The Villain in the Side Story Wants to Live

Beautiful

“Oran, why are you doing that?”

“That’s… nothing.”

The sage is watching over me. That means I’m seeing the same smile that Serena gave me right now.

That fact alone made me angry without knowing why.

I looked around to see if I could find the wise man.

There was not a single sense of alienation felt around him, whether what he said the day before was an exaggeration.

No, could it be that you didn’t come out because you overslept? It was felt that a sage with severe laziness might have such a possibility.

Then it’s okay to enjoy Serena and her first trip with peace of mind.

I wasn’t going to do anything with Serena that would cause Layard’s gaze to bother me. It’s just because it’s burdensome to have eyes to see.

“Oran.”

“…Why?”

I suddenly felt a stinging pain on my cheek. As I followed her hand pinching my cheek, I saw Serena with her pouty face.

“Don’t just look around… I want you to focus on me too.”

Serena muttered lowly, dropping her pinching hand. It was more of a pleading tone than of her annoyance.

A word from her made me decide.

Just do what you want. It doesn’t matter who’s watching, doesn’t it? Because Serena and I are already lovers.

Even if the sage’s hands and feet shriveled or his stomach exploded in frustration, that was none of my business.

“Sorry, I’ll focus on you from now on.”

“Hey, I didn’t mean to just focus on me. Hmmm, let’s move quickly anyway!”

She lowered her head and cleared her throat, then took my hand and started walking in front of her.

Through her windswept hair, the pinna of her ear, stained pink, was revealed.

Her hair, which had been rustling, stopped at some point. Serena turned her head away, half covering her face with one hand.

Is it embarrassing to show her blushing face? It’s not particularly strange, I mean.

“Well, come to think of it, I haven’t decided where to go.”

“That’s right.”

Her original intention was to eat first for her as she hadn’t eaten properly for several days.

If there was a place she wanted to go to, she didn’t think it would be bad if she stopped by there first.

“Is there a place you want to go?”

“I want to buy clothes.”

Clothes? Serena, who doesn’t give much importance to her looks, wasn’t what she was supposed to say.

“Because my current appearance doesn’t suit you.”

As I involuntarily tilted her head, Serena added in a low voice.

It’s because of me. Is it exactly for me?

“You don’t like this messy look either.”

Serena muttered as she touched the hem of her trouser leg.

“I don’t care about that. It’s important that I’m with you right now.”

“Is that so?”

Hearing my answer, Serena blinked her eyes. Soon after, she smiled warmly and took my hand.

“But I don’t like to dress like this in front of you.”

As she took the lead, she quietly said to herself, ‘Because I want to draw your attention a little bit.’

She was led by her hand to a nearby clothing store.

A small and cozy shop overlooking the sea. Perhaps because the sun was hot, most of the clothes on display were for summer.

Serena started to look around the store as she said that she would wait a moment.

Contrary to what I thought it would be like, she didn’t come out even after walking around the store.

Did something go wrong? The store clerk also approached Serena and asked if she felt that way.

“Do you have any clothes you are looking for?”

“Is there a uniform?”

“Uniform… Yes? I think I heard it wrong. Could you repeat it?”

“I asked if there was a uniform or suit.”

The gaping clerk was speechless for a while.

After a few seconds, the clerk shook his head and entered the warehouse with the words to wait a moment.

“I bought it just in case… Would you like to try it on?”

After a while, the clerk brought a black uniform similar to the one Serena wore before.

A little bit of white dust remained on the hem, probably because it was taken out in a hurry.

“Let’s try it on.”

Taking her clothes, Serena went into the dressing room. Coming out of her quick change of clothes, she didn’t look good.

“It feels so strange.”

“That’s… It’s not something I normally wear, so I can’t help but feel comfortable wearing it.”

“And it’s hot.”

“In this kind of weather, clothes that cover the whole body are of course hot.”

Even after hearing the reason, Serena didn’t straighten her brow as if she was disapproving.

“Oran, there are no clothes I like here.”

“What kind of clothes did you want?”

“I wanted a dress similar to the one Arsen made.”

Serena vomited a lament at me.

But wouldn’t it be a little unfair to compare the clothes made by wizards with ordinary clothes?

It seems impossible to find clothes of the standards she wants even if she visits other stores.

“Does it have to be clothes like uniforms or suits?”

“It’s not like that. It just needs to be comfortable.”

The girl who always wears only a uniform talks about her comfort.

Actually, I liked the suit that Arson made for me.

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More than just the feel of the lining that touches the skin.

Thanks to the magic imprinted on the fabric, not only was it washed, but even the torn part was repaired overnight, so that’s all for convenience.

‘But I can’t find anything like that here right now.’

What kind of clothes do you recommend for Serena? While continuing her thoughts, a dress fluttering in the wind caught her eye.

“Why don’t you try on that?”

What I meant was a light white dress.

