episode_0511

Inside Ellis’ house, living room.

The living room with six people in it was quiet.

Only the click-clack-clack wall clock told me that time was passing.

“….”

“….”

This atmosphere.

I didn’t like it.

Ellis licked his lips and looked at Scarlett.

After Ho-yeon Lee left, Scarlett was the one who gathered the women.

“Scarlett, if you asked me to stay, I should speak up. No, should I call you Mr. Scarlett now?”

“Please feel free to call me Ellis.”

“Okay, Scarlett. What do you want to say?”

“I would like to apologize and make excuses.”

“excuse?”

“When I was in the Iris Guild and received a mission from Ellis, I did not know Hoyeon. I wanted to tell you at least once in case Ellis misunderstood.”

This was something I wanted to say to Ellis someday if my relationship with Lee Ho-yeon was discovered.

For Lee Ho-yeon’s sake and for himself, he had to prevent unnecessary misunderstandings from occurring.

“But it was also my fault for giving affection to the person under surveillance. I left the Iris guild out of guilt, but I will apologize now.”

Ellis nodded after hearing Scarlett bowing her head.

Scarlett knew Ho-yeon Lee from the beginning, and it’s not that she didn’t think that she was playing with Ellis by sharing Ellis’ orders to monitor Ho-yeon Lee with Ho-yeon Lee.

But the possibility was low.

As Iris Guild is an information guild, management of guild members is basic.

Of course I knew that Scarlett had no contact with Lee Ho-yeon.

Rather than assuming that he was hiding his relationship due to his incredible ability, it would be a more reasonable guess that his relationship with Lee Ho-yeon developed and he naturally left the Iris Guild.

“Don’t worry, I don’t have that misunderstanding. I believed Scarlett wasn’t someone who lied on a regular basis.”

“thank you.”

“I guess Lee Ho-yeon was wrong next time. It’s wrong to seduce every woman you see.”

“I agree with that.”

Even Scarlett cannot deny Lee Ho-yeon’s playboy nature.

Ellis nodded and opened her mouth again.

“Scarlett, can I ask you one last question?”

“yes.”

“Are you faster than me?”

Scarlett thought about Ellis’ words for a moment.

What is fast?

I couldn’t know for sure, but my worries were short-lived.

“…probably not.”

Scarlett was faster than Ellis in anything related to Hoyeon Lee.

Intuitive sex with Liliana.

The same thing might have been faster… Because I probably didn’t ask that.

“You didn’t even know Lee Ho-yeon’s face until you heard my command?”

“you’re right.”

“Hmm… okay. Let’s stop talking about the past.”

Although it wasn’t particularly important, Ellis smiled with a sense of satisfaction.

“Then let me tell you my story. Actually, I’ve known that you were at Ho-yeon Lee’s house for a while. In particular, I’ve known Liliana for a long time. You’re a sexy succubus, right?”

“Oh, are you a fan of mine? Would you like an autograph?”

“… That’s okay.”

Ellis looked at Liliana taking out a pan from her pocket and then turned her head.

I know Lee Ho-yeon’s personality well.

He is naturally easily influenced by others.

There is a high possibility that the reason they are living together is not a big deal.

Scarlett became close to Lee Ho-yeon while on a mission, and when Scarlett said that she left Iris Guild because of you, didn’t she tell her to stay at home?

The same goes for Nam Da-eun.

After the Buyers Guild incident was resolved, Nam Da-eun, who had no place to stay, would have clung to Lee Ho-yeon with her younger sister.

‘… Then what about Liliana and Rebecca?’

Ellis doesn’t know much about their situation.

But Scarlett and Nam Da-eun. It didn’t seem much different from these two.

‘And the reason doesn’t matter.’

Although it is annoying to stay with Ho-yeon Lee, I don’t think that Ho-yeon Lee brought those four home out of favoritism.

I guess they all ended up living together because they didn’t have a place to stay like Scarlett.

If attractiveness is the standard, there is no reason for Ellis to be left out.

“…Da-eun.”

“Yes, Ellis.”

Ellis turned her head to Nam Da-eun, who was staring at the conversation with Scarlett.

Actually, there were a lot of things I wanted to ask Nam Da-eun.

I talked to Nam Da-eun a few times, but each time, Ellis and Nam Da-eun had differences of opinion.

“Hoyeon is staying at home with her sister, right?”

“That’s right. I’ve been indebted to you since I escaped from the Buyer’s Guild.”

As expected, it was as Ellis expected.

Ellis looked straight at Nam Da-eun’s face.

“Do you understand that I told you I didn’t like you?”

“huh.”

“What about now? Have you changed your mind yet?”

“… No matter how much I think about it, I like Hoenn’s back. This won’t change.”

Nam Da-eun, centered on Lee Ho-yeon, and Ellis, centered on herself, cannot understand each other’s feelings.

Nam Da-eun wanted to repay the debt she owed to Lee Ho-yeon, who changed her and her sister’s lives, for the rest of her life, and Ellis wanted to win the competition and win the man she liked.

“Even if I say it’s frustrating, they won’t listen.”

“Sorry.”

“Why are you apologizing like a fool again?”

Ellis sighed and thought.

Even if I tried to think of Nam Da-eun as a competitor, there was no tension at all.

It’s ridiculous that such a weak woman is stronger than herself.

“Elise, you don’t understand, but… I need Hoyeon for the happiness I think of. That’s all. It doesn’t matter who is next to me or how many people there are. I will have Hoyeon by my side.”

Nam Da-eun said with a bright smile.

