100 – How to Knock Down the Residents of the Comedy World!
“Hmm…”
Lian wiped the back of his neck, letting out a sigh. Normally, he would have said he’ll come back another time and left, but today he was given the mission of “keep Noah for a surprise party!”
Because of that, he could only look towards the bathroom with an ambiguous expression.
“He’s probably showering, so maybe I can buy some time before party preparations?”
If it hadn’t been long since he started showering, Noah would naturally take his time to come out without Lian having to hold him back. Considering the time it would take to dry his hair and change clothes, it felt like going back to the kitchen was a better choice.
While Lian was busy turning on the hope circuit, the sound of water from the bathroom suddenly stopped.
“He’s probably coming out soon.”
“Ah…”
Lian let out a sigh of regret. He quickly brushed off his disappointment.
“Well, I had to tell him that we have to leave Cardishan anyway. Let’s think positively.”
With that in mind, Lian turned his gaze towards the bathroom. Even if they were of the same gender, it would be awkward to stare as if waiting for a friend to come out naked.
Lian’s gaze turned towards Julianna.
“Um, Julianna? Shouldn’t you give Noah some space now that he’s finished showering?”
“Oh! Yes, that would be a good idea.”
Julianna giggled and got up from her seat. At the same time, Noah’s voice could be heard from the bathroom.
“Julianna, all the towels are gone. Can you bring me one?”
“What…?!”
Lian’s body froze like a statue at Noah’s casual request. Lian’s gaze went back and forth between the bathroom and Julianna.
“Are they… in that kind of relationship?!”
As that thought became clear on Lian’s face, Julianna let out a small sigh and spoke.
[Sure, I’ll bring it right away.]
“Heh…!”
Lian was so startled that he quickly backed away and pressed himself against the door. His face flushed and his eyes darted around nervously.
“Now, let me think, how much of an age difference is there?”
As Lian was blowing out steam above his head, something flew towards him and hit him in the chest. Reflexively, Lian caught the object that was about to fall to the ground. It was a dry towel.
“Huh? Why is this…?”
[Then should I, as a woman, bring it to you?]
“But just now, Noah clearly…”
[That was directed at me since I’m the only one in the room. If it was left at the door, he would have picked it up and gone in by himself. But since you’re here, there’s no need for that.]
With a shrug, Julianne went back to her original position and started reading her book. Lian looked down at the towel with a puzzled expression.
His face, which had been burning hot, had now returned to its normal temperature. Lian let out a long sigh of relief inwardly.
“Phew, that’s a relief. No matter what, it’s a bit strange when the age difference is over a hundred years.”
Lian’s personal guess was that the age difference between Julianne and Noah was at least a hundred years, even though he couldn’t know for sure.
Feeling relieved that his friend was over a hundred years older, and not in a romantic relationship with a ghost, Lian neatly folded the crumpled towel and headed towards the bathroom.
Thunk.
Noah, who was tired of waiting, opened the bathroom door slightly and spoke.
“Julianne?”
At Noah’s urging, Lian hurriedly approached the bathroom. The bathroom door was made of semi-transparent glass, making it look like it was mosaic-treated on the inside. Lian looked at the silhouette behind the opaque door and thought.
“Why does Noah seem so small like this?”
He couldn’t be sure because of the opaque door, but Noah’s shoulders seemed narrower and his waist seemed thinner than usual. Lian raised an eyebrow and pondered.
“Perhaps I’ve been seeing Noah as too much of an adult until now.”
Lian, who always tried to take care of the children, relied quite a bit on Noah, who became the center of attention for others.
Like a child who discovers that their father’s back is smaller than they thought, Lian looked at Noah’s hunched body through the translucent door, feeling a bit sentimental.
“What does it mean to have a good friend! Let’s strive to be someone they can rely on when things get tough!”
Lian made that commitment silently in their heart and grabbed the slightly open door. Apart from their previous intention to be a good friend to Noah, they also had a mischievous desire and pulled the door forcefully.
Lian swung the door wide open and laughed mischievously.
“Well, here’s someth-… oof!”
“Uh, uh?”
Lian, who couldn’t even defeat the big boss of the underworld or the gods in another world, spilled coffee and fell backward. Noah, unable to comprehend what had just happened, stared wide-eyed at Lian with a bewildered expression.
“What’s, wha..? What, uh? L-Lian?”
