Male Lead, Please Dump Me Three Times - Chapter 1
[1st Year at the Academy, Summer]
It was a midsummer afternoon filled with green and blue hues.
“Daisy. I… I think I’ve started to like someone?”
A girl with dazzling silver hair reflected in the sunlight and clear amber eyes said.
Her silver hair fluttered in the lukewarm breeze.
“Really? Who?”
I asked, though I wasn’t really curious.
Because I already knew who the guy was.
“It’s embarrassing if you ask so directly like that.”
“Come on, tell me. After all… no, I’m curious.”
“Um… no. It’s still too embarrassing.”
“Hmm. Shall I guess then?”
Delian suddenly turned her head.
Her amber eyes shook violently.
“The man with black hair and red eyes, right? Very handsome.”
I counted each feature off on my fingers as I spoke.
“Eh…? Not at all.”
Delian looked deflated, her expression listless.
What?
“You… you’re not seeing an ugly guy, are you??”
“No, that’s not possible! I have standards too.”
“… Is that so?”
“Rather, it’s a problem that he’s too handsome.”
Her cheeks were flushed, as if stained by flower petals.
“That’s a relief. My heart nearly dropped for a moment there.”
At my words, Delian squinted her eyes and smiled.
“But… such a handsome guy wouldn’t be that common…”
“It’s true. He’s really handsome. Just looking at him makes my heart tickle.”
Your heart tickles…
“So… I get that you like him, but who in the world is he…?”
Well, whatever.
It’s not like we’re set in the Joseon Dynasty.
There’s no rule that says the female lead’s first love must be the male lead, right?
It could happen.
‘It’ll just be a fleeting puppy love anyway…’
“Um… his platinum blonde hair shines brilliantly when it hits the light? Like ocean waves bathed in sunlight.”
“Platinum blonde…?”
“And about his lavender-colored eyes that resemble lavender flowers? Just looking into them makes me feel like I’m going to fall into their depths.”
“…Lavender-colored eyes… you say…”
“When I’m with him… my heart beats so fast, I worry it might stop.”
“Wait… could that person be…”
“Hm?”
“From the imperial family?”
In an instant, Delian’s eyes doubled in size.
Then she panicked, as if she had made a big mistake.
“Daisy. How did you…”
Delian’s voice trembled thinly.
Though Delian might not know…
In this world, there was only one person with platinum blonde hair and lavender-colored eyes.
I had my suspicions but…
Seeing Delian blush, looking so deeply embarrassed, my head spun for a moment.
The female lead has fallen in love with the hidden villain.
In the novel, Killian Duel was a character with strong desires for possession and conquest.
He would stop at nothing to have Delian.
Even going as far as to kidnap and… imprison Delian.
Among readers, Kilian was called ‘Kilieopath.’
In this case… The problem is twofold.
1. Kilian is an emotionally deprived character, and his temperament is quite cruel.
‘Surely Delian will be greatly disappointed…’
2. The male protagonist, Ray, dies.
The only person who can stop Ray’s magical rampage is Delian.
‘Yeah… This was originally a story where they are both each other’s salvation.’
“Absolutely not!!!”
“What?! Daisy! Why are you suddenly like this?”
Delian opened her eyes wide like a startled rabbit and was smoothing down her chest.
“Not that one… you chose wrong…”
“Ah, what do you mean, what’s wrong?!”
* * *
Coincidentally, I possessed the villainess.
Well, to call it a villainess….
When you observe closely, it was just her hitting Delian with a carriage out of jealousy or sowing discord between Ray and Delian.
‘No… she definitely is the villainess.’
In the original story, I constantly interfered with the male and female leads and eventually died at the hands of Killian.
But I also played the role of awakening the protagonists’ hearts.
In other words, a ‘jealousy-inducing disposable character.’
I had no intention whatsoever of following the original story…
‘Just. I’ll awaken those two and then leave.’
From that day on, I only looked for the time when these two would meet.
A man was standing in front of the fountain.
A boy with hair as dark as the distant night sky and red eyes.
His pale and delicate skin, in contrast to his hair color, even gave off a dangerous vibe.
For a moment, all my senses seemed to be drawn to him.
Despite the significant threat in his blood-filled eyes… there was also a sense of sadness.
“Delian.”
“Hmm?”
“Do you see that senior over there? The tall, handsome one.”
“Yeah.”
“What do you think about him?”
“Well…”
“There’s no need to say he’s handsome, but doesn’t he look cold and sharp, yet the dangerous aura makes him seem fatal?”
“Is that so…?”
