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The nine members were chatting cheerfully in the living room when Matthew suddenly started sharing his thoughts.
"Guys, are you curious about what type of fan fictions fans are writing about us?"
They all turned to him, surprised, and Hao reacted first.
"Of course, I have read plenty of them! I can say that they have a lot of imagination..."
Hanbin agreed with him, and they all started laughing. Or at least almost everyone. Ricky seemed lost in his thoughts.
Fanfictions? What can they write about us anyway?
Eager to learn more about these unfamiliar stories, Ricky wrestled with his inner thoughts for a few minutes and abruptly stood up to go to his room, with uncontainable excitement.
Gyuvin seemed to notice this sudden move and looked at him, confused.
"Ricky, where are you going? I ordered gyudon for you. Shouldn't we wait together?"
"I'm just going to my room; I need rest. Call me if you need me."
"Okay...Rest well," Gyuvin said while he intensely watched Ricky walk out of the living room.
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I've read so many fan fictions in a few hours... Seeing myself and the other members in silly stories is actually very fun! Although, seeing me and my best friend as lovers in those stories is weird... I enjoy Hao and Hanbin's ones.
While Ricky was thinking, he suddenly came across a story with way too many chapters for a fan fiction. A story where me and Gyuvin love the same girl? Aside from this, the plot sounds interesting.
Ricky found himself reading chapter after chapter without being able to stop.
In this fanfiction, Ricky is the villain. He was the jealous and scheming prince of Eternity's country. He fell in love at first sight with a girl named Sofia. Ricky met her at a banquet when he was young, and since then, she occupied all his thoughts to the point that he became badly obsessed with her.
The issue is that she gave all her attention to another boy, Kim Gyuvin. This single-handedly gave Ricky reason to loathe and bully him. This is why he is the villain in this story. However, things didn't go as Ricky planned. The emperor favored Gyuvin over his own son. Gyuvin was in the military and ended up having more power than Ricky. The tables turned. Gyuvin, a simple commoner, became one of the most powerful people in the empire, and Ricky, who was highly respected, became a laughingstock. Of course, Ricky eventually paid the price for his past actions.
Hmmm, this story is great, but it doesn't make sense... I don't like myself being the villain. How can I bully Gyuvin? He is the person I love most; he is my best friend. The author truly doesn't know me, this is so OOC !
"Rick rick rick rick rick!" Gyuvin cut off his thoughts.
"Yes?" Ricky quickly tossed his phone aside and answered as Gyuvin opened the door and happily entered Ricky's room. Gyuvin stopped, seeming shocked.
"Ugh? You're already awake? I usually struggle to wake you up."
"..."
"Wait, don't tell me you didn't sleep at all?"
It's already morning? There's no way I read fan fiction all night; I must have been crazy!
"O-of course not! I can wake up by myself sometimes," Ricky refuted, stuttering a little because he couldn't explain why he was awake all night.
Gyuvin narrowed his eyes and looked at Ricky suspiciously.
"Anyways, we have a schedule this morning; go get ready. A shower should wake you up."
"Okay," Ricky said as Gyuvin left his room.
Ricky sighed, feeling relieved.
He showered, then went to the living room, joining his members, feeling very exhausted.
The members all looked at him strangely.
"What? Do I have something on my face?"
Before finishing his sentence, Ricky felt the world around him spinning, and his scalp went numb. The voices of his members sounded far, very far away. He fell to his knees and put his hands around his head.
"What's happening...to me?" Ricky whispered, gasping for air.
All the members ran to him, panicked.
"RICKY!" Gyuvin yelled, trembling. He also ran to Ricky and held him, while tears started to flow down his face.
"What is happening to you?"
Ricky felt the warmth and care from his members, but he couldn't answer; he couldn't say anything.
Gyuvin, still agitated, started to carry Ricky.
"Don't worry, I'm going to take you to the hospital; everything will be fine."
As he was being carried, Ricky felt Gyuvin's entire body trembling...Is he taking me to the hospital?...
The concern of his close friends started to fade away until Ricky couldn't hear anything anymore.
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Ricky slowly opens his eyes, still dazed.
Where am I? What are the decorations?
It doesn't look like a hospital at all. Did Gyuvin take me there? And what exactly happened to me? I didn't think pulling all-nighters was this bad for my health.
Ricky had too many unanswered questions. He started searching for his phone but couldn't find it. He wasn't wearing his own clothes, so it wasn't in his pocket. Where is it?
He turns his head and sees someone sleeping while standing.
"Yujin?" Ricky called, confused.
Yujin snapped out of his daze, shocked; he immediately started to kneel.
"Your Highness! You are awake! You were unconscious for a week; we were so scared.”
"Yujin, since when am I your highness? Why are you so polite? And where are we?" Ricky utters, bewildered.
"Did you lose your memory? I am your butler, and you are the crown prince. This is your room," Yujin mutters.
"What? Is this a hidden camera—"
Out of the blue, Ricky hears a robotic voice ring in his head.
"Transmigration successful. Dear player, since you seemed concerned about an 'OOC' issue, you have to follow the missions I give you from now on."
"Transmigration, missions, am I dreaming?" Ricky's thoughts became unclear.
If Yujin is my butler, then am I in that fanfiction I read all night? Am I the villain? Does Gyuvin hate me? I didn't read all the chapters; will I die in the end? I don't even like Sofia!
"Your highness, are you okay? I am going to bring the doctor to check up on you!" Yujin starts running towards the door.
Ricky checks the mirror and sees his reflection.
I haven't changed at all; that means I am twenty years old, and that I have already begun persecuting Gyuvin a long time ago…Ricky starts breathing heavily as he thinks of a world where he is evil to Gyuvin, a world where Gyuvin hates him, where he doesn't know him best and love him most.
What am I supposed to do now?