I Became a Gladiator in the World of Gender Reversal

10 – Selam-5

A huge keg slowly reveals its bottom. Dana and Daisy had been talking all night long.

However, that also seemed to come to an end. Anju disappeared a long time ago, and the argument between the two ended a long time ago.

The flames that burned their hearts had already burned enough to burn, and they quietly hid in the black ashes.

It was just that the glass was emptying in the silence.

“Dana.”

Breaking the silence, Daisy spoke up.

“Why, sister?”

“I’ve been thinking about it… Really, really…”

Daisy opened her mouth with difficulty and spoke the words that she couldn’t bear to say, words that she couldn’t say if it wasn’t now.

“Do as your heart tells you. If they ask you to go out with them, grab them and throw them away.”

Dana couldn’t hide her surprise.

The amount of alcohol the two drank was similar, but Dana’s amount was overwhelming.

Compared to Daisy, who was leaning halfway over the table with a red face and a staggering body as if she was about to collapse at any moment, whispering, Dana’s rationality was still vividly alive.

“Why? That, I told you not to… There’s an orphanage, and you’ll be unhappy later.”

“Ah, isn’t life once? Well, that’s what they say. It’s your life. Are you living to be happy or to feed others?”

Daisy lifted his head with difficulty, which he had dropped on his table to drink.

It was only when he heard the drink go down his throat that Daisy was able to continue his speech.

“I’m sorry. She’s a big sister…If her brother got a chance, she wouldn’t congratulate me, I tried to ruin it.”

“The orphanage…”

“Ah, don’t worry! I have a lot of money too! For a few months… How, I’ll be able to solve it with the money I saved up.”

“That’s money that can be spent everywhere. The facility needs to be changed, and another healer needs to be hired…”

“Well, at least once would be fine.”

But Dana knew too. It is true that Daisy has a lot of money, but the fact that most of it is public money to handle the affairs of the Colosseum.

Her It was not nice to put her burden on her.

“That, you said you would be compared. You would be unhappy…”

“That also happens after months or years pass by. You never know. If you do it well, can’t you have s*x at least once?”

“Sister…”

“Even if you don’t go there, it seems like it’s true that Evan likes you. Where would you like to eat at least one meal together? There are people living their lives with the goal of trying that once.”

“…”

“Comparison? You’ll get hurt. Someday… Even Evan-sama will keep his distance from you. Then what about it? Hold on until you can hold on, and then, even after being abandoned, you’ll have a memory.”

Daisy’s eyes were endlessly cloudy, but Dana could still tell that she was looking at him.

“Take it.”

Dana shook her head slowly.

“No, it’s okay. This is where I belong. Fighting in this arena and working with my sister.”

If you try to climb too high with wax wings, your wings will melt in the heat of the sun.

I had to stand with my feet on the ground. No matter how beautiful that sky is, her stepping there will leave only her scars and sorrow for her and for that sky.

“I will refuse.”

She said Dana bravely, but tears were flowing from her eyes.

“So, don’t worry.”

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“It looks magnificent every time I see it.”

It was a detail that could not be compared to the noble statues of Selam, but the size of the Colosseum was formidable.

It would be cool to see it from a distance, but unfortunately Selam’s carriage did not have windows. Shall I suggest that you wear it later?

“Welcome, Mr. Evan!”

Daisy and dozens of other employees came out to greet me politely. There were some awkward corners, but at least I could notice that they were having a hard time.

“Do you want to go right in?”

“Yes. By any chance, is Dana inside?”

“I’m waiting for Evan. The reception room is insufficient, but please forgive me mercifully.”

When the carriage stopped, I asked why they didn’t open the door, and it seemed like they were wasting their time laying out the red carpet again.

It was a tense moment, but if you lose confidence now, even your confession might fail. You have to come to your senses.

‘Still, it will be successful…’

Actually, if it were Earth, I wouldn’t have confessed right away to someone I had just met a few days ago.

She dated for a few weeks, hanging out in the same place as her, doing something while working, having a meal together or watching a movie together.

