These Lunatics are Obsessed With Me

“That won’t do.”

"Haa…”

Seriously, these overly righteous protagonists.

Park Yoon-sung, Kang Yoo-hyun—they were all the same. If the person involved said it was fine, why couldn’t they just accept it?

I understood it was because it was an expensive item, but still, I said it was fine!

I resisted the urge to shout and turned to Kang Yoo-hyun. I looked at his calm expression and asked.

"What do you want me to do?"

Now that Kang Yoo-hyun knew the item was real, there was no way he would give it up so easily. On top of that, the words he had just said—I’ll be counting on you from now on—gave me a bad feeling.

"Come to my room every night and use the item."

I was taken aback by Kang Yoo-hyun's words and instinctively shouted.

"I don't want to!"

"You don't want to?"

"Yeah!"

Why should I do that? As soon as the thought crossed my mind, a strong sense of rejection toward Kang Yoo-hyun followed. I didn’t want something like what happened yesterday to repeat.

But Kang Yoo-hyun remained calm. His eyes briefly scanned the room. Two men were lying down, which caused the cushions to be crumpled. His cold gaze shifted back to me.

"You seemed pretty eager yesterday."

"No, it’s—"

His oddly accusatory words left me flustered and feeling unfairly blamed. Kang Yoo-hyun had fallen asleep while sitting up, so I couldn’t just leave him like that. I only meant to help a little.

…Maybe setting up the cushions was a bit much? Of all things, his bad sleeping habit caused him to hug me in his sleep, which led to this strange misunderstanding. I could feel my face turning red.

"Don't you remember? You fell asleep sitting up yesterday."

"So?"

"I was just trying to help you lie down so you could sleep…"

"And?"

"…"

Kang Yoo-hyun asked persistently. His eyes were like those of someone convinced they were right. I wasn’t sure what misunderstanding he had, but I felt the need to clear things up. I was momentarily embarrassed, but I quickly opened my mouth to speak.

"Yesterday, you just hugged me and fell asleep like that. It's because of your bad sleeping habits, not because I wanted to sleep with you!"

"I hugged you?"

"Yes!"

Only then did I start to feel a bit more relieved.

Yeah, I hadn’t done anything wrong. I’d only acted out of a bit of human compassion. As I looked at him with a sense of pride, Kang Yoo-hyun wore a pensive expression for some reason.

"Then I shouldn't use the item alone."

"…What?"

“Because I don't know what I'm going to do. I need you to keep helping me.”

"Why does it have to be like that?"

I was stunned. How in the world did he come to that conclusion?

Either way, I was determined to avoid going to the protagonist’s room every night. I tried to refuse, but Kang Yoo-hyun was quicker to act.

"Han Yi-jin."

"What… what is it?"

"You have to take responsibility for what you started."

"…"

Damn it… Is this all my fault?!

Kang Yoo-hyun wore a determined expression, as if convinced I wouldn’t refuse.

Click.

"Haa…”

I let out a long sigh as the door closed behind me.

How did things end up like this? I was only trying to help the protagonist overcome his trauma so Do-gyul could stay at the same place. But whatever I do always leads to unexpected results.

Haha, a deflated balloon-like sound came out of my mouth like a laugh. I’m screwed. It was when I muttered to myself and turned to head back to my room—

"Hyung?"

“…?”

I turned my head and saw Kang Soo-hyun whose eyes were wide open.

"Kang Soo-hyun?"

What is Kang Soo-hyun doing here? Did he come to see Kang Yoo-hyun? I quickly stepped away from Kang Yoo-hyun's room and approached Kang Soo-hyun.

"Did you come to see Kang Yoo-hyun?"

"…"

I had never seen Kang Yoo-hyun and Kang Soo-hyun alone together at the accommodation before. Had they been secretly keeping in touch all along?

I looked at Kang Soo-hyun, thinking they were quite an unusual pair of siblings. But for some reason, he just stared at me in silence, without responding. Then, he slowly began to speak.

"I came here to find you, Hyung."

"Me?"

"Yes."

Kang Soo-hyun pointed at me before nodding.

Why me? Oh, right. I must not have been in my room since yesterday. I glanced at the closed door and walked on.

"Let's go to my room first."

"…"

I didn't want to be noisy in front of Kang Yoo-hyun's room, so I dragged him to my room.

Throughout the whole time, Kang Soo-hyun remained silent, his expression tense. What’s up with him?

I checked the time—it was still early in the morning, and I was surprised that he had noticed I wasn’t in my room.

"Kkyauu… Kkyau…"

"Ppiii… Ppii…"

"…Sounds like they're sleeping well."

