24 – 9. Stab deep inside -2

I became embarrassed.

What on earth did you just do? Brother, what is that sticky voice?

“…”

“Uncle…?”

“…”

“hehehe…hehehe, it was just a joke.”

Noah caught her breath and looked at Shinhyeon who was gently pushing her away.

Something expressionless. Normally he would have laughed, but he didn’t say anything.

Noah was restless.

‘Are you angry?’

I felt a little uneasy because I looked different from usual.

Shinhyeon slowly backed away and covered his mouth with his hand. He couldn’t read his expression at all.

“…Ha.”

A sigh came out of Shinhyeon’s mouth. Rather than a negative meaning such as frustration, it is a sigh that feels slightly bright and refreshed.

“Where did you learn that?”

“Huh? From the internet and Taehwa…”

“You’re not just teasing him like that.”

Even as he said that, Shinhyeon slightly turned his head. It might be. Because it was difficult to look at Noah’s face.

“Ha…Why are you doing that?”

It was a clear interrogation, but Noah felt something was different. This was because his face turned slightly red as he turned his head.

With the thought of “Just in case,” Noah uttered those words once again.

“Hey…Are you okay?”

“It seems okay in your eyes-“

“…Oppa.”

Wheeik!

Shinhyun’s face turned to the side again.

He avoided eye contact as much as possible and didn’t seem to want his expression to be noticed.

Taehwa approached Noah before he knew it and poked Noah in the side.

“Look. It worked.”

“Did you get eaten?”

“Okay then. Take a good look.”

Taehwa, who was laughing, said to Shinhyeon, who turned his head.

“Mister.”

“…Why?”

“Get your hands off me.”

“…I don’t like it.”

“But you’ll have to put your hand down to eat, right?”

“Meal?”

With those words, the door opens and the boss comes in smiling.

It’s not as luxurious as the last time, but it’s three bowls of glossy black bean noodles. It comes with crispy fried sweet and sour pork.

“Then, eat a lot.”

The three of them stood in a distance with the boss who disappeared without leaving those words.

Taehwa urges Shinhyeon in a playful voice.

“Hurry up. The adults have to eat first so we can eat.”

“…There’s no need for that.”

“Hey, come on. Right, Noah?” “Huh? Um…Yeah. Please eat first, uncle.”

Noah sat down next to Shinhyeon, holding one of his hands. It was some kind of ruse.

They will not let you cover your mouth with one hand. Because he would have no choice but to pick up chopsticks with his other hand.

“Whew.”

Shinhyun sighed and lowered his hand.

The corners of his mouth twitched, but he was barely able to endure it.

When he lifts his chopsticks, Taehwa winks.

“Noah, now is the time.”

Noah nodded his head.

Dip the sweet and sour pork with sauce and give it to him. It was something I did often, but somehow I felt embarrassed.

But you have to do it. If only I could see some effect from this.

“Here…”

“…”

“Oppa, ah~”

Noah could see clearly.

The man’s completely red face.

I looked at Noah with shaking eyes.

My heart was shaken by the sight of him clinging to me, calling me oppa, with a shameful expression.

Although they usually cling to each other, this time it was clearly different from usual. Men are originally such simple creatures.

Isn’t your heart racing just because a cute girl does that?

But I regained my composure.

I thought it was a line that should not be crossed yet.

“Thank you.”

“Yes?”

“I’ll eat well.”

While eating the crispy sweet and sour pork, I also picked up a piece.

It was to feed Noah. He hesitated for a moment and then ate the sweet and sour pork.

Noah’s eyes twinkled.

“It’s delicious! It’s my first time eating such delicious sweet and sour pork!”

The moisture and stickiness disappeared from his voice. Instead, the same liveliness with which he usually interacts with me has returned.

I mixed the black bean noodles and handed the bowl to him. The guy started eating just as deliciously.

“…Is this what happens in the end?”

Lee Tae-hwa regains his appetite.

I spoke quietly to the guy.

“Taehwa. Don’t do this again.”

“Yes. Can’t you give Noah a hard time too?”

“I’m honest, unlike anyone else who lives anywhere.”

“Mister, you have a bad personality. I guess I should just take Noah with me.”

“Anyone wants.”

“Then do you want to take Noah to buy it?”

“…Just eat something.”

“Yes.”

He said that and started eating.

Only then did I sigh in relief.

It’s gone. He was finally freed from the trap of the two high school girls.

‘…I’m sucked.’

That guy, Lee Tae-hwa. I wonder if I’m giving Noah a hard time for no reason.

Thanks to you, I was able to see a different side of Noah, so I will forgive you.

The same goes for Noah. I wonder if some kind of wind suddenly blew like that. Noah is becoming more and more clingy…

‘Can I bear it?’

No. Can you bear it? No.

‘I have to endure it.’

I am not a saint either. I am not noble enough to stand up to a woman who likes me.

A cute girlfriend who follows me around because she likes me. Isn’t it the dream of many men?

If Noah had been an adult and not in that situation, his attitude might have changed a bit.

One thing is certain.

At least not now.

I continued eating, shoving sweet and sour pork into Noah’s mouth to keep her from doing anything foolish.

In the meantime, Lee Tae-hwa opened his mouth.

“Oh, Noah. Did you hear that?”

“What?”

“Our team is planning to meet this weekend.”

“Athena?”

“Yes.”

I heard a familiar name in their conversation.

‘Athena.’

