Chapter 58 (1/2)

Chapter 58: Chapter 6 Sudden Change-6

The moment SoYoon left Heart's house, she messaged Mad Hatter and Baby. She explained what happened to Mad Hatter and how she should go about remedying it. She asked Baby for intel about Cheshire. Then she headed home. On her way back, she got a reply from Baby. It asked her to wait a day.

Nearing her house, she found a familiar face waiting in front of it. It was Twins, Tweedle Dee. He was muttering to himself and kicking the glass door. Then, bored, he started to pick at the old black color sheet stuck on the door. Having walked closer, she could hear what he was mumbling.

”Blondie, why does she live in a place like this? Sh*t. I can't even see inside.”

”What does it matter to you where I live?”

He had been so concentrating on removing the sheet that he hadn't realized how close SoYoon had come. Only after hearing her voice did he realize who she was, and he jumped in surprise, removing his hand.

”Oh, uh. You're here.”

He laughed awkwardly. There were pieces of black under his fingernails. He clenched his fists to hide them and walked toward SoYoon.

”What are you doing?” she asked, not trying to hide her exasperation with him. Enraged by her tone, he turned away from her with an annoyed expression. She could see his lips stick out in a pout.

”Why are you picking at that?”

”F*ck, because you weren't coming home…! Where were you all day! Huh? Every time I come, your house is always empty…”

”Requests.”

It meant there was nothing she needed to explain to him. Lost for words, Dee moved his mouth silently and scratched his head. She stared at his messed-up silklike hair and asked, ”Why'd you come?”

”...Do you like that girl? Alice or whatever?”

”She likes me.” Those were three well-chosen words intended to make Twins feel uncomfortable. Not knowing why that was offensive to them, they fretted over it and went to see SoYoon. Even the peculiar feeling they felt last time didn't bother them.

For them, it was good timing. SoYoon responded truthfully without much emotion upon hearing the one name she didn't necessarily want to hear at the moment.

”Not particularly.”

”Huh? Really? Then do you hate her?”

”Not particularly.”

At her curt response, Dee's eyes grew wide, and he started to complain about her answer to his second question.

”Sh*t, what kind of answer is that…?”

Thinking that this conversation was useless, she headed to her door. The wind blew the scent of vetiver into the air, and Dee got up close to her and sniffed.

”Blondie, you smell a bit...Something smells fishy.”

Unlike her usual soap scent, this smell didn't arouse his hunger one bit. He frowned. He felt as if someone had swallowed the meal he had been hoping to have. SoYoon didn't care one bit about how he felt, however, and turned around to go inside her house. Dee reached out his hand as he watched the shaking door.

Because it was old, the door was dirty, and the dried color sheet on the glass blocked his view of the inside. Dee knew what was on the other side of that door. Even so, he felt strangely nervous as he placed his hand over the door.

The door, of course, was cold. He pushed it slightly as it opened smoothly and saw SoYoon inside. She took off her mask and sword and turned her head to face him.

Dee brazenly walked in and plopped onto the sofa. He tried to ignore the bed he had once rolled off.

”Don't you have any manners? Aren't you even going to offer a guest a drink? Huh?”

SoYoon snorted. Manners! That wasn't a word worthy to come out of Tweedle Dee's mouth. He had decided to be brazen today, however, so he tapped the table with his toe and complained.

”What kind of hospitality is this for a guest?”

SoYoon placed a cup of tap water in front of him. Dee wasn't thirsty, so he just glanced at it.

”Is that why you came to see me? Because of Alice?”

”Huh? What, yes...that's right.”

”Then you don't have to worry. We have no relationship.”

Dee blinked, and his face slightly reddened. He swept back his hair and turned his head to hide it, but sensing the white-haired head staring at him, he yelled.

”Who—who said I care about that?”

”Okay.”

”F*ck, did that girl say something weird? I should have just taken a bite out of her then.”