Yong-sik and Yong-sun were peacefully asleep, completely unaware of my absence. I felt a bit weary as I looked down at them, their peaceful slumber bringing a faint smile to my face.

"…Hyung."

"Yeah?"

Only then did I realize I had brought Kang Soo-hyun into my room. As I looked at him in surprise, Kang Soo-hyun, standing behind me, took a step closer.

“What were you doing in Yoo-hyun hyung’s room?”

"That's, I…”

“You’ve been there since yesterday, right?”

“…”

How does he know that? Is he keeping tabs on me?

A horrifying thought crossed my mind, but I quickly pushed the thought aside. He’s perceptive, so he must have figured it out.

After all, I had accidentally slept in Kang Yoo-hyun’s room, and my hair and clothes were in disarray. Kang Soo-hyun’s sharp eyes followed my every move as I tried to fix my hair.

"Hmm, Master Park Yoon-sung asked me to take care of something."

"…Is that so?"

"Yeah, it ended up taking longer than I thought…"

For some reason, there was something unsettling about Kang Soo-hyun’s gaze. It reminded me of a father seeing his daughter come home after being out all night. It's a weird analogy, but that’s the feeling I got. I frowned, then opened my mouth to ask again.

"But what’s going on? It’s still so early in the morning."

"Ah…"

Kang Soo-hyun, sitting on the sofa, blinked before suddenly lowering his head.

"Hyung, at the dungeon…"

"The dungeon? Muspelheim?"

"Yeah."

I tilted my head at the sudden change in topic. With everything that had happened in the Muspelheim dungeon, I couldn’t understand why Kang Soo-hyun was bringing it up now.

"Why?"

"I… I'm sorry I couldn't save you back then."

"Huh?"

Kang Soo-hyun said this and lowered his head even further, as if burdened with guilt. At first, I didn’t quite understand what he meant, but then a particular scene came to mind.

‘Hyung…!’

‘You go stop Seo Ha-joon too!’

‘But…’

When I was kidnapped by that bastard Evan, Kang Soo-hyun tried to stop him, but he couldn’t. It was because Seo Ha-joon had gone on a rampage after being affected by Evan’s mental skill.

The entire raid team was thrown into chaos, and I thought it was more important for Kang Soo-hyun to stop Seo Ha-joon than to force him to fight Evan.

However, Kang Soo-hyun didn’t seem to think so. With his head lowered, he bit his lip in frustration. It was clear he’d been carrying that guilt all along. I let out a quiet sigh.

"Phew… Why are you apologizing for that? I'm fine."

"…Really?"

"Of course. It was inevitable."

If Kang Soo-hyun had abandoned the raid team to help me back then, it would have completely gone against his character. And honestly, I don't know what would have happened if he had gotten involved.

After receiving my auxiliary skill, Evan became a formidable opponent. Unlike Kang Soo-hyun, Evan was an all-rounder with offensive skills as well. Thinking about it now, it really was a dangerous situation.

"I'm glad you weren't hurt. In the end, I'm safe too."

"…"

"As for the raid team… Well, they weren't wiped out."

Although the Tyr Guild collapsed, the mercenaries from other guilds who had joined the raid didn’t suffer much damage. In particular, I heard that most of the support team members managed to escape safely thanks to Kang Soo-hyun.

Kang Soo-hyun apologized for not being able to save me, but I secretly felt proud. After all, my favorite lead character had played his part perfectly. As expected from the protagonist's younger brother.

"So don't feel too sorry, alright?"

"…"

I unconsciously reached out to Kang Soo-hyun, who still looked downhearted. When my hand brushed against his fluffy, light brown hair, he lifted his head. Our eyes met, and his gaze fluttered.

"…Do you really think so?"

"Of course."

"…"

I nodded enthusiastically, and Kang Soo-hyun closed his mouth. I couldn’t tell what was going through his mind with that small head of his, but for now, I gently stroked his fluffy hair. Soon, Kang Soo-hyun narrowed his eyes, as if in a good mood.

"Next time…"

"Yes?"

"Next time, I'll definitely protect you, hyung."

"Haha."

Kang Soo-hyun spoke seriously, but I ended up laughing. Feeling a bit guilty afterward, I cleared my throat and gave a nod.

"Hmm. Fine, fine."

"…"

"Next time, you protect me."

As I said that, I ruffled Kang Soo-hyun’s hair again. Even though he was younger and bigger than me, I couldn’t help but feel like I was treating him like a kid. But since he stayed so calm, I ended up just going with the flow.

"Seriously…"

His small murmur filled the room.