episode_0079

Lily tilted her head slightly, perhaps wondering why I didn’t answer for a long time.

“Harang? Why are you like that?”

“…”

That’s right… why am I like this?

I wanted to answer Lily with a calm expression, but…

“Is there a problem?”

I myself don’t know why I’m like this, so I couldn’t open my mouth.

My chest feels stuffy. I feel like I’m trapped underwater. I want to be free from this feeling right now.

With that wish in mind, I let out a deep sigh. I wiped my face. I shook my legs…

There is absolutely no sign of it getting any better.

Why do I feel this way? If I think about it carefully, there is no reason for me to feel this way.

“…”

Why was I feeling bad in the first place?

I just had a secret conversation with Lily?

-Ujikkeun

The armrest of the chair I’m sitting on is broken, and the space between my eyebrows is also badly damaged.

“This kind of thing.”

“…”

“I’m sorry.”

Lily’s pupils shook as if there was an earthquake, and she opened her mouth with a trembling voice.

“Okay, it’s okay, it’s just a dream anyway… .”

“Hmm.”

If you say so yourself.

He waved his arm lightly at Lily and closed his eyes for some self-reflection.

If I don’t resolve these bad feelings quickly, they will fester inside me and torment me for the rest of my life. So, if I can resolve them quickly, it’s better.

What is this unpleasant feeling that is crawling inside me… .

If we look at the situation alone, it is clear that I felt upset at the anonymous person who lied to me, but it is strangely heated to define it as simple upset.

He tilted his head.

Hmm, I really don’t know.

What I do know now is that I’ve been feeling this way a lot lately, because I never felt this way when I was living in the cabin.

And one more thing is certain.

Whenever I felt this emotion, there was always anonymity involved.

Before coming here, I felt similar emotions when it seemed like Anonymous was taking Elia’s side more than mine, and isn’t the reason I’m still feeling this way because I found out Anonymous was secretly communicating with Lily?

Of course, Elia Gunn is a bit far-fetched, and Lily, I didn’t tell Anonymous either… .

Pouting – sticking out one’s lips in a pouty manner.

I was thinking about it for a long time, so I wonder if it was to comfort me or to relieve my awkwardness.

Lily came up to me and paced busily.

“Harangnim~”

Lily, who was on my left, moved to the other side at a leisurely pace, bringing her face into my sight.

“Harangnim~”

Does this guy really not know why I’m acting like this? There must be a time when I’m speechless.

The person who caused ripples in my heart was acting like this, so I was trembling – my fists were shaking.

I want to drink honey chestnuts.

However, that doesn’t mean we can continue to ignore Lily.

“… What is it?”

He gave me the answer with a small sigh.

Lily smiled brightly and walked away from me again, carrying her luggage behind her back.

“You’re finally looking at me!”

Although that sight was incredibly annoying… .

Sigh – A smile formed.

Isn’t that something that was done to comfort me when I looked depressed?

“So why did you call me?”

“What you asked me to do earlier! Jackal said he understood too!”

Lily’s eyes lit up with pride, and she reached out and made a V sign.

“Thank goodness.”

If that’s the case, Lucius and Elia might feel a little better.

If things go wrong, they might be able to use this as an excuse to kick me out.

As I thought about it, my mood, which had been gloomy, began to improve little by little.

“Yes! Then now that my business is done, I’ll go!?”

Lily smiled awkwardly when she saw my slightly brightened expression and slowly moved her feet away from me.

I tilted my head slightly at the sight of Lily like that, got up from my seat, and grabbed her shoulder.

“Huh? Where are you going?”

“… Yes?”

Lily’s head began to creak and look at me as if it were broken.

I opened my mouth, slightly raising the corners of my lips at Lily’s expression.

“Isn’t there more to say?”

“… Hahaha, I don’t know.”

A halting laugh that matched Lily’s awkward smile. At the same time, Lily began to raise her arm to push my hand away.

“Oh my.”

I held Lily’s shoulder tightly to prevent her from running away, and raised one corner of my mouth in a crooked manner.

“Ugh.”

