chapter 46
The heavy rain poured black.
In the endless rain, Karin was walking while stumbling. Her hair, which had been split from wearing a wig, ran down to her waist and stuck to her. Raindrops fell nonstop from the wet shoulders and wet the soil floor.
Karin, who was walking like a ghost in the thick fog, soon entered a dark alley. It wasn’t to escape the rain. I just wanted to be immersed in the narrow darkness in a space where I was alone. Because that space was the most familiar to her.
Shoot, the sound of raindrops bouncing on the rain gutter wet my ears. The sky I looked up at was small as if it had been cut out. Leaning her back against the cold plaster of the alley, she sat down as if she was going to fall, Karin hugging her knees. He bowed his head and buried his face between his knees. I’ve always wanted to be like that.
After a few hours passed, the rain suddenly stopped. For some reason, I could understand without seeing it. It was because someone was putting an umbrella on them.
“What am I doing with something like that?”
A voice I had heard several times in my dreams hit my ear. Karin hugged her knees and muttered softly as she crouched down.
“I saw the wrong person.”
“Karin, let’s go back.”
Suddenly, when I heard the name, my nose suddenly became blind. I was convinced that he was making a very ugly face. I didn’t want to show it. With her face buried in her lap, Karin muttered.
“I told you not to see me for the rest of my life… But, I’m sorry for coming here.”
“Then let’s get up.”
A wicked hand lifted him up. Karin raised her head with tears in her eyes. Looking up, the face of a familiar man came into view. Also, it was Jain. Jain immediately carried him like a baby. Although he was obviously wearing an umbrella, this guy’s back was completely wet. It must have been in this corner alley, so it seemed like he had been looking for it for a long time.
“I’m sorry, I should have done better… ”
As she hugged her neck tightly, Karin muttered. When I was locked up in my study, I tried to share the apology I had prepared every day.
“I have only you, but, since there are so many of you, this and that… still be I’ve never done it before, so I did. It’s my first time… Wrong. If I had the chance, I wouldn’t… ”
Maybe it was the first time I even apologized like this, so it didn’t come out well even though I had prepared the words like memorizing them. I was so pathetic about myself. Jain fixed Karin one more time and answered.
“cold. I’m going to catch a cold Let’s go back quickly.”
“yes… ”
Instead of just speaking out, Karin buried her face in her spacious back. A heartbeat could be heard through the clothes. Buried in the sound, the sound of the rain was no longer audible.
*
The door of the cafe opened with the sound of the bell and Ttareung.
“Ah, you’re back!”
Helena said happily. Karin hugged Jain’s neck tightly and leaned on her back, examining the situation inside the cafe. Ren, Nael, and Elaine had already gathered in a corner of the cafe and were basking in the fireplace. They all looked like drowning mice. Apparently, he wanted to talk about something, so Jain had come to all the members of the ex-hero party.
‘Looks like you found me last.’
I did just that. Because I was sitting in the dark alley of Rottern. Karin, somewhat embarrassed, got off Jain’s back and walked towards the fireplace.
“Ah, here you are.”
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Nael, who had regained her bright expression, greeted Karin with a sly smile. Nael’s green hair was also soaked and stuck to her neck. After laughing, his nose suddenly tickled, Nael made a strange expression and sneezed loudly.
“Aww!”
A cute, strange sneeze filled the cafe. Nael’s face turned red from embarrassment, and he bowed his head. Karin, relieved by the sound, grinned. Then, squeezing the water off her head, she sat down next to Elaine.
“Ugh! Wait! You can’t spray it with water! I’m recovering my secret weapon now!”
Elaine said sarcastically. In her hand, there was a piece of paper that was wet and unrecognizable. Desperately fanning, she was trying to dry the paper by the fire by the hearth.
“Is that paper a secret weapon?”
“Yes!”
“Can you dry it with dry magic?”
“Uh, is that even possible?”
He felt sorry for him, so Karin cast a simple magic. When the drying magic was executed, the certificate, which had been poorly wet with water, became dry and regained its shape.
“Thank you very much! Ah, now this document will save everyone!”
Elaine smiled broadly, revealing her little teeth, but Karin smiled awkwardly. I don’t know what that was, but it didn’t seem like it would go the way Elaine wanted.
“Shh.”
As I was trembling like that, I heard a firm voice. Karin sighed and looked back. It was Ren who said that. She was sitting on the sofa, hugging her knees, just like Karin before.
“It interferes with eavesdropping.”
With bangs in the shade, Ren had very scary eyes. She raised her hand and pointed to Helena. Seeing that his clothes were almost dry, it seemed that Ren was the first to arrive at this cafe.
“Are you eavesdropping?”
“You care about your relationship with that woman and Jain. I need to gather information. Please be quiet.”
When Ren said that, the expression on his face was so serious that even Karin didn’t dare say anything. Squeezed by the atmosphere, there was a moment of silence by the hearth. All I could hear was Ren’s occasional low murmur.
“I definitely like it more… After all, it might be right to touch my mother’s wisdom… The drug combination is… ”
It was the moment I finished talking. Suddenly Ren’s attitude changed, and he sat down as pretty as a girl. The reason was simple. It was because the man with wet hair was walking from the other side, wiping his hair with a towel. Ren’s eyes, which had been gloomy until recently, were dyed with a bright light as if they had ever been. Karin, who was sitting next to the sudden change, was startled and the corners of her lips twitched.
Jain threw the towel at Helena and walked straight to the fireplace. It wasn’t as rapid as Ren, but all the heroines with tense expressions changed their postures and sat down. Zain soon sat down opposite the sofa where the heroines were sitting. His facial expression was not clearly visible because his bangs were covered. Even the heroines could not easily speak out.
