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Shoo-

The rain that started to fall in the early evening showed no signs of stopping all night.

There were intermittent flashes of light in the sky, followed by a loud noise that shook the world heavily.

It’s a dark night in the middle of the night when everyone is asleep, and it’s hard to find anyone out in the whole city due to the heavy rain.

On such a night, Tirissia Brouard left the Elkonja family’s mansion and arrived at the new nobleman’s mansion in the next town.

A tiny plot of land that would make you laugh if compared to Bruard or Elconza.

The two-story building inside was barely big enough to be called a nobleman’s mansion, but in fact, it wasn’t much different from the houses where middle-class commoners lived.

Tyrisia used magic to shake off the moisture from her body, sneaked silently through the second floor window of the mansion, and approached the bed in the room.

There, on a single bed of moderate size, a girl with cherry-colored hair was sleeping soundly, wearing pajamas the same color as her hair.

“… ”

Tyrisia slowly approached her side, making no sound.

‘Lucica…’

Lucica Rapisle.

His oldest friend, aside from Erto.

Among my same-sex friends, he was the one who understood me more deeply and got along with me better than anyone else.

They were characters in a failed relationship who were now enemies.

‘Sorry…’

Tyrisia looked down at the girl’s sleeping face, and silently reflected on her apology.

In the previous duel, he ended up beating Lucica mercilessly.

Lucica, who had awakened her magic circuit, kept rushing at me, so I had no choice but to use my strength to stop her, but it was clearly too much.

At that time, he was fascinated by Kelg and was rationalizing the evil deeds he committed for him as being out of love.

It was the same with Erto, but it was the same with Lucica.

He decided to turn the world into his enemy for the sake of love, but Lucica kept getting in his way, annoying him like a fly.

Even though he understood his own mistakes, he eventually became irritated by Lucica’s accusations and violence.

She did nothing wrong.

All the justice and righteousness belonged to Lucica, and it was only natural that she was cursed and beaten.

The false love planted in Kelg overturned that logic.

From Lucica’s point of view, it was natural to be angry.

Because she, who had supported him for so long and put her heart into it, had betrayed Erto with an indifferent expression.

In fact, it was Lucica who loved Erto as much as he did, but she supported his future path even as she forgot about that swollen heart.

Who was it that ignored and trampled on such immeasurable consideration and concessions as if they were being sold off for cheap?

It was he who committed a betrayal no less than that of Erto to Lucica, whom he had endured for a long time in love.

So, no matter how angry she was and how much she beat him, he had to stay still.

Even in that situation, isn’t it truly trashy behavior to get angry and use merciless violence?

But not only did he beat Lucica up like that, he also poured out vicious words that tore her heart apart.

A coward who knew that he could not compete with Erto and could not even reveal his feelings for him.

On the topic of avoiding the issue in the name of concession, why are you now packaging it as if you made a sacrifice?

Wouldn’t it be okay if he picked up the Erto he had thrown away and ate it right now?

For a long time, I really found that indecisive and timid personality annoying.

Truly, it was a truly cruel stab.

‘I… how low have I gotten?’

Tirisia squeezed her eyes shut, imagining the pain she must have felt from the wounds she had inflicted on Lucica.

To simply say it was trash was not enough.

A filthy filthy dungeon crawling down there.

It was a title that suited him.

I have committed a sin against Erto that can never be washed away.

And to Lucica, I committed an equally great mistake.

I wanted to make everything right, but I felt like it was too much to ask of myself to even hope that I could.

But at least I wanted to try.

Even if you have already fallen into a hopeless abyss, if you give up without even reaching out to a single ray of light, you are nothing more than a coward with no will.

It would be the least you can do to have a good conscience to face your own sins, bow your head, and apologize, even if you cannot be forgiven.

That’s why she came to Lucica’s house.

To apologize to her for what he had done.

If I just let this slide, I would be nothing more than a despicable traitor.

“―”

Tirisia opened her lips to wake up Lucica, who was sleeping soundly.

“… ”

Suddenly, he remembered something and closed his mouth again.

‘however…’

A sudden thought occurred to me.

that,

‘What does my apology mean to Lucica?’

If you think about the meaning behind your apology, is it really for Lucica’s sake?

Such questions began to dominate her mind.

Lucica had already overcome the wounds she had caused, and had also repaired her relationship with Erto, which had been fractured due to misunderstandings, and was living a peaceful daily life.

