When morning came, Meracle was already waiting for him.

The other three were waiting for him as well to hear Meracle’s answer.

But when he came at daybreak, his entire body was covered in blood.

Meracle rushed up to pull him into the house out of worry to treat his wounds.

“Whoa Meracle! Stop! You’re doing it all too fast! You’re hurting him!” Rosa yelled out. It was only now that Meracle stopped.

Jin was just lying on the floor twitching in pain from the sloppy job. ‘Ow… It hurts… Just so much… My back…’

“Sorry Jin. Are you alright?” Meracle sheepishly asked.

“. . . Never felt better…” Jin weakly replies as he helps himself to sit up. “. . . Ugh… Alcohol… They burn…”

“S-Sorry” Meracle apologizes as she unwraps the sloppy bandages.

Jin grabbed Meracle’s hands half way during the unwrapping process. “Hold up Meracle. I still have yet to hear your explanation.”

Rosa scowled at the unreasonableness in front of her. “Are you an idiot? If we don’t treat it now, you could-”

“I need to hear her explanation now Rosa. Otherwise, I’ll leave no matter what.” He said in a stern voice. “Well? What is your explanation? I don’t like owing people anything in life. So don’t make me owe you one more Meracle.”

“. . .” Meracle stayed silent for a minute. “Alright then Jin.”

Meracle then pulls out an object and handed it to him into his hands. Jin opens his hands to see that it was a key that labeled, “Your 2nd home”

“!? Why are you…” Jin’s face twisted into a confused expression.

“I said that I will terminate our contract. But I didn’t say that I’ll kick you out. I really didn’t mean anything I said before and so I wanted to apologize to you. I… was… just a little flustered. Don’t take it too seriously.” A slight blush mark could be seen on her face. “From here on out, this will be your official second home. We’re not in a relationship yet Jin. But… Even so… I would like to get to know you better. But slowly! I hope you can put up with me. *BLUSH*”

“*Pfft* Ha ha ha ha ha!” Jin laughed out loud. This was an answer he was expecting but a little less surprising. But was done in a really good manner and beyond what he’d expected. He was so happy that he gave Meracle a bear hug. Luckily, all the blood was wiped away so no blood got on her.

“Nghhh…. Can’t really get mad at him…” Meracle groaned when Jin showed a little bit of his affection. ‘Goodness… Exactly like a kid who’d received his first birthday present…’

“Ha ha… Since you are willing to be more open, then I got something to tell you as well Meracle” He smiled at her.

“? What is that?” Meracle was curious now.

“I would’ve never left even if you did kick me out! Even if I did, I wouldn’t be far. Ha ha ha ha!” Jin laughed out loud.

“??? What was that supposed to mean!?” Meracle and the other girls wondered.

“There is a house next to yours that is for sale. So… Technically, we are neighbors now.” He grinned.

“!!! Y-Y-Y-Y-You!!!! AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Meracle screamed to the top of her lungs. Meracle raised her fist high into the air and was about to bring the hammer down.

*Chuuuuu*

“!!!!” Jin quickly pecked at Meracle’s cheek. Once he pulled away, he smiled right back at her innocently.

“Gotcha princess” He joked.

But Meracle didn’t like the joke as much as he did and swung her fist into his face knocking him down to the floor.

“Ow….. Your love hurts….” Jin whimpers as he held the swelling red spot.

“!!! A-are you okay!? I-I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to” She tries to explain.

*chu*

“!!!” Just then, Jin stole another quick kiss on her lips.

“All better now thanks to you princess” He said sweetly.

It was so sweet that Meracle stomped off in anger and not worrying about his injuries anymore.

“Oh dear… seemed like I made her mad today… Heh heh…” He said as he rubbed his swollen cheek. “Now… back to treating my own wounds… Oh wait… I don’t have any wounds… Ha ha ha!” He roared as he puts his hand on his body and rips away a layer of false skin made with blood pacts.

“!!! You don’t have any wounds!? Then what was all that blood!?” Rosa felt angry because she too was worried.

“Oh that? For acting. And it worked like a charm! ^.^-V” Jin held up his fingers in the signs of victory.

Both Gisela and Rosa was so angry that they left without even having breakfast.

Only Mirana stayed behind. Mirana placed one of her hand on his chest and quickly rips away a bit of the upper layer of his skin. “Heh. Don’t think you can fool me Jin. Nice acting and plan. Too bad the alcohol seeped in too far.” She whispers as she held a piece of false skin.

“… Why are you so smart? It should be illegal …” He snorted.

“Maybe it is because I know you better than those three here. Bel-phe-gor” Mirana said playfully.

“Sheesh… You are too observant and too smart to go with your stunning looks. It’s a crime.” Jin grumbles as he took the rest of the false skin away. In other words, Jin layered himself with a ton of materials to look like skin to hide his profusely bleeding body. “*Sigh* A bullet hole and a few cuts… Going onto my body as additional scars…”

“Oh come now Jin. You can handle it. I’ll help you before Meracle comes back down to find out that you are bleeding more than she’d initially thought.” Mirana chuckled as she tended to his wounds.

“*heh*… You’d make a really good wife someday.” Jin shook his head as he lets himself to be a patient for a while.

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AN: Heads up. Burst release in the next twenty four hours. Just gotta proof read 12k+ words.... [th_096_K.gif]