Episode 118: Cheeky and Pretty Heart.
“You were much prettier.”
The evil Soma jumped over the trap. Cheonhwaruju smiled brightly at his words.
“Don’t say that. It wasn’t to that extent.”
“No. It looked much better to me.”
The extremely evil Soma, who had been through all kinds of hardships, showed that he was absolutely unshaken even by a sudden surprise attack.
Still, the evil soma’s gaze was directed at Ian. Yes, it wasn’t easy for anyone to take their eyes off such a beautiful woman.
Even at this point, the evil Soma didn’t recognize Ian, who had come in with him.
It was Cheonhwaruju who recognized Ian.
“Congratulations, Mr. Lee.”
She was calm, as if she had known this would happen.
“Thank you, Lady Rouge.”
When he heard Ian’s voice, the evil Soma was startled.
He asked with his eyes wide open.
“Could it be that ugly heart? Could it be?”
I was so surprised that I said “no way” twice.
Ian said with a smile.
“Yes, it is the heart that was ugly but had a funny talent.”
The evil Soma suddenly stood up and approached Ian. He looked at her face from up close as if he was going to pierce it. Ian trembled in fear under the pressure of the white mask.
The evil Soma tilted his head.
“Even if there are some similarities, it’s not true. It’s definitely not true.”
The evil Soma looked at me.
“Are you trying to tease me?”
“It’s true that you came here to tease me, and your heart is also right.”
“Is that right?”
The evil Soma looked at Ian again.
“No way. No, absolutely not!”
He, who had been strongly denying it, looked back at Cheonhwaruju behind him. She nodded once with an expression of agreement.
The evil Soma asked me.
“What on earth is going on?”
“This is how it originally looked, but it gained weight due to the side effects of the self-defense technique.”
“You said you were going to escort someone with this appearance? Isn’t that the greatest waste of talent in our school?”
At the same time, it was the greatest praise of the evil soma.
Ian smiled and said to him.
“It’s because I want to protect you, my lord.”
Of course, it was I who set the facts straight.
“Did you do it because you wanted to? You know how our school works.”
“The school is so cruel that we end up acting as both the devil and the successor. However… … .”
The evil Soma’s gaze turned to Ian.
“I guess we’ll have to make an exception for this case.”
A new admiration was added to the gaze of the evil soma toward her. It was not admiration for her beauty, but admiration for her sacrifice.
Cheonhwaruju went to Ian and took both his hands.
“It’s so beautiful. Congratulations.”
“thank you.”
“Come on, I’ll finish this drone for you.”
“Completed?”
“You don’t know how to put on makeup?”
“……yes.”
Living as an escort drone, have you ever had the chance to put on proper makeup in your entire life?
“There are times in life when you have to fight with something other than a sword. For women, makeup is a weapon stronger than a sword.”
Cheonhwaruju took her hand and left the room. Ian, who also wanted to learn makeup, pretended to lose and was dragged out.
“It’s stuffy, let’s go out too.”
“great.”
I left the room with the evil soma. The area around Cheonhwaruju’s residence was well-decorated, making it a good place to take a walk.
“Being with a scientist is truly a series of amazing experiences.”
“You must have been surprised. Even I, who had cured the side effects of martial arts, was surprised.”
But the amazing experience that the evil Soma just mentioned was not about Ian, but about a fight from earlier.
“While fighting that day, I thought we might be killed by Baek Mang-gi.”
I really didn’t know it would be that strong.
But what was truly surprising was not Baek Mang-gi’s strength. It was that the evil Soma was now revealing his honest feelings.
“I did the same.”
“But the scholar killed him.”
“If Soma-sama hadn’t helped me, I would have been the one who died.”
That was an obvious fact.
The evil Soma stared at me intently.
“I think I know what you’re thinking right now, Soma.”
“What am I thinking?”
“It is certain that he is the one who killed the Demon Lord!”
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The evil Soma laughed loudly.
