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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Xrecker
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Not being able to do the mundane things everyone else does, and not being able to experience the ordinary things everyone else experiences, is unfortunate. Even more so, not being able to do those things despite wanting to is an indescribable misfortune, and not even being aware that you’re missing out is beyond expression.
Green fell into this last category.
To her, a birthday was simply “the day she was born,” nothing more, nothing less. It was just the day she came into this world, and she knew nothing about being congratulated or celebrating with friends.
It was the result of her extremely limited environment, and despite having lived in it, she had never caused any problems or trouble. She couldn’t possibly inconvenience others, even when she herself was in a difficult situation.
For Green, who had lived her whole life that way and considered it natural, the day she would celebrate her most special birthday for the first time in her life had arrived.
There were no dates, no delicious meals, no birthday presents. She had only received a “happy birthday” from A and held his hand once, but for Green, it was an experience she had never had or even wished for in her life.
The next day, Green, who arrived at the conference room, had a bright expression throughout, and the members, seeing her looking particularly cheerful, were certain that something had happened.
“Green, did something good happen?”
As the members curiously observed Green, Pink was the first to speak up, and Green, who was sitting with a smile, turned her gaze to her.
“Yeah, a little something yesterday.”
“Yesterday? Was it a special day?”
At Green’s mention of “yesterday,” the members became actively interested in her affairs, and despite all eyes being on her, Green wasn’t flustered and spoke with a smile.
“Yeah, it was my birthday yesterday, and I got congratulated.”
Being congratulated on one’s birthday is a common occurrence. However, that was for ordinary people. For a superhuman, who lived a life different from the norm, it was quite a special event.
“A birthday wish?! From whom?”
Green was startled by Red’s intense reaction but soon smiled and began to explain calmly.
“From the person I mentioned before. He even held my hand.”
When Green, who had maintained a strange distance from romance talk, mentioned holding hands, the members looking at her had peculiar expressions. Though no one said it out loud, they were all imagining holding hands with their own boyfriends on a date.
A birthday wish, holding hands… these were very ordinary and unremarkable things, but for them, there was no better story to become emotionally invested in.
“Why didn’t you tell us it was your birthday?”
Blue showed a hint of disappointment that Green had said nothing about her birthday, and Green was taken aback. Just as she had never imagined being congratulated by A, Green had never once imagined telling the members it was her birthday.
Moreover, she had never once had a proper birthday celebration with anyone.
“Huh? Well…”
Unable to find the right words in response to Blue’s disappointed tone, Green trailed off, and Pink nudged Blue in the side.
“She obviously wanted to spend it with him.”
“I get that, but it would have been nice if she had told us it was her birthday.”
One might have thought that they didn’t even know each other’s birthdays until now, but the Hunter Killer members were all people who had never celebrated their own birthdays. It was unthinkable for them to tell others when they didn’t even celebrate their own. Of course, there were no exceptions.
Pink did celebrate her birthday, in the sense of giving herself a gift. But she didn’t tell the other members. That was just how the distance between the Hunter Killer members had been.
“I’m sorry. I thought no one would care…”
Was it a good thing to tell others it was her birthday? Green, thinking this, felt sorry that the situation had turned out as if she hadn’t bothered to tell the members about her birthday. But the members could understand Green’s feelings.
They had never once celebrated each other’s birthdays, so they had never expected the members to care even if their birthdays came around.
“Let’s definitely celebrate together next year. And, though it’s late, happy birthday.”
What was disappointing was disappointing, and what was to be congratulated was to be congratulated. After Blue’s words, the members added their own congratulations to Green, and Green felt a mix of bashfulness and happiness at being congratulated by the members.
It seemed trivial, but the members were slowly making progress, even planning for the birthdays to come next year.
“But can I ask just one thing?”
Green, who had been cautiously observing, asked in a shy tone, and the members tilted their heads.
“How did you all get together with your boyfriends?”
At that one question, the members looked at each other. Although Yellow still insisted he wasn’t her boyfriend, the atmosphere she exuded and her tone when talking about A were unmistakably that of a boyfriend.
“I confessed first.”
Starting with Red, who frankly shared her case, they each began to tell their stories.
“There was no confession; we just started dating.”
Pink, for whom sex had come before a romantic relationship, left out the part about having sex first. It wouldn’t have mattered if she had said it, but Pink wanted to observe the other members’ cases more.
This was a strange psychological game. It was a competition with no winner or loser, a desire to make the process of her relationship development stand out more.
“My boyfriend confessed to me first.”
Even Blue, who seemed like she would tell everything without holding back, didn’t mention that she had set the mood beforehand. She was thinking about the whole process and just delivering the result, and since Green had asked how they got together, there was no problem with just stating the outcome.
The psychology behind omitting the process and only delivering the result was this: by leaving out the process she had created, she was implying, “My boyfriend loves me this much.” And the other women noticed it.
Red, who had finished her story first, clicked her tongue, and Yellow, whose turn it was last, pondered how to tell her story. In truth, Yellow didn’t have much to say. She had already insisted he wasn’t her boyfriend, but she had let slip that they had had sex.
