Chapter 18 – What Is She Doing? (2)
“… What do you mean?”
A dead-eyed Russ sat down at the table and asked Lily and Vienne on the other side.
Russ’ room was tidy, but the only flaw was that the equipment he had worn when he went to the dungeon a few days ago was lying on the floor untouched.
It was natural for Russ, who let out the tears she had been holding back the moment she returned to her room and closed the door.
It wasn’t that Lily didn’t understand her feelings either.
Because she also cried for a long time.
But now is not the time to just cry.
I felt compelled to speak with the other members of the treaty.
“Russ… Do you believe Stachis?”
“…”
“..Uuu…Black..”
Lily asked.
Russ didn’t answer.
Only Bienne’s cries broke the silence.
To be honest, I believed it with my head, but couldn’t believe it with my heart.
If I answered, I thought I would admit it, so my mouth didn’t come out at all.
Lily broke her composure and grabbed her head.
“I… I can’t believe it. It couldn’t have happened.”
It was hard to tell if he was talking to himself or to Russ and Vienne.
She continued to speak with blank eyes.
“The way we met doesn’t even make sense.”
When Russ and Bien did not respond for different reasons, Lily spoke in a slightly louder voice.
“Does it make sense according to common sense that you broke up with us and kept meeting by chance? Yeah? Russ…?”
Bien, who had been crying all the time, bleeped out.
“Let’s call it fate!!”
Bang!!
Russ banged his fist on the desk.
As the voice subsides, Russ speaks in a choking voice.
“…Don’t talk nonsense, Bien.”
‘It can’t be. It can’t be.’
I thought to myself as Russ rotted away.
‘Cheese should be my destiny…’
Russ shook his head and focused on the situation.
It was Russ’ wish, but he spat it out as if it were the truth.
“… There is some truth to what Lily said. Does it make sense that we met by chance?”
“Yeah, yes!”
When Russ agrees with Lily, she is delighted.
“Starchis must have lied, or-“
“Starches don’t lie!!”
Vienne interrupts once more and screams.
“Have you ever seen Starchis lie? Hey! Are you there! You don’t do anything except with good intentions! But why would you lie like this!! Why are you telling lies like this!!”
He raises his head and shoots with tears.
Conversely, Lily’s expression hardened as she searched for hope.
“You’ve been watching Starches for a long time, too. You know that much too!! If not, I still don’t know-“
“-There’s no way you wouldn’t know!!!”
Lily jumps up from her seat, talking half-heartedly.
Her silky hair became scattered.
Bien is started by her and can shake her head again and begins to cry.
Lily’s eyes burned red.
“What are you saying… If it’s not a lie, I really got a girlfriend!! The Starches were stolen!”
She grits her teeth and then she wears.
“Starchis, who used to sing pure love and love, got a partner…! That’s not me…! The distance we’ve built up so far will continue to grow farther away… !!”
Bien started to cry louder.
Russ also feels her choking and her chest constricting again.
“No… There’s no way we’ve met by chance… Yeah. If that’s not a lie… That bitch… That bitch who seduced Starchis was stalking him.”
Lily mumbles.
‘Stalking?’
Bien responded.
‘Yeah… That would make sense.’
Raise her messed up face and tell them.
Her nose was stuffed up and her voice kept getting eaten up.
“Yeah, yes! Right. That’s it. He must have approached Stachis with some intention. Starchis didn’t even know that and passed on… That’s right! This is it! You have to tell me quickly!”
Vien’s voice grows louder as she comes up with a rational reason she had never thought of before.
“But how do you say it, Bien?”
Russ, who was weak when she was alone, was trying to save her face in front of Vienne and Lily.
If I couldn’t save her face, I’d lose to the two of them.
“Dear Chis… She’s just a new lover. He’s a flower snake, so be careful? Are you being stalked? How can I prove it..! Starchis believes it was fate!!”
But it didn’t come easy. The more I spoke, the more my emotions intensified.
Lily said biting her lip.
“This is all because of you… If you hadn’t come with that stupid pact, I wouldn’t have lost him so badly…! There was no way that mine was taken away!!!”
In the end, Russ, who was holding back, also gets up from her seat.
“That’s because of us! You signed it saying you like it too. I still remember The horror in your eyes when we both said we liked Starches. But, are you blaming us now?”
The two started a bloody snowball fight.
I didn’t even blink at the distance where my breath touched.
“Did we force you to agree to the treat? When all actions were restricted by the treaty, you were the one who kept looking for gaps and taking advantage of them… Do you say such shameless things? Bien! Say something too!”
