Chapter 20 – What Is She Doing? (4)
“Ah, Bien. Are you and my girlfriend the same?”
At the lightly spoken word
The atmosphere gets cheap.
Not only Vienne, but also Russ and Lily noonas were silent.
It was embarrassing.
“Uh…Why is the atmosphere.. Bien?”
I got goosebumps when I looked at Bien’s face.
I don’t know why, but I know you didn’t like what I said.
However, Bienne, who would normally frown and shout loudly,
How to say, I stood there with a droopy, blank eye and a frustrated feeling.
It was the first time I saw it.
Bien is so weak.
I had a feeling that something big was coming.
Something I can’t handle
“Ah… Ah, ah, ah, baeya. Should I go to the bathroom…?”
I threw away the awkward lie and took refuge in the bathroom.
****
Thud
When the bathroom door closed, Vien sat down as if a thread had snapped.
The tears I had been holding back flowed profusely.
Even so, Starchis couldn’t hear that he was crying, so he couldn’t make a sound.
“Turn it off…Heheuk… Heukke!”
I tried to cover my mouth with my small hand to not make a sound, but it was not easy.
Stachis’s words were playing over and over again in Bien’s head.
– ‘Are you and my girlfriend the same? Are you and my girlfriend the same?’
No matter how much bien, I could understand what it meant.
My girlfriend is comfortable, so it’s okay
Say you’re uncomfortable
‘The period of knowing me… Is much longer…’
My shoulders trembled.
Again, the word two weeks lingered in Vienne’s mind.
‘He’s only seen me for two weeks… Why am I more uncomfortable…’
Bien never had a lover
I had no idea that the gap between a friend and a lover would be this big.
If I just go there from time to time and cross my arms, it feels like I’ve gained the whole world,
It was comfortable in front of him because I could show myself as it is without trembling with pretense.
I cook and feed him, laughing at his jokes.
‘I… I was so happy…’
It was her sincerity that she couldn’t put into words.
That is why they lived contentedly even under the Starchis Treaty.
Only now, belatedly, Bien felt the difference between a friend and a lover.
Friends can be uncomfortable no matter how many years you meet
Lovers are comfortable even if it’s only a few weeks.
What he can’t do
Lovers of Starchis can.
Little by little, little by little, I realized that I had lost him.
It was not only Viennese that was difficult.
Both Lily and Russ seemed to be directing Stachis’ words.
He only mentioned Vien by name, but it was no surprise that his own name was included.
Although I couldn’t hold back the tears as I didn’t hear it directly like Bien.
****
Uh what was it really
It’s been a while since I went to the bathroom.
It was time to leave.
I washed my face once and tried to get drunk.
I knew the last words were a mistake, but I couldn’t figure out why.
No, it’s true that a girlfriend should be more comfortable than a friend.
Isn’t it bro?
My brother nodded his head in his head.
Mate
I hit the ball a bit hard.
You have to calm down from now on.
The excuse that you can’t help it even if you make a mistake because you’re drunk doesn’t work.
I restored the settings of my girlfriend that I had memorized.
Her name is El Jain, she has pink hair and pink eyes. She looks uglier than the three of them, but she is very kind.
I should have eaten less if I had known they would attack me when I was drinking like this.
The alcohol my brother bought me was so delicious that I drank it in succession.
Is this how the emergency missions you get when you join an A-class party feel like this?
Things happen when you least expect them, when you’re not at your best.
I feel something when I shake the water on my pants.
“Oh right.”
I reached into my pocket and took out the ring.
Friendship ring with Russ.
Honestly, I liked the meaning and the design I chose.
If you want to avoid getting caught, you have to act.
Unfortunately, I left the ring in a drawer in the bathroom.
I felt guilty at the sight of me putting away a friend’s heartfelt gift for a lie.
Whenever that happened, he thought about what happened in the dungeon.
Okay. You decided not to feel guilty.
“After.”
He sighed and opened the bathroom door again and left.
The three of them were already seated at the table.
Just like the atmosphere that had subsided earlier.
I was scared.
However, he did not show any signs and walked towards them confidently.
The seat next to Bien was empty.
As I was about to sit down, I saw a table with nothing prepared.
“Oh, look at my mind. What do you guys want to drink? I’ll bring it.”
“Sit down.”
“Yep.”
My body reacted on its own to Russ’ cool tone.
I sat down and looked at Bien next to her.
But at the same time I tried to check her condition, her bien’s head turned to the other side and I couldn’t check her at all.
I spoke out in a stiff atmosphere.
“Ugh… Guys, sister. So why did you… Come?”
Still didn’t answer
Instead, Sister Lily, who was sitting in front of me, leaned toward me and she sniffed.
I couldn’t even stand still.
“… Starchis, did you come here after drinking?”
“…”
The eyes of the cold Russ and Lily noona are pierced.
You can drink. Why?
“… Yes, I had a drink.”
Sniff sniff
“Judging by the scent… It must be a fine wine from the country next door, ‘Bind’.”
