“Hah?! Iris?! What the… what is this!!”
Jjuuk- Jjuuk-
“H-Heuk? D-Don’t… Aah?!”
Chyuap- Jwaap-
“♥♥?!?!! I-I’m going to get angry!! If you keep this up, I’ll really get mad…!!”
Chyuwoook-!!
“Hooook?!?!! ♥♥”
Iris.
Who is she?
Not only is she a high elf named Hailey, known as the main consort, but she also holds the honor of being the 2nd place in the popularity poll of The Indomitable Hero novel.
With her pure white hair and sparkling sapphire-like blue eyes that shine like the sea.
Always putting others first and having a self-sacrificing, devoted personality.
She was a character that made you think, “Is this what happens when an angel descends?”
Of course, even without those traits, there was another reason for her popularity.
‘An unrequited love.’
A heartbreaking sentiment that tugged at the readers’ sympathy.
Always dedicating herself to others.
Yet, she was always tormented by her own lonely struggle.
The reason Iris was in such despair was simply because she harbored feelings for someone just like herself.
The only character in The Indomitable Hero novel set to love someone of the same gender.
From the very beginning of the novel, Iris had been in love with just one girl.
That girl was none other than someone I knew all too well.
My beloved younger sister.
Lily.
From the first glance, Iris fell for Lily, always hovering around her with loving eyes.
However, the problem was that same-sex relationships were strictly prohibited in the temple.
In the end, not wanting to disappoint those around her, Iris had to forcefully suppress her overflowing emotions during her passionate age of love.
By the latter part of the novel, she resigned to her feelings and ended up bitterly becoming just a friend of the protagonist in the party.
There were plenty of fans who pitied her.
So much so that readers begged for a dedicated heroine just for Iris.
I was also one of those readers who felt quite sorry for Iris.
Deep down, I wished for her and Lily to end up together in the story.
Always sacrificing for the happiness of others, yet unable to find her own.
What kind of monster could hate someone like that?
Yeah.
Iris was definitely that kind of character.
One who didn’t know how to express greed.
A foolishly innocent and kind girl.
….But.
If that’s the case.
“Hah… chest… chest….”
Chyu-aap-
“Wha…?! ♥♥”
Who is this woman, clutching her chest and gasping for breath?!
“R-Really sorry!!!!”
Kneeling on two knees, the pure white girl was desperately seeking forgiveness.
“……”
Her face looked as if she had fire under her skin, trembling in agitation, tears welling up in her eyes.
“I… I must have gone crazy… m-my sanity… disappeared…”
I had already distanced myself from her long ago.
I stepped back toward the window, tearing the curtain to cover my body while glaring at her.
“I… I didn’t mean to… my hands just moved on their own…”
“…..”
“I… why… n-no, I didn’t mean to…”
Iris mumbled and stuttered for a while.
“Ugh… u…”
When I didn’t respond, she plopped onto the floor, trembling in distress.
…
…
…
After a while, only silence filled the quiet classroom.
I couldn’t help but throw a word at her, feeling annoyed.
“Perverted saintess.”
“Ugh…!!”
At my words, Iris looked up with a face full of grievance and began to scream.
“It’s all your fault, isn’t it?!”
“….What?”
“It’s because you seduced me first!!”
“M-Me?! When?!”
When I said it in disbelief, Iris shouted at me.
“Shaking your bare chest in front of me!! If that’s not seducing me, then what is it?!!”
“Ugh? Th-That’s…”
“You clearly wanted me to touch you! The pervert is you!!”
“Wha…?!”
“I’ve held back all this time!! It’s your fault that the goddess found out everything!!!!”
“….”
“You idiot!! Pervert!! Bitch!! Shameless person!!”
As I stared at her with a dumbfounded expression, Iris, who had been glaring at me for a while, soon bowed her head and started to cry pitifully.
“Uuuh… it’s not true….. I’m sorry… it’s my fault, but I blamed you…”
“A… alright…”
“I’m trash… I can only do sexual harassment… I have no qualifications as a saint… trash….”
It was like she was bipolar, suddenly shifting emotions. I couldn’t adapt to her sudden mood changes.
“Heeek… I’m sorry… I’m sorry….”
