Pretending to Be a Girlfriend？ 131

Chapter 131 – That’s Enough (5)/Complete

Bien came to the base with Russ.
Lily was also waiting inside.

Stachis didn’t bring them together, but there was no doubt that he would come.

Sometimes there were things they could communicate without saying anything.
It was only when everything was confused like now that this stickiness showed itself.

It’s creaked lately, but the long-term sum is longer.
At this moment when everything started to take steps in the right direction, they needed a conversation.

Vien smiled and wiped away his tears.
Then, she repeatedly repeated that she would break her smile when her emotions came up, but it did not change that she was deeply happy.

She wanted to see Stachis again soon.

Russ and Lily were slightly different, but the texture was similar to Vienne.

For the first time in this base, I was able to have happy feelings.

They didn’t have to wait long.
As they waited for Stachis near the gate, they heard his footsteps.

– Kik.

Perhaps because many things went well, he opened the door and entered without hesitation.
The three women could no longer avoid his gaze.
Until now, I hadn’t been able to face him properly because I was afraid of feeling sorry for him or his anger.
It’s not that I don’t have those feelings now, but they’re much less than before.
And happiness filled the place instead.

Starchis’ face as he looked at it also had a faint smile on it.
A face that was relieved that everything was going well.
The face that thinks he made the right choice.

“Is everyone here?”

You know, the women were gathered, but
Starchis was as natural as calling them.

It meant heartbreaking.

The women nodded
I move my gaze to the side of Starchis.

Sure enough, there was Rose Nisty.
As if she had cried a lot too, she was whimpering and calming herself down.

She also seemed to have a lot of personal things going on.

The three women were expecting Ros Nisty.
There must have been a reason why Starchis didn’t talk right away and heard it somewhere.

“Now… An introduction before anything else. Rose Nistia.”

It’s Rose Nisty, not Elsaine.
Take off the lies and tell the truth.

Rose flinches, but politely folds her back.

“…Suck…Rose…Black…Nistie. Well… I’m begging you. Lie-huh-sorry for telling you..”

The words were still mixed with irregular breathing caused by tears.
It was something everyone could understand.

Russ was the first to answer.

“…No. It was for Starches.. I’m sorry you lied because of us.”

“..Right.”

Vienne agreed, and Lily nodded as well.

No matter how much they hated Rose Nicety in the past,
It wasn’t that he wasn’t shameless enough to be angry here, or that he was ignorant.

And now, I don’t hate Rose Nisty as much as I used to.

She was acting for Starchis,
Her happiness of not having to leave Stachis’ side made everything meaningless.

There are still things to talk about, but the first button of a new relationship is being put in place.
Starchis decides to sit down and do the deep story.

The moment he was about to take a step,
Lily stood in front of him.

– Warak.

Then he wraps her arms around her and puts her in his arms her.

“Thank you very much..”

And without any other rhetoric, she thanked me.
Starchis paused for a moment and hugged her.

Inner hand behind her red hair her,
Her other hand her pats her her back and hugs her.

No other words were needed.
It didn’t even take a long time.

After expressing her thanks, Lily walks away from him without hesitation and moves to a place where she can talk.

Next was Vien.

She grabbed Starchis by the hem and clung to him.
As if he didn’t want to show her her face her, he buried himself in her clothes her and stayed like that for a long time.

Starchis didn’t bother hugging her like that.
As she used to do with Vien, she raised one hand and stroked her hair.

It was her own, thank you.
Although she is already a Vien who has already expressed many thanks,
Like this, her actions were more effective in conveying emotions than her words.

When Vien runs out, Russ stays.

Starchis let out a chuckle.
I also thought it was Russ.

She touches her feelings more than anyone else.

Maybe it’s because we know what we want to say just by looking into each other’s eyes.
Stachis and Russ look into each other’s eyes for a long time without saying a word.
Time seemed to slow down.

Russ walks slowly.
Starchis stopped her and waited for her.

Unlike the two women who hugged me,
Russ slowly reaches out to her.

Gently stroke Starchis’ cheek once,
Her scarred one stroke of her arm.

I looked at him with sad eyes and spoke to him.

“… Have you made a decision?”

“…Yes.”

