101st Confession

head.

“Why are you here, aren’t you going to class?”

“It’s just a class, missing one or two isn’t a problem.”

“What? What do you call that now? Then it’ll interfere with your grades.”

“I’m into someone right now……!”

Herwin couldn’t finish his sentence.
He locked eyes with the crystal-clear wall and clamped his mouth shut.

“……Anyway, I’ll take care of it, so don’t worry.”

A subtle silence descended again.

If he was angry at her for worrying about her attendance as soon as she woke up, she doesn’t know why he was angry at her now.

It’s almost as if he’s worried about her.

For a moment, Lucia was about to ask if her guess was correct, but the look on Herwin’s face made her clamp her mouth shut.

‘What if I’m mistaken?’

She felt like she was getting her hopes up and would be very disappointed to hear otherwise.

Drrrr-

The sound of a door opening and a commotion filled the infirmary.
Lucia’s ears perked up as she heard familiar voices.

The curtain was pulled aside.

“Lucia!”

“Hey, guys.”

“Oh my God, you’re awake.
Are you hurt?”

“Do you know how surprised we are that you passed out?”

Brian, Ethan, and Christine all looked at Lucia with concern.

Lucia laughed at their concern.
Then she spotted a pale blonde among her friends.

It was Arista.
When she made eye contact with Lucia, Arista immediately bowed deeply.

“I’m so sorry! I put you in danger……!”

Lucia narrowed her eyes, not knowing why she was apologizing.

But from the atmosphere around them and Arista’s white face, she figured it out.

‘Was it because of Arista?’

It had happened so fast, she didn’t know who had caused it.

Arista bowed deeply and closed her eyes tightly, apologizing sincerely.

Lucia watched her wordlessly for a moment, then gave a light laugh.

“It’s okay, I wasn’t hurt, you didn’t do it on purpose.”

Arista’s head snapped up as Lucia forgave her without a word.

“But……!”

“I don’t know exactly what happened, but you didn’t do it on purpose, and if you did, you wouldn’t have come to apologize to me, right?”

Arista bit her lower lip hard, then nodded.

“That’s it.”

Tears, guilt, and other emotions flashed across Arista’s face.

“I, I’m so sorry…I thought I was wrong and I…….”

“Huh? Ooh, don’t cry, I’m really fine!”

Lucia tried to smile and assure her that it was okay, but Arista’s eyes were already wide with emotion.

Lucia panicked, not expecting her to cry.
After a moment of fidgeting, Lucia awkwardly patted Arista’s hand.

Overwhelmed by Lucia’s forgiveness, Arista squeezed Lucia’s hand as a knight swears to his master.

“I’ll be good to you for the rest of my life, and you can tell me anything I can do!”

It was a little overwhelming, but it was clear that she was trying to break the awkward ice, so Lucia relented and accepted Arista’s hand.

“Okay, fine.”

Arista’s face lit up.
Lucia felt a bitter taste in her mouth as she saw how happy she was.

‘What the hell did I do to Arista…….’

She should have been the one to apologize, not her, blinded by jealousy.

‘I’m sorry.’

The words tumbled out of her mouth, unable to find the courage to say them.

Just as Arista had vowed to be good to Lucia for the rest of her life, Lucia had vowed to atone for her.

Herwin turned to look at Lucia’s flushed face.

“Where is Bianca? Didn’t she come with you?”

“Huh? Alas, she had to run an urgent errand somewhere along the way, but she’ll be back soon.”

“Okay…….”

At Ethan’s reply, Herwin narrowed his eyes.

BANG-!

“Where’s my sister!”

They heard a familiar voice accompanied by the sound of a door slamming open.

“What is it?”

“Did my sister get hurt?”

Amid her panicked friends, Lucia wiped her dry face.

“Lucia!”

A man who had been looking around spotted Lucia and rushed over.

“Who, who is that?”

“He looks a little like Lucia, but…….”

The friends, who had never seen Lucas before, panicked and backed away from his fierce momentum.

“What kind of lowlife would make my sister look like this!”

“If anyone saw you, they’d think your sister was dead.”

“Who are you, get out of here, is it you, did you do this to my sister?”

Next to Lucas was Ares.
Lucas pointed at Ethan and Brian, and they quickly shook their heads in disbelief.

Lucia was so embarrassed that her brother was yelling for the nurse to leave.

“Shut up, we’re not the only ones here!”

Finally, an impatient Lucia shushed Lucas.

“My sister, are you hurt anywhere? If you’re sick, I’m……!”

“I’m not sick.
I’m not hurt.”

She appreciated the concern of her friends, but she was irritated by the concern of her flesh and blood.

She was getting tired, especially knowing how Lucas cared for her.

Lucas was relieved only after turning his eyes and making sure Lucia’s hair, fingers, and toes were safe.