219 – Bachelor Party
Ian stands in front of the mirror with a somewhat solemn expression.
“….”
He glared at himself in the mirror and then brought the knife in his hand towards his face.
-Jiik.
The sound of drawing something resonates.
Soon, his cut hair fell to the ground in a clump.
-Jiik. Ji profit.
Every time the knife passed by, layers of black hair piled up under his feet.
The hair on the side of his head, which had grown shaggy due to not being touched by him for a long time, gradually began to shrink closer to his helmet, and after a while, the side of his head that became even cooler was revealed.
He paused his hand for a moment and began to turn his head left and right, comparing the two sides.
“This isn’t that bad.”
He shook it off with his hand and smiled as if he was satisfied.
Before going to the engagement ceremony, Ian wanted to straighten his hair, which he had been putting off for a while.
Sensing Barikang’s absence keenly, he turned his back and cut off the back of his head with his hand mirror.
As I washed the hair off his body and came out of the bathroom, I noticed clothes that were not there before. It looks like employees were visiting while the hair was being cut.
There was a note left on the neatly folded clothes asking me to change into these in the evening.
When I picked up the clothes and unfolded them, a familiar yet unfamiliar shape was revealed.
What is this called? Tail-coat? Tuxedo?
The end of the clothing, called a tail tuxedo, was split on both sides, reminiscent of a fin.
‘Yeong-seok, who had been dating this girl and eventually showed the limits of his speed, wore clothes like this at her wedding.’
The only clothes I could wear were suits bought by teachers, so this was quite a strange outfit for me.
But if you have to wear it, you should wear it.
Although it looks mysterious, showing up to the engagement ceremony wearing a shabby hoodie was kind of an accident.
I stood in front of the mirror wearing a bow tie that I really didn’t like, and it seemed like there was something to it.
‘They say the clothes are wings, and that’s exactly what they are.’
Always a baggy hoodie and worn-out jeans. Sometimes, when I was conscious of the gaze of those around me, I would only wear shabby leather pants and a cotton t-shirt, but now that I was wearing this luxurious outfit, it felt different.
Tall, straight legs and broad shoulders. On the other hand, even the small head.
If you just look at the proportions, you could say celebrities should go away, but why have I never held a woman’s hand until recently?
‘Well, that’s a thing of the past now.’
If I were to be honest, I laughed out loud because it looked like I was living in two houses.
“…But it’s a bit tight.”
Everything else was fine, but the bottom part didn’t take my size into consideration. Because the default alter ego had already popped out.
I couldn’t be remembered as a black-haired, blond guy, so I pinned the limp body in a straight line to my stomach and buttoned it up.
The end is slightly visible, so when you pull up your pants, it’s barely covered.
I checked my clothes and looked at the clock, and it was almost 6 o’clock.
‘From what I heard, it definitely started at 9 o’clock.’
It is standard for high-ranking people to ask how I am during their spare time, so I, as today’s protagonist, had to prepare to leave quickly.
-Drur.
I took out a wax made by mixing beeswax, resin, and tidal flat tuna oil from the drawer and spread it on my hands.
This was before the creation of wax, so I tried making it with ingredients that seemed to fit the bill. Fortunately, it’s well made.
It seemed a little hard, so I brought my hand to the candle and warmed it up a bit, then brought it to my head.
-Sigh. Okay.
I flipped over my bangs and applied it evenly from the roots to fix my hairstyle. To finish, lightly squeeze the front part to add volume.
When I looked in the mirror, the old back-breaking bullsh*t had disappeared everywhere, and the young CEO, who seemed to have a bright future, was looking at me with deep eyes in the mirror. Is this watashi?
I felt like I was going to turn into a narcissist if I continued like this, so I quickly turned around and headed to the bathroom.
-Knock knock knock.
As I was washing the wax off my hands, I suddenly heard a knocking sound.
As I opened the door, wiping the moisture from my hands on my tuxedo, Salazar’s face came into view.
“You don’t even know this. Shouldn’t you have been doing that a long time ago?”
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He praised my changed appearance.
What are you talking about? The teachers always told me I was good-looking.
“Don’t you think so?”
I was wondering who I was talking to.
“Well, it’s better than I was worried about.”
A slightly rude tone was heard, and someone appeared behind him.
“I’m sorry to introduce you on the same day. She’s my granddaughter.”
When I looked at the woman, I saw a woman with a slightly sadder appearance than I saw in the picture, looking up at me with her arms crossed.
