Chapter 138. The Saint's Secret Double Life
Chapter 138. The Saint's Secret Double Life
I thought it was the perfect crime(?).
So perfect even a master detective would weep...
"...Was it that obvious?"
[Was it that obvious? lololol]
[They really treated us like total idiots...]
[Is this supposed to be a concept? lololol]
I had really prepared thoroughly...?
I'd even drawn up scenarios in case someone else spilled the beans.
Living together? In the hunter world, it's guild-level cohabitation.
If anyone asked why we seemed so close, the excuse was that we'd known each other since childhood.
'Shit...'
But in the end, all those scenarios went up in smoke.
[ Saintess's Foot Wiper has donated 10,000 Watts! ]
- Chairman... if you were going to announce this, shouldn't you have at least wiped the kiss mark off your neck?
"What!?"
I looked at my cam on the screen and frantically scrubbed at my neck.
[lololol]
[What the hell is this guy?]
[I already knew from the moment I saw the beast-like look in the Saintess's eyes Anonymous]
Laila?
I tilted my head and looked at Laila.
She smiled sweetly and kissed me on the cheek.
"Should I leave a deep one?"
[Is the Saintess literally going for it now?]
[Yeah~ if I die, I die~]
[You're in my top 3 people I'm jealous of in my life...]
[Who are the other two?]
[Cha Eunwoo... Jae Dragon...]
[That's fair lol]
"Well, so that's how it is..."
[ Overflowing Holy-Power Pouch has donated 10,000 Watts! ]
- Everyone just go with it and spam real lmao
[real lmao]
[shit lolol what the hell]
[Now we literally have to watch them openly flirt, fuck]
[Even if I want to beat the crap out of them, I hold back because it's Unknown...]
With the warm encouragement of my viewers, the stream ended successfully.
It was very different from my worries.
"Phew..."
"What's wrong?"
"It's just... honestly, I was a bit worried."
I'd seen streamers who announced their relationships often get malicious comments.
I wouldn't care, but if Laila got hate comments for no reason...
'I might have really flipped out...'
"Huh?"
As expected, I scoured the community for an ego search.
And there, a post with a clip from my stream was circulating.
[ Author: Anonymous ]
[Title: A Streamer Whose Public Relationship Doesn't Matter]
[Content: (public relationship clip) If you've watched this guy's stream for a while, you'd have already guessed by now.
Saying the Saintess deceived us or crap like that was total nonsense.
It's just that this bastard thought we wouldn't notice, which was utterly ridiculous lololol]
└ Just the way the Saintess looked at him oozes so much honey, there's no way you'd miss it lol
└ Author: Right lol from what I saw, the Saintess just made it obvious she really liked him
└ Yeah, this guy just had zero awareness so he probably didn't even know
The post had gotten a ton of upvotes and was at the top of the community.
I scratched my head and looked at Laila. She let out a deep sigh.
"...That's right, isn't it?"
"..."
"Ah, Hero."
Laila pressed her cheek against my shoulder and tapped my phone.
"Wow, our relationship even came up in an article?"
[The Strongest Duo of Humanity, in Love! Unknown Hunter Song Hoon and Laila's Dating Rumor]
'The strongest duo of humanity...? That reeks of so much cliché...'
I looked at the screen and let out a small chuckle.
Then I nodded.
"Hmm... I figured an article would come out but..."
Celebrities, influencers, entertainers get dozens of articles a day about dating rumors...
Let alone us, Unknown Hunters in a relationship—it was bound to be news.
"At least it's a relief they didn't show our faces."
Our face photos circulate widely.
But strangely enough, there wasn't a single photo of us in the article.
"..."
The reason was simple.
Because I didn't want it.
I was extremely averse to my photo appearing in official articles or media.
Given my weight, ability, and influence, the press 'respected' that.
"Our faces can only be used in our stream or our Nutube."
Still, aside from the lack of photos, the article's content was provocative yet positive.
[What Will the Future Children of Song Hoon and Laila Be Like?]
[With the Genes of Two Unknown Hunters, Will Human Evolution Begin?]
"Does the person who wrote this have a lot of imagination...?"
I looked at Laila.
She, too, seemed to be thinking about our future children, as her expression grew dreamy.
─ Riiing...
At that moment, the phone rang.
"Hero, it's your mother."
