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It didn’t take long to vomit out all my indecent thoughts.
I bit Happy’s upper lip the same way she had bitten mine this morning.
But the moment I saw her blood,
a hollow emptiness consumed me.
It felt as if all my past struggles had been trampled on.
The shameless desires that had filled my head vanished,
replaced by a voice in my mind telling me to look at reality.
For a moment, I recalled the 131 battles I had fought against her.
Back then, what had been the only way to draw blood from Happy?
The answer was simple—
attack.
If she didn’t bleed,
I used more water.
If that wasn’t enough,
I used even more water.
I kept drowning her in wave after wave,
until finally, after wasting over 100 tons of water,
I could barely wound her.
But now?
I had drawn blood—
without even spilling a single drop of water.
And worst of all—
She didn’t even resist.
The most she did was briefly frown from the sting.
Then, she licked her lips,
and closed her eyes again with an inviting expression.
“What were you feeling when you did that?”
She asked calmly,
as if she were completely unbothered.
Not even a trace of hostility in her voice.
My anger flared.
Happy…
If I had my magic right now—
If I had the Quest Jewel and an endless supply of water—
You’d already be dead.
“…Who knows?”
But that wasn’t the case.
All I had was half a bottle of water,
which wouldn’t be enough for any real attack.
Even if I tried,
Happy wouldn’t just sit there and watch.
She’d restrain me,
look me in the eyes,
and whisper, “So, you were only pretending to love me, huh?”
Then the torture would begin.
So instead of giving her an answer,
I let my shoulders slump and muttered something vague.
A pathetic excuse of resistance.
“Don’t say ‘who knows.’”
Of course.
She didn’t even realize that I was angry.
Instead, she simply lifted my face,
cupping it gently in both hands.
“There must be a reason why you hurt me.”
She wasn’t going to let go.
Not until I gave her the answer she wanted.
And if I kept dodging the question,
I could already see it in her eyes—
she’d punish me with another kiss.
This was just her excuse to toy with me.
So, I played along.
With a forced smile, I said,
“Because you did it to me this morning, remember?”
“That’s right.”
“I just wanted you to feel what I felt.”
Another vague answer.
Even more irresponsible than before.
It was like saying, “I don’t care, figure it out yourself.”
And yet—
“That makes sense.”
“You were thinking the same thing as me, after all.”
That’s how she interpreted it.
A pleased smile spread across her face.
“Unnie, close your eyes.”
There had been a miscalculation on my part.
It didn’t matter whether I gave the right or wrong answer—
the kiss was already decided.
I’d lost count of how many times we’d kissed today.
But despite how many times it had happened,
the sweetness and thrill never faded.
After that,
we simply had a normal conversation.
Happy fully indulged in her “big sister-little sister” fantasy.
She chattered on,
constantly bringing up random topics.
“Unnie, I always get high scores in Korean exams.
But my teacher is so annoying, I don’t feel like studying.”
“Why?”
“Whenever someone doesn’t understand,
instead of explaining, she just says ‘Just memorize it.’
I swear, it’s because she’s bad at teaching.”
“And the other subjects?”
“I like English.
You know there are magical girls overseas, right?
I use English when talking to them.”
“Does Darkmoon do the same?”
“Yeah.
Our common language was also English.”
“Oh! That’s the same as us.
That’s why it’s fun to actually use the phrases I learn in class.”
“That’s a good thing, at least.”
“But math…”
“…Math is that bad?”
“It’s too hard.
My friends say the teacher explains it well,
but I don’t understand anything.”
“Then you’ll just have to study harder.”
“And today’s school lunch was spaghetti and mushroom soup.”
“Spaghetti?
Do they give you forks?
I thought Koreans only used chopsticks and spoons.”
“No forks.
We use chopsticks instead.”
“Chopsticks?
That’s… weird.”
“That’s just how it is.
It still tastes the same, so don’t think it’s strange.”
“Alright, I won’t.”
“But… I love spaghetti,
and school lunch spaghetti is terrible…”
“Why?”
“I mean, it’s mass-produced for hundreds of students.
The quality isn’t exactly… great.”
She never stopped talking.
And I didn’t mind it.
Partly because the Quest Jewel’s punishment
had made me love her chattering.
And partly because I needed to follow its advice.
There was no rush.
I had already confirmed that Lunt’s information was real.
But then—
“Oh, wait!
I totally forgot!”
Our conversation suddenly stopped.
Happy sprang up from my lap,
her expression tense with concern.
“Unnie, aren’t you hungry?
It’s already 9 PM.”
Come to think of it…
The only thing I had eaten today
was a single green apple.
The moment my stomach growled,
Happy hurried up the stairs.
The second she was gone,
Lunt approached me.
“Yeres.
Are you acting,
or did you really decide to accept her love?”
He didn’t even try to hide his shock.
Since he couldn’t read my mind,
he had no choice but to judge from what he saw.
“I’m acting.”
To prove it,
I bit my lip hard,
forcing my voice to come out bitter and sharp.
The sudden shift in tone completely shattered the atmosphere I had been building.
Lunt sighed in relief.
“I seriously thought you gave up and decided to live here forever.”
…Not gonna lie.
A tiny part of me wanted to.
But that wasn’t the truth.
It was just the Quest Jewel’s punishment affecting my mind.
To the former Queen of Darkmoon,
this place was nothing more than the lowest depths of hell.
“I’ll escape, no matter what.
Just trust me.”
“…Then let me give you some advice.”
