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63 – Iris is Alone.
“Uh…?”
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Ryan never could have imagined that something like this would happen.
“Why, why only me…?”
To Ryan’s question, Ju Suyin replied as if it were obvious.
“Well, because you’re stronger than your brother.”
“T-then can I go back down?”
“No, you can’t, because that’s the rule.”
“T-then can Iris come here—”
“That’s not possible either.”
Kwang!
Ryan collapsed in despair at the unexpected situation.
“W-what am I supposed to do now?”
The reason Angsho had separated Ryan and Iris was simply to make the task easier. They never expected their mental states to break down.
Just like Ryan, Iris was also in a state of panic.
“He hasn’t come back even though it’s time for Ryan to return…”
Iris sat hesitantly in front of the door, staring at it, counting the days.
The next day, Lian managed to come down to the floor where Iris was, after negotiating with the guards.
“…! Oppa!”
Iris ran towards Lian like a dog welcoming its owner after a long absence and hugged him. Lian petted Iris’s head and continuously apologized.
“Why…yesterday…?”
Iris asked Lian with an anxious voice.
“I’m sorry, Iris, actually-“
No matter how much they wanted to be together, they couldn’t because of the rules of the arena. Lian explained this fact patiently.
“We can’t be together…?”
“Don’t worry, I’ll find a way somehow.”
Lian thought of the weak old man, the weak zombie, and the kind Ange who was called the “big shot”.
“If he’s called the ‘big shot,’ he must be able to intervene in the arena.”
Lian thought that he should ask Ange, who seemed to be the most approachable. While he was organizing his thoughts, Iris tightly held onto his clothes with both hands, wrinkles forming on her forehead.
“Alone? Oppa, don’t go.”
“We’ll be able to meet soon. Make sure to eat well and get some rest before I see you again, okay?”
Iris urgently grasped Lian’s clothes as if they were about to part forever and spoke.
“Don’t…go.”
“Uh, Iris, that’s-“
“Don’t…go!”
For the first time, Iris refused Lian’s intentions. She held onto his clothes and shed tears like beads, trying not to let go of him.
“Ugh, I don’t want to go either!”
“…!”
With tears pouring down like a waterfall, Lian tightly embraced Iris, who opened her eyes wide and stopped crying.
He, who had always been the one to make her smile, was now sobbing uncontrollably. It was incredibly heart-wrenching.
Just like a child who is startled by their parents’ tears, Iris froze as she saw Lian’s tears. She sniffled and hugged him tightly. Then, in a trembling voice, she said,
“I’ll be alone.”
“Huh? Are you really okay?”
“Yeah, I said oppa will come. Soon.”
Iris looked up at Lian, gripping his clothes tightly.
“A promise…?”
“Heh, I promise.”
As Lian extended his pinky finger, Iris did the same. It was a gesture that Lian had taught her when making a promise with someone. Even though it was just holding pinky fingers, Iris felt reassured.
“You have to come… quickly.”
“Yeah, I’ll really come quickly!”
After Lian washed Iris’s face and fed her, he left.
Thud.
Iris was alone.
“…”
She realized Lian’s significance.
***
One day, two days… a week, and a month.
“Damn it, damn it…!”
Angsho, who usually carried himself neatly, was now a mess, flipping my world upside down.
“Why, why isn’t anything working?”
I tried wooing beautiful women, and befriending carefree men. I even organized events where I would bravely come to the rescue in dangerous situations to establish friendships.
But they all failed. Not a single one succeeded.
“What on earth is the problem..!”
Everyone who approached Lian, the slave, turned pale and lost half their mind. If they couldn’t spend their lives by his side, they all extended their hands in surrender.
It was only natural for Angsho’s self-assured expression to crumple.
“This can’t go on. Me, me… I can’t even bring down a single slave?”
He had a past. Born as the eldest son of a noble family, he lived as a good-for-nothing before being pushed aside by a bastard child, and so on and so forth. In any case, he had a past filled with a sense of inferiority, and he was using the slave to quench the thirst that arose from that time.
