Chapter 32 – The Goose That Lays Golden Eggs (3)
“What now?”
Even though I listened carefully, I had no choice but to ask. Then, Lena swears again without wavering.
“What the fuck are you looking at?”
“Did you just tell me?”
“Then who do you think it was?”
It was such a sharp tone that I couldn’t find the gloomy attitude from before. He had shown a nervous appearance from time to time before, but this was the first time he had shown such aggression.
I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t even get angry. In the meantime, Lena walked forward unrestrainedly, dragging her wobbly legs.
“Let’s go quickly. Let’s go do something useless.”
“Be careful what you say, Lena. If someone hears that…”
“Be careful. Did I say something wrong?”
“Lena!”
I screamed and looked around for nothing. Fortunately, there was no movement from the door, and the pig was staring stupidly at the wall.
In the end, even if I got angry here, I was the one who lost money. I suppressed my irritation and nodded my head.
“Let’s talk about the rest. Don’t be noisy here.”
“Yes or no.”
“…Lena.”
Even so, Lena scratched my nerves until the end. It seemed that he was no different from other beasts, acting only according to his temper, without the least amount of intelligence. It felt unfair that I was the only one left to keep my sanity under these circumstances.
…
On the subject of a prostitute who only knows how to do is to give her body.
I couldn’t help but repeat the words in my mind.
That didn’t make me feel comfortable. Because it’s only small people on the street who feel pleasure with this kind of thing. Besides, I didn’t want to waste my time with Lena like this. The time I was given to make use of her was limited, and it was not her daily opportunity. Just yesterday, I had to work alone because they were using Lena.
Her really shitty fact but I still needed her.
In the end, I headed back to the student president’s office with reluctant steps. It’s really hard to walk with two people who don’t like the road they didn’t want to walk in the first place.
…
Rather, I think I felt more comfortable when I entered the building with Lope in the middle of the night.
It’s too late to regret it now.
“Ha…”
Meanwhile, I looked behind her and saw Lena leaning against her wall, exhaling wildly. She barely walked, and it was very unsightly to shake her legs like a newborn foal.
“Follow me quickly. I don’t have time.”
“…I understand. Rogeria.”
At my words, she sent another sharp look. On a topic that I couldn’t even raise my head in front of Duke. It’s not even funny.
I didn’t want to see that figure, so I lowered my gaze and suddenly noticed something bruised on the floor. Upon closer inspection, thick liquid dripped down the path Lena had walked. A long thin shadow stretched as if she had swept the floor with her mop.
I don’t know what that is, but I think it’s like that all the way. Suddenly, I remembered a fairy tale I had heard before. A story about a brother and sister who were attacked by a nasty witch while walking in the woods while scattering bread crumbs. No, was it something else? Anyway, that’s exactly what Lena looked like.
And in front of him was walking an idiot who had cut open a goose. That’s how we crawled towards the Forest of Corruption, scattering self-help and hatred towards others.
“Okay. Work ladies. I’ll just be watching from here.”
As soon as I arrived at the student president’s office, the pig was joking and acting sly. I don’t know where or what they’re seeing and copying, but that seemed to be Haru’s only stigma. I nodded my head roughly to match the rhythm.
“Yes. Thank you as always.”
“Thank you. It’s my job.”
Work Watching us, scratching your crotch and then going back to sleep? Sure enough, he leaned against the sofa as soon as we settled down. My eyes were already flickering, and I was ready to fall asleep soon.
Of course, falling asleep was a hundred times better than doing some other weird thing. I was grateful for that fact and said in a low voice.
“Then let’s begin, Lena.”
“What. Nonsense?”
“…But you figured out what caused it.”
“It’s been smashed from the inside to the outside? You know. What a fucking surprise.”
Lena was sneering, almost breathing. It was as if scratching my nerves was my goal in life. She dared to meet her eyes, knowing that she would see the same pair anyway.
Lena’s face did not change that much. That was the part that surprised her the most even when she followed her Duke a few days ago and met her after a long time. Except for her tired eyes and dark bruises on her cheekbones, she was pretty much the same.
What really changed was the invisible part of her. Personality or speech. Or something like attitude. Not many people will think of Lena, the former head of the academy, when she sees her constantly swearing at her and her pessimistic attitude.
No. Was she just revealing her true color? Now I have such doubts. In the past, it may be that she was simply obscured by her vain fame and did not see her true nature.
…
By the way, seeing her shaking her legs like that from earlier, it seems that some of her invisible parts have changed more violently.
