chapter 93
Christmas Gifts (2)
So, our unplanned Christmas date took its first steps downtown.
The downtown area was decorated with red and green Christmas decorations everywhere.
The twinkling fairy lights added a lot of emotion to the sacred atmosphere of Christmas, and the streets were crowded with people looking at them.
Of course, most of them were lovers holding hands tightly.
Well, I knew that because I had a lonely, solo Christmas last Christmas.
On days like this, if you go out solo, you’ll just end up getting hurt and going back lonely.
“Honey. What are you thinking?”
“Huh? Oh, no, no. I was just wondering what you did last Christmas.”
“Heh.”
But now I’m a proper couple.
He was one of those upright men who could proudly stand among them on Christmas.
Without realizing it, I tightened my grip on Ruina’s hand.
“Hehe. It’s nice to walk around like this, holding hands, without thinking.”
“But it would have been better if there was at least some simple date course… … .”
“So you’re saying it’s not good to just wander around with me without thinking?”
Tingling.
Ruina’s sharp eyes glared at me intently.
More than half a year ago, just looking at those eyes made my whole body feel like it was freezing… … .
Oh, no. I still feel the same way, but it feels a little different than before.
anyway!!
“No, no!! It means I want to do more things with you!!”
I waved my hand and brought out the true meaning of what I had just said before any misunderstanding arose.
Ruina just turned her head sharply and let out a “Hung!” sound.
I gently placed a hand on her shoulder.
“I’m sorry. I’ll be with you all day today until I collapse from exhaustion.”
“Of course. I’ll carry you around for a few days until I pass out from exhaustion.”
Ruina blew air into her cheek and answered curtly.
By the way, when Ruina talks like that, I really get the feeling that she’ll make me faint for days…
I think I should find a place where I can spend as much time as possible and be less physically tired.
“Do you want to go there?”
“huh?”
He pointed to a place with his finger.
The place Ruina’s gaze eventually followed was an old-fashioned dessert cafe with a perfect blend of sparkling Christmas decorations and brown wooden interior.
Inside, it was already bustling with passengers, and as expected, most of the seats were occupied by couples.
“cafe?”
“I think I need to replenish my sugar level if I’m going to be moving around a lot.”
“But is there any room?”
“Hmm?”
I looked back at the cafe at Ruina’s obvious question.
A group of people standing in line by the entrance, chatting affectionately with each other, one, two, three…
At a rough estimate, it looked like there were more than twenty teams.
“Ugh… … .”
I shouted without thinking because I was trying to kill time, but if I really just stood there and killed Ruina, I’m sure──.
“Honey. Why aren’t you going? If you’re late, the line will get longer.”
“Huh, huh?”
“huh?”
Ruina grabbing my arm.
She and I looked at each other and tilted our heads slightly.
“Aren’t you going?”
“Oh, no, no. I have to go. Yeah. I have to go.”
Is it okay for Ruina to just stand there and die?
No, I guess he’s telling us to hurry up and get in line.
I was thinking too complicatedly.
It’s just nice to have Ruina with me.
I almost ruined the mood by worrying about this and that for no reason.
It’s been over half a year since I started living with Ruina.
Isn’t it time to start forgetting about the lonely and solitary life of a single person, Jo Seong-hun?
“Hehe. I wonder what kind of dessert there will be♡”
“Haha… .”
Following Ruina, who was smiling brightly at me, I also loosely raised the corners of my lips.
For now, let’s just look at Ruina and do it only for Ruina.
Because that’s the only right thing I can do on a day like today.
* * *
After waiting for over an hour and 40 minutes, I was finally able to get a seat.
But time passed faster than I thought.
As I was chatting with Ruina and moving forward, it was soon our turn.
If I were alone, I would have wondered why I was standing in the middle of winter shivering for nearly two hours just to come into a place like this.
This is how couples can stand in line for a long time without any problems… … .
“Honey. aaang~”
“Sigh.”
