Surrounded by jeers, Evenel hung her head, covering her ears with both hands. She simply wished for everything to end quickly at this moment.

It was then. A voice that broke through all the noise and awakened her reverie was heard.

“Miss!”

When Evenel lifted her head, the owner of that desperate cry was Ria. Even in a situation where she was bleeding profusely from her arm, she screamed again with all her might.

“Run to the entrance, Miss! I will buy you time.”

“I can’t, Ria.”

Evenel shook her head. Without Aran, she could do nothing.

“You can do it, Miss.”

‘You can do it, sister.’

The moment she heard the words Aran used to cheer her on habitually, she unconsciously dropped her hands that were covering her ears.

‘That can’t be.’

But contrary to her thought, Evenel reflexively looked around, as if searching for a trace of her younger sibling.

Instead of Aran, what caught her eye was Ria’s desperate face.

Even in a lifeordeath situation where she could die from a monster, she was determined to protect herself at all costs.

‘She’s… protecting me.’

Looking back at the past few days, Ria had been like that since the moment they first met.

Even when no one cared about something like her, Ria sincerely took care of her. Even when she had given up on herself, Ria was always affectionate.

‘Princess, does it not suit your taste? Shall I prepare something else?’

‘The sunlight is wonderful today. Would you like to go out for a bit?’

‘I am here. So don’t worry.’

Always with a warm smile, being a solid support like her younger sibling Aran.

‘But what am I pathetically doing right now?’

Evenel didn’t attempt to change a destiny that was already determined. She simply complied. The fact that this place was a world inside a novel also played a part.

After all, this body and even Ria were merely characters.

‘No.’

The warm heat holding her hand, that blood was saying that she was a living being.

At this moment, she realized the truth that she had been avoiding.

This is already my world, and now the master of this body is me.

‘Am I going to lose someone who gives to me like this again?’

Losing precious people right in front of her eyes once was enough. She didn’t want to let go of it powerlessly again.

Evenel gripped the revolver again. At that moment, the voice that had been tormenting her resounded once more in her head.

What are you holding the gun for?

“I want to protect, want to… save.”

The moment Ria’s figure overlapped with Aran’s last appearance, Evenel slowly opened her eyes that had been closed. Her red pupils, which had lost their vitality, were shining brightly.

The spectators, seated in the audience, were busy ridiculing Evenel, who was doing nothing, and Ria, who was about to be devoured by the monster.

“This is why you should choose your master well.”

“It’s really pitiful.”

“After all, you can’t escape from the monster; it’s a meaningless sacrifice.”

It was then.

Bang!

A gunshot that pierced through numerous voices was heard.

The eyes of those who were fixated on Ria all turned to one place. It was the same for Shuher.

And at the end of it, Evenel was standing, aiming the barrel of the gun towards the sky.

At that sight, Shuher unknowingly dropped his hand that had been holding his jaw. It was evident to him at a glance. The air surrounding her had changed completely.

As if she had become a different person in an instant.

(This is a time separator.)

Evenel, who had aimed the gun at the sky, lowered it and aimed at the monster. Her eyes, without a small tremor, stared solely at the monster.

“Your opponent is me. Don’t be mistaken.”

This body had never held a gun before, but her stance showed the result of the training she had devoted her entire life to, utterly flawless.

The trembling that was felt just by looking at the gun was completely gone.

It was the image of Aran before losing everything.

Never yielding to any hardship, rising again no matter how many times she fell, and shining the most when holding a gun.

As the sudden gunshot caused the monster to stop, Evenel didn’t miss the opportunity and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
The bullet that swiftly flew struck her target accurately in the leg, and the monster withdrew several steps from Lia, screaming in agony.

Evenel quickly rushed to her side.

“Are you alright, Lia?”

“Miss, how in the world…”

Lia, who had sensed death, couldn’t believe the situation at all. What had happened was like a miracle.

Finding a bleeding arm that had been scratched by claws, Evenel tore the hem of her dress and wrapped the wound. To stop the bleeding, if even a little.

“I’m sorry for hurting you, for involving you in this terrible thing.”

“No, I naturally…”

“Don’t worry, I’ll get us out of here soon.”

Lia saw Evenel’s smile for the first time in a long while. But the feeling itself was different from what she had seen before.

Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me

One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.

Synopsis:

Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.

But this is still far from enough.

He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.

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