I Was Confessed to by the Golden Sun

55 – 55. Romantic Novel Male Lead’s Special

There’s a reason why the academy gathers the students on the island during their free time and then brings them back together in the evening.

Late at night, they assemble the students and give them a single watch before announcing the contents of this test.

The essence of it is none other than the Battle Royale, where only the top two receive the highest scores, and the rest lose points according to their ranks.

Of course, since it’s an academy test, no one dies, but it is recorded that the student who brings the watch after incapacitating their opponent has defeated that student.

The reason for gathering the students at night is to prevent fights from breaking out as soon as it starts, given the limited visibility.

It’s also a designated time to assess the academy students’ ability to handle unexpected situations.

But, on the surface.

“Their real goal isn’t that.”

Those individuals have deeply infiltrated to the extent that they’ve distorted the academy test format.

There are those who persuade nearly half of the teachers and set up such a match to capture only one person.

Pirates.

A fitting term for an organization that could be called the true rulers of the imperial sea.

They are ruthless outlaws and the reason why proper maritime trade cannot take place within the empire.

Of course, like all pirates, they were originally small groups of thieves who banded together.

But there was a reason why the word “pirates” became synonymous with them.

‘Pirate King, Lloyd Emerald.’

A self-proclaimed child of the sea, who appeared one day without any known past and suddenly dominated the Empire’s waters with his overwhelming might.

Passing ships and numerous pirates who used to plunder, all fell under the spell of the newfound supernova that appeared and rallied them.

His overwhelming power, emerald-like seaweed hair, and the romanticism of a man who called himself a son of the sea, drew not only pirates but others onto the path of the sea.

In the end, all of them came together to become an immense pirate ship that even the Empire couldn’t handle.

‘In reality, that romanticism was nothing more than lawlessness.’

His eloquence at the time was said to be so outstanding that he could even dress up despicable crimes as romantic adventures.

And it was due to this remarkable eloquence that he created the image of a great adventurer.

With his exceptional looks, eloquence, and status, he left behind many offspring after sleeping with countless women.

He spread his seeds far and wide, to the point where it was challenging to count his children.

‘Well, if it ended with just having many unloved children…’

Lloyd, who seemed to be the one to rule over the Empire’s seas forever, suddenly met his end one day.

The cause was a sudden heart failure, without any prior symptoms. The pirates were thrown into chaos by the sudden disappearance of their absolute leader.

However, they soon realized that their leader had died, and they could take his place.

After that, it was a complete mess, to the point where one could call it utter chaos.

‘A time when they killed each other, formed alliances, betrayed one another, fought, and destroyed, was their daily routine.’

And in the struggle for the throne, it was none other than Lloyd’s children who stood out.

Born of the sea, with the blood of the Pirate King, these children possessed exceptional talents.

The pirates’ fights had unknowingly turned into a battle of bloodlines, and the pirates, realizing that they couldn’t wear the crown, each sought their own destiny.

However, they were oblivious to the fact that every rope they had caught was entirely rotten.

‘Dylan Emerald, the son of the Pirate King and the owner of the fifth legendary jewel of the sea god, the Blue Pearl…’

With his overwhelming power that resembled the legendary Davy in his prime, he trampled all his siblings underfoot to claim the throne.

With no significant support, just his own strength.

Perhaps, it wouldn’t be out of place to compare him to Nikhil, who had single-handedly rallied all the crime organizations on land.

‘Romance fantasy male lead, unites crime organizations single-handedly.’

No matter how you think about it, the romance novel male lead seems to face quite the challenge.

Who Heidi eventually favored among all those prominent figures remains a mystery.

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“So, why did he decide to leave Heidi and Raul behind and take only me with him?”

At that moment, Lucia’s subtly pleasant voice broke through my thoughts.

As she suggested, I did something I would never do under normal circumstances – I left Raoul and Heidi behind.

“Why did you do that?”

“Well, Heidi seemed a bit off.”

