episode_0063

There was silence.

Lee Jun-woo looked at her quizzically.

“Do you have something to say?”

I was shocked by those words.

In fact, even after entering the old campus, An Yu-min was only too conscious of Lee Jun-woo.

I was embarrassed that my feelings were discovered.

“No. I didn’t expect the old campus to become a dungeon like this.”

I just vaguely explained it like that.

I immediately regretted it.

‘It’s an opportunity I barely took. Are you just going to end the conversation like this?’

It felt like the sky had fallen.

But I couldn’t think of what to say.

He did not accept my apology for what happened in the past.

I didn’t know that suddenly apologizing during a mission might seem like a joke.

But that was then.

“Are you okay? His expression looks bad. Are you nervous?”

Rather, Lee Jun-woo spoke first.

“That… That…”

And An Yu-min was so shocked that he could not speak properly.

It wasn’t a sarcastic tone.

It was a tone that really showed concern for him.

“It’s worth being nervous. I saw you doing some hero work recently. But being suddenly trapped in a dungeon like now is a different story. Come on!”

While saying that, he threw something at An Yu-min.

‘This…’

Fruit flavored candy.

It was also An Yu-min’s favorite watermelon-flavored candy.

There is a routine that I follow when going on a mission that makes me more nervous than usual.

It’s like exercising your own mind control while eating watermelon-flavored candy.

Of course, that routine was a habit created because of Lee Jun-woo.

Aigis’ first mission.

On his first mission as a hero, he can restore his mother’s honor.

Lee Jun-woo relieved An Yu-min’s tension like that.

– Even famous heroes are nervous when they go on a mission. At such times, you might lightly chew gum or take a special item with you. I guess everyone creates their own routine.

At that time, the candy that Lee Jun-woo handed out was a watermelon-flavored candy.

– This is all I have to give you. Anyway, there is no need to be nervous. Because hunting down villains would be easier for you than eating this candy.

Although it was a simple encouragement.

It was a great help to An Yu-min.

At that time, it was Aigis’ first mission, so it was a time when I was neither jealous of the other members nor suspicious of Lee Jun-woo.

‘I want to go back to that time.’

If she is now.

I wouldn’t have doubted Lee Jun-woo’s sincerity.

He wouldn’t have hurt Lee Jun-woo with his vain jealousy and delusions.

‘But… is it possible that you gave me the candy from back then…?’

And then there was her who inadvertently looked forward to small acts of kindness.

But that was absolutely impossible.

An Yu-min knew.

He realized that he was no longer something special to Lee Jun-woo.

A little while ago, he gave chocolate to Chairman Jo Ah-rin and himself.

Lee Jun-woo was always kind to others.

It was just part of that kindness.

– That’s not right. Still, I don’t understand why you chose the watermelon flavor? I was angry last time, though. Lee Jun-woo is a soft man. I want to try again with you.

And I hastily denied the words that came to my mind.

– shut up! Shut up!

But in that whisper in my heart.

An Yu-min’s heart was greatly shaken by the villain’s voice.

‘Lee Jun-woo… might want to try again with me?’

Although it was nonsense.

If only it were possible.

An Yu-min seemed like he could do anything.

That’s how big Lee Jun-woo’s vacancy was.

– So listen carefully to what I say. Sigh. In the first place, breaking up a relationship between a man and a woman and getting back together is nothing.

So much so that I couldn’t refuse the devil’s temptation.

‘no. no…’

Still, he couldn’t be as good as a villain.

Ahn Yu-min definitely had to become a hero.

At that time, the two people’s eyes met again.

Lee Jun-woo laughed lightly.

“I am much inferior to Jo Ah-rin and you. I won’t disturb you, so you don’t have to worry too much.”

“No! Something like that…”

An Yu-min was surprised at those words.

I guess Lee Jun-woo was also worried because An Yu-min didn’t say anything.

We are in the same party as Jo Ah-rin, the number one cadet, and she, the freshman representative.

‘okay. Ha Ye-eun… especially ignored Lee Jun-woo, calling him incompetent.’

Clearly, Ha Ye-eun’s insult was also a cause of trauma.

But in fact, Lee Jun-woo’s skills had no problem with An Yu-min.

Rather, I hated the fact that he was competent in Aegis.

So, I had to spend more time on Song Si-ana and Ha Ye-eun.

Still, Lee Jun-woo has changed now.

Now that I’m free from incompetence.

More and more, not only An Yu-min but also other people might want him.

“Then let’s move again! I need both of your help!”

At that time, Jo A-rin came back again.

‘okay. Even Jo Ah-rin senior recognizes Lee Jun-woo… Jun-woo.’

It was Jo Ah-rin, a senior whom I admired so much.

But right now, in An Yu-min’s mind.

The only thing that came to mind was Lee Jun-woo.

– If you move later. Are we really going to completely lose Lee Jun-woo now?

