I Was Confessed to by the Golden Sun

9 – 9. There’s Romance in Cappuccino Froth.

After defeating the crown prince and coming out of the arena, the hot sun shone down as if piercing the eyes.

In sight were the main building of the spacious academy and the trees planted for the view. And…

“Jack! Did you win?”

There was a wholly unwelcome Gyeom Taeyang here. Why is he here?

“Well, I did win, but… Urgh!”

Before I could even finish discussing the outcome, a lemon candy was shoved into my mouth.

I didn’t need it; I already ate one during the fight with the crown prince.

“You beat the crown prince?”

Lucia, who seemed to have seen my match schedule, opened her mouth in surprise, holding her hands together in delight.

Perhaps she thought I would lose since I was fighting the crown prince. Well, to be honest, anyone would have thought the same.

“Yes, I used some tricks, but I won, anyway.”

“Oh… Impressive! Will you protect me if we date in the future?”

What did I just hear?

Moreover, Lucia is a woman who beats people with a baseball bat.

She ruthlessly defeated her opponents at the academy and made her way up to Class A.

Just the fact that she got into Class A, which only accepts 40 out of the 600 geniuses who originally applied to the academy, shows that she possesses abilities far beyond ordinary people.

And the biggest issue with her previous statement is:

“Why would I date you?”

I’d rather stab myself and die than date Lucia.

She may have seemed a bit vulnerable on the train, but I dislike her in every way.

At least until I can get rid of that NT*R tendency, I have no intention of being with her.

“If I meet you, I won’t talk to any other men.”

No, it’s not that simple. I have a record, do you really believe such sweet talk?

Besides, this guy is famous for seducing women and then not letting them touch him at all.

Even if we become a couple, he’ll probably play around with my body a few times and then dump me!

“Hoo, we look like a couple now, right?”

As he said that, Geum Taeyang casually put his arm around me as if he could read my mind.

I’m pretty sure the novel said there would be no physical contact between the opposite s*x…?

“hehehe…”

That aside, it annoyed me to see Lucia sitting there grinning.

Remove your arm, you pervert. This is s*xual harassment.

“I’m uncomfortable with this physical contact.”

As I withdrew my arm like that, Lucia clicked her tongue as if she were disappointed.

Why does she do things that she wouldn’t do to others, and what is she planning to do later?

No matter how much I think about it, I should never give in to that wicked Geum Taeyang.

“Come inside for now; it’s hot out here.”

She led me into the cafe like that. I have no idea why there’s a cafe in a romance novel, but it’s a strange combination of a historical and modern world.

I wasn’t too surprised because I accepted this strange romance novel universe eight years ago.

Unless it involves a significant technological aspect like a PC bang…

The original work also mentioned that most things in this world resemble the modern era.

What a confusing world, where both carriages and modern-style cafes coexist.

“Jack! Come quickly!”

At that moment, Lucia, who had been looking at the menu, called me, so I hurriedly entered the cafe.

“Welcome!”

The voice was lively, but the waitress had no liveliness in her eyes whatsoever.

It felt like she had borrowed the tired eyes of an office worker who wanted nothing more than to get off work.

‘There are people like this here too…’

Then, as I was lost in thought, Lucia, who had been scrutinizing the menu, spoke to me.

“Jack, what would you like to eat? I’m going to have a cappuccino, is there anything you like?”

“Oh, just an iced Americano for me, please. I don’t eat much else.”

“Alright, that’s what you’ll get!”

With that simple order completed, we found an empty seat inside the cafe and sat down…

Wait a minute, how did I end up here with Lucia and in a cafe of all places?

‘…Am I crazy?’

I was lost in thought as I listened to her speak, and without realizing it, I had followed her lead to this place.

This wicked woman had brought me to the cafe with overt physical contact, drawing all eyes on me.

“I even paid for your coffee… Are you just going to leave?”

Threatening someone with money, the proud son of the famous writer, I wouldn’t be swayed by such a modest offer.

Now was the time to confidently pay my share and casually turn away…

“If you date me, I’ll take care of all these things from now on. I am the son of a famous author, you know?”

Hmm, honestly, that sounded a bit tempting…

‘Oh my, damn it.’

I pinched my thigh to clear my mind that had been muddled by money and emphasized to Lucia once again.

“Confessions are supposed to be repeated until they succeed…”

“No, but what can I do? I like you.”

