I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 45

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#45

 

The mysterious girl from his childhood who saved him and then vanished without a trace.

 

Well, yeah. It’s certainly an unforgettable and deeply moving story, but…

 

Hearing those words somehow made me feel strange.

 

No, wait. Whether that girl was Ruan’s first love or not, what does it have to do with me? Really now.

 

“Then has Zoe been staying in the Northern Region all this time?”

 

While I was shaking my head and trying to collect myself, Ruan asked a difficult question.

 

“Um… well, you see. Maybe I was, maybe I wasn’t. Hahaha…”

 

“Were you there or not? Oh, were you perhaps in the Capital City?”

 

I tried to brush it off vaguely, but Ruan caught onto my words.

 

“Ahaha, well… do you think I was in the Capital City? Or not?”

 

Seeing me continue to ramble nonsensically, Ruan sent me a suspicious look.

 

Ugh, I don’t know either… The childhood stories weren’t covered in the tutorial…

 

All I know is the name Zoe Blanc and that her parents died in an accident, leaving her an orphan.

 

But having no way to know the complicated circumstances of a possessed person, I had no idea how to explain this to Ruan, and my head started throbbing.

 

System, if you know the right answer, tell me!

 

I’d been asking for help internally, but as expected, no answer came back.

 

Of course. I didn’t even expect one.

 

“Zoe?”

 

“Oh, sorry. Actually… my whole family died in an unexpected accident, and I was the only survivor. So due to the aftereffects, my memories from before the accident are hazy…”

 

To dispel Ruan’s suspicion, I quickly put on a troubled expression and mumbled vaguely.

 

It wasn’t exactly a lie anyway. That was the only thing the game character ‘Zoe Blanc’ and ‘Kang Haneul’ had in common.

 

“I asked an unnecessary question. I’m sorry, Zoe.”

 

Ruan’s flustered face came into my view.

 

It was the same familiar look people around me had after the accident.

 

‘Poor thing at such a young age, tsk tsk…’

 

‘Hey guys, yesterday I went on a family trip…! Oh, s-sorry Haneul.’

 

Sympathy sometimes becomes violence to someone.

 

When I had fully accepted my family’s death and the pain had somewhat dulled.

 

Even when I said I was okay now, no one would take my words at face value.

 

No matter how much time passed, in other people’s eyes I was still a ‘pitiful child.’

 

“Haha… it’s okay. It’s all in the past anyway.”

 

Normally I would have made a joke to change the mood, but somehow my lips stiffened and refused to curve upward, so I lowered my eyelashes and barely managed to squeeze out my voice.

 

Then Ruan’s gaze settled heavily on my shadowed face.

 

“Still, I should be grateful to Zoe’s parents.”

 

“…Grateful? Why?”

 

At that question, Ruan seemed to ponder for a moment, then placed his large hand on top of my deep cherry-colored hair and answered with a grin.

 

“Because thanks to Zoe’s parents raising you with love, you grew up to be so bright and strong.”

 

“…”

 

“Zoe. The person I see is very warm and strong.”

 

It was something I never expected to hear.

 

After all, Ruan was the first person to ever say such words to me.

 

I lifted my head and quietly met Ruan’s gaze as he looked at me with his usual calm eyes.

 

Seeing his transparent purple eyes that didn’t hold even a hint of falsehood, I felt like I might cry.

 

“…Thank you for saying that.”

 

“Zoe.”

 

Without realizing it, a single transparent tear rolled down my cheek, and Ruan’s thin, long fingers that had been resting on my head traced down my face.

 

Those warm fingers swept once over my moist eyes, then slid down to reach my slightly flushed cheek.

 

I looked at Ruan as he gently caressed my cheek.

 

“Actually, those were words I wanted to hear too.”

 

“Huh?”

 

Words he wanted to hear? What does that mean?

 

He was silent for a moment with his gaze lowered, lost in thought, then continued in his calm tone.

 

“Actually, I have an older brother. Unlike me, he’s very strong and can do anything perfectly.”

 

Wow, Ruan had a sibling. I wonder if he looks exactly like Ruan…?

 

Despite my worry thinking it was a serious topic, it turned out to be ordinary conversation, so I finally relaxed and responded.