I briefly touched it, but it seemed like it wouldn’t be too much of a burden even if it touched my skin because it was a smooth fabric.

“The texture is certainly not bad, but it seems that there are more exposed parts than covered parts.”

“Didn’t I say it was hot? It’s cool to wear something like this.”

“You are right. But…”

Serena, who was caressing the hem of the dress, slowly dropped her hand.

“I don’t think it suits me.”

Serena said with a faint smile. It was clearly the corner of her mouth drawing an arc, but she looked sad when she said it.

As soon as I saw that Serena would look good with this outfit, I knew she would.

I couldn’t understand her saying that it wouldn’t suit her.

“No, I think it suits you.”

“You speak with certainty.”

“This is not a white lie.”

So I said exactly what I thought.

“I’ve lived on the battlefield all my life, and this kind of outfit doesn’t suit me.”

Saying that, Serena fiddled with her dagger resting on her waist.

Is it that peace cannot be trusted? It was pitiful that such a thought had settled somewhere in my head.

“From now on, I’ll make sure you don’t get a drop of blood on your hands. So you can wear them.”

After spitting it out, she doubted for a moment whether comforting her like this was the right thing to do.

“Puch, thank you for saying that.”

Since Serena’s face straightened, it must be okay.

“Try it on. It will look good on you.”

A clerk came to help Serena, who was staring at the dress.

“Your boyfriend picked it for you after a long time.”

“Boyfriend… There’s nothing wrong with trying it on.”

After a moment of hesitation at the clerk’s solicitation, she went into the changing room with a dress.

“Go, changed.”

After a while, Serena stuck her head out by the locker room door.

She nodded at her gaze asking if she was ready. Serena stepped forward, shaking her legs.

A sleeveless dress that adds a cool feel to her shoulders.

The light blue ribbon decorated with her collar part exudes the feeling that she is a girl in her prime.

The ruffled skirt showed off her long legs and added to her maturity.

As she kept her figure in her eyes, she couldn’t help thinking that Serena, who has fair skin, looked so good with a white dress.

“Is this strange?”

Serena asked with a big wink. Even though I knew in my head that I had to answer, I was momentarily speechless.

How should I express this? A lot of rhetoric popped into my head.

But no words came out of my mouth. Rather than simply needing to explain why it suits them well.

“It’s pretty.”

Just because it was true. There was no need to add anything else.

“That’s all right.”

“You like it more than that? Your opinion matters more than anything.”

“You said you liked it, so I like it too.”

If you like me, you’ll like yourself too. I didn’t ask for that.

Still, he seemed to like her to some degree, seeing the bright smile on her lips.

“Put your changed clothes in. I’ll be paying.”

Serena left the seat for a while to leave the changed clothes inside the demon king’s stone.

In the meantime, I handed the clerk one of the jewels I had brought.

“This is… What is it?”

“It’s the price of clothes.”

“……Yes?”

After a while, the clerk slapped himself on the cheek.

Then he shook his head and looked back at the jewel I held out.

“The money to pay for this…”

“You don’t have to go back.”

“Yes? But this is too much.”

“It’s called the price for making good clothes.”

I liked Serena too, and most of all, I had a good eye.

I was willing to pay this much.

After hesitating for a while, the clerk said that if there were more clothes he liked, he could take anything, and accepted the jewelry.

“I’ve got it sorted out. Let’s start now.”

“Wait a minute before we go, why did you write that?”

She clearly told her to leave her change of clothes behind, but Serena was wearing the robe she was wearing over her dress.

“When the fact that I’m here gets into Evil’s ears, it’s troublesome. So I need to cover her face to some degree.”

Serena blurted out as if it were a matter of course.

Then her eyes widened and she spoke hastily.

“Come to think of it, you didn’t wear a mask.”

“It’s okay, my appearance will be blurry in the eyes of the people around me.”

The sage said he would help to avoid being caught, so I just covered it up.

“Thank God. I still have to cover.”

She couldn’t help it if that was what she thought, but she felt it was a waste to cover her face.

I handed her her straw hat that was hanging from her stall.

“Oran? What is this?”

“I told you it was hot. Wouldn’t it be better to wear a hat than cover your face like that?”

Just because she said it was hot. Of course, she might have had a bit of selfish desire to keep seeing her in one piece.

“If you are, then so be it.”

She stared blankly at the hat I held out and took off her robe.

Serena wearing a hat with a white ribbon. As if this was her original pair, her hat blended well with her, reminiscent of an aristocratic lady at her picnic.

Then I guess I’ll be her knight to escort her.

Is it because I feel that way? This time, I gave Serena her hand first.

After staring at my outstretched hand for a while, she blushed and grabbed her cheek.

“Is there a place you want to visit next?”

“I just visited the place I wanted, so I want you to decide this time.”

It’s a place I want to go with Serena. I thought about it for a while and spit it out.