ICTV - Chapter 58

ICTV - Chapter 58

I Changed The Villain

“...I shouldn’t be like this, but I’m starting to get scared of you, brother.”

“It doesn’t matter. What’s important now is...”

Beryl hit his bare chest with his fist.

“The person who made a mistake this time is not him, but you.”

"..."

“I think you made a very big mistake. Am I right?”

I nodded. Beryl roughly combed his hair.

“This damn tip. I'm going crazy because I like it for no reason. It was you who was at fault, not the Duke. I don't want to admit it even if I die, but I have to admit what I have to admit. Anyway, I thought you were low pressure from the beginning.”

Beryl's shoulders slumped.

“I deliberately pretended not to know. you travel. I’m afraid they’ll say they’re not going.”

"Brother."

“It’s so funny, I know. Me too."

Beryl smiled self-mockingly.

“The reason I decided to go on a trip in the first place was to comfort you who was stuck in your room all day and only moldy.”

“Rather than providing comfort, I was busy satisfying my own greed.

"Uh."

If you get engaged, that child will definitely use your momentum to push for marriage, and what you will do when you become the mistress of the Serenity family.

It's going to be huge. My doctor dragged her around without asking, wondering when we would be able to go on a trip like this again.

Beryl lowered his hand only after his hair became tangled.

“People who do stupid things and then regret it are the most pathetic people in the world. Do you know why? You just need to think about it before you act, so why do you act selfishly and only show your greed, only to regret it later?”

But I think I understand now. Beryl said weakly.

“It was really nice to be greedy and selfish. I was able to go on a trip like this, and I was able to move as planned without wasting a single minute. But seeing you bumping into your face like this for two days in a row really brought me to my senses.”

"..."

“If you act selfishly, there is a price to pay in some way.”

I was more thorough with a wet towel. I shook my head, covering my forehead.

“Don’t give it meaning. It’s just that I lost my mind for a moment.”

Huh? I paused. Now that I think about it, I console others not to attach meaning to such trivial mistakes, but why have they never said that to me? 

Because I'm a pathetic and annoying person who wasn't born with any talent?

But that and talent are separate issues, right? 

I had a strange feeling again.

'I'll say it again, even if you can love, it's a problem, even if you can't, it's a problem.'

It's me. It becomes impossible to judge rationally. A typical symptom is being overly harsh with oneself. 

'My Lady is the only one who doesn't know that she is a very good person.'

'Lovely Rose. I love you so much at the same time that I hate you.'

Now that I think about it, what Edgar and Belial said are opposite to each other. I am afraid that someone might be the opposite type of male lead, so I say the exact opposite. But in the end, both were said for the same purpose.

To comfort me and persuade me, while at the same time teaching me something I am trying hard to deny.

My hand, which was holding the wet towel, lowered of its own accord. 

Beryl continued speaking.

“It might be the last time, so I wanted to be with you as much as possible and feed you only the best food. I’m sorry. It’s funny that I start making excuses without even apologizing first, but…”

I said clearly.

“That's not an excuse, it's a reason, brother.'

I suddenly wanted to go outside. I want to breathe clean air. It wasn't a serious injury, but I was definitely hurt and needed to rest, but I wanted to get out of bed.

“Stop talking like that now. I kept saying it like I did when I was traveling, but you didn’t do anything wrong.”

"Huh?"

Beryl's eyes widened. I extended my hand to Beryl.

“I want to go out.”

“… I can't believe you went outside. Lie down some more. Your face must still hurt.”

“You want to go out? Let’s keep it a secret from Mera and go out to play on our own.”

I grabbed the hem of Beryl's dress and shook it up and down.

“You are the one who taught me that sometimes you have to move around when you are depressed.”

Beryl's eyes widened. I spoke clearly once more.

“Let’s get out quickly.”

“... Okay, let's go out. Just the two of us."

Beryl nodded. The two simultaneously snatched the robe that Mera had hung in the closet. The two put on their hoods and went outside. I carefully looked around, sticking to the corner, then walked down the hallway with my body as low as possible.

"I can’t sense Mera’s presence, so why are you doing this for no reason?”

“I thought it would be boring if I just left.”

I was in a spy movie I once saw. I ended my sentence by clinging to the wall like the main character.

“I tried to act urgent.”

Beryl, who was looking at me with dumbfounded eyes, soon pursed his lips.

“What is it? Anyway, what was going on in your head?”

“Your brother is having fun too. While smiling so openly.”

“It just occurred to me that you are definitely a pumpkin flower and not a Rose.”

Beryl held his stomach and laughed.

“If you're on the floor instead of the wall, it’s a real pumpkin flower.”

“Where is the brother who apologized profusely earlier?”

He had just run away from home. I looked at Beryl with dumbfounded eyes, and Beryl stood by the window stroking his chin.

“Hey, pumpkin flower.”

"Why?"

It's the second floor. This is nothing. Beryl nodded.