“You keep staring at something. Annoying.”
“Never mind.”
Again, Lena shot sharply. Come to think of it, that wasn’t offensive, it was more defensive. And that’s a typical symptom of a broken human being. Normally, I wouldn’t even bother with her, but I still needed her.
It’s also that I only have two years to use. So I tried to talk her at least to calm her down.
“Lena. Do you really have to be so crooked? There’s nothing good about it.”
“Then why should you do such nonsense? Even though it’s useless.”
“Be careful what you say. We’re not alone here.”
“Are other people’s eyes buttonholes? You’ll know just by looking at them.”
“Please. Be patient even if it’s difficult, Lena. Sooner or later, a solution will be found.”
“Under…”
Then Lena laughed. She said, then fiddling with her broken parts.
“You talk like a method. You still talk nonsense like that.”
“I told you to lower your voice. And why do you keep arguing with me like that? There’s no benefit.”
“It’s because it’s like bluffing on a topic that has already revealed its bottom line.”
“Be careful what you say.”
She tried to endure it to the end, but today’s Lena was particularly severe. There, the stress of the past day exploded, and her sharp voice leaked out without me knowing.
“I have a limit to my patience. I have a lot of other issues to worry about besides you. I can’t help you if you keep coming out like that, Lena.”
“Help. Who is helping whom?”
“You’re the one who came to me to save me in the first place.”
“Don’t be a jerk. Now you’re fucked too.”
With a vulgar curse, Lena threw the part she was holding onto the floor. At that moment, she screamed in surprise, even though I knew I shouldn’t.
“Lena!”
“I know I’m deaf. I’ve heard everything that happened that day. Duke doesn’t take you very well anymore. And above all, the communication equipment is like this. How can you save me?”
“The equipment is broken, but I heard the answer that the escape ship is coming. You can believe that much.”
“On what grounds? And even if it comes, is there any proof that I can ride there?”
“I told you. You said I was going to take you anyway.”
“Well. I don’t believe it at all.”
There wasn’t even the slightest effort to lower his voice. Rather, it was an attitude that everyone else wanted to hear.
“At first I even believed you would help me. But well, that trust has been shattered now.”
“Lena. I know how hard you are.”
“No. You don’t know.”
“Yes. I don’t know. But I know that you’re having a hard time. It won’t be easy to live while being fooled by Duke’s gang. But you know, there’s nothing I can do about it.”
“I’m not talking about that now, Rogeria. My faith was shattered after you visited me a few days ago.”
Suddenly, Lena’s eyes were filled with her life beyond the chill. She said, looking straight at me with her wide eyes.
“Fuck yes. But until recently, I had even hope. He must have had some kind of plan. He must be doing this because of something. I thought so and persevered. But what was the result?”
“Lena.”
“Before that, I searched like that but didn’t even get an answer, but suddenly they came and asked me to fix that broken equipment. What on earth should I expect after seeing that? It wasn’t even Duke who broke it, it was Lope’s doing it?”
“I can explain.”
“Fuck the explanation. I know what happened. I must have left the troublesome Duke to me and struggled to live alone, but then I was unlucky enough to get caught by Lope and get kicked. Isn’t it? Only then did I realize. It’s just a shield.”
“It’s not like that, Lena.”
“Don’t fuck with me!”
Eventually Lena screamed at me. Then, the pig who had been sleeping on the sofa stood up in surprise. But she didn’t notice her bastard and continued to raise her voice.
“Only in words, Miss Lena. Miss Lena. What did you do for me? I trusted you and tried to follow you somehow, but what was the result? From the first day, I was stripped naked in front of strangers and slapped to death! And? And then how? Did it happen?”
“That…”
“You said you’d save me. You said you’d be safe if you stayed by my side! After one or two promises were broken, I can’t believe everything you said. Everything!”
“Lena. Stop it. This is my last warning.”
“Fuck you! Warning? Who are you to warn me? Isn’t that what it is!”
“But it’s not my fault you messed around with Duke like an idiot!”
After the situation reached this point, I couldn’t stand it any longer. The last control line suddenly came loose and the heat in my head exploded. In the meantime, the pig, perhaps frightened by this situation, crept closer to the door.
“Listen to listen, so now you’re trying to blame me from one to ten. So, what are you so good at? What did you do? Did you sing large-scale magic comfortably while others treated you in the annex building? Then I came to you and begged you to help me like a dog. Did you beg?”
