episode_0052

“Are you awake?”

“… … .”

As my wheezing subsides, I quietly ask.

After putting Rin down on the wide sofa where she threw her tired body every day, I had no choice but to sit on the single person sofa and try to get a good night’s sleep, but it was so uncomfortable that it was difficult to sleep.

The interior of the store on the second floor was so quiet that one wondered whether the sandworm commotion really occurred during the day.

Starting tomorrow, we will all work together to restore the broken foundation, but it seemed like we were sleeping to conserve our strength.

Bright moonlight shines from the window at night, as if to keep watch.

Even with the short question, Rin remained quiet.

I was irritated as I adjusted my posture with my back facing the sofa.

“I’ve been awake since a while ago!”

“En? But why didn’t you answer?”

“That’s right, that─”

I just stuck it on.

I was so dissatisfied with something that I wanted to be grumpy, but I ended up spitting it out.

“… … Jiwoo intervened and saved that rape bastard.”

“No, if you put it that way… If you did something really wrong, an accident would have happened. If no one came forward, it would be like that─”

“I was sincere.”

Rin shows off with a straight face.

Without facing him, he hammers in nails as if giving advice.

I was a little frightened by the dry answer without any warmth, but I forced a smile.

In this extremely dry atmosphere, I had a feeling that if I made a low-quality joke or chose the wrong answer, I would be the one holding the funeral.

“Is that fox really what it says?”

“Well, there are some parts that have been adapted a bit… … .”

“So, most of it is true?”

“The nuance is a bit different… I was a bit drunk at the time because of the drugs, and that was… … ”

“Say it straight!”

Rushing forward in an instant.

Growling, Rin attacked the sofa he was sitting on, baring his polished fangs like a beast.

Push!

I was so emotionally strained that the sponge on the sofa burst a little.

The blanket is pulled up and stuck behind by its strong force.

Hot shining eyes.

The bright red fire dragon’s eyes reflect the moonlight.

Black smoke rises from its mouth as if it would spit fire at the liar.

“Ah, ahahahaha!”

“This time I can’t just smile and move on.”

“Ugh! that… … Lin, why… Are you that angry?”

“Why?! Why?!”

Wow!

Hell-colored wings spread out from behind the back.

The lid was opened so much that it was even undergoing transformation.

At any moment, Hwaryong’s anger felt as if he would lift the sofa whole and throw it from the sky.

I need to come up with an excuse to appease him, but I can’t think of anything to say.

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“That… … .”

“Black!”

Again.

We stared at each other for a while, then a single tear fell.

The wings folded behind Lin’s spread out back, and the powerful red energy disappeared as if evaporating.

It just comes back to Rin.

Lin’s usual appearance, wearing a cheongsam with a red dragon ascending on a white background.

Even though he appears indifferent at first glance, he is the ultimate hero who does his job.

“Huh, huh- Hmm!”

However, the face that was gradually falling apart covered in snot did not have the status of a hero.

“I said I came first… … I mean everything came first.”

“… … .”

“When I had just arrived in Korea, Jiwoo saw my note and spoke to me first. I suspected he was making fun of me, but Jiwoo asked me to teach him Chinese characters, so I taught him. On the contrary, Jiwoo taught me Hangul. We were paired together for the first time in gym class, and after that, thanks to Jiwoo, we made friends for the first time and played together. Even if the kids didn’t join in because they were bullying, Jiwoo always stepped in and intervened!”

After taking a deep breath,

“For the first time, I invited a friend to my house and we played a game together for the first time. Even when our classes split up as we progressed through the grades, we went in and out together every day, and even when we went to middle school, we stayed together every day. I wasn’t interested in hero stuff, but Jiwoo liked it, so we signed up together. We protected the city together and made Dad happy with the bonuses we received. Jiwoo and I are hosting my father’s birthday party for the first time… … also… also… Ugh, huh!”

Even though my nose is dripping, I am speechless.

I force myself to continue, pushing away the tears that are pouring down like rain with my palm.

I confess passionately, looking only at myself.

“Jiwoo was everyone’s first!

The first friend I spoke to, the first best friend I made, and… … The first person I fell in love with.”

I held my breath as he approached me so directly.

As if resolving accumulated resentment, I put everything down in a bundle.

Tutuk, tuk…

Rin’s pants are soaking wet from the tears and snot she shed.

However, rather than being messy, I feel like I want to hug it because it is pitiful and cannot be pushed away.

“Delete… You hate me?”

Because the strongest hero showed such weakness.

I shook my head.

I am confused because I did not know that Rin would come out like this.

“Well, to say it right now… … ”

“I hate it?”

“I’ve thought about it a lot, too!”

Accepting a confession that came to you out of anger.

