Chapter 70
Chapter 70
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 70
Chapter Title: 69. Party (4)
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Today, it's Super Park Dahye again!
Actually... no. Truth be told, I'm all out of energy, so right now I'm just plain Park Dahye.
The last time I saw you all, I was right on the verge of slaughtering every last villain, brimming with super power.
But not anymore.
I poured out all my rage, huffed and puffed my way back home.
Made love with Seonghyeon, ate a meal, watched a movie,
and now I'm lying in bed in a hazy, languid mood, watching a sleeping Seonghyeon.
In this house, I don't need to be Super Park Dahye.
I don't have to huff and puff or strive so hard—I'm invincible right here in this bed.
Seonghyeon can sleep so soundly with just me by his side.
I can be his support, and he needs me.
We're pulling off perfect party play—what more could we need?
Nothing at all.
In this house, I don't need to be Super Park Dahye...
But today, during the day, it was a good thing I was.
I could get angry right when I needed to.
I have no idea how lucky I am that I'm not a coward.
It puts my mind at ease.
Have you checked the internet?
I have!
Every game community is buzzing with talk about me.
The villains were such habitual thugs that people are cheering my rage.
They're making memes from my photos and videos, condemning the evil deeds of the villains I took down.
It's scary seeing my pictures turned into jokes... but thinking about how much it pisses off the villains makes me feel good.
Oh, and there was stuff about Seonghyeon too!
Someone put together a heartfelt report exposing how a villain tried to gaslight him as a pervert.
And that post shot up to the top of the popular list!
Now no one's badmouthing our relationship.
Great power comes with great responsibility, they say—but I didn't take any responsibility.
I was so busy wiping out villains that I ended up wrecking the whole city.
The moment I went from super hero to sinner, Seonghyeon grabbed my hand.
And then we just bolted.
I never imagined that was an option.
Isn't he just too cool?
Seonghyeon hides me away in a secret spot no one else knows and tells me he loves me.
Those words are so sweet that I irresponsibly believe him when he says it's okay.
All my anxiety flies away somewhere.
No thoughts of responsibility, apologies, or cleanup.
We held each other until we were too exhausted to think straight.
Now we've forgotten all about the outside world and are spending the day just the two of us.
Seonghyeon has no strength left.
It's because he loves me too much...
Sorry about that.
I should be cherishing him,
but holding Seonghyeon chases away my anxiety, so I end up acting spoiled without realizing it.
But even with his unsteady steps, he staggers into the kitchen and says,
"I'll whip up some bossam real quick. Sit tight there."
He's been worrying about me starving since earlier, and now he's making food after all.
He's exhausted... he should rest.
But I can help!
"I'll help too."
I've gotten really good at cooking now.
I study YouTube recipes every day before Seonghyeon gets home.
And I always have dinner ready by six.
I'm so used to it now that just opening the fridge tells me what to make.
So I could handle it alone.
"Today, I want to do it. It's a reward for all your hard work."
Seonghyeon says that and starts cooking by himself.
I sit at the table, watching him.
I thought my cooking skills had caught up to his.
But a chef is on another level.
In no time, he's got a full bossam set ready.
With seasoned radish, tasty sauce, and even steamed eggs.
I always just do instant rice.
But Seonghyeon cooks the rice from scratch and fills the table.
The meat barely boiled for 20 minutes, but with a pressure cooker, it's this fast.
The fat is springy and chewy, the lean meat melts on your tongue.
Wrap it in sweet seasoned radish and pop it in your mouth...
Kwaaaah... I'm dying.
Yet Seonghyeon, who can make something this delicious, doesn't seem to care much for food.
When we eat, he always picks at it halfheartedly.
Just watching me.
If I need tissue, he hands it over right away; he puts side dishes on my rice.
And when I'm done, he always asks,
"Is it good?"
Of course it is.
But I like hearing him say that more than the tasty meat.
