episode_0075

“Let’s go.”

Lager led the way and reached out his hand to me.

I hesitated for a moment, but reached out and held Lager’s hand, following behind him.

On the first floor, many instructors were wandering around looking for us. Suddenly, I found myself checking if my hair was too messy or if my clothes were too wrinkled for no reason.

Because what I was about to reveal was so shocking.

Just thinking about it made me nervous, so I gripped Lager’s hand tightly.

“Are you nervous?”

“What are you talking about.”

“You’re not secretly looking forward to it, are you?”

“Absolutely not.”

“Sure about that.”

Lager chuckled and took a deep breath.

Phew. Even Lager’s grip trembled slightly as he exhaled.

It will all work out.

This must be the best option.

I couldn’t think of any other way, so I had to leave it to Lager for now.

Whatever happens next…

It will work out somehow.

“We’re back!”

Lager’s shout echoed through the first floor. The instructors who had attended the disciplinary committee meeting turned their attention towards us, gathering one by one.

“Lager Godin. What is the meaning of this?”

“Because of you, the disciplinary committee was greatly delayed. What made you do such a thing?”

“Where on earth did you disappear to?”

Caught in the act by the disciplinary committee.

In a panic, I followed Lager as he led me out, stumbling along the way.

As we ran, we reached a climax.

The intense sensation continued as we fled to the underground warehouse.

And there…

“We had sex in the underground.”

Wait a minute, we didn’t!!

Since it wasn’t part of the initial agreement, I quickly grabbed Lager’s arm, pinching and growling in frustration.

“Are you crazy? This wasn’t part of the plan.”

“If we just go to Seoul instead of Moro, it’ll be fine.”

“We really didn’t do it!”

“It’s practically the same thing.”

“We didn’t even finish!”

“I touched everything there was to touch.”

“Ugh…!”

If anything, it should be called “engaged in sexual activity,” not “had sex.”

Without even a kiss, let alone a “grab”!

Feeling unjust and on the verge of madness, I ignored Lager and spoke to the instructors.

“Ale Cloie has actually lost her abilities. As you said, she can no longer stay at the academy.”

Upon hearing this, Instructor Margarita frowned disapprovingly.

“Even so, to go this far. Are you in your right mind? I knew you would go to great lengths to protect her, but I didn’t expect it to be this extreme.”

“It was unavoidable.”

“Will you not regret it?”

“I will never regret it.”

It seems that Instructor Margarita has somewhat figured out Lager’s plan. Pride, who was listening nearby, also seemed to have a sense of what was going on and silently nodded.

“…Indeed. It turned out that way. It may be extreme, but it’s a surefire method.”

“Yes. That’s correct.”

After nodding lightly at Instructor Pride’s words, Lager looked around with a determined expression before turning to me again.

I was already halfway resigned to Lager’s unpredictable attitude.

After all, we hadn’t agreed to go as far as saying, “We did it.”

This is a plan to torment me with the aftermath for a long time.

…As long as we escape this crisis first.

“I will take responsibility for committing the crime of assaulting a fellow student and leave.”

“In exchange, I will take that responsibility.”

“I will marry her.”

The instructors started to murmur.

Among the instructors, Yujoo, who had been listening to the conversation, was so shocked that her eyes widened.

Maybe Dakota would have fainted if he were here. No, he might have just tried to kill me right away.

But.

Pregnancy wasn’t the only evidence that proved the two were dating.

Numerous witnesses. And not just any witnesses, but a multitude of verified witnesses called ‘instructors’.

By openly admitting to having a physical relationship in front of those people, the instructors who attended the disciplinary committee became ‘credible evidence’ whether they liked it or not.

The male instructor who had been wearing sunglasses while presiding over the disciplinary committee observed the situation.

“Hmm.” He nodded with a grunt.

“Permission granted.”

And so, on a day about a month before the end of the year.

This kid and I decided to become a married couple.

Damn.

*

Several days passed since then.

The rumors spread like wildfire.

There was no one among the students who didn’t know me and Lager, and whispers could be heard everywhere during meals.

It was said that the two of them ran out of the disciplinary committee holding hands and hit each other with rice cakes.