Magical girl party that Noah belongs to.

This is a four-person party consisting of Iris, Stella, and the other two magical girls.

I heard valuable information during the meal. That Athena is the place that will provide the greatest help to Noah in dealing with the Demon King in the future.

Taking time away from all kinds of monsters.

That is why intimacy with them was important, and it was for this reason that I reconciled Noah and Taehwa.

‘I didn’t know it would all blow up.’

If you do not manage your intimacy, an unfortunate situation will occur where you will have to fight alone in the final battle. All team members ran away or refused to fight.

The scene where the girls who decided to protect themselves run away was quite a masterpiece.

Actually, one guy thought that was true.

“What kind of people are these other people?”

“…That black kid seemed to have a bad personality.”

“Taehwa. You won’t know until you meet him in person.”

“Phew…I hope so.”

Unfortunately, they will have a hard time.

Because of the black kid I just mentioned, the magical girl ‘Black Heart’.

Still, there won’t be any major problems. As always, I had a plan in place to some extent.

This weekend, when Noah comes with information.

‘From then on, true education begins.’

So just for now.

“Noah.”

“Yes?”

“Is it delicious?”

“Yes!”

“Eat a lot.”

Let’s watch Noah eat deliciously.

He eats so happily, boy.

“Noah.”

“Yes?”

“There was sauce on the corner of my mouth.”

When I wiped the sauce from the corner of his mouth, his cheeks blushed furiously.

Seeing his eyes shaking, he seems to be having strange thoughts again.

“…Ha…You’re flirting with me like this again…Really…”

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…I wonder what on earth this guy likes to do that.

“…hehehe…But it’s still good.”

“…”

For some reason, Noah’s eyes seemed a little scared, perhaps because of his mood.

“Shall we do it properly later…?”

Don’t do it.

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“I ate well.”

Noah nodded her head at the voice she heard and answered his words.

“That’s right. I knew you were good at cooking, but I think your skills have improved again.”

Noah looked at Shinhyeon who was driving him home. Although he looked tired, he couldn’t stop it in the end.

‘You can go alone. He thinks I still look like a kid.’

It became dark before we knew it, and the road to Noah’s gosiwon was immersed in darkness.

Although I am definitely alone, I am a high school student. Not only that, but she’s also a magical girl.

He tried to stop me. It’s dangerous to walk alone at night.

Magical girls and ordinary people.

I was about to talk about which one was more dangerous, but I held back.

It’s not that Noah didn’t like spending time together like this.

But today I felt a little uneasy. Usually, on days like this, we would talk about what happened that day.

But.

I was very anxious today because I had something to do, and sure enough, it ended up becoming a hot topic.

“Noah surprised you today, right?”

“That…That…”

“I was really surprised. I didn’t expect you to suddenly look so pretty.”

I stuttered. It was nice that they told me I was pretty, but it was because of the question that came next.

“But why is it like that all of a sudden?”

Shame slowly building up. As Noah paused, Shinhyeon saw that and laughed.

“If you don’t want to talk about it, you don’t have to.””…”

“Well, if you don’t tell me, I’ll never know why you did that.”

I will never know.

If that is the case, then there is no reason for the uproar today.

At that thought, words flowed from Noah’s mouth.

“…I want to become closer to you.”

“With me?”

“Yes…”

Of course, there are other reasons, but this is not wrong.

Shinhyeon, whose voice was mumbling, asked again.

“Then what should I do for you?”

“Yes?”

“Now that we’ve become friends, I need to show you proof. That way, you’ll feel at ease.”

It was a sudden suggestion.

Show me the evidence. With what? Oh, you mean to think about that from now on?

Hmm.

It was only after Noah arrived near the gosiwon that he came up with an answer.

“Hey… Then…”

Noah placed Theophyun’s hand on his head.

“Please do what you always do…”

“Okay.”

Answer given. At the same time, Noah felt her hand stroking her hair.

It was a warmth that I never got tired of no matter how many times I tried it.

Wouldn’t that man abandon him? Wouldn’t he betray me? Her worries came to mind.

She felt like a fool trying to shake off that worry.

It was that level of warmth and relief.

Her head continues to be stroked. The pounding heartbeat and heat in my head paralyze my thoughts.

Maybe that was why Noah decided to be a little more honest with himself.

‘Maybe it didn’t matter from the beginning.’

This was the conclusion Noah came to after feeling her gentle hand.

Thorn.

Even Taehwa, who she was so close to, became a thorn and broke her heart.

Is there any guarantee that this person will not become such a thorn?

‘…Probably not.’

Isn’t that why you said that today?

He even said such unfamiliar things as ‘brother…brother’.

One day, that person may also become a thorn. A thorn that broke her own heart and stuck in the back of her mind.

But.

“…hehehehe…”

It doesn’t matter.

“Mister…”

If only I could continue to feel this warmth.

If only I could make this warmth my own.

“Okay…”

If I were to be pricked by a thorn, I hope it would hurt enough to kill me.

As if my heart would break, as if I would shed tears of blood. The terrible pain you go through like that.

“Noah…?”

Obviously, it would be proof that that person had penetrated deep into his heart.

“hehehehe…”

Noah hoped.

I hope those thorns hurt enough to tear you apart. Enough to pierce deep inside her own heart.

I hope you come deep into my heart.

“See you tomorrow.”

“…Uh, be careful, Noah.”

“Oppa. Oppa.”

Noah truly hoped so.

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