BLBJ 1.3

“Christian!”

The woman who had followed him as he approached quickly stood tall before the two. She had wavy golden hair neatly pinned up. Flames blazed in her bright blue eyes.

💬What the hell is this situation?

💬Looks bad, doesn’t it?

The viewers pinpointed Eizen’s thoughts and voiced them for him.

“Marina.”

The man called Christian smiled faintly, looking at her with calm ease. Perhaps angered further by his composed, unhurried voice, Marina’s eyebrows shot up slightly.

“Who is that guy?”
“We’re not… anything…”
“We’re dating.”

“Huh?” Eizen blurted out.

“I said no, Christian.”
“Sigh, Marina.”

Christian ran a hand through his red hair. The sly smile etched across his handsome, polished face suited him perfectly. His high-bridged nose and faintly curved lips gave off an especially sexy impression.

A momentary, sad gleam flashed in Christian’s blue eyes.

“It means I want to stop seeing you.”
“Why?”
“We both knew this was just a casual fling from the start, right?”

“So, you’re already bored with me?” Marina’s voice grew louder. People around them began to glance their way.

💬Wow, what a womanizer from his very first appearance.

💬He must have other love interests too, right?

💬I like womanizers. Isn’t it great when they end up begging the main character later?

💬I disagree.

“Um, could you please leave me alone?” Eizen cautiously interjected.

No matter who or what they were, he had absolutely no desire to get involved in this messy love triangle.

“Yeah, Marina. Sorry, but I’m done with this.”
“…”

Something felt off. 

He struggled desperately, driven solely by the urge to escape this spot, but whatever force held him was so strong he couldn’t budge an inch. Instead, he could only squirm and rub his whole body against him, making him look like he was just grinding. 

His face kept flushing hotter.

“I’ve found someone I’m interested in.”
“That guy? Him?”
“Yeah, I’m going to date this person now.”
“Huh, a man, really?”
“Is it important that he’s a man, or are you just refusing to accept our game is over?”

Suddenly, Marina took a step closer. Facing Marina’s terrifyingly bright blue eyes, Eizen stammered, swallowing a scream. “I’ve truly never met this person before. And… “

SMACK!

A harsh sound rang out, and Christian’s head snapped around. Marina bit her lip hard. Eizen’s eyes widened.

💬Ouch, that must’ve really hurt.

💬That sound was insane. She hit him with a full swing.

💬She’s no amateur.

Christian covered his instantly reddened cheek with his other hand and chuckled. “What? Marina, did you actually love me or something?”

At that moment, Marina’s expression turned icy cold. It seemed like she might have truly loved him, yet it also seemed like she hadn’t.

Eizen held his breath, waiting quietly for the two of them to finish their fight.

💬Yeah, just being a sack of potatoes is best right now.

💬Let’s not get involved.

“Go die, Christian.” Marina made a gesture of slitting her throat with her thumb, then strode off somewhere. 

Her face was terrifying enough to make your hair stand on end. Christian, however, didn’t seem particularly scared. “Wow, thanks to you, I’m saved!”

💬Eizen didn’t actually do anything, but let’s just say it was thanks to the main bottom.

💬That’s what makes a top.

💬Why is the first capture target a flirt?

💬Probably because he’s the easiest to seduce?

💬But if there’s a first capture target… does that mean there’s a second?

💬Probably. They wouldn’t just send out one womanizer and call it a day, would they?

💬Then they wouldn’t even think about selling the game.

“Well, uh, I’m glad I was helpful, haha. Then could you let go now?

Eizen cautiously tried to pry Christian’s arm away, but the man just grinned and tightened his grip. He wasn’t sure if his face was flushing from being choked or for some other reason.

“What’s your name?”
“…”
“Ah, my name is Christian. Christian Felpertin. You just heard it, but let me formally introduce myself.”

-Yeah, if you’re going to ask his name, you should reveal yours first.

[Encounter with Christian completed]

[Quest]
★ Plant a flag on Christian
[Reward]
★ Christian can now be pursued

💬Heh heh, I hear you have to plant a flag.

💬How does one plant a flag?

💬It might be surprisingly simple.

“My name is Eizen.”
“Eizen? What a cute name.”
“… Ugh.”

The part where he said ‘cute name’ gave him chills. Hearing a man compliment him on how cute he was felt incredibly burdensome, and he couldn’t get used to it.