She smiled happily and put the fork with the piece of cake that Ruina held out to her in her mouth.
I realized too late that I had just accepted it so naturally, like water flowing, but so what.
“Okay, you too, Yuri.”
“Ahhh♡”
With her eyes closed and her cheeks blushing.
I cut a piece of cake and put it into her mouth, which was wide open.
In this way, we were feeding each other rather than eating ourselves with our own forks.
It’s not just us, people around us are doing similar things, so there’s no shame or concern at all. Hurray for Christmas.
“It’s delicious, but a bit pricey. Right?”
“It’s 8,000 won for a slice of cake, so… … .”
It’s really expensive, but when I think about it as the price of Christmas memories with my lover, it doesn’t feel like a waste.
In the first place, when you are receiving 10 million won a month, there is no way you would feel sorry about 8 thousand won.
“I had some sweet cake and bitter coffee. Where should I go next?”
“I’ll look it up.”
Even if it’s unplanned, you should find out what’s nearby and what’s good.
I quickly took out my phone to search my surroundings.
“Huh.”
But what caught his eye before the map was the social news that stimulated the hero’s heart.
From Christmas to New Year, there are a lot of villains during the holiday season.
I don’t know why.
Is it just because everyone is running around happily?
Anyway, for some reason that I know but can’t figure out, petty crimes in particular skyrocketed on this day, and news about it kept coming in.
Even now, news about petty crimes is already starting to appear one by one on the news section of my phone screen.
“Hey. You’re going wild again this year.”
Ruina, who was craning her neck next to me and looking at my phone with me, clicked her tongue.
“When I lived outside, there were people who really hated Christmas and wanted to go crazy? Isn’t that weird?”
“ha ha ha…….”
There really are some sincere guys out there.
Those who want to burn Christmas with the flames of jealousy.
“But since people like me just sit there and do nothing, they feel a little guilty and don’t make a big deal out of it.”
“Are you saying that you were some kind of restraint?”
“Forced? Hmm. Maybe something similar? Hehehe.”
The big name in the villain world is quietly hiding, so it wouldn’t be good to step forward and stand out.
Stay still.
What about this year?
A few months ago, Ruina, who had last appeared and destroyed several villains and buildings, disappeared completely.
The SSS-class villain who indirectly served as a deterrent to the villains has disappeared, so this year… … .
Kwaaang──!!!!
“Whoa!!”
At that moment, a loud explosion was heard through the glass window, and I instinctively crouched down and covered Ruina.
Likewise, many people inside the cafe screamed and crouched down.
“Honey, are you okay!?”
“I, I’m okay… … .”
“You idiot. I’m much stronger than you, so you don’t have to protect me.”
Ruina caressed my cheek, genuinely worried about me, and then popped her face out of my arms.
“Did that just sound like an explosion?”
“Yeah, I think so.”
Before I knew it, the glass window was starting to crack from the aftermath of the explosion.
It was direct evidence of the scope and power of the explosion.
Damn. Just as I was thinking about what would happen this year, this happens right near us… … .
“Let’s go out for now.”
“huh.”
There’s no one leisurely enjoying their cafe when something big explodes nearby.
We quickly ran out onto the street, mixing in with the crowd of people rushing out of the cafe.
“Is that it?”
Black smoke was visible rising high into the sky, enough to tell at a glance where the explosion had occurred.
As expected, people on the street were running in the opposite direction from where the smoke was rising.
In the middle of that chaotic street.
Only Ruina and I were facing the direction of the explosion.
“Are you going?”
“haha…….”
“Even if you can’t hear your own thoughts, it’s obvious what you’re thinking right now.”
I laughed in vain at the words of my girlfriend, who was smiling faintly while crossing her arms.
“Then what kind of guy is going to run wild as soon as I retire? Let me see his face.”
After a while, Ruina, who had been smiling brightly, opened her eyes slightly.
In those crescent-shaped eyes, there was a glimpse of her determination not to show any mercy to anyone who interrupted her cozy time with me.