episode_0009

I loaded my bra with aura.

The fabric was wide enough to fit two of my faces, so I whipped it like a lash.

Crack!

“Ugh. This deviant. Hiding in the bushes, your skills are not ordinary…!”

“But that’s not what I meant!?”

While deflecting one punch was good, the next attack posed a problem.

Opponent: superior. Me: Grade D. The difference is too extreme!?

“Aaargh!”

“Darn it, is she attacking with that aura!”

With just one swing of my fist, the sharp front paw of the lion-shaped aura extended and ruthlessly slashed through my aura.

Bra durability isn’t great. Even though I gathered as much as possible, is this the result!

“This is supposed to be a jab? Insane, if I get hit, I’m done for!”

“Accept your fate quietly!”

“Woaaah!! Are you crazyyy!!!”

Boom!

My aura blocked the incoming fist like a shield, but the lion’s aura that followed erased everything it touched.

-Deleted.

A literal eternal disappearance.

“Wasn’t that metaphorical just now!?”

As if it had never existed, the wardrobe I had opened was scratched by claws, leaving nothing behind but an empty space.

What happens if that touches me?

Ew, I don’t want to imagine it!

“Tsk. I don’t wish to destroy your room any further, Master. So please, just take one hit quietly. As a special service, I’ll make sure it doesn’t hurt.”

“Are you insane! If that’s what you call mercy, then die, you fiend!”

“You’re telling me to die? Wouldn’t it be better to die than show such disgrace to others?”

“I find my situation ridiculous too! What kind of mess is this for touching a bra!?”

Another right hook.

Whipping the busty bra like a lash, I deflected the punch, but in that moment, the golden claw lunged towards me.

-Stabbed!

“Eek!”

“Even dodging like a loach…!”

Twisting my body, I barely avoided it. It was truly a paper-thin difference.

It grazed me, tearing the tracksuit that Seongyeon had given me, exposing my upper body.

Goodness, it was comfortable to move in!

“Where did this skilled fighter come from all of a sudden? Perhaps a spy from another guild?”

“What are you looking at me for, calling me a spy!”

“Do you not see it? Your skill in blocking my attacks with just a bra. The burn marks engraved on your body… You must have endured many hardships. However, your adventure ends here since you’ve met me. Your luck has run out.”

“Despite your blunt tone, you’re quite amusing, aren’t you!?”

“I hear that often, especially from my master. Hearing an assassin like you say the same things makes me laugh to death.”

“Next, am I an assassin after being called a deviant!?”

“Be glad. It’s a rank up.”

“Do you think I’m happy about that!”

Boooooom!!!!

“Argh!”

The punch grazed my nose.

Even though I narrowly avoided it, my bridge was cut, blood spraying, cheeks burning.

Damn it, damn it, damn it!

This damn bra-wearing maid is fierce! Both the attacks that could kill with a graze and the speed are relentless!

She’s clearly holding back her strength to avoid wrecking her master’s room, but what’s with this speed! I don’t even want to imagine what would happen if we clashed in a dungeon-like place!

“You’ve been narrowly avoiding hits since earlier. How about this one? I’ve slightly increased the reach.”

Noticing my confusion, she reached out with her palm.

Her target was my heart. She aimed to tear through it without hesitation.

“Are you going to leave it at that!”

Drawing out the remaining aura, I reinforced my bra and shoulders, whipping like a lash and coiling around my wrist.

Damn, this bra is ridiculously sturdy. How wide is this thing?

“You blocked it. It’s probably not your main weapon, but your movements are familiar. Are you indeed a deviant?”

“Assassin or pervert, pick one! Oh, forget it! What about that thing behind you? Is it moving along with your hand? Since we’re holding hands, let’s chat!”

“Chat? Really?”

“Yeah! It seems there’s a misunderstanding between us. If you keep acting like this, it’s not me but you who will end up in a bad position!”

“My position?”

“That’s right!”

“So, you expect me to believe that a pervert who buried his face in the bra he pulled out of Sungyeon’s closet and even smelled it would be in a bad position if harmed by someone else, and now you want me to believe that?”

“Of course not!”

“─Then don’t say anything! Pervert!!”

Noooooo!!

Even as I stopped my hand, wrapped around the bra, the form of the Golden Lion began to move!

Wait, it can move separately from my hand!?

「Grrrrr-!!」

Sure enough, the enraged figure of the Golden Lion raised its claws upward.

