episode_0261

I hid my presence and only strengthened my hearing moderately. First, I needed to take stock of the situation.

Soon the three voices that had been far away could be heard clearly as if they were right next to me.

“Baek Seo-yeon. Can you manage your juniors properly?”

She spoke as she stood blocking the entrance to my pitiful barracks. The faint anger spread across her face could be clearly seen even in the darkness.

“That guy. He’s one of your followers in the first year. Shouldn’t you be handling this on your own? Why does he keep lingering in front of me like that?”

In front of Yeonmin-ha, two female students stood at a distance. Their appearance was like a strange triangle. The dots could never touch.

“… I didn’t know either.”

And then Yeon-i’s sharp voice continued.

“I never thought she would be such a shameless, shameless, vulgar bitch… ”

She coldly glanced at the person standing in front of her. Jin Ye-seo, who was receiving their gaze, opened her mouth as if she would not back down while slowly observing the two’s expressions.

“I, I was just thinking that Hyun might be bored… I just wanted to talk to him for a bit… ”

“Huh, talking to me? You’re making me laugh.”

Yeonmin-ha, who laughed as if it wasn’t funny, immediately responded with a timid rebuttal.

“You’re lying without even licking your lips. Why don’t you take a look at the clothes you’re wearing? Even a prostitute in a back alley of the capital wouldn’t wear something like that.”

Jin Ye-seo was wearing a thin garment that was one piece. Hmm. I don’t think that’s the right kind of clothing.

“Now that I look at it, I guess that scene where the two of them were fighting was all an act. You dirty bitch. Where the hell is that, wagging your tail to someone else’s fiancée… ”

“Sun, senior too… !”

And Jin Ye-seo suddenly started to question me, as if she was upset.

“It doesn’t look like a particularly… proper outfit… I don’t even know why the buttons are blue… ”

But soon she turned away without even finishing her sentence.

It was clear that Yeonmin-ha was glaring at her as if she was going to kill her.

“Well, that’s not wrong.”

Again, Yeon-i opened her mouth in a tone full of laughter.

“Pity me. Aren’t you in a position to talk about others?”

Her gaze lingered on Yeonmin-ha’s chest. Yeon-i glanced at him slightly and laughed with a snicker.

“What Hyun-i needs right now is stability. He doesn’t have time to look at that dirty piece of flesh. Huh, gray? That’s amazing. There’s a limit to lewdness. If you thought Hyun-i would like that kind of thing… ”

“You like it?”

“What?”

“He chose this himself. He said it was his favorite color.”

Yeon-i’s body froze. On the other hand, Yeon-min had a triumphant smile on his face for some reason. He even unbuttoned one more button to reveal his silhouette.

“That, that can’t be… ”

“If you have any questions, you can just ask me later, right?”

“… ”

Yeon-i’s face was clearly filled with resentment. She bit her lip. However, Yeon-min-ha’s words were a bit of a leap. In the first place, she just chose the color she liked because she was asked to choose it out of nowhere. If she had known it was the color of her underwear, she would have put in more effort.

“… I mean, we even slept together wearing just this.”

He continued to swing his sword as if he didn’t want to lose the momentum of compassion.

“… What?”

“Oh, didn’t I tell you? We were living together in the dorm.”

And I squeezed my eyes shut. What a pity. We agreed to keep that a secret. There’s no going back now, is there?

I feel like hiding in a mouse hole. If cohabitation is reported to others, it is grounds for expulsion. Of course, it is a bit funny to worry about that in the midst of all this…

“It’s been almost the beginning of the semester… It must’ve been a few weeks already.”

A look of excitement was evident on Yeonminha’s face.

“When was it… You barged into my dorm out of the blue and threatened to become my property. I wondered how there were such scoundrels. But I eventually accepted you. I wondered if you liked me that much, but you’re still young and not good at expressing your feelings… ”

No. I definitely did barge into her dorm, but that was never my intention at the time.

“That’s a lie… ”

“Hey. I told you to ask me later if you have any questions.”

Yeon-i staggered slightly as if she couldn’t believe it.

“We slept in the same bed every day. He especially liked burying his face in my chest? He’d sleep like that and when he woke up in the morning, he’d kiss my forehead… When he returned to the dorm, he’d hug me from behind, and then go back to bed like that… ”

It was a clever mix of lies and truth, but it was enough to provoke Yeon-i. Yeon-i’s eyes, which were staggering as if she had lost her mind, soon filled with fierce anger.