“What is it?”
“You’re changing too fast.
Happy might get suspicious.”
“…You might be right.”
It was a valid concern.
In just two days, I had shown every single emotion in front of Happy.
Even I had to admit—
it was too fast.
“But if I suddenly change my personality again, wouldn’t that just make her more suspicious?”
“There’s a way.”
“Tell me.”
“Push her buttons.
Just like this morning,
try making a deal with her.”
“Will that really work?”
“It’s not about whether it’ll work—
it’s about the fact that you have to do it.
But don’t mention that you want to escape…”
Step. Step. Step.
“Remember what I said.”
Our conversation was cut short by the sound of Happy’s footsteps coming down the stairs.
I didn’t get to hear the rest,
but I already understood what he was trying to say.
“Unnie, did you wait long?”
Happy had brought fried rice again.
This time, it wasn’t dak-galbi fried rice.
It was shrimp fried rice—
and unlike before, it was still frozen.
“Look at this!
I can do this with magic too.
Cool, right?”
No, not frozen—
it was defrosting.
In her right hand,
she gathered light magic to generate heat,
slowly warming the plastic container.
In her left hand,
was a spoon—
something she hadn’t brought last time.
As time passed,
the ice crystals melted,
and steam began to rise from the rice.
“It’s hot, so eat slowly.”
The taste…
was good.
Of course it was.
It wasn’t like Happy cooked it from scratch.
She had just reheated a normal frozen meal.
But the water?
The water was delicious.
Since the apple this morning had zero moisture,
this was the first time I was actually drinking water today.
The position I had to drink in was humiliating, though.
I sat with both hands behind my back,
while Happy poured the water directly into my mouth.
But still—
I emptied three whole bottles of 500mL water.
“So, Unnie, do you like it here?”
“…I guess?”
“Why just ‘I guess’?
You should say you really like it!”
Happy pushed the empty container aside
and once again laid down on my lap.
Then, she pulled out her smartphone
and waved it in front of me.
“I think it’s because we don’t have enough furniture.
I’ll buy you something!
Just tell me what you need.”
Furniture?
Did I need anything?
I was escaping tomorrow anyway.
But if I said I didn’t need anything,
it would kill the mood.
I was about to just pick something random,
when Lunt’s advice
and the Quest Jewel’s instructions
flashed through my mind.
The strange amount of money Happy had,
and the idea of making a deal.
I formulated a plan.
“…Let’s make a deal, Happy.”
“…Unnie?”
The moment I said “deal”,
the good mood shattered instantly.
Happy sat up,
slowly rising from my lap.
Then, she glared at me.
“Don’t say that.
I’ll just buy it for you.”
“No.
If I take something from you,
then I have to pay a price for it, don’t I—”
“I SAID DON’T SAY THAT!!!”
Her voice erupted,
far louder than I had expected.
My shoulders flinched from the sheer force of it.
And so did Happy.
She covered her mouth,
realizing how loud she had been.
“…Sorry, Unnie.”
“It’s fine.”
If I let the mood die here,
this conversation would end.
So I hugged her tightly,
gently patting her shoulder.
“Then… what do you want from me?”
By the time she spoke again,
her voice had returned to its usual tone.
She was still hugging me,
but I didn’t mind.
In fact, I used it to my advantage.
“Buy a twin bed.”
“…A twin bed?”
“Yeah.
That way…”
I paused.
I cleared my throat,
trying to find the right tone.
Then, I tapped the floor twice with my palm,
before looking back at her.
“…We can sleep together here.”
“Unnie…”
It worked perfectly.
Happy immediately forgot what had happened earlier.
She excitedly opened her phone,
frantically scrolling through twin bed images.
“What about this one?
Or this one?
Oh! This one’s my favorite!”
“But… Happy.”
I had followed Lunt’s advice.
Now it was time to follow the Quest Jewel’s.
“The prices are too high.
I’m sorry,
but maybe we should just get another mattress—”
“NO. NO. NO. NO. NO!
IT’S NOT TOO EXPENSIVE!”
The plan worked.
The moment I pretended to give up on the bed,
Happy panicked and stopped me.
“Happy, the ones you showed me are all over a million won.
You don’t have to go that far.”
“It’s not too much!
Well… maybe for Hyun-seo.
But for me, it’s fine.”
She didn’t even bother hiding her split identity.
“Can you afford it?”
“Unnie, I have plenty of money.
Don’t worry.”
“Really?”
“Of course!
Don’t you trust me?”
“But you’re a high schooler, Happy.
If you earned this from a part-time job,
I’d feel guilty.”
“Wait a second.”
Happy minimized her shopping app
and scrolled through her home screen.
For a brief second,
I caught a glimpse of her wallpaper.
It was a photo of me.
A photo from when I was still the Queen of Darkmoon.
“Here, I’ll show you proof.”
She opened her banking app.
After a brief loading screen,
she turned the phone toward me.
“…What is this?
Ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand…forty-three million won?!”
A bank account with 43 million won.
There was no way a high schooler could legally have this much money.
“Where did you get this?”
“There’s a rich magical girl I know.”
“You got this from another magical girl?”
“Yeah.
She said I shouldn’t have to worry about money,
so she just gave it to me.”
The moment I discovered the truth,
I couldn’t help but click my tongue in frustration.
So many magical girls had died instantly to my attacks—
I had never bothered to learn their names.
I had never cared about the ones supporting Happy.
But now—
I was paying the price for my ignorance.
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