I Was Confessed to by the Golden Sun

16 – 16. The Golden Sun Craves Obsession

Was this person also lonely?

Assuming that I had been looking around the academy for anything unusual before the eNT*Rance ceremony and happened to meet Lucia, that’s true.

But why did this woman suddenly come running towards me and hug me?

‘Actually, at first I tried to push her away…’

Because she was crying so hard in my arms, I couldn’t bring myself to detach her properly.

No, it’s like this. No matter how much the other person is the Golden Sun, I couldn’t bear to forcefully separate a crying woman who is being embraced.

…To be honest, in the past I would have pushed her away, but now I can’t seem to do so.

‘Moreover, even if I wanted to detach her, it seems impossible.’

Once again, Lucia is a simple technique of hitting people with a club.

She’s a crazy person who entered Class A, where only monsters exist, with pure unarmed combat skills and no tricks.

And her strength, as I’m being embraced by her, feels like my bones are about to break.

‘Of course, in my case, I’m not a martial artist…’

Since most of my training is focused on explosives, I’m unable to escape if she tightly holds me like this.

“Uh-oh… I wanted to see you…”

At that moment, a word struck my ears.

If someone sees that, they would probably think that I genuinely like it.

“What on earth have you come here for?”

To quickly detach Lucia and her pretenses to captivate people, I slowly stroked her head.

To be honest, at this point I’m at the level where I can not only admire her acting skills, but even respect them.

I couldn’t help thinking that if this person had studied acting in the original world, they wouldn’t have gone to Hollywood.

I had to admit it. They could easily be bestowed with the title of a professional Golden Sun.

“I like you…”

Suddenly, those words came out of the sobbing Golden Sun’s mouth.

“Haah…”

Even though I knew it wasn’t real, my heart was slightly swayed.

To cover up my awkward feelings, I put a lemon candy from the envelope that Lucia gave me into my mouth.

I despised myself for being swayed by the insincere Golden Sun.

“Uh…uh…?”

Lucia, who was holding onto me like that, wiped her tears and put on a determined expression, which made her laughter bubble up.

I laughed softly and spoke to her.

“Are you feeling better now?”

Because of her crying, my suit, which she was hugging, was now soaked with tears and snot, but watching Lucia cry was somewhat amusing, so I let it slide.

“Um… Did I say something strange?”

Now she’s clinging to me and crying and shouting from a distance.

If this is all acting, then this person is without a doubt a talent that will conquer not only Hollywood but also Bollywood.

“If you said something like ‘I missed you’ or ‘I love you,’ then yes, I heard it.”

As I watched her expression that was deteriorating in real time.

I opened my mouth to test how far her acting could go.

“Oh, speaking of which, you said you love me too, right?”

Upon hearing that, Lucia panicked and covered her mouth halfway, shouting.

“Oh, no! Really? Did I really say that?”

Nothing comes out now besides admiration. I gently comforted her overwhelming disappointment that was pouring out through her amazing acting and said,

“If someone sees, they might actually think you really like me, Lucia.”

“Well…that’s…”

As I wondered if she could coNT*Rol her facial color with acting.

Lucia quickly averted her gaze and hurriedly changed the subject.

“By the way! Where did you put that guy, your friend or something?”

“He’s staying at a nearby accommodation.”

Even though he’ll become a transfer student tomorrow and move to the Academy dormitory.

I couldn’t leave Grayson sleeping on the streets for the day, so I put him in the accommodation.

It would be better if he comes tomorrow morning and prevents any incidents that may occur at the eNT*Rance ceremony.

“By the way, Lucia.”

To be honest, there is something else that is seriously bothering me right now.

I know what’s going to happen at the eNT*Rance ceremony, and I don’t think I won’t be able to prepare for it.

I have meticulously arranged the ways to coordinate Saint, the Crown Prince, and even Grayson.

I do not worry because I believe it will succeed.

“Why do you keep doing this to me?”

But right now, the most challenging judgment is Lucía.

She used to be someone Jack or anyone else would try to torment, and for some reason, it feels like she’s taking an interest in me.