“I don’t know… Ugh, black… Come back Starchis…”
Bien was no help.
I didn’t know how to bring it up, so I cried again because I felt like my hope had been cut off.
Russ clicked her tongue and spoke again.
“If she didn’t like it that much, she shouldn’t have said she wanted to break the treat,” She said. Why are you now blaming us? Ah, I couldn’t destroy it because I was afraid to destroy it then. Now that it’s over, it was a strange treat?”
Shed a bloody laugh
“I can say that, Mr. Lily.”
Lily shook her head vigorously.
“Anyway… It’s better than now without that pact! There were many opportunities to progress further with Starchis!! Maybe I could have been your girlfriend!”
“Me too!! I had a lot of opportunities too! You know I never had a chance to be your girlfriend?!”
It was the moment when they, who were relying on the Stachis Treaty, became pathetic.
I couldn’t confess because I was afraid of getting dumped.
However, he did not want others to confess, so he signed a treaty.
Before I knew it, I was relying too much on the comfortable peace provided by the treaty.
Now I realize how conceited the Stachis Treaty can be.
Objectively, he was more beautiful than anyone else around him, and since he had spent a long time with him, he thought that if it wasn’t for them, he wouldn’t meet anyone.
In common sense, they were there, so why did they meet someone else?
And that expectation was greatly missed.
“…Yes, but I got it.”
Russ needed something to channel her anger into.
Lily is upset, and Vienne is sobbing and crying, so Russ heads for the safe in her room.
Leaving her seat and not paying attention to Lily and Vien watching her, she opened her safe and took something out of her.
A piece of paper coated with magic to make it last longer.
Everyone could see what it was.
“Everyone knows what this is, right?”
Russ tossed the paper into the air and pulled out the sword lying on her floor, cutting her in half.
-Chaoak
“The Starchis Treaty is canceled as of today.”
Treaty of Staches.
First. I don’t become Starchi’s lover.
Second, don’t confess to him.
Third, don’t flirt with him.
Fourth, do not secretly covet his lips or genitals.
Fifth, he doesn’t let you know he likes you.
A treat that had been solid for a long time was broken overnight.
****
Hmmmm~
I hummed a song.
After eating the hearty food prepared by the inn lady
The first planned schedule has also been completed.
Clean right away.
Throw away the dirty trash,
Clean cheap wooden utensils,
Wash the scattered clothes,
Tear the magic scroll to drive out the bugs,
The floor was swept and mopped.
Opened the window wide.
A fresh wind blows outside.
Starchis felt a sense of accomplishment with each step forward.
A room getting cleaner.
From the pig pen to the human room.
I wondered if the room was this large, and it was a little awkward.
Because I was so used to dirty rooms.
“But that ends today too, ha ha!”
I laugh exaggeratedly and express my happy mood.
I will continue to keep this clean look from now on.
I won’t be able to clean up or clean up anymore because I’m busy.
From now on, your imaginary girlfriend, your guardian angel
Because ‘Elzaine’ will protect you.
As long as I had El Jain, I could easily refuse even if a party member asked me to make time.
“Oh, I need to meet my girlfriend. Khumm, ah, I need to meet a girlfriend.”
I was also rehearsing the lines I would say while refusing when they called out.
I kept practicing while cleaning so that it would become a natural lie.
When I moved back and forth and passed in front of the mirror, I sometimes looked at the mirror and said.
It seems a little more natural.
Well, just because Elza is there, I can’t say I can’t refuse all of their requests and not meet them, but I’m sure I can do it to a certain extent.
I was a little worried too.
– ‘What is it like to have a girlfriend? Does it matter? Come quickly! You slave!’
I hope to hear you say
Of course, I wouldn’t go so far as to say slave, but the more villainous Bien roaming around in her head effortlessly said that.
Maybe since we haven’t seen each other in days, they might say let’s do everything together.
I’m worried that I’ll be walking around on a compressed schedule.
Of course, it’s better now with days off, but that doesn’t mean I’m looking forward to a tougher future.
Well…
Ah!
If your girlfriend told you to go home early, she could break up with you in the evening.
“Oh, my girlfriend wants to go home early. Oh, my girlfriend wants to go home early.”
I also practiced new lines constantly.
****
I took the garbage I had collected and left the room.
When I went down the stairs, the inn lady was taking a break.
She heard my footsteps and turned her head.
“Oh, bachelor. Are you cleaning your room?”
“Yes. Just throw this away and it’s over.”
“What, do you want to have dinner after that? Even if it’s a bit early, I can prepare for you.”
“No. Just throw this away and leave.”
“Okay? Who are you going to see?”
