episode_0051

“… Black… Why, why are you doing this… It definitely got better… why… Why are you doing this again? ”

“… Senior?”

“Ugh… ! Sniff… Who, who… ?”

Yan Yanha, shaking, raised her head.

And then his eyes, all covered with moisture, met mine.

There was not even the slightest trace of the fullness of the previous morning left on that messed up face.

Even though I was slightly upset as I regained my characteristic arrogant girl-like expression, I was sure to feel a small sense of pride in my recovery in a corner of my heart.

But now this… What is the situation?

“You… you… ”

With a bewildered face, Yeon Myeong-ha pursed her lips and muttered softly. My nails, which had become a mess from biting all the time, were still chewing.

“… for a moment… ”

Then, his pupils slightly dilated, as if he had realized something, and he looked at me again with tearful eyes.

“You… if… ”

There was a kind of madness in those eyes that had never been seen before.

“Perhaps… it’s you… ?”

… I have an uneasy feeling for no reason.

“That’s right… It’s you. It was you… ”

“What is that… ”

“I’m sure. I have only you. clearly… That’s what you were… !”

With her voice still crying, Yan Yanha finally stood up unsteadily.

“Huh… Give it back… please… ”

There was not an ounce of reason left on that face, which had already become out of focus.

“Please… Give me back my dream… Ugh… please… !”

“What nonsense are you talking about? How on earth did I do that… ”

“Don’t lie!!!!”

-Quaang!

-Click!!

Along with the shouts of sympathy and evil, the noise of objects falling and breaking throughout the dormitory can be heard loudly.

“You… The nightmare started again the day you left! Ugh… How the hell did you do that… What did you do? ! Black… ”

Slowly turning counterclockwise, Yeon Myeong-ha gradually narrows the distance between me and me.

Because of that strange gait, I found myself being cornered against the wall by her.

“Huh… please… Give it back… !”

Tears are still flowing, and it seems as if he is holding me with his whole body and begging me.

When the thought of being caught in those outstretched hands with nowhere to go came to me, I immediately began to have a strange reaction.

Just thinking about it made me feverish and short of breath. I can already feel the sensation of bugs crawling on my skin. Because of the mask, my already wide field of view became even narrower.

“Black… please… ”

Meanwhile, she was gradually closing the distance between me and me at a shaky pace.

“Senior. stop… ”

“Give it back… !”

Just before I knew it, my arm was grabbed by Yeon Myeong-ha, who was right in front of me.

Before I knew it, I was punching her in the stomach.

-Pow!

“… Hehehe.”

Perhaps because he had already used up a lot of his stamina, he fell sideways and collapsed with just one pity hit.

“Ha… ha… omg… ”

I reflexively checked the fixation of the mask. Only after confirming the strength of the bond was I finally able to feel relieved.

I had to put in a lot of effort to calm down the fever all over my body. It was only after I took a deep breath and regained my vision that I was finally able to look at Yeon Myeong-ha.

I approached her carefully and gently placed my finger on the bridge of her nose.

Only then, thanks to the intermittent warmth, do I relax and sigh.

“… Haha.”

There were still teardrops in the corners of her sorrowful eyes.

Even if we can patch things up later, we can’t just leave Yeon Myeong-ha on the floor like this.

Suddenly, I turn my gaze and see her bedroom door at the beginning of the stairs on the second floor.

Until now, I had been out of consideration and had not set foot in the bedroom, but it seemed like there was nothing I could do today.

I turned my gaze back to Yeon Myeong-ha, who was lying limp on the floor.

Since it had a body that looked as light as a feather at first glance, weight would not be a problem.

but… How do I move this?

“… ”

It was a long thought, but I couldn’t think of any other way. Why is the bedroom on the second floor?

In the end, I slid my hands into her shoulders and calves and carefully lifted them up.

“… Ugh.”

Along with the slight warmth I felt, an unpleasant sensation immediately began to creep up my arm from the area where it was touched.

As a result, the face reflexively frowns.

This is the first time I’ve had such close and prolonged contact with a woman since I hugged my sisters when I left the northeastern station.

At the time, I tried very hard not to show my sisters any signs of displeasure, but the good news is that no one would notice even if I did show it now.

I walked slowly up the stairs. Soon, Yeon Myeong-ha’s bedroom door comes into view.

“… ”

I stood in front of it and agonized over it for a moment, but it was a problem that had already been answered.

I carefully turned the handle and opened the door. A noble, sweet smell wafted all around to the point that it made my head hurt. Perhaps because this is where Yeon Myeong-ha stayed the whole time, the scent of her body permeated even more strongly throughout the bedroom.

I turned my head and checked my final destination for the day.

You can see a large, soft bed placed in the center of the bedroom. The moonlight coming through the large window at the bedside softly illuminates the place.

I walked over and put Yeon Yeon-ha down on the bed, and straightened the pillows. I lightly shook off the blanket and lifted it up to my neck and covered it gently.

“… ?”

Even I am embarrassed by the series of actions that flow so smoothly. A sigh full of regret escaped my lips at the obvious cause that immediately came to mind.

The act of watching someone else’s bed… It was a natural thing that I had done countless times before.

“Ha… ”

After taking a moment to sigh, the view of the room naturally came into view.

Although the composition appeared generally ordinary, the huge bookshelf that took up an entire wall was particularly noticeable.

The various books that were packed closely together were all covered in hand stains.

