Chapter 750 – #160_Let’S Break Up Now (3)
#750
1.
After getting completely drunk, Siwoo confessed his sins to Takasho.
For a good five hours, even with a bottle of alcohol still in his mouth.
“This is what happened…”
“You really messed up big time.”
In a way, Takasho also had a deep original sin, even if it wasn’t intentional.
That’s why he diligently listened to Siwoo’s drunken, almost counseling-like ramblings, even though it was a mess in the alleyway of the shop from the morning.
Well, even without that, they were friends, so it was something he should do anyway.
Takasho was quite surprised when he found out the truth.
So far, the three of them, Sharon, Siwoo, and Takasho, had gone out for drinks about five times, and each time, the two of them had been a sickeningly sweet, lovey-dovey couple.
At first, he thought it was just a typical lovers’ quarrel, the kind where they threaten to break up, so he even teased them a bit.
But this was a much more complicated issue than he had expected.
“Well, you’ve always been like that, whether it was your reckless banzai charges or when you got kidnapped. I was so worried, and I can only imagine how much Sharon must have suffered.”
“…So, what do you think?”
“What do I think?”
“Yeah, I need your advice.”
Looking at Siwoo, who was slumped on the sofa like wilted spinach, Takasho took a deep breath.
“Gah!!!!!”
And then he sternly rebuked Siwoo with an enormous voice.
Not only that, but he also kicked Siwoo.
“You moronic, one-track-minded bastard! Listen carefully to what I have to say!”
“What the hell! Are you crazy all of a sudden!”
“I ask you! Is it wrong to build a Shin Siwoo harem?”
“……”
It was a question that he wouldn’t have been able to answer easily even before.
But after being dumped by Sharon, it was even more difficult to answer, and the question flowed from Takasho’s mouth.
Before Siwoo could say anything, Takasho’s self-questioning began.
“The answer is ‘Absolutely not!’”
Takasho’s eyes, which were emitting a light he had never seen before, were accompanied by majestic background music.
“Embracing more women and craving more love is a male instinct. Our DNA urges us, no, demands us, no, forces us to sow more seeds in the field! A man who goes against his instincts and is content with monogamy, settling for social agreements, is a half-castrated pig.”
Siwoo, who had even been kicked in the head, couldn’t move in the face of the pressure Takasho was exuding.
“But from a woman’s point of view, it’s like walking on a thorny path.
Do you think it’s easy to trust a man who isn’t just looking at her and devote her whole life to him? Do you think that the days of trying to show off her charms in an invisible power struggle are less than the efforts of a male to win a female? It won’t be!”
“……”
“Then, if there’s a guy who made even a single tear fall from the eyes of a lover who entered the harem, what is that?”
“……”
“That guy is worse than a pig, he’s trash. In other words, that’s you, Shin Siwoo.”
Siwoo was speechless at Takasho’s speech, which was hitting the nail on the head.
Takasho continued in a softer, lower tone.
“Shin Siwoo, I understand you. Until I was about four, I was like you too. Isn’t this basically your first love fight? You’re clumsy, and you don’t know what to do. You might not be able to see the truth in the despair that feels like the world is collapsing.”
“A love fight?”
Siwoo had already been dumped.
He didn’t understand what the point was in talking about a love fight now.
“Saying ‘let’s break up’ is definitely the worst thing to say during a fight. If Sharon didn’t really mean it, then it’s a mistake. You can spank her butt later.”
“Did you even hear what I said? I got dumped, you know?”
“I know, I know. But you know, Shin Siwoo, women are really good at lying.”
Takasho offered his thick hand to Siwoo, who had fallen after being soccer-kicked.
“Was Sharon really the kind of person who worried about being ‘number what’?”
“…That’s…”
“It’s Sharon’s first relationship too. Don’t you think she might be as clumsy as you are?”
She was a girlfriend who felt like an older woman, always reliable, and dependable.
What Takasho pointed out was something Siwoo had completely overlooked, hidden behind that image.
“Go, you bastard. If you get dumped again, I’ll buy you a drink.”
Siwoo grabbed Takasho’s hand and got up.
It felt like the haze in his head, which had been dulled by the alcohol, was clearing up.
“Thanks. I feel a bit more like myself now. I’ll definitely repay this favor. I have somewhere to go.”
“Hey! Hey!”
Takasho grabbed Siwoo, who was about to head to the mortal realm right away.
“This time, go with your reliable lovers. Don’t get caught again.”
Takasho’s gleaming teeth looked more reliable than ever today.
2.
All things in the world become familiar with repetition, but it would be impossible to become immune to the situation where a beloved lover’s life is in danger.
Which of Siwoo’s lovers in Gehenna wouldn’t have felt that way?
Siwoo was often captured and did reckless things, but after hearing the news that he had been captured by Hexennacht, everyone was plunged into sadness.
The atmosphere was quite different from when he was kidnapped by the Deep Sea Witch.
At that time, everyone had a glimmer of hope and participated in the search operation.
Even though the Deep Sea Witch was a dangerous old witch, she was an individual.
