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27. Finally Met My Family (2)

Upon arriving at the Blue House, we could see many people waiting in line.

All of the people waiting were wearing quite unique outfits, so they were wearing artifacts they had obtained by conquering the tower.

” Oh my, there’s already a line like this… ”

Choi Young-wol looked at the long line with a puzzled look on her face, then began to look around.

” Yeonseo, where should we go? Should we stand in line like these people? ”

” Well… I didn’t expect this either. I thought everyone would have already gathered, but there are still people waiting in line… ”

” What are you doing, sir? ”

” I didn’t know I’d have to wait in line like this. Hmm… ”

Neither the old man nor Yeonseo seemed to have expected that we were watching them, and they were at a loss as to what to do.

Choi Young-wol, who was looking around, started to approach someone.

She was a fairly tall woman with long black hair that reached down to her waist.

She was wearing a neat, wrinkle-free women’s suit, and was approaching people waiting in line and talking to them while holding a tablet device in her hand.

As she turned around, she seemed to hear Choi Young-wol’s voice calling her.

” Huh…? ”

As soon as I saw her, something began to overflow inside me.

That overflowing thing was… clearly, ‘happiness’.

‘Why…?’

I didn’t understand why I suddenly felt happy, but soon I figured it out.

The girl wearing the suit was… my younger sister, ‘Yu Ji-ah.’

I wanted to recall memories of her, but nothing came to mind, but that didn’t matter.

Because this feeling I have in my heart right now… this feeling… gives me confidence.

” Ji… ”

I tried to approach her, calling her name, but she stopped me.

The subject who suddenly disappeared appears again as a woman.

Can I call her name like that?

” Hey, what’s wrong? ”

” Nothing. ”

” Really? It doesn’t look like it. ”

” …. ”

While I was watching her talking to Choi Young-wol from afar without saying anything, my eyes met with hers.

The moment she turned her head away from me and tried to escape to another place

” You guys over there. Come this way. ”

At those words, Yeonseo and Hyeonseok started to approach her, dragging me along.

As I was dragged in front of her by the strength of the two, my heart started to beat fast.

‘Will you recognize me? No, you won’t know because I’m a different gender and I don’t look like me anymore.’

Hyunseok and Yeonseo were talking with her. The three of them were talking, but the sound of their hearts beating was louder.

Thump, thump.

I tried to leave the place because I felt like I was going to vomit because of the pounding in my heart.

” Hey, what if someone tries to talk to you and you run away? ”

” Me… No, you mean me… ”

” Yeah, you haven’t been able to focus on the conversation since earlier. What’s wrong? ”

” No… ”

” Then listen carefully. There’s no time and this guy is talking and wasting your time. ”

” Haha, Jia, don’t push yourself too hard. It might be because you’ve had a hard time getting here. ”

” Nonsense. Do you think the people standing in line here right now aren’t like that? Haha, so you. What’s your name? ”

‘ Yeah, well then. Anyone can see that I am… ‘

” Charlotte… it’s me. ”

” Don’t shorten it. ”

” Charlotte… Maniegne. ”

” Hmm, you’re a foreigner with a Korean name, but you speak Korean so well? Are you a returnee? ”

” Yes. ”

Her sudden action of approaching me with a ‘hmm’ sound made my heart, which had been racing since a while ago, start to beat even faster.

Thump, thump, thump. The sound of my heart screaming as if it couldn’t get any faster made me feel like something was going to rise up in my throat.

” Hey, is there something wrong with Charlotte? ”

I was barely able to hold back thanks to Hyunseok pushing her away and pulling me into his arms.

” Well… what should I say? Somehow… it feels familiar. More importantly, are you two dating? ”

” If that’s the case… what’s the problem… ”

” Hey, hey, do you know what our situation is right now? Dating games are… ”

” We knew it too. ”

Hyunseok is glaring at her while hugging me tightly, and she is glaring at us.

In the meantime, I just… stayed still.

‘ A familiar feeling… ‘

When she said that she felt familiar with me, I thought, ‘Maybe…?’

Because I felt like there was a possibility that she and Yuji would recognize that I was part of their family.

The atmosphere becomes more serious when Choi Young-wol comes in between the two and begins to mediate.

” Okay! Calm down. Jia, even though it’s like this, these three guys are the ones who conquered the tower together. ”

At those words, people around him were asking, ‘Three of them in the tower? ‘, ‘Does that make sense? ‘, ‘What on earth is their ability…? ‘

The same muttering sound began to be heard.

And it seemed like the same thing happened to Yujia as she blinked her eyes widely at us.

” Does that make sense? Three people clearing the tower? Yeah, that makes sense. It makes sense since they only cleared towers that were built recently.

The people we’re recruiting now are people who want to conquer Namsan Tower. You shouldn’t try to enter with just three people conquering a tower that was built not long ago.

Of course, I’m not trying to ignore your efforts. Even if you conquered an easy tower, it’s still impressive that the three of you conquered it. ”

” Then… if we conquer the tower in Gyeongbokgung Palace… will you acknowledge it? ”

” Hyunseok?! ”

Yeonseo was surprised by Hyunseok’s words and dragged Hyunseok to a place where there were no people.

” Hey! What are you talking about! ”

” If we don’t do this, they won’t acknowledge us. ”

” That’s… But! But that’s Gyeongbokgung Palace?! That place is just as dangerous as Namsan. ”

Listening to their conversation, it seemed that Gyeongbokgung Palace was also a tower with quite a difficult level of difficulty.