Now she no longer hid her feelings, and even her love for Erto was revealed without hesitation.

Erto also still cherishes her, who understood him, and they remain the closest of friends.

In fact, everything is back to normal, except for the moment when he hurt himself.

‘Lucica… has already found her happy life again…’

If you were going to apologize, you should have done it immediately after you committed the mistake.

At the very least, he should have bowed his head and comforted her heart as soon as possible.

But hasn’t it already been four months?

He assaulted Lucica and verbally abused her.

Now, it was like a thing of the past to me.

What would it mean for her, who had shaken off the painful memories and was living well with her loved one, to offer a belated apology?

that,

‘perhaps…’

Isn’t this just for his own dirty self-satisfaction?

To escape the guilt of hurting a friend,

Wouldn’t it be cowardly to do something that only benefits oneself in order to recover a little from a difficult situation?

That was the question that suddenly disturbed her mind.

The wrong he had done to Lucica was far beyond forgiveness.

Even if I bow my head and apologize, the way Lucica looks at me won’t change.

Still, by admitting his mistake to her and expressing his regret, he could perhaps.

Isn’t he trying to rationalize that he apologized anyway?

Rather than continuing to say inconsolable things to Lucica, wouldn’t it be better to remain a villain who deserves to be cursed for a long time?

Wouldn’t it be better for Lucica to be remembered as a total piece of trash who betrayed her lover and her friend?

If you offer her an unnecessary apology and then make it so she can’t even criticize you, isn’t that a cowardly escape and defense?

The best option that Tirissia Brewery can give to Lucica Lapisle is,

Wouldn’t it just be a blessing for the future of two people in the darkness that is not noticeable?

As the accident reached that point, Tirisia was unable to wake Lucica.

I thought that quietly disappearing like this was necessary for Lucica’s sake as well.

‘I’m sorry, I’m really sorry, Lucica.’

Tirisia, sobbing silently, turned her back on the sleeping girl.

So, as she walked through the air without making a sound, the moment she was about to go out the window―

“Are you running away?”

A blunt word came from behind.

“Uh… ”

Tirisia slowly turned around and looked at the girl who was fast asleep on the bed.

At some point, she got up from her seat and was glaring at him with her eyes wide open.

“Lucica… ”

Tyrisia quietly called her name and let go of the window she was about to open.

“You were awake.”

“I just woke up to the sound of thunder. I happened to see some idiot loitering next to me.”

“Sorry for intruding.”

“ Okay, and since you came all the way here… Should I just say what I wanted to say and then go?”

Lucica ran her fingers through her hair, threw back the covers, and got out of bed to face Tirisia.

“That’s… I… ”

As Tyrisia hesitated, his rosy eyes scanned her from head to toe, asking questions.

“Wait, isn’t that Erto’s clothes? Why are you wearing them?”

“Ah, this is… ”

Tirisia shook her head hastily, startled by the misunderstanding that was blooming in her mind.

“That’s right, I went to Erton’s house today and it rained, so I just borrowed some clothes. Nothing strange happened, so don’t misunderstand.”

At those words, Lucica put her hands on her waist and shook her head in disbelief.

“What a misunderstanding, Erto wouldn’t do that to you now.”

“Ah… Yeah, right… ”

To Tirisia, who was suddenly exhausted, Lucica snorted and asked something curious.

“If you’re going to meet Erto, then I guess the curse that made you fall in love is lifted?”

“… Yes, that’s right. I… am now free from the curse of fascination. So I went to see Erto… and was completely rejected. The reason I couldn’t leave my clothes behind was because of the circumstances… It was my fault. I’m sorry. ”

“Huh, think of it as a parting gift and go home and smell it to your heart’s content.”

“… ”

At Lucica’s thorny words, Tirisia quietly lowered her head.

“Eung―”

Stretching, Lucica leaned her shoulder against the wall, crossed her arms, and smiled sinisterly at Tirisia.

“I get why you came… Then, shall we have some girls’ talk for the first time in a while? Tirisia.”

“… Yeah.”

“Let’s talk about all the things we haven’t said to each other.”

In front of Lucica, who was smiling with hostility, Tirisia also nodded heavily.

“Yeah… This might be the last one.”

And so, a sincere conversation between the two began in the darkness.