‘No. I’ll have to endure this countless times from now on.’

Isn’t this a BL game? A game where you get entangled with men. Right, think of it like a visual novel. Complimenting a character you just met with ‘You’re cute’ was a typical choice. 

Eizen forced himself to calm down.

💬What is it? I saw the thumbnail and got sucked right in.

💬Just met the target character lololol

💬Isn’t his face divine? Ha, seriously. It’s just graphics, but I gotta preserve this forever.

💬Since it’s graphics, preserving it forever is totally doable, right, Misogu lololol

“Um, so, could you please let go of this?” Eizen tapped his arm again.

Christian brought his face closer. Startled, Eizen jerked his head back, but being held in an embrace, he couldn’t pull away much.

‘Damn it. Why is he so damn handsome?’

He’s infuriatingly handsome. That sly smile turned even his reddened cheek from the blow into a charming feature. 

Eizen stared blankly at the blue eyes glimpsed through Christian’s dark lashes.

💬I’m officially a Christian fan starting today.

💬Misogu, what are you going to do if the next target character is even better looking?

💬Can’t help it. I’ll just have to be a fan of both.

💬Wow, but he really is handsome. Just looking at his face is enough to satisfy me.

💬A womanizer with that face? Damn, the woman who hit him must be something else. If it were me, seeing that face would make me forgive him.

💬Maybe she was just teasing?

💬If he looks that good, even if he breaks up with you, you’d still have bittersweet memories.

💬More, more close-ups!

💬Misogu is going crazy.

Everyone seemed captivated by Christian’s looks.

His lips, curled in a relaxed smile, parted slightly, then he let out a laugh that suited him perfectly. Their noses were almost touching.

‘What, what, what!’

What should he do? Could he actually be about to kiss him? A guy? Kiss?

Eizen’s mind began to spin wildly.

Of course! It’s a BL game, so he’d braced himself for getting involved with a guy, but suddenly like this! And he hadn’t the slightest thought of kissing him either.

“You’re really cute.”

Goosebumps rose again. Would he ever get used to hearing those words?

💬This is 100% love at first sight.

💬He shot straight for the playboy’s heart.

💬Maybe the frozen look hit the heart harder. Being a playboy, he only met flings until he met the innocent protagonist and fell in love… Classic. I’m all for it.

💬I’m all for it, too.

He wanted to run away so badly. It was clear that Christian was the target character. The quest had popped up, after all. But how could he possibly trigger the flag when every single word sent chills down his spine!

Eizen let out an awkward, forced laugh, “T-thank you. Haha. Hahaha…“

He felt like he was going to lose his mind. Flags or no flags, he just wanted to run away. On top of that, the people around them were glancing over as if they were watching something amusing.

Christian seemed completely accustomed to such stares, but Eizen swore he had never once in his life attracted this much attention.

“Eizen,” Christian whispered, leaning his head a little closer. His red hair mingled with Eizen’s pink hair. 

They were so close he could feel his breath, and Eizen froze, not knowing what to do, holding his own breath.

💬Kissing on the first meeting?!

💬Wow, he really has no brakes.

💬Isn’t that exactly the charm of a playboy?

‘Are we really kissing? Eek, ahh!’

Eizen screamed inwardly and squeezed his eyes shut.

The option to push him away and run lacked the strength. And this was a BL game. A BL game! Damn BL game! He muttered every curse under his breath.

What about the donations! What about the viewers!

‘Of course, I’m grateful for the donations, and I want to escape being a fallen noble! But still!’

The pace was too fast for him to adjust.

Just as Eizen clenched his teeth, his face set in a deathly resolve, another man’s voice cut through the air.

“If you’re gonna kiss, go somewhere else, okay?”

Christian and Eizen turned their heads at the cheerful, sing-song voice.

💬Capture target ☆en☆try☆!

💬100% capture target. Even if you just saw him whiz by on the KTX, you’d know he’s a capture target.

💬He’s hot!

💬A handsome face is the basic qualification for a top, after all.

He was, as the viewers said, a very handsome man. Unlike Christian, who looked like a womanizer to anyone, he was more of a scholar type, perhaps. 

He was a man with long, blue hair loosely tied back, falling over his shoulders, and wearing glasses.

💬Well, he seems like a studious character.

