Chapter 80 (2/2)

”...Thank you.”

Dum blushed at the simple words as SoYoon called March to tell him that Dor had been saved. A few moments later, March and Li ran in. SoYoon handed Dor to the two of them and explained what had happened.

”Thank you!”

”Really, thank you…”

March and Li teared up gratefully as they looked at Dum's face. However, Dum had no interest in them and continued to glance over at SoYoon.

Unlike when she was at his house, her bangs were over her face, and she had the mask on, so it was hard to see her expression. But somehow, he seemed to be able to sense her position and her feelings. Her head was lowered slightly, resting on his left arm. Dum couldn't help but smile a little.

Since two people needed to see Doctor, they all headed over to see him. And after they had left, Alice came out from hiding from a place a few meters away.

Alice ground her teeth as she saw them getting farther away from her.

In the original story, Duke kidnaps Dor when she comes out to meet Alice. After hearing the news late, March runs to save his sister but finds her too late, her body already cold. Losing his mind at his sister's death, March tries to kill Duke, but Duke is protected by Heart, who knows that Wonderland's citizens need Duke's skills. Unable to get proper revenge, March goes insane and starts to murder people without reason until Alice brings him back to sanity.

Twins saving Dor and March and Li thanking him for it were nowhere in the original story. Alice glared at the back of Li. That girl that rolled in from out of nowhere was messing everything up.

***

After checking Dor, Doctor predicted that it would be at least five hours until she woke up. Dum was in a more serious state. Chemicals had burned his hand and parts of his arm below his left elbow.

Even so, he refused Doctor's treatment and instead bought ointment and a bandage and handed them to SoYoon. She stared at them for a long time and eventually took them.

SoYoon treated Dum at her house. Dum sat on the sofa and didn't take his eyes off of her as she sterilized his wound. He noted her fluttering white lashes, her smooth cheeks, her cute pale lips.

As his gaze got progressively hotter, she glared at him. They had already sat close so that she could treat him, but the space between them got smaller.

”Give me some space,” SoYoon reprimanded coldly. Dum made a face, pretending he was in pain—although he had forgotten his distress while staring at SoYoon.

”Stop acting like a baby.”

”I'm not acting like a baby. It hurts,” Dum said, casting his eyes down. Although her expression was hard, she seemed to have decided to be a bit lenient with him, so he carried on. As she bandaged him, Dum put his lips lightly to her cheek then moved toward her ear.

”Aren't you going to ask why I went to save her?” his gentle voice asked her. She didn't answer him, but he didn't mind.

”You know the reason, don't you?”

There was no reason for Twins to save Dor. And yet, he had gone over there to do it, even getting hurt in the process. There was only one reason for him to do that.

SoYoon tied a small knot after wrapping his arm with the bandages. As she had done on Earth, she tied it in a pretty butterfly shape, which Dum touched carefully. It was as if he had found a hidden personality within her. Unable to resist any longer, he cleared away the ointment and bandages and fell onto the sofa, hugging her.

”What are you doing?”

SoYoon's voice was blunt, but that in itself sounded cute to Dum. He massaged her lips with his fingertips as he spoke to her.

”If you resist, it will hurt…me.”

She had been ready to fight him at the first part of his sentence, but on the last word, she blinked.

”I got this wound exclusively for you, so you wouldn't hurt me, would you?”

She could practically hear those words hidden beneath his statement.

Dum relaxed his arms. Naturally, the two bodies came into close contact. SoYoon could feel his pounding heart underneath his thin shirt. His heartbeat was a truthful profession of his feelings.

”Can I kiss you?”

When she opened her mouth to answer, he shook his head and stopped her.

”No, I'm going to kiss you.”

He licked her slightly open lips, and his tongue pushed its way inside. SoYoon's hand slapped his forehead. It was like a mother scolding her child. Dum didn't know how normal mothers were supposed to act, yet he felt a strange maternal sense about the situation.

”If you ask a question, then wait for the answer.”

Dum realized that SoYoon's voice was a bit softer than usual. He leaned his body closer.

”Can I?”

”No.”

Even though it was a rejection, Dum's eyes smiled. He hadn't gone to save Dor expecting anything in particular, but through what had happened today, he'd found her weak spot.

She was weak to those who were weak, actions were stronger than words, and most importantly, she had a soft spot for anyone who considered her feelings. He had thought that she was a blunt and cold girl, but she was a girl who lived in this world with little tact. He felt that he had seen the real SoYoon for the first time.

That day, Dum left the ointment and bandages that Doctor gave him at SoYoon's house.