What do you an?
A dead-eyed Luss sat down at the table and asked Lily and Vienna who sat opposite her.
Although Luss room was tidy, but the pieces of equipnt she had worn when she went to the dungeon a few days ago were lying on the floor, untouched.
It was natural for Luss to let out the tears she had been holding back the mont she returned to her room and closed the door.
It wasnt that Lily didnt understand her feelings either. Because she also cried for a long ti. But now was not the ti to just cry. She felt compelled to speak with the other mbers who had signed the treaty.
Luss Do you believe Starchis?
..UuuSob..
Lily asked, but Luss didnt answer.
Only Viennas cries broke the silence.
To be honest, Luss believed it in her head, but couldnt believe it in her heart. And if she answered, she thought she would admit it, so her mouth didnt open at all.
Lily broke her composure and grabbed her head.
I I cant believe it. It couldnt have happened.
It was hard to tell if Lily was talking to herself or them.
She continued to speak with blank eyes.
The way they t doesnt even make sense.
When Luss and Vienna did not respond for different reasons, Lily spoke in a slightly louder voice.
Does it make sense that every ti he went back leaving us, they kept eting by chance? Yeah? Luss?
Vienna, who had been crying all the ti, shouted.
So what!! It can be fate!!
- Bang!!
Luss banged her fist on the desk.
As the voice subsided, Luss spoke in a choking voice.
Dont talk nonsense, Vienna.
It cant be... No, it cant be.
Luss thought to herself but didn't speak.
Chis should be my destiny
Luss shook her head and focused on the current situation.
It was Luss wish, but she spat it out as if it were the truth.
There is so truth to what Lily said. Does it make sense that they kept eting by chance?
Yes! Yes!
When Luss agreed with her, Lily was delighted.
"Starchis must have lied, or-"
Starchis doesnt lie!! Vienna interrupted once again. Have you ever seen Starchis lie? Hey! We know him! He only does things out of good intentions! So why would he lie like this!! Don't spout nonsense in false hope!!
She raised her head and burst into tears.
Conversely, Lilys expression hardened as she searched for hope.
But Vienna continued:
"Youve been watching Starchis for a long ti, too. You know that much too!! If not, I still dont know-"
-Theres no way they t because of fate!!!
Lily jumped up from her seat, talking half-heartedly. Her silky red hair beca scattered.
Vienna was startled by her. Shaking her head, she again began to cry.
Lilys eyes turned red.
Because if If its not a lie, he really got a girlfriend!! No!! Starchis can't be stolen!
She gritted her teeth.
Starchis, who used to praise pure love and monogamy, got a partner! And it's not ! The distance weve built up so far will continue to grow farther away !!
At Lily's words, Vienna started to cry louder.
Luss also felt herself choking and her chest constricting again.
No Theres no way they've t by chance Yeah. If thats not a lie That bi*ch That b*tch who seduced Starchis must be stalking him.
Lily mumbled, Stalking? and Vienna responded, Yeah That would make sense.
Raising her ssed up face, Vienna told them with a stuffed nose, but her voice kept getting louder:
Yeah, yes! Right. Thats it. She must have approached Starchis with a motive. Starchis didnt even know that and thought it was fate Thats right! This is it! We have to tell him quickly!
Viennas voice grew louder and louder as she ca up with rational reasons she had never thought of before.
But how would we tell him, Vienna?
Luss, who was weak when she was alone, spoke rationally, trying to save her face in front of Vienna and Lily.
If she couldnt save her face and even if Starchis broke up with his girlfriend, shed definitely lose him to the two of them.
Chis that bi*ch is deceiving you, so be careful? And we know it because you are being stalked...? But how can we prove it..! Starchis believes it was fate!!
But it wasn't easy; the more she spoke, the more her emotions intensified.
Lily said biting her lips and looking at Luss.
This is all because of you If you hadnt co with that stupid pact, I wouldnt have lost him! There's no way my Starchis would have been taken away!!!
In the end, Luss, who was holding back, also got up from her seat.
Thats because of 'us'! You signed it saying you like the Treaty too. I still rember the horror in your eyes when we both said we liked Starchis. But, you are blaming now?
The two started a bloody staring contest.
They didnt even blink at the distance where their breaths touched.
And Lily, did I force you to agree to the treaty? When all actions were restricted by the treaty, you were the one who kept looking for gaps and taking advantage of them But now you're saying such shaless things? Vienna! Say sothing too!
