I Became a Framed Villain

Episode 39 – First Loop

“what?”

Turning back time, Ariel in the room just realized that the internet had been cut off.

“Why is there no internet or phone calls all of a sudden…”

Ariel, who was always trying to do the ego search that she did when she was lying in bed, was muttering like that with a gloomy expression on her face while pounding on her dead smartphone.

“…boring.”

Following Professor Oh Ji-seok’s words, several hours had already passed since he came to the room.

When I went to sleep, I felt uneasy for some reason, so I didn’t want to, and when I tried to use my smartphone, I didn’t have any games installed.

‘Shouldn’t I have changed my smartphone?’

She thought about that for a moment, but then shook her head.

The smartphone she is using is one that her older sister Justia bought for her when she was young.

Since it’s so old, it’s impossible to download the game due to capacity issues, but for Ariel, it was an item that held precious memories.

“…I have to watch TV.”

So, she puts her smartphone in her pocket and picks up the remote control that was on her desk.

[Welcome, Professor Oh Ji-seok.]

“uh?”

However, in front of her eyes with the TV turned on, the phrase welcoming Professor Oh Ji-seok suddenly comes to mind.

“Is this my room?”

While muttering like that, Ariel looked at the name tag hung around his neck, which served as the key to the dormitory’s room.

“what?”

For some reason, his nameplate, which had been turned over, was replaced with Professor Oh Ji-seok’s nameplate.

‘Somehow, I said it was strange earlier.’

Come to think of it, when I first arrived at the dormitory, for some reason, the place I thought was my room was not opened with the nameplate.

The latest system that opens just by holding the doorknob when worn. I wondered if such a sophisticated system would break down, so when I checked in to the next room as a test, the door was open.

So, I thought that I had misunderstood the location of the room for a while and went into the open room.

It turns out that from the beginning, Ariel had entered Professor Oh Ji-seok’s room, not his own.

‘By the way, why did the nameplate change?’

I wondered if there was a mistake when I first got the nameplate from Transfer, but after thinking about it, it wasn’t.

Apparently, it was because his name was attached to it when he first hung it around his neck.

If so, it means that the location of the name tag changed while I was with Professor Oh Ji-seok.

The only person who could do such a thing was Professor Oh Ji-seok, but he had no reason to do so.

Although we hadn’t met in a while, he wasn’t the type to like jokes.

‘What is… what the hell…’

Like that, she had been questioning the bizarre thing that had happened to her for a long time.

– Chi-jik… Chi-jik…

“…Isn’t the TV not working?”

Then, just then, while she was looking at the crackling TV screen, she muttered that.

– Yes, the moment I speak! The person who called for $60,000 appeared!

A scene from an unknown auction that suddenly began to appear on the screen.

“……?”

Ariel tilted her head and looked at it, put down the remote control and started to focus.

– Seventy thousand dollars! 77,000 dollars! 83,000 dollars!

“Wow…”

A huge amount of money that I couldn’t even imagine was added by simply lifting the number panel.

– $90,000 came out! It seems pretty overheated?

“Will those people be able to eat whatever they want?”

– Oh, no way! 12 million dollars! 120,000 dollars came out!

“I’m envious…”

Whether it was a scene from a drama or a movie, people in stylish clothes were pouring out huge sums of money while wearing masks.

– Is there anyone who can sing higher? Let’s count! 3, 2, 1…

‘If I had that kind of money, I would open a top-notch restaurant in my house.’

Ariel salivated quietly, gazing at him blankly, imagining what he would do if he had that kind of money.

– Yes, successful bid! It’s a successful bid!

Meanwhile, the cheerful voice of the moderator resounds in the room.

– The 24th ranked hero, Jewelia’s Eye, has been sold for $120,000!

“…What?”

Hearing that voice, Ariel’s eyes widened.

‘…Did you hear anything?’

I knew her well because she always looked up the news.

Ranked 24th, Hero Jewelry. A hero who became a fallen star after defeating several demon beasts alone a few months ago.

It was announced that her sparkling corpse, which possessed the concept of a jewel, had unfortunately been damaged and disappeared due to attracting the attention of many witches.

By the way, what about her eyes?

No, can I auction it in the first place?

– The next item is Jewelia’s hair! It’s an item that interests me as much as the eyes!

“Aren’t you crazy?”

– Starting price is $70,000! So, let’s begin!

Buying and selling the body of a hero who actually died in the line of duty.

No matter how much it was a movie or a drama, this was crossing the line.