Of course, the members didn’t believe Yellow. Not that they didn’t trust her, but they didn’t believe her when she said he wasn’t her boyfriend. The fierce and proud Yellow would become so excited and bright whenever she talked about him that they couldn’t possibly think he wasn’t her boyfriend.
“Well, I already told you, so that’s that, right?”
With that one sentence, a competition with no winner was created, and Yellow had won.
She had skipped the process and delivered only the result, but her words were strongly imbued with the intention, “Does this need an explanation?” Because Yellow had been talking about herself for the past few days, the members had already grasped the atmosphere between Yellow and her boyfriend to some extent.
And the members had also come to perceive Yellow and her boyfriend’s relationship as “two people who are very much like a couple, even if they say they aren’t.”
Of course, Green, who had asked the question, had no interest in the members’ competition. To be precise, she hadn’t noticed the competition and was just listening to their stories.
“But why do you ask?”
“Are you going to confess?!”
The moment Red tried to grasp the intention of the question, Pink, who had sensed the mood first, asked in a loud voice. Green, who had been quietly watching the members and listening to their stories, hung her head low. Just from that reaction, the members could guess what Green was planning to do.
“How are you going to do it? When? Are you going to do it today?”
Pink had always been very interested in the members’ love lives. In any case, it was the members’ love lives that had been the catalyst for them to slowly get closer, led by Red, and she felt that every time they exchanged stories, their relationship became more enjoyable and fun.
And she wanted all the members to feel the emotions she had felt when she started dating, and she hoped that all the members who had an opportunity around the same time would seize it.
“No, I’m not going to confess.”
“Why?”
At the completely unexpected words, Pink’s voice dropped slightly.
“Well, dating me is a bit…you know?”
“What do you mean? What’s wrong with Green?”
Knowing that she liked him, Green was still forcibly drawing a line in her mind. Perhaps her rash actions would prevent their current relationship from being maintained, and in a corner of her heart, she thought it was impossible for her.
“Anyway, I’m not going to confess. I’m just…going to tell him I like him.”
“Huh?”
Seeing the shyly speaking Green, it was clear she wasn’t joking. Because they knew Green was more sincere than anyone, the members reacted with, “What is she talking about?” and seeing their bewildered expressions, Green looked at the members as if she had made a mistake.
“So, you like that person, Green?”
When Yellow asked with genuine curiosity, Green shyly nodded and replied, “Yes.”
“Then you’re going to confess?”
“No, I’m not going to confess…”
“You said you’re going to tell him you like him?”
“Yes. I want to tell him.”
Even at Blue and Red’s successive questions, Green answered clearly. And the members exchanged glances. They understood that Green was sincere. But they couldn’t figure out how to interpret her words, which didn’t make any sense.
“You know, Green.”
Perhaps Green was in a state where her budding true feelings and the reason trying to control them were clashing. Thinking so, Pink made up her mind and decided to clearly convey what Green was trying to do.
“You really like the person who helped you, and you want to tell him you like him, right?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“That’s a confession.”
“…….”
As her reason, which she had been trying so hard to control, collapsed, Green belatedly realized that she wanted to date A and hung her head low. Seeing her ears turn bright red, the members thought she was cute, but they couldn’t bring themselves to say it to Green right now.
Just by realizing her true feelings, Green’s embarrassment had reached its limit. The fact that her actions were advertising, “I’m going to confess because I like him,” was an incredibly embarrassing act for the introverted Green.
“If you’re going to confess, just go for it.”
“Huh?”
Green, who had been sitting with her head down, slowly lifted her head upon hearing Yellow’s words.
“Did I not tell Green how I ended up having sex?”
“You did.”
The members had already heard all about the progression of Yellow and her boyfriend’s relationship, so they knew everything. The moment Yellow had said, “I told him let’s fuck,” Green had been surprised by her unusual method and, at the same time, felt a sense of respect.
“Just go for it. You can do it, Green.”
It was a gentle tone from Yellow, who had shown a sharp attitude all this time, but because it was her gentle tone, Green became certain.
Yellow held Green in a particularly special regard among the members. Of course, it wasn’t that she liked her more specially or anything. Yellow liked all the members equally, but she felt guilty for not having been able to do anything as a colleague after hearing about Green’s family, so she paid more attention to her.
When she first heard about the man who was helping her, she had worried that he might be a strange person, but after listening to Green’s stories and seeing her when she talked about him, she felt he was a good person. She had never met him and probably never would, but Yellow had no doubt that the person Green liked would take good care of her.
“Yeah, just do it. If it doesn’t work, pounce on him!”
Pink knew Green wouldn’t be able to do it, but she still cheered her on in her own way.
“I think you should do it too.”
“Green is a kind person. I’m sure he’ll like you.”
Red and Blue also offered their words of encouragement to Green, and Green, receiving the members’ support, made up her mind. Green, who had been introverted all this time, was able to gain confidence at this moment.
“Yes! Okay.”
Her confidence boosted to the maximum by the members’ encouragement, Green left the headquarters after the meeting was completely over and texted A. After receiving a reply that it was possible to meet at the park, Green took a deep breath.
There was the members’ encouragement, but Green had her own reasons for needing to think more and make up her mind, so at this moment, she wanted the relationship with A to progress more than anyone else.
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