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Episode.90 Return to everyday life

– Faaah!

The gate closes as soon as Illya and I can get out.

“Oh, oh… Is this the world you live in… You really are from another world.”

“That’s right, it’s not a lie.”

“So now this body has become a person from another world?”

“That’s right.”

“Hoo… something is cool.”

I turned my head and looked at the sky.

I had only escaped the world inside the gate, but unlike the night sky I saw at Violet’s mansion, the night sky in the outside world seemed to have a quiet yet relaxed elegance.

‘… Actually, it seems similar.’

I looked around.

‘Did Harin go back first to report to the president of the association?’

There was no sight of her around her at all.

The only thing that answered my thoughts was the footprints on the snow that seemed to indicate that someone had passed here.

“The air here is much colder than where I used to live.”

Even though it was very late at night, the stars scattered in the darkness illuminated the snow-covered ground, shining like small diamonds and lighting up the street.

From this mountain, you can see the entire city streets at a glance.

The silence that felt as if time had stopped, along with the coldness felt by the sharp wind as the snow fell, awakened my sense of reality and made me feel like I had truly come back to life.

What was unique was that, unlike other gates, when I came out of the gate, I had the mysterious feeling that space and time were intertwined and my senses became wider.

It wasn’t a very pleasant experience.

And before I knew it, I was holding an unknown book in my hands.

This… is probably a reward for clearing the quest.

‘I said it was definitely a book with secrets written in it.’

“Guide me to your abode.”

Illya’s cold hand touched mine.

I decided to go home first and check.

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The month of December is almost over.

At first, I thought I had been inside the gate for quite some time.

So, after I left the gate with Illya, the first thing I did was check to see if there were any missed communications, but…

I was so absorbed in the joy of getting out of the gate that I didn’t even notice.

But there was no particular problem.

Because… I, Han Si-woo… I haven’t received any contact on my smartphone so far.

‘I’m okay…’

I haven’t been able to see Harin in a while, and there hasn’t been any contact from Golden Rule… I’m living a normal life like now, going to the supermarket to buy a week’s worth of food and daily necessities and then returning home.

Since I go to a supermarket near the association, drinking a potion that changes my face is something I must remember to do.

Illya lives at home, and although she was frustrated at first, she is doing well.

She took out the white cotton t-shirt I am wearing now and put it on, but it was so big that it ended up like a dress.

Illya, who always wore only high-quality clothes, said to me, ‘Are these the only clothes you have, dear?’

The ‘book with secrets’ I received after completing the quest with difficulty could not be opened.

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t open it.

Surely something more needs to be done?

“I’m so annoyed because my hands are full with a shopping cart…”

【Can I help you?】

“Don’t talk to me. What if you step on the snow and slip… And what will the people around you think if you help them?”

【You’ll think he’s a wizard.】

“There is no such magic.”

I arrived at the front door of the house muttering.

I entered the password into the door lock and entered the house.

“Hey, I’m here.”

I headed to the living room first.

Illya was nowhere to be seen, no matter where she was hiding in this narrow studio.

– hey…!!

A faint voice came from the bathroom.

“Hey?”

I unpacked and slowly headed towards the bathroom door.

– Please let go of this…!!

Instead of Illya’s voice, I heard another woman’s voice.

But there was no need to think about who that voice was.

“Harin?”

-Oh? White hair, unlike how you look, isn’t this a really pretty red… No, is it pink?

– Four? Well, don’t say things like that…! What do you think I look like?! And that… don’t tell me when Mr. Siwoo comes!

– It’s even hard… Are you excited? On this body hand technique.

– Ouch! What are you doing now? There… Don’t touch there!…

– Isn’t the end too hard compared to how soft it is?

– My, how do I know that?!

– Hmm… If I continue to grow later, will my breasts gain a lot of weight?

– Well, I didn’t get bigger because I wanted to, right? And what is this at first glance…!

I could hear their entire conversation through the wall, but I had no choice but to pretend not to hear it.

【Oh…what are you doing?】

‘I don’t think you’re asking because you don’t know…’

【Do you want to break in?】

‘… what.’

To be honest, I was a little worried.

– No, that’s not it… I’m sure this part is white just like it looks-

– Is this the first time in my life I’ve heard of something like that being white, not even the color of the skin?

【That part… If you listen to the conversation, isn’t it referring to the protrusion at the end of the peak?】

“Phew!”

– Wow! Oh, I guess you’re here… What should I do? First of all, don’t keep holding on, let go of this hand…

– Hehe… I can’t help it like this…

– Well, what can’t be done?…

– Then, why don’t you just greet us with all your embarrassing parts exposed?

