Chapter 32 – Dinner (End)
It was a cruel word.
To hear from a guy you like who has a lover, “Is there anyone you’re interested in?”
Even if you want to tell Stachis that I like you, he already has a partner.
Basically, it was obvious that it would be cold, and if it was severe, it could have created a situation where Starchis avoided it because it was awkward.
In the end, the three were cornered into a situation where they had to lie.
When no one answered, Stachis pointed at Lily in front of him first.
This was done to prevent returning to questions about El Jain if he lost control of the conversation.
“Nuna, do you have someone you like?”
Lily’s words reminded her of the situation from a few weeks ago.
‘Lily sister, do you like me?’
Her hand rested on her thigh.
It was a shame that I couldn’t answer properly at that time.
However, since she had already grown tired of that regret, she reacted a little more calmly than at that time.
“… I don’t have one.”
She didn’t think to correct the lie.
Or he didn’t say that he had another guy he liked.
Thinking positively to the limit, Starchis gambled on Lily’s liking for her even a little bit, and didn’t know what to pay for saying that there was someone she liked for the purpose of making her jealous.
It was Lily who just skipped the question.
“Russ, are you?”
“… Are you going to ask me everything here?”
“How are you? At any rate, the subject came up.”
Russ glanced at Vienne and Lily and looked at them.
It was Russ who wondered how on earth no one would stop him from telling this lie.
Lily had already answered, but she still wanted me to stop it.
No one said anything and kept silent until the atmosphere became ambiguous, and Russ forced himself to speak.
“… I have.”
I spit out the sincerity I had been harboring.
She couldn’t even meet Stachis’ eyes.
I don’t know Starchis, but of course it was about him.
“Uh? I have?”
Starchis was the most surprised.
He had thought that Russ knew only him as a male friend.
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“You didn’t say anything either. Russ must have met someone secretly.”
Bien answered instead.
Russ glared at Vienne.
The person Russ said he liked was Stachis, but because of Bienne’s answer, it became the nuance that he liked someone other than Starchis.
Of course, if I asked who it was specifically, I was going to be evasive, but what comes out of my own mouth and what comes out of someone else’s mouth is different.
A warrior tribe that was not necessary was attached.
“… Okay? Okay. It must be like that.”
Stachis thought it was only in his lies that he had such a sudden meeting and feelings, but it was strange that even Russ, whom he had known for six years, did.
Does the rough lie now feel realistic?
“What is he like?”
Starchis asked questions as he stuffed the meat into his mouth.
“Uh?”
“Tell me your name or something like that. I told you everything too.”
“So… That’s… That’s it. Won’t you tell me?”
“Hey Russ. It’s too petty.”
“I don’t know.”
“You won’t tell me even though it’s been six years?”
“…”
Russ lowered his head, as if he didn’t want to talk anymore, and focused on the food.
“Then tell me why you like that person.”
“…”
Russ, who had put her head down, glanced up at Starches.
Then, the ears covered with black hair turn red without anyone noticing.
“…Reliable.”
Starchis looked at Vien and Lily’s reaction because the shy reaction was amazing.
The two looked fine.
Starchis wondered if he was the only one who was surprised.
I wanted to make fun of Russ, but since everyone didn’t respond, I decided not to.
“You, Bien?”
He asked the last runner.
Bien turns her head the other way while excited.
Stachis accepted, meaning that he would not speak.
“Everyone told me, but you too-“
“-I have. And better than you.”
Bien couldn’t hold back the emotions that burst out and finally let it out.
It was because he was mad at Starchis, and also to make him jealous if he had a heart for himself.
The question was cruel, so she wanted to say something that would hurt her.
Lily, who experienced firsthand the cost of lying, closed her eyes.
Of course, it was a lie that could pass casually, but it wasn’t a good scene to see even a rival enemy drowning in a mud swamp.
“I have?”
“Yes. More dependable than you, cooler than you, and… Nicer than you, and anyway…, You’re no match.”
With a rapid-fire cannon, she answers.
After pouring out Bien once, only unpleasant feelings remained.
Starchis wondered why he was like this.
“Suddenly have me, Bien.”
Strangely, something funny came out.
There was nothing to feel bad about.
If it’s your impression, ‘There must have been someone you liked in Bienne too’,
Or it was to the extent of, ‘You’re begging me to brag about the person you like.
“Because there’s no one else to compare you to here.”