“Delian. I’m thinking of confessing to that guy.”
“What?!”
“Do you feel a tingling in one corner of your heart or some kind of indescribable, mysterious emotion? Don’t you feel anything like that?”
At my question, Delian’s gaze fell.
“I feel it…”
What? It’s working this easily?
“I’m sad that you’re interested in someone other than me.”
“That’s not it!!!”
I sprang up from the bench like a spring.
I walked straight towards the fountain.
More precisely, I approached Ray, standing in front of the fountain.
“Excuse me…”
At my call, Ray’s gaze turned towards me.
His presence cast a shadow over me.
Ray looked at me with a cool gaze.
“I am… a friend of Delian Ruina sitting over there on the bench.”
Ray tilted his head slightly and stared briefly at where my fingertips pointed.
“And?”
“Uh… um… I mean, would you go out with me?”
He raised one eyebrow at my words.
“No.”
Ray flatly rejected without the need to hear more.
“Yes. I understand.”
I turned around, pretending to be dejected, and went back the way I came.
“Hey, did you get rejected?”
“Yeah. Completely, decisively. He’s like an iron fortress.”
“Ah, ridiculous.”
“Why? Do you feel weird?”
“No. Who is he to reject you? Is it because he thinks he’s handsome?”
“……”
Somehow.
The reaction I expected was slightly off.
* * *
[2nd Year at the Academy, Summer]
I was very lucky.
No. It wasn’t a matter of luck.
Truly. It was clear that these two were fated.
The outdoor class schedule had been temporarily changed and coincided with Ray’s class time.
Ray’s presence, standing at a distance, was remarkable.
He made the surrounding male students look like squids1In Korean slang, ‘squid’ refers to an ‘ugly guy’ without even trying.
“Daisy. That person, I think he really likes me.”
“Why…?”
“I can just feel it in his eyes. You can’t lie with your eyes, right?”
“You can lie with your eyes, too.”
“And then he picked an anemone flower from the flower bed for me.”
“Killing living things is bad.”
“But… just seeing him standing with another girl makes my heart feel bad.”
Hearing Delian’s words, a passage from the original novel vaguely came to mind.
⟨The moment I saw Ray with Daisy, I realized.
My feelings for him.
To be jealous of my best friend, I’m the worst.’⟩
It was what she said after seeing Daisy and Ray together in the original story.
‘Please… Let it be successful this time!’
Once again, I approached Ray.
He had grown much more than a year ago.
His physique was so well-proportioned that it was hard to believe he was still a student.
“Excuse me, senior!”
It was the second time Ray and I made eye contact.
For a moment, I felt like I was going to be sucked into his deep eyes.
“……”
His eyelashes, which seemed about to crumble, were densely in place. And below them, were his bloodshot eyes.
The cold gaze looking down at me was still the same.
“It’s been a year, hasn’t it? Do you remember me? I’m Delian’s friend…”
“Yes. I remember.”
Ray’s voice had become even deeper and lower after a year.
I felt as if that deep resonance was conveyed to me by the cool breeze.
“By any chance, are you still not considering dating m…”
“Do you like me?”
“What?”
“Why?”
“Why are you suddenly asking me that?”
I instantly went on guard at his unexpected behavior.
“Just…. Curious.”
But it wasn’t a difficult question.
“Well, you are handsome and cool. Personally, I prefer a cold beauty over a warm beauty.”
“I see.”
“Yes…”
“Sorry, but no.”
What? If you were going to reject me anyway, why did you ask?
“Ah, yes. Well, I unders…”
Just then, a breeze blew from somewhere. His black hair fluttered nicely in the wind.
I was captivated by that sight for a moment.
“Not yet.”
Suddenly, it felt like time had stopped.
But… Did Ray just say something?
I’m sure he said something at the end…
‘Did he tell me to get lost…?’
There was a brief silence in the space around us. Ray just looked down at me blankly.
Right.
I should get out of the way.
“Ah, I’m sorry! I’ve taken up a lot of your time, haven’t I? Then I’ll be off now!”
After saying goodbye to Ray, I moved my steps back towards Delian.
A slight frown was etched on Delian’s brow.
It was an unusual expression.
‘Has her heart finally started to move a bit…?’
“Daisy.”
Delian’s voice, as she called my name, was unexpectedly low.
“Yeah?”
“I feel bad.”
Faint wrinkles were etched between Delian’s brows.
“Does your heart ache somewhere, or maybe your face feels flushed… Is that it?”
“Yes. Exactly.”
In a moment, Delian’s eyes, tinged with ash, turned towards me.
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