episode_0125

The April night air was chilly.

“Where did you go alone this night?”

My body, which had consumed quite a bit of alcohol, was shaking. Still, I had no regrets about drinking.

Because I can erase a little of the headache that was pounding my head like I was dying, the anxiety about the future, and the pain.

“Phew.”

As I walked in the cold wind, I felt a little sobered. I thought I wasn’t drunk, but before I knew it, I was drunk too.

“Jenna. Is it over there?”

I walk through the dense forest and call her name. When there was no answer, I became increasingly impatient.

Could it be that I got lost? Or did you encounter a monster along the way?

It was just a worry that a normal Jenna would never have to worry about. But when she was drunk, it was different.

I have never once seen the main character drunk.

“I need to find it as quickly as possible.”

In the end, he vomited blood, summoned the bored ghosts, and searched the entire area.

“Hmm..um..”

Finally I found Jenna.

She was sitting on a small chair and trying to sleep.

.

“Jenna.”

“Hmm..”

“Laonzena.”

“Umm…!”

“Hey.”

“Umm.. Why are you waking up someone who is sleeping well..”

Jenna, who naturally put her head on my lap, complained.

“I know you’re already awake.”

“…Cool. Hmm. Hmm..”

Jenna’s ears perked up at my point, but she paid no attention and continued to act like she was sleeping.

I was at a loss for words in the slightly awkward atmosphere and decided to just observe Jenna.

It’s a cute face. Every time I see him, he seems to have a very bright and cheerful expression on his face.

As I move her slightly disheveled hair to the side, she smiles happily.

When I saw that expression, I forgot what I was trying to say.

Is it because I was drunk?

Is it because the night air in the forest was so clear?

Was it because the headaches were constantly tormenting my head and making me lose my senses?

If not, was it just a small whim of mine?

“How could you not like it?”

“Hmm..?”

You end up saying things you would never normally say.

“I can’t help but like it.”

You end up making mistakes you normally would never make.

Spilled words cannot be picked up again. I immediately realized I had made a mistake and checked to see if she was awake.

“….Hmm, hmmm…”

Cheeks and ears turning red as if they were about to explode, strangely heavy breathing, and the corners of the mouth turning up uncontrollably.

I heard it.

Unfortunately, Laonzena was awake.

“It doesn’t mean that, so you can rest assured.”

He couldn’t have been a truly unhelpful junior.

“Well, what does that mean?!”

She said, getting up from my knees. It looks like a time bomb that seems ready to explode even if you touch it.

“Okay. You finally woke up.”

“Ah.”

She looked at my thighs as if in confusion. I continued talking, ignoring the look in my eyes that showed lingering regret for my knee.

“So, this person is drunk this late at night. Why are you sleeping here and not coming back?”

“…hehe. Well… I just went where I wanted to because I was in a good mood, but when I woke up, there was this place, right?! Isn’t it actually sleepwalking or something serious like this?”

Jenna seemed embarrassed to have been caught pretending to sleep, so she took exaggerated actions and talked. Sweat is beading on my forehead, perhaps because I am very embarrassed.

“What is certain is that no matter what disease you have, you will be healthier than me.”

“..Huh? What does that mean?”

She narrowed her eyes in suspicion at my words. Embarrassed, I quickly changed the subject.

“There is such a thing. Anyway, I have to go back now. Vivian and Sister Purdo are all worried,”

“…Vivian.”

When Vivian’s name came out, Jenna’s whole body went limp. Before she knew it, she was in a posture with her knees together and her head down.

It was a change that was truly easy to understand.

“Jenna.”

“I like that person that much..?”

I couldn’t say anything to her next question. It’s not a confident, bright, and playful voice like Jenna’s usual voice.

I once again broke into a sweat at the out-of-body speaking style, which was so depressing that it would escape me if I had a soul.

“… Judging by the fact that you’re not answering, I guess it’s true.. There’s no need to try so hard to hide it. I’m not an insensitive fool, and I know it all because I’ve heard it all.”

Jenna’s depression index began to break through the mantle and head towards the inner core. There were no limits to her when she was drunk.

Jenna was drunk and continued speaking while pronouncing ‘Yeo’. I must be crazy to think that even in this situation, the way you talk sounds cute.

“The person Senior Dyers tried so hard to save was Vivian. I heard you did that by turning everyone at the academy into enemies…?”

“……”

“There are rumors that you were in a romantic relationship in the past, that you already went shopping together, etc. In any case, you and Senior Dyers had a very special relationship. I finally saved that person.”

