When something bad happened to them, I wanted to clap my hands and congratulate them. But thanks to this, a bad rumor began to spread about me.
A strange rumor spread that if you touch me, your family will suffer from great damage.
I already didn’t have any friends, but because of that rumor, I no longer have anyone who would occasionally talk to me out of curiosity.
“I’m there too, Lien.”
I was pulled out of my thoughts by a voice calling my name.
the owner of the voice was Fior, I wonder why he is so proud.
Yes, you were there too.
“Thank you.”
At my insincere thank you, Carsion’s eyes glowed and he began to glare fiercely at Fior.
Just like a child who has had their favorite toy taken away.
“I don’t need you, so turn it off… … “No, just stay quietly in the corner.”
“what. Why is there a fight all of a sudden? “What did I do?”
“Okay. “You haven’t done anything, so to Lien, your existence is no better than the ants’ claws.”
Fior, annoyed by Carsion’s taunting, reacted with the same level of immaturity to those childish words.
“You only gave Lien things she didn’t need as gifts. What did you actually do for her? In fact, Lien probably thinks of you as her 162nd hair, right?”
“If I’m the 162nd, then you’ll be the 10,000th.”
“Then you are the hundred thousandth.”
Carsion’s eyebrows twitched.
“You are the ten millionth.”
“One hundred millionth.”
“One trillion.”
“Kyung.”
“sun.”
“You two, stop!”
I mediated a fight that was becoming increasingly childish as the numbers grew exponentially.
There’s no way that much hair can grow on a person’s head in the first place.
“… … infinity.”
I told you to stop, that bastard Fior.
“I told you to stop. “Why on earth is the order so important?”
“It’s important.”
It was Carsion.
“It’s important to me, Lien.”
Carsion had only ever shown himself shy or smiling in front of me, so such a serious expression was a bit unfamiliar to me.
Why are you getting so serious and making a fuss about something that doesn’t matter?
“Lien. What am I to you?”
I said it as if it were obvious, facing the wall of Carson.
“What’s the big deal [｛(‘Friend’)｝] You.”
“… … “I think there was too much unnecessary emphasis.”
Carsion lowered his eyebrows with a very glum face.
“Let me change the question. “What number am I to you?”
It’s probably not a ranking you’d be very excited about.
Giving a serious answer to something like this only hurts me. I had to pass it off as a joke.
“If I had to rank it, wouldn’t it be similar to my 27th eyelash?”
“What?”
Carsion seemed to be in shock and was unable to speak for a long time.
He just opened his mouth and looked at me with surprised eyes.
You probably don’t think what I said was sincere.
“… … Really, Lien?”
But strangely enough,
Strangely enough, Carsion’s cheeks began to slowly blush pink.
“I didn’t know you thought of me that way.”
He lowered his gaze and smiled shyly as if he was embarrassed.
I’m happy about this… …?
It’s not even the 27th favorite, and if it’s ranked similarly to my ’27th eyelashes’, it doesn’t even exist?
This was an unexpected reaction.
I winked at Fior, who was fighting Carsion just now, asking him to do something about it.
However, Fior was too busy looking at Carsion with a look of disgust on his face, so he didn’t notice my glance.
Looking at it now, I can clearly see goosebumps growing on his arms.
I’m sorry, Fior, for trying to lead you through your shock.
But wasn’t it cute in its way? To the point of making such a disgusted expression.
I playfully pulled up one side of my lips.
“Are you just satisfied with that, Kaon? “What I just said was obviously a joke.”
“Yes?”
Carsion blinked and looked at me as if asking what I was talking about.
Look at that. How cute.
I paused for a bit and then said some kind words as a service.
“You are a friend who cannot be ranked.”
The only people I could call friends were Carsion and fior, so it wasn’t wrong.
“Thank you, but… … .”
Carsion hesitated and avoided eye contact.
what. This is another reaction I didn’t expect.
“More than friends, um. that that… … .”
no way.
“You’re not saying you want to be more than just friends, are you?”
“no! “I never thought about dating you or marrying you!”
Let alone dating, I think marriage has gone too far… …?
But soon I wiped away my embarrassment and made eye contact with him with a smile plastered on my face.
“You know you are the only people I can call friends. “Are you going to continue to be my friend, Kaon?”
Although it was packaged as a statement to remain friendly in the future, it was a statement that drew a line.
Carsion read that I had drawn a line and his expression hardened.
“… … “You can make other friends.”
“But no one wants to be friends with me.”
“It might happen soon.”
“No way.”
Even as I was spitting out denial, I somehow felt that Carsion’s words might turn out to be true.
And the next day. I found that feeling to be accurate.