“Damn it. You begged me to come first, you asshole.”
“I beg you for what I’m sorry for? You’re a worm with nothing to do! Yes, maybe you did it because you were fooled by the fault of being the chief. But I know now. You, like other idiots, are just rubbish rolling on the side of the road after all.”
“Thank you very much. You finally know my true worth. Then, do you look in the mirror now? You’ve been a trash bug since your academy days. You put on makeup on your fucking face, fawn over men, and bully guys like Lope. Isn’t that an idiot? “
“If you talk like that again, I’ll sew your mouth shut, Lena. I mean it.”
“Fuck it. Try it!”
“This slut is real!”
Unable to control my anger, I grabbed Lena by the collar. Then she flinched for the first time and tugged at the hem of her own dress.
“Let go of this! Let go of this!”
“Didn’t you want something like this? If not, why the hell do you keep getting on your nerves? Is there something you can’t stand? Is that why you messed around with Duke like that?”
“This bitch…!”
“Isn’t it? Did you just want to give it to him? That’s right. Because you were a fucking slut from the start! That’s why Lope abandoned you too. Now I understand a little bit. Why did he come all the way and never find you? Did he know, didn’t he?”
“That kind of talk…”
“Then you should have done well at least. If that’s your talent, you should have treated Lope and Duke well! Even if you behaved well, this wouldn’t have happened. Even if only you did well!”
“Please don’t talk like that!”
Bang!
“…!!!”
Suddenly, the door shook loudly and there was a harsh crash. Lena and I both looked at each other in surprise.
…
Thud. Thud. Thud.
Then came the sound of heavy footsteps. As soon as Lena heard the sound, her legs trembled and her arms drooped.
“Ahhh…”
“…”
“Ah…No…I hate it…”
“…Damn it.”
“Rogeria…”
Suddenly Lena called my name in her pitiful voice. Suddenly, she was in tears.
“You son of a bitch…”
“Lena.”
“If you really want to help me…”
“…”
“Fuck me for help at a time like this…”
“Lena. Roselia. Go in.”
“Ah…!”
She let out her hollow breath for the last time. At the same time, the door opened and several men entered. And in the middle of it stood the owner of the heavy footsteps.
“…Wow. The two of them are really fighting.”
“…”
“I heard you said some nonsense again. I’m a little surprised.”
“Because it’s real.”
“I thought you two were close, but I guess not.”
Duke said to the pig earlier as if he was genuinely surprised. Then this time he turned his head towards me.
“I told you to fix that, so what if we fight? Rogeria. Why, do you think it won’t work?”
“That…It’s not like that, Lena…”
“What is it? Is it Lena’s fault again? Is that something like that, Lena?”
“…”
As I instinctively blamed her fault, Lena shook her whole body and bowed her head. The dignified attitude from earlier seemed to have evaporated.
“Should I intervene? Uh. This sounds like a teacher. It’s kind of funny.”
“You don’t need to intervene, Duke. We’ll just take care of…”
“And I’ve been listening to what you said earlier, Roselia. There’s one thing that’s wrong. I really wanted to point that out.”
“Yes?”
At that moment, cold sweat ran through her hair. What did I say earlier? I think I said something because I was angry. What did this stupid snout say? About the escape line? About Lope? Or maybe even talk about the land of the elves?
I stood there frantically shaking her head. But Duke said something unexpected to me.
“Lena is not a slut. She is the purest virgin in the world.”
“What…?”
What is it all of a sudden what a weird joke I stupidly opened my mouth. Then Duke shrugged his shoulders and came this way. Then he threw a word at the guys standing next to him.
“Tie it up.”
“No!”
At the same time, Lena’s scream was torn apart. She tried to escape, but the men moved faster than that. Then she spontaneously took off her skirt and tied her legs to the mop bag she had brought earlier.
“No! Please! Please Duke!”
“It’s noisy. If anyone sees it, they’ll think you’re doing something really serious.”
“I was wrong… I was wrong. So…!”
“You didn’t do it once or twice. Just spread your legs. Ah, they’re spread anyway.”
They pressed Lena’s frantic upper body against her desk. And Duke was slowly approaching behind him. As if it had been done very often, the whole process was very natural.
And in his hand was a wen sack. I couldn’t even imagine what was in it, so I stood there like nails. Duke glanced at me and smiled.
“I’m watching. I won’t lay a hand on you.”
Empty promises scattered in the air. The next moment, what came out of his hand was an empty syringe that was as empty as Lena’s eyes.