And then, they boldly declared in front of the instructors that they would get married.

Of course, among those rumors.

There were stories that were slightly off, like the woman’s hair being a mess, so naturally, the man must have raped her.

Or that the woman seduced the man in the end.

Or that it didn’t happen in the storage room but in front of the instructors.

…But those stories that were slightly twisted would all fade away with time.

“People are so cruel. How can they just gossip without even seeing it for themselves?”

Yuju, with her reddish-brown hair, spoke confidently, tapping her spoon.

The menu happened to be Yukgaejang, so the feeling of encouraging our social suicide with me and Lager was palpable.

As we gathered around to eat the Yukgaejang, a solemn atmosphere akin to a funeral spread among us.

Lina put down her spoon after eating some Yukgaejang and looked at Lager.

“But still, it’s quite impressive. From Eil’s perspective, shouldn’t you be really grateful to Lager?”

“Why me?”

“That’s right. You lost all your abilities. It’s quite remarkable that you’re going to take care of him instead of going to Yeongchang.”

“Are you trying to be sarcastic?”

“Oh, why do you always put it that way? It’s just that Lager made a big sacrifice.”

I know.

Despite various rumors circulating, Lager was the one who was mostly criticized.

The gaze towards Lager was that of a ‘colorful person who didn’t hesitate to rape just to have a woman’.

Moreover, it was revealed at some point that he had deliberately changed his weekend shifts and schedules to avoid working on the iron bars, which led to this disciplinary committee being held because of the mess he had caused back then.

Of course, strictly speaking, something did happen back then.

‘Why did you say you had sex?’

Lager felt ashamed, but he couldn’t help but wonder if it was necessary to go that far.

“Um, by any chance, when… when is the wedding of the two of you? How are you going to do it?”

Yuju was still curious amidst all this.

Nevertheless, Lager earnestly replied while eating the Yukgaejang.

“You can just pick any venue outside the academy and do it. There’s no deadline for when it has to be done, so we’re planning to have the wedding a bit later.”

“That’s a shame. I wanted to see you in a wedding dress.”

“It’ll definitely look pretty with your big chest. I’ll make sure to wear a short skirt to accentuate the tail.”

Why are you guys discussing what I’m going to wear without my consent? And who’s wearing it anyway?

Between the malicious commenters and the author, Yooju and Lager, who were exchanging witty banter using me as their subject, I never expected them to have something in common: they were both perverts.

“Anyway, take care of her while I’m not around. She can’t even come to class, so she’ll be lonely in the dorm alone.”

“Haha, are you already taking care of your wife? You soft cream beer lover!”

Lina, looking like she had just tasted a sour lemon, shrugged her shoulders, shivered, and giggled.

They seemed to only want to see Lager and me living happily together.

I didn’t like it.

“First, we need to get things for the new place to stay. Should we request a weekend outing?”

“We already did that last time. Remember when we went out to buy a tablet?”

“Oh, right. What should we do then?”

“We’ll buy it online. Since there’s nothing to do in the dorm anyway, I’ll take care of it while you’re gone.”

Ah.

I quickly shut my mouth because I didn’t feel good about it.

But looking at Yooju and Lina, who were shrugging their shoulders with a lemon-eating expression, it was already too late.

“Wow~!! As expected! You’re amazing!”

“Our queen of soft fruit beer!”

“Even the prickly Ale Chloe melts in front of cream beer!”

“Oh, be careful, Taylor. Ale ‘Gordin’ is coming soon, right?”

“Yes, yes!”

The sound of laughter made my head spin.

…I should eat quickly and smoke a cigarette.

Muttering to myself, I tried to pick up my spoon again.

But then, I started to hear a murmuring sound from behind.

The noisy atmosphere was getting closer to us.

Realizing that worry and anticipation were mixed in the noisy footsteps, I thought that something was coming.

I swallowed my saliva nervously.

At the center of the commotion, leading the murmuring crowd, was Dakota Kale.

Upon hearing this news, there was no way he could stay still, an unstoppable force.

A rival I thought I might have to confront while planning this time.

“You damn bitch.”

It was Dakota Kale.