Chapter 2: The Quiet Outsider
The quiet outsider. This was my situation. Everyone wasn't saying anything directly to me, but I could feel those gazes full of disgust and contempt piercing through my bones.
"Ha, it's not even something I did. I'm really pissed off."
As I went to school, I felt my mental state deteriorating more and more.
But I couldn't not go, because if I skipped class or something bad leaked at home, my off-campus life would end.
Since I came out because I hated my house, I never wanted to go back.
"But I can't go to school every day and endure those shitty looks either."
Looking outside, it was already getting dark outside.
Checking the time, it was past 11 PM.
"I don't even want to sleep."
I was sleepy, but closing my eyes felt like wasting the night, so I didn't want to.
I turned off the SNS I was looking at on my phone and placed it by my head, then closed my eyes.
Every time I closed my eyes to try to sleep, thoughts of school would come up, making my heart race and sweat break out.
"Haa, if this continues, I'll get a nervous breakdown."
I didn't know that wanting to skip school could make me this irritated.
Uung.
At that moment, my phone rang.
With my eyes still open, I picked up the phone.
I checked the message.
I checked the message and rubbed my eyes.
"Ah, shit. I clicked the wrong thing."
I turned off the message and checked the new one again.
[Hypnosis Application]
[You are invited.]
I furrowed my brows.
"What? Another ad?"
I tossed the phone aside carelessly and closed my eyes.
After all, it was hard to expect anything good from my phone messages, but just seeing ads keep coming was also irritating.
"Most of them are spam. What the hell is this."
I tried to sleep, but strangely, I couldn't fall asleep.
More than anything, that message from earlier was strangely bothering me.
The address written below was flickering.
"Haa, shit, let's just take a look once."
Thinking I might get a good photo, I turned over.
I picked up the phone and opened the message, and it had the exact same text as before.
[Hypnosis Application]
[You are invited.]
I clicked the link displayed in blue.
Then, with a bit of stumbling, the homepage opened, and it was very simple in structure.
A single chance.
Free experience 3 times.
Monthly subscription 400,000 won.
Pay after free experience!
There was no list other than the lewd photos.
A "as expected" expression appeared on my face. It was just another ad after all.
I was about to turn off the phone nervously when I noticed the free experience 3 times.
"This... shall I try it once."
Even as I clicked, I didn't understand why I was being drawn in.
"Ah, damn, it looks like a scam no matter how you look at it."
In reality, a hypnosis app? That didn't make sense.
Yet, the man's desire was writhing in my chest, and the thought that 'maybe' planted itself in the corner of my mind.
That's why people get scammed.
With that thought, clicking the free experience started the app downloading.
No separate path was needed.
As soon as I clicked, it started downloading immediately.
[Thank you for receiving our app.]
With that message, the homepage disappeared.
I tried to go back in, but it didn't turn on as expected.
"Ah, is it a virus?!"
I was startled and tried to delete it right away, but deletion was impossible.
When the download finished, a candle-shaped app appeared in the corner of the desktop.
When I clicked the app, a loading screen appeared, and then the usage method appeared.
Free Experience: 3 times
Monthly Subscription: 400,000 won
Pay after free experience!
1. Free experience is only possible for one person.
2. Everything is possible except unreasonable demands that don't make sense.
3. The higher the target's concentration, the higher the success rate.
There were other various methods, but most were services provided to those who canceled the monthly subscription.
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In the end, I had to stay up all night that day.
When I arrived at school on the school bus, the fresh campus scent of late spring wafted over.
As I approached the major building, more major students appeared, and as the rumor spread, the expressions of disgust and irritation pointed at me.
I didn't even do anything.
I wanted to try the hypnosis app right away, but there were too many people.
More than anything, there was doubt whether there was even a woman who would talk to me.
Since the rumor had spread, who would talk to me!
When I entered the major lecture room, the bustle before the lecture greeted me.
A short while later, the professor entered.
"Alright, then let's call roll and start right away."
As the lecture started, I immediately searched the surroundings.
Sitting in the back corner, I could look at the people in front without any problem.
It's fortunate that I'm an outsider.
A real advantage found like a godsend in a drought!
Upon carefully examining the lecture room, I saw women who hadn't been visible before.
At first, only a few like goddesses were highlighted, but after some time, the ordinary ones below started to stand out.
But how am I supposed to approach them.
Even if I do a group assignment, it's likely they'll do it without me.
But approaching the introverted ones, it was ugly.
With that thought, I couldn't concentrate on the lecture at all.
I searched until afternoon without realizing it had ended.
"Ah, it's over."
Frowning, I packed my things.
Clang.
"Hey, wait a minute~."
The door opened and a teaching assistant entered.
Long hair, lightly applied makeup, wearing a white t-shirt with a cardigan over it and jeans.
Aw!
I didn't need to touch the students.
It would be much easier to deal with the teaching assistant.
Using school life counseling as an excuse.
Of course, the teaching assistant probably knew about me, but since nominally I was a student, there was no problem.
"This is because of the student reserve force. Gentlemen, please sign here and go."
I deliberately didn't sign and waited until the end.