The World After the Bad Ending - Chapter 86



Nightmare Improvement

After being called by three women and getting an earful.

I was training with a complicated mind.

‘Somehow, Act 4, Scene 1 ended…’

The various things that happened afterward made my head very complicated.

There are many things to do in the future.

Problems arose in completely unexpected places.

“Feeling guilty? Relax your expression.”

At that moment, I lifted my head, following the voice I heard.

There, Hania was sparring with my training partner.

She and I are in a fake relationship, but for now, we are lovers.

So, during class, we spent time together whenever possible.

Of course, there are no feelings for each other.

Hania is devoted to Iris, and I lost the emotion called love with the bandages of the veil.

The possibility of us becoming real lovers was zero.

“It seems you realize that Iris found out.”

“It was inevitable for me too. But the other two, it’s not my fault, right?”

That was something I brought upon myself.

“…Hanon, I think Iris needs you.”

I blinked and looked at her.

“Iris has grown up lonely all her life. Sadly, the status of the third princess is a sorrowful one.”

In Hyserion, there are four princes and three princesses.

In order of age, starting with the eldest, the first prince.

1st Prince ＞ 1st Princess ＞ 2nd Prince ＞ 3rd Prince ＞ 2nd Princess ＞ 4th Prince ＞ 3rd Princess

Iris, the third princess, is the youngest among the royal family.

However, her maternal grandfather was a man with ambitions to take over the royal family.

He was the Duke of Roblia.

The Duke of Roblia, even contracting with the evil spirits, desperately raised Iris.

As a result, Iris crushed her siblings and competed with the first prince for the throne.

She rose from the position furthest from the throne to the closest.

In the process, no one dared to stand by Iris, who was even called the last villainess.

Moreover, even her mother, who was the only one to give her love, turned into a nightmare.

Iris had no family to stay by her side.

“I can serve as a subordinate, but I can’t become Iris’s family.”

Hania sighed with regret in her breath.

“But Hanon, you can.”

She stared at me with clear eyes.

“Hanun is someone who can help with Lady Iris’s insomnia too.”

No.

I only provided a temporary fix for Iris’s insomnia.

Until her nightmares are resolved, the insomnia won’t be cured.

Therefore, there was much to be done to resolve this.

‘Above all, I’m not her real family.’

I had told Iris an important lie.

Therefore, I must not approach Iris as family.

“Hania, that’s not true.”

I denied Hania’s words.

“You are the most important person by Lady Iris’s side.

You have been the one supporting and watching over her the most.”

I will definitely resolve Iris’s nightmares.

But the rest should be done by Hania, not me.

“Aren’t you Lady Iris’s friend?”

When I smiled faintly, Hania looked at me quietly.

Then, for some reason, she frowned deeply.

“Are you trying to seduce women like this?”

What is she talking about?

I looked at Hania with bewildered eyes.

Then Hania wrapped her body with the arm not holding the sword.

“Don’t even think about putting me in Hanun’s net.”

“…I’ve never thought of that.”

“Does that mean I’m not attractive?”

Is this a trap?

No matter what I say, a sword will fly at me.

Seeing my dumbfounded expression, Hania laughed dryly.

“I’m joking. I know Hanun doesn’t have such intentions. The way Hanun looks at me is different from other men.”

“Hania, I’m a man too.”

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For some reason, Hania smiled faintly.

“Yes, that’s right.”

Why does that smile feel even sadder?

Suddenly, my heart aches.

“No, maybe this is why there are always so many women around Hanon.”

Hania pondered seriously.

For me, it was a bitter thought.

To be able to associate with women because he doesn’t see them as the opposite s*x, what a sad life.

‘This is, mentally impotent…’

I’m sorry, my son.

I’ll try to find you when I save the world.

Until then, you must sleep.

“Gap.”

At that moment, Hania slipped into my distracted mind.

In the end, I had to allow a move and roll on the floor.

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That night.

I visited Iris’s room in Hania’s form, just like last time.

I had become very accustomed to entering the girls’ dormitory.

I easily passed through the entrance and found Iris’s room.

Even when girls passed by, I greeted them casually in Hania’s form.

Is this really okay?

Such thoughts crossed my mind, but since Iris had called me, there was no other way.

Swallowing a sigh, I climbed the stairs and realized someone was standing in front of me.

My head slowly lifted.

Then I met the gaze of a girl with honey-blonde hair standing there.

She was looking at me quietly with her arms crossed.

“…Isabel?”

“Hmm, so you came in that form.”