She gave me a somewhat forlorn look, and it seemed like trying to stick around together here would only make things awkward.

I felt like I had done something wrong to Heidi, but I would have to have a conversation with her later to clear things up.

If I let Heidi’s relationship with me completely sour, there would be no way to stop the intense affection offensive from the other main characters.

“There are 39 students in Class A on this island right now.”

For some reason, the Saint said they were replacing the exams with written ones due to the situation in the Holy Kingdom.

This didn’t happen in the original story, but I still felt uneasy even though Grayson was keeping an eye on things.

Anyway, with the Saint, the most likely candidate to launch an affection offensive on Heidi, gone.

I decided it was okay to leave her with Raoul.

“Raoul, for now, he’s not going too far.”

He still didn’t show any signs of obsession towards Heidi or overly depending on her.

He just harbored a small fondness for her in his heart.

Maybe it wasn’t Saint but Raoul who was the twisted case due to a lack of love and attention from those around him.

The Saint I initially thought of for this position turned out to be quite the lunatic, so there was a good chance Raoul was a genuinely kind guy.

“…I’ve heard you shouldn’t think like this based on probabilities.”

Like a gambler’s fallacy, or regardless of the previous outcomes, the current probability becomes fixed.

I completely rejected the mindset of gamblers who said, “I lost this time, so I’ll win next time.”

“No, that’s not what’s important right now.”

In any case, since it’s a survival game where only two of us will make it out, there was no point in attacking a weakened Heidi.

What? Am I not supposed to survive with Heidi until the end?

How could I ever harm Lucia, or for that matter, how could she do something like that to me?

“In times like this, it’s just that I felt better with the two of us, so it’s as if I didn’t notice.”

“Anyway, we’ll be together from now on, so there’s no need to mention it.”

“What… what’s that?”

Honestly, to tell the truth, even if I could return to my original world right now, I couldn’t do it.

Thinking about Lucia, who would be lonely without me, I couldn’t bring myself to leave her. When I played a prank on her as if I wouldn’t accept the ring, she cried so hard. I can’t imagine she’d spend a whole day crying if I wasn’t there.

“From now on, Lucy won’t be alone for the rest of her life.”

“Oh, really… It’s embarrassing…”

As we gathered at the meeting place, I felt the eyes of those around us turning in our direction.

Lucia, perhaps embarrassed, was punching my shoulder with her fist.

With this, the rumors about Lucia and me being a couple will spread uncoNT*Rollably.

Well, to be honest, it doesn’t matter anymore.

“I love you, Jack.”

“Me too.”

Who cares about such idle gossip that we’re in love?

I smiled lightly and scanned the people gathered in this place.

The person I’m looking for is none other than Dylan Emerald from Class A.

The sixth episode itself is also a story where Dylan plays a leading role.

So, this island itself is like a trap created to confine him, and it’s in our best interest to stay with him.

If we leave him alone, he’ll probably be found screaming in the forest by the end of this night.

If the rumor spreads that a student died at the academy, it might tarnish the academy’s image, but with more than half of the academy already in the hands of pirates, they won’t care.

“First, the professors in charge of the students…”

I said that it’s only applicable if Dylan is alone to deal with him.

And I will never leave Dylan alone. I have to stick with him throughout the test.

Attacking us when there are several students, including prodigies and aspiring writers?

From their perspective, if they make a mistake and Lucia gets killed, Klein the doting father won’t stay quiet.

“Naturally, they will be cautious.”

But if I keep sticking with Dylan, they will become impatient, and mistakes will naturally occur.

Then we can turn the tables on the guys who attacked us.

“Students, you’ve been waiting for a long time! The exam will now begin!”

The words of the villainous professor with wrinkles, who suddenly appeared, in line with that thought.

As I stared at him with a slightly uncomfortable expression, our eyes met.

The professor who met my gaze smiled slightly and, while walking around, gave each student a watch.

“First, let me explain through the screen! Look up at the sky!”

The beginning of the sixth episode in earnest, the tomb of the young sea god.