“Then why don’t you just say it’s cool?”
He playfully pushed her with his elbow.
Then, a small smile appeared on Bien’s lips.
Bien thought he was stupid for being so outrageous even when he was angry.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been feeling helpless for so long that I feel like I’ll live even if I breathe a little.
“So, is Lily-nuna the only one missing?”
“That’s how it works.”
“Who can I introduce you to?”
-Clink
“…Ah. It is a mistake.”
Lily dropped her fork. The strength in her hands was momentarily released.
As she avoided the lie that she had a crush on someone other than Starchis, another ordeal came.
In an instant, she lowered her head under her table to hide her frown in tears.
“Sister, don’t use that. I will bring you a new one.”
Starchis got up and went into the kitchen.
Lily also sat up on her own.
With him gone, the three of them gave the faces they had worked so hard to stop frowning for a moment a break.
Everyone put on sullen faces.
And at the sound of Starchis returning, he calmly changed his expression like a ghost.
Only Bien was a little awkward, but it didn’t matter because she was next to Starchis anyway.
When he handed over the fork, I held his hand deeply and made light skinship.
“So, introduce your sister-“
“-That’s Okay. I do not need it.”
“Oh yeah?”
I feel ashamed that I said something unnecessary to the cold response.
Scratched her head
“Why is Starchis trying to introduce you to someone?”
Lily asked, not letting it flow.
There was also some level of anger.
In fact, Starchis had no reason.
It was just a suggestion as the words flowed, but I felt like I had to attach some reason to Lily’s reaction.
‘It’s nice to have someone important to me.’
You can easily come up with a reason.
There are several other things that come to mind.
And the reasons that came to mind were somewhat sincere.
“…I’m suddenly serious, but tomorrow you’re going into a dungeon, right? Of course I will succeed, but just in case, I thought it would be better to make memories with someone I like.”
“What does that mean?”
At Bien’s words, Starchis explained with a little more looseness.
“Bien, you say you like someone. Say hello, go for a walk, or confess. What if I go in tomorrow and still have regrets? You still have time until lunch tomorrow.”
The three women stared at Stachis.
When no one said a word, his gaze was focused, he continued.
“In that respect, Vien and Russ have something to do, but it seems that only Lily noona doesn’t have one, so I thought I would introduce them. It doesn’t mean much.”
“To spend precious time with someone you like..?”
Russ stared at Stachis.
Starchis shrugged his shoulders as if it were natural.
“Once I did.”
Stachis remembered fishing with his brother.
The three remembered something else.
– Took.
Beside him, Bienne put down his fork and knife.
There was still more than half of the meat left.
She was covering her mouth with her fist.
“Bien?”
She wrestled as if she was about to vomit for a long time, then swallowed what was in her mouth and said.
“I won’t eat more.”
“Why suddenly? You were eating well.”
“… I have no appetite.”
Starchis was taken aback.
“What, are you not feeling well? Are you lying to me?”
Bien, who did not respond, glanced at him and said.
“…It’s because I eat something all day long.”
However, Russ and Lily realized it because it was Vien who acted this way right after Starchis said.
I don’t know how he knew, but Bien also knew Stachis had sex.
Starchis also knew that Bien was hiding something, but he couldn’t figure out what it was.
But I didn’t bother to ask because I didn’t know anything else, but my physical condition seemed to be fine.
Everyone has something they want to hide.
If it was something that would interfere with the B-class mission, Bien would have said.
It was tiring, but the rest of the meal proceeded without bien.
****
Time passed, and the food on the plate was almost empty except for Bien’s.
At first, Starchis was worried about how the dinner would go after Bien stopped eating. Fortunately, after that, the atmosphere flowed smoothly as we talked about our memories.
“I’ll go first.”
Vien got up and said.
It was the atmosphere at the end of the meal.
“Shop Vien?”
“It’s prayer time soon.”
Then, Bien patted the hem of his clothes lightly twice as he looked at Starches.
It seemed that he wanted to take me to church.
“Bien, I’ve said it before, but taking me away is now-“
“-It’s not that. I have something to say.”
His heart skipped a beat at those words.
I was still worried about something going on, but what the hell was going to happen.
Besides, judging from the way he pulled his clothes from him, it seemed like something he would n’t be able to say here.
Stachis apologized to Russ and Lily and headed for the door.
“Goodbye, Vien.”
