Chapter 180 – Episode 180. Twins (2)

Lucy quickly headed to the Academy Mall.

‘Academy Route 3….’

Academy Road No. 3 was located from a wide road to a narrow alley.

The inside of the alley seen from the outside gave off a dark and gloomy atmosphere.

Lucy, who had come this way for the first time, slowly looked around and entered a dark alley.

Looking at the red lights and flashy signboards, Lucy couldn’t hide her embarrassment.

It was because it was a motel village.

The friend who sent the message earlier said that he had seen Lee Ho-yeon and Rumi.

Since they were friends who had lived in the same A class up until now, there was no way they were mistaken.

However, there is no reason for Rumi and Lee Ho-yeon to be here.

Lucy continued to feel uneasy.

‘Shall we go around… Or should I wait a bit? No I have to message Rumi first.’

I didn’t even send a confirmation message to Rumi and Lee Ho-yeon because I was surprised to see the message.

After running out of the dormitory and facing the motel village, Lucy came to her senses and sent a message to Rumi and Lee Ho-yeon.

But, of course, no answer came.

‘… I don’t get an answer.’

Lee Ho-yeon didn’t know, but Rumi immediately got a reply, but Rumi didn’t get a reply either.

“Just a little bit… Let’s go see a little bit.”

Lucy wandered aimlessly around the academy number 3.

Thirty minutes passed, then an hour.

Rumi and Lee Ho-yeon were nowhere to be seen even though they went around all the nearby restaurants, cafes, and karaoke rooms.

I can go back now

Your friend must have been wrong.

Even if she tried to think, Lucy strangely felt her heart tingle as she looked at the smart watch that didn’t reply.

After wandering around for two hours like that, Lucy sighed deeply when she finally returned to the dark alley she had come from.

“What are you doing… Stupid.”

Let’s go back

There may be no reply. After wandering the streets for two hours with just that, she felt sorry for herself.

Belt ring-

As soon as I decided to go back to the dormitory, Lucy’s smartwatch rang.

– Dear Rumi: I’m sorry, Lucy. The reply is late. She stopped by the mart and is now on her way to her dorm.

‘Thank god. It was my misunderstanding.’

“Whew…”

Lucy let out a sigh as the tension was relieved and sent a reply with a smile.

Belt ring-

However, Rumi immediately received another message.

– Dear Rumi: And I have something important to say… Let’s meet tomorrow and talk.

“Yes?”

Something important to say… Lucy tilted her head, then nodded her head.

Rumi will tell you tomorrow.

She happily replied that she knew, and then turned around behind her and tried to exit the alley.

A familiar man and woman came out of a motel in the distance.

A small black-haired woman and a tall man wearing a mask.

Even from afar, it was Rumi and Lee Ho-yeon.

Rumi put her arm around Lee Ho-yeon’s one arm and was acting cute to her.

“Uh……?”

Lucy let out a short sigh of her own.

No way. No way.

Lucy’s eyes quivered, and Lucy put her hand on her chest and closed her eyes.

Must have seen it wrong

Rumi said she is going to the dorm now.

You can’t lie to me

Lucy took a deep breath and opened her eyes.

Rumi and Lee Ho-yeon were standing in front of the motel.

Rumi was still holding Lee Ho-yeon’s arm.

Soon the man’s hand went up and the mask was lowered, revealing her face in profile.

That face… It was Lee Ho-yeon that cannot be denied.

And the two kissed each other slowly.

“That… What…”

Lucy watched the kiss blankly, then slowly backed away.

Because this is where she shouldn’t be.

I’ll be back soon

If only I had gone back to the dormitory without stupidly wandering around for two hours… I shouldn’t have felt this way.

Lucy walked down the street with belated regret.

Her head hurt

It was as if each brain cell was holding a spear and stabbing the brain.

“…”

She didn’t think about anything and just walked and arrived at the front of the dormitory before she knew it.

Belt ring-

The smartwatch sent a message arrival notification, but I didn’t want to check it.

Upon entering the dormitory, Lucy took off her coat.

Her whole body went cold for a moment, and then she noticed that her own body was wet with sweat.

But the uncomfortable feeling didn’t matter now.

Lucy, her head spinning, threw herself on the bed.

“Ah… Uhhhhh…”

It was only after I got away from the noisy streets and threw myself into a bed in a quiet dormitory that the emotions I had pushed away came back.

Lucy’s eyes started to get wet in an instant.

Hugging the soft blanket tightly, Lucy sobbed quietly.

“Why…Why are it the two of them…Why…”

Lucy and Rumi, who had lost their parents since childhood, were from an orphanage.

However, because of Rumi, who could not adapt to the orphanage and was bullied, the two left the orphanage at a young age.

From then on, Lucy and Rumi started fighting the world.

It was a difficult gateway for two young girls to live.

But Lucy didn’t want to give her Rumi a hard experience.

Because you are my sister

As long as her parents are absent, Rumi is her older sister, because she herself has to protect.