Isabel left those words and turned away.

Could it be that she had been waiting here until I arrived?

No, more importantly, how did she see right through me?

The bandages of the veil, if nothing else, are perfect in appearance.

Unless she possessed Mirinae, there was no way she could have recognized me.

Was it a coincidence?

Or did she take a guess?

I stared blankly at Isabel’s departing figure, my face aghast.

Isabel said nothing else.

Feeling a sense of unease, I knocked on Iris’s door.

“Come in.”

Hearing Iris’s response, I opened the door.

There, Iris sat by the window, quietly gazing at the sky.

The twilight sky was clouded, with not a single ray of moonlight visible.

Perhaps because of this, the room, lit by a small lamp, was quite dark.

“Iris?”

When I called her, Iris turned to look at me.

“I heard you helped with the recent boycott incident.”

Was calling me here just to question me about that?

I closed the door slowly, a bitter smile on my face.

“Yes, I helped.”

“Why?”

I couldn’t tell what answer Iris wanted.

I only knew that she didn’t want any embellished words.

“It was something necessary for my goal.”

A vague answer.

But it was the truth, so I stood calmly as Iris tilted her head.

As she did, her jet-black hair slid down smoothly.

Though it was still autumn, her thin clothes occasionally revealed glimpses of her skin.

In the darkness.

Only her ruby-like red eyes shone vividly.

In her eyes, which would later become the vessel for Akjon, there was an undeniable, inexplicable charm.

“If it’s about the purpose.”

“To graduate from Jerion Academy safely.”

The point when Jerion Academy ends.

That point is the ending of the Flame Butterfly arc.

After that, even I don’t know what will happen to the world.

Therefore, I plan to live well using the knowledge I have accumulated so far.

‘Or I might see the ending and return home.’

I don’t expect much from that.

By then, returning home will feel more awkward.

Iris slowly tapped her hand on the table.

After repeating this for a while, she looked back at me.

“So, this matter was related to your graduation?”

“As I have been active in the student council, I learned that there are impure individuals among the professors.

I acted because I judged that it would be better for Jerion Academy to proceed smoothly without them.”

“Then, what about Senior Nikita?”

“That is no different.”

It was necessary for Jerion Academy to move forward.

Therefore, I acted.

“Okay.”

But a hint of regret flashed in Iris’s eyes.

Reading this, I tilted my head slightly.

Was there an answer Iris wanted?

“So, it wasn’t for me.”

Soon, I read the loneliness in her eyes.

I remembered what Hania said earlier today.

She said that the loneliness that constitutes her is something she cannot help.

‘…The person who frees Iris from loneliness is Lucas.’

Iris, who had to aim for the throne like a puppet under the Duke of Roblia.

Lucas was a very unique person in her life.

He does not tolerate injustice and is the first to step forward when danger arises.

Even if it means harm could come to him, he willingly sacrifices himself.

So, at one time, Iris found Lucas intriguing.

Although her interest was so slight that it disappeared after Lucas died, at that time, Iris clearly found Lucas fascinating.

Lucas, with his fiery determination, is the key to solving Iris’s nightmares.

Every night, unable to sleep, Lucas stays by her side.

In the process, Iris gradually feels comfort and peace, and opens her heart to the warmth she has never felt before.

On the day Lucas finally saves her from her nightmares,

Iris truly falls in love with Lucas.

That was the story of the heroine, Iris Hyserion.

It was a story far removed from me, who lacked the fiery determination.

So, I could not play the main role like Lucas.

But this could not solve Iris’s fundamental loneliness.

Her loneliness constantly gnaws at her.

And it directly affects her nightmares.

‘I am.’

I entered this place in the form of her cousin, Hannon Airey.

And Iris longed for the human affection she had never felt before.

‘I can do it.’

If Iris gets better, I can willingly play the role of her cousin, Hannon Airey.

But is that okay?

Is it okay for Iris to feel fake family affection by me acting as Hannon?

No.

Absolutely not.

That is not truly for her sake.

What I want is not a fake happy ending like a decoration.

I want a real happy ending where everyone is happy.

“Iris.”

“Yes.”

“From today, let’s train together in the morning.”

“Huh?”

The fake family’s affection.

Tell them to eat shit.

“Lady Iris’s nightmare.”

Iris’s shoulders flinched.

Everyone knew she had insomnia.

But no one knew she had nightmares.

So Iris widened her eyes in surprise.

Watching this, the corners of my mouth lifted.

“I’ll take care of that.”

I’ll force you into a life without insomnia.