“See you tomorrow, Bien.”
Bien bowed her head slightly and walked out the door with Stachis.
After through the first floor and out of the inn, after walking for a while, Vien looked back at Starchis.
Having dinner with her this evening, she changed her mind.
It was precisely the moment when I put my fork and knife down.
Previously, I had not tried to acknowledge Stachis’s lover somehow, either in denial or in anger, but now I thought I should let it flow for a bit.
Responding to each one was extremely stressful and difficult.
I thought I wouldn’t even try.
The hardest part for Bienne was the feeling of being taken away every time Starchis had a new experience with Elsaine.
But now I’ll admit it. That’s normal
And let’s endure it all even if we get hurt by a lot of salting.
After all, Bien knew that she would love no one but Stachis.
She would love him for the rest of her life, so she decided to wait quietly until he parted with Elza.
Maybe she won’t break up with him. Nevertheless, Vienne decided to wait.
Accustomed to patience. Because she is a virgin
Still.
She came out now for a reason.
If you’re going to wait for a long time, wouldn’t it be okay to leave good memories for the last time?
From the thought
It’s like one last big breath before diving into deep water.
Bien looked back at Starchis and looked up at him.
What should she say to achieve her goal her? She thought for a while.
Starchis waited for her to speak first.
“… Starches are there.”
“Tell me, Vien.”
“Actually, I am scared.”
I wasn’t talking about dungeons. It was the fear of how long we would have to wait for the Starchis to break up, or what to do if we didn’t.
However, Starchis accepted it out of fear of the dungeon.
She thought it could.
Bien is young.
“So, by the way, Starchis. I have no right to wish and no reason to grant it, but please listen to me just once.”
“… What?”
“It has no other meaning. It’s because I’m scared.”
And she took a deep breath and said,
“Hug me tight. Hard enough to break.”
Hundreds of questions and thousands of words ran through Stachis’ mouth, but nothing came out.
I wonder how hard it must have been to say something like this.
And how earnest you were, you only say this when the two of you are alone.
Starchis couldn’t come up with an excuse now that he could n’t because his girlfriend his didn’t like it.
Because it’s not real
When we weighed sticking to a lie versus appeasing a struggling party member, the answer came easily.
Starchis opened her arms.
-Width
And as soon as he opened his arms her, Bien blew her body her and hugged him.
Starchis hugged her tightly. It’s a cheap price if fear goes away with something like this.
Indeed, Bien seemed to shed tears.
She prayed silently in his arms.
‘We need to break up quickly, Stachis. I’ll have a hard time while waiting.’
****
After the two disappeared, Russ and Lily had a conversation in the dorm.
“What do you think Vienne went to say, Russ?”
“I don’t know.”
When Starchis left, the atmosphere became even more subdued.
“… Truly, there is no mercy for choice. It’s like this because of one mistake.”
As Lily let go of her sneer, Russ nodded her head too.
She thought the same.
“Did you see that you said you were going to introduce me to someone?”
“Saw.”
Lily giggled and giggled.
“Ah, Starchis. How happy they are to ask me to become a couple.”
Russ couldn’t answer.
Every word Lily said hurt.
“Russ, I have a decision.”
“..?”
“I just… Now I’m going to wait for Starchis.”
“Yes?”
Lily looked at Russ.
“I’m not the only one thinking this. Maybe Bien does too?”
“What do you mean wait?”
“I said I would wait until I broke up with a bitch named Elsaine. They are so happy, but is it right to break that.. I thought that.”
She said that her rival was taking a step back, but for some reason Russ felt uncomfortable.
She felt as if she would have to take a step back as well.
“I will not wait.”
Said Russ as promised.
But Lily sighed and laughed.
As the decadent woman ate and laughed, she felt herself becoming more of an idiot.
“If I don’t wait, what will I do?”
Lily got up from her bed and lay down on Stachis’ bed.
His scent his rose.
She didn’t even think to hide it and she took a deep breath.
“Are you going to confess? Would you like to rub your body? Are you going to gossip about Elza? There is no way you can do anything.”
“…”
“I don’t know, I. I’m just going to keep waiting no matter what.”
Lily closed her eyes for a moment on her bed.
Russ said again as if casting a spell on himself.
“I… Don’t give up.”
Lily also answers.
“I didn’t give up either. But just… I’ll use my powers later. Right now… I’m a little tired.”
