I Became the Terminally Ill Character in My Friend’s Academy Novel – Chapter 0

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: JayM
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My head was dizzy, but strangely, the surrounding scenery came into view with sharp clarity.

Due to the dizziness, I couldn’t remember clearly, but no matter how much I tried to recall, the last scene I remembered and the place I was standing now seemed different.

Was this an auditorium?

A strange sense of déjà vu washed over me as I saw numerous cadets gathered in one space, waiting for something.

It was definitely a place I was seeing for the first time, and these were people I was seeing for the first time too, but somehow, it felt like I knew what was going to happen next.

“[Student Representatives, Joint Top Scorers. Lilac of the Department of Celestial Studies and Cheon Yoo-hak, please come up to the podium.]”

My premonition of disaster was proven true as two boys, strangers to me yet undeniably familiar, walked up to the podium.

The crowd buzzed with a strange sense of excitement, their gazes fixed on the two boys.

One boy wore a confident smile, while the other maintained a haughty and arrogant posture as if it was only natural for him to be called.

This was definitely a scene from my memory.

“[Originally, the tradition was for the highest scorer on the entrance exam to be the freshman representative, but this year, surprisingly, we have joint top scorers.]”

“[It’s the first time this has happened since the academy’s founding, but having many talented and outstanding students is something our school truly desires, so as an exception, we’ve asked both students to be freshman representatives.]”

Applause erupted around me, but I wasn’t in the mood to clap along with them.

My foggy head began to clear, and the situation rapidly came into focus.

If I wasn’t mistaken, the situation I was in was nothing short of the worst.

Celestial Studies, Lilac, and Cheon Yoo-hak.

It was the first time I was seeing those needlessly handsome faces in person, but I remembered reading descriptions of their appearances until I was sick of them.

They were the two main characters in the novel my friend wrote.

More accurately, they were the two eccentric main characters in my friend’s disastrous, unfinished novel.

Of the two on the podium, Lilac grabbed the microphone first.

“No… Shit.”

Since the flow so far was no different from the beginning of the novel, it was highly likely that the events after this would also unfold in the same way as they did in the story.

Honestly, my friend’s novel was unpopular for a good reason.

How many readers would enjoy a story where people died from the prologue of an academy story, causing enrollment to be delayed?

Now, the important part was the description of those who died first in this incident.

“…Among those gathered in the auditorium, those close to the left wall met their end without even knowing what had happened to them.”

I turned my head slightly, and the left wall of the auditorium came into view.

With no exaggeration, I could reach out and touch it, which meant I was probably destined to die soon.

“Everyone.”

The irritatingly handsome guy greeted everyone with a friendly smile. At that moment, as if to prove my prediction was correct, an unpleasant sound began to ring.

“I’m happy to be a representative on such a fine day. I’m Lilac, one of the freshman representatives. I’m a classmate who’ll learn alongside you until graduation, and also a rival you’ll be competing with.”

-10 minutes until the main quest begins.-

An ominous voice echoed in my head.

“I hope we can become good stimulus for each other through healthy competition until graduation. I look forward to the next four years!”

-8 minutes 47 seconds until the main quest begins.-

The words that appeared before my eyes and the freshman representative’s bright greeting were so contrasting that I felt like crying.

If I was right, this ‘main quest’ seemed to indicate the time remaining until the auditorium wall exploded and I died.

So, it seemed like I had transmigrated to a character with a time limit in my friend’s disastrous novel.

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T/N – Hey guys! JayM here! I’ll be translating another banger of a novel! This time it’s an academy setting sort of story with the MC being transmigrated into his friend’s unpopular novel. Somewhat like “The Novel’s Extra” (or maybe it’s exactly that, I haven’t read that far to confirm it). In any case, I hope you enjoy the story!

If you see any mistakes, feel free to point them out in the comments.