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74 – Why do you smell like Lina?

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There is nothing more helpless than crying over something you did wrong. Lina held back her tears as she burst out.

‘Everything… I’ve said it all.’

If you think about it, she accomplished what she had longed for. She also revealed her thoughts and apologized saying she was sorry.

She hopes to punish her someday, but she knows that it will take some time.

Please just accept my apology for now. I repeated that in my mind.

Lina carefully watched her Ian.

Ian is quietly lost in thought.

“……”

The tension of waiting for his answer, but the relief that he had said something. And the anticipation of dreaming of the next step.

Because of the mix of emotions, Lina felt strangely excited.

As I became conscious of it, my eyes kept falling on Ian’s forearm.

It became thicker than last time. The protruding veins also became more masculine. Her shoulders are definitely wider than before.

Thicker neck and slimmer jawline.

And the eyes became calmer, colder, and deeper.

Is it because of tension, or is it because of the dark anticipation boiling deep in my heart?

“Gulp.”

Lina swallowed her saliva without realizing it.

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Heroine.

In the end, no matter how much she thought about it, she came to one conclusion.

The existence of a heroine is important.

Of course, I am not saying that it is important to Ian ‘himself’. Rather, in terms of intimacy, I have a deeper relationship with children like Danya and Sylvia.

The reason why heroines are important is because they are the premise upon which the scenario ultimately progresses.

One way or another, the protagonists who lead the scenario of this pretty girl gacha game are heroines.

Lina Roswell.

Even if her conflicts are due to her misunderstandings, she knows that she has created a near-death crisis for herself and herself.

In the end, she inevitably feels cold, but she worries about whether or not she can be helpful in the future.

‘Then there is nothing to worry about.’

The reason I met Lina in the first place was because I thought she would be of help to me.

Thanks to Lina opening up her mind, many questions were answered.

Lina, seen on the other side of the screen, was too kind to the point of perfection.

‘It’s probably like the good kid syndrome.’

Ian was perhaps in the best position to understand why Lina had attacked him and her dark emotions.

‘Because I was possessed by a body that was like a crystal of darkness in the first place.’

Moreover, he also found out that Lina’s feelings for him were clear.

‘That means I wasn’t attracted to her from the time Pong Pong started.’

Rather, I felt refreshed.

‘If Pong Pong wasn’t interested from the start. It’s convenient because you can just treat it as work.’

There is a big difference between having no heroines in the same position and having at least one heroine.

Ian nodded his head towards Lina.

“I’m glad that our feelings have been clearly sorted out.”

Lina’s pupils, which had been like a river of despondency, grew bigger and bigger.

Then.

“Ah… Yes!”

Lina smiled brightly, holding Ian’s hand with both of her hands. A pure smile like Lina’s for the first time in a while.

“More than anything, I feel relieved to hear that Lina, you weren’t interested in me either.”

But Ian’s words continued.

Lina was embarrassed.

“Uh, ah? That…”

It wasn’t at the time, but now they say they are interested.

No –

At least if the day comes that she gets out of this midge state, she hopes that Ian will look back at her one day. I shamelessly had that wish.

But now.

“… Yes.”

Lina quietly nodded her head.

Just accepting the apology is enough for her for now.

She is a fool and a slug herself, so there is nothing she can do…

‘No, you shouldn’t give up like that.’

Lina shook her head.

She said it was too early to give up.

If there is even the slightest chance, let her be left behind.

“You know, Ian. If I were a virgin…”

“?”

“If I work hard and you want to praise me.”

“Yes.”

“I like punishment rather than praise.”

“… ?”

Ian put down his teacup as if embarrassed and opened her mouth.

“Okay, whatever. If that’s what you want.”

“Yes! Thank you!”

Lina smiled brightly and picked up her string that was lying on her table.

Ian has already explained this.

She says that it is very important to her to find out whether the other person is a virgin or not. When she put this string in and took it out, she said, if it remained white, she was pure.

‘I’ve heard it before. There’s something that a man ties up there before doing anything.’

Lina carefully held the string.

A pure white string that looks like a flat rubber band with elasticity.

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Lina’s face instantly turned red as it was thick enough to fit the fingers of both hands.

‘Oh, how big…’

But this is a meaningless guess.

Ian said that Lina could just put it in and take it out herself.

Lina suddenly had an idea.

“But, Ian, can you trust me?”

“Huh?”

“This, this, if I were a virgin, it would disappear. But if I use magic to change the color while you’re not looking, then… You won’t be able to check it properly… Shall we say?”

“Are you going to do that?”

Lina flinched and her shoulders trembled at the expression on Ian’s silent expression.

An expression that said, of course, it wouldn’t be like that for you.