I dont know Ugh Co back Starchis
Vienna was no help. She didnt know how to bring Starchis back, so she just cried again because she felt like there was no hope anymore.
Luss clicked her tongue and spoke again.
If you didnt like it that much, you shouldnt have stopped when I wanted to break the treaty, She said. "Why are you blaming now? Ah, I couldnt destroy it because you were afraid of then. Now that things beca like this, it was a strange treaty? Luss spat a bloody laugh. I can say that too, Lily ssi.
Lily shook her head vigorously.
Yeah, you should have! It would have been better than now! There were many opportunities to progress further with Starchis!! Maybe I could have already been his girlfriend!
too!! I had a lot of opportunities too! But you knew you never had a chance to be his girlfriend, right?!
It was the mont when they, who were relying on the Starchis Treaty, beca pathetic.
They couldnt confess because they were afraid of rejection. However, they did not want others to confess, so they signed a treaty.
Before they knew it, they began to rely too much on the comfortable peace provided by the treaty. But only now they realized how harmful that treaty was:
Objectively, they were more beautiful than anyone else around him, and since they had spent a long ti with him, they thought that if it wasnt for them, he wouldnt et anyone.
And they were indeed there, so why did he et soone else? Because of the Starchis treaty...
okay, I get it!
Leaving upset Lily and sobbing Vienna behind, Luss headed for the safe in her room.
Not paying attention to Lily and Vienna watching her, she opened her safe and took sothing out of it: it was a piece of paper coated with magic to make it last longer.
Everyone knows what this is, right?
Luss tossed the paper into the air and pulled out the sword lying on the floor, cutting it in half.
-Swish!
The Starchis Treaty is ineffective as of today.
Treaty of Starchis, which was
First - Dont beco Starchiss lover.
Second - Dont confess to him.
Third - Dont flirt with him.
Fourth - Do not secretly covet his lips or private parts.
Fifth - Don't let him know you like him or vice versa.
a treaty, that was in effect for a long ti, was finally terminated.
****
Hmmmm~ Hmm~ Umhhmm~
I humd a song.
After eating the hearty food prepared by the inn owner, I began to follow the schedule I had made.
First, I started cleaning the room right away; I cleaned cheap wooden utensils, washed the scattered clothes, tore the magic scroll to drive out the bugs, and swept and mopped the floor.
Opening the window wide and experiencing the fresh wind blowing outside, I felt a sense of accomplishnt in completing these tasks.
From a pig's farm, my room finally turned into a place a human could live.
I wondered if the room was originally this large. It felt a little awkward because I was so used to seeing a dirty room.
But that ends today too, ha ha!
I laughed exaggeratedly and expressed my happy mood.
I decided to continue to keep this clean look from now on.
After all, it was not like I wouldnt be able to clean my room because I was busy. Because from now on, my imaginary girlfriend, my guardian angel Elza will protect .
As long as I had Elza, I could easily refuse even if a party mber asked to make ti.
Sorry, I need to et my girlfriend... Ah, I need to et my girlfriend.
I was also rehearsing the lines I would say while refusing when they asked . I kept practicing while cleaning so that it would beco a natural lie.
When I moved back and forth and passed by the mirror, I sotis looked at the mirror and repeated it.
It seed a little more natural now.
Well, just because Elza was there, it wasn't like I could refuse all of their requests and not et them, but I was sure I could do it to a certain extent.
I was a little worried too.
What if you have a girlfriend? Does it matter? Co quickly! You slave!
I hoped they wouldn't say that.
Of course, they wouldnt go so far as to call a slave, but the villainous Vienna I imagined in my head effortlessly said that.
I was also worried that since we hadnt seen each other in days, they might say lets do everything at once.
Then it would be even tougher than before.
Of course, it felt better now having so alone ti, but that didnt an I was looking forward to a tougher future.
Well
Ah!
If my girlfriend told to co back earlier, I could part ways with them in the evening.
Oh, my girlfriend wants to co back earlier... Oh, my girlfriend wants to co back earlier.
I began to practice the new lines too.
****
Taking the garbage I had collected, I left the room.
When I went down the stairs, the inn owner, who was taking a break, heard my footsteps and turned her head.
Oh, Mister. Were you cleaning your room?
Yes. Just need to throw this away and its over.
Do you want to have dinner after that? Even if its a bit early, I can prepare for you.
Thank you, but I'll just throw this away and leave.
Yes? Are you going to see soone?
I nodded.
Yes. Oh, and Madam...
I put down the trash for a while and took out a coin pouch.
