Chapter 49…………….
I’m still afraid of Pérez.
Even so, for some reason, Ariana felt her heart race and couldn’t help but smile.
“Little bird… I think it’s finally biting.”
Good morning, dear reader.
“Look at this. Pérez actually gave me a note. Do you think he’d hand me one if he considered me just some random passerby? Huh? I’m honestly overwhelmed with emotion.”
Has anything ever made her feel this full of emotion? Ariana was genuinely happy.
Dear reader, do you perhaps have a crush on Pérez?
“What?”
Well, you see… I promised to explain the “Trial Reading” when morning came, but after demanding answers for a whole month, the reader seemed to have forgotten about it after a single note from Pérez.
Ariana found it absurd, yet the little bird’s words made sense.
She constantly thought about Pérez, obsessively wondered if fate might allow them to meet even once, and even imagined their marriage ahead of time. She didn’t think about her own blood relatives this much.
“You’re talking about a crush. And you have to woo someone, otherwise they don’t die. It’s not just a one-sided love.”
Shall I tell you about the “Trial Reading” now? It’s connected to the last, third news I kept avoiding answering.
Ariana carefully folded the note the little bird gave her and hugged it to her chest.
The first good news the little bird had delivered was that Adrian’s feelings for her had transformed into paternal affection.
The second, bad news was that this could twist the flow of the original story.
‘So I went through a sudden quest because of that. I managed to succeed in the quest, and along the way met Pérez, so I’m happy.’
Yes, it was a crush.
“No.”
The little bird, capable of reading her thoughts, kept teasing her.
“So, is the last, third news good or bad?”
It seemed like it would be both good and bad for the reader.
Then, a parchment appeared in the air.
The special side story commemorating the webtoon adaptation of Tyrant Poison has been serialized.
“Webtoon adaptation?”
Although she had lost all affection for Chloe, Ariana still liked Tyrant Poison.
The word “webtoon adaptation” inevitably made her heart flutter.
Pérez was outstanding, but the other four secondary male leads were also charming.
She was curious to see how the male characters were depicted.
Unfortunately, the reader cannot view the webtoon.
“What? Why not?”
Please use it after purchasing officially.
“But I’m currently possessed by the villainess of Tyrant Poison. How am I supposed to pay for the webtoon version? You can only say that if you hand someone a smartphone.”
No means no.
She couldn’t help rolling her eyes.
‘Ah, so that’s why they said they weren’t sure if it was good or bad news.’
“…Wait. Then I can’t read the special side story of the Tyrant Poison web novel either?”
Webtoon adaptations often alter the story, so the content may differ from the original.
But the web novel side story should still be considered part of the original, right?
Only officially purchased publications can be “excerpt read.” The special side story can only be viewed through “Trial Reading.” You earned the ability to use the “Trial Reading” skill as a reward for completing yesterday’s quest, so now you can finally receive the third news.
Ariana let out a relieved sigh.
“So that’s why you didn’t answer until now.”
A comment from the author about the special side story arrived.
Would you like to read it?
Yes / No
The notification window felt unfamiliar after a long time, but Ariana nodded.
Moments later, the author’s comment appeared in the air.
Hello, readers!
To commemorate the webtoon launch of Tyrant Poison, Pérez AU (Alternate Universe) side stories are returning.
This is a simple special side story imagining, “If Tyrant Poison were set in modern times, Pérez would probably be a conglomerate CEO, right?”
We prepared it to help readers better understand Pérez, who always ranks first in the male lead popularity vote.
Please give lots of love to both the webtoon and the web novel special side story.
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└ I love the author’s webtoon ㅠㅠ I’ve been waiting so long ㅠㅠ
Likes: 57
└ Walk on the path of flowers. Money is ready.
Likes: 21
└ I support you ^^
Likes: 12
└ Author, you’ll write more side stories, right? This isn’t the end, is it?
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Below, the readers’ vivid reactions continued.
‘An AU side story, huh.’
As a reader, Ariana didn’t prefer this kind of side story.
She felt there was no need to reinterpret a character she already liked in the Korean version.
If she wanted modern stories, she could simply read a modern romance.
“Usually authors don’t make the protagonists give birth in webtoon special side stories. AU side stories are too commercial…”
Ariana paused.
Maybe it was fortunate for her. She didn’t want to read a side story where Chloe had Pérez’s child.
‘Actually, it’s probably better for me. I need to understand Pérez’s character more deeply. Once you change a status window, you can’t modify it again. Anyway, to trigger Pérez’s possessiveness, I need to gather as much information as possible.’
Ah, one warning for the reader: I’ll censor the adult content as much as possible in “Trial Reading,” but you may still be surprised. The AU side story depicts an adult Pérez.
“Adult Pérez?”
Ariana was momentarily taken aback, but realized it made sense.
This was originally a reverse harem romance; the main male lead would naturally be an adult in the side story.
She, Ariana, was the one inhabiting the characters as they were still young, occasionally struggling to adjust.
Indeed, she might have worried unnecessarily. The reader adapted particularly quickly.
Nodding in agreement, Ariana memorized the skill name.
“Trial Reading.”
Trial Reading skill activated.
Loading…
Temporarily synchronizing with the body of Han Ji-yeon on Earth.
Ariana—no, Ji-yeon—hesitated.
Since she sometimes dreamed of Ji-yeon’s past, it wasn’t too strange.
Trial Reading skill begins.
Synchronizing with the modern version of male protagonist Pérez.
Immediately, her first sensation was a splitting headache.
Gradually, all sensory information reaching the body started transmitting to her brain.
‘So Trial Reading really lets me possess Pérez to experience the web novel?’
She had prior information that it was a conglomerate CEO AU side story.
But that was just textual knowledge. Now, inhabiting an adult male’s body and standing under the shower, the sensation was shocking.
She couldn’t move Pérez’s body by her own will, nor could she speak.
She could only experience Pérez through his own perspective.
Yet feeling the water droplets on his strong body from the first moment was embarrassing.
‘This is like a service scene.’
Ariana thought.
Whether she regained her senses or not, the body moved without hesitation.
Apparently finishing a shower, the towel-covered lower half of his body reflected like a statue in the mirror.
The lingering heat fogged the mirror.
‘He’s insanely handsome.’
The face in the mirror was sharply defined and three-dimensional.
Like the main male lead in a romance novel, he looked like a young Hollywood actor in his prime.
His eyes were still blue—either allowed by the story or because he was mixed-race.
Now Ariana understood why the little bird had warned that adapting to Trial Reading might be difficult.
After seeing only young Pérez, suddenly encountering the fully grown adult was unfamiliar.
‘I’ve often read adult Pérez in excerpt reading, but I didn’t expect to experience him directly through Trial Reading…’