” Is the pagoda in Gyeongbokgung Palace also a difficult place? ”

” Of course. It’s not as good as Namsan Tower, but it’s still a place that’s not well-conquered. ”

” Why? ”

” That’s… ”

While Yeonseo was speechless, Hyunseok opened his mouth.

” If you wanted to conquer the tower, you could. It’s just… the higher-ups still prevented you from conquering it because they didn’t have the confidence that the cultural heritage would be destroyed. ”

” What the…! A person’s life is at stake, so what’s the problem? ”

” What can I do? The higher-ups think so? ”

Even if it was said that the attack on the tower, where people’s lives depended, was for the sake of protecting cultural heritage, it was absurd.

Honestly, what good is it to be in such a high position in the country now?

” So… are you really going to do it? ”

” If… necessary… Anyway, Charlotte has to attack the tower more. Wouldn’t it be better if it ended with just this? ”

” Haa, you mean… ”

Seeing those two, I…

” Let’s go there. ”

” What?! ”

Yeonseo was surprised and grabbed me by the collar and asked.

” Hey! Didn’t you hear what we just said? That was… ”

” I know. ”

” You knew that, right? Like Hyunseok said, it might end with just attacking that one place, but there’s no need to take the risk.

Just attack the appropriate tower and you’re done. ”

” But that shouldn’t be the case. ”

” What? ”

” Anyway, we have to conquer Namsan Tower. So, in the end, it can’t be a suitable place. We have to go to a similar place. ”

” Charlotte is right. If you’re going to participate in the Namsan Tower conquest anyway, you should challenge a tower of that level. ”

Yeonseo listened to what we were saying, then sighed deeply and opened her mouth.

” Seriously, you two met each other. You know that? ”

” I know. ”

I looked at Yeonseo as he spoke, putting his hand on my shoulder.

” Phew, seriously, how did I end up with these two… Yeah. I lost. ”

” Thank you. ”

” Okay. Anyway, Charlotte, you’re right. We need to know how good we are. ”

After finishing the story, we returned to Zia who was waiting for us.

” So, are you guys done talking? Are you really out of time now? ”

At her words, I stepped forward and looked at her and said.

” We’ll… conquer the tower in Gyeongbokgung Palace. Will that be okay? ”

” Are you really… going to do this? It’s a matter of life and death. Do you know that? ”

” Yes, I know. Anyway, I still don’t meet the recruitment requirements. Can I replace it with this? ”

” It doesn’t matter. If the three of you can conquer Gyeongbokgung Palace, it’s better than conquering an ambiguous tower. ”

” Thank you. By any chance… Would it be okay if I met Mr. Yoo Ji-seong? ”

As I finished speaking, she was glaring at me.

‘What the… did I make a mistake?’

” You… what does that mean? ”

” Yes? ”

” No, sorry. Let’s assume I misheard. First, I can’t allow you to answer that question. ”

” Why…? ”

” I can’t tell you why. But oh… Ahem, I can’t let you meet Mr. Yoo Ji-seong. Well, if you really want to meet him, tell me after you conquer the tower in Gyeongbokgung Palace. ”

” Okay. Then, if I conquer the tower, can you tell me why? ”

” If it’s to that extent… Okay, let’s do that. ”

” Thank you. Then, could you please pass this on to Mr. Yoo Ji-seong? ”

I took the brooch I had obtained from conquering the tower out of my bosom and handed it to her.

With the utmost divinity.

” What is this? ”

” Just… think of it as a talisman. ”

” Phew, okay. Well, that’s the end of the story. See you next time. ”

She took the brooch I gave her and left.

As she left, we felt eyes on us.

‘What? It’s not as difficult as the tower at Namsan, but isn’t it a pretty difficult place?’

‘ This is ridiculous. It looks like there aren’t any proper artifacts. ‘

Even as their eyes were focused on us, Mr. Du-sik and Choi Young-wol approached us.

” Are you guys really planning to attack that place? ”

” Sir. I can see in their eyes that they have already made up their minds, so no matter what I say, they won’t listen. ”

” Yeongwol, I didn’t ask you. ”

” Oh, I got it. Well, sorry, but I have something to do, so I’ll go first. ”

” Yes. See you next time. ”

” Yeah, keep up the good work~ ”

With those words, Choi Young-wol quickly passed through the security checkpoint and entered the settlement.

It would be possible since he was the head of the management department.

” So, are you really going to do it? ”

” Yes, if we’re going to conquer Namsan Tower anyway, we need to know what our skills are, and if we stop here, that’s the end. ”

The old man slowly looked at our expressions and then seemed to understand.

” Okay. Then I won’t stop you. But if it’s really dangerous, you can run away. Got it? ”

” Yes, thank you for your concern. ”

” Okay, I guess I have to get in line now. Are you guys planning on heading straight to Gyeongbokgung Palace? ”

” I think so. There’s no time to delay any longer, right? ”

To my words, the old man replied that he understood and headed towards the line leading to the Blue House settlement.

We waved to the departing man and headed towards Gyeongbokgung Palace.

What kind of demons await us in the tower we will conquer this time?

As Hyunseok and Yeonseo said, it might be difficult.

In order to challenge the Namsan Tower, we must prove our abilities.

And in order to meet my brother as I promised to Jia, I must successfully conquer the Gyeongbokgung Palace tower.