Russ tucked her own arm under his.
Adheres naturally
Her head her rests on his shoulder her.

No more apologies were needed.
It was a word that was overflowing through each other’s eyes or through previous words.

Russ never thought this moment would come.
She wanted to, but she thought she would n’t come.

It felt like I was hoping for summer snow.

Especially when Starchis hugged Rose at this base,
I may have expected that everything was over to some extent in my heart.

But this moment is back.

The moment when she does n’t get scolded even if she burrows into his arms her.
The moment he doesn’t run away or refuse.
The moment when you can feel his warmth her really naturally.

This alone was enough for Russ.

He didn’t even want his lover his anymore.
She was content just to be around.

And…

“…Chis…I love you so much.”

Whispered Russ.
Starchis stood still.

And if I could whisper love like this
That was enough for her.

After a long hug and confession, if long, she falls.

Tears well up in her chest as she becomes full.
But it cannot be shed again.
I forced myself to hold back my tears and smiled brightly.

Rose was watching them from her side of her.

She didn’t say anything to Russ.
It was a future that had already been foreseen.

Of course, while carrying on her lies her, she wanted to use the position to make Starchis her own her.

But as time went by, she also learned that she was greedy.
He is loved, and this is not something she can do about.
It is unavoidable that people gather around a shining person.

So, she understands his situation his,
She came to love him like that.

There is something she said to Bien in the past.

The moment Bien took him and begged him to leave.

Instead of exposing lies and embarrassing Starchis and himself,
When she prayed quietly, what she said then.

Bien told Stachis that he would not interfere with anything he did.
She knows the pain of having a loved one torn from her side by her partner her.

Never in his life had he been so angry when he couldn’t be around Stachis because of his father.

Not only Bien, but other party members must have felt that pain.

I didn’t stand by your side fair and square,
Rose would have gifted the pain to other women when her lying positioning her ripped them away from Starches.

So she had vowed not to stop Bien.
But, of course, this is not just a story for Bienne.

Russ and Lily.
She understood that everyone had to do that to Stachis.

Rose closed her eyes.
When Russ saw that gaze, she expressed her gratitude in her heart.

“… Let’s go in.”

Says Russ.

“Okay.”

Stachis replied.

****

Everyone sits down and stands still.

Starchis was waiting for him to speak.
I still didn’t know that the happy happiness would go away.
They wiggle their fingers under the desk.

“…Once… You know a lot of things will change.”

He gets lucky

“No matter how much they say they don’t disband the party, it went that far, right?”

Rose glances at Starchis.
It was something she didn’t know.
It’s the first time I’ve heard that the party went to the brink of disbanding.
But didn’t intervene.

Listen quietly

“I thought a lot. Everyone doesn’t have the goal of being gatherers, so why should we keep it? But if you break the party for no reason, it will be ruined… No, that’s why I ignore you guys who are unhappy.”

“…”

“No, this is okay. Let’s talk about the future. Let’s abandon dangerous quests from now on.”

“Yes?”

Russ reacts.

“Let’s not aim for Class A. There’s no reason for that. For those of us who don’t want fame or power, Class A is just a luxury. From now on, let’s continue our activities only safely. As long as it’s B-class, there’s no problem in making a living.”

“I… Will follow.”

“Me too.”

Lily and Vien also react in the right place and affirm his words.

In fact, these things were not a big deal to them.
Still, I was happy just being able to stick by his side.

This was especially the case with the two who left him forever and became saints or almost lived their entire lives under their teacher.

“That doesn’t mean you should neglect training. Everyone should be careful.”

“I know.”

“…Okay. So that’s what happened… Next is Rose. Rose will be our manager from now on.”

“…Manager?”

Russ asks.
It wasn’t a wary look.
He seemed really curious and asked.

Back in the days when Rose was Elsaine,
Rumors circulated for a while that she was coming in as a manager, but
I didn’t think things would go like this.

“It is true that paperwork is good. You see, she’s a noble, so she’s already done a lot of deals and negotiations. Paperwork is a natural thing.”

“Aristocrats… Is this time enough?”

This time it was Vienne.
She also had no malice.
I was asking because I was really curious.