“……”

“Well, so.. so.. I was planning on congratulating you at first. People who are important to my senior are also important to me… That’s why I risked my life to follow them to the 13th floor dungeon…”

“……”

Small water droplets formed around her eyes.

“But at the academy, everyone always talks about their seniors and Vivian… Also, the seniors don’t keep their distance either, so…”

“…So?”

“So I really can’t congratulate you..! You know I’m a really bad person, right? I still hate it. Senpai and Vivian are together all day. I hate it so much..”

Jenna brought her knees closer together and spoke timidly. I didn’t say anything and just looked at her.

“Senior is really bad too. If it gets sticky, you have to tell them not to do it… Why don’t you just tell them not to do it and stay silent?! It’s really bad after hearing it.”

“……”

“The nun also secretly keeps trying to meet with the senior, the kids also like the senior, Senior Pur, and Latina. I just.. I just hate everything..”

Jenna’s voice gradually faded.

After hearing her honest thoughts, I smiled bitterly.

No matter how clueless I was, I knew that Jenna had more than just feelings for me. It’s just that there were not one or two things to worry about, so I just quietly moved on every time.

“Vivian was only recently rescued after being in a cold dungeon for several years. That’s why I have no choice but to let it go. There was no different meaning.”

“…but…”

“And all the other people are equally important to me.”

“……”

“Jenna, can you please understand a little?”

“..Lee, Mr..”

She kept shaking her head as if she didn’t like it.

I smiled at Jenna and spread out what I had brought. Her eyes widen as she checks my hand.

“…It’s a cream bread.”

“Half. Do you want to eat it?”

“Yes..”

She nodded her head and politely accepted half of the cream bread.

I also felt the cold night air on my skin as I ate the bread. Jenna laughs.

“It’s delicious.”

Watching a flawless and clear smile also makes you feel good. Looking back, the ‘main character’ Jenna always smiled like this.

No matter how painful it was, no matter how unbearable the trials were, he always smiled and got through the hardships and adversities.

Despite being the main character, there were quite a few people at the academy who disliked Jenna. They were busy cursing Jenna, who never lost her smile.

The level of abusive language increasingly went beyond the limit and was directed at her family, denying her even worth of existence, but despite this, Jenna did not give up and saved them.

I hated that kind of protagonist.

He didn’t even think about taking revenge on those who insulted him, but he didn’t like giving help readily.

It was always the subject that got hurt the most, and I didn’t like the foolishness of always thinking of others first, to the point where it was annoying. There were more than once or two times while I was playing the game that I wanted to throw it away.

No matter which option I chose, I hated the fact that the main character had to save others.

okay.

I really hated you like that.

“Senior.”

nevertheless,

“For me…”

nevertheless.

She’s so kind that it’s stupid.

Because Laonzena never loses that bright smile.

Even if it means burning my entire body in the end, I don’t give up on saving others.

“I think my senior is the main character in my life.”

Before I knew it, he had become my main character.

Before I knew it, I had come to like my main character.

“Didn’t you say at this academy that you are the main character of your life?”

“That’s right… I still don’t know exactly what that means, but… I don’t have to be the only main character in my life, right? It’s twice as good if there are two main characters…!”

After enjoying the cream bread, she smiled brightly and held out her fist.

“Senior too! You are the main character in my life. If it weren’t for my senior, I would have been eaten by wolves and died…! Because I couldn’t even eat the cream bread!”

I opened my mouth, accepting her fist greeting.

“Do whatever you want with that. Don’t think of this person as the main character and regret it later… hmm?”

Rustling.

Sensing that I was being popular, I turned my head slightly. No, I tried to turn it.

“So this is a celebration of becoming the main character.”

Jenna’s thin arms grabbed the back of my neck. Her face and mine quickly became closer.

“Jenna..?”

“Shhh.”

“Eup..!”

His soft lips were carefully placed against mine. This short time, less than 5 seconds at most, now felt longer than anything else.

“Hehe.”

Jenna smiled playfully and victoriously with a satisfied face. That smile wasn’t all that depressing.

“You..”

“I won for the first time, right? Loser.. Eup..?”

But the laughter didn’t last long.

The combination of excessive drinking and cream bread ended up creating the worst situation that should not have happened.

“Jenna, no way.”

“Ewess!!”

Just as lips met each other, my leg touched something unidentifiable on her. I had no choice but to quietly close my eyes to this terrible reality that I could not bear.

I guess I’ll have a drink with you later.

“I’m sorry, senior..! This keeps coming out..!”

“My life is over..”

In the end, I didn’t have any clothes that day, so I went to sleep wearing only my underwear. It was a bonus that he came back carrying Jenna, who had collapsed in the meantime.

Laonzena’s story went like this.