyoung eventually mumbled while covering his face.
“……Taerim-ssi……has a good personality.”
“What?”
“I said Taerim-ssi’s personality is my preference……! Happy now?!”
At those words, the corners of Taerim’s mouth rose. Wonyoung, who had unintentionally confessed his true feelings, was red up to his neck.
“Exactly which part of my personality is your preference……”
“Why don’t you chat about that later?”
Heegang, who cut off Taerim’s words, snapped while spinning the spanner in his hand. Wonyoung nodded his head vigorously.
“Right, let’s talk about future countermeasures now. Please. Please.”
At Wonyoung’s plea, the three men also reluctantly agreed.
“Fine, I’m on hyung’s side anyway.”
“I’m on your side too, Wonyoung-ah.”
“There’s no one on your side like me.”
Of course, the competition wasn’t over.
The increasingly exhausted Wonyoung gestured at the System as if telling it to leave, shooing it away.
“Now you get lost.”
“……Why are you taking it out on me……”
“Want me to dribble you after a while? Hm?”
At those words, the System trembled and immediately ran away. Wonyoung snorted and returned to the main point.
“Then since everyone’s approaching the 900s, let’s check the 900-level endings first.”
After discussion, the immediately dangerous endings were selected as follows.
<Ending #11 Morning of Restraint>
Target Character: Baek Heegang
Acquisition Condition: Spend the night alone with Baek Heegang whose affection level is 900 or above.
<Ending #12 Morning at the Riverview>
Target Character: Kyung Taerim
Acquisition Condition: Spend the night alone with Kyung Taerim whose affection level is 900 or above.
“……Morning at the Riverview aside, what’s Morning of Restraint?”
At Wonyoung’s muttering, Heegang chuckled.
“You’re asking because you don’t know?”
“No. I just said it.”
Wonyoung quickly brushed it off and sneakily hid behind Taerim. Riverview rather than restraint. Obviously.
“From what I’ve skimmed, it seems that endings are likely to occur when we do something alone together.”
“Then what should we do? Should the four of us go around together?”
“If not that, we could all distance ourselves from Heo Wonyoung.”
When Heegang offered an alternative to Siyeon’s opinion, Siyeon’s expression crumpled.
“I don’t like that.”
“I also think that’s meaningless.”
“Then there’s only one choice.”
Soon the three men’s gazes focused on Wonyoung. They were waiting for Wonyoung’s answer. Though the answer was already decided anyway.
Thinking about being crowded with these three men, his eyes were already going dark. Wonyoung considered whether he should read books on early childhood education and nodded his head in affirmation.
Then Taerim spoke.
“Then for the time being, let’s stick together as four. First, it would be good to move our residence to my place. This place is too small for four people to stay, and Baek Heegang’s house seems dangerous.”
There was not a shred of objection to Taerim’s words. In this house, even if those big guys played Tetris they couldn’t sleep, and having been to Heegang’s house once, that was a place people shouldn’t go twice.
