Why Are You Becoming a Villain Again?

ght she would run rampant again if I let go of her arm.

 

“…Do you want flowers?” I asked.

 

“Of course!”

 

The answer came in a blink of an eye as if it was obvious.

 

I hummed.
Still grabbing her wrists with one hand, I reached out with my remaining hand and picked up the flower I had taken out earlier to smell and put it in Keirsey’s hair; It went well with her beautiful silver hair.

 

“…Hmph.”

 

But Keirsey shook her head.

 

“…What does it mean now, Oppa!”

 

“…I…”

 

She was so dissatisfied that she was still complaining.
It looked like she was about to cry any moment now.

 

'You can’t congratulate me when I won.
But what is this? Getting upset about something so silly.'

 

She continued:

 

“And..! It was a flower we grew together..! How can you easily present it to another woman without saying a word?”

 

“…You helped so I can't even take a single flower?”

 

“Oppa!!”

 

When she came out like this, it was not like I had nothing to say.
The words I didn't say because they seemed silly to me poured out.
Taking a deep breath, I asked:

 

“Keirsey, where were you?”

 

“What?”

 

“If you wanted to receive my gift, shouldn't you have supported me? You could have at least told your Oppa to be strong and that you believed me…”

 

“…Ah..”

 

“Throughout the tournament, I looked at both of you whenever I beat an opponent.
But, weren't you both sulky?”

 

Power drained from Keirsey’s arms.
But when I started it was best to pour out everything.

 

“Rather, the people who insulted me cheered me on more.”

 

Keirsey shut her mouth and looked down at the floor.

 

“…..”

 

“You promised you would cheer for me.
Then why did you both just stand still? I think we met eyes a few times, didn’t you feel that I was waiting for your support?”

 

Asena and Keirsey didn’t support me to the point of being sad.

 

Asena waved her hand a little, could it even be called supporting me? Considering the bond we had built, this was an insufficient level.

 

If it were me and the twins had been competing in some form of competition, I would have cheered enthusiastically.

 

After all, it was only the twins who knew I was fighting at a disadvantage.
Only the twins would have known that my victory was never as simple as it appeared.

 

Still, they didn’t support me.

 

Whether it was because of any mysterious reason or because they really hated me, I couldn’t get any response from the two whose support I wanted the most.

 

“Didn't you think I would be sad about this?”

 

I really felt like I was the adopted child of the Pryster, who was abandoned – that everyone was talking about behind the scenes.

 

It was a really unpleasant feeling.
So I dared to give that flower to Daisy even more.

 

“Asena?”

 

When I asked Asena, she turned her head away.
There seemed to be nothing left for me to say anymore and only a somber silence was left behind.

 

'What am I doing on this fine day?'

 

After sighing, I let Keirsey cry and sat down on the floor.
I even began to take off my armor; Whether they were sad or not wasn't my part.

 

“…..”

 

“…..”

 

Outside the tent, the unquenchable heat was overflowing.
The sounds of laughter and singing, drums and musical instruments, were heard.
It was the exact opposite of inside the tent, which was still wrapped in a somber silence.

 

I had vowed not to bring such a topic in front of the two of them initially, but this seemed to be unavoidable.
In the end, as much as I loved them, I had a desire for recognition as well.

 

It was said that men lived on recognition and women lived on love, I was no different.

 

As I roughly took off my gear, Keirsey sneaked up to my right and sat down.

 

She grabbed my hand hesitantly like a puppy and said.

 

“…Sorry.”

 

She seemed to have really felt bad at my words.

 

There were times when I had to scold them like this.
Whether it was because I was too tolerant or perhaps because they took my love as my weakness, sometimes they didn’t seem to understand my feelings at all.

 

“Okay.”

 

I accepted Keirsey's apology on the outside but I did not try to hide my hurt feelings either.

 

I shouldn’t behave like this, but sometimes I can't help but act childish.

 

Asena also came and sat quietly next to me—

 

“…”

 

—But she said nothing.

 

I also stopped acting and just sat still.

 

Kirsey continued:

 

“…Just… Just because I’m so envious of her…that’s why I’m so angry…”

 

She couldn't even finish sentences properly and just kept making excuses while crying; tears were running down her cheeks.

 

Was it because her cute face was distorted because of irregular breathing, tears, and snot, or was it because she was my little sister in the end? I just couldn't see her cry like that.

 

I sighed and hugged her head.

 

She was easily dragged and fell on my lap, but Keirsey continued to weep.

 

“….okay.
stop.”

 

“I was wrong…
It was all my mistake..”

 

“It's okay.
Today is a good day, let’s stop now.”

 

I gently patted her on her back to comfort her.

 

Asena quietly murmured next to me.

 

“…You were great.”

 

Belated support was sent.

 

“…Is that so?” I smiled.

 

Asena flinched slightly from the side.

 

Because of disturbing incidents of the past, I was unable to understand her true intentions now.

 

Usually, she used to show this hesitant behavior when she wanted a warm hug.
I couldn’t fully understand her intentions now with a dull head, so I did what I felt like: I raised my hand and pulled Asena toward me.

 

She was also dragged without any resistance and rested her head on my shoulder.

 

“…Next time, I’ll cheer you, really,” she said.
“Please…
It's because I was sad…”

 

“…..”

 

Asena gently rubbed her head on my shoulder and a fragrant scent assaulted my nose.

 

We sat like this for a few more minutes.

 

The peace found again calmed my mind a little.
It was as if I had regained the time we had spent in the Pryster estate.
After such a long time, I finally relaxed in the peaceful, silent atmosphere.

 

“….Oppa.”

 

Keirsey had already stopped crying and was resting comfortably in my lap, at that time Asena called me.

 

“Yes?”

 

“……Then… were those flowers originally for us?”

 

“…Yes.”

 

“…”

 

I could feel the atmosphere that had descended heavily on my skin becoming lighter.

 

“…And why did you give it to Daisy?”

 

I shrugged; Of course, I didn't have any intention behind giving Daisy that flower.
At that time, I just felt like it.

 

After seeing me casually shrugging my shoulders, Asena smiled softly.

 

She pulled her hair behind her ear and looked into my eyes.

 

“…Then the most beautiful girl is…”

 

I also looked into her eyes head-on.

 

“Oh, that’s real.
Daisy was, wow! … So beautiful.”

 

Asena’s expression hardened immediately at my words that were uttered with admiration.