The broken Noah began to stutter and take steps back. A pool of blood started forming on the floor, centered around Lian, who had fallen.
The face that was stained with embarrassment and surprise began to be tinged with worry.
“L-Lian? Are you okay?!”
If it were an ordinary person, they would have bled to death from excessive bleeding without any problem. But Noah threw his embarrassment aside and hurriedly approached Lian.
“Lian! Lian! J-Juliana! It’s Lian!”
[Hmm…]
Juliana’s gaze, flying towards Lian and Noah, trembled uncontrollably.
[“I never imagined it would turn out like this…?”]
The scene she had imagined was more like “Uh, what’s this, Noah?!”,” Ah! What are you doing!” It wasn’t like a murder scene. Juliana looked at Noah with a suspicious face and spoke.
[Could it be that you stabbed Lian thinking he was a pervert?]
“There’s no way that could happen!”
Noah was so taken aback that his body trembled, and tears welled up in his eyes. The overlapping shock and confusion made it impossible for him to calm his emotions.
“Ugh…”
“…! Lian! Are you awake?!”
“Ugh, why am I… *cough*!”
Puh-hwak!
As soon as Lian opened his eyes, blood poured out of his body, drenching his pure white skin, and he fainted. Although a white mist covered Noah’s body, the distance between them was so close that Noah saw many things about Lian.
“What, what do I do!”
[ First, why don’t you put on some clothes? ]
“Ah!”
Upon hearing Juliana’s words, Noah realized his current state, covering his upper body with both arms and blushing like blood. He didn’t know what to do and shook his head in confusion. The desire to help Lian clashed with the desire to hide his body, preventing him from making a proper judgment.
Juliana sighed softly and spoke.
[ I’ll take Lian to the bed, so you wash off the blood from your body and put on some clothes. ]
Juliana pushed the bewildered Noah into the bathroom and carried Lian into the air, placing him gently on the bed. She didn’t forget to wipe his face with the towel he was holding.
[ Is this guy really sick? Why is there suddenly so much blood… ]
At first, she thought maybe he had gotten overly excited and sprayed nosebleed everywhere after seeing an erotic scene. Such scenes often appeared in the romance novels she had read. However, even with a large amount of blood, it was too much.
It made more sense that a hidden illness had burst out upon witnessing Noah’s shocking scene.
After roughly wiping Lian’s face, Juliana undressed him. It couldn’t be helped as his clothes were soaked with blood.
[Huh?]
Juliana looked down at Lian’s upper body with a bewildered expression. He had a firm body with fair skin. It matched well with his handsome face.
[Why is there no trace at all?]
Juliana had clearly heard the story through Noah that Lian had suffered a terrible experiment. She had also heard that there were severe scars on his body, and she had even seen them with her own eyes. But the body in front of her was as smooth as if it had never suffered.
[This can’t be possible.]
Juliana started to feel Lian’s body with a bewildered expression. It was an action that came from the thought that there must be at least one trace somewhere.
Creak!
Noah, who was worried about Lian, heard the sound of him washing off the blood stains on his body and roughly opening the bathroom door.
“Juliana, is Lian okay -…?”
As soon as Noah’s gaze landed on the bed, he couldn’t help but tremble like crazy. Lian half naked, and Juliana feeling him up like that.
Noah heard something snap in his head.
[Ah, Noah, did you wash up? But more importantly, I found something strange… Huh? Wait a minute? Noah? Master? Why are you wearing black?]
Not long after, a sound of “pahak!” echoed in Noah’s room. However, it was a sound that no one could hear except Noah and Lian.
After a while, the misunderstanding between Juliana and Noah was finally resolved. Noah looked at Juliana with a stern gaze and spoke.
“Even so, you shouldn’t touch someone else’s body so casually.”
[You’re so mean… Hmph.]
Juliana sniffled and touched her throbbing head. Ignoring her, Noah quickly put on his clothes and used his magic tool.
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His body grew larger and his shoulders widened. The large chest that seemed like it would fall off took on a perky shape. Noah wrapped bandages around it, making it completely flat.
The shirt that had been shouting “Save me!” changed into a state of “Whew, I’m alive.”
Noah approached Lian as soon as he finished dressing.
“Lian…”
When Noah looked down at Lian with a gaze full of concern, Juliana approached, stroking her head, and blurted out the thoughts she had.
[Something feels off.]