* * *
After finishing regular classes and club activities, I entered the dormitory and someone was unpacking.
It was a girl who looked to be a couple of years older than me.
I knew that I would have a roommate someday since the dormitory was double occupancy, but… … .
Still, I had no idea it would happen so suddenly. I understand that they do not accept new or transfer students during the semester.
Isn’t it just a new room that has changed?
“oh my god! “You’re more lovely than I thought, right?”
As soon as she saw me through the door, she grabbed my hands and started running. It was as if I was meeting a friend of ten years old for the first time in a long time.
Her short, wheat-colored hair rose and fell repeatedly before my eyes.
“Kya! “You are really so pretty!”
“… … who?”
“oh! I didn’t introduce myself! Hello, my name is Jane, and I’m your roommate from today!”
“Hello.”
When she heard my greeting, her eyes widened and she let go of my hand and waved loudly.
“Ah, speak comfortably!”
“I’ll take it easy if Jane also lets go.”
“How dare I!”
“dare?”
“Well, that…” … . So, it’s hard to speak informally to someone I meet for the first time, and I’m a bit shy… … ! haha.”
The person who held my hand and ran away as soon as she saw me for the first time was shy… … ?
Although her words were a little incoherent, I was glad that She didn’t seem to have a bad personality.
Whether we like it or not, we will have to stay together for quite some time.
“I don’t mind if you continue to treat me with respect, but if you say that to me, I will continue to respect you as well.”
“Well, like that.”
“I’m going to stay with you from now on, but wouldn’t it be easier to speak informally?”
“but… … .”
“It seems friendlier to speak informally.”
“Huh.”
Her eyes fluttered slightly when she heard that speaking informally seemed friendlier. It was as if She was showing the inside of her shaking heart.
“It’s probably easier to get to know each other.”
“Actually, I thought informal language was good from the beginning, Lien.”
Jane’s attitude changed 180 degrees as if she had been countered by the last word. She seems to have rather thin ears.
Wait, did I ever tell you my name?
- Did you see the name tag?
While I was thinking about it, I glanced at the clothes Jane was wearing.
In addition to the name, the name tag was able to distinguish grades by color. However, Jane does not know what grade she is in because she is not wearing a school uniform.
“This may be rude, but Jane, what grade are you in?”
“How rude? “I’m also a first-year senior like you.”
“okay? “You were in the same grade as me.”
She looked mature, so I thought She must be in a higher grade than me.
I scratched my cheek in embarrassment.
Jane smiled slightly as she looked at me. She seemed to know what I was thinking.
“I attended until the first semester of my senior year but took a break for a while due to family circumstances. But this time, I got a good opportunity to go back to school again, right? So, I’m two years older than you.”
“season?”
“That’s a secret!”
Jane smiled, putting her index finger to her lips.
“I thought it was too late because it had been a while since the semester started, but I was given permission because I had already attended the first semester. “They said that what I missed for a few weeks after school started would be replaced by what I attended before.”
“aha.”
Jane suddenly stopped speaking, opened her mouth, and started rolling her eyes. It looks like she said something wrong.
“… … “I don’t know if I got caught, but anyway, let’s be friends from now on!”
“What is that?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
“Have you heard the rumor that if anyone touches me, their family will be in trouble?”
“what? “Who believes that bullshit?”
“It seems like everyone believes it.”
“Lien. They didn’t do it because of you, they touched something they shouldn’t have. “You did nothing wrong.”
As I spoke, it seemed like Jane had heard about the events and rumors surrounding me. She just entered the dormitory. When did She hear those again?
But in the end, She took my side, so I wondered if it was okay.
Feeling like I had met a better relationship than I expected, I burst into laughter without realizing it.
“huh. thank you for saying it like that. “Please take care of me in the future as well, Jane.”
* * *
I woke up early in the morning to the sound of rustling. I slowly yawned and got out of bed.
Having a roommate isn’t necessarily a good thing.
“Uh, Lien, are you awake? Sorry. “It was a little noisy, wasn’t it?”
“Are you okay? “I just sleep all day on the weekend anyway.”
I looked at the clock and saw that the hour hand was pointing to 11 o’clock. It’s not even 12 o’clock yet, but She’s very energetic.
Since ancient times, you have to wake up in the afternoon on weekends.
Thinking like that, I looked at Jane. What are you doing this early in the morning?
“… … hmm. “Uh, boss?”
“Yes, Lien!”
I was at a loss for words at her bright answer.
The Jane in my eyes was not the Jane I saw yesterday. She was someone you’d meet in a dark alley.
I opened my mouth cautiously.
“… … Are you already returning to the organization, brother?”
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