As Lucia laughed lightly, even I, who despised Gyeom Tae-yang (the famous writer), felt that she was somewhat pretty.

But still, Gyeom Tae-yang was Gyeom Tae-yang, and I was not swayed at all.

With a heart like that of a transcendent being who had awakened to immobility, I looked out the window and said to Lucia.

“I’ll just have coffee and leave. I have no interest in you, so don’t bother with any strange tricks and give up.”

Upon hearing this, Lucia poked my cheek with an unpackaged candy bar and said,

“If you have no heart, then I just have to make you fall for me. Besides, you’ve already fallen for me once, haven’t you?”

Wondering why she was spouting such sentimental nonsense, I turned my head from the glass window to Lucia.

Lucia slowly approached me and then whispered into my ear, lowering her voice.

“If you don’t remember, should I make you remember?”

“That’s unfa- ugh!”

My bewildered words were abruptly cut off as I made a strange noise.

Lucia had breathed into my ear, causing my body to shiver like a character freezing in time.

“hehehehe…”

Lucia, looking like a hunter observing its trapped prey, let out a sinister laugh.

Tapping the table with her finger, she mockingly spoke to me.

“Your reaction is quite good. Do you have weak ears?”

And then, after looking around, she added in a voice only I could hear.

“I’ll make good use of it when we start dating!”

“…”

I lost, I was completely silenced.

I had been perfectly dominated by this golden sun.

I wanted to leave immediately, but leaving from here would mean admitting defeat.

I must find a way to endure and think of a revenge plan that I can execute.

“The coffee is ready!”

“I’ll bring it!”

With those words from the part-time worker asking her to bring the coffee, Lucia quickly went out.

And soon after, she rushed back with a tray carrying two cups of coffee and handed me an iced americano.

“Enjoy it!”

Not only did she bring me coffee, but she also tried to pat my head with such attention to detail.

Of course, I had already seen through such tricks and neatly avoided the devil’s touch.

“Well, anyway, since you gave it to me, I will gratefully enjoy it.”

Although I had some decency as a human and couldn’t just take the coffee without expressing my thanks, I offered my gratitude.

Lucia’s malicious voice, as if capturing my interest, pierced into my ear.

The problem was, the content of it…

“If you’re thankful, can’t you just call my name once? In the sweetest way possible.”

“Sticky is even better when you call it.”

A request to call one’s name.

To be honest, for the price of a cup of coffee, it felt like a very cheap deal to say a name just once.

Something about it… it felt unpleasant, like selling oneself for money.

But since I’d already gained something, I might as well get it over with. I closed my eyes firmly and said,

“Lucia.”

In response, Lucia chuckled and replied immediately.

“Yes, sir. You called?”

“This woman is crazy.”

For a moment, I almost flipped the table in front of me.

That was the plan from the beginning. She wanted to get me to say her name so she could tease me.

What’s even more absurd was that Lucia had been laughing for a while, then she pulled out a stick-shaped device.

[“Lucia.”]

It was clear that the words I had just said were recorded in that device. It was undoubtedly a recording device.

She held it to her ear as if it were a precious treasure and played it several times before putting it in her pocket, saying,

“I’ll listen to your voice every night before bed from now on.”

Usually, when a woman does something like this, it should make a man’s heart race, but for some reason, I felt a heavy sense of defeat.

An overwhelming sense of defeat as if I had been thoroughly crushed.

“Haah…”

Naturally, I sipped my cappuccino and watched Lucia, who was drinking her coffee, and that feeling of defeat only intensified.

Perhaps due to my restless mind, in a hurry to find a way to compensate for this defeat, a moment came.

Suddenly, the foam from Lucia’s cappuccino, heavily stained around her lips, entered my eyes.

Without even thinking, my hand was already reaching for a tissue, running over to her side.

“Oh.”

“Uh.”

And by the time I regained my senses, I had already wiped about half of the foam from her lips.

“If I suddenly stop now, it will look even weirder.”

I did it in a hazy state, but it was already too late.

Carefully, I wiped off all the foam around her lips and disposed of the tissue in the nearby trash can.

“Uh… uh… huh?”

.. When I see Lucia broken somewhere, I can’t help but think that maybe I didn’t win this time.

But it’s not a perfect victory, considering that I wiped Lucia’s lips myself like a lover.

With a guilty conscience, I added a blunt word to prevent her from misunderstanding this incident.

“Don’t eat with foam on your mouth, it’s untidy.”