Ch.198I Became a Heroine with Only a Pure Love Ending (1)

As of today, September 6th, her birthday, Miss Ban Do-young turned 16 years old.

In other words, it was the day she reached the minimum age for blood donation as determined by the Red Cross.

This was the place where I first possessed Miss Ban Do-young, and our first date location.

It was undoubtedly a meaningful place for the relationship between Do Ha-min and Ban Do-young.

Undoubtedly, but…

“When I first got advice from the Chairman, he told me that women are strongly attached to memories of firsts. When I heard that, I immediately thought of this place. Do-young, this is where you first made me feel like a whole person.”

“W-well, everyone has blood flowing through their body, so!”

The occasion was good, and the intention was good.

It was also nice that our first date location after I sincerely wanted to continue being Miss Ban Do-young

was the same as Do-young’s first date location from when I had no such thoughts.

Back then, I just enjoyed experiencing the world of <Half of Peninsula> as Miss Ban Do-young,

and found it fun to play pranks on Do Ha-min while in the heroine’s body.

It wouldn’t be bad to revisit that place together and reconfirm my feelings for him.

There was a good reason why someone like Do Ha-min wasn’t anxious watching me busy with gift showers since morning.

Because this kind of surprise event is something other kids could never imitate or think of.

The fact that only Do Ha-min could create such a meaningful event for Ban Do-young.

The more I thought about it, I couldn’t deny that.

“Did you know? His girlfriend? This student Do Ha-min has been coming here regularly every time his donation cycle comes around, ever since his girlfriend first introduced him to the blood donation center.”

“You’ve been coming here alone? Without me? Even though you were so scared of donating blood?”

After a whole blood donation, there’s a mandatory 2-month interval.

Considering that it had been about 6 months since I last visited this place,

it meant that Do Ha-min had come here alone at least 2 or 3 times.

No wonder the staff remembered his name and face.

If he hadn’t visited since our first time 6 months ago, they wouldn’t have recognized Do Ha-min, who looked so different now.

A 17-year-old high school boy who grew taller and more handsome each time he visited every 2 months.

That’s impossible to forget.

“This student Do Ha-min here. He said his girlfriend made him feel like a whole person for the first time, and he treasures everything that happened here so much.”

“W-we weren’t dating back then.”

“But you are now, right? You came in holding hands so lovingly.”

“You’re something else. You’ve been coming here to donate blood every 2 months while juggling school, kendo, and night study sessions? And all the way here, so far from your home?”

“W-well, there’s no blood donation center near my house… and I’ve grown attached to this place. I guess in the end, I just enjoy doing anything with you, Do-young.”

“…”

I completely agreed with Do Ha-min’s last statement.

Now I too couldn’t help but think that anything I did with him would be enjoyable, whatever it might be.

“After hearing the Chairman’s advice, my donation cycle happened to come around, so I prepared this. I thought maybe you also considered this place as a special memory.”

“…Yes. It is a special place. And definitely filled with unforgettable moments.”

But.

No, no matter how special the place is, and how full of unforgettable memories…

“It’s not somewhere to visit on my birthday…!”

“Happy birthday, miss. I’ll put in a special gift for you later.”

“Th-thank you! But on a birthday, something a bit more… like a r-restaurant! Or a party!”

“Don’t worry about that, Do-young! I’ve already reserved that Western-style restaurant you took me to last time for dinner! I’ve even saved up plenty of date money in case prices went up due to inflation! The owner promised extra service since it’s your birthday!”

“Th-that’s nice! But still, we’re not even watching a movie, so coming all the way to a blood donation center…!”

Looking back, there were plenty of hints.

‘Did you sleep well…? Are you feeling tired or sick anywhere?’

He asked if I had gotten enough sleep,

and if I was taking any medication for illness.

‘It’s okay. Fortunately, it doesn’t overlap. With the other kids’ gifts.’

Despite there being some wrapped gifts whose contents I didn’t know,

he assured me that his gift wouldn’t overlap with others.

If it were the usual Do Ha-min who always considers exceptions and possibilities,

he would have added that his guess excluded the wrapped gifts.

From the moment he spoke with such certainty,

it was already determined that this wouldn’t be an ordinary gift or event.

‘Since this is your first time, I need to stay by your side in case you feel weak and collapse.’

And then that final clincher.

When I first heard those words, I thought he had finally decided to take my virginity.

Even if Miss Ban Do-young wasn’t filled with lewd thoughts, it’s still true.

Who would think of a blood donation center after hearing such words from their boyfriend on their birthday?

His comments about it being my first time and physically demanding,

and about skipping night study to stay by my side, were all about potential anemia after donating blood.

In case something unexpected happened while I was going home alone.

“Hmm, RH+ AB blood type. The same blood type as Do Ha-min. You two really are meant for each other.”

