A Side Character's Mission ↠ Solo Leveling

Chapter 5: Stop Sulking

"Once upon a time, somewhere in a lively kingdom, there lived a charming prince and a loyal knight. The prince was the second son of the king, hence, he was not the heir to the throne. But the second prince wasn't bothered by this as his wish was only to help the people in need. Together with his knight, they fought numerous battles and bring back home glory. The citizens love them so it was easy to see that more people would want him to be the next King."

"And then, the first son is jealous right?"

"Shush, let me finish. The first prince was angered and tried to use the knight to start a coup d'etat behind his brother's knowledge. But the knight only pledge his loyalty towards the second prince, thus, the first prince along his trusted few comrades fought him."

"Don't tell me that the knight died..."

"When the second prince received this terrible news, he hurried to the scene together with his glorious sword that had drawn many bloodshed. Threatening the prince meant seeking his wrath and he would gladly bring them tribulation."

"Did he find out that his loyal knight died? He must be devastated..."

"Quiet! I haven't finished yet! The first prince got taste his own medicine. He and his comrades were murdered in cold blood. The second prince was like a knight in shining armour, though the role was opposite, he saved his loyal knight. Finally, the two live happily ever after."

"Your narration is shitty... Why did you suddenly come up with this cliche story anyway?"

"It's not cliche and this is my future manga inspired by the story of Hae-Seong, Seung-Eun and Tae-Won from yesterday. With this, I have finally complete the plot that I've been working so hard to make."

"Wait, you never tell us about this. What's the manga name?"

"My Cute Prince."

"Hm, okay... but if you think that is an enough dedication as a fan girl, then, you're wrong." said the girl as she proceeded to rummaged her bag pack and scatter several photo cards on the table.

"OMG! You capture their pictures secretly? Eh, but this one is facing the camera."

"They don't mind. Hae-Seong is actually my loyal customer."

"Wait, what? What is he? A simp?"

"Probably."

"That's a nice picture you have." A new male voice was heard near them.

The three girls were startled by the sudden appearance. "Hwan Jae?!"

Jae smiled, ignoring their surprised reaction as he picked one of the photo cards. It was the one when Seung-Eun was doing a peace sign on his eye. "This one is nice."

One of the girls pushed her glinted glasses and said, "But Student Council President... why are you even interested in this?" The three girls' expression were serious. "No, actually, it's fine if you don't want to say it. We understand."

Jae only tilted his head in confusion. "Thank you."

After the Student Council President left their classroom, the three girls turned around to look at each other.

"OMG! Are we going to have a rival!?"

"I've noticed that President Hwan had been looking at Seung-Eun all this time but I didn't know that he is this..."

"Hae-Seong have to try harder before Seung-Eun get snatched! Hae-Seong, I'm rooting for you!"

"Sorry guys... but I change my ship."