For a moment, only the sound of embers cracking could be heard from the fireplace. It was Helena who broke the silence. As she walked, smiling broadly, she wrapped her arms around the shoulders of the heroines and said.
“Come on, I’ve heard a lot about you. You said that my younger brother caused me a lot of trouble?”
“Who is your brother?”
“You kept your mouth shut, but you’re talking about something like this again. I am.”’
“Sister, huh?”
At those words, Karin’s nervous face suddenly melted like snow. Helena smiled broadly.
“I will introduce you. Call me Helena Riddle, the older sister of this petty bastard.”
“sister? ah… I see!”
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Nael clapped her hands and said. At those words, all the heroines except Elaine swept their hearts.
“What, it was your sister. That’s right, a talkative and bad-tempered bastard like you is me or someone else, um, isn’t it?”
As soon as the tension was relieved, Karin, who had a habit of speaking, squirmed and said. Zain sighed. They weren’t real siblings, but they didn’t feel the need to deny it. Ren took hold of her hand and said, as if he had been glaring at Herena as if to kill him.
“okay! Sister, your hands are very soft.”
“yes? sister?”
“Can I not call you that? If it’s Jain’s older sister, she’s like a little sister to me.”
“Yeah, well, doesn’t it matter anyway?”
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Nael just looked at Ren with a surprised look. Suddenly, the hearth was noisy. Jain was still silent, but the heroines and Herena started talking wildly. Helena, who finished introducing herself to each other, once again held the heroines in her arms and said.
“Then trust me! If there is anything you want to say to Byeok Chang-ho, do it now!”
“really?”
“Hey, I… ”
“You keep quiet! First of all, I’m listening to what the kids are saying!”
Elaine’s eyes widened. Grasping the certificate, she glanced at Jain. She would have been angry here if she had the personality of someone she knew, but she showed no sign of anger at all. I just kept my mouth shut, following my sister’s instructions.
‘Aren’t you stuck with your sister? Come to think of it, I used to talk about my sister from time to time. By the way, that man’s weakness was his family!’
Elaine, who had come to a conclusion, gained courage and decided to take the first step. The certificate was crumpled along her hand.
“Hey, you’ve been calling me a mop all this time… ”
“Sorry.”
And the player was lost. It was because Ren suddenly intercepted Elaine’s words in a loud voice. Ren bowed his head and, holding his knees tight, was the first to apologize.
“I’ve left all the hard work on you… I was really sorry for leaning on you without paying any attention to what kind of burden you were carrying. During the months I broke up with you, I regretted it to death. I should have done a little better… This may not be comforting, but I want to apologize. sorry. But, believe me. I really, betrayed you and never slept with another man. Really. And, I wanted to see you. Really, I miss you.”
“I, me too! Me too.”
As soon as Ren finished speaking, Karin rushed in. She was crying too. Karin stuttered and started to say something she couldn’t say before.
“I also wanted to get attention from you for nothing, so I kept arguing… just say bad things Giving nothing, just receiving. I’m really sorry. I was stupid, so sorry. I’ve never received anything from anyone, so I didn’t know how to reciprocate. Still, I swear I didn’t do anything with another man.”
It was difficult to understand because of his poor speaking skills, but only the sincerity was conveyed. Elaine gave her a bewildered expression. While Elaine was at a loss for words to say, Nael took over.
“I, I, and I were really virgins! Listen, there is such a thing as a talisman of the reincarnation world… ”
And Nael began to talk a long way about the amulet of the reincarnation world. Nael’s voice, which was lively at first, became more and more murky. When he told the story he had heard from his ancestor, he was shedding tears.
“Shut up, I’m sorry. I heard In order for you to become stronger, you once carried a curse. So, after being betrayed several times by the party members who helped me with all my might, I decided to live alone. Still, he overcame the wounds and became our friend… I’m sorry I messed up again. I didn’t want to be betrayed like that again, so I took care of all the nasty things… I’m so sorry for making your efforts in vain. I’m sorry I can’t do anything until things get like this. I really don’t even deserve friends… ”
When Nael finished speaking, the cafe suddenly became a sea of crying. It was filled with only squeaks. The day the party was disbanded, just like in Demon Castle.
“Hey, do you have nothing to say?”
“Yes? Ta, really?”
Elaine was startled by Helena’s words, and hid her virginity certificate behind her back. No matter how much Elaine was, she was able to grasp the atmosphere. Now was not the time to bring this out. Helena sighed and spoke to Jain, who had been quietly listening to the story for a while.
“Then, if you have something to say to them, do it.”
Jain scratched his head violently, then brushed it up. And the ground shut down, he sighed and began to speak.
“For the past few months, I have been locked up in my room and thinking a lot.”
“What do you think?”
“Why did I fail so horribly?”
Jain’s voice saying that was as cold as ice. To Elaine, those words sounded like asking why the door didn’t open. Everyone but me defended. In a hurry, Elaine took out her certificate and shook it.
“Once me! It’s not because of me! Look, I also have a certificate of chastity issued by the convent!”
As I was speaking, something came up and I shouted loudly at Jain.
“Look, I’m not a mop-bee cow! I am a pure virgin! Seeing this, you should apologize to me… !”
“Yeah, sorry.”
“I feel like I do, but yes, I can get over it for now… what?”
Elaine’s expression darkened. Because he couldn’t believe the words that just came out of Jain’s mouth. Jain lowered his head and sighed again.
“sorry. That day, I got angry like an asshole.”
Then, he bowed his head and apologized. It was a formal, sincere apology.
“It was all because of me that I failed. It wasn’t your fault.”
At the unexpected flow of the story, the faces of the heroines were all stunned.