“If you keep doing this, I can’t help but misunderstand.”

Of course, it’s probably just curiosity about how it could help Heidi, not an interest in me.

Since hearing Lucía’s confession, I have never once mistaken the truth hidden in her heart.

“Lucía and I are both adults. I think this falls clearly within the bounds of rational contact.”

I don’t know about anything else, but if we just move on without saying anything here…

It seemed like a terrible scene, where we would embrace passionately for no reason.

So, it seems like a good idea to emphasize my intentions to Lucía one more time here.

“I don’t like you, but if you keep coming at me like this, I’m a person and a man, so I can’t help but waver.”

However, I won’t say, ‘I don’t like you’ in the same way as before.

Lucía doesn’t really care whether I like her or not.

“So, if I keep doing this, will you like me…?”

The fact that she speaks like this, despite rejecting my intentions several times, makes it clear.

So, what’s the way to make sure she doesn’t even think about approaching me?

“Lucía.”

As I said that and held Lucía’s arms, she seemed surprised and her eyes widened as she looked away.

I brought my face closer to her neck in that state and said:

“I’m a man who shows quite an obsession to the person I like.”

What Lucía fears the most when trying to torment Heidi by switching from one man to another is possibly…

Being bound to a man who might be hard to escape from.

“If you keep coming at me like this when you don’t even have feelings, I might develop feelings and become obsessed with you.”

“Ugh…”

A man she thought of as her plaything becoming obsessed with her and not being able to escape.

This is the most frightening feeling that someone committing an affair can have towards their partner.

“How much… obsession is enough?”

However, the words that came from her mouth were completely unexpected to me.

“Why is she like this? Is she only interested in me, and not other men?”

In the original work, the male protagonists who showed interest in Chloe were also obsessed.

I grasped my impatient heart and poured provocative words to Lucia.

I gazed at her with the intention of conveying as much as I can, “I’m already quite taken with you.”

“Lucia’s daily life will be under my watch. Just like you did, I’ll keep clinging until I receive your love.”

“Ugh…”

However, a sense of impending danger slowly crept in.

I strongly felt that something was wrong, but I couldn’t pinpoint what was wrong.

“I won’t even spare a glance for others. The uncomfortable contact Lucia feels will continue.”

Originally, I had prepared more words here to intimidate Lucia, but this line was the limit, and I felt that if I went further, something would go wrong. I quickly closed my mouth.

“Haah… Just tell me that one more time.”

Fortunately, it seemed to be the right judgment.

She had a dreamy expression with a vague look in her eyes, and it even felt a bit eerie.

“No, thank you.”

I wondered if I had touched on something incorrectly, and even considered if she had some strange emotional barrier related to obsession. But soon, I remembered that she had a significant talent for acting.

“Anyway, keep yourself together. My patience has its limits.”

She must be mistaken right now, thinking that even if Lucia only has me, she can shockingly surpass the men Heidi will have in the future.

“But that’s just a misunderstanding.”

Honestly, even though I’m more valuable than the men Heidi will meet in the future, considering that she flirts with princes and saints, can she really see an old childhood friend like me?

It’s a thankful thing that she values me more than the other men Heidi will meet in the future, but she still needs to reconsider.

“You don’t have to endure…”

“Excuse me?”

“The feeling of dizziness overcame me for a moment.

Am I not fully aware right now? Even if I try to value myself, I’m trying to cling to a man whom I don’t even have feelings for.

Nevertheless, she, as if signaling that I hadn’t misheard, clung to me and unbuttoned a few buttons on her top.

“Ugh!”

She shoved me into the grass and climbed on top of me, saying, “You can shake me as you like, obsess over me. So, just…”

That’s how Lucia, with a hint of her collarbone showing from the slightly undone buttons, said, pressing closely, “Just, like me a little, as I am.”

I tried to avoid such overt contact as much as possible, pulling away from it.

Faced with the dizzying scene before me, I couldn’t even compose a proper sentence.

“…Beast.”

I could only spit out such a timid remark.