Although it was a very fragmentary scene, it seems enough to infer her past life.

“Ugh… no… ”

I heard muttering again and checked the bed. I see Yeon Myeong-ha shaking her head and shedding tears.

Am I having another bad dream that others can’t see?

After letting out a sigh of relief, I spread out the waves that had gathered near my heart again.

It’s right next to it, so just spreading it around a little bit is enough.

“Ko… Saegeun… ”

“… ”

I think I made a very wrong decision.

We only used the blockade for three days and were away for only two nights.

But I never thought that just a brief taste of sweet peace would make it impossible for me to endure my old daily life…

“… ”

When I first accepted the principal’s request, I never thought I would face a situation like this.

Anyway, I think my decision to enter the dormitory, even if I had to resort to unreasonable methods, wasn’t that bad.

If I had only been faced with her well-presented appearance, I would have been completely unaware of the aspects that can only be felt at close range.

These defenseless and vulnerable aspects can be said to be the essence of the problem she is experiencing now.

As I face the end of such nakedness, I feel like I can feel human regret and sympathy rather than disgust and antipathy towards her.

But then, the sense of entitlement that was hidden behind the mask also rises to the surface.

“… ”

When I was young, I learned at school that our country is a republic with no discrimination based on social status.

But how many people would actually believe that statement?

We divide ourselves by all sorts of criteria, and by far the greatest of those criteria is magic.

A man above others, a wizard.

And wizards upon wizards, the Mage Twenty-Seven Clan and the First Five Families.

I was at the bottom of that well-organized food chain.

In an unreasonable storm that struck like lightning, I met good people by chance and barely survived.

Even though I am now pretending to be a recommended student from a prestigious school, my essence has still not changed.

Behind the mask, I am still an orphan with nothing and a humble background. Luckily, he gained an unknown ability and survives by parasitizing on it.

On the other hand, compassion.

Wizards above wizards, the Magic Twenty-Seven Tribe. The daughter of a prominent literary family called the Jeokhwa Yeon clan, one of the first five families.

If I am at the bottom, this person is at the top.

If I hadn’t been pushed into the cradle by the leader, I would never have encountered her at such close range.

Is it really right for a mere orphan to feel pity and pity on such a person?

“… Haha.”

I let out a sigh, and a numb, tingling sensation came over my chest.

The reason must be that I have experienced a very similar situation before.

People are said to be human because they can learn from their mistakes. But why am I trying to make the same mistake again?

Why does an orphan who cannot even take care of his own future try to mess around in other people’s business?

“Ko… Kuul… ”

As I hear the sound of comfortable breathing, my worries become deeper.

“Ko… ”

Nevertheless, it is still pitiful and sad.

***

I was having a pity dream. She sank all the way into a pit filled with black, sticky mud. Around her, dozens of skeletal arms stretched out and pushed the struggling woman back into the abyss.

I cried and screamed, but no one helped me. There was only the laughter of arms rattling and laughing from all directions.

In the end, I gave up on everything and was on the verge of being sucked into the abyss.

A ray of bright light illuminated her, and the black walls and skeletons instantly melted away.

And the moment he reflexively stretched out his arms to the person who saved him.

-tweet!

“Uh… ?”

What I suddenly see is the ceiling of the bedroom, which is familiar as always.

And his beautiful right arm stretched upward.

For some reason, my vision was blurry, so I gently wiped my moist eyes with a sympathetic finger.

Then I began to feel a tingling, throbbing pain in my lower abdomen.

“Haha… what… ”

The pain I don’t know why makes me frown.

Gently caressing her sore stomach, Yeon Myeong-ha hurriedly stood up from her seat.

Suddenly, a low, quiet voice from the doorway woke her from her sleep.

“Are you awake?”

“… Hehe.”

For a moment, my spine stood on end, and I forced my pitiful, motionless head to turn to check the source of the sound.

What soon caught her eye was a perverted, hideous mask leaning against the wall next to the door frame.

“You, you, you, you… ”

I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t even speak properly. In the meantime, I ended up chewing off my tongue.

I looked at my body with pity and instinct. The defenselessness of wearing only a thin camisole makes me momentarily lose my senses.

Then, the guy got up from his seat and walked towards him, narrowing the distance.

“Go away… ”

You’ve finally revealed your true colors.

If you see him doing such a shameless thing not in the middle of the night but in the morning, it is clear that he is a perverted sexual fanatic.

Eyes full of tears instinctively looked for something to defend themselves with.

And the defense method chosen by instinct rather than reason was not the spirit, but the large, soft pillow on which he had been sleeping just a moment ago.

I tried to shoo him away by swinging a pillow, but the masked boy showed no heed and was right in front of me.

It’s all over now. I closed my eyes tightly in pity.

-Sreuk

However, the next moment I felt the touch of a shawl warmly covering my defenseless shoulders.

-dump.

And a sound as if something was collapsing.

At this completely unexpected bewilderment, I narrowed my eyes slightly, suppressing my pounding heart of pity.

The flowing checkered shawl that always wrapped around her shoulders caught my eye first, and then I looked forward.

“Hi… Hehe.”

Eventually, I noticed the masked man sitting on the stool next to the bed and staring at me, and without realizing it, I let out an angry sound.

“… Haha.”

“… Hi.”

Seeing the masked man sigh deeply, I swallowed the light hiccup that came out reflexively.

“Let’s talk.”