I Became the Childhood Friend Who Commits Sui**de

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Tomorrow Han Si-hyun’s disciplinary committee will be held.

The charges are unauthorized use of abilities and injury to a classmate.

When they say a disciplinary committee is being held, it doesn’t end with just a mere penalty point.

As the student council member said, it might really escalate to expulsion.

Is the main heroine really leaving the academy at the beginning of the story?

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the original work is twisted from start to finish.

How did it come to this?

This isn’t the outcome I wanted.

Why did Han Si-hyun suddenly bring that up to me?

My head was spinning.

I felt nauseous.

I think I’m feeling worse than usual today.

I lay on my bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

Right now, I want to put everything aside and just end it all.

If I actually did commit suicide, would I awaken…?

A fundamental question lingered.

Han Si-hyun said I was a permanent ability user.

If that weren’t true, I wouldn’t have been able to enroll in the academy.

Let’s recall what I know.

In the story, Yu Hana gradually becomes more miserable as she faces various struggles at the academy.

Ultimately, she chooses to drop out, and Kim Shinwoo respects his childhood friend’s decision.

However, a few days later, Kim Shinwoo hears the news that Yu Hana committed suicide.

He tries to trace her steps outside the academy but never finds her body.

Eventually, mentally broken, Kim Shinwoo receives comfort from his friends, including Han Si-hyun, and barely recovers.

As time passes and it seems he’s starting to forget, Yu Hana appears before him again, looking perfectly fine.

This time, she stands as a villain allied with the enemies.

Of course, the majority of the story is told from the protagonist’s perspective.

So I don’t know every detail about Yu Hana’s suicide.

When she died, how she was resurrected, and so on.

However, I can deduce a few facts from what resurrected Yu Hana told me directly.

First. The resurrection occurred three days after her death.

Second. There must be a corpse of the one who committed suicide.

Third. No one must witness the resurrection scene.

These are the minimum conditions Yu Hana directly mentioned.

This is also the reason I tried to commit suicide as discreetly as possible.

It’s not just about ending it; if someone is nearby during the three days until resurrection, it won’t work.

At first, I naively thought it would be fine to quietly die inside the dormitory.

But with the class president, the science teacher, and Kim Shinwoo barging into my room, attempting to commit suicide in the dormitory has become impossible.

So I had planned to wait until next Wednesday for the best conditions.

Yes. I just needed to get through quietly until next week.

After that, I could end it all, awaken, and steer as far away from the original story as possible.

If the original work gets off track, it’ll be all for naught.

I’d lose even the only advantage of knowing the future.

I let out a sigh.

If only I really had those abilities.

Would the situation have been much better?

I don’t know.

At that moment, my phone rang.

It seemed like the first time it had rung.

There was only one person who would call.

[Sinwoo♡]

As expected.

But seriously, a heart symbol?

Yu Hana, you’re something else…

“Hello?”

-What happened!? What’s going on!?

Hearing the urgency in his voice, it seemed the rumor had spread already.

Well, there were so many people at the cafe.

Is the main heroine worrying about Han Si-hyun?

“We had a fight.”

-What was said that led to her threatening you with a knife!?

My head was aching.

I just wanted to rest quickly.

“Si-hyun brought up her brother.”

-That…

It’s a pretty well-known story.

Two genius older sisters and a mediocre younger brother.

A heartbreaking ending where the younger brother ultimately took his own life.

For various reasons, but if we find the root cause, it would be the inferiority complex felt towards his sisters.

With the death of the family member, the eldest sister became strong, while the second sister became twisted.

A story that can’t point fingers at anyone.

After a moment, Kim Shinwoo quietly asked.

-…Who was at fault first?

Without a moment’s hesitation, I answered.

“She was at fault first.”

I understand Han Si-hyun’s intentions.

She must have seen me overlapping with her younger brother.

She probably didn’t even know what kind of situation I was in.

She likely thought it was simply an inferiority complex due to the lack of abilities.

Anyway, it doesn’t serve as an excuse.

-What are you planning to do?

This question took me a moment to answer.

But this time, I remained firm.

“I’ll make sure Si-hyun doesn’t get punished.”

Regardless of right or wrong, this development cannot happen.

If Han Si-hyun disappears, the original story will surely crumble.

Ranked first in her second year.

She is Kim Shinwoo’s most important ally.

-Okay. I’ll help too.

“Thanks.”

*

The next day, I headed to the student council room with Kim Shinwoo.

Right now, she’s the only one who can help us.

I took a moment to catch my breath at the door.

Kim Shinwoo nodded at me.

It seemed to mean “gather your courage.”

Knock, knock.

“Please come in.”

I stepped into the student council room.

Inside, six people were seated around a table at the center.

The person I was looking for was the third-year female student sitting at the prominent seat across from the entrance.