“What kind of conceptless broadcasting station is this…”

Ariel, who was very angry because of this, picked up the remote control in a huff.

“…….uh?”

But for some reason, the channel information was not visible.

– Yes, 100,000 the moment you say it! 120,000! 13 million!

“…………”

In the meantime, the atmosphere of the auction house in the TV is overheating.

– Jewelryia’s final item is her heart! Let’s start with $100,000!

‘Upset…’

Ariel tried to turn off the TV with a displeased expression on her face, looking somehow ominous.

– Knocking, beating…

“Hehe.”

When the emcee took off her veil, she saw a throbbing red heart that appeared and dropped the remote control in surprise.

“…Ugh.”

A wriggling heart, encased in liquid in an empty coffin.

– 170,000! 19 million! 21 million!!

The red shape, in which blood vessels and muscles were all made of jewels, was realistic, as if a real heart had been taken out.

– Ranked 24th in all rankings! Jewelryia’s heart sold for $250,000!

In her eyes, watching the scene with a puzzled expression, the remote control suddenly fell and the channel setting came from the button pressed.

[External input 1]

It was only after seeing the long, long HDMI cable connected to the TV pointing outward, Ariel could understand.

This auction is not a malicious movie or drama, it may be something that is actually happening somewhere here.

“Who, who must have been joking… Yeah.”

Nevertheless, she tried to get up, considering this situation as someone’s nasty prank.

– For the next sale, don’t be surprised!

Hearing the voice of the host, he could not help but freeze as it is.

– Wow, Justia’s younger brother!

On the huge screen at the back of the auction house, a picture of herself from before lying on the bed appeared.

– Don’t you want to see ‘weapons’ and ‘mysteries’ made with the only flesh and blood of Justia, the world’s strongest hero?

The blood starts to drain from Ariel’s face.

– At the moment of winning the bid, we will cut out her heart in the dorm and start production! The entire process was streamed live…

Ariel got up from her seat before the host could finish her words, and moved to the front door with trembling steps.

‘I have to get out.’

She was terrified by the series of bizarre situations, and she had no power left to make a rational decision.

The only thought left was that I wanted to get out of this place.

– Sreuk…

“We have to get out of here…”

However, a thought suddenly popped into her head.

‘Isn’t it more dangerous to go out like this?’

Professor Oh Ji-seok clearly told him to stay in his room.

He also said that he would send someone who could help.

If this was the danger he was talking about, then going outside was something you should never do.

“haha…..”

Holding the doorknob with her eyes closed, she gave up turning it and began to organize her thoughts.

‘Let’s stay in the room. I’m asking for help here.’

It wasn’t very likely because his image had already been recorded on video, but they could have mistaken the room.

If you search your room and don’t find it, maybe you will turn your gaze elsewhere.

In fact, she didn’t have much of a choice.

‘Strength, ready to use power…’

In such a situation, Ariel started preparing for battle while taking a deep breath.

[Auto-saved!]

He was so absorbed that he didn’t even notice the phrase that appeared in front of him just before his hand reached the doorknob.

“……?”

Ariel closed her eyes for a while and took a deep breath.

She quietly opens her eyes in the atmosphere that has somehow become tense.

“uh.”

And then a shriek came out of her mouth.

For some reason, she was standing in the middle of the terrible auction house she had just seen.

“why…”

After grasping the situation, Ariel, who was walking backwards with a bluish face, suddenly looked down.

“…ah.”

The doorknob she was holding was held in her hand with one side pulled out.

The trap that Transfer had set in Oh Ji-seok’s room had been absurdly triggered by her.

– Dumpling…!

Realizing this, she hurriedly set the doorknob, but it was already too late.

“………”

Because the gaze of the person in the white mask standing next to her was directly on her.

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“Si, I hate it.”

Ariel, who was taking a step backwards with her trembling legs, began to mutter in a weeping voice.

“Oh, don’t come.”

Then, people noticed a strange feeling and started to turn their gazes to her.

“Hey, hi-geuk.”

When the white mask, which was striding towards her, stretches out her hand, Ariel unwittingly closes her eyes.

“……?”

However, what she expected did not happen.

‘…mask?’

The white mask that she reached out was because she had just pulled the mask out of her arms and put it on her face.

“Shh.”

Even so, Ariel, who was still paralyzed by fear, heard the sound in her ears.

“…be as natural as possible.”

A very welcoming, familiar, soft voice.

“You know, Ariel student.”

Professor Oh Ji-seok, who said that, quietly held her hand and stroked her hair.