TL: Zimmings
I looked at the face who was looking down at me with a discouraged expression.
Juliet, who looked tired, looked down at me with cold eyes and asked Isaac.
âSo? What do you want me to do with this bean?â
âI want you to hire her.â
âAs a test subject?â
âNo! Are you crazy!â
Isaac shouted. Then Juliet leaned her back against the door with her arms folded.
âThen where should I put this small child?â
âThere are quite a few young people in your lab. Tell the school and hire her as your assistant.â
âYou do it.â
When Isaac muttered casually, âI want to do that too.â Juliet was visibly mad.
âStupid!â
I quickly pulled Isaacâs sleeve and raised my arms.
âNo. Iâm big!â
âYes, youâre big.â
She said sarcastically to me, and I felt unfair.
Itâs true. Originally, Iâm really big. Itâs just that Juliet and Ryu Hong-hae are much bigger than average.
Still, I canât give up like this, so I tapped Isaacâs leg. Isaac, who was glaring at Juliet, said as I had instructed in advance.
âShe had a quarter of werebeast blood. Thatâs why her physical growth is slow, but as she had blood, her mind is like her age, so it wonât be difficult for you.â
âWhy do you ask me to do that? Donât say that itâs because the child is pitiful. Itâs not like you.â
âKid⦠no, Leblaine picked her up. If she tried to find someplace for her directly, she would be compared with the second child of fate who picked up the orphaned siblings before, which is annoying.â
Juliet also loosened her arms and clicked her tongue, perhaps because she already thought so.
âYou said she took a leave of absence. For what?â
âThe public interest is too much for her, thatâs why sheâs resting, she also doesnât feel well.â
I really donât feel well. I became so small like this. Juliet shrugged.
âWeâre not close enough for me to do this but oh well.â
âYes.â
âYou canât answer like that.â
I stared at Isaac and gave a signal. Isaac flinched and said sullenly.
âThank⦠you.â
I looked at Isaac, who had said thank you with a proud look, Juliet rubbed her ears as if she had heard something wrong.
âItâs because of the last battle, right? I mean your little sister.â
âWhat?â
âDidnât she have a problem with her body because she called out the ghost soldiers?â
Me and Isaac made eye contact. After that, he nodded. Iâm more grateful if she thinks of her own story.
âLetâs do that.â
Juliet glanced at me and continued,
âI owe your sister my life, so Iâll hire her. But you know that Elysiano Classâ assistant is also the schoolâs right? Sheâll have to do tedious tasks too.â
Of course, I know.
This was the easiest way to live as a child that I told my brothers. It is easier for those in Odis to be protected. However, there is no way for a child to enter school, so it is appropriate to work as a staff.
âIt would be much more convenient as there were more protection for Elysiano Class.â
âFollow me.â
Juliet, who said so, opened the door for me and went in first. I saw Isaac and waved my hand. Isaac looked at me anxiously.
âDonât wowwy. (Donât worry.)â
âYouâre so smallâ¦â¦.â
âHwey! (Hey!)â
I was about to grumble, but I shut my mouth.
My pronunciationâ¦
âUgh, my short tongueâ¦â
Remembering the sadness of my childhood, I followed her in. But before that, I groaned as I couldnât close the door that was too big for me.
âWhat, why is it so heavy?â
When I was embarrassed, Isaac looked at me and said,
âSee? Youâre too small to close the door properlyâ¦â
Just then, we could hear loud noises outside the door.
âGet out of my way!â
Someone banged on the door loudly and kicked it. My heart almost jumped alongside the door. Juliet, who returned after hearing the commotion, raised her eyes.
âHow many times should I tell you to come in normally? Honghae!â
Ryu Hong-hae said, âIâm sorry~â and came inside, but not looking sorry at all.
Juliet gritted her teeth while looking at the door. I could see why Julietâs door was so heavy. It mustâve been made to avoid breaking again.
âDamn it, itâs crooked again. How the hell did you break the door every time?â
âBut it didnât fly away this time. Whatâs this dust anyway?â
After being called a bean, I became a dust now. I looked at Honghae. Even with my 17 year old body, Honghae feels really big.
