Going Berserk

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“Munch, munch, munch… Gulp! Delicious!”

“H-hehe. I-is it tasty, Jin-sang?”

“Yes! The carrot meat stew is delicious!”

It’s really more delicious than I expected.

How does cooking make this kind of flavor?

“T-that’s good, hehe…”

Luna-noona smiled brightly when I said it was delicious.

Especially with her rabbit ears swaying gently… so cute!

“T-try this too, Jin-sang! I-it’s delicious!”

“Yes!”

I enjoyed eating all the foods Luna-noona recommended.

“Whew!”

After finishing the meal.

I leaned back in my chair with satisfaction, rubbing my stomach.

“That was really delicious, Luna-noona!”

“R-really? I’m g-glad Jin-sang ate it w-well, hehe.”

Me, happy because I ate well.

Luna-noona, smiling because her cooking was appreciated.

…Alright.

Now is the perfect timing to say it.

“Luna-noona, actually. I have something to tell you today.”

“Hmm? W-what is it?”

This is about the house.

This is about real estate.

So naturally, I felt very uncomfortable about bringing it up.

But… but I have to say it for Luna-noona’s and my future!

“…”

“J-Jin-sang?”

“Luna-noona, I’ve become a C-rank now. The same rank as Luna-noona.”

“Y-yes.”

“And we’ve done several C-rank missions together.”

“Yes…”

“I’ve done so many C-rank missions that I’m used to them now. What can I say? I’m no longer just a quack healer, but a renowned unofficial healer, right? At least in Kellion.”

“…”

Luna-noona was silent.

She must be listening carefully to what I’m saying.

“I’ve reached the same rank as Luna-noona. And I’ve gotten used to quests appropriate for that rank. My spear skills have improved a lot lately, right? Two orcs are now like gum… well, not exactly, but I can take them down by myself now!”

“…”

Luna-noona’s ears drooped down.

“I think I’ve developed enough skill to provide adequate support without holding you back.”

Honestly, until now, I’ve mostly been riding on Luna-noona’s back.

But now I won’t hold her back by depending on her too much!

Or at least that’s what I’d like to think.

“So I think we need a new leap forward at this point.”

Luna-noona’s ears twitched nervously.

“L…eap?”

“Yes, a leap forward. We need a new leap forward!”

For me and Luna-noona.

For the future of our strongest combo!

It was finally time to bring up the house issue.

I’d set the stage.

Now it was time to apologize to Luna-noona and discuss the house together.

“Phew…”

After taking a moment to catch my breath.

I looked at Luna-noona seriously.

For some reason, Luna-noona had her head deeply bowed.

C-could she be anticipating that I’m going to bring up the house issue?

I’m sure Luna-noona values the house she just bought as well?

I-I feel a bit sorry about bringing this up…

No, be brave, Lee Jin-sang!

If we do well enough together that Luna-noona doesn’t mind selling or abandoning her house, that’s all that matters!

Our strongest combo can join a hero party and reach S-rank!

“L-Luna-noona! I’m really sorry! Please…!”

Thud!

With the sound of something being hit.

I lost consciousness.

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“Ugh, uuugh…”

The first thing I felt when I regained consciousness was pain in my jaw.

Ow, that hurts…

Huh? Why does my jaw hurt?

“Hmm?”

Looking around, I was clearly in Luna-noona’s room.

But there was something markedly different from before I lost consciousness.

That was my position.

I was definitely sitting in a chair before.

“Huh?”

Now I was tightly tied to something like a training dummy in Luna-noona’s house.

“Ah, Jin-sang. Y-you’re awake?”

“L-Luna-noona!”

Luna-noona appeared at my side with a swoosh and smiled at me.

“Why am I tied up? M-my jaw also feels strange…”

“S-sorry. I think I h-hit you a bit h-hard. B-but Jin-sang can use H-Heal, right?”

“Huh? Well, yes? Heal!”

After immediately using Heal on myself to cure the pain in my jaw, I asked Luna-noona.

“Luna-noona, what is this? Why did you tie me up?”

I couldn’t understand the reason.

“H-hehe. W-well. Well…”

Luna-noona’s eyes, which had been smiling brightly, opened wide.

“B-because Jin-sang… lied.”

Tears formed in Luna-noona’s eyes.

Her eyes were unfocused and trembling, and her breathing was slightly rapid.

“L-Luna-noona?”

Anyone could see she wasn’t in a normal state.

“Y-you said you’d always be together… b-but you’re trying to leave.”

“L-leave?”

Me?

“N-no, no, no, I-I don’t want that anymore. I d-don’t want even Jin-sang to l-leave me.”

Suddenly Luna-noona shook her head.

“N-no! It’s not Jin-sang’s fault. I-it’s… all my fault, right? I didn’t t-treat Jin-sang well enough? It’s because I’m not good enough? S-sorry. Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.”

“Luna-noona?”

“F-from now on, I’ll d-do everything! I’ll cook what Jin-sang wants! I’ll m-make dishes without carrots! If Jin-sang wants to touch my e-ears, you can touch them all you want!”

Luna-noona was speaking more nervously than usual, stuttering and pleading.

Even someone as dense as me could tell something was wrong.

“Ah! Jin-sang l-liked my armpits and c-chest, right? You can l-look at them freely! N-no. You can t-touch them! H-hehe.”

For real?

No, this isn’t right!

