episode_0076

My shoulders slumped at Kim Jina’s harsh words.

“…Is that the conclusion reached by the Revolutionary Circle?”

“Yes. It’s the conclusion reached by the absolute majority of the Revolutionary Circle. Vice Leader Lee Ji-eun defended your magical capacity limit, and the Supreme Leader also deemed it reasonable. However, the Revolutionary Circle is not an organization that operates solely on my and the Vice Leader’s will. We cannot ignore the opinions of the entire organization, so the decision to expel you has been made. Originally, we would have had to use dangerous magic to erase memories related to us, but I will not exercise that right.”

“….”

“Live a normal life without us.”

“….Normal. Just normal….”

A tear rolled down Kim Jina’s face as she spoke.

Watching her, Lee Ji-eun stepped forward and said to me, “It must be difficult for you, who once held revolutionary ideals and pure beliefs, but we cannot continue to harbor a dangerous element marked with the curse. As someone who was also part of the Revolutionary Circle, I believe you will understand. Go. Never come back here again. By ‘here’….”

“….?”

Lee Ji-eun’s words seemed to imply something.

I was about to ask about it, but Lee Ji-eun’s response was quicker than my question.

With a frown, she silently communicated to me, “Many Revolutionary Circle members are watching and listening to this conversation. Just leave now. And come to either Jina unni’s room or my room later. Or we will come to your room. Stop pretending to cry and leave with a dignified air. That way, the members who decided to expel you might change their minds later. Geez, you’re terrible at acting. That’s why I didn’t want to tell you.”

Realizing that this wasn’t a complete farewell with Kim Jina, I almost burst out laughing for a moment.

Following Lee Ji-eun’s telepathic advice not to laugh, I forced myself to maintain my expression and left, pretending to have a sad backstory.

I must have given the most outstanding performance of my life, portraying a pitiful man abandoned by the organization.

‘I am a fragile woman abandoned by the organization. I am a pitiful woman abandoned by the organization because of the reversed gender roles. It’s right to imitate a woman who has been dirtied and abandoned by the organization. Sigh… I am a woman with a sad backstory.’

I left through the underground secret passage, trying my best to look like I was about to cry.

I even felt like tears might actually flow due to my immersion in the story….

A fragile and pitiful woman abandoned by some organization. Even abandoned because her body was dirtied….

Deliberately indulging in these fantasies, I truly felt sad.

Ah, is this how acting works? Do other people act like this too?

So far, was I just pretending? Is that why my expressions were so obvious?

Ah, I’ve gained insight into acting!

I emerged from the underground passage and considered going to my room, but decided to wait outside Kim Jina’s room instead.

I waited outside Kim Jina’s door, sitting on the cold floor with my knees pulled up to my chest, trying to keep warm.

Sitting like this, I felt like I had become a pitiful man abandoned somewhere.

If there had been a box nearby, I would have crawled inside, with ‘Please pick me up’ written on the outside.

As I sat there, Kim Jina and Lee Ji-eun arrived.

“…Mungmung, …sniff, …our Mungmung, …have you been waiting for me all this time…?”

“Wow, I told him to stay pitifully, but he’s sitting there like a guy who ran away from home with nowhere to go.”

Kim Jina and Lee Jieun approached me and each said a word.

Kim Jina, upon seeing me, burst into tears and ran to hug me tightly,

While Lee Jieun, knowing to some extent that I was acting pitiful, had a somewhat indifferent look.

“…Is our puppy cold? Let’s go inside and talk. Sniff…, I’m sorry. I….”

“No, it’s okay. Unnie…. I’m fine. The leader of the organization can’t ignore the opinions of the majority of the members.”

“…Hng, our puppy is too kind…. Other members of the organization should know about this….”

Kim Jina opened the door, and we entered her room.

As we entered the room and took off our shoes at the entrance, Lee Jieun said to Kim Jina,

“Oh, unnie. Register your fingerprint on this scanner… no, I mean, register it on the door lock.”