But seeing her cry so sorrowfully made me feel a strange sense of guilt.
‘…..Yeah. It’s not all her fault, right?’
Even if I didn’t realize it, I indeed had shown her my bare chest.
Moreover, Iris was a lesbian.
And being a student at her age, her sexual drive was likely at its peak.
In terms of South Korea, it would be comparable to a vigorous adolescent boy being shaken by a super beauty.
Iris, who had been continuously suppressing her feelings until now, must have been given a shock akin to a bomb.
In the end, it was my carelessness that led to this.
I sighed deeply and slowly approached Iris again, patting her back.
“…..?”
She looked up at me with reddened eyes.
Her sparkling blue eyes glistened with tears, making them look even more beautiful.
“…..Iris, I understand.”
“…..Yes?”
At my words, her eyes widened in surprise.
‘….If she’s apologizing this much, I should accept it.’
“I’ll accept it. So please get up.”
“R-Really?”
“Yes.”
Seeing her face brighten up made my heart warm without me realizing it.
Yes. Just knowing she was safe was a huge joy for me.
How shocked I was the first time I saw her.
Iris, who had been bleeding profusely to the point where it felt like she could die any moment.
At that moment, it felt like my heart fell to the floor.
And the reason Iris was hurt was surely all my fault.
I had expected this to happen.
After all, it was an event from the novel.
The demonic race, which had been hidden for centuries, made its declaration of war, and this was the first calamity that would occur in the story.
The academy invasion incident.
While there might have been reasons for their declaration.
What they ultimately aimed for was the saintess’s death.
Had I not shown up this time, Iris would have presumably lost her life in vain.
However, in the original work, Iris was able to escape unharmed.
In the early story, Robin always approached Iris to win her affection.
So in the end, during the invasion, Robin was beside Iris and was able to protect her without any issue.
And thus, a connection with the saintess began, leading to an event where Iris would join the hero’s party.
But now, the original plot had become completely twisted.
And the reason for it? It could only be me.
In the end, Iris getting hurt like this boiled down to all my fault.
The very reason I came here was due to ridiculous hearsays that I never could have imagined in the original storyline.
Yet, I couldn’t just let it go, which is why I had to check it with my own eyes.
Hoping that those nonsensical rumors were false.
Wraak –
“Eh? A-Ah, Iris?”
The warmth radiating from her body.
As I snapped back to reality and looked ahead, I saw Iris, tears in her eyes, holding onto me tightly.
Startled by her sudden physical affection, I tried to push her away.
But her desperate grip on me made it impossible to do so.
“Huk… truly… thank you… for accepting me….. I’ve been struggling so much during this time…”
With tears flowing, Iris began her confession.
“I couldn’t tell anyone… in the end, I had no choice but to endure alone….”
“….”
“But now that you accept me… huk… I’m so happy…”
Feeling a slight ache in my heart at her sorrowful confession.
‘…It’s exactly like in the novel…’
She wanted to share love more than anyone, yet she had no choice but to live more bitterly than anyone.
A character both pitiful and heart-wrenching.
When I patted her back with a sense of sympathy.
Iris hugged me even tighter.
“…Hang in there, Iris.”
“…But now it’s okay… I found someone who accepts me.”
“Glad to hear that.”
“Though it’s our first meeting today, I hope we get along well from now on.”
“Sure, but…”
…Huh?
Something felt off in the flow of the conversation.
As I looked at Iris with a puzzled expression, she gazed at me with a flushed face, smiling brightly.
“I’m so happy. To think someone as beautiful as you shares the same feelings as me.”
“Y-Yes?”
“I’ll dedicate my life to you… So from now on, please… love me too…”
“E-Eh?!”
“Where should we go for our first date? Since it’s our first meeting, it would be nice to spend time getting to know each other, right? How about going to a nearby café to talk—”
“W-Wait a second…”
Something was definitely off.
Could it be that she misunderstood my acceptance as a consent to her affections?
N-No, I meant I’d accept the apology!
Hehe… I’m good with any plans you want; you pick!
With a face like a lovesick girl, Iris looked at me, and I felt completely lost.
Hey.
You like Lily, right?
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