episode_0054

Eyes that sparkled as black as obsidian,

I don’t know if it was because of some kind of determination that was buried within, but in an instant, the focus evaporated from the eyes that seemed sublime at first glance.

Should I call it a hypnotic performance or a heroine-like performance?

The sight of him staring at me with empty, unfocused eyes suited me surprisingly well. They matched so well that a kind of pleasure that was difficult to pinpoint and explain surged along my spine.

So, I wanted to enjoy it leisurely, like appreciating a work of art, but I guess I shouldn’t.

There is no particular problem right now, but there is no guarantee that this will be the case in the future.

It’s okay for now, but what if people come in droves when they smell the blood coming from here?

In the end, I was the one who got in trouble. So, if you’re going to do something, it’s better to do it quickly.

‘by the way···.’

Does a hypnosis app work on zombies too?

As I approached Sakura to engrave the hint I had just thought of into her mind, a question occurred to me, but for now, I decided to focus on the task at hand.

It’s a personal curiosity, so it won’t be too late to resolve it after I deal with this first.

So he walked up to Sakura’s side and started whispering into her ear as she shyly stuck her head out through her ebony hair.

“From this moment on, Sakura Tojo is-”

After quickly finishing whispering like that, he returned to his original position and resumed the work he had been doing just a moment ago.

As if nothing had happened.

*****

“···Ship!”

What was I doing…?

I felt dizzy.

It was as if he had dozed off momentarily.

“Tojo-sempai?”

“···Ah.”

“Was it that unexpected? Did I accept my senior’s offer?”

Yes… that’s right.

I was trying to negotiate with a man named Yoon Soo-hyun in order to protect my precious friend, Eri, from that man’s magic.

By the way… you agreed? What suggestion did I make?

I lifted my slightly bowed head and looked in the direction of a man named Yoon Soo-hyun.

I wonder if he was also looking in this direction at the same time. As soon as I realized that our eyes had met, a sly smile spread along the corners of the man’s lips.

It’s like I’m dying because this situation is so funny.

What on earth is so funny?

Just as that kind of question was slowly raising its head in my head, the man’s voice continued as if waiting for that moment.

“I don’t know how my senior viewed me, but I also have no intention of forcing myself to date someone I don’t like.”

“Um.”

“Not yet.”

Not yet!

Doesn’t the word ‘not yet’ mean that you can change your position at any time according to your will?

In that sense, that man named Yoon Soo-hyun was a dangerous person, just as she expected.

So… I had to protect it.

I had to protect Eri from that man.

“But… those who approach first, like seniors, are always welcome.”

The disgusting shiny eyes brought out both shame and humiliation, but that was why I kept silent by biting my lip.

“Let me say this once again… I will keep my promise.”

“···!”

“Of course, this is on the premise that the senior faithfully implements the contents of the proposal.”

Yoon Soo-hyun added with a grin, then patted his knees and stood up.

“In that sense… I would like to receive some down payment to commemorate the conclusion of the contract.”

Then he pointed his finger to my lips and said that.

The down payment?

Does this mean that I should at least kiss you?

Probably something like that.

Otherwise, there is no reason to point your lips at this timing.

Shame and humiliation.

I felt the things people commonly called by those names crawling up my body like snakes.

Just imagining having to kiss a man gave me goosebumps.

I could feel the lumps spreading along my skin… but I had to do it anyway.

If we don’t prove our will in this way, that man will definitely target Eri.

···I put my foot on the floor and tried not to fall and took a step forward towards where the man was sitting.

It was at that moment that the pitch-black eyes of the man who had been staring in this direction hid themselves behind his eyelids.

That was even more humiliating.

If I had just given him a mocking look, it wouldn’t have been so humiliating.

Doesn’t this make it seem like a man is only joining in because I want to?

I didn’t even remember giving permission, and the thoughts that invaded me like uninvited guests made my already heavy feet even heavier… but even so, I didn’t stop walking.

So, the moment I finally reached the man standing with his eyes closed, the first thought that came to mind was none other than a question.

If the,

So, I really wonder what would happen if I swung a wooden sword at that man’s head here.

Before I knew it, the kind of questions that filled my head began to whisper directly into my ear.

If you’re really curious about that, why not check it out for yourself?

Maybe… this moment might be the last chance to stop that man.

Did I fall for those whispers?

The hand went to my waist without permission.

It must have been the moment when such a firm and heavy feeling was wrapped around the palm of my hand.

Suddenly… a thought occurred to me.

I wonder if that guy really didn’t expect that.

I came to my senses as if I had been doused in cold water.

It was at that time that I immediately dropped my hand, which was holding the handle of the wooden sword so tightly that the veins on the back of my hand bulged blue.

And the moment I took my hand off the wooden sword, I saw it.

I don’t know if it was coincidence or inevitability, but I saw the corner of the man’s mouth slightly curl up with a sighing sound.

A chill ran down my spine.

That was why I reflexively put pressure on my lower back.

It had no choice but to be like that.

I had no choice but to do it right now because I felt like I would stumble if I didn’t hold on.

“If this continues, zombies will come smelling blood.”

“···.”

“Ah! Or are you waiting for that…?”

A whispering voice,

The words to shut up rose up in my throat, but I didn’t bother to say them out loud.

Instead of saying it out loud… I took another step.

The face of the man standing quietly with his eyes closed got even closer.

It was only after reaching half-way security that I was finally able to make up my mind.

‘···okay.’

Because this is for Eri.

There is no other way to protect Eri from this man.

And more than anything… even if you call it a kiss, isn’t it just a matter of lips bumping together?

So, you can think of it as something you accidentally bumped into while walking down the street.

···I lifted my heel.

I lifted my heel to get to eye level, then glared at the man, who still had a sly smile on his face, and then leaned forward slightly.

It was right after that that something that was slightly scratchy and soft touched my lips.

As soon as the feeling took over my lips, I tried to pull my body back.

It would have happened if it weren’t for the man’s hand suddenly reaching out and grasping my forearm tightly.

“Ugh…?!”

A lump of hot, sticky flesh,

I reflexively opened my eyes wide as I felt something like that forcing my lips open and entering my mouth.

At the same time, he stretched out his hand and tried to push the man away, but the man’s hand clutching his forearm did not budge.

Something unpleasantly slippery was wandering around my mouth.

And the lukewarm liquid that flowed through it instantly filled my mouth.

The reason I gulped down the things that flowed into my mouth was because of the instinct that came from the fear that I might suffocate if I continued like this.

Is it because I swallowed something strange?

I felt like my body was floating and my head instantly became dizzy.

It was in the midst of this that I was freed from the grip of a man who was clutching my shoulder so hard that it hurt.

“Puha…!”

The sound of someone taking a deep breath rang in my ears.

“You, you…!”

When I looked in the direction from which the sound came, what caught my eye was the figure of a man, Yoon Soo-hyun, wiping his glossy lips with his thumb, as if I didn’t know who it belonged to.

Did he react to that voice?

Yoon Soo-hyun’s eyes became narrow and soon became similar to lines.

The man with something close to a smile on his face asked me.

“Why? Then did you really think it would end with a trivial kiss of lips?”

“kk···!”

A voice full of ridicule, as if telling you that it knows everything you think.

“What should I do with this? It’s been a long time since I couldn’t be satisfied with something like that.”

So, you better be prepared for the future.

A voice that seemed to say just that echoed in my ears.

As if whispering directly into his ear.