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[ Please wake up, User Kim Rok Soo ]
Floating on an endless black space, Rok Soo could only entertain himself with the blue screen in front of him. Plus, it really woke him up when a sudden ping rang out of nowhere in the middle of a silent room(?).
'The peace and quiet lasted for a while.'
Rok Soo raises his eyebrow in suspicion at the innocent screen. Although his face still remained stoic.
[ Your supposed to be transmigration role wasn't available at the moment, the higher ups have decided what your role should be instead ]
"What was supposed to be my role then?"
Rok Soo should have stayed quiet and just slept but here he was.
[ The Lout of the Henituse Household, Cale Henituse ]
The side-villain from the otome game he played for a while, The Birth of a Hero. Cale is someone who interacted with the female lead for like 5 times only, and it was a shitty interaction.
1. With Cale smashing bottles near the female lead.
2. Cussing out the 2nd male lead for being too touchy with the female lead.
3. Throwing away the female lead's lunch.
4. Burning down the female lead's favorite tree.
5. Him pushing the female lead out of the school.
He is a side-villain that players dubbed him as "trash" due to his scummy actions. But for some reason, Rok Soo knows there is a story behind each of that interaction. The creators were just cowards who did not include Cale's storyline.
"What's my role?"
Please be normal. Please be normal. Please be normal. Please-
[ Cale's most trusted friend, Kim Rok Soo. Would you like more information about "Kim Rok Soo"? ]
[Yes/No]
Immediately, Rok Soo pressed the "yes" option.
"He has been with Cale since they were young even when he became scummy.. No wonder Cale trusts him. He's also destined to die by Cale- huh?"
Just as Rok Soo was about to read the last line, it started glitching out until he could not read what is written anymore.
[ Please prepare yourself, your journey will start in one second ]
"Wait!"
A ping was heard as Rok Soo's vision darkens, the floating feeling of his body halts before it gets replaced by a soft and gentle cushion; one that he prefers than that black nothingness.
He waits for a minute before slowly opening his eyes, he is greeted by the binding white ceiling and a familiar beep of a heart monitor.
He tries to sit up, but fails miserably due to the uncooperative body of his. Everything feels numb; except for the tingling feeling on his left hand. Moving only his eyes, a lump of messy red hair resting on the side of his bed greets him. The man — Rok Soo guesses — is snoring quietly, as if he didn't want to wake Rok Soo. And has his hand wrapped around Rok Soo's thin and pale hand, despite the man's calloused hand — he holds Rok Soo's hand as if he was holding the world.
Now that suspicion of the man holding him like he's the world gets confirmed when the man rises and connected his stare with Rok Soo.
The man looks familiar. Red hair... reddish brown eyes.. Oh.
"Ca.. Cale..?"