… Yes?
I was so flustered that my eyes were watering.
Lily’s sense of smell was sometimes surprising.
I just drank what my brother poured me, and I don’t know what kind of alcohol it was.
“Ah… I don’t know what kind of alcohol it is.”
“I know that this drink is only sold at Tering Restaurant, a high-end restaurant nearby. That’s where you went today, right?”
Russ and Vienne flinch at the word fine dining.
“…You haven’t been with me…”
Vien whispers as if you can’t hear it.
She answered in her heart.
If it wasn’t for my brother, I wouldn’t have gone.
“Was the alcohol expensive?”
When I didn’t answer, Lily sister persisted.
I don’t know either! I mean my brother bought it for me.
It was already difficult. I just nodded.
“Swing. It was expensive.”
The restaurant was also high-end, so it must have been expensive.
But Lily’s sister bit her lip and she asked.
“Isn’t that an amount that can be recklessly ordered?”
I couldn’t find anything to say, so I just listened.
Looking at it, I think I did something wrong.
“By the way, do you order that kind of money… For a drink you don’t know?”
It was Lily noona who looked very uncomfortable.
And according to Lily noona’s words, it seemed like they were connected
Russ’s expression changed as well.
I had to say something before it got any worse.
“That… I didn’t know much about alcohol… But I was afraid that my girlfriend wouldn’t be satisfied if I ordered something expensive… Haha. It’s my first time going to a fine dining restaurant.”
Pududeuk
Where is the strange noise coming from?
As I searched for the origin of the sound, Russ gave her words.
“It’s Chis. Bring me some cold water.”
“Uh? For now, just sit down-“
“-Cold water.”
Russ’ dark eyes grew darker.
“Bring it.”
Without saying anything more, he jumped up from his seat.
That’s right, I can take a breather, so it’s rather nice.
Pouring water into a glass, I glanced at the three women.
They were staring down at the table without making eye contact.
Again, so as not to get caught up in the situation, not to panic and say strange things.
Recreated the look of her girlfriend.
He took the water and went back to the table.
“Now cold water. Oh!”
Russ awkwardly grabbed the back of my hand holding the cup.
Then she smiles and says.
“Thank you, Chis.”
Then she takes the cup with her opposite hand.
By the time Russ smiles a little, the atmosphere is a little relaxed
Russ’ eyes lock on my hand.
“Uh… Uh? Chis, where did the ring go?”
Oh friendship ring.
“Ah, that… ?”
This time, even Bien, who had been muttering or turning his head away from me, reacted.
She looked at my hand.
It looks like my eyes are red, but I don’t know exactly.
I was embarrassed and scratched my head, unable to answer.
“You just bought it a few days ago. Oh did you take it off for a while? It’s not something you’ve lost… Is it?”
Russ asked in a worried tone.
I lied with my eyes closed.
“That… I thought my girlfriend didn’t like it, so I took it off… Sorry Russ.”
Silence falls on my words again.
Even so, Russ’s mood is why she keeps getting chilly.
Russ exhaled with ahahaexpression on her face and gulped down the cold water.
The cup is quite large, so the amount is quite large, and even though the water is very cold, I drink it all the way.
-Bang!!
Then he put the cup down hard.
He seemed very angry.
“It’s a friendship ring. What does he even say about that?”
The guilt that she said she wouldn’t feel stabbed her chest, and a genuinely sorry expression came out.
It was an unpleasant feeling to step on a friend’s heart to avoid getting caught in a lie.
“I’m sorry, Russ. It’s a gift I bought you just a few days ago.”
“It was a ring to commemorate our friendship. Is our friendship nothing?”
“Our friendship is also important. Yeah, but I can’t help it because my girlfriend doesn’t like it. My friend Russ, do you understand?”
Even if you speak softly
“No. I don’t understand.”
Russ answers firmly.
So I continued to beg.
“I’m really sorry. Ah! Then… Should I go for a refund? I might still do it.”
Russ’ anger exploded.
“Hey! Why are you refunding a gift!!”
For the first time, calling me ‘Ya’ instead of Stachis or Chis.
Russ wrapped her ring around her own left hand and hid it from me.
She knew the money wasn’t the problem, but she was still trying to defuse her anger somehow.
She just said
Her sorry but her head was confused.
If she knew she would get this angry, she would just wear a ring.
Would you like to wear a heartfelt gift and take it off for a few days?
How did it happen?
Is it because of the alcohol?
Actually, don’t you understand?
No, but I’m sorry.
Thoughts gave birth to thoughts.
And at that moment, Lily noona stopped Russ from getting angry.
“… No. Stachis has a point. If your girlfriend doesn’t like it, how can you wear a ring made with another woman?”
“Mr. Lily… You…!”
The anger that was directed at me is transferred to Lily.
Bien also opened her mouth.
A squeak came out of his voice her once.
“Got it! Okay! That’s right. Take off your friendship ring.”
Russ squirmed and her strength her sagged.
I’m so sorry.
Sorry Russ.