There was a vague optimism that the existence of a male witch was rare in this witch society, so they wouldn’t easily lay a hand on him.
Sharon felt the same way.
She was determined to do everything she could.
Until the video letter came from R’lyeh, she searched the vast sea thoroughly, even as her mind and body were exhausted.
But this time was different.
The place where he was kidnapped was Hexennacht.
It wasn’t an individual with an unknown disposition, but a group of malignant witches was behind it.
The powerlessness of not being able to do anything but pray, even though they knew where he was, was indescribable.
It was during those days when they could do nothing but shed tears.
Sharon packed her witch’s robes and wand.
She couldn’t do nothing.
That was just an excuse.
She was also a full-fledged great witch.
Just as Siwoo had risked his life for Sharon, Sharon also vowed to risk her life for Siwoo and sought out her other lovers.
They were friends before they were rivals.
She believed that anyone would feel the same way as Sharon.
Even if it was a plan to throw an egg at a rock, she wanted to do it together.
And when Sharon visited Amelia and Eloa’s mansion.
Their mansions were completely empty.
After asking around, she learned that the two of them had rushed to the mortal realm to save Siwoo without telling Sharon.
Sharon couldn’t say anything and locked herself in her room.
‘It’s okay. Don’t be depressed, Sharon.’
She knew how dangerous it was to rescue Siwoo from the city of the public enemy.
She understood what kind of determination was engraved in it.
And she also understood why they had kept this a secret from Sharon.
‘If I went, I would only be a hindrance.’
Both Amelia and Lady Eloa were 23rd rank.
In comparison, Sharon was a great witch, but only 20th rank, and even if she used the characteristics of her nature magic to use the highest-grade offerings, she could only produce firepower of about 21st rank for a short time.
If she joined a large-scale operation with this level of danger, she would only be a hindrance instead of help.
‘I just need to work harder in the future and become a helpful girlfriend.’
She knew.
Amelia and Lady Eloa had clearly made that choice because they were worried about Sharon.
‘…….’
Even if she tried to convince herself like that.
Even if she spoke confidently, sorrow, betrayal, and helplessness swirled in her heart.
Why didn’t they tell her?
Couldn’t they have at least told her?
If they were going to such a dangerous place, seeing each other’s faces might be the last time.
Then, as a friend, would it have been so difficult to say a word of goodbye, even if they had to explain the situation further?
Did they think Sharon was so reckless that she would try to force her way in?
Was Sharon’s existence so insignificant to them that they could leave without even hearing a word of wishing them a safe return?
She knew it was a far-fetched idea.
Amelia and Eloa must have been considerate of Sharon.
As mentioned earlier, it would be a dangerous rescue operation that was no different from a suicide mission, and Sharon would definitely be in danger, even if the two of them were not.
Still, she was resentful.
She wanted to help Siwoo just as much as they did.
Unlike the twins, she was a full-fledged witch, but she was left alone just because she wasn’t helpful.
She wasn’t even a discussion partner.
She was resentful.
And she was most pathetic for feeling betrayed by the women who had risked their lives for Sharon.
‘I’m really useless….’
She had wanted to be in an equal relationship with him someday, not just a lover who only received.
But when Siwoo needed help more than ever, all Sharon could do was resent her other lovers.
Sharon was able to overcome her incomplete rank.
She was able to leave her wandering life in the mortal realm and come to Gehenna.
She was able to pay off her debts and live such a comfortable life.
She was able to make so many friends.
It was all thanks to Siwoo, who she had shamelessly received from.
What about Amelia?
She, who owed even more than Sharon, had the ability to pay off her debts on her own.
Unlike someone who was struggling with a small amount of money that was less than half of that, she was the highest-ranking witch who boasted the highest rank in particle magic.
What about Lady Eloa?
Aside from her personal strength, she was a duchess who was respected by everyone.
She was the greatest mental support and teacher who had helped Siwoo grow so far.
And unlike Sharon, she was also incredibly cute.
What about Odile and Odette?
Although they were apprentice witches now, they would eventually inherit the Jemenae County.
If they inherited the magic of the current count, they would settle at the 22nd rank.
Even the debt that Sharon was suffocating from was nothing more than dust in front of their wealth.
She thought of various other people, and her thoughts and self-hatred continued to spiral.
The conclusion was simple.
Sharon had been clinging like a leech, using love as a hostage from beginning to end.
She had received more love than she deserved, while being unable to do anything when needed.
Tears flowed.
It was so painful that she couldn’t breathe.
Maybe she had always just been saying that she wanted to be in an equal relationship?
Siwoo had only received help from Sharon for a very short time.
Siwoo had already surpassed Sharon in terms of wealth and power.
Not only that, but none of his lovers were less capable than Sharon.
Maybe she already knew?
That no matter how much time passed, ‘equality’ would be impossible, and she had been pretending not to know because she was too happy with the time she spent with him?
‘That’s right. This is what it was.’
Sharon recalled a cliché line from a drama.
He can be happier without me.
She had never sympathized with those heroines, and had even been indifferent to them, calling them melodramatic. But they seemed much more sincere than the shameless Sharon.