“Oh, no! That’s not true! That…”

Roaming and rolling.

Lina’s face turned bright red as she rolled her eyes.

-‘Do you want to check it yourself? ‘It’s near here from my house.’

I was planning to say this…

I guess it’s still too much, right?

Instead.

“Now, can you take a good look?”

There was nothing I wanted to hide from Ian anymore.

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The next day.

At around 10 a.M., People were already gathered on the train platform located outside the North Gate.

“Ian!”

Lina, who was already covered up, greeted me cheerfully.

As soon as Daanya, who had a sullen expression on her side, made eye contact with her, she slightly raised the corner of her mouth and then turned around with a ‘Hmph!’

‘Why are you doing that?’

You will have to spend more than 16 hours on the train to reach the northern territory, so you will have to find out little by little.

Ian walked towards the princess who was seeing him off.

As she showed before, she disappeared with her pure white hair and large sunglasses. I think it’s really bold of her to use her naturally serious self as a disguise.

“Don’t overdo it. Just a little bit of evidence is enough to make her the real woman.”

“Of course. If you want more solid physical evidence, you will have to pay an additional fee.”

“You cost more than the best assassins.”

“Thank you for recognizing our value.”

“Puhup.”

The princess elegantly covered her mouth and gently placed her hand on Ian’s arm.

“I’m attending as a representative of the social church, so they will treat me well. As they are academy cadets, their guard will be weak. However, head of the family Richard. He must always be careful.”

The princess bit her lip for a moment while choosing her words.

“He is more ferocious and cunning than any other wild beast.”

“I will keep this in mind.”

Smiling, she looked back at her train.

“I’m sorry. I feel like I’m wasting your time for no reason. The etiquette of nobles is often far from efficient.”

“It’s okay. I want to ride the train at least once.”

“You speak well. Although your tastes are truly unpredictable.”

The princess muttered as she looked at the people getting on the train.

– Push shoo shoo!

The sound of steam announcing departure.

Ian lightly bowed his head towards the princess.

“May a cluster of stars accompany you on your path ahead.”

Ian boarded the train while being seen off by the princess.

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A passageway connecting rooms.

[ VIP ]

I could see ears prickling under the sign.

“Danya were you waiting?”

“Hmph! I wasn’t waiting, I was afraid you might sit in the wrong place!”

“No worries.”

“Stop talking nonsense and come quickly. My legs hurt.”

Danya entered the VIP room, dragging the sleeve of Ian’s shirt.

“Ah, Ian.”

Lina, who was standing awkwardly in the hallway, sat down next to the princess’s escort, Karen, with an awkward smile.

Danya let go of her hand only when she reached the front row and went to sit next to her window.

Ian followed her and sat down next to her.

– Sniff

Danya twitched her nose and asked a question as if it was no big deal.

“What did you do with Lina yesterday?”

“I drank tea.”

“And?”

“Hmm.”

Ian hesitated for a moment.

Lina’s chastity was confirmed. It was clear that she would cause too many misunderstandings for her to say so.

“……”

Ian was silent for a moment.

Danya quietly rests her chin on her window sill.

The small hairpin on the side of her head sparkles.

The flowers shattered to break Yulan’s protective shield. At that time, Ian couldn’t ignore Danya’s despairing eyes. So I gave her a hairpin instead.

Danya, after fiddling with it for a moment, opened her mouth.

“When we return to the North this time, let’s go eat. There’s a restaurant I know well.”

“Yes.”

“But it’s a bit far.”

“Let’s go.”

Ian’s answer without hesitation.

‘We’ll go all the way to the north together, and we can eat together anywhere.’

That was Ian’s thoughts.

Anyway, thanks to that prompt answer, a smile returned to Danya’s mouth.

Just in time.

Chieeek—

The scenery begins to change along with the noise of steam.

Is it because it uses magic stones as raw materials?

Although the speed was not fast, the train departed extremely smoothly.

— We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the passengers who boarded the train to Schulz…

The northern part of the empire is ruled solely by the Grand Duke of the North.

The Duchy of Pierce is actually a huge castle in itself.

It is a land whose purpose in the first place was to block the constant influx of foreign enemies. This is why many people choose the special products of the Dukedom of Pierce as ‘cold knights’ and ‘giant gateways’.

The scenery outside the window slowly begins to change.

A panoramic view of Liechten flowing behind you.

Danya’s ears fluttered like butterflies.

An unknown plain.

Calm chat.

Danya’s eyes slowly close.

Five hours like that.

Snowflakes are already starting to fall on the scenery beyond Danya, which I have come to lean on.

The next stop is Schulz, a small city located at the junction between the central and northern parts of the continent.

Just like that, the train glided forward toward the second chapter of the story.