It’s coming down.

With a wall behind me, a Ranker in front, nowhere to dodge, and no skills to block.

The opponent had been toying with me and was now ready to finish me off.

Still wanting to survive, I gathered the remaining aura at my forehead, but it was insufficient. After all, it has an effect of erasing everything.

“Damn it. I’m going to die. There’s no way to survive.”

Anticipating the moment of impact as instant death, I closed my eyes tightly, and a green aura illuminated my vision.

The goddess of salvation was real.

“What is this-?”

『Can’t stop!』

“Ugh!”

“What!?”

A familiar voice.

A green aura.

Enveloping the room in the color symbolizing my friend, the Golden Lion was entwined by the green aura.

“Changgi! Sorry for being so late!”

No! You came at just the right time!

It’s almost as if the timing was calculated perfectly, damn it!!

“Sungyeon, I apologize. This intruder invaded the guild home, and I was dealing with him. He will pay dearly for disturbing the peace of the room, so please let me handle it now.”

「Grrrrrrr-!!」

“Stop! I’m going to diee~!”

Despite Sungyeon’s intervention, the Golden Lion moved.

Tearing through the green aura enveloping the lion’s body, its claws, capable of tearing anything apart, were aimed at my nose, but before it could be stopped, Sungyeon rushed towards me.

“I said stop!”

“Sungyeon…?”

“It’s a misunderstanding. I stopped because he’s not an intruder but a guest!”

“A guest?”

The attack ceased.

The notion of me being a guest seemed perplexing, causing the Golden Lion to dissipate.

“What are you talking about? I haven’t heard such a thing.”

“I’m sorry. I wanted to talk about it this morning, but you seemed busy… When we met in the hall earlier, you were scolding the kids. So, I thought you wouldn’t come into the room today.”

“Impossible. Would I neglect cleaning even if I were busy? After disciplining those fools, I came to clean the room as usual. That’s when I encountered a man like a pervert.”

“Why did you fight then? It could have been irreversible!”

“Don’t you see?”

Sungyeon and Seres, the Butler, turned their gaze towards me.

In a confrontational stance, she extended her hand while I was in an awkward position [blocking with the bra].

“………….”

“Changgi?”

“Yes.”

“What’s that about?”

“First, listen to what I have to say. I am definitely not a pervert.”

“Do you speak like that with that appearance?”

Oh, for God’s sake, shut up.

“Sungyeon, regardless of the relationship between this man and you, he shouldn’t get too close.”

Please shut up!!

“I will convey exactly what I saw when I entered the room. This man had his face buried in a bra, smelling it. As if checking whether his face fits in or not, he was pressing his head against it.”

I can’t even defend myself because it’s truee!!

“…Really?”

“Yes.”

“No, that can’t be… Why would Changgi do such a thing?”

Even after hearing such words, Sungyeon’s attempt to understand me was painfully sincere.

Damn it. Life sucks so much.

“Why do I have to explain this to my childhood friend?”

“Chang-gi, misunderstandings? Is there something else going on?”

“Well… So, are you going to listen to me?”

“Yes. Because we’re close. First, can you return the bra to me and then tell me?”

“Uh, um…”

I untangled the bra from my wrist and held it up.

Just by looking at the size, it was clearly not off-the-shelf. It was a custom-made bra that anyone could see… Perhaps my eyes were drawn to a bra more expensive than my daily wage.

“Chang-gi?”

‘Ugh, this is not the time for such thoughts.’

I shook my head and organized my thoughts.

First, I need to clarify this situation, which is both a misunderstanding and not.

“Please explain, Byeon-jil. Why were you touching the bra? And it seems like even the panties are scattered around… Were you perhaps about to do something unspeakable?”

“Are you crazy! I told you no!”

“Is that really true?”

“Come on, let’s hear the story first. Seres, keep quiet until the explanation is over.”

“…Yes.”

The butler stepped back, and I awkwardly began to justify myself.

First, I opened the wardrobe to change clothes after seeing the message sent by Sung-yeon, then I checked the compartment with underwear, wondering if she had prepared something there too since I wasn’t wearing panties at the moment, and somehow women’s underwear came out, making me exclaim, “Does this guy have a cross-dressing hobby?” and look closely…

I skipped the part about smelling it. Even I thought it was a stupid thing to do. The moment I added that detail, I would have no more room for justification.