 

“Wow, you had a brother? I’m jealous… I’m an only child. Um, so… do you and your brother look alike?”

 

“People often said I resembled my father and my brother resembled my mother.”

 

Wait, if he resembles his father, then his father must be handsome too, which means his mother must definitely be incredibly beautiful too, right?

 

“Amazing. Then your brother must be handsome too…”

 

Ha, handsome brothers… This game really is the best.

 

I smiled slightly at the endless blessing of handsome men.

 

The tears that had been flowing had already dried up.

 

Since Ruan, who had never talked about his brother or himself before, was finally opening up, I looked at him with eyes that seemed to say ‘tell me more.’

 

After a moment of silence, Ruan calmly continued his story.

 

“Yes, so everyone liked my brother. I also followed and respected such a brother.”

 

“Come on, Ruan is good at everything too, right? You even broke through a wall with your sword last time…”

 

“No, compared to my brother, I’m nothing.”

 

Hmm, someone like Ruan doesn’t need to be so modest…

 

I looked at Ruan with a puzzled expression.

 

If Ruan’s true identity was a member of the royal family or a noble house.

 

Good family background, outstanding looks, and on top of that, an aura user…

 

This is the perfect example of everyone’s ideal son, isn’t it?

 

“Hmm, a brother more outstanding than Ruan… I’d love to meet him someday!”

 

“If he had met Zoe, my brother would have definitely liked you too.”

 

“Oh, then, since we’re talking about it…!”

 

“If he were still alive, that is.”

 

In an instant, the air became ice-cold.

 

Unable to find the right words, I stammered and just rolled my eyes around.

 

“Uh… sorry, I… didn’t know that.”

 

If there was a mouse hole, I wanted to hide in it right now.

 

Not knowing that and asking such thoughtless questions about handsome men and whatnot…

 

I hung my head low at my own insensitivity.

 

“It’s okay. It’s all in the past anyway.”

 

“Still…”

 

“When my brother died, everyone looked at me with pitying eyes. As a child, I really hated that.”

 

Ruan cupped my face with both hands and lifted my head to meet his gaze.

 

Ruan’s eyes that met mine were incredibly warm.

 

“So I wanted to say those words to Zoe rather than words of comfort. Thank you for growing up so bright and strong until now.”

 

The moment I saw Ruan’s smile blooming like a flower, somehow the area around my heart became unbearably ticklish.

 

Crazy… heart, won’t you calm down?

 

Do I have arrhythmia? Why is it beating so wildly?

 

I steadied my quickening breath and slowly parted my lips.

 

“R-Ruan, thank you too… for growing up so strong.”

 

Then Ruan’s eyes widened before his gaze settled intently on my face.

 

“Thank you for saying that.”

 

I stared intently at Ruan’s brightly smiling face.

 

His ebony-like hair and purple eyes, his neat eyelashes that fell like a canopy. The attractive beauty mark located above his cheekbones.

 

All of these came together to create a perfectly sculpted masterpiece.

 

As I gazed at that beauty in a daze, our eyes suddenly met.

 

“Ah… well, then… shall we go out now? Sophia is waiting…”

 

As I hurriedly tried to turn my head away in embarrassment, Ruan gently cupped the tip of my chin and held it in place.

 

In that moment, Ruan’s burning gaze pierced through me breathlessly.

 

Feeling like prey standing before a predator, I parted my trembling lips.

 

“R… Ruan?”

 

Ruan stared at me intently without any response.

 

Hey, you’re going to bore a hole through my face…

 

Why did the atmosphere suddenly turn like this?

 

Being extremely vulnerable to contact with the opposite sex, I froze in place.

 

Unlike Ruan, who despite being so young freely pulled these seductive moves, I was a pure lifelong single person—romantically hopeless.

 

For someone who’d never dated, this situation was undoubtedly too much stimulation.

 

While I panicked and rolled my eyes around frantically, Ruan’s face began slowly closing the distance.

 

“R… Ruan, don’t mess around.”

 

“Zoe, close your eyes.”

 

Why should I close my eyes, you little bastard!

 

N-n-n-no way… he’s not trying to k-k-k… kiss me, is he?

 

Damn it, I haven’t even had my first kiss yet!

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