“Why did you meet with Anonymous separately? I need to hear the reason.”

Lily’s face turned pale.

…

I opened my eyes in surprise at the sudden change in atmosphere and looked around.

What I see is the tent I used to pitch, and the sleeping bag I wrapped myself in.

And the nameless face that sleeps peacefully in the world.

“Cheet.”

It seems like that guy Lily woke me up by force and ran away.

I had intended to continue the conversation seriously for a very long time, but these days, if you say something even a little unpleasant, they immediately run away with a look of disgust on their face.

“Tsk.”

He clicked his tongue slightly and turned his head, looking at his poor disciple who was smiling faintly, wondering what on earth he was dreaming about.

I don’t like it.

My teacher is worried, and my disciple is laughing like that?

Of course, as an anonymous person, there is no way to know whether I am worried or not.

“…”

I still don’t like it.

With a deep frown, he got up from his seat and approached the unknown person.

“… Hmm.”

Unaware of what will happen to him in the future, Myeong-un is still sleeping with a pleasant smile on his face.

Seeing such anonymity, my brow furrows even more. Pouting – It’s natural for my lips to stick out.

… So you’re having fun with Lily in your dreams?

He squatted down at the nameless bedside and clenched his fists.

“Sigh!”

-bang!

After that, a tremendous roar echoed through the snowy mountains.

…

Elia stared blankly at the nameless head with a questioning expression.

Now, on the nameless man’s head, there is a lump the size of his face.

“… Are you okay?”

Elia turned her head towards me and asked.

“I don’t know.”

“… Yes?”

Elia blinked as if she was confused.

“Didn’t you say you didn’t know?”

“Oh, yes.”

I quickly turned my head away from Elia and stuck out my lips.

Elia sighed as she looked at me and the nameless man who was touching his wart with a look of resentment in his eyes.

“Really… How can there not be a single day of silence… .”

“…”

I wondered why she would say something like that, but somehow I felt like I didn’t have enough excuses for what she said, so I just kept my mouth shut.

But that was only for a moment.

As I thought of something to say to Lucius, I approached Lucius, who was tidying up the tent with Nameless, and called him.

“Lucius.”

“Cheonharangnim?”

Lucius tilted his head, perhaps not expecting someone to call him.

I gestured slightly to Lucius and opened my mouth.

“Come here, I have something to say.”

“Do you have something to say?”

Lucius glanced – rolling his eyes – and looked at the nameless man.

I was curious as to why Lucius was looking at Anonymous, so I looked at Anonymous as well, and Anonymous stuck out his lips slightly and was organizing the tent.

Hmm, no problem.

He nodded slightly, contrary to my judgment. Lucius sighed softly, as if he didn’t think so.

“… Can’t you do it here?”

He asked, and I, who didn’t really care, nodded and gestured to Elia.

Anyway, what I’m going to say from now on is something I had discussed with Lily in advance, so I figured that Moo-myeong would know as well, so I called him over separately… .

Well, since Lucius said it like that, I guess it doesn’t matter if I say it here.

He nodded slightly, confirmed that everyone was gathered in one place, and then opened his mouth.

“I have something to say about jackals.”

“… Jackal.”

“A jackal…?”

Lucius’s brow furrowed, and Elia began to watch his expression.

He let out a small sigh and waved his arms slightly.

“Relax your expression, it’s good news.”

“Is that good news?”

“Yeah, good news.”

Lucius and Elia’s eyes widened, their eyebrows slightly lowered. It seemed as if they had no idea what kind of good news I was about to say.

I smiled at their appearance and continued to open my mouth.

“Well, there’s no reason to drag it out.”

He raised the corners of his lips slightly.

“For the time being, the jackal probably ran away, so he won’t do anything that would harm people like you’re worried about.”

Lucius tilted his head as if he didn’t understand what I was saying.

“Why?”

“Do you remember the black fog that rose before the jackal ran away?”

“I remember… .”

Lucius and Elia’s eyes began to open wide as if they had guessed something.

“Yeah, I interfered with his teleportation.”

“!”

Lucius and Elia’s mouths began to drop open.