40 – one chance (2)

I handed Solas a cup of warm tea.

With her abilities, she won’t feel the cold or catch a cold…but it’s a matter of mood.

I don’t know how long you’ve been waiting for me

Even if it’s not my fault, the saltiness towards her fuels guilt.

“…Ah, thank you.”

Solas accepted the tea I handed over with both hands with a small eye smile.

Whatever happened, he can’t even look up at me.

He just blows on the tea and maintains a weak smile.

“…..therefore?”

After waiting for a long time, I opened the door. Wait for her to express her concerns naturally.

Solas was speechless.

He only bit his lip once at my question.

I was pretending not to be surprised. It was the first time I had seen him so weak.

Of course, she had a lot of tears… but even when she cried that much, it didn’t feel like this.

Even if she showed tears on TV, it was a very fleeting moment, and she reassured the citizens by promising to develop into straight eyes in the end.

She shed tears at my death, but in the end, she thanked me and promised me to move forward.

I could get a glimpse of the strength hidden in the tears.

She didn’t feel that way now.

Strength is nowhere to be found.

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Depressing and precarious

As expected, she was still immature.

“…..hehehehe.”

Unable to speak at the end, she just looked up at me and smiled.

Even though he came to visit me, his mouth seemed to stop when he tried to speak.

“….wait a minute.”

I said.

Then I got up and headed to the kitchen.

I took out a bag of ramen I had bought to eat and started boiling it.

As it didn’t take long, Solas waited quietly.

Then, along with the finished ramen, he took a bottle of soju from the refrigerator.

“….alcohol…?”

Solas murmurs.

There’s nothing more dangerous than alcohol when you’re depressed, but now I am. Negative thoughts will be erased by me.

There is nothing better than alcohol to express one’s true feelings.

– Dripping!

The soju bottle opens with a familiar sound.

Fill my glass and hers with soju.

“It’s nothing special, but let’s chat while eating.”

I suggest in a light tone.

I was still thinking of getting her to speak first.

I didn’t mean to force my troubles out.

Solas also smiled weakly and nodded.

After passing the glass, I asked.

“….therefore. Have you been waiting long?”

“……Where did my brother go?”

She answers my question with a question. But the answer was sufficient.

I guess I’ve been waiting a long time

“I went to an amusement park with Suyeon. Promise it as a graduation gift.”

“Suyeon?”

“yes.”

“Brother, didn’t you originally call Su-yeon Su-yeon?”

“ah.”

I nodded.

“Today at the amusement park, we decided to talk after getting to know each other a little more.”

“I see. That’s great.”

Solas smiles again. Then he let out a long sigh and rested his chin on the table.

I waited for her to speak without answering.

It was a good moment to talk about any worries.

“……”

But this time Solas didn’t say anything.

I casually handed her a plate and chopsticks.

She didn’t even touch the ramen.

I stayed there blankly for a while, as if I was thinking of something.

I called her before she dived into the negative thoughts.

“Spring.”

“……”

“Spring.”

“Yes?”

“Try some.”

She looked back and forth at the chopsticks and ramen I handed her, then smiled awkwardly and waved her hand.

“Ahaha, sorry. My brother made it…but I don’t really have an appetite.”

“…….okay. Eat whenever you want.”

“yes.”

He didn’t force it on her either.

I refill her empty glass. Then Solas spoke.

“……brother.”

“….yes?”

“…..That… Soo-yeon is there.”

“…..Say it.”

Solas quietly wets her lips. Then he looks around awkwardly here and there.

“…that… even if you didn’t like it… why did you come to help?”

“….yes?”

“…What was the trigger for you?”

This time it was my turn to stop.

The words ‘you were the trigger’ lingered in my mouth.

However, saying that at this moment would only feel like a joke from Solas’ point of view.

After searching for an answer for a long time, he spoke carefully.

“…..It must have been the same reason as you. As a hero, you help a lot of people.”

“……I’m making money from this, oppa. You are different from my brother.”

“Why is it different? It’s not like you became a hero by looking at money, Yani.”

“…How does my brother know that?”

“yes?”

“How does my brother know that I became a hero after seeing the money?”

There was silence for a moment. how should i answer I don’t know how the conversation came about like this, but I felt like I had to be careful with my answers in order to help her.

– Boo woo woo woo…

Then my smartphone started ringing.

A phone call was coming.

I take my smartphone out of my pocket and check who it is.

It was Song Soo-yeon.

In fact, she was the only one I could call.

Why are you calling at this hour?

….it didn’t matter. I can’t get it right now anyway.

I turned off the vibration on my cell phone.

Then he looked up at Solas again.

She continued to look at me without moving.

She even spat out the answer to the question she asked earlier.

“I just know.”

If you saw what kind of hero she was before returning, you can only know. Especially since I was an Archenemy, I had a high understanding of her.

All those actions were acting, and if it hadn’t been for sincerity, I wouldn’t have been impressed.

“….they look very good at me.”

Solas says. And then he bowed his head.

she asked without looking at me.

“…Then…is he, no matter who he is, help those who need help…?”

“…I want to.”

Solas hears my reply and is silent. I kept my head down for a while.

Really, it was the first time I’d seen her so weak.

It was to the point where I didn’t even know I wanted to hug her. I could never have imagined that she would need this kind of support.

For a long time she stopped like that, raising her head in an instant.

“Good news, brother!”

With a 180 degree change in expression and voice, she smiled loudly.

“…What?”

I raised my eyebrows in surprise for a moment.

“News for my brother who lives for others like this! The Hero Association has approved the donation! You can receive 1 million won every month!”

“…Bom?”

“Today, I came to deliver this news…! I think my brother would like to know too…”

“……”

“Actually…that’s all I could say. You said you went to the amusement park, right? you must be tired. Seems like I’m taking up too much of my time. I will go now.”

