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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: JayM
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Yoo-na was fundamentally indifferent to and unconcerned with anyone other than Lilac.
She knew that herself and didn’t particularly care enough to change. Lilac, however, occasionally suggested that she make other friends, thinking it was a problem that she only had him, so she would half-heartedly try to make friends to appease him.
It was a meaningless endeavor for Yoo-na, but since the option of refusing Lilac’s request didn’t exist for her, it was always a bothersome and uncomfortable task that she would do from time to time.
The guys were all idiots who pretended to be friendly but were actually jealous of Lilac and tried to belittle him, and the girls were mostly dirty thieves trying to steal Lilac from her.
At least, that was what Yoo-na thought.
Lilac was the only decent person in the world, the only one who was truly just and without pretense.
Building relationships with others was nothing but stress for her.
She just went through the motions because Lilac expected her to.
But the person she was trying to befriend this time was… not as good as Lilac, but decent enough.
If everyone else was negative and Lilac was positive, then he was zero, neither good nor bad. Like converging on neutral territory.
The only thing she didn’t like about him was that he was too close to Lilac, but at least, unlike the others, he didn’t seem like he would hurt Lilac.
And it was perfect because Lilac also wanted them to become friends.
She didn’t know what would happen if she dropped her usual aloofness and acted friendly, but there was no sign of that yet.
“I’m planning to join the Cooking Research Club too.”
“Is that so…?”
“Why the formal language?”
As expected, he was good at gauging the appropriate level of formality.
And judging by the recent incidents, he seemed to have a sense of justice, although not as strong as Lilac’s.
Kang So-hyun. She felt like she could become close to him.
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I’ve made up my mind.
I absolutely wasn’t joining the cooking club.
My excuse? I was allergic to chihuahuas.
If I said I had an allergic reaction, a sense of dread that I might die from being bitten if I was near the pink chihuahua, Lilac would take it seriously and understand, wouldn’t he?
It was a ridiculous thought, even for me.
She must have finally decided to get rid of me because she didn’t like me, or perhaps she was trying to befriend Kim Ga-eul after hearing Lilac’s request to make more friends, but honestly, I had absolutely no desire to get close to Yoo-na.
It hadn’t been noticeable because, thanks to my efforts over the past few days, there weren’t any students who actively disliked Lilac yet, but she was just as much of a pain as her nickname, “pink chihuahua,” suggested.
For example, let’s look at a few incidents from the original story.
Lilac, trying to befriend Kang Ha-ni, playfully put his arm around her shoulder, and Kang Ha-ni, pushing him away as usual, accidentally used too much force and made him fall.
Yoo-na, after watching the scene, walked over and kicked Kang Ha-ni in the shin.
She even enhanced her kick with magic power, enough to make a superhuman’s sturdy knee buckle.
And this was their conversation:
-What the hell are you doing!?
-Why? Lilac’s knee got dirty, so you have to kneel too to be fair.
-Are you crazy?
Lilac had a hard time stopping their fight.
And then there was the time when Cheon Yoo-hak called Lilac a hypocrite.
-If Lilac is a hypocrite, then you’re a narcissistic brat.
-Is this crazy bitch picking a fight with Yoo-hak? Honestly, Lilac is just pretending to be nice.
-Shut up, lackey. I’m talking to the narcissist you adore. Or does Cheon Yoo-hak need you to speak for him because he can’t talk without you?
Joo-ri, enraged, started a cat fight with her in the classroom, and Cheon Yoo-hak, who tried to stop them while saying it was unseemly, got hit in the face.
There were countless other stories, but the point was that she was a formidable fighter who would fight anyone who even slightly inconvenienced Lilac.
She also had the strange yandere tendency to dislike anyone Lilac showed interest in, thinking they might become closer to him than her.
I had been considerate of her feelings, but now that Lilac and I had become closer, she might be plotting to get rid of me.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
The pink chihuahua smiled.
Shit.
This definitely wasn’t a good sign.
Of course, she wasn’t doing this without reason. She must have something planned.
There was a reason for her excessive affection for Lilac, and there was a reason why she disliked others so much.
But it was Lilac’s role to resolve and comfort her, and it was also his job to help her grow and build relationships with others.
I had no intention of getting caught up in the middle and suffering as a result.
“No, it’s nothing.”
“Then why have you been using formal language all this time?”
“No, I must have misspoke. I’ll… I’ll think about the Cooking Research Club.”
It wasn’t a lie. I was thinking about it and had decided not to join.
“Really? That’s good. Then we can become closer.”
What? Was that a threat, saying she would kill me if I became any closer to Lilac?
Some might think like this:
Wasn’t she just trying to be friendly? Weren’t you just overreacting?
I could guarantee that it wasn’t, and even if it was, she would soon come to dislike me.
Because I was the “person using Lilac,” the type she hated the most.
Yoo-na smiled.
I smiled back.
I thought this level of distance was perfect between us.
“Wow! Loser, you’re really joining the cooking club with me, right!?”
Only the clueless butt was truly excited and smiling brightly.
Yeah, I wasn’t joining.
Like in most other novels, Reilan Academy had countless clubs.
It was impossible to visit them all in one day, so we just visited a few clubs we were interested in and some popular ones. It was already quite late after we were done.
“There were a lot of interesting clubs. But I’m only joining the volunteer club and the travel club. What about you guys?”
“Me too, the volunteer club and the travel club. And the cooking club, since I promised to join. I’ll make you guys something if I find a good recipe.”
“Really? I’m looking forward to it. You guys should look forward to it too. Yoo-na is a really good cook. She’s been making food for me since we were young.”
Lilac, this crazy bastard, was treating a heroine like a housekeeper.
‘She always cooked for me~’ Seriously, you’d love it if someone said that about you, wouldn’t you?