“So you’re a second-year. What brings you here?”

The student council president, Han Sehee.

Ranked first in the third year and Han Si-hyun’s older sister.

The attention of the student council members turned towards us.

I wasn’t particularly fond of such attention.

As Kim Shinwoo stepped forward, I followed closely behind.

The president quickly scanned our name tags.

Upon confirming my name, she stared directly at me.

“Yu Hana… What brings you here?”

To be honest, she could be our biggest ally, but conversely, she could also be our worst enemy.

The reason I fought with Han Si-hyun was because she mentioned her dead brother.

Han Si-hyun’s brother is also the student council president’s brother.

Moreover, isn’t Han Si-hyun on the verge of punishment because of me?

I trusted just one thing.

The single line briefly mentioned in the original.

That she is fair and has a good character.

It’s alright.

Technically, I’m asking her to go easy on Han Si-hyun.

It would actually benefit the president too.

“I heard the story. My brother owes your brother a lot. Thanks to that, it’s been quite troublesome.”

“…”

But I couldn’t get my mouth to open easily.

Hearing that just made it scarier.

“Wait, are you here because of Si-hyun?”

“…Y-yes, that’s right.”

“Hmm. Go ahead.”

“Si-hyun and I just had a fight… I made mistakes too… So could you please forgive Si-hyun?”

The request seemed to have taken the president by surprise, and her widened eyes soon turned into a smile.

“Interesting. I never imagined it would be such a request.”

Soon after, Kim Shinwoo stepped up to start defending.

“Si-hyun might be a bit unusual, but she’s a diligent and exemplary friend. She’s a pure kid who doesn’t even know how to fight. This problem was just a result of them getting excited while talking…”

“Could you kindly be quiet, boyfriend?”

“Boyfriend, what the…”

The student council president, who had been deep in thought, spoke.

“I get what you both are saying. However, that’s not a matter I can decide alone.”

That was an unexpected response.

I thought she’d either accept or get angry and tell us to leave.

But she spoke calmly.

“No matter how much you defend her, my brother’s actions went beyond a minor mistake.”

“…”

“Wielding a knife, and threatening a friend with abilities can, in some circumstances, be seen as attempted murder, a serious crime.”

“That’s absolutely not true!”

“I want to believe that too. I do.”

I could feel the emotions behind those words.

The love of a sister for her brother came through.

After that came a heavy sigh.

“…But what about others? Those who don’t know Si-hyun can only judge based on the situation presented to them. The disciplinary committee consists of nine jurors. I am just one of them.”

So she’s saying even as the student council president, she can’t help it?

In the end, if she gets more than five votes, Han Si-hyun will inevitably be expelled?

“Is there no way at all?”

“Well, if you have a petition from you, the victim of the incident, it would have some impact. But even with that, I can’t guarantee a good outcome.”

No way.

This can’t be happening.

Han Si-hyun is the top-ranked student in her year!

Moreover, she’s the student council president’s sister!

Are they really going to expel such an important talent so easily?

“…If there are more petitions, would that be effective?”

“Well… it’s better than having none, but I can’t be sure if it will have a considerable effect without you.”

“Then it’s better to at least try, right?”

“That’s true.”

“Understood. Thank you!”

I gave a deep bow and quickly exited the student council room.

Kim Shinwoo rushed after me, asking.

“Is there any way?”

“I’m going to collect petitions.”

“From whom?”

“From everyone in our class.”

I couldn’t just sit still with my hands in my pockets.

With a mentality of grabbing on to anything, I needed to do something.

I heard the disciplinary committee would be held at 4 PM.

I need to collect everything before then and submit it to the student council president.

During break time, all the kids were in class.

I opened the back door and paused for a moment.

33 students.

It’s not a huge number.

But the fact that I had never spoken a word to them might be a minor issue.

Han Si-hyun’s seat was empty.

She was in a temporary ban from school, as the reason being they didn’t know what she might do if she were in the same space as me.

Today, the disciplinary action would determine her fate.

It’ll be alright. Stay calm.

This isn’t a difficult request, right?

All I needed was for them to write their names down.

“I’ll help too.”

“…Yes. Thank you.”

Kim Shinwoo felt reassuring this time.

I stepped up to the podium and explained the situation.

Since the rumor had spread, it wasn’t hard to explain.

For the record, Kim Shinwoo did all the explaining.

You’re the best!

Yu Hana must be hooked!

We then began to collect signatures from each of the classmates one by one.

Except for one person.

“What’s this about?”

“I’m trying to submit a petition so Si-hyun doesn’t get punished…”

“Why do I have to do that?”

In the back corner window seat.

Hong Yeonhwa crossed her arms and let out a laugh.

“Isn’t that right? You golden retriever?”