“Caon. I thought you were innocent, but you’re completely insidious inside, aren’t you…?”
“No, I’m…”
“Oh, I’ll have to be careful about what I say in the future. I don’t know when Caon’s gonna pull a stunt.”
He eventually cried and buried his face in his hands again.
“Leen…”
I teased Carsion who became shy for a long time. Now it felt like a routine, I was used to making fun of him every time.
After teasing him to my satisfaction, I brought another subject to let him breathe.
“More than that, there’s a weird rumor going around these days.”
In my exhausted words, Carsion showed a surprisingly quick change of expression. It was a serious face that one couldn’t even imagine that he was blushing earlier.
“What rumor?”
“A rumor that you like me.”
There was a moment of silence.
“Leen, I…”
Carsion blinked slowly.
“Do you feel bad about the rumor?”
The cautious tone, somehow, felt like he was being wary.
It wasn’t as bad as he said. But because of the rumors, I was already tired of just thinking about what would happen in the future because of those rumors.
I wouldn’t have been worried if the rumor that spread was that I liked Carsion.
I unconsciously touched my lips to tell him honestly what I was thinking.
I would have said it without a hitch. If I hadn’t found Carsion’s moist eyes.
I was particularly vulnerable to a crying person.
It looks so miserable and weak. I feel like he was about to crumble any moment.
Maybe it was because I remembered the past when I left my parents and spent every day in despair and tears.
So I started talking again and said something that I didn’t even want. It was purely to stop him from crying.
“I’m more worried that you’d be stuck in the middle of your marriage rather than feeling bad about those rumors.”
His path to marriage, something I completely know.
He would marry a pretty noble lady from a good family and live well.
Whether he knows my intentions, Carsion brightened up. He gave a big smile and wiped his chest.
“I’m glad you’re not offended. And don’t worry about it. I’ll be with you later anyway…”
Knock, knock
As Carsion continued his words with a big smile, there was a knock at the door.
Carsion’s eyes and mine naturally turned to Fjord. Then Fjord flinched and pouted his lips.
“Why are you both staring at me?”
“Of course it’s obvious that someone came for you, Fjord.”
“Why do you always make someone knock on the door? Wasn’t it twice already that Leen woke up because of you?”
Leen and Carsion simultaneously beat Fjord.
Fjord was very popular regardless of age or gender because of his kind personality. His popularity was unlike anyone else.
So it was natural that many people came to see him.
“Haha, Fjord. Remember what I said before, what I would do if your friend visits again during club time?”
“What? I’ve already warned them not to come to the club many times! And maybe they came here for Leen. Why do you always blame it on me?”
Carsion only smiled at Fjord’s cry of injustice.
“Well if you’re so confident, it seems that our Fjord must have listened to my warning. Yes, if it’s such a dream, I’ll let you know.”
knock, knock
“…Hey. I came to find Leen.”
As soon as Carsion’s words were over, someone’s voice was heard from outside the door with another knock.