Chapter 94
Thinking that way, the fifty million won Izzen had sent felt less like a large sum and more like the minimum amount Heesu could survive on while preparing to feed the demons. She even wondered if Izzen had sent that exact amount for that purpose.
“First, I need to get a part-time job to earn some pocket money…… and then graduate college and get a good job at a place with the highest possible annual salary…… For that, I need to get good GPA……. Ah, studying! I have to study! I need to study hard now and get even a little bit more credit…… and if possible, TOEIC and various certifications…….”
Thus, Heesu, for the first time in her lazy life, made a proactive decision to move in a constructive direction. It was a moment where Heesu’s mother, if she had heard this, might have shed tears of joy. Even Heesu herself thought she was amazing and admirable. But she was even more desperate, unable to stop herself any longer. She had to move forward somehow.
They say that raising pets teaches children independence and responsibility, and perhaps the same applies to adults. The proof was right here, happening in this very place.
“I need to keep exercising hard too. If I’m going to work myself to death in the future, I need to build up my stamina beforehand…….”
As Heesu continued to mumble with a serious expression, Violen, who had been watching her from behind, sighed and patted her back.
“You won’t ever have to take responsibility for us alone, so don’t worry so much, Master.”
“I appreciate the thought, but…… unlike Sam-sik, you guys don’t have forged identities, so you can’t earn money.”
“There must be a way somehow.”
“There might be no way at all, though…….”
“I keep telling you not to think so negatively.”
“People have to prepare for every possible contingency, you know?”
“You’re thorough.”
“No, actually, I’ve never lived like that until now! But I’m not going to anymore! Because I’m not alone anymore!”
“Is ‘not alone’ the right expression to use in this situation?”
“I guess not, but it doesn’t matter! I’m going to be thorough!”
“Anyway, there will be a way somehow.”
“I’m telling you, you have to prepare for when there isn’t a way!”
“Hmm…… I heard that if you do manual labor, they pay pretty well daily.”
“Absolutely not! What if your beautiful hands get calluses or your pretty face gets tanned black from doing something like that? And your slender body gets muscles and stuff!”
Heesu cried out urgently without realizing it, grabbing both of Violen’s hands.
“Master.”
Violen, with his hands held by Heesu, smiled awkwardly.
“I’m grateful that you like my face…… but the most important thing is that you don’t suffer. Compared to that, my face isn’t important at all.”
“No, it is! It’s totally important!”
Heesu said firmly.
Beautiful Violen. His large eyes that always looked somehow pitiful, his firmly closed lips that always looked somehow pathetic.
Heesu was somehow weakest to this face. Looking at him, he was like a newborn puppy, and she wanted to do everything for him. In fact, strictly speaking, the face closest to her original preference was Alburn, the butterfly, but perhaps because Violen was the first one she met, he was still the one she felt most for.
With this face, he called her Master. At that moment, she decided to join hands with Izzen. Perhaps, her destiny changed not when she met Izzen, but when she met Violen.
“So I’m definitely going to protect your face…….”
Recalling that time, Heesu spoke with heartfelt sincerity.
“Master…….”
But no matter how sincere Heesu was, it didn’t seem to reach Violen. Instead of accepting her sincerity, Violen asked with a displeased expression,
“If my hands get rough, my face gets dark, and my body gets muscular, will you not like me anymore?”
“Huh? No, that’s not it…….”
“I’ll like you no matter how your appearance changes, Master.”
“Oh…….”
“I like this appearance of yours too.”
“…….”
Heesu blinked in confusion and looked at him. The young man in front of her was looking straight at her, holding a firm smile.
……When did he start making that kind of expression? At first, he was just a puppy-like, youthful boy.
Nothing about his appearance had changed, but Heesu often felt that Violen had grown up significantly without her noticing lately. It felt as if he was looking at her with the eyes of an adult man. Every time that happened, she felt as if she was the one who had become a child.
“I said no!”
At that moment, Heesu’s face flushed hot, and she hurriedly pulled her hand away to hide it. She quickly turned her back and spoke rapidly, as if making an excuse.
“I’ll like you no matter how you change too, okay? But that’s separate from my desire to protect your face!”
Her voice trembled slightly when she said, “I like you.” Fortunately, Violen didn’t seem to notice, as he just sighed and mumbled with a hint of complaint.
“How can that be separate…….”
The moment she heard that, Heesu felt like she was about to cry.
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