17. Song Aera (2)

Though it had never been explicitly mentioned in the original novel, everything was Park Sungho's fault—it was all because of him. All the troubles Suyoung would face in the future had much to do with Park Sungho.

'Is it really okay for me to be involved with this?'

Suyoung wondered.

The main character of the novel—the protagonist—quit his education because of his sister, Song Aera. He'd go through many hardships and his character growth developing throughout the story.

Should Suyoung involve himself, the troubles and problems the main character will face would change as well, dramatically affecting the future and storyline.

Suyoung wondered if it was the right thing to simply stand by and watch or intervene, thus changing what he knew of the future.

'Well…. a lot of things had already changed,' Suyoung thought.

One of them was his relationship with Irene. Their once strained relationship had been fixed and slowly, they were becoming closer.

But before this, he only had one thought: that was to prepare himself for the danger he'd soon face as the novel's villain in the near future.

'Though it wouldn't affect me if I simply ignored what's happening… but…'

Hmm… perhaps this could be his chance? Suyoung didn't quite like the novel's development where the characters kept dragging their feet to the ground only to make a move when a serious problem occurred, causing the death of the kim Suyoung, the novel's villain.

And before he realized it, Suyoung had found himself desperately trying to find a reason to involve himself with the troubles Saeyeon was facing and Park Jeongho, the cause of the problem.

'Yeah… there's no need to find a reason. I'm Kim Suyoung.'

Yeah.

Of course.

Did Kim Suyoung ever need a reason or excuse to act upon his decision? Of course not. He was Kim Suyoung, the crown prince as deemed by the public. He could live any way he liked without needing from others all because he was Kim Suyoung.

Besides, his life was on the line and if he wasn't willing to make and put in an effort to survive, he might as well prepare himself a casket and die.

'Alright. Fine. Let's do whatever I want. Who cares what happens. This is for my own benefit. I'm Kim Suyoung,'he thought, finally coming to a decision.

After coming to a conclusion, he felt a load of heavy weight had been taken off his chest.

Then, the light in his eyes changed.

"Is Park Sungho inside the school?" Suyoung asked.

"We've bound him up tight with a rope. Currently, our specialized bodyguards are extracting info from him."

"Oh?"

Only

Surprised, Suyoung looked at Irene's calm eyes.

"Yes. You asked me to investigate thoroughly, did you not? You even said specifically to get as many details as I can," Irene said calmly. It was as if this was a normal occurrence.

Suyoung cleared his throat. "Ah, right. I did."

He certainly remembered saying something like that… but… it seems that there was a drastic difference in what he meant by the world'thoroughly'and Irene's interpretation of'thoroughly.'

He'll have to be more specific next time

But since it had already come to this point and Irene was able to figure out the current situation quickly using this method, Suyoung was fine with it at the end.

Yeah.

There's no need to worry about what would become of Park Sungho. It was his fault, after all. He brought this upon himself. He's only getting back what he deserves.