episode_0118

“I’m crazy… ”

Yeon Myeong-ha repeated softly with empty eyes.

Only the intoxication had worn off, but the memories were still vivid.

“How could such a disgrace happen? ”

Rubbing their thighs, playing with their fingers obscenely, and even whining unsightly.

Even if I thought about it, my yesterday self seemed more suited to a husband than a noble lady.

At the thought of seeing his face tomorrow, I felt like my pity was growing dark.

“Ha… Huh?”

While I was sighing. He recognizes the warmth surrounding his compassionate right hand.

Also, the sound of someone else breathing regularly can be heard in my ears.

She turned her head in shock, but soon calmed down when she saw a familiar male student sitting on a stool with his head down.

His strong hands were covering his hands warmly, as if they were precious treasures.

As Yeon Myeong-ha gently removes his own, his arm slides to the side of the bed and falls.

However, I was a little curious as to why he was doing this in his bedroom… As expected, past memories gave her an answer this time too.

‘don’t go… Don’t go… ‘

‘Stay together… ‘

“… ”

I felt my face brighten up in an instant of pity.

In his memory, he was making fun of him in a very sloppy voice.

The dignity of being a senior no longer existed anywhere.

Yang Yeon-ha, who looked helpless for a moment, opened her eyes wide as if she had remembered something.

She looked around and checked her behavior.

Jackets, shirts, skirts, even stockings.

“Underwear… It’s fine too… ”

There were only a few wrinkles in his outerwear, but he looked no different from when he entered the banquet hall earlier.

There was no trace of it being unraveled, torn, or torn anywhere.

Even the pure white stockings that slightly showed the skin were still intact.

“… Are you really stupid?”

After checking on him, Yeon Myeong-ha muttered in a voice full of pain.

I no longer remember pleading with him in a chemise in the South.

I was only filled with regret.

However, we already know that he is a person who would not do such a thing.

Yeon Myeong-ha sighed deeply with complicated feelings.

Then, I glanced to the side, got off the bed slightly without making a sound, and stood in front of him.

“… ”

On the small nightstand next to the stool was the mask he always wore.

He was a person who always used his mask as a wall to keep his distance from others, but when he was with himself, he gradually showed a more relaxed side.

On the one hand, I didn’t feel too bad because I thought it meant a strong trust between the two.

I wanted to see his face with his head bowed in pity.

When I squat down in my seat and look up, I can finally see all of his features.

I watched him sleep endlessly, forgetting the passage of time and feeling sorry for him.

A delicate and agile appearance that does not match his violent and hot-tempered personality at all.

I blushed slightly in sympathy at the feeling of that firm embrace that reflexively occurred to me.

Even if he was the ugliest man in the world, she thought there was nothing she could do about it.

There was no need to say anything more now that I had already seen his true face several times.

On the one hand, it was quite pitiful and sad.

No matter how ugly the scar was, it was nothing more than a decoration to decorate him.

But he was just wasting his potential by getting caught up in it.

“… ”

Suddenly, I felt like I wanted to make the person I felt sorry for feel at ease.

However, if you tried to lie down, there was a greater chance that you would get crushed again.

If that happens, he will die of a heart attack.

Even the slightly permeable smell of sweat felt very irritating.

In the end, I had to be satisfied with just carefully removing the outer garment covering his pitiful body.

Unlike his own, it had quite a few wrinkles here and there.

Since I had an extra spare anyway, I thought I would take pity on him and leave him in the laundry room.

It was also the duty of a senior to care about the behavior of his junior.

Before throwing the jacket into the bin. I emptied my pockets to remove any belongings that I might feel sorry for.

There wasn’t much in it other than a few candies that irritated her.

Feeling pity, I checked the inside pocket of my jacket one last time.

However, contrary to the expectation that nothing special would happen this time, the moment I turned the pocket over, an object fell onto the floor.

“… ?”

A small, rough, stiff cardboard that was quite thick but not very good quality.

Although there were rare traces of the original white color, it had already yellowed considerably, probably because it had endured for a long time.

Seeing him fall to the floor, Yeon Myeong-ha bends down and picks him up.

Then I turned it over and checked the front of the paper plate.

