Ch.117117. Good Roles and Villain Roles (1)

Blanc.

When did I first see her?

Right, when I first deployed from Eden.

It was at school.

Looking back now…

…

Yeah, let’s not think about it.

In my memory, I had no memories and was just acting out of rage…

Yeah, I think I said some embarrassing things.

Back then, the awakening of a magical girl and the debut of a villain happened simultaneously.

And that has continued until now.

In the end, the winner was the magical girl, and the loser was me.

The villain.

I was ordered to be isolated from this world by her and went to prison.

That order, the final mission.

Fitting for the end of a villain who had lost their ideals and the leader they followed.

In a mountain village shantytown, as they wanted, forever out of sight from society.

Unable to receive society’s resources, forever trapped in the shadows of darkness, confined to the stage of night.

But Blanc pulled me out of that.

It was hard for me to even go near people.

That, and the aftereffects that befell me.

I thought my aversion to people was just karma given to me.

But she said she would treat even that, slowly taking me outside.

Yeah, these days I’ve reached a level where I can go out with just any magical girl.

I wonder if it’s because I’m always surrounded by people when I go out with magical girls.

The fact that I can go outside without covering my face as long as a magical girl is beside me.

The fact that I no longer need to hide myself with a scarf.

At the center of all these changes…

There was Blanc.

That’s right.

If Blanc hadn’t been there…

What would have happened?

…I might have been selling my body with that Madam I met back then.

I wonder if anyone would have even bought me, though I suppose you never know.

There must be people in this world who like this kind of body.

Completely legal but with a figure that…

Well, it might look illegal.

If an older man went to a hotel with someone like me, wouldn’t they have stopped us at the front desk?

No, they might have seen us as family.

Though what we would have done upstairs would have been making family.

Well, what’s the point of thinking about things that never happened?

Now…

Because Blanc bought me, things turned out strangely.

“Vine. What are you thinking about so deeply?”

“…Blanc.”

“If you’re thinking that hard… were you remembering something serious from the past?”

“Well, something like that… I was just thinking about what might have happened if you hadn’t made that perverted and unreasonable proposal that day, dragged me up to a hotel, and ruthlessly ravaged my body.”

“…Doesn’t something sound off about that?”

“Off? It’s all true.”

“Are you sure nothing’s wrong with what you said…?”

“Isn’t it correct? You paid money to buy me when I was on my way to sell my spring, and then… my body…”

“Hey. What do you mean ‘ravaged your body’…?”

“Isn’t that right? Oh, should I say it differently? You embraced me, didn’t you?”

“Hey.”

“There wasn’t a single lie in what I just said, was there?”

“Your words are strange. Your words.”

“Sometimes the truth can cause you great pain.”

“I really just hugged you and slept…”

“If that’s not embracing, then what is it?”

“Sigh…”

Blanc looks at me as if she has a headache.

Yeah, I feel a bit better now.

Did I score a point this time?

“Anyway… today is your day. Congratulations. Wow, clap clap clap.”

A halfhearted tone and halfhearted applause.

This time she looks at me incredulously.

“Well, honestly, even without this special month, you could have done whatever you wanted. You’re the one who purchased me.”

“No…”

“Employment? Well… I can’t go out without you or someone else… it really feels like you have ownership over me. Gasp, and you even made my closest friend your actual possession. Doesn’t the role of villain suit you more than me?”

“What are you talking about…”

“Human trafficking… slave ownership… and so on… whew. I’m amazed that you’re doing things I couldn’t even imagine.”

“That’s not true… sigh, let’s not talk about it.”

“Yes. Wouldn’t it be better if you just admitted it and felt at ease?”

“Admit… sigh. What is there to admit? You’re slandering me…”

“Slander? I’ve only spoken the truth. I haven’t mixed in any agitation or fabrication.”

The fact that I can say all this with just the truth means Blanc is in the wrong, doesn’t it?

Well, anyway.

Today is Blanc’s day.

It’s the day to fulfill her wishes.

Though, since she’s actually my employer… almost every day could be considered Blanc’s day.

“Well, that aside. What are you planning to do today?”

“Today…?”

“Well, since every day is your day, Blanc, you might not have anything particular you want to do. I completely understand that.”

“Every day is my day? What have you been saying all this time…”

“I meant that you can do whatever you want if you wish to, Master.”

“…Ugh.”

“Ah, right. Other magical girls ask to be called by their names. But you, Blanc… hmm, I see you prefer to be called Master.”

Just looking at how her face turns red at the word “Master” makes it clear.

Yes, she definitely likes it.

Pfft.

Unlike the other magical girls.

Blanc and I honestly know everything there is to know about each other.