I was vaguely wondering what to talk about, but this had to start.

“I also thought about it… I tried my best, but in the end, I was B grade.”

Wooo!

I am ashamed of my growing sense of entitlement.

Nevertheless, since Rin confessed to me, I respond by holding my knees tightly.

“No matter how many times I try, I only fail, and no matter how much I look at it, the gap with Rin only widens.

I wanted to show my cool side, but… … Isn’t that the case when you just look back at the past year? Rin went through martial arts training and became stronger, but I was always at a standstill… I can’t do that. For some reason, Mr. Seohan thinks highly of me, but no matter how hard I try, he and Lin are on the same level─”

“Shut up! Do I like it or not?!”

pop!

“I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it, I like it so much!!!”

One powerful punch.

When that fist made a hole in the side of the sofa, I couldn’t help but let out a sigh of joy.

Although I said it in a comical way, it was my sincerity that was boiling inside my heart.

It was sincere, although it was mixed with dirty impurity feelings caused by inferiority complex or frustration.

“… … Sigh!”

Upon hearing the answer, Rin’s spirit weakened somewhat.

The tears, as if I had turned on a faucet, had stopped somewhat, and I was sniffling meekly.

Then, he raises his voice as if something has made him cry again.

“But why didn’t you tell me first, you idiot!”

“ Well, I thought I would give it a try after I was quite successful! … Life doesn’t go as planned?”

“There is no need for that!

For me, all I need is Jiwoo… There is no need for a hero, a ‘golden hero’, or a fire dragon.”

“Lin… … ”

It was straight ahead.

Lin only knew how to walk straight.

They threw everything at me, to the point where it was too much, and came running to me as much as I could.

“Hmm, hmm!”

It was pitiful.

After he told me that, I had no choice but to slowly approach him.

Even though he was covered in snot, he approached me like a man.

Hesitating to hug your back,

Wow!

Lin throws herself first.

“Jiwoo, Eunjiuuuu! you stupid! Stupid, stupid, stupid clothes!!!”

“Lin… … .”

Warm warmth.

After many twists and turns, I feel like we have finally met.

I had been in the same position for a long time, but it felt out of place.

Rin immediately raised his head.

He hugged me tightly as if he would never escape from my arms, and his nose burst into tears.

“Now, sniff.”

“Kuuu!”

Just like that, he clears out the runny nose and pats Rin on the back.

Lin, held like a baby monkey, was funny, cute, and lovely.

They just chased each other’s faces.

As if guided by instinct, the distance seemed to gradually narrow,

“… no! I don’t like being in dirty places like this!”

That’s a bit harsh…

Skinship that is belatedly rejected due to the cleanliness of the store.

I can’t say it was a clean store, but it was still bitter to me.

I wondered what to do.

Since it won’t go down like this, I have no choice but to end it here today.

“Okay, then it’s late so I’ll send you home─”

“Don’t let go, you idiot! If you let go, it will bite you!”

hmm… What should I do?

But it’s not that I don’t understand Lin’s feelings.

After all, Lindo is a woman.

A woman with strong girlish sensibilities.

It would have drawn a nicer picture.

I would never have dreamed of recklessly expressing my feelings in such a shabby place.

Even if it is not a pumpkin carriage or a white horse, a woman wants to have the basic elements.

“Lin, close your eyes.”

“… … Close your eyes?”

“It’s dark everywhere right now, but if I close my eyes, all I can see is the bright moonlight.

I will never let go of the arms that are holding Rin, so just close your eyes.”

After hearing those words, I gently closed my eyes.

He turned to me with dry, red eyes.

This was enough for the mood.

A golden ball laid out by the bright moon.

I slowly approach this ballroom, feeling my breath.

Lin, too, must have sensed a sign of me slowly approaching, and tensed as she held onto my body tightly.

He was as wary as when we first met, but he pushed all his anxiety into a hole with his clenched fists as if he trusted me.

like that,

side.

Our lips lightly touch.

The tears entered and touched the salty, soft spot.

side.

We kissed again as if checking the shape.

Pursing their lips, they chased each other’s warmth.

Kuuk!

“Umm, yes… Ugh ♥”

Rin was hugged even stronger.

Now, he came closer to me, holding his collar tightly as if he were tying a rag, and lifting his neck, as if he would never fall off.

Using the hand that supported her thighs and waist, she brought Rin’s legs together neatly.

So we continued to kiss in a princess embrace on the tattered sofa.

It continues continuously, as if checking whether it is reality through still damp eyes.

It was eventful.

It happened to be the day when a large slug running rampant in the city confirmed Rin’s feelings.

How did we know that the sandworm would turn into a snowball like this?

furthermore,

procrastination♡

It didn’t seem like it would end in a romantic relationship between grown adults.