episode_0222

“A normal friend would have respected me if I said I had no choice because of the contract. “You shouldn’t get upset because you can’t get in.”

“Stop talking strangely and get out of there! Why are you interfering in our business? This is my problem with my friend. “If you keep meddling, I’ll call the guards!”

The idea of calling security just because we exchanged a few words is absurd.

Yul, who was quietly watching my friend and I fight, finally opened his mouth.

“stop. “I told you not to be rude.”

When I showed hostility to her friend, I was very worried because I couldn’t imagine how Yul would react.

I feel a bit of regret, wondering if I should have done it after building up more trust, but surprisingly, Yul took my side rather than his friend’s.

“Am I being rude now? “It’s not me who’s rude, it’s that guy!”

“No, you were rude. From the beginning, you spoke informally and said bad things to the boss. “I apologize and get it over with.”

“under! What do you have with that guy? “So you’re siding with the man?”

My friend thought Yul would take his side, but when he took my side contrary to what he expected, he was embarrassed, so he wrote a strange novel and put us both in trouble.

Even during this time, I was surprised by the gaslighting that created the situation by making us think that we were normal and that we were strange.

I think this is a level of talent.

“It’s not a situation where we’re taking sides. And the owner is just the owner of a general store that I often visit.”

“I don’t think it’s true, right? If we had no relationship, you should have taken my side. Why are you taking that guy’s side all of a sudden? We are friends. “Of course you have to take your friend’s side, right?”

“Even if we’re friends, I can’t blindly take sides when I see that he’s doing something wrong.”

“under! This is why I’m the only friend you have. “Because it makes people sick.”

“!!!”

When I saw Yul spit out hurtful words without hesitation, my temperature rose.

“Hey!”

“If you keep doing this, stop saying you’re friends with me from now on. “I don’t make friends with strange people.”

What a great relationship, he scares Yul, as if asking him to choose one of them.

Does it make sense to suddenly be asked to choose between the two?

“You’re sick of it? Shouldn’t Mr. Yul be sick of you doing things like this? “I think it makes people more sick of it.”

“Noisy!! What family are you from? Do you know who I am?!”

Now it immediately starts talking about family.

On the outside, he didn’t seem to be a nobleman from a great family.

Actually, that’s true.

But I am a self-made man, so although I may not have a great family, I have many great families in the background.

“What will you do if I tell you? “Are you trying to take revenge?”

If I tell you, will I be able to retaliate?

“If you’re scared of that, why don’t you kneel right now? “Then I’ll vent my anger in moderation and end it.”

My friend seemed to be convinced that I didn’t have a great family behind him, so he crossed his arms and looked relaxed.

I deliberately hit the nail on the head to shatter that woman’s composure.

“Well, I’m not sure if you’re at the level where you can take your anger out on me.”

“I can see that you are bluffing. “I can’t even say my family name properly.”

“Is it really okay for you to break off relations with Mr. Yul?”

“what?”

“I think the bluff is referring to the fact that you declared a break-up with Mr. Yul.”

People with this style tend to never act friendly if there is no benefit to the relationship.

“Did I really mean it? You can break off relations as much as you want. “Because there’s nothing to regret.”

There will be a lot of regrets.

For example, she will never be able to touch Yul’s research that she tried to steal.

“I don’t think you know much about Yul, but he doesn’t have any friends other than me. “If I don’t play with him, he’ll be lonely!”

“Of course, that’s true. “It’s perfect to see that you make friends as if you are making friends.”

The friend’s statement that he had no regrets because he had no friends but that he could break off relationships if he wanted to, must have been very hurtful to Yul.

As expected, Yul’s expression did not look good.

“You’re sick of Mr. Yul and you don’t like him? Can you break off relations as much as you like? Then you can do it. Why do you keep coming to see me? “I wonder if there is another intention.”

“Don’t talk nonsense about intention. “You came here because you felt sorry for me because I was weak-hearted?”

“Then why bother going into the lab when there are all the restaurants nearby?”

“… … .”

My friend pursed his lips as if he was speechless for a moment.

The agitation in the shaking eyes must have been clearly visible to Yul.

‘For a friend like this, quick stop loss is helpful in life.’

In addition, even if they are not present now, the SSR characters that will be summoned later will become Yul’s true friends.

Right now, I’m just in the hunkering down phase before I get real friends.

“You can’t speak? “Because it stings.”

“Well, I came here out of sympathy, but he treated me like a thief. “That’s why I got sick!”

I don’t want to admit Yul’s skills, but since I am an alchemist myself, I would have had no choice but to admit that Yul is a genius.

In addition, she must have recognized that her research was quite feasible.

‘Because he speaks lightly, he must have told all kinds of stories. You’ve been planning it for a long time. A plan to steal research results.’

If things had gone as they should have been, she would have achieved her goal.