Even when I was working part-time by myself after finishing middle school.

Even when Lucy bows her head, apologizing on behalf of Rumi because she couldn’t adapt to her part-time job and hit her with an accident.

Even when she comforted Rumi, who cried and hugged her sorry.

Somehow survived

She was able to energize herself with just her heart of wanting to live happily with Rumi.

Even when the head of the support center, who had approached to support the two, asked Lucy for her body under the pretext of support, Lucy resisted the temptation.

Because I have to be a regal older sister to her brother.

Lucy rejected the application and increased her part-time job. She had to do Rumi’s part too, so she cut back on her sleep.

At the same time, they worked even harder to prevent strangers from approaching Rumi.

If it was a pure Rumi, she might soon fall for a strange person.

Fortunately, they went to high school, were both judged on their aptitude in the aptitude test for talented people, and even received support from the academy.

From then on, Lucy was also able to quit her part-time job, and she was able to get along comfortably with Rumi.

That’s why Lucy and Rumi were special.

We could understand each other.

So that… You could never get in between me.

She knew very well that she liked Rumi and she liked Lee Ho-yeon.

“Rumi…”

Lucy sobbed and uttered her Rumi’s name.

The most precious little sister Rumi in the world.

My family, whom I love beyond words.

Even though they sometimes quarreled, in her heart she loved her sister more than anyone else.

And Lee Ho-yeon.

The person who saved my life.

The person who always took my side no matter how stupidly I acted.

The person who made me realize that I was wrong in thinking that all men were dirty and filthy.

And… The man I like

It would have been better if it had been someone else.

If Lee Ho-yeon had been connected with someone else…

Rumi remains with him.

However, if the two were connected, Lucy would have no one.

“Ah… Uh, ha ha…”

Lucy breathed heavily and placed her hand on his chest.

My head hurt so much that I even thought about not doing it.

Rumi and Lee Ho-yeon.

It was even harder because I liked them both so much.

Little by little I understand things that I didn’t understand.

The sense of alienation I felt little by little when there were three of us.

Lee Ho-yeon and Rumi’s lie.

Rumi’s sudden image transformation.

I also remembered the image of the two disappearing together whenever we played.

What did the two of them do every time they disappeared.

“Aww…”

Lucy held her increasingly aching head and closed her eyes.

Right now I just wanted to close my eyes.

Without thinking.

*

Arriving at the hospital room, I washed my hands and lay down on the bed.

“I’m really tired.”

How hard it was for Rumi to keep pampering.

He must have felt relieved at the thought of telling Lucy what was inside him.

I tried to stick together until the end, so I barely kissed him and let him go.

I wanted to play for a long time too, but time was running out.

In the meantime, a message came from Lucy, so I even sent a reply and returned to the hospital room.

The moment I turned on the smart watch hologram to pass the time before going to bed, I felt mana from the ceiling of the hospital room.

Sasasac-

“… Scarlett?”

“You damaged her circuitry, but it was found out. Too bad.”

Tadak-

As soon as I called her name, Scarlett landed on the ceiling.

“What’s going on? Breaking into a hospital room at night… Assassination?”

“Unfortunately, contractually, I can’t do that. Instead, I came because I have something to inform you urgently.”

“What?”

Seeing Scarlett’s serious expression, I also stood up and prepared to listen.

“Top secret information has spread to South Korean informants. It is a request to find Nam Da-eun and Nam Da-hee.”

“…The Buyers Guild finally noticed.”

In fact, you could say it’s too late.

It’s good for me because I bought time thanks to thorough research.

“Yes. As soon as I got the information, I immediately jumped at Hoyeon.”

“Scarlett… Thank you. I will pay for this separately.”

Before thinking about Nam Da-eun’s work, I first thanked Scarlett.

I don’t know how many times I’ve gotten help from Scarlett, including this one.

Scarlett has a contract to obey my orders without being hostile to me.

I have no obligation to do what I did not do, but I am helping voluntarily.

So, of course, thank you.

I was about to give her a salary to show her gratitude, but Scarlett shook her head.

“No. It’s fine.”

“It’s because I’m not okay.”

“…Hoyeon-nim. Then, I have a favor to ask of you.”

“Tell me.”

Is the contract very inconvenient?

Does Liliana bother you too much?

I looked at Scarlett, thinking of many families.

“… I would appreciate it if you could let me spend time with Liliana-nim. Nam Da-eun and Nam Da-hee are in the dormitory, so…”

“Ah….”

Scarlett bowed her head.

I just figured it out Her first meeting with Scarlett.

‘The reason Scarlett became obedient was Liliana.’

Liliana’s excited face came to mind, saying that she was a master of torture.

Well, what are you going to do with the money?

There is a tail of a succubus that money can’t buy.

“I’m sorry…”

“… No. I’m sorry. I’ll try to do it as soon as possible.”

I should have noticed in advance, but how embarrassing it must have been to say that with my own mouth.

Scarlett’s face as she spoke her words was the most red she’d ever seen.