In that process, he would have confessed only after he had accumulated some certainty.

But in her environment of Selam, there was no way she could do anything with her, her gladiator. Since her living space does not overlap, she must first become her and her lover.

As soon as she went inside, Dana, who had changed into pretty clothes, caught her eye.

Before arriving, she tried to look as good as she could, but as soon as she saw her, a smile came to her lips. It was force majeure.

“It’s been a while. How have you been?”

At the table, there were small desserts and wine that didn’t go well with the Colosseum, and if you had to put it that way, you’d see them in Selam.

Having eaten at Selam for several days, I could confirm with my own eyes that this was a clumsy replica.

However, if Dana prepared it for me, then I would be able to sweetly eat whatever was in front of me. If it’s something prepared at the Colosseum, I’m sorry, but I don’t think I’ll be able to lift my face.

However, it was Dana who was unable to raise her face. No matter how I understood that this was the courtesy of this world, I felt frustrated when I saw her hiding her beautiful face.

“It’s an honor to have you call me. Thanks to Evan’s help, I have lived a peaceful life.”

It’s awkward. Like a clumsy performer reciting the script she had memorized, she answered me with a hard and unreasonable tone.

She couldn’t blame her. In Selam, I could see with my own eyes how harsh the treatment of women living in this world was.

Still, Dana didn’t and she did.

“Can you speak comfortably? It’s okay to speak casually, it’s okay to use harsh words.”

“That’s…”

“I came here because I wanted to hear Dana’s voice. She was half-fainted at the time… And she hadn’t even spoken a few words to me.”

Dana’s face turned red. I let out a cheer inwardly.

If I’m this shy, I can succeed as long as I don’t make big mistakes.

“Okay…”

The appearance of Dana speaking with a creeping voice was cute and lovely.

“Then, can I ask you one more favor?”

“Ugh…”

“I want to see your face. Can you raise your head a little bit?”

Her red hair was beautiful too, but still less than her true face.

Dana carefully raised her head.

Where did the dignified expression of a female warrior go, Dana’s appearance as a shy girl was beautiful in a different sense.

It was thrilling to show such an expression in front of me. It might be a little early, but I felt like I couldn’t bear it if I didn’t say it now.

“Thank you for listening. This is my last request. Let’s go out.”

Taking it out of her mouth made me think it was too cheesy or old, but maybe this is safe.

This is not the world I used to live in. There was no way to know how the conversation between men and women was going on.

Most of the romance novels I read inside with a deep sigh were about a woman desperately courting a man and barely getting his love.

There was no guide or manual about what a man should do when a woman confesses.

Even if I asked the other men in Selam, they would say ‘why are you worried about that?’

Then, even if it’s a bit childish or clumsy, the correct method is good. If you leave room for her to try to catch her emotions, to try to push her, it will make her uneasy.

It was better for her to express the fact that I love her directly.

I smiled and waited for her answer.

“That’s…”

Dana kept her silence, biting her lip, then cautiously opened her mouth.

“No. No…”

“Huh?”

I was looking at Dana leisurely, and her expression hardened in an instant.

I said no.

At some point, I might have thought that my confession would be unconditionally accepted.

I may have sympathized with the people of Selam by saying ‘something like a gladiator’, or maybe I was mistaken for the shy side she showed me, the kind side she showed me when we first met.

Perhaps, what Dana saved me for was the mercy she gave because she just couldn’t leave someone in danger.

The reason why you bow your head to me and can’t even utter words properly might be because I’m a man, because I belong to the powerful class of this world.

“…”

I desperately controlled myself. It was the women of this world who overreacted to my smallest actions.

If I showed even a little bit of anger or disappointment towards myself, Daisy or other women wouldn’t know what to do. Because that’s the world

Under such circumstances, Dana, who expressed her refusal to me, must have mustered up the courage in her own way.

And that means that I can’t be accepted by her enough to have to reject her even with all her courage.

But I couldn’t back down like this.

“Why is that, can I ask the reason?”

Dana’s eyes, barely raising her head to look at her, were stained with her sadness.