Is there really anything she wants to do?

Honestly, Blanc probably knows things about me that even I don’t know.

And we’ve done most things while going out with the magical girls.

There’s not much left to do.

It seems like we could just spend the day as usual.

“So, Master? Is there anything you want to do with me? Like taking the spring you couldn’t take that day…?”

“Hey.”

“Yes. Khuph…”

“You don’t even think of me as your master, so what’s with the ‘Master’… no, that’s not it. Get rid of that strange title. Just call me by my name.”

“Your name? You’re Blanc, aren’t you?”

“Yes…?”

“You’re Blanc, right?”

“No, I mean by my name…”

“What? You’re Magical Girl Blanc, aren’t you? I’m one of the very few who calls you properly.”

“No… that’s my code name. Can’t you call me by my real name…?”

“…Yunseul?”

“Yes.”

“…Isn’t that strange? To me, Blanc will always be Blanc.”

“Why… call me by my name…”

“Blanc.”

“…I have a pretty name like Yunseul. Why…?”

“Well… because Blanc is Blanc.”

“No… just call me Yunseul…”

“But you’re Blanc.”

“Ah, come on!”

“Ah, yes, yes.”

Well, what difference does it make if it’s Blanc?

I think her code name is better anyway.

Does she think it’s easy to call someone by their code name?

“…Fine. Yunseul. Happy now?”

“Yes…”

“So what does Yunseul want to do? Surely you’re not going to spend today just asking me to call you by your name.”

“I don’t have anything in mind…”

“That’s right. There’s nothing particular to do. Well… given my physical condition.”

With my weak body right now, I can’t even fight with Blanc like we usually do.

Well…

Even if I wanted to have a mock battle in the training ground, in my current situation.

Moving around and exerting energy wouldn’t be good for either Blanc or me.

“…Should we go back to where we went yesterday?”

“Are you serious? You want to go there again?”

“Ah… um…”

“You really don’t have anything planned? Seriously…?”

“Not really…?”

“…Let’s have lunch first.”

With a truly thoughtless expression.

Surely she hasn’t forgotten to think about food too…?

“So. We’re going out to eat, right?”

“Huh…?”

“…How have you survived with such a lack of planning?”

“Me…?”

“If you were always this thoughtless, I might have… sigh. Never mind.”

“You…? Were going to choose? Okay. Let’s go choose. Where do you want to go?”

…Sigh.

Even here, I’m being handed the responsibility.

“Department store… honestly, I don’t want to. You might make me try on clothes again. I’d rather not be a dress-up doll twice in just a few days.”

“Well… you do have a lot of clothes. Even without considering the clothes we couldn’t bring from Eden, there are many in your room.”

“Yes. All the doing of Citrus, Blanc, and the magical girls of this house, isn’t it?”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. It is.”

“And we can’t go to the shopping mall we went to yesterday again. I don’t think you want to experience the same place twice.”

“Right… there’s no need to go to the same place…”

“Then shall we look for a restaurant? Have you found one?”

“No…”

“Yes. I’ll conclude that you’re truly irresponsible. Would you like to order delivery instead?”

“…Delivery.”

“Well, every day truly is your day, it seems.”

“Delivery… should we order? Couldn’t I just cook?”

“What?”

Blanc is going to cook?

“Hmm… honestly, I’m skeptical. I know your living conditions.”

“Ah…”

…Like what I saw on the first day I came.

Or what I saw when I returned after being forcibly hospitalized at the association due to illness.

Honestly, it was hard to imagine cooking happening there.

“Blanc… no, Yunseul cooking. Honestly, I don’t have high expectations.”

In response to my doubt, Blanc retorted.

“That’s not true! I know how to cook. I took care of my sister and the kids when you weren’t around.”

“…It didn’t look like a kitchen where cooking could happen. Did you really cook?”

“I told you I did!”

“Well… if you say so. I have no choice but to believe you.”

Seeing my reluctant acceptance, Blanc seemed to develop a competitive spirit.

“What? What did you just say?”

“I hope you don’t ruin my lunch. Wouldn’t it be better to order delivery?”

“Hey. Sit down. I’ll do everything. Just sit and watch.”

“Well… I’ll just search for delivery places. A lunch box would be nice. Or sushi… hmm, I had that with Baeksu last time. Ah, and we had pasta yesterday…”

“Hey! Don’t look at those. I’ll really cook for you.”

…It seems I’ve accidentally ignited her competitive spirit.

Um…

Does she want to compete with me even on this?

Well, I’m confident I’ll win here, so I’m not worried.

I chuckled as I watched Blanc walk to the kitchen, making bold claims.