“What… ?”

Drawn on a small, old cardboard was a portrait of someone.

It was drawn with a pencil without any technique and was very rough, but at the same time, you could feel the touches filled with affection everywhere.

Girls and women. It looks like it’s somewhere in between.

They look young and look a few years younger than they are now.

At first glance, the girl in the portrait looked very thin, as if she was sick somewhere.

But that smile on my lips.

A bright smile, as if pain was nothing, as if he were showing off that he was the happiest person in the world.

For some reason, that strange familiarity feels uncomfortable to the point of pity.

“… ”

Yan Yanha frowned slightly.

I flipped through the photo several times, but there were no clues to guess the owner.

The only clue is the girl’s laughter, which feels strangely familiar yet uncomfortable.

He was staring at it for a long time without blinking, as if he was fighting a battle of pity.

And how much time has passed?

“… !”

The pupil of the pupil dilates greatly, as if someone has just noticed something.

***

The deviation ended with a one-night banquet. The cradle returned to its usual routine as if it had never happened before.

In particular, as the second ranking match was scheduled for this week, students had to spend busy days balancing their studies with preparing for the upcoming ranking match.

And I was especially busy.

Studying and ranking battles, plus tracking down Seol Yu-jeong’s movements and a duel with Jin Ye-seo over joining the student council.

“Senior. I brushed it all off.”

“… ”

“Senior?”

“… ”

“Senior Minha.”

“… ”

“… Pity?”

“Hi… ”

When I call her name, only then does she start shaking and reacting.

Even though I was busy, I was faithfully keeping my promise to her.

Even if it was said to a drunk person, a promise was a promise.

“You. It keeps creeping up on me these days… Is your senior easy?”

Yeon Myeong-ha looked up with a resentful expression and snapped.

In the meantime, I didn’t forget to run my fingers through my well-combed hair.

“If you don’t want to climb up, wouldn’t it be okay to answer quickly? Aren’t you half asleep? ”

It was a reasonable inference in its own way because I always enjoyed oversleeping.

“What kind of nonsense… ”

Yan Yanha glared even more harshly and turned her head again.

I was about to adjust my appearance for the last time and leave the dormitory.

She stops walking, looks at me sideways with an air of hesitation, and opens her mouth.

“… Hey, you know.”

“? yes. Please tell me.”

“So… Ugh… ”

“… ”

I stuttered for a long time incoherently, and in the end, I just shook my head.

“… Oh, nothing. Just tell me to prepare well for the duel… ! See you later then… !”

“Sleep… ”

Feeling pity for me, I rushed out of the dormitory before I could respond.

I’ve been racking my brain to figure out the cause of the strange behavior he’s been showing all week, but I still can’t come up with a clear answer.

I think he said he was drunk and couldn’t remember anything about that day…

***

Loud shouts and noise heat up the atmosphere.

The sparring hall was already packed with people.

In particular, every single student was at the top of the score sheet.

For those who have the possibility of meeting Jin Ye-seo in the upcoming ranking match, this is a golden opportunity to analyze their strength.

Before sparring, I looked around for a moment.

The people in the center of the audience are the duel committee judges.

On the left are student council executives who support Jin Ye-seo as part of Paecheon’s faction.

On the one hand, I was able to see the faces of people who were quite familiar.

Second-year student Choi I-re, a girl with braided hair, is looking at me with a slightly wary look.

And next to it… For some reason, a neat female student gave a slightly friendly smile when we made eye contact. Kwon Yu Ri.

“… ”

Although her personality seemed very gentle, she couldn’t bear to look at the person next to Kwon Yuri.

Meanwhile, in the audience on the other side, Yeon Myeong-ha was glaring at someone with an uncomfortable expression.

Even without looking, I could clearly see where her gaze was reaching.

But today, it feels like a different emotion is shining in her eyes.

It is not a simple expression of conflict arising from differences in position… Something a little more muddy.

I was lost in thought for a moment to figure out the source, but the sharp, nervous voice of a woman woke me up.

“… Very relaxed.”

I turned my head towards the direction where the voice came from.

Before I knew it, two green eyes were looking at me with a burning desire to win.