As soon as I answered, I heard my mother's extremely bright voice.
"Oh my, son~! I heard you went public about dating Laila?"
"...No, the article just came out..."
I said blankly, and my mother's cheerful laugh came through.
"No, that's not it~ An employee at my company told me. They asked if this wasn't the master's son and sent me the article link."
"...?"
At that moment, I heard my father muttering to himself next to Mother.
"Hmm... So you're getting married? The house should be enough... The furniture..."
"Dad... that's still..."
"For our grandchild's respiratory health, an air purifier... and for the new mother's postpartum care..."
Even without a child, let alone a marriage, Father's happiness circuit was running full throttle.
"...Uh, hello?"
"Haha, your father seems really excited. Anyway, Mom has work so I'll call you later~ Oh right! Is Laila there?"
Hearing herself called, Laila leaned close to the phone.
"Yes~ Mother!"
"Hehe, our daughter-in-law, fighting!"
"Fighting!"
Click.
"..."
I just stood there holding the phone, dumbfounded.
And amidst that, another call.
This time it was Max.
"Kuhuhuhu!!! Kahahaha!!! I heard the news too!"
"???"
"Let's meet up sometime as couples!"
He said his piece and hung up.
Then another call again.
This time it was Emir.
"Boss!!! Are you getting married soon!? I will definitely attend!"
"Haah... how did you know?"
"Hehe, fans told me via DM. That you're dating, boss!"
"...What kind of person tells even you about my love life?"
"Anyway, please invite me later! I'm swamped with orders right now...!"
He also said his piece and hung up.
"Puhu..."
Beside me, Laila covered her mouth slightly and let out a pleased laugh.
"So now officially, Hero is mine, right?"
"..."
I shook my head.
And I took the hand of Laila, who looked puzzled.
"That was already the case long before."
A line that could make your molars grind audibly.
Ever since dating Laila, I'd become able to say such sugary lines nonchalantly.
"Ah, really!"
At Laila's blushing reaction, I nodded.
---
Time kept flowing, and winter slowly came to an end.
The heaped-up snow had almost all melted away.
In the meantime, we'd also attended Pajijik's year-end party.
Of course, we received congratulations from countless streamers there as well.
"Even from people I met for the first time..."
When a complete stranger greeted me with 'Be happy with the Saintess~,' I was a bit flustered.
But by now, I'd grown used to such reactions.
Even if I openly flirted with Laila on stream, the viewers just used emojis crying tears of blood.
However, these days...
Laila had been a bit suspicious.
"Hero~ I'll be out for a bit!"
She always said it with a bright smile.
"Where are you going...?"
"Just... to get some fresh air! Hehe..."
The answer was always the same, too.
If it had been once or twice, I wouldn't have thought anything of it, but it had been going on for almost a month.
Of course, I didn't suspect her.
A woman who couldn't tell a lie.
Even if she was hiding something from me, I knew better than anyone that it would definitely be for someone else's good.
"Still... I can't help but wonder what my girlfriend is up to..."
Honestly, I'd even thought about asking her outright or secretly tailing her.
"Hmm... she'll tell me when the time comes."
A little, just a really, really tiny bit curious, but...
That was all.
Then one day, when Laila was out as usual.
─ Ding-dong!
"Huh?"
I looked at the intercom screen and saw someone dressed as a mail carrier standing there.
"Is this Miss Laila's residence?"
"Uh... yes, it is?"
"Ah... this is registered mail, so I need to deliver it directly..."
The mail carrier hesitated for a moment and tilted his head.
"Are you perhaps... husband and wife?"
"Not yet... but we live together. Why?"
The mail carrier nodded and smiled at that.
"Ah, I see. If you're a cohabitant, you can receive it on her behalf. Could you show me an ID with the address?"
I showed my ID, and after a brief check, the mail carrier said goodbye and turned away.
Once the door closed and silence returned, I looked at the envelope in my hand.
'Sss... even if we're lovers, I probably shouldn't open it without permission...'
But strangely, I was itching to know.
What kind of document, what kind of letter...
After all, it was extremely rare for Laila to receive mail.
"Hmm..."
I checked the front of the envelope I was holding.
At the top of the envelope, printed text caught my eye.
[—Regular Admissions Acceptance Letter]
"...?"
It was mail from the university I used to attend.
"Is this some kind of event?"