“A-and! And… I’m sorry for saying no before. F-from now on, you can t-touch my t-t-tail as much as you want! M-my tail is now y-yours, Jin-sang!”

T-tail too…!

Luna-noona’s fluffy and soft-looking tail is mine…!

No, wait! Don’t be tempted!

This is definitely not normal!

Luna-noona, who was always so cute but strict about not touching her tail, is now offering it?

This is seriously alarming!

I shook my head, gathering my wits, and shouted:

“N-noona! Calm down! I said calm down!”

“H-hehe, hehehe. It’s okay. From now on, noona will do everything for you. Don’t worry.”

Despite my shouts, Luna-noona wasn’t listening and was muttering as if talking to herself.

“Please untie me, noona! Noona, please!”

I struggled to break free, but I was tied so securely that I couldn’t move at all.

“Why? Trying to escape? You’re trying to escape, right? Trying to run away from me, right? No, no, no, no, no, no…”

Luna-noona’s eyes were taking on an even more dangerous look.

Plus, the way she was rapidly shaking her head while repeatedly saying “no” was a bit scary.

“I don’t want it anymore, I don’t want to be broken up with or abandoned anymore… I don’t want it, don’t want it, don’t want it, don’t want it, don’t want it, don’t want it! I only… only have you now. I only need you! So… so… h-hehe, hehehehehe.”

Laughing with a smile that wasn’t her usual cute smile but something closer to a person on the verge of breaking down, Luna-noona gripped her clothes tightly and said:

“I will never… never let you go.”

Luna-noona approached me, grabbed my face, and asked:

“J-Jin-sang. What do you want? What? What? What? What? What? What were you dissatisfied with? Tell me. I-I’ll fix everything. I’ll d-do whatever Jin-sang wants. H-hehe. Then you won’t leave, right? You won’t leave me, right? You’ll always stay with me, right? Hmm? Hmm? Hmm? Hmm? Hmm?”

Luna-noona was urging me to answer.

Honestly, it was super scary!

But with her pressing against me, Luna-noona’s very large happy-happy pouches were pressing against my body, which felt a bit nice!

No, what am I thinking at a time like this!

“J-Jin-sang. S-say anything. I’ll do everything for you! Why! Why! Why! Why! Why aren’t you saying anything… h-huh?”

Luna-noona was pressed against me.

And not just her chest, but her stomach and legs were also closely adhered to me.

Perhaps because of this, Luna-noona seemed to notice some change around my abdomen.

Luna-noona moved slightly away from me and looked downward.

And following Luna-noona’s gaze, I also looked down.

Oh, my junior.

What are you doing getting all spirited up?

“A-ah. H-hehehehe. S-so that’s it. J-Jin-sang… you were t-too embarrassed to say it. S-sorry, I was b-being insensitive again? Sorry. N-now I understand. I-I’ll do e-everything for you!”

If it were the normal Luna-noona, she might have backed away in embarrassment.

But the current Luna-noona was clearly not in a normal state.

Luna-noona approached me again, knelt down, and focused her gaze on a certain part of me.

“I-I’ve never done this b-before, but I’ll try my best! I-if Jin-sang teaches me, I’ll d-do everything you want! T-then you won’t leave, right? You will, right? Hmm? H-hehe! Hehehehe! You’ll… you’ll stay by my side forever, right!”

Honestly, I felt that if I left things as they were, something very provocative would happen.

But… I am Lee Jin-sang, who maintained his principles even against Miriana-noona!

S-should I give in to a situation like this!

More importantly, should I graduate from my virginity like this!

M-my principles are! To do it after a happy romance, in a sweet and tender atmosphere!!!

“L-Luna-noona!”

“Y-yes, J-Jin-sang! H-hehe, what should I do? S-say anything! N-noona will listen to everything!”

“I! First believe that I should finish what I was trying to say!”

“U-uh? W-what do you mean?”

“Please let me say what I was trying to say earlier but couldn’t!”

“N-no! No! No! A-absolutely not! J-Jin-sang! I d-don’t want to hear that! I d-don’t even want to hear it in words!”

“Luna-noona! Please!”

“Nooooooooo!”

Luna-noona covered her ears and crouched down, trying not to listen to me.

That’s how traumatic it was for Luna-noona to hear someone say they were breaking up with her.

But!

What I was trying to say was something else!

I summoned every ounce of strength I had and shouted loud enough for Luna-noona to hear even with her ears covered.

“SELL THIS HOUSE AND GO ON AN ADVENTURE WITH MEEEEEEE!!!”

“N-nooooooooooo… huh? What?”

Luna-noona screamed “no” along with my shout.

But it seems my words definitely reached Luna-noona’s ears despite her screaming at the same time.

“J-Jin-sang?”

Unlike her anxious and nervous appearance from before, Luna-noona now looked up at me with an atmosphere similar to her usual self while remaining crouched.

“W-what did you just say?”

“I’m really sorry, but please sell or organize this house and go on an adventure with me, Luna-noona! Let’s raise our ranks together! Become famous! Earn lots of money! Let’s become a truly strongest combo that everyone acknowledges and be happy together!”

I shouted to Luna-noona, adding even more to what I originally wanted to say.

“And…!”

After taking a moment to catch my breath, I said to Luna-noona:

“Next time, please listen to what I have to say completely before acting.”

Whooooosh!

Luna-noona’s face turned bright red like a radish.