Starchis and Rose are not saying this in a detour,
I felt that the question was asked out of sincere curiosity, so I responded with more sincerity.

“I wish I could help too. I do it because I want to… There will be plenty of time.”

“I have already spoken with Count Nisty. It will be fine. And Rose too. Since you were always locked up, I think it would be good to increase your outings like this.”

“Yes..I like it very much.”

“So that’s how it happened…”

Starchis takes a deep breath.
The preceding problems may not be such big changes.
Now I have to bring out the story that I didn’t want to see.

Maybe inconvenient,
A story that needs to be told at least once.

The women swallowed their saliva.
They also seemed to anticipate the upcoming story.

“Then… About us.”

Everyone became quiet as if dead.
I was ready to accept whatever he said.

“…I know your heart well, Russ, Bien, sister.”

“””…”””

“…I’ll be honest. Don’t expect anything in return from me.”

As he always said,
Saying I can’t love you yet.

“It’s not because of my father. I abandoned my promise not to live like my father. I will live as I am, making the people around me happy.”

“…”

Russ feels that he has grown even more when he says he will not think of his father his anymore.
The darkness that covered him seemed to be peeling away.

“…But I can’t force you guys not to express my feelings. It won’t disappear if you don’t say it, right?”

“…Yes.”

Bien is quiet, but she proudly affirms his words her.
If I had told you not to express it, I would not have expressed it.
Like he said, his feelings for him would have been forever.

“So…”

Starchis stops talking.
Think about what to say next.
Close your eyes and try to release the emotions in your heart.
I thought many times about whether this would be the best word.

The conclusion that followed.
For now, this is the best.

“So, let’s live as we do.”

Everyone’s attention is focused on the leader.

“Stop lying. Hide no more. Say what you want to say, say no if you don’t like it, accept it if you like it. If one day you feel cold about me and want to leave the party, then go.”

“I will never-“

The moment Bien and Lily intervene,
Stachis continues his speech, raising his voice his.

“-Me too, if you don’t want to go out at that moment, I’ll do my best to stop you. We… So that we don’t feel uncomfortable with each other. Let’s be honest about our feelings without hiding anything. Yes…?”

There is no need to hide any more.
When they miss Starchis,
I just want to see him without having to call him out with other lies.
I want you to meet and have a fun time. You can ask honestly.

Starchis, too, when schedules become annoying,
I want to rest, I decided to give an honest answer that I don’t want to meet now.

It was the direction he thought could lead to the healthiest relationship.

It was simple things after knowing the heart.

Starchis smiled and waited for their reply.

“Yes? Let’s do it.”

It wasn’t even a difficult story.
Rather short and simple.
The three women look at Stachis.
Despite a lot of things, he still accepted them.

As expected, since he was like this from the beginning, I fell in love with him.

The three women had no answer other than a nod of her head.

Lily nods her head and asks a question.

“..Then… Is it okay to be honest from now on?”

“Yes, sister. I will be honest too.”

“I see…”

Then, suppressing her thumping chest her, she said.
There are no words to express this feeling.
If you don’t suppress it, tears may flow out at the same time.
So I try to speak as dryly as possible.
But it’s not as easy as it sounds.

Contrary to her intentions her, she speaks in a wavering, loving voice.

“Starchis, I love you.”

Lily laughs.

“Thank you for your heart.”

Starches laughed too.

Vienne thus joined the conversation.

“…Me too. Me too.”

“Thank you too, Bien.”

The smile still couldn’t be erased.

Stachis looks at Russ without realizing it.
It was a reflexive action, as if the three women were talking in sequence.

Stachis, embarrassed by his actions his like someone expecting something, tried to avoid his gaze his, but
Russ’ eyes wouldn’t let him go.

She doesn’t say anything else
Yep, the two of them knew what each other was going to say just by looking at their eyes.

Rose crosses her arms beside her.
Starchis laughs even at that.

Everything seemed to work out.
The stress that has been hurting his head for a long time leaves Stachis.

My body feels light as if I had enough rest.

“Under. Shall we end this story then?”

Their incidents that were long and long.
Turning everything back to the past, I promise to look ahead.
From now on, many things may change.

But they are not something to think about now.

Starches says

“First, let’s have a drink first!”