Then he jumped up from his seat.

Before I had time to stop, she walked toward the entrance of the store.

now i couldn’t Can’t wait for her to speak first.

She probably didn’t come here to talk about donations. It couldn’t be.

Because of that, I couldn’t have waited in front of the store for a long time. Especially on the day of the terrorist attack in Seoul.

I get up to catch her as she leaves.

Solas had already opened the door and headed outside.

-widely!

I grabbed the wrist of Solas, who started flying, and pulled me down.

“Spring.”

“……”

She is dragged helplessly down in front of me.

“….What’s up.”

I finally asked I didn’t want to tell you, so I had no choice but to ask.

And at that light question, Solas’ armor-like expression began to crumble.

With an expression full of tears, she was weeping.

“…Uhhhh!”

Her tears stir me up. When she was sad, I was sad too.

“…Bom, tell me.”

I couldn’t hold back the urge to hug him any longer.

My hand goes up to her cheek.

Then, as was customary, the fists were once clenched.

It was a habit that I recently developed because of Song Soo-yeon.

When you put your hand on someone else’s body, you hesitate once.

There were several times when he clenched his fist like this in front of Song Soo-yeon’s cheek.

“…Huh…Oh…Brother…”

However, Solas was not Song Soo-yeon.

I opened my fist again.

Then, he gently stroked Solas’ cheek.

It felt warm and soft to the touch.

“…..I know you went out to suppress terrorism today. What happened?”

Solas nodded, shedding more tears.

“…Huhhhh”

It was enough to say that there.

Several facts that I learned through the article are combined.

‘Bomb hostage.’

‘Solas, who rescued the hostages on behalf of the Sheikh.’

‘Little girl.’

Solas shrugged her shoulders in guilt and wept.

She couldn’t help but know what she was seeing. Why is Solas, who was so strong, struggling so hard?

I hugged her

It was the least consolation I could do for her who became my strength.

He patted the trembling, weak back that I had only thought would be strong.

I just found out Being strong means hiding pain well.

After comforting him like that, Solas vented his anger.

“Huh…but… in the article…! I’m a hero…! Whoa…!”

“…Even heroes can’t save everyone. you did good enough it’s okay.”

“Uhhhh…”

For such a long time, I hugged her.

*****

Song Soo-yeon was staring blankly at the store in the dark.

Thirty minutes had already passed since Jeong-gyeom and Min-bom entered the store.

My heart continues to sink, and I feel impatience in the same way.

Just the two of us in there for 30 minutes, what the hell are we doing?

Also separate yourself.

Hundreds of times to think about whether to attack. But I couldn’t put it into action.

There is no excuse, nothing to do.

Besides, there was also fear.

I’m afraid I’ll go in and witness a shocking scene.

All she had the courage to do was make a phone call.

Swallowing your saliva, press the number 1 hotkey to call Jeong-gyeom.

-Turrr…

The whole time the phone rang, Song Soo-yeon’s eyes were fixed on the store.

– Now you can answer the phone…

Jeong-gyeom did not answer the phone. It was the same even after waiting for a long time. He was refusing the call.

“…you can get it.”

She muttered involuntarily.

“… Take it quickly. What are you doing?”

And then I talk to him like I’m talking to him. But, of course, no answer came back, and he never answered the phone.

Song Soo-yeon kept calling his cell phone.

At least there will be an obstacle between the two. no matter what you were doing

At that moment, the door bursts open.

Minbom came out.

Song Soo-yeon’s spirit flashes and returns.

Fortunately, the meeting between the two did not last long. It was only 30 minutes.

I didn’t even like this, but at the same time I felt fortunate that it didn’t take longer.

Minbom immediately begins to float in the air.

And at that moment, Jeong-gyeom runs out of the store and grabs Min-bom’s wrist.

“……..”

That skinship inserts a needle into Song Soo-yeon’s chest.

A tingling pain seeks her out.

They were talking about something with serious faces.

Jeong-gyeom did not let go of his wrist until the end.

Song Soo-yeon’s eyes are fixed on that wrist.

Meanwhile, sobs began to be heard.

Minbom’s shoulders trembled.

This time, Minbom was wagging his tail at Jeonggyeom.

From the depths of her heart, hot anger engulfs Song Soo-yeon’s body.

Min-bom, who used Jeong-gyeom’s innocence, was trembling and annoyed.

……But the next moment, cold water was poured on that anger.

Jeonggyeom very softly and carefully… put his hand on Minbom’s cheek.

“…….mister?”

It was skinship that Song Soo-yeon had never done before.

…..No, it was the skinship she had been refusing to do.

It was one of many skinships that were prevented by saying don’t touch it, saying it’s like a pervert, and don’t have a strange mind.

Min Bom was not her, and Jeong Gyeom no longer needed to be careful.

Min-bom, who did nothing, was getting closer to Jeong-gyeom than herself, who did something.

It didn’t end there.

Jeong-gyeom’s arms move.

Then, he takes Min-Bom into his arms.

Min Bom is also embraced in his arms very naturally.

Concave cells fit like convex cells.

share warmth with each other

So kind and affectionate.

It wasn’t an easy hug.

It was an ear-to-ear, tight-fitting upper-body hug that made it hard to breathe.

The only treasure the world gave her was hugging another woman.

My heart ached so much. It was so painful that I couldn’t bear it. My head buzzed.

“…get off…”

Song Soo-yeon muttered.

That was all she could do.

Song Soo-yeon averted her eyes. I couldn’t stand to see that look any longer.

I couldn’t see Jeong-gyeom treating other women as more precious than himself.

“…get off, please…”

Song Soo-yeon squatted in the dark and buried her face in her lap.

……Then her hands began to glow purple.