“I’m going to go through a really tense situation.”

"What?"

“I think I just want to hold back like usual… If you do that, you're sure to get hurt."

Beryl sighed several times deeper than before.

“I am making a special sacrifice just this time.”

Beryl got down on one knee and sat on the floor.

“Hey, get on my back.”

‘Just this once’ is bullshit. He tries carried me on his back every time I got sleepy. Oh, I guess my brother needs to take Korean language classes again.

Without hesitation, I hopped on Beryl's back, and Beryl opened the window with me on his back. I felt the cold wind waiting for me on my skin. 

Beryl said, putting one leg over the railing.

“Hold on tight.”

With those words, Beryl jumped out the window. I thought, clinging to Beryl like a koala.

I was the one who hit my head, but why did he go crazy?

I felt like my soul was leaving for a moment, and then the ground got closer. Beryl didn't even blink and landed as easily as a cat. I asked seriously.

“Brother, are you really a person?”

“If you’re going to get engaged to the most un-human person in the world, why are you having so much fun?”

"..."

When I'm in Belial mansion, I remember Belial riding a horse and running to his mansion.

Even back then, Belial said he would jump out the window within 3 seconds rather than hide in the dressing room. I only said that because it was truly possible. He pretends to die in front of me, so I sometimes forget his monstrous physical abilities. 

I weakly called out to Beryl.

"Brother."

"Why?"

“I think I’m in really big trouble.”

I'm done. I started associating everything with Belial. 

At those words, Beryl looked up at the sky and then looked down at the ground.

“I don’t think that’s something to talk about here.”

"Then?"

Beryl nodded.

"Let's go."

"Where?"

“I’ll know when I go!”

At the same time, Beryl shot out like a bullet. Like person being chased by something.

Like a ram, he quickly burrowed into the gap between the crowd. There was no such thing as a ghost bumping into people.

If all had gone according to plan, the places I had planned to visit passed by in a flash. Beryl of the world gradually became out of breath, but on the contrary, her heart felt relieved.

“Something looks like us now.”

I also agreed.

"that's right. It suits you best to move on your own rather than following a plan made a few days ago.”

“Thank you for saying that. But why don’t you just go back to your usual routine? Don’t act like you’re a good little sister in a way that doesn’t suit you.”

“Don’t act like you’re a good, scheming brother.”

“I’m sorry, but I was always a good, scheming brother, right?”

“If you lie too much, you will go to hell.”

“That’s harsh!”

An increasingly familiar landscape appeared. The place where Beryl carried me on his back was the same lake I came to yesterday. A room only for lovers. 

Although it was night, there were still many people. The flower shop was still brightly lit, and there were many boats floating on the lake.

“I didn’t think there would be anyone. There are still a lot."

“A place like this usually has a better atmosphere at night.”

Beryl stood in front of the railing, still carrying me on his back. Beryl opened his mouth.

"Hey."

"I won't listen."

There was silence for a moment. Beryl exclaimed.

I got angry.

“In times like this, listen more seriously!”

“Sorry, I’m going to listen really seriously now, so try it.”

Beryl cleared his throat, cleared his voice, and then opened his mouth.

“This wasn’t originally a place for lovers.”

"What?"

“It was a place for families.”

Beryl told a legend he had read in a book.

It was a time when the continent was in turmoil due to constant war. A woman who lived in this village prayed to God every night at this lake with her two children, offering fresh flowers.

Please allow my husband, who was taken to the battlefield, to return safely.

At first, God did not pay any attention, but as the woman continued to pray, He was moved and a miracle occurred. He saved her husband, who was dying on the battlefield, and returned him to the woman.

“Because of that legend, the villagers spend their whole lives here with their families whenever they have time. He begged for us to be together. It was a time when it wasn’t strange for a family member to disappear at any time.”

However, as time passed and the continent became peaceful and the number of wars greatly reduced, the legend was gradually forgotten. The place where families prayed for safety has now become a place only for lovers.

“It’s a little sad that that legend has been forgotten, but I’m just as happy. It’s proof that the world has become peaceful.”

"That's right."

In this era of mourning and mourning, it is fortunate that we live in a world where there is no need to be separated from one's family. Beryl felt a sense of security from me standing next to him

“...In a way, this is thanks to that guy.”

Beryl had no choice but to admit it.

“That guy?”

“Duke Serenity won the battle by all means, so the surrounding countries stopped challenging the Avalon Empire.”

“What’s going on, brother? Are you praising Belial?”

“… Why is that so? That’s because he’s the best.”

Beryl pointed his finger.

“There are no adults who can bother him, he have a lot of money, and his future is solid. And above all..."

You like that guy so much.

Beryl, who deliberately kept the last condition to himself, put on a stern face.

“But the fact remains that his condition is unstable. As soon as he shows signs of doing something stupid to you, say it.”

“I think I’d rather do something stupid.”

“Hey, what are you?”

I spoke seriously without changing ny expression.

"Really."

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