And the whisper in my heart begins again.

An Yu-min’s heart was greatly shaken.

‘It can’t be any later…?’

Today’s Lee Jun-woo is so kind that it reminds me of my high school days.

So much so that I want that kindness back.

An Yu-min listened more closely to the voice in his heart.

***

The three people were heading towards the heart of the old campus.

The map that Chairman Jo A-rin brought was of no use.

As expected, she was amazing.

‘Even in the original, the old campus is a dangerous place.’

But it was different because Jo Ah-rin was there.

Dangerous monsters with chaotic properties rushed in.

Most of them were reduced to ashes by her fire spell.

“It’s dangerous!”

There were monsters that survived because they did not receive critical hits.

Soon, An Yu-min swung his sword and finished the attack.

I don’t know what to do –

The monsters were frozen and shattered by that ice attribute sword strike.

‘Both of them are strong.’

I made An Yu-min grow more than the original.

Even though the level of difficulty increased, the progress was actually faster than the original.

‘The quest notification window has not been activated yet…’

This is a quest in which An Yu-min must take the lead.

On my side, the quest wasn’t activated right away.

Still, I’m a fan of the original.

I calmly came up with the original quest flow.

‘At this rate, we’ve already entered phase 2.’

Soon a villain will attack the three.

Not the Ash Monk who is tailing the party.

Another high-level villain behind it.

I looked around the surrounding terrain.

Originally, this place should have been like a university campus.

The surroundings had changed, like a ruin that had been abandoned for hundreds of years.

“This must have been Theia’s campus… How did it turn into this?”

Jo A-rin whispered as if she was talking to herself.

I answered her.

“Now that I think about it, I heard a rumor that there was an accident at the old campus. Theia Academy’s site itself was built on ground zero in Seoul.”

“It’s ground zero… Still, the magic energy here must have been completely suppressed through Letisane’s ark…”

Ground zero.

As the saying goes, the center of the explosion is a place where high-level gates are opened.

A huge gate was opened in the middle of the city, and the casualties were enormous.

Of course, Seoul has now completed post-war restoration.

‘What’s important is not Theia’s history.’

Ground zero existed everywhere in Seoul anyway.

However, it was important to note that special phenomena occur in Theia like now.

A super-level monster born here at Ground Zero.

The person who personally hunted that monster was Letisane.

‘The reason the villains move is because they have some kind of clue.’

There may be something hidden directly using the ark.

In the original story, we only witness a small part of the secret and it ends.

I needed more information.

‘I don’t have that much free time.’

After last Lunar New Year’s Day.

The situation in Seoul was fluctuating.

From Terror of the Crimson Teeth.

While the Apostle of Valhalla performed his security duties perfectly.

The Hunter Association was humiliated when several sacred relics were stolen within the area.

There is news that the Vatican is also considering the Apostle of Valhalla as a new partner rather than the Association.

Naturally, the influence was spreading to the underworld as well.

To the extent that the association’s influence has weakened.

Small organizations were openly asserting their power.

‘So we need to raise blood jaguars faster.’

There is no time to leisurely increase influence like in the original content.

The faster I move, the stronger the pie I can take will be.

‘Crimson Teeth. We need to create an organization that can completely absorb those guys.’

To do that, I, as an unknown person, had to move it myself.

To be honest, Blood Jaguar’s power was woefully weak.

At that moment, a person came to mind.

‘Now that I think about it, Jeong Si-woo’s father is the boss of the underworld.’

Although it is a mid-sized organization and not a major organization.

It is at least a larger organization than Mad Knife, Blood Jaguar’s parent organization.

‘Enough to be useful.’

My head was busy.

If only I could get a certain item in this episode.

I might get a chance to move in the underworld myself.

‘You can get unique items. When you enter that room in the dungeon.’

In the original work, it is a special area that only the protagonist An Yu-min enters, not Jo Ah-rin.

If you time it right, you will be able to enter that place with An Yu-min.

I glanced at An Yu-min.

An Yu-min didn’t seem to be in bad shape today.

As expected, I didn’t have any feelings for An Yu-min.

I deliberately treated her kindly today.

“Be careful! I think he’s a villain, not a monster!”

At that time, Jo A-rin shouted.

It seemed like Phase 3 had begun.

Chijijijijijik-

The villain’s lightning spell flew towards the three people.

“It’s dangerous!!”

An Yumin immediately blocked my path.

As if he was trying to protect me.

When I saw that, the corners of my mouth went up without me knowing.

A little while ago, after I showed you a small act of kindness.

An Yu-min was constantly conscious of me.

‘No way, do you really think that?’

It’s like the two can go back to how they used to be.

As if I had fallen into an absurd illusion.

‘Well, only An Yu-min can activate the special effects of Letisane’s Ark.’

It seemed that there was a greater possibility of entering a special area of the dungeon with An Yu-min.