💬Anyway, he probably has a smart profession.

💬You’re being picky, picky. I’m buying blue-haired stock.

💬Ha… Who modeled this character? Nobel Prize material.

💬Mr. Misogu hahaha

“Kissing inside the party hall is a bit much, don’t you think?”

“Bartholomew.” Christian chuckled as if they knew each other, then pulled his head slightly away from Eizen.

Eizen finally caught a glimpse of the handsome face now at a distance and exhaled a sigh of relief.

“Didn’t you just break up with another girl?”
“Love is meant to be replaced by new love.”
“Is that even love?”

💬Spot on.

💬So sharp, lol. Seems like a sharp-tongued one.

Eizen quietly slipped his arm out of Christian’s grasp. Perhaps because someone else had appeared, his grip loosened, unlike moments ago when he hadn’t budged an inch. 

Eizen quickly slipped away from him and stepped back.

“Why? I’m always sincere.”

Bartholomew chuckled at Christian’s words. It was a clear mocking laugh anyone could recognize. “Well, whether you’re sincere or not, get lost.”

“Yeah, sure, whatever. It wasn’t great anyway, with so many eyes watching. Come on, let’s go.” Christian casually grabbed Eizen’s wrist and pulled him along.

“Ah, no, wait! I never said I was leaving!”
“Huh? You just looked at me like you were excited, didn’t you?”
“I never did!”

💬That womanizer’s got some serious self-love going on.

💬His shamelessness is actually kind of endearing.

💬But honestly, with that face, it’s not surprising he thinks anyone would fall for him.

💬That said, with Bartholomew around, I’m torn about who to choose.

Eizen desperately stared at Bartholomew. He sent a pleading look, begging him to intervene once more.

But Bartholomew merely pushed his glasses up a bit higher, crossed his arms, and twisted the corners of his mouth into a sneer.

‘What the hell!’

Wasn’t he going to help? Or did he just dislike the idea of them kissing right here? 

Eizen’s lips trembled.

Bartholomew merely watched him, his golden eyes sparkling with interest.

“Help me!” Eizen shouted loudly.

At those words, Bartholomew slowly scanned the area before meeting his gaze. As Eizen stared at Bartholomew with desperate eyes, he slowly raised a finger and pointed at himself.

Eizen nodded frantically.

💬Asking for help? Hahaha

💬Christian becomes the bad guy.

💬Isn’t he the bad guy?

💬He’s living up to his reputation, but it’s okay since he’s got the looks.

“Me?”

Eizen nodded frantically again.

Bartholomew chuckled briefly, amused, then tilted his head. “Why?”

“… Huh?

No, do you need a reason to save someone? It’s not like he’s asking to be pulled out of water or anything. He just seems friendly with Christian, so maybe he could say something.

“What’s this, Eizen? Have you grown fonder of that guy than me in the meantime?” Christian grinned brightly, lightly caressing Eizen’s cheek before pulling his hand harder.

“Huh… ”

This isn’t good for the heart. 

Eizen gasped, staring at Christian’s face suddenly thrust right before his own.

Even if he had zero interest in men! Having such a handsome face thrust so close made his heart start pounding in surprise.

‘This is a BL game. It’s a BL game.’

He was the protagonist here, so meeting a target character just made his heart race. Eizen reassured himself and whipped his head away.

Bartholomew was still watching the two of them with an expression that looked like he was having the time of his life.

Eizen was annoyed by the warm body heat radiating through the hand that still gripped his tightly.

Bartholomew slowly lifted the corners of his mouth and asked leisurely, “Are you two using me for your love games, or are you really asking me to save you?”

“I really meant it!”
“That guy’s a bit strange. Eizen, if you’re going to choose Bartholomew, choose me instead.”

💬Wow, they’re fighting over who gets to be the main character right after meeting.

💬Christian is way too aggressive lol

💬He’s a straight-ahead, no-holds-barred type.

“This is fun,” Bartholomew chuckled softly.

-Fun? Isn’t this a male lead-only line?
-Got hooked, totally hooked.
-100% sure. He’s a captureable character.

“What’s your name?”
“Eizen Sarnah.”
“I’m Bartholomew.”

[Encounter with Bartholomew completed]

[Quest]
★ Plant a flag with Bartholomew
[Reward]
★ Bartholomew can now be pursued