Episode 553. Club Room (2)

“By the way, waiting in the club room just for the day the reporters leave seems like it’ll be too tough….”

Lee Hoyeon glanced at the bed in the corner of the club room and let out a groan.

Wherever they got it from, the club room’s bed was big enough for three people to lie down.

But even the biggest bed would be more uncomfortable than staying in the dormitory. Even if you could sleep, life would be inconvenient in many ways.

“It can’t be helped…. The reporters looked like they were going to camp out in front of the dormitory for days.”

“Hmph. They came into the Academy as they pleased, so why aren’t they kicked out!”

“…That’s true, too.”

Listening to this is making me angry.

I knew the Academy was incompetent, but hearing it from a student’s perspective, what kind of idiots are these?

Reporters are setting up camp inside the Academy. Even for the sake of a scoop, this is too much.

I can understand that the Academy’s defense system and operational methods have to be a mess for the game’s story to progress.

But why is it still a mess even though Moon Surin is working so hard?

‘What do you mean, “what is it?” It’s because it’s rotten from the bottom up.’

Moon Surin only has one body.

Unless she’s a god, no matter how hard she tries, she can’t possibly oversee the problems of the entire Academy.

The seniors in the student council are all good people, so it’s clear they’re making a mess underneath them.

Tsk.

Swallowing his saliva, Lee Hoyeon turned on his smartwatch.

“…Wait a moment. I’ll ask Surin noona.”

Asking Moon Surin to take on more work pricks my conscience, but she’s the best at solving this kind of problem.

Lee Hoyeon called Moon Surin from the corner of the club room.

Tring- Tring-

[Hello? Hoyeon. What’s up?]

Lee Hoyeon lowered the volume of his smartwatch so the twins wouldn’t hear.

“Yeah. Surin noona. Actually, I have a favor to ask… it’s a bit complicated to explain over text.”

Actually, setting aside the complexity, I felt bad asking this kind of favor via text, so I called.

Hearing Lee Hoyeon’s words that the twins couldn’t get into the dormitory because of the reporters, Moon Surin groaned slightly and paused for a moment.

[Tap-tap-tap- Tap-tap-tap-tap.]

The sound of typing on a keyboard came through the smartwatch.

Just hearing the sound made it seem like she was angry, so I felt scared.

[Don’t worry about that. I yelled at the security team, no, I requested support.]

“Thanks. Surin.”

In the end, the security team got chewed out. Well, I’m sorry they’re getting cursed out because of me, but this is their fault.

Lee Hoyeon ended the call with Moon Surin after briefly asking how she was.

“I felt a little bad because it was a favor related to Lucy and Lumi, but she readily accepted.”

Letting out a sigh of relief, Lee Hoyeon turned his head and smiled, looking at Lucy and Lumi.

“The Student Council President will take care of the reporters.”

“…Can we go back to the dormitory then?”

“Wow. When can we go? Do you know?”

“Probably, they’ll be gone by evening at the latest?”

“Hoyeon-ssi! You’re amazing!”

Lee Hoyeon curled the corners of his lips upwards, receiving Lucy and Lumi’s sparkling gazes.

Still, it feels good to have helped them.

“Until then, shall we kill some time together?”

“Then let’s play board games together!”

“…You like board games that much?”

Looking at Lucy, who was smiling brightly and taking out a new board game, Lee Hoyeon let out a hollow laugh.

I don’t hate board games, but can’t we do other things too?

Have a tea time.

Discuss magic.

Or perhaps talk about cute dolls or accessories.

After playing board games for hours on end, my body felt stiff.

“With Lumi, the two of us don’t have many games we can play. Since we can’t accept new members, we have to play a lot when I’m with you.”

“That’s right…. It would be nice if there was just one more person besides Lucy and Hoyeon-ssi.”

“I know. I wish Liliana-ssi were here. Three people don’t make a team.”

Reading the rules of the game Lucy brought, Lee Hoyeon blinked at the mention of Liliana and looked at the twins.

“Liliana-ssi? The Liliana I know?”

“Yes. Liliana-ssi is a very kind and good person.”

“…?”

Liliana is a kind and good person?

For a moment, I wondered if there was someone else with the same name at the Academy, but that’s impossible.

The Liliana that Lucy and Lumi are talking about is definitely that crazy succubus.

‘Liliana and the twins are that close…?’

What conversation could have possibly taken place between them while she was looking for me?

Considering Liliana’s usual behavior, a particularly good outcome cannot be expected.

“If it’s Liliana, shall I call her?”

“Hoyeon-ssi. Really?”

“Yeah. It’s not that difficult.”

If I leave it like this, I don’t know what negative influence that crazy succubus might have on the twins Lucy and Lumi.

Rather, I should see with my own eyes what she’s doing.

“Wait a moment.”

Lee Hoyeon immediately called Liliana using his smartwatch.

An energetic voice soon came from the smartwatch.

[Huh? What’s up? Did you already have something to confess again? You really are a troublemaker.]

“…It’s not like that. Lucy and Lumi want to hang out, do you want to come too?”

[Lucy, Lumi? Ah, Aaaaaah! Those cute kids! Of course, I’d love to! Tell them big sis is coming soon!]

“Big sis? Why are you big sis?”

[Because big sis is big sis! Anyway, come out to a place with no people!]

“Huh? What are you talking about?”

[Quickly! Big sis has to go!]

“….”

Staring at the smartwatch, Lee Hoyeon sighed softly and said to Lucy and Lumi.

“Just a moment. I’ll go out and come back.”

Based on my experience so far, asking more here would make it hard to get an answer.

It’s just faster to go along with what Liliana says.

‘The reaction is similar to when I first saw Scout, no, Scarlet….’