I nodded.
“Yes. Who are you going to meet Oh, and the lady.”
I put down the trash for a while and took out a coin pouch.
He pulled out some of her coins from there and held them out to her.
“This is the accommodation fee for this month.”
She counts the coins I handed over.
After counting once or twice, he tilted his head.
“Bachelor… I think I gave you a little too much?”
I gave a little more generously.
My heart was full, so I felt that way too,
I will continue to see her from now on, but I also wanted to take care of her a little bit.
“Thank you. Just take it.”
“What, all of this… Thank you, bachelor.”
Oh Hong Hong laughed and put a coin into the sleeve of her dress.
“Shall I go then?”
“Yeah, well done!”
After leaving the inn and taking out the trash, I went to see my brother.
****
It was an enviable accommodation no matter how you look at it. It became my stimulating point.
There was a signboard with the name of his brother’s party, ‘Ade’ written on it, in the three-story wooden and stone lodge.
Compared to the size of the building, it was about the same size as my inn.
However, while my accommodation is used as a restaurant and a lodging for dozens of people,
This place was prepared exclusively for a total of 7 people, including the ade party members and the manager.
This building is owned by my brother.
“Excuse me.”
After knocking on the door a couple of times, he went inside.
Inside was the manager of the Ade Party, ‘Saira’.
“Starches! Didn’t know I’d see you this soon Is it only this week?”
The last time I met my brother, I met him once.
I said with a smile.
“Yes, this week. Now that I have some free time. Maybe we will see each other more often in the future.”
“Oh, yes? That’s great.”
I looked around. There was no one and it was empty.
“But where has everyone gone? What about your brother?”
“Ah, I went out because I had an emergency mission for a while. The B-class party is missing. It’s a rescue mission.”
There are times when I feel a great distance with my brother.
Of course, there is a 9-year age difference, so there are many differences, but
When I listen to what my older brother does, it comes to me much more realistically.
I have been on this floor for quite some time, so I feel many things.
First of all, the difference between class C and class B is enormous.
So, I am still cautious about taking on B-class missions.
Tiwit Scorpion, a C-class monster, is a joke.
Perhaps the first time you challenge a B-class mission, you should be prepared to risk your life.
Because the second reason for disbanding a C-class party is annihilation while challenging a B-class mission.
But what the heck is the hyung who went to rescue the B-class party who specializes in solving such B-class missions?
The goal of following his brother is far-reaching.
“… Okay? Then, is your brother absent today?”
Originally, I thought we would be able to meet because hyung is also on a day off.
So what are you doing today It is still early evening.
“Nope. Just wait a little bit and it will come. If it’s B-class, I’ll rescue you right away.”
“It’s a missing mission. Do you know where they are and rescue them?”
Seira looks at me and smiles like she’s cute.
“Starchis, don’t ignore your brother. It’s still an A-level party.”
I didn’t ignore
It’s just so much better than I imagined.
Just then, noisy footsteps are heard outside the door.
Saira noona said as she walked to the door.
“Did you tell me? It’s coming soon.”
The door bursts open and 6 Ade party members enter.
The one in the front was my brother.
“Saira~ We’re here, uh! Starches!”
The older brother waved his hand with a welcome look.
The other party members also greeted me individually.
“Hello everyone. Brother, I’m here.”
I also smiled and said hello.
My brother approached me, handing two of his tonfas to Seira.
“What are you doing here? Aren’t you busy right now? Look at this Does your face look better than the last time I saw you?”
I tapped her on the shoulder and asked her how she was.
Of course her face her got better.
Thanks to hyung, I get a lot of sleep, and I don’t go around all day and overwork my body.
He smiled and replied to his brother his.
“It’s thanks to my brother. I did what my brother told me the other day.”
“Yes? Like what.”
“No, why did you have a girlfriend back then-“
“Ah!!! It?!”
My older brother is started.
Then I got the biggest laugh I’ve ever seen.
“Keukeuk…Ahhaha!!!”
A loud sound shakes the house.
The other Ade party members also looked at him in amazement.
“What is it, Stion? Were you able to laugh that much?”
But my brother was holding me by the shoulder and shaking me.
“Ahahaha, ah, Starchis, ahahaha, whoa.Haha! Jin, did you really do it?”
I looked at him curiously. Did I do something stupid?
“Brother, what is it? Why are you laughing like this my brother told me to you told me to do it without even laughing.”
Now I’m wiping away even the flowing tears.
“No no, haha… You did a good job, you should have done that, just-“
Said the older brother, stopping his laughter with a big smile.
“Under. Because it’s a pain. Them.”
