The Sub-Protagonist Is Retiring

86 – 083.Chaos-5

Lunch time on the roof of Felix Academy

Renee and I came to this place, which was a resting place and a tourist attraction for students, today without fail.

Renee brought a homemade lunch box, and I brought a rye bread sandwich I bought at a store.

“So what did you hear when you were dragged away by the professor?”

“It wasn’t much. To the point of threatening to give you an F if you fall asleep in your class next time?”

“That’s not a big deal… ?”

René looked at me as if he was dumbfounded.

She’s a bit of a joke, but maybe she went a little too far.

“Just kidding. Next time, I was scolded for saying that it would not end with admonitions.”

“Is that the end?”

“Then what else could there be?”

“I got extra assignments and you just ended up in a scolding line? This is discrimination!”

“What kind of discrimination is, the difference in everyday behavior. I do not remember? Not too long ago, when I delivered the textbook, everyone ran away except for me. Everyone regretted it later, saying that it was Professor Lin’s order.”

“Ugh… ! I cannot dispute it.”

Actually, I tried to run away too.

But she did it because Lin had told her in advance that she had done it without the students knowing.

In that way, Lin secretly tried to give me extra points.

Even though my conscience was pricked by the fact that it felt like cheating, it was a position that I had to accept with gratitude as I had been charged with penalty points since the beginning of the semester.

“Anyway, it was thanks to that time, so from now on, don’t run away and take the lead!”

“Because you said that. It’s annoying for some reason.”

I felt at ease at lunchtime, where I could enjoy a meal while chatting with my childhood friend.

We started with complaints about the recent situation, and soon we laughed and chatted while talking about our childhood.

I think it’s because it’s a common theme that we can sympathize with.

“When I rode a sleigh down 1km from the top of the snowy mountain, I was scolded terribly by the lady.”

“That’s right, I was scolded for saying that the things that didn’t even have blood on their heads were crazy!”

“When I think about it now, it was as crazy as the lady said.”

“At that time, we were young enough to have no fear. Wasn’t it fun though?”

“I did.”

As childhood friends of 20 years, we have accumulated a lot of fun and exciting memories.

In the snowy mountains, we fought with snow and played with people and dragons.

In the village, they went around enjoying festivals together or buying delicious food.

Memories that naturally raise the corners of your mouth when you think of them.

Renee seemed to be of the same mind as me, and was laughing brightly and chattering.

“What? Why are you staring at me like that?”

“I just stared.”

“Ahang! I get it! You wanted to eat my lunch box? Well, since it has your favorite meatballs in it, you might covet it.”

“It’s not like that… ….”

“Your ulterior motive is obvious, so why are you hiding it? If you want to eat, say honestly that you want to eat! I’ll be generous and give you one in particular!”

Renee held out her savory meatballs to me, picking them up with chopsticks.

She tilted her head as I pulled her face back at her action.

“Do you want to eat?”

“No. It’s not really like that, but it’s a little strange.”

“It’s embarrassing… ? Oh!”

I was embarrassed because it was no different from the act of ‘Aang~!’ That lovers usually do.

Renee didn’t seem to have much of an idea at first, but after hearing what I said, she seemed to realize it.

She said that her face turned like a carrot.

“Don’t think this is strange!”

“Kheueup?!”

Rene’s chopsticks dug into his mouth.

Her tongue danced as the flavor of her sweet meatballs spread.

Although he’s usually clumsy, he’s oddly good at cooking.

“It’s delicious….”

“That, is it? That’s great!”

My shyness disappeared at some point, but Renee’s cheeks were still blushing.

It was quite cute to see him casually biting on the chopsticks that went into my mouth, only to realize it belatedly and self-destruct.

‘Maybe this is the reason why the male classmates fell for Rene… ….’

I got a little confused about the relationship with my popular childhood friend.

Even though I already have a lover named Rin, why does a part of my heart feel stuffy when I see Renee?

A sense of incongruity was constantly harassing me.

“Does your complexion look bad? Did something bad happen?”

“Ah…. It’s not like that.”

“Really?”

“Really.”

“Well then, fortunately… ….”

Renee, who is starting to bite his chopsticks, and I, who are laughing awkwardly.

The atmosphere that had been cordial until now suddenly disappeared and an awkward atmosphere took its place.

At the moment I was worried because I didn’t know what theme would be good to express this atmosphere.

Renée first asked me a question in a quiet voice.

“You know. Do you remember the promise we made when we were young?”

“Promise?”

“Yeah, it’s a promise I made when I was 9 years old… ….”

“Uh uh… ….”

When I was 9 years old, what promise did I make to Renée?

My head turned white at the sudden question.

I tried my best to come up with something, but nothing came to mind.

“…… You don’t seem to remember.”

“Sorry.”

“It’s okay, it wasn’t even an important appointment.”

It’s a lie.

I was able to read Renée’s expression because he was my childhood friend for a long time.

She hid her pathetic feelings behind her smile.

“Oh? Just in time, lunch break is over. Let’s go to the next classroom!”

Rene approaches the rooftop door with a forced smile.

She should have asked about her appointment, even if she had to force herself to hold her arm.

However, my body did not move like my heart.

I couldn’t remember anything, so I had no choice but to stare at the back of René as he sadly left.

***

Afternoon classes.

Unfortunately, I was thinking about the past without paying attention in class for even an hour.

The promise I made with Renee when I was 9 years old. It must be a precious memory that should never be forgotten, so I squeezed my hair as hard as I could.