It makes me a bit uneasy.

Of course, since she said they were cute, she probably won’t touch them sexually. I know Liliana’s personality well enough from knowing her for a long time.

However, whether she matches well with the twins is the problem.

‘Oil and water don’t mix, but… is that why they can get along better?’

They might be a good match precisely because they are opposites.

“Hey. There’s no one here now. What were you going to say?”

[Then I’m coming!]

“What? No, what kind of bullshit are you talking about….”

I came out into the hallway thinking she had something important to say.

Just as Lee Hoyeon was about to tap his smartwatch, furrowing his brow.

Flash-!

A blinding white light covered his eyes, accompanied by a crashing sound.

“Kyaaak!”

“Ugh!”

A strong, feminine fragrance wafted over, and at the same time, I felt a weight press down on my body.

Lee Hoyeon, who had been looking at his smartwatch until just now, blinked as he saw the girl hugging him.

“…Liliana?”

“Ugh, ugh… That was scarier than I thought. I won’t use it next time.”

“No, what are you? Why, why are you here?”

“But it was a success. As expected, I’m amazing. Heh heh.”

Hearing Lee Hoyeon’s voice, Liliana buried her face into his chest, her eyes sparkling.

“Sniff sniff. Nom.”

After sniffing, as if that wasn’t enough, she bit down near Lee Hoyeon’s shoulder.

“Succubi can teleport too? If you could do this, why didn’t you use it sooner?”

“I couldn’t originally. My magic power grew stronger after catching Lucifer, so now I can do things like this. Since we have a master-servant relationship, it’s like an emergency escape.”

“Normally, is this kind of thing called an emergency escape?”

Can an emergency escape be used for something like this?

“That’s not important. I have to go see the cute kids quickly!”

“No, talk to me for a bit before going in. Why are you close with Lucy and Lumi?”

“Hmm? What’s wrong with being close friends with cute kids?”

“It’s not wrong, but… it’s sudden, so I’m just curious.”

“You’re the one. You should have introduced these cute kids sooner!”

“…Seeing Lucy and Lumi isn’t the first time for you, is it?”

“Huh? Was it?”

“What do you mean, ‘Huh?’ You must have seen them plenty when you were wandering around as a necklace.”

Liliana whined about being bored at home, so she transformed into a necklace and I took her around when I was at the Academy, meaning Lucy and Lumi must have seen her a lot.

But why is she acting like this suddenly?

“Hmm. Is that so? Maybe my succubus powers got stronger, so they look even cuter.”

“What kind of bullshit is that?”

“I don’t know either. What can I do if they look cute! I have to go!”

Liliana glanced around briefly and then darted into the club room.

The time to talk about this seemed too precious to waste.

“Well now.”

It’s not the first or second time she’s spouted bullshit, so now I can’t tell if she’s serious or not.

Of course, this might be the first time having a proper conversation with Lucy and Lumi… but still, changing her attitude so quickly, like flipping a palm.

As expected, I really need to investigate Liliana’s magic power, which suddenly became stronger after catching Lucifer.

“Well, whatever. It’s not the first or second time Liliana has gotten into weird situations.”

She’s not a cult leader, and it’s fortunate that she likes Lucy and Lumi.

Besides, people usually become friends quickly in urgent situations like combat.

‘Since it might be awkward, I should go in quickly and set the mood.’

It’s not strange for people who become close suddenly in extreme situations to become awkward once the situation is resolved.

Like military boot camp.

Those friends too said let’s keep in touch forever, but we never contacted each other.

Lee Hoyeon quickly followed Liliana into the club room.

“Liliana-ssi. How about this one?”

“Lucy. I told you to call me big sis.”

“Hmm, Liliana unnie. How about this one?”

“Good job. Lumi, you call me big sis too.”

“Li, Liliana un, unnie…. S, sorry. Liliana-ssi.”

“Heh heh. So cute. Huh? Lee Hoyeon. What are you doing standing there? Hurry up and come. We don’t have a full team.”

“….”

“What the? Why are they getting along so well?”

I feel a bit left out.

“Okay, we’ll decide with rock-paper-scissors. Lee Hoyeon, you call it.”

Lee Hoyeon sat down, looking at Liliana, whose eyes were sparkling as if she were incredibly excited.

Right. Come to think of it, the women who live at home don’t really enjoy games.

Her excited appearance upon seeing the board games isn’t strange.

“Okay. Rock, paper, scissors!”

“Liliana Special Punch!”

“Cut it out. You crazy succubus!”

Where is “Liliana Special Punch” in rock-paper-scissors?

“Since I won, I’ll pick the teams however I want. Okay?”

“Yes. Liliana-ssi….”

“Sigh. Lucy, are you okay?”

“Yeah. Liliana unnie is really fun.”

“….”

Lee Hoyeon received the cards Liliana was handing out, rubbing his temples.

Since Lucy and Lumi don’t seem to mind, I won’t say anything specific, but that level of energy is really hard to keep up with.

‘After I send Lucy and Lumi back, I need to visit the other heroines too.’

Somehow, I’ve spent quite a bit of time here, but I have many places to go.

After sending the twins back to the dormitory, I should go meet Professor Im Sol, who’s nearby.

“Lee Hoyeon. It’s your turn. Hurry up. Do you want to get hit by the Liliana Special Punch? Huh?”

“I’ll do it right away, so be quiet.”

“Hoyeon-ssi. Since we’re your team, do your best!”

Lumi was concentrating next to Lee Hoyeon, puffing her cheeks.

Seeing that sight seemed to make even useless thoughts disappear.

“Yeah. I’ll concentrate too.”

Smiling faintly, Lee Hoyeon held his cards and became engrossed in the board game.