“I was worried because I heard it looked unusual, but I guess I can carry my face around like this.”
She glanced here as if she were grading her score.
Do you look at people like that when you first meet them?
With a heavy heart, I also glared at her American drama.
The dress had a bold design that left the top completely exposed, so the bursting cleavage was visible. It was so pale that blue veins were visible through it.
But something was strange.
‘Clearly a heart is a heart….’
Even my clone, who was not good at things like this, didn’t show much of a reaction.
‘There is an invisible force that attracts attention to the saint’s things, but why…? .’
Feeling suspicious, I looked down and noticed an ant-thin waist compared to her chest.
In this era where the thing called ‘bong’ has not been developed, what really determines the size of the breasts?
‘A corset. Have you ever seen a b*tch with no morals like this? .’
I was shaken by the tyranny that was no different from those weighing scales at the fish market.
Even Talia, who is known for her small breasts, never commits fraud, even though she may be teased for calling herself a fried egg.
Without her, it would be rude to even compare her to the woman who confidently lives without her, clashing with her world.
“Then let’s talk to each other. I have people to meet, so please excuse me.”
Seeing that I couldn’t take my eyes off her, Salazar smiled happily, turned his back and disappeared. He was probably going to appease the nobles and kings who had been hastily summoned.
The two men and women were left behind like that.
“Follow me. We have somewhere to go.”
Salazar’s granddaughter grabbed my arm and led me somewhere.
“Where are you going now…?”
“Now that you’re married, you should step on the noses of those b*tches who were secretly sarcastic in front of me, asking when you were going to get married.”
Then he glanced below my waist.
“Looking at it, it looks like it’s quite big.
“What is that….”
“A man’s face is not only a face, but size is also important. I also like it to be big.”
An inexplicable discomfort spread due to s*xual harassment that occurred naturally.
A behavior that treats a man without hesitation or an attitude that infers his size.
‘Could this be a used product?’
You can get over the things that are rude and harsh. But it’s used.
“What are those eyes? Did you really think I was a virgin?”
She seemed to have sensed the meaning in my gaze and laughed.
“There’s no way you can keep a woman like me around. But I’ve never been pregnant, so don’t worry. Oh, is this a secret from her grandfather?”
She shows off her condescension by saying that she is letting him know because she is getting engaged.
You sound like a new product that has just been opened.
As if blackmail wasn’t enough, they are now resorting to fraud of used goods.
No, she said she was a princess. But there is a beach where it seems like everyone else is eating it and only I can’t.
Even my alter ego shrank even further, saying that it was difficult.
You don’t just say you’re a woman and do that. I thought he was really crazy because he stopped Aria.
Although this side was also committing fraud, Ian thought this was quite messy.
***
“Where are you taking us now?”
Stairs leading to the basement.
Diamonte, the eldest of the kings following Salazar, leaned on the faint torchlight and spat out as if he were dissatisfied.
“It looks like you’re scared, right? Are you not embarrassed that even the nobles are quiet?”
Diamonte was indignant at the remark comparing himself to a nobleman, but he only felt it inside and could not show it on the outside.
From the way you speak to your appearance. Compared to a few days ago, Salazar was like a completely different person.
Before, it seemed like he was making fun of people with honorifics, but now he looked like he was clumsily trying to imitate the emperor.
After going down for a while, we came across a large, communal space.
“Why is something like this in the basement of the castle…?”
“A long time ago, there was an ancestor who used prisoners to enjoy entertainment. This is a trace of that.”
That time when Salazar answered something someone was muttering to themselves.
-Chrrr.
The sound of a chain being dragged was heard from somewhere, and something approached from a dark place.
-Krrr….
Closely formed teeth and drooling saliva. The eyes, which consisted only of whites and had no pupils, were full of blood and glowed red.
“Well, isn’t that a monster?!”
When someone shouted that it was a monster, everyone panicked and tried to run away the way they came, but the door to the stairs they came down from was already closed.
“Salazar! Come on, do something about this door!”
Salazar muttered as he looked at those who were looking back at him earnestly.
“It’s because everyone is so scared.”
Sigh.
He was standing still alone and suddenly stretched out his hand towards the monster.
The king and nobles had no doubt that the arm would soon disappear into the monster’s stomach.
-Sigh. Okay.
But instead of biting off his arm, the monster stuck out its head.
“I’m so good at listening to you.”