Pulling out so of the coins from there, I held them out to her.
This is the accommodation fee for this month.
She counted the coins I handed over.
After counting once or twice, she tilted her head.
Mister I think you mistakenly gave more?
I gave a little more generously because my heart was full.
And she was so considerate of , so I also wanted to take care of her a little bit.
It's not a mistake. Just take it.
What, all of this? Thank you, Mister.
She laughed and put the coins into the sleeve of her dress.
Shall I go then?
Yeah, bye!
After leaving the inn and throwing out the trash, I went to see my brother.
****
'It's an enviable accommodation no matter how I look at it.'
I thought while looking at my brother's accommodation with a signboard carrying the na of my brothers party, Ade written on it.
If I compared just the size of the building, it was about the sa size as my inn.
However, while the inn I lived in was used as a restaurant and lodging for dozens of people, this place was prepared exclusively for a total of 7 people; six 'Ade' party mbers and the last being their manager. It was because the whole building was owned by my brother.
Excuse .
After knocking on the door a couple of tis, I went inside and ca face to face with the manager of the Ade Party, Saira.
Starchis! Wow. I didnt know Id see you this soon... How long...? Was it only one week?
The last ti I t my brother, I had t her too.
I said with a smile.
Yes, we t this week. Now that I have so free ti. Maybe we will see each other more often in the future.
Oh, yes? Thats great.
I looked around the empty space; there was no one around.
But where has everyone gone? What about Hyung?
Ah, they went out on an ergency mission. A B-class party is missing. Its a rescue mission.
There were tis when I felt a great distance from my brother.
Of course, there was a 9-year age difference, so there were many differences, but when I listened to what my older brother does, the differences hit much more realistically.
And since I had been a C-class hunter for quite so ti, the differences beca even more apparent.
First of all, the difference between class C and class B was enormous. So, I was still cautious about taking on B-class missions.
Tiwit Scorpion, a C-class monster, was a joke compared to B-class monsters.
Perhaps the first ti we'd challenge a B-class mission, we should be prepared to lose our life.
Because the second biggest reason for disbanding a C-class party was annihilation while challenging a B-class mission.
But what about my brother who went to rescue a B-class party that specializes in solving such difficult B-class missions?
The goal of reaching the sa level as my brother seed far-reaching.
Okay? Then, is Hyung absent today?
Originally, I thought we would be able to et since hyung was also on a day off.
Nope. Just wait a little bit and everyone will co. Its just a B-class mission, theyll rescue the party right away.
But its a missing mission. Do they know the location of the B-class party to rescue them?
Saira looked at and smiled like I was cute.
Starchis, dont ignore your brother and his colleagues. Its still an A-class party.
I didnt ignore them. They were just so much better than I imagined.
Just then, unordered footsteps were heard outside the door.
Saira said as she walked to the door.
Didn't I tell you they'll be coming soon?
The door burst open and 6 Ade party mbers entered.
The one in the front was my brother.
Saira~ Were here, uh! Starchis!
Hyung waved his hand at .
The other party mbers also greeted individually.
Hello everyone. Hello, Hyung!
I also smiled and greeted them.
My brother approached , handing his two tonfas to Saira.
What are you doing here? Weren't you busy with your party mbers? And look at this! Does your face look better than the last ti I saw you?
He patted on the shoulder and asked.
Of course, my face got better.
Thanks to hyung, I got a lot of sleep, and I didnt go around all day and overwork my body.
I smiled and replied to him.
Its thanks to you, Hyung. I did what my brother told the other day.
Yes? What I told you?
"No, you told to say I have a girlfriend back then-"
-Ah!!! That?!
Hyung was startled for second.
Then I got to see the biggest laugh I had ever seen.
KeukeukAhhaha!!!
A loud sound shook the house.
The other Ade party mbers also looked at him in surprise.
What is it, Stion? Since when did you begin to laugh that much?
But my brother wasn't in a position to answer; he was holding by the shoulder and his whole body was trembling because of laughter.
Ahahaha, ah, Starchis, ahahaha, whoa. Haha! You, did you really do it?
I looked at him curiously.
Did I do sothing stupid?
Hyung, what is it? Why are you laughing like this when you told to do it yourself?
Now he was even wiping away the flowing tears.
"No, no, haha You did a good job, you should have done that anyway, it's just-"
While trying to stop his laughter, Hyung said with a big smile.
Haha. I'm laughing... Ahaha, because... so people are going to suffer.
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