“You’re wrong. I told you before. I already believed that. That’s why I joined Baek Mang-gi. If I hadn’t, I would have gotten out of there without looking back.”
“Did you trust me? Even risking your life?”
After a moment, the evil Soma answered.
“I think so.”
We walked around there for a while in silence. The experience of passing through life and death together gave us great emotional ups and downs. When the mask of the evil Soma was almost cut off, I was really angry.
That was the first time I realized how much I had feelings for the evil Soma. I think he felt the same way.
Then, the evil Soma suddenly picked up a branch that had fallen on the ground and drew a line.
“Where are we now?”
I took the branch he offered and drew it along the line we had previously referred to as the survival line.
“I think we’ve come this far.”
This was the very place where they said they would save me if I came here.
At that moment I saw.
I can see him smiling through the eye sockets of his white mask. I can see him really smiling.
He laughed silently, and it wasn’t an angry laugh. He just laughed, purely and naturally.
I had never seen that smile in my life before my regression, but surprisingly, I saw it at the end of this trip.
“Of course, the line will move depending on what Soma-sama and I do going forward. It could go further this way, or it could return to the starting point.”
“What happens if I go all the way?”
“We’ll be real friends. We’ll eat together, drink together, have fun together, fight together, and go to the rescue when someone is in danger. And when someone dies first, we’ll pour alcohol on their grave.”
“It’s all unnecessary, pretentious, and burdensome.”
“When you actually try to do them, they turn out to be nothing special.”
I don’t expect that from the evil Soma. The initial goal was to get to a point where there was neither an enemy nor an ally. At least, I think I’ve achieved that goal through this trip.
At that moment, Cheongmyeon appeared in the place where we were.
He gave what he had brought to the evil Soma. It was the White Mask.
“Okay, as promised.”
The evil Soma gave me the mask that Cheongmyeon had brought.
The day I fought Baek Mang-gi, he said he would give me a new mask, and he hasn’t forgotten that promise.
“thank you.”
I tried the new mask. It was definitely lighter and more comfortable.
“It’s good. I don’t think I’ll sweat much.”
“It was made by Cheongmyeon himself. My mask was also made by Cheongmyeon.”
“You are very dexterous.”
Cheongmyeon bowed his head slightly at my compliment.
At that moment, two people walked in there.
It was Ian and Cheonhwaruju who went to get their makeup done. Not only me, but even Geukak Soma and Cheongmyeon were surprised.
Ian, with makeup on, looked like a completely different woman. She was captivating, sensual, intense and glamorous.
“This drone has such a dignified look that I tried to create a different atmosphere.”
It felt like I was watching another peerless beauty. Makeup is a woman’s weapon? If so, then we are watching the best sword in the world.
“From now on, I will call you a pretty heart, not an ugly heart.”
Even the evil Soma secretly likes Ian’s transformation.
At that time, Cheonhwaruju spoke quietly.
“Am I prettier now than when I was younger?”
Then the evil Soma spoke coldly to Ian.
“You must pay back the carriage fee!”
Meanwhile, Cheongmyeon was truly shocked when he learned through their conversation that the beauty in front of him was Ian.
“This person is this unmanned person?”
Ian smiled and answered him with surprise.
“Yes, Cheongmyeon. It’s me.”
“Is this really unmanned?”
You could guess how surprised he was by looking at his mask. He was extremely cautious in his actions and words in front of the evil Soma, but he had forgotten that he was even in front of the evil Soma.
Realizing the fact too late, Cheongmyeon stepped back.
Then Ian spoke to me carefully.
“Can I wear that mask?”
Thinking about the stares she had received on her way here, Ian could understand. He wasn’t the type of person to enjoy such stares.
“I’m fine, but I need to ask Soma-sama for permission. It’s something Soma-sama gave me.”
Ian said to the evil Soma.
“Can I wear that mask?”
“no!”
Then I won’t be able to see that pretty face. I guess that must have been what he was thinking.