But now that I have appeared, that woman’s plan cannot succeed.

“Yul!! Send this man away quickly!! You’re a strange person! Why do you get involved with such a strange person? Because I’m like this, I have no choice but to care about you. “How will you live without me?”

A woman who cannot win an argument clings to Yul.

He tells him to get rid of me who caused him trouble.

The owner of a general store who has just met a friend he made for a long time at the Academy.

It was obvious which of the two was closer, and everyone’s arms were bent inward.

however.

“I’m still living well without you. “When have I ever asked you to be my friend out of sympathy?”

“uh?”

Yul’s choice was me again.

“I’ve been eating well lately, so I’ve gained a little weight. I didn’t know, but they say I’m a picky eater. “Please prepare the menu to find out what the boss likes and doesn’t like.”

“What are you talking about?”

“You bought me something to eat too. I was really grateful for that, but I realized it after eating the lunch box the boss gave me. “After hearing it from your own mouth, I can now be sure.”

“Yul-ah.”

“The food you brought me was Jeokseon, and the food the boss gave you was love. “I’m sorry, but I hope you don’t come to the lab in the future.”

“rate… ah?”

“Boss, could you please bring some things inside?”

I nodded at Yul’s words and entered the lab she opened.

thud-

The lab door was closed, and the person remaining outside was Yul’s friend.

“Are you okay?”

They probably couldn’t have imagined it.

I didn’t know that Yul would be the first to say he would break off relations.

“It’s not okay. “Can I eat this right away?”

I don’t know when she got it, but the lunch box was in her arms.

“I think I’ll do it.”

“no. “I want to eat.”

“Can I stay next to you? “I think that would be better than eating alone.”

“… “Don’t go anywhere else, just sit here.”

Yul sat me down at the table.

While he was away, saying he wanted to take a quick look at what they were experimenting with, I opened the lid of my lunch box and prepared to eat.

A few minutes later, Yul came back and sat down in the chair.

Holding a fork in her hand, she puts her hands together and bows slightly to say thank you.

“thank you for this food.”

“Chew it slowly and thoroughly.”

Even if you chewed it well, there was a very high chance that you would get sick.

Mumbling, mumbling-

Like a squirrel, it eats food with its cheeks full.

I only gave him a packed lunch, but I didn’t even see him eat, so I wondered if he usually ate like that, so I didn’t stop him for a while.

But after that, I had no choice but to stop him.

“I’m eating too fast. Eat slowly. “Drink water too.”

I gently pushed the cup and placed it in front of her.

Yul nodded and drank the water in one gulp.

Since she had always shown a short mouth, it felt strange to see her eating so well.

‘I guess I lost my mentality.’

I was slightly impressed by the way he calmly cut off his friend, but it wasn’t obvious that he was in a good state of mind.

“sorry. “I didn’t intend for this situation to happen.”

“are you okay. “The boss stepped in to help me because I was in trouble.”

Even though he was shoving food down his throat due to the stress of breaking up with his friend, he didn’t seem to have any intention of blaming me.

Even though it would be best for my own mental health to shift responsibility for my relationship with my friend onto myself.

“And I’m not stupid. I’ve known for a long time that he doesn’t see me as an equal friend. “I also had something built up, but it exploded this time.”

Was it like that?

“It may be uncomfortable to hear, but I can’t help but say it. Don’t be friends with that person. “There are many good people in the world.”

“It’s okay if you don’t have friends, so you don’t have to comfort me. “I didn’t have time to worry about it anyway.”

Even though the corners of his eyes were slightly watery, Yul was trying to speak bravely.

But I could clearly feel that what he was saying was not sincere.

We all know how important friends are to children of Yul’s age.

I am also past her age range.

So it made no sense to say that I didn’t need friends.

“From now on, I will only focus on research. Rather, it worked out well. “I was interfering with my research for no reason…”

Don’t cry or talk.

It seems more pitiful that he bravely says he’s okay.

Nevertheless, I did not say that I knew everything was not okay.

“If your friend does something bad today, please tell me. “Don’t struggle and struggle alone.”

“Is it okay, boss? “His family is quite famous.”

Although I was sad to lose my friend, Yul was worried that my friend might be narrow-minded and retaliate against me.

Because he was so gentle, he must have truly believed that she was a friend even after being assaulted by such a woman.

Such a gentle and kind person needs kind and tenacious friends around him.

“Even though I may seem like an insignificant guy, I am a self-made and capable person. “No matter what that student did to me, it won’t be a problem.”

No matter how great a family she has behind her, she will not be as great as Thalia.

To be exact, there was no way there was a family big enough to touch me while Thalia was protecting me.

So now, rather than worrying about her friend retaliating, it was more urgent to make her a proper friend.

‘Let’s pick.’

I need to pick Yul’s friend.