To him, Lian was a presence that reminded him of his past. As time went on, Angsho’s spirit deteriorated.
Amidst all that, Lian had a bright expression as he asked to meet his younger brother. As if it didn’t matter at all that he had made a masterpiece.
The urge to curse rose up to the tip of Angsho’s tongue at the sight, as if he were being given medicine. When they had met a few days ago, he had asked, “Your face looks quite beaten up. Did something bad happen?”
That question felt like a mockery of Angsho’s failure. That’s how much Angsho was at his wit’s end.
“Huh… Yes, you said you wanted to meet your younger brother, right?”
Angsho stood up in a wretched state and headed towards the terrace.
“Wowww!”
“She’s once again seizing the victory!”
“Wooooh!”
Under the beast-like cheers, a girl with snow-white hair swung her sword effortlessly, spilling blood. Iris, who had been separated from Lian due to her weakness and had asked a rat werewolf for help, was now playing the game like a maniac.
He’s her older brother.
Iris was growing stronger, like breathing.
“If you want to meet, you should let me meet…”
Ancho laughed and blinked. He came out of the terrace, took a clean shower after a long time, and dressed neatly. Then, he ordered the maid to bring Lian.
Lian arrived at Ancho’s lodging soon after. Ancho approached Lian with a brighter smile than ever before.
“Lian! I finally found a way!”
“What? What is the way?”
As soon as they arrived in the room, Lian’s eyes widened at the words that burst out.
“A way for you to live with your younger brother! I finally found it.”
“Oh…! Really? What kind of way is it?”
Lian blinked and looked at Ancho. Then, Ancho’s expression twisted slightly and hesitated.
“Well… I found a way, but…”
“Please tell me what kind of way it is. I’ll try my best!”
Lian said in an anxious and urgent voice. At this, Ancho laughed wickedly in his mind and said.
“…There is a match that takes place once every few months. If you win that match, you’ll be able to grant most requests from above. You only need to win one match… but it’s a dangerous match, so…”
“But it’s okay! When does the match take place?”
Ancho said with concern.
“How about waiting a little longer? Iris seems to be coming up soon…”
“If there’s a way to meet right away, we should do that! Above all… I promised to resolve it quickly and meet.”
Ancho said, as if there was no other choice.
“The match is scheduled for two days from now, but just in case, I wanted to let you know. Since it’s not a tournament, all you have to do is go out there and win that match. It’s said to be a difficult game, so if you want to give up, you can tell me anytime.”
“Thank you, Ansho!”
Ansho wasn’t angry at Lian for not using honorifics until the end. Although it was the least preferred way for him to end things, if he could get rid of the irritating Lian in front of him, he wouldn’t hesitate to resort to any means.
“What kind of expression will you have that day?”
***
“If you win in the tournament two days from now, you’ll be able to reach that level you wanted.”
“…! R-Really?”
“Yeah.”
Iris bit her lip and lowered her gaze.
Finally… Finally… Finally!
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To Iris, who felt like the month had been a hellish time that could be considered short, Jin Soo-in’s words were like rain in the middle of the desert.
“I will definitely win.”
And she would meet Lian. If she did… What would she do?
What’s the point of meeting someone who left because they didn’t need you?
You would just feel bad if you met again, right?
Who would like someone as unpleasant as you?
You know it too, don’t you? How terrible of an existence you are.
These words that seemed to occupy her mind suddenly faded away. Even the cold blanket, tasteless food, everything, everything would find their rightful place.
“Lian…”
Iris called out his name with a voice that seemed to be breaking. More passionately than ever before.
Lian and Iris. The two of them waited for the anticipated two days to pass.
And the day of the match arrived.
Shuaaack-..
A crimson poisonous fog that mesmerized the opponent’s vision and made everyone around perceive them as enemies filled the stadium.