“why?”
“All that makeup I put on is coming off. Who put that makeup on you?”
It was the evil Soma who only said the right answer until the end. Cheonhwaruju lightly pinched the evil Soma’s arm in a good mood. She must be the only person in the world who can pinch the evil Soma.
“Use it if you want.”
“thank you.”
Ian was very pleased with the permission of the evil soma. She took the mask from me and put it on her face.
He looked at me and asked.
“how is it?”
“What is it? This is a deception of beauty and despair for men of the world.”
“You told me that I should be happy. I think I would be happier if I had this.”
I went over and pulled Ian’s mask over his head.
“When we’re alone, wear it like this. At that time, your mask will be looking at the sky.”
“Is it good?”
Since he was already at it, Ian asked Cheongmyeon.
“Do you happen to know any beauty queens?”
Cheongmyeon didn’t know what she meant, so she couldn’t answer for a moment. I guessed what she was trying to say.
“If it’s you, I can do anything. I’ll break the sect that has been around for a hundred years.”
“You are exaggerating!”
“See you later. I hope so.”
Ian spoke to Cheongmyeon again.
“What I said earlier was a joke. I would like to make you the first leader of the organization I will create.”
Cheongmyeon was startled by the unexpected words. He hesitated, not knowing what to say, when the evil Soma spoke.
“I gave you a mask as a gift, but the first thing you do when you put it on is try to steal my person.”
“Please don’t misunderstand. Even before I received the mask, Cheongmyeon was the first candidate.”
“You’re telling me to give up my position as Amazon and come to the position of leader. Do you know that?”
“yes!”
“Does Cheongmyeon look that stupid?”
“No. I thought you were someone who had the courage to throw yourself into a new life at least once.”
“Courage is a cheeky heart, you are the best! When you say such things in front of me.”
“I trusted you and did it without thinking. I’m sorry.”
She bowed respectfully to the evil Soma.
I saw.
The conflict in Cheongmyeon’s eyes. Yes, if a man were to see such a beautiful woman, he would be conflicted.
But I thought that this beauty might be a hindrance. If it was Ian before the procedure, I might have gone, but there might be people who don’t want to look like a vulgar person because they are beautiful.
“Please think about it at least once.”
Cheongmyeon nodded slightly.
Even after seeing that, the evil soma didn’t say anything else. Even if Cheongmyeon said he would go, he looked like someone who would just say, “Idiot,” and send him away. If he showed that kind of behavior, the line I had drawn in my heart would move further to the right.
The evil Soma spoke to me.
“Sir. Let’s go back now.”
“You go back first. I’ll play with your pretty heart for a bit and then go in.”
It wasn’t for me, it was for Ian. I came out of my shell, soared, and then went back in.
Cheonhwaruju saw right through my heart.
“Lee Gong-ja is a really good person.”
Then the evil Soma answered.
“Don’t be fooled. Lee Gongja is the villain of villains. Can’t you see his mask? He was born wearing a mask. There are two people standing there wearing masks right now.”
Then Cheonhwaruju smiled and said.
“So it suits you well.”
As Ian and I turned to leave, I turned back to the evil Soma.
“Thank you so much for showing me your wonderful world. Please show me again next time.”
Before we broke up, Cheonhwaruju said.
“Your Majesty, please take good care of our older brother from now on.”
Normally, it would have been Ian who should have said, “Please take good care of our master.” However, Cheonhwaruju was playfully, yet seriously, asking for the evil soma.
Did she see something in my relationship with the evil Soma?
At least one thing was certain: there was only one person in this world who truly cared for him and understood him, Cheonhwaruju.
I laughed and said loudly.
“Yes, I will take good care of Soma from now on, as per your wishes, Lady Rouge.”
I turned around, taking Ian’s hand, leaving the astonished and evil Soma behind.
“Let’s go, Ian. Let’s go see the Central Plains.”
From now on, your world will be completely different from before.