“This, this… This is worse than a prostitute… !”

“Huh, what about the prostitute? Isn’t that normal when you both like each other?”

Yeonmin-ha snorted as if it wasn’t funny.

“Baek Seo-yeon. Please stop acting so innocent that it doesn’t suit you. If you insist on crawling in at this hour of the night, you too… Wait. ”

But soon, as if he had noticed something, he suddenly stopped moving. And his fresh face began to contort with a burning anger.

“This crazy bitch… isn’t wearing anything underneath?”

“… ”

I too was at a loss for words. The sharp insight unique to a spirit master can easily see through even a single piece of fabric.

“… It’s just a little hot.”

Yeon-i made a bewildered expression, as if her previous momentum had faded. Jin-ye-seo stared at her with a betrayed expression.

“Ha, haha… ”

Yeonmin-ha burst into a hollow laugh as if she couldn’t believe it, and then started screaming loudly.

“This kind of crazy bitch… No matter what, there has to be a limit… !”

Yeon-i seemed to have decided to act shamelessly since it had come to this.

“There’s nothing particularly strange. Hyun-i already knows my body inside out. It was a daily routine for her to take care of me while I was sick and wipe my body with a towel. Of course, she doesn’t hesitate to use the secret high-tech… ”

As time went by, I was becoming increasingly dizzy. Of course, I often washed Yeon-i’s body when she was sick… but I swear I never reached that point.

In the first place, whenever I got close, my hands would tremble with nervousness and I couldn’t move properly. Yeon-i would laugh at me like that every day.

And a heated argument followed. I had the feeling that even a war of words with a Demon Warrior wouldn’t be that bloody.

Was this always the case in places I couldn’t see? Suddenly, I get worried. If I die like this or choose one person… I feel like a war might really break out.

And Jin Ye-seo, who had been watching the two the whole time, tried to sneak out.

“Then I will go first… ”

“Where.”

The reaction was immediate. For a moment, the two voices overlapped.

Jin Ye-seo furrowed her eyebrows, perhaps offended by being treated like a bothersome insect.

“I, I deserve to be with Hyun too!”

Then she looked at the two and shouted in rebellion. Soon, she began to reminisce about her past with me, listing everything in detail.

“We went to battle together, cared for each other, spent several days together in the same room, and one day we even slept together in bed, hugging each other… ”

My eyes were dizzy. Today is the day… my past is being revealed piece by piece.

“Yes, we met every day in the cradle and practiced… We wiped each other’s sweat… We even drank water from a bottle together… ”

“… ”

The surrounding air was rapidly cooling. Jinyeseo was speaking passionately without even realizing it. A spark crackled in Yeonminha’s hand. Frost spread under Yeonyi’s feet.

It seemed clear that if left alone, a disaster would occur. This was not a premonition, but a gut feeling.

“Guys.”

I soon made my appearance, revealing my presence. Then, the three of them, startled, stared at me at the same time. The murderous intent that had filled the air was nowhere to be found.

I thought, maybe I just saved Jinyeseo’s life.

“If you keep talking like that, I won’t be able to sleep.”

“Uh… ”

“Ahh… ”

“That’s… ”

The three awkwardly avoided my gaze. They must have known that I had been watching them fight until just now.

“… Sorry.”

“You woke up because of us…?”

“I tried to be quiet… ”

It was just awkward. They had been fighting each other to the death just a moment ago, but now they were both looking at me with concern. And both of them were acting with sincerity.

I’m even more worried. Even if I survive this mission, will I be able to choose someone?

I could see the general situation. Of course, those kids weren’t trying something so boldly out of lust in the midst of all this. I could tell just by looking at those worried words.

I’ve been spending time alone every day to organize my thoughts. Tomorrow, I’ll be entering the Demon Realm, so I won’t have that kind of time anymore.

Maybe those kids just wanted to see me.

In other words, today is the last day I can have a normal conversation with them. They are the ones who know everything about my physical condition…

“… ”

Even in the midst of all this, it’s ridiculous that everyone is showing their anticipation. Who on earth could I possibly choose here?

In the end, there was only one answer. After much agonizing, I opened my mouth hesitantly.

“… Do you want the four of us to just sleep together?”