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Could you please be careful? (13)

“Mimi is cute. But that guy with the nose hair is gross, ugh. I need to take a picture. I’ll throw up when I see it later.”

I twisted my body and spoke as annoyingly as possible. One side of the nose hair guy’s cheek twitched.

“I like your honesty. I don’t think Doyun will be heading home tonight. Want to hang out with me?”

I knew he’d say that. The strong smell of alcohol came from the guy who had moved closer to me.

“I’ll make you feel good, okay?”

“If Mimi is going to feel good……”

“Yeah, yeah.”

Nose Hair subtly wrapped his arm around my shoulder. His fingers slowly traveled down my arm and reached my waist. I’ll make sure to scrub thoroughly when I get home.

“I think it’d feel best to give you a good smack.”

Wham!

At the same moment, the guy went flying. Huh? But I hadn’t done anything yet.

The man collapsed on top of the vomit Doyun had heaved, clutching his chin and spitting out blood.

“Kang Doyun!!”

Doyun, who had gone to the restroom, returned and sent Nose Hair flying.

“You filthy bastard, I wondered why you were separating me from Sister, and it turns out it was for this!”

Though his punch had been effective, the alcohol made Doyun too unsteady to handle Nose Hair properly.

“Ugh!”

Doyun doubled over after getting hit in the stomach by Nose Hair who got up. He then stuck on top of him and relentlessly pounded and kicked him wildly.

Other friends from the pub came out to intervene, but no one could get close due to the violent commotion. Doyun was knocked to the floor, and Nose Hair began to stomp on him without restraint.

“Stop it, you crazy bastard!”

I shoved him hard with my elbow. Nose Hair, now knocked out, cursed loudly and grabbed my arm.

“I was going to be nice to you since you looked a bit cute!”

“With your attitude, there’s no way I’d be nice to you.”

“This isn’t over…!”

A huge, rough hand rose toward my face. I wasn’t scared at all. I was prepared to take a hit and give ten back.

I kept my eyes wide open, watching everything clearly. As the hand approached my cheek, I could feel the tension in the air. And then…

“Kyaak!”

Nose Hair flung away helplessly. He must have hit his head hard, as blood flowed from the crack in the floor. Who was it?

Even though I was watching, it was too fast to see clearly. I looked down, wondering if it was Doyun again, but he was still down and not moving.

Then, familiar black leather shoes appeared in front of me. As I slowly raised my head, everything came into view. It was all too familiar, a sight I’d often pictured before falling asleep.

“Merson.”

I couldn’t believe it. It was overwhelmingly emotional.

Even after rubbing my eyes hard, he was still there… Yet, at the same time, I feared this might be a dream.

If you’re at the end of a terrible nightmare, it’s no longer a nightmare. If I woke up now, I would hold my pillow and cry for a long time.

“Merson… is that you? This isn’t a dream, right?”

Red eyes more brilliant than jewels were fixed on me. Lost in their depth, my hand reached out toward Merson’s cheek. I had missed him so much.

Tap—

“……”

I couldn’t reach him. Even though this wasn’t a dream, I couldn’t touch him. As my fingertips were about to make contact with his skin, Merson harshly swatted my hand away.

And… his gaze no longer held mine. With his black cloak billowing, he turned his back to me and raised his hand in front of the fallen Doyun.

“…No.”

I knew what he was about to do. It was something I had seen countless times before.

With those cold eyes, and without hiding his murderous intent, the magic he was casting was the death of his target.

I quickly darted past Merson, placing myself between him and Doyun, spreading my arms to block his way.

“No.”

“……”

“Don’t do it, Merson.”

“Why shouldn’t I?”

“What?”

“Why… shouldn’t I?”

His face twisted as if it had been struck. It was unlike him. Haven’t we been apart for a long time? Shouldn’t you be giving me a hug before you kill someone?

Yet, Merson rejected my touch and questioned me. When Merson said he would do something, it was not just for show; he could truly follow through.

“What are you saying? You shouldn’t I…”

“Why should I listen to you?!”

“……!”

The surprise made me hiccup. My legs trembled, and my heart felt pierced by a long, sharp spear.

Anger. It was unmistakable anger.

Merson’s eyes that I had always looked up to were filled with affection. Always, without fail, no matter what.

Now, it was like those of a stranger.

I wanted to believe that his shouting at me was a lie. Just moments ago, I wished this wasn’t a dream, but now I wanted to think it was just that—a dream. The intense despair emanating from him was tightening around my throat.

At Merson’s crushing words, tears fell helplessly from my eyes. The tears, which I couldn’t wipe away with my arms still blocking Doyun, trickled down my chin and dampened my clothes.

“Who… are you…”

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