“Hey, Lilac, it’s obvious she made it especially for you. You should be more considerate.”
“Huh? I thought it would be more fun to eat together.”
Yeah, you might think that, but Yoo-na would want to rip our heads off if we actually did that.
But criticizing him for being clueless would be amateurish.
The pink chihuahua was a bigger Lilac fanatic than one would think, so she might bite you while saying, “How dare you?” I needed to subtly change the subject with my eloquent speech.
“By the way, you two must have known each other for a long time. She’s been cooking for you since you were young, after all.”
“Yeah, that’s right. We’re childhood friends, so we’ve been close since we were young.”
To be precise, you were the one who unilaterally clung to him, Yoo-na.
My move seemed to be the right one as I could feel the chihuahua’s rage subsiding.
“Oh, then Yoo-na is your best friend?”
But Ha-ni unintentionally started trolling.
“Nah, there’s no such thing as a ‘best friend.’ It’s good to be friendly with everyone.”
It was true in a general sense, but it wasn’t the right answer here.
“But you still consider her your precious friend, right?”
“Of course~”
The chihuahua’s momentarily furrowed brows relaxed again.
…Was this how a bomb disposal unit felt when disarming a bomb?
“I’m joining the swordsmanship club, and I’ll think about the others later.”
“Come on, join the travel club with us. Ga-eul, you’re joining too, right?”
“Uh, huh? I guess, since everyone else is!”
“Ah, I’m not sure about the travel club…”
“Ah~ Han-hee, why~? It was hard enough to convince So-hyun. Let’s do it together~”
Lilac’s trolling was also a bit excessive today.
I knew he was clueless, but this was already at an expert level, Lilac!
If there was a license for being clueless, he would be at the highest level!
“Hey, Lilac, does the volunteer club give points?”
“Huh? Yeah, I think they do, depending on the volunteer hours. Why? Are you interested, So-hyun!?”
“No, I was just asking. Just in case.”
“Well, think about it carefully. Volunteering makes you feel good.”
Lilac, in a good mood, smiled and patted my shoulder.
Yes, smile. I was suffering because of you, you bastard.
You really owe me one.
As I stopped Lilac from committing the atrocity of making the cross-dresser join a club with overnight trips, Yoo-na suddenly let out a small laugh.
“Yoo-na? Why are you laughing?”
“No reason.”
She chuckled while looking at me with her pink eyes that were slightly darker than her hair.
“It’s amusing.”
…You weren’t amused by me, right? Just the situation?
I was a bit scared since her “amusing” often didn’t have a positive connotation.
By the way, although Yoo-na was classified as a healer, her combat abilities were also quite impressive.
In other words, I couldn’t win even if I tried to mess with her.
Nothing much happened after that.
The gym club tried to scout me, saying that consistent effort was more important than immediate strength. I also helped a pretty senior who almost got bitten by the chihuahua after flirting with Lilac. And I was surprised by the flashy demonstration of the swordsmanship club.
It seemed like there were some fun episodes mixed in with the “nothing much happened,” but anyway, nothing much happened.
“As expected, even swordsmanship differs depending on the talent.”
Unlike other clubs that just gave explanations, the swordsmanship club gave a live demonstration, so Ha-ni was the most excited among us.
She didn’t show it much because of her cool expression, but Ha-ni was easily impressed.
“But what’s so good about swordsmanship that smells like plum blossoms?”
Ah, by the way, at the “Best Sword Under the Heavens” swordsmanship club, we saw the Plum Blossom Sword Technique which I had seen so often in novels.
It was beautiful and flashy, but I honestly had some questions.
I understood that visions and fragrance of blooming plum blossoms meant a high level of attainment, but I didn’t understand what was so good about a sword that smelled like flowers besides looking cool.
“Look at you showing your lack of experience again. The fact that he can create a fragrance with his sword means he’s already dominating at least one of your senses. That swordsmanship is a kind of illusion. Can you fight when your senses are messed up?”
Oh, as expected of the eldest daughter (17-year-old cross-dresser) of a swordsmanship family. That sounded plausible.
“And it’s not just a flashy, fragrant sword, it’s also a swift sword. Imagine each of those scattered flower petals, beautiful and fragrant, becoming a blade, attacking you while your senses are dulled by the illusion. It’s definitely a powerful swordsmanship.”
After Lilac’s supplementary explanation, it started to sound impressive.
Of course, not all settings were the same, but there was a reason why there were so many protagonists from the Mount Hua Sect in wuxia fusion novels.
“Then are you guys going to learn that too?”
“No.”
“I might.”
These guys…?
“It’s not that the Plum Blossom Sword Technique is weak. I already have a swordsmanship style I’ve been learning since I was young, so it doesn’t suit me.”
“I also prefer a more straightforward style to flashy swordsmanship like that.”
This was why top students were a problem.
They gave others strange workbooks while secretly having their own study notes.
My fleeting dream of becoming a Plum Blossom Swordsman was instantly extinguished.
“Why, are you going to learn it, So-hyun? It’s harder than it looks.”
“No, I’m not.”
I just thought it looked cool for a moment.
It was just a fleeting thought, the kind everyone had when they entered a novel.
“It doesn’t suit you. The training is much harder than it looks.”
I said I wasn’t going to learn it…!
“So-hyun, you might be able to learn it if you work hard!”
Our club tour ended with Lilac’s unnecessary encouragement.
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T/N – Yoo-na is truly evil. She knows what So-hyun is doing, and she’s enjoying seeing him run around saving Lilac and the others from stepping on her landmines. I laughed out loud at the bomb disposal unit joke too.
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She’s like a sentient bomb, she knows she’s a bomb and doesn’t care to control herself so she’s finding it amusing to see him scrambling around to stop her.