Because of Seonghyeon, who always focuses entirely on me, even food I hate makes me happy.
After dinner,
we ignore the dishes and decide to watch a movie.
I don't like movies much,
but I love watching movies!
Two hours clinging to Seonghyeon's arm, just the two of us—it's perfect.
If we just sit like this with nothing going on, it feels awkward... but with a movie, it's fine!
That's why I sometimes nudge him to watch one.
The movie Seonghyeon picked today is a superhero flick.
I've been calling myself Super Dahye everywhere, so he went with that, I guess.
The story goes like this.
The protagonist, bitten by a spider, defeats villains pouring in from multiple worlds, and peace finally comes.
But the price is bitter.
In the end, the whole world forgets the protagonist exists.
So even with his best friend and the lover he cherished right in front of him, he steps back.
They're still precious to him, but those people no longer know him.
He resolves to vanish into society's shadows.
Hide his existence from the world and walk the path of the lonely hero.
Ugh! So annoying.
I hate endings like that.
I'd rather grab the heroine by the collar and say,
"Excuse me, I was your boyfriend. Actually, I'm a superhero. I saved your life and took down villains amid all sorts of chaos, but you don't remember me anymore..."
and explain it all in detail.
She might not believe me, but after fighting so hard, it'd be sad if no one knew.
I'm a superhero, you know.
But the protagonist quietly accepts reality...
And the movie ends like that.
Seonghyeon has been dozing on my shoulder like a baby for a while now.
It's because I wore him out... so now I need to put him to bed properly.
"Seonghyeon. Let's sleep in bed."
It's not bedtime yet...
But I coax and soothe his protests, and we head to bed.
Seonghyeon still can't sleep without me.
So I have to hold him until he drifts off.
I'm Seonghyeon's girlfriend, but...
Rosanne or an ex, or work,
or even villains!
Those lame things steal him away from me sometimes.
So I'm always anxious.
But no one else can put him to sleep like I can.
Even if I'm not a superhero, it gives me a sense of superiority.
Now I boldly hold him skin-to-skin and pat his butt.
But Seonghyeon strains in my arms, opens his eyes,
and only after saying this does he finally slip into sleep.
"Dahye."
"Yeah?"
"I have something to say..."
"Tell me everything. I'll listen to it all."
"Thanks for getting mad today. For real... you were like a superhero."
Was I?
I wrecked the broadcast on my whim and nearly caused huge damage to Seonghyeon's company.
But hearing him thank me makes me happy again.
Even though I was already as happy as I could be today.
But I'm not a superhero like Seonghyeon says.
Until recently, I was a useless gamer who trembled at the sight of people.
The reason I could take down those villains...
The reason I could be Super Park Dahye just for today...
Was simply because I followed the footprints someone left in my heart.
I stroke that someone's face.
He's sleeping soundly.
Seeing Seonghyeon call me a superhero reminds me of that movie.
There's a hero hiding in the shadows here too.
Seonghyeon is my hero.
It's an old story.
The tale of how Seonghyeon caught me with one hand as I was cornered with nowhere to run, pushed to a cliff, and flew me into the sky.
In the movie, the world forgets the hero, but this story is the opposite.
The one saved remembers the hero.
But the hero has forgotten.
Well, Seonghyeon has so much love to give.
He can't remember every bit he shares with others.
He doesn't know that a fragment of that spilled love lingers in someone's heart, remembered forever.
Look at this!
That's why I hate that movie's ending.
The whole world should know the hero's feats!
Because no one does!
Ah.
Right.
I don't need to get mad anymore?
Because...
you all are here. Hehe...
You'll listen, right?
Um... it might be a bit long and boring...
But stories you ramble on about when you're too excited are always like that.
Just think of it as a silly girl chattering away happily and hear me out.
In return, I get to spend more time with you all.
I believe you'll like me for it!
The story starts eight years ago,
one week after I met Seonghyeon.
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