“G-great. Since we have the same blood type, there’s no need for me to donate too. Just Do Ha-min can…”

“No, AB type donations are always in short supply. We’re so grateful to have two AB donors today with you joining Do Ha-min! Please come into the collection room!”

“W-wait a minute…!”

And so I found myself trapped in the blood collection chair in the exact same position as Do Ha-min was 6 months ago.

“Come on, relax your arm. If you tense up, it’ll be harder to insert.”

“Eeeek! Why is the needle so thick!”

It had been a long time since I’d seen a blood collection needle up close.

It was completely different in thickness from the flu shots I got in elementary school.

“Wait! Are you confusing this with the straw used for bubble tea?!”

“Miss, if it were that thick, we’d call it a rod or a straw, not a needle.”

“Then please put away that rod-straw! Something like that can’t possibly go in!”

“It goes in just fine, don’t worry. Much thicker things come and go inside the body all the time.”

“I’m still a virgin! Don’t make jokes like that!”

“Oh my, this young student’s arm is so strong I can’t place the needle. Hana, come help me hold Do Ha-min’s girlfriend. Ah, but leave the chainsaw behind!”

“Eeeek!”

It’s not that I had no experience with blood donations.

But having experience doesn’t mean I was comfortable with it.

No matter how experienced I was, I couldn’t help but feel a chill down my spine and my body stiffen at the sight of the needle before donation.

Ban Do-young’s body reflected my fear without resistance, showing the reaction to that fear with her whole body.

The real Ban Do-young probably feared needles as much as I did.

“Eeeek! Let go! I came here to learn the value of gifts, not the value of life!”

“This won’t work. Ha-min! Ha-min, please help us! Your girlfriend might run away at this rate!”

“Y-yes…!”

Finally, even Do Ha-min joined in to restrain me as I tried to escape from the collection chair.

“D-Do Ha-min, even you…”

“Don’t worry, Do-young. Like you said last time, it just stings once when it goes in and once when it comes out.”

“B-but I’m saying I don’t like that sting…!”

“It’ll be over soon, so don’t worry too much. Your boyfriend was so calm his first time. He didn’t even flinch when the needle went in.”

“D-Do Ha-min. Are you really not going to help me…? Even when I’m begging you with tears?”

I clung to Do Ha-min’s arm that had come to restrain me, pleading with him.

Although he was the one who brought Ban Do-young here, he was also the only person who could take my side right now.

“Do-young, are you… crying?”

“D-do you think I’m doing this just because I’m scared of needles? I don’t want my first insertion to be that, that hideous metal rod…!”

“Do-young…”

“Don’t you think so too, Do Ha-min? It would be better if you were the first to enter my body… I don’t want to lose my first time to a metal rod…”

“…”

Do Ha-min stopped holding my arm and stared at my tearful face for a moment.

“Thank you for always thinking of me as your first, Do-young.”

“D-Do Ha-min…!”

“But we always need practice runs, right? Like studying for exams or getting flu shots to prevent illness.”

“Huh…?”

“So think of this as practice… practice for when something much more painful and bigger goes in later…!”

*GRIP*

Do Ha-min seized my arm again while I was momentarily distracted.

“Now, teachers!”

“Got it, Ha-min!”

“Nooo! Let go! Let me go! A heroine getting her blood extracted before breast milk by her boyfriend? What kind of heroine is this?!”

*STAB*

“Gak!”

I had forgotten.

Do Ha-min, this bastard.

He wasn’t on my side, he was on my husband’s side.

…

…

…

Would you believe me if I said I lost consciousness from the shock of the needle?

I didn’t want to accept that I was such a coward either.

But after a brief lapse in memory, when I opened my eyes again, I couldn’t deny that I had awakened somewhere other than the collection room where I had just been lying.

“…Mmm.”

A space painted completely white all around.

I woke up alone on that blank layer.

It felt like I had been dreaming for a long time.

As I raised my slightly dazed body, I looked around.

“Do Ha-min…? Where are you, Do Ha-min?”

And in that white world where I opened my eyes,

I was looking for Do Ha-min first, as if it were the most natural thing.

“Do Ha-min…?”

As I wandered across that white floor where distance was impossible to gauge,

I saw a man with a familiar appearance sitting in the same space as me.

“Is that Do Ha-min…?”

With my mind hoping to see the person I wanted to see most,

My lips calling the name of the person I wanted to meet most,

I grabbed the shoulder of the man in front of me.

“…Oh, you’re finally here.”

The familiar-looking man turned his head toward me as if he had been waiting for me.

The moment our eyes met, I naturally knew who he was.

“Hmm, took you longer than I expected, Ban Do-young.”

“B-Ban Do-young…?”

The one waiting for me there was none other than the original world’s Ban Do-young.

“Since we switched on your period day, weren’t you in a lot of pain? It must have hurt quite a bit for your first time.”

“S-Sister Ban Do-young, it was you!”

More precisely, it was Sister Ban Do-young in the form of Mister Ban Do-young.