The king and nobles were astonished at the sight of Salazar stroking the head of the monster as if he were handling a pet.
“Salazar… How is this happening…?”
Then Salazar turned around and smiled.
“This is my reliable force that will be active in the war against the Empire.”
Military history. A monster?
I wondered if that was possible, but there was a bigger problem than that.
“But if Seongguk knows this, he won’t remain silent! He might come to purify the West!”
Purification.
When the Holy Knights of the Holy Kingdom came to the area, it meant erasing the unclean and evil things and everything related to them.
Their only purpose is to drive out from this land everything that goes against God’s will, so depending on the situation, they were an opponent with whom they could communicate less well than the Empire.
“What are you worried about? If you take the empire, you can gain even if you give up the West.”
However, Salazar did not react much, as if he was already confident of victory.
“How many more things like this are there…?”
Someone among the nobles mustered up the courage to ask.
“Well….”
Salazar smiled and said in response to the question mixed with fear and anticipation.
“I think it would be more fun to count it myself.”
As soon as he finished speaking, red eye lights began to glow one by one in the darkness.
“….”
Everyone present had no choice but to remain silent at that eerie sight.
-Krrr….
-Grrr… !
Dozens or hundreds of waves of strange colors were lapping beyond the darkness.
***
‘An army made up of monsters…’ .’
Even though some time had passed since he escaped from the underground, Dia Monte was still afraid and his hands were shaking.
I was so scared that I couldn’t even make eye contact, but my guess was that the number was in the hundreds.
‘But this is definitely….’
But that would really be a huge blow to the empire. No, we might beat the empire.
A time when a sense of excitement filled me along with fear.
“Have you been in a place like this? I’ve been looking for you for a while.”
Someone spoke to me from the opposite hallway.
The clothes changed and became a bit more casual, but I couldn’t recognize that hair color.
“Ian…? Why are you calling me…?”
Ian. He was a leading figure in this war who had exiled himself from the empire.
“What business do you have for me? Rather, where did you leave your partner, Catherine, here?”
“… Was her name Catherine?”
“What now…?”
“I’m just talking to myself, so don’t worry about it. All the other kings have already gathered, so what is it that Diamonte is doing alone?”
I felt like I said something that couldn’t be heard, but that wasn’t important.
“Gathering together? Are you saying other kings are gathering together?”
“Of course. Everyone is having a good time.”
Diamonte’s pride was hurt upon hearing that everyone was gathered except him.
“What kind of meeting is this that they gathered together?”
“If I had to give it a name… Could I say it’s a bachelor party?”
“Bachelor’s party…? This is the first time I’ve heard something like that in my life…”
Then Ian came closer and opened his mouth.
“Aren’t you going to have to only look at one woman for the rest of your life? So be prepared before that happens.”
“What are you talking about now?”
Then Ian grinned, put his mouth to my ear and whispered softly.
“I shake off my regrets by mixing with many women.”
“What, what?!”
On the day of your engagement, you invite another woman and have fun with her. Are you saying that such an unscrupulous culture exists in the empire?
While he was astonished by the culture of other countries. Ian clapped his hands in admiration.
“Hey, it looks like Diamonte is also interested in this area.”
“Hmm…! The king’s body is so strong. Such an orgy…!”
“Hmm… I’m sorry about this. I never thought I wouldn’t notice that her affection for her wife was special. I was short-thinking.”
Ian instantly becomes polite. He paused when he mentioned her wife.
“….”
When I thought of my wife who had grown old, I felt like I was dying.
Ian must have sensed how she felt and came over to her and whispered sweetly.
“Still, Mr. Diamonte, aren’t you young at heart?”
The words that came out of his mouth were like snakes, creeping and getting stuck in my ears.
“The other kings are also happily shaking their hips, so who would know that they are like this here? If we go later, they will probably say that even if we give them to them, they won’t be able to eat them, or that they won’t come out because they are embarrassed because they won’t stand up, right?”
His thoughts stopped for a moment at the remark that scratched the man’s pride.
-I understand that you are old, but you missed out on a great experience.
-Don’t they say the queen is very precious? We should emulate this.
I can’t believe it doesn’t stand. I didn’t know anything else, but I couldn’t get over that.
“…Take the lead.”
Although his back is bent and his hair is growing gray, he is burning the flame of his old age by showing them that he is still useful and telling them to stop him.
Sigh.
He didn’t notice that Ian’s mouth was drawn into an arc.