“Huh? Register my fingerprint? Can I do that too?”

“Yes. Seongdo said it was a good thing for some reason. He didn’t bother setting a password or firewall. Just inject mana and you’re good to go.”

Kim Jina looked at me with hopeful eyes as she took off her shoes.

Feeling embarrassed, I pointed to my lower abdomen, offering it to her.

As Kim Jina’s eyes seemed to form hearts for some reason, she caressed my lower abdomen.

Her touch, more like a strange desire to touch my lower abdomen rather than injecting mana, made me unable to resist and I let out a moan.

“Ah♥”

“You little rascal♡ Why are you making those suggestive sounds again♡”

Lee Jieun teased me from the side.

While doing so, she was looking at me with hopeful eyes as she subtly undressed.

After Kim Jina caressed my lower abdomen for a while, she finally injected mana and registered my fingerprint on the door lock.

She explored my fingerprint, identified the types of apps installed on me, and also noted the limited magical capacity.

“Our puppy’s magical capacity is really in bad shape…. Jieun’s words were right….

Honestly, when Jieun mentioned this fact, I was also skeptical,

I thought that maybe you were completely taken by Dojin and were lying.

If I had such doubts, how would the other members have felt.”

“What? Is that so? If un, unnie had such thoughts….”

“Yes. That’s why your arguments didn’t work in the meeting regarding the Seongdo infiltration rescue mission.”

“…I see.”

“Because you volunteered to go on the Seongdo infiltration rescue mission, which you always opposed before,

and showed such enthusiasm to Dojin, rumors spread among the members that you were loved by Dojin.

…And for some reason, last time when Dojin kneeled and touched my chest, maybe because of that,

people misunderstand that I was the one who was stared at. The members of the Revolutionary Circle.”

“…Eh, really…? Un, unnie?”

“And in front of you, I forcibly dragged Dojin into my bedroom…,

and at that time, when you stared at Dojin, it’s written as if you were staring at me…,

People might misunderstand, but at that time I was constantly with Dojin.

So, the target you were glaring at with a desire to kill was me, according to the Revolutionary Circle members.”

“…Eh, eee…? Ah, it’s not… Why would I…?”

“So, I think the most decisive reason why Dojin was driven away this time is because of that.

Our relationship is getting distant because of Dojin.

After the curse of Shota, Dojin became a very handsome and cute man.

It’s not surprising that the members of the Revolutionary Circle think that way.

A man who ruins a country and an organization. It’s a common story.

It’s even in ancient Chinese idioms.”

A man who ruins a country….

Here, it seems that the gender of the person ruining the country is not female but male.

“By the way, our puppy…♡ has become even more suggestive with the fingerprint engraved…♡ Hehehe♡♡”

“…But, is it really okay for us to meet like this? Honestly, while waiting in front of your house, I thought I might get chased away by your sister…”

“…Hm? Oh…♡ Our cutie♡ Did you have such a cute thought? It’s okay♡ It’s okay♡ We’re meeting privately, after all♡”

Although not officially part of the Revolution Circle, is it okay to hang out with members of the Revolution Circle privately?

Hmm…, even though I know, I still don’t understand….

But in reality, these two are the leader and vice leader of the Revolution Circle.

Since they are the ones leading the organization,

they can turn any rule into a nose ring or an earring if they want to.

Being kicked out of the circle was probably inevitable, considering it was the consensus of the majority of the members.

“…So, what happens to me now? Since I was kicked out of the Revolution Circle, I can’t receive protection…?”

“Of course. You’re no longer a member of the Revolution Circle.

Just come to me and unnie as usual. That’s what you used to do anyway.”

“Oh my, Jieun, this child is so… Dojina. Don’t be too disappointed. We’ll take care of you as much as we can on a personal level.

And don’t hate Jieun too much even if she’s being stubborn. Even though it may not seem like it, she really looked out for you a lot during the meetings.”

“…Me, when did I…?! I, I was just trying to help unnie defend Dojina…!”