“…Cross-dressing?”

“Seres, be quiet.”

“Umm.”

The butler seemed like he wanted to say something but refrained. He probably wanted to catch onto my justification.

“So… Suddenly, Bu Gil-ma walked in. We were attacked without a chance to clear up the misunderstanding.”

“I see. That’s what happened.”

Sung-yeon calmed down. On the contrary, Seres didn’t seem pleased, but obediently kept quiet at the master’s command.

-There’s no better time than now to shake off the stigma of being a pervert!!

“Hey, Sung-yeon. Let me ask you this time. Why did women’s underwear come out of your room? I was genuinely shocked and thought, ‘Is this the person I know?’ so I leaned in to take a closer look.”

“Uh, uh-huh~!? Oh, well, that’s… right! Before answering! Why did I think you were cross-dressing!?”

“You were doing all sorts of weird things while drunk yesterday. So, I wondered if this guy really had such a hobby.”

“Ugh… That’s true.”

He slapped his forehead.

It seemed like he remembered what he had done.

In other words, I also had my reasons, creating an atmosphere ripe for misunderstanding. Sung-yeon awkwardly averted his gaze.

“Why? Do you really have a cross-dressing hobby? No. Even if you do, don’t worry too much. It’s been a long time since we met, so such a hobby could have developed in my absence.”

“Thank you for understanding, but it’s not that…”

“Then why did it come out?”

“Well…”

Sung-yeon hesitated as if trying to make an excuse. When I tried to push him further, thinking he might be lying, he suddenly brought the bra he was holding to his side.

“Huh?”

“Ugh-!?”

To his chest, the butler’s chest.

What on earth is going on??

“Master…?”

“Right? Seres, it’s your item, isn’t it?”

“…Yes.”

The atmosphere became awkward for a moment.

Why is that?

Thinking something might have gone wrong, I continued to observe as she closed and opened her eyes.

“Yes… It’s my item. For now, at least.”

For now…?

What on earth does that mean?

Perplexed, when I looked at Sung-yeon, he gestured for me to focus on her.

“Yes! Seres’ item! Look, it fits perfectly!?”

She pushed the bra a bit closer. Despite being pushed onto the butler’s uniform, it fit perfectly. The act of tucking underwear over clothes itself was quite provocative. A blush spread across the butler’s usually stoic face, indicating his embarrassment.

“…It’s embarrassing. Even though it’s over my clothes, please don’t look too closely.”

Damn, this feels awkward.

He had been angry during their fight, but suddenly felt like forgiving her.

“But you said you don’t meet women.”

“I don’t. I’m truly single.”

“But why are you in charge of a woman’s underwear, especially the guild master’s?”

“Oh, right! Cerese is moving! So, I was temporarily taking care of her clothes and stuff!”

Huh?

“If she’s moving, wouldn’t you normally pack things in boxes? Why store them in your wardrobe?”

“No! Her stuff fills up the whole wardrobe! That’s why it was there! I planned to return it once she finished moving, so don’t misunderstand!”

“Still, entrusting the entire wardrobe? That’s… odd.”

“Ugh! This is the guild home. We all live together. Cerese’s room is not far from mine. Besides her belongings, I also hold important items since we’ll soon be moving to the Tower of Gold collectively!”

“…When you put it that way, it does make sense.”

“Right?”

Although it made some sense, he couldn’t press further.

If he kept pushing, he might end up with a bra in his face again.

“Since the bra reeks of a woman’s scent….”

Therefore, this belonged to Song Sung-yeon. Even though this person seemed neutral, they were probably male.

“Even though the excuses are awkward, thinking about the butler’s bra, it explains why she attacked me so fiercely. The fact that the bra fits that vulgar body convincingly. In such a situation, even I can’t believe it, so there’s no reason for Sung-yeon not to face such a situation.”

It must be an awkward situation for both of them, but helping each other out is also a form of friendship.

Even if this guy really had a cross-dressing hobby, there was a willingness to laugh it off.

“You trust me?”

“It’s more like I should trust you. Who would have thought I’d be treated like a pervert in your room?”

“Yeah… It could’ve been a disaster…”

We both laughed awkwardly.

I managed to smooth over the incident with someone else’s bra, while he seemed relieved, whether or not he actually had a cross-dressing hobby.

We both sensed something, but didn’t touch upon it like friends would.