âSheâs almost at Isaacâs height.â
Honghae, which is likely to be over 180cm tall, looked so big and scary with my small body. Honghae squatted down and grabbed my head.
âCute! Juliet whatâs this? Give it to me!â
Juliet contemplated and hugged me.
âAre you crazy? If you take her, sheâll be crushed!â
âThis person could even crush steel easily, let alone a person.â
Crushing steel?
I gulped while I was on Julietâs arm. Then, Honghae took me away.
âGive it to me.â
âI canât.â
Honghae and Juliet tried to take me away. I was getting dizzy because of them
âHelp me!â
Then, someone took me away from her.
It was Jin.
âHey, princesses. A child is vulnerable. Sheâll die, so leave her alone.â
âReally? They canât endure this? Theyâre really weak.â
âYouâre seriously strong, Honghae.â
âGrowing up in a royal palace, how do I know that a child is so fragile? But how do you know that? Youâre a prince too, Jin.â
âBecause Iâm different from you. Come on, stand still.â
Finally, out of the hands of the two, I sighed while standing still.
And when I saw Isaac, he was stiff. He didnât know what to do because he thought that I would really die if he stepped in.
âI canât do anything about it. Letâs go, little crumbs.â
âYouâre leaving her to him?â
âWhat, Isaac left it to Juliet? Give it to me!â
âIsaac told you to take care of her?â
Isaac, Juliet, Honghae, and Jin chatted loudly. I stepped back slightly.
âLittle crumb.â
âJust leave her with me. How can you look after a child?â
âIâm better than you think. Letâs go, little crumb.â
âNo, donât go small beans.â
This time, Isaac and Juliet began to fight. The two looked at me as if they were going to do something, but before that,
âIsaac!â
A student rushed in a hurry.
âWhat? Iâm busy. Come here laterâ.
âThe chief of the Kuhelm might die.â
âWhat?â
âHe was discovered early and is still alive, but heâs still in danger.â
Isaac clicked his tongue and told Juliet.
âIâll come pick her up soon.â
Juliet shrugged, as Isaav and the student rushed to the underground prison where the Kuchelm chief was detained.
After Isaac moved away, Honghae told Juliet.
âWhy did you say youâd take care of her?â
âSheâs a quarter werebeast. Because west and East are annoying, I couldnât have a chance to research about themâ
âAre you going to experiment with this little kid?!â
âIâll just do a little bit of mana detection.â
Mana detection?!
I had changed my face a little with Henryâs magic. When she detected my mana, Juliet could see who I really was. I was pale, Juliet stretched out her hands and said.
âStay still. Iâll just get Honghaeâs blood drawn. Letâs go, Honghae.â
Honghae said, âGive it to me, okay? Itâs cute.â as she chased after Juliet.
âI thought she wouldnât do any research if Isaac left me to her. What should I do? What should I do?â
When I didnât know what to do, a soft voice came from the side.
âYou want me to help you?â
It was Jin. I glanced at him as he grinned.
âHow about it? I have something to ask as well.â
I said with a sullen look.
âYesâ¦â
It was the weekend, so Juliet had time to investigate, but there were classes on weekdays, so she didnât have time.
Itâs vacation next weekend, so I just have to avoid her today.
Jin laughed and carried me.
âIâll do it if itâs the princess wishes.â
âIâm not a pwincess.â
Jin smirked and put his forehead on mine.
âSo, whatâs your favorite snack?â
Among Elysiano Class students, Jin was said to have the most dating rumors, I finally realized why.
***
I was in Jinâs arms as we headed to his dorm.
âHold on.â
He put me down on the sofa and grabbed a shirt on the sofa.
Suddenly, he took off his top, revealing his beautiful back with fine muscles on his copper-colored, smooth skin.
âAhh!â
I quickly covered my eyes with my palm. I could hear Jin laughing, wondering why I acted like that
âSheâs really cute, isnât it, Adrian?â
What? Adrian is here?
When I put my hand down, I could see Adrian in a bath robe, perhaps after taking a shower.
âWho?â
I could see his chest as water dripped on it and his hair, his eyes were a bit drowsy and his lips were red.
âOh my⦠â
I think I have to cover my eyes, but why do i feel that itâs a waste?