The result is sunk. When it was time to go home, I couldn’t remember anything.

‘It’s strange.’

Talking to Rene brought back a lot of memories from her childhood.

However, as if only one puzzle piece was missing, I had no memories of when I was 9 years old.

If it was that important, I would never have forgotten it.

If you can’t even squeeze your hair out, give up neatly. Left alone, I came out of the classroom.

‘Did I go home first today?’

Originally, it was the time when Renée, who had finished another lecture, would have come back together.

But there was no one but me in the orange-tinted hallway.

I looked out the window as I walked helplessly toward the front door.

Outside the window, some students who had not returned home were still talking loudly.

“Are you going to the guild today?”

“Eh, it’s annoying to go… ….”

“You promised yesterday! Let’s go together today!”

“Okay. We shouldn’t go together… !”

How could that bastard’s promise go up and down in other people’s mouths?

I felt as if my stomach would burst and I would die.

It was a time when I was walking down the hallway with a deep sigh.

“Are you leaving school now?”

“Ah…. Professor Brand.”

“Go home quickly before the sun sets.”

“Okay.”

A specialist in the mineral world who worked as a mineralogist and received numerous love calls from Felix Academy.

He was a very popular professor among students because of his bold and cool personality.

She

She was also the only married member of the academy’s faculty.

The wedding ring on the ring finger of his left hand is evidence…….

“Ah!”

“Why, why are you doing that?”

“Professor! Have you ever seen Renee?”

“Student Rene? She said that she had left something on the roof earlier, so she went up but… ?”

“Thank you, Professor!”

I hurriedly ran towards the stairs.

There was a warning from behind not to run in the corridor, but there was no time to walk slowly.

That’s probably because the contents of the promise came to mind.

“Rene!”

I kicked open the door and came out.

A rooftop where the wind is blowing hard.

I saw a girl with flowing silver hair in front of the iron bars.

Her skin was even more beautiful as it was dyed in the sunlight.

“Bern? Why are you here…….”

“At lunch I asked if you remember the promise we made when we were 9?”

“Huh? It is, but it is. Are you sure you still have it in your heart?”

“Yes. I just remembered it.”

11 Years ago. At that time, it was the time when the snow on the snowy mountains melted once every 100 years.

The day when the frozen flowers regained their vitality and the entire mountain turned green.

At that time, Rene and I also played in the mountains.

Since it was our first time to see a snowy mountain without snow, René and I were excited.

As a result, René suffered an accident falling off a cliff.

Fortunately, she was a member of the Yongin tribe, so her life was not affected.

“But you, who were badly injured, were crying out loud under the cliff.”

“Right….”

I hurried down the cliff and helped the injured Renée.

Even so, she couldn’t stop crying.

“I set an unconventional condition to make your endlessly flowing tears stop. If you stop, I will grant you any wish.”

“You seem to really remember.”

René approached me with a faint smile.

Her warm hand was touching my cheek.

“The promise back then… ….”

It was a fresh promise to get married later when I became an adult.

It was about a man and a woman in their childhood days making promises like that, and when they grow up, it becomes fuzzy.

But it means that Renee cherishes her promise back then…….

“Renee, I… ….”

“It’s okay. Even if you don’t try to keep the promise then.”

“…… Are you really okay?”

“Yes. Instead, you just need to know that one thing.”

Renee’s hand also came up on the other cheek, and my face was pulled up.

Renee lifting her heels.

I could feel the touch of her soft, moist lips.

“My heart has not changed then and now.”

“… ….”

“It doesn’t matter if there is someone you like. It will definitely make me look back.”

Renee smiled confidently as she left the rooftop.

I was dumbfounded by the warmth that was still on my lips.

What the hell did I just get hit with?

I couldn’t keep my mouth shut about things that passed like the wind.

***

A courtship from two women.

Do the girls who stimulated the hearts of many men like me?

My face turned hot at the nonsense.

‘My, am I this happy?’

I couldn’t stop laughing at the dream-like situation.

To the extent that I would have shouted into the air if no one was around.

But in order not to create a dark history, I still keep it in my heart.

If I return to my room in the capital, I will release this desire to my heart’s content.

“Good… !”

Arriving in front of the house, I took out the key and unlocked it.

I tried to scream as much as I wanted as I quickly closed the door as I entered.

An unexpected person was welcoming me.

“Master! Have you been?”

“Ugh… ?”

A beautiful girl with white hair and even red horns on her head.

“Do you want to start with a meal? Or from a bath?”

She was wearing only an apron, revealing her white body.

“If that’s not the case… ….”

I covered my mouth with a ladle, but the corners of my mouth were visible.

I bent her back lovingly and looked up at me from beneath her.

“H.D.S? Kyaha ♡”

“…… It’s over the line.”

He grabbed my cheek tightly.

I felt a soft touch at my fingertips, so I bit her lips tightly and pulled as if tearing off her skin.

Then everything in front of me started to shake.

The world I was looking at went dark for an instant, but gradually brightened.

[Awake, you’re awake!]

“Whoa… !”

What was in my grasp was a black object.

This bastard has been the cause of my crazy fantasies until now.

And the culprit that created these black objects was not far away.

“Kreuk?!”

A black dog that is embarrassed that it has escaped the illusion of a black object on its own.

There was no doubt that he was a thief occupying Baldur Mine.

“How dare you push me into the abyss?”

Ppudeuk-!

Cleaning my molars, I glared at the black dog like I was going to kill it.

“You are a bastard who shouldn’t exist.”