The only thing that matters to her is Lee Ho-yeon.

The second conditions were how many women there were and what kind of lifestyle they lived.

“….”

Ellis sighed at Nam Da-eun’s words and sat down in the chair.

I always get this headache when it comes to things related to Hoyeon Lee.

At least I can take comfort in the fact that my emotional ups and downs have decreased a lot.

I never had any intention of giving up on Lee Ho-yeon.

This is not a game, but if there is a difference between winning and losing, being next to Lee Ho-yeon is a win, and giving up on Lee Ho-yeon is a loss.

So, if you act like Nam Da-eun, will you win or lose?

Ellis didn’t know.

“…Okay. I won’t tell you to stay away from Lee Ho-yeon either. But that doesn’t mean I can smile and be friendly with you.”

“Why can’t it work? I want to be friends with Ellis as long as it’s okay with Hoyeon.”

“That’s…weird.”

Ellis scanned the women’s faces.

It’s been like that since I was young.

There is a saying called heroic sensuality.

As men increase their abilities, they look for women.

This is like an instinct set from birth.

Ellis learned that from his mother.

Flirt is okay.

But the top priority should always be yourself.

– What you need most for that is leisure. Even if bees are attracted to the flower, you shouldn’t worry at all, and it should show an overwhelming difference. So that you can feel at ease that no matter what you do, you won’t be able to take that man away from him.

Ellis instinctively understood those words from a young age.

If she found the man she wanted, she would have been able to show the results of her early education, but these women differed from Ellis’s common sense.

It must be a woman’s instinct to want to be loved most by the man she likes, but these women didn’t seem to have that instinct.

Moreover, Hoyeon Lee’s attitude was different from what Ellis wanted, so it felt like all of her common sense was being denied.

“…Irene. What’s going on now?”

“Our Ellis is pretty even when she’s in a bad mood…huh? What?”

“I don’t know why Ellis is doing that.”

Rebecca looked at Ellis, who looked in a bad mood, and slowly approached Irene.

“It’s natural. Ellis was greatly influenced by her mother… No, that one is normal in the first place. You are abnormal. How can more than one person treat one man like that?”

“Irene, don’t you like your baby’s dad too?”

“I… have complicated circumstances.”

Irene also suddenly stopped hating Ho-yeon Lee.

Of course, there was a lot of pleasant sex and Ellis at stake, but as I went on, complex emotions arose that were different from the first time.

“Really? Um. Is it okay if I talk to Ellis too?”

“There’s nothing you can’t do, but if you say something strange, we’ll stop you right away. You can’t tarnish our Ellis.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll do my best.”

The reason Rebecca became close to Hoyeon Lee was to restore Rune’s clan.

Of course, I like Lee Ho-yeon as a person now, but she also didn’t care how many women Lee Ho-yeon had.

With that mindset, I planned to have a conversation with Ellis.

Rebecca is in the pandemic and has been talking frequently with people.

Most of the demons had eccentric personalities, so talking to people with strong pride was a cakewalk for Rebecca.

No matter how bad Alice’s personality was, she was better than Mine.

If you build up your self-esteem by pretending to scratch the person, you will soon be able to take the lead in the conversation.

“Miss Ellis, the world isn’t so gentle.”

“… yes?”

“No matter what Miss Ellis does, we will not give up on Lee Ho-yeon. That’s the same for Miss Ellis, you understand that, right?”

“… I guess so.”

I could tell from just a short conversation.

These women will never give up on Lee Ho-yeon.

That’s why I had to make it clear that I was the queen bee.

“Then what are you going to do? Are you going to use the power of the Iris Guild to suppress us? Or are you going to target us with your specialty, assassination?”

“That can’t be possible.”

Using the power of the Iris Guild for personal use is not the problem.

This was a matter of pride.

Because pushing out competitors by force to win Lee Ho-yeon is the same as saying you lack charm.

“Hmm. I don’t like the look on Ms. Ellis’s face. It’s the look on someone’s face that gives them what they can.”

“Don’t ignore the Iris Guild.”

“Miss Ellis. I also respect the Iris Guild. What I want to say is that we should be a little more friendly. You know the personality of the baby’s father. He is the kind of person who won’t break up with another woman even if she tells him to break up with her.”

“… That’s because of a curse. And I was curious earlier, why is Hoyeon the baby’s father? I’m sure it’s not the reason I think, right?”

To be honest, the name Rebecca used to call Hoyeon Lee was very annoying.

Honey, honey. It’s not like this, what is the baby’s father?

They seem like a couple who has been married for 10 years already.

“The reason he’s the baby’s dad is because he’s the baby’s dad. That’s right. Since this has come to an end, how about talking about something a little more positive than fighting. Something about a curse or something about the baby’s dad.”

“I’m also curious about the curse.”

Ellis was caught up in Rebecca’s tempo and was sitting between Scarlett and Rebecca, and Nam Da-eun, who was watching her, nodded and continued talking to Liliana.

“Rebecca’s speaking skills are amazing….”

“Hmm. Scout and you always make me do things like that.”

Liliana sipped her coffee as she watched Scarlett and Rebecca’s conversation.

This wasn’t the first time I had to run an errand because of something like that.

Even if you decide that you won’t get caught again, you’ll quickly get caught up in it.

“So, Liliana, don’t you feel jealous?”

“I’m jealous every day. Every time I bite my arm in the morning, I’m gradually increasing my bite force.”

“… I think that would be hard to notice.”

Liliana and Nam Da-eun also continued their conversation alone, and only Irene, who checked her smart watch, quietly stood up from her seat.