– I absolutely hate it!… Give me my clothes!…

– That’s not fun.

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“… What were you doing?”

Harin and Illya walked out of the bathroom.

Fortunately, Harin was dressed properly.

“I just came back after reporting… By the way, who is this kid? It seems like a voice I’ve heard before somewhere… By any chance, were you taking care of a lost child?”

“Ah… she is…”

“Wait a minute, dear. Let me explain.”

Ilya stepped forward, pretending to block my path.

“Let the poor, blind, white person listen. My name is Illya Violet. Since the last name Violet has no meaning anymore… White people can also just call this body Illya.”

“Is this… Lee?”

Harin tilted her head.

“Why is that so? Is the name strange? Try not to react too much. We’ve done everything in the bathroom, right?”

“Well, I decided not to say that!”

“Whahaha! It’s fun, white one. gate? It was a good choice to come to this world through the passage called ”

“You exited through the gate?”

“Yes.”

“By any chance… were you originally a person who worked as a hunter in this world and got trapped inside the gate?”

Harin said, holding her head.

“This body can be said to be a person from another world who came from another world… isn’t it cool?”

“I guess I really liked that nickname.”

I said while looking at Illya.

Ilya must have been aware of my gaze and suddenly smiled sinisterly.

“That’s right… To continue explaining this body, it is a body that is Si-woo’s dependent here… and plays the role of fiancé.”

“About, engaged…?!”

Harin suddenly answered in a trembling voice.

“Ah… the engagement was almost forced…”

Illya watched my reaction, and this time she covered her sinister smile with her delicately curled left hand.

“But, didn’t you put a ring directly on the ring finger of my left hand?”

“… I told you to just say goodbye and come back… but you came back with this hump… ”

Harin’s fists were shaking so much that I could see her body shaking, and it looked quite dangerous.

【Ah… Isn’t this a big problem?】

“Well… there is some misunderstanding.”

“Did you really put a ring on your left ring finger?”

“Yes… that’s true, but…”

“But?”

After experiencing sexual abuse myself, I felt dizzy.

All I could think was that I had no idea how to get out of this situation.

“Well… well… I couldn’t help it.”

“Ah… I couldn’t help it?”

“I don’t know how to explain this.”

“I don’t know how to educate you either? That kid… No, I think Illya is still young. Did you die because you loved a child so young? Were you a pedophile?”

Harin’s speech is getting faster.

“Just calm down… It’s not what you think.”

“Calm down? Would you be able to calm down in this situation?”

“White One, I am not a child. I’ve already lived for over a hundred years.”

“… Looks like some kind of long-lived race. But that’s not important right now, right, Illya?”

“Whahaha! Hayanja’s reaction is so funny. This ring is actually not an engagement ring or anything like that. For some reason, I was doomed to die lonely life in our territory that was being destroyed, but I was able to escape that world thanks to this ring.”

“Yeah, that’s what I wanted to say.”

I spooned on Illya’s explanation.

“In other words, this ring is like a lifesaver for me.”

Illya placed both hands on her waist and struck a triumphant pose.

“Then, why was it the left ring finger? It didn’t have to be that finger, right?”

“Oh, it looks like the effect won’t work unless it’s your left ring finger.”

【Hmm… Wouldn’t it be better if you didn’t get involved in the first place?】

‘Please shut up.’

“Then… Is there anything you can do for me?”

“Uh, not really right now-”

for a moment.

What happens if I say there is nothing?

For a moment, I experienced a chill down my spine.

I don’t feel good.

“Oh, what is it, over there… granting a wish?”

【It’s so boring, isn’t it? If it were me, I would be disappointed.】

Chaewon said while touching Illya’s hair.

“Wish… Are you really going to grant me anything?”

“Yeah… as long as it’s not embarrassing?”

“Then, I will borrow your 24 hours.”

“Borrow my day?”

“Yes. That means I will own you for 24 hours.”

“Then what are you going to do with me for a day?”

“This wish… I will use it tomorrow. Please look forward to it.”

Harin got up from her seat and walked towards the front door.

“Can I go back now?”

“I hope I can see you in front of the association by 8 a.m. tomorrow. Let’s go on a date.”

“Uh… Yes, okay.”

“Of course you would, but I’m telling you just in case you don’t know.”

“What is it?”

Harin came back to me.

Then, Harin put her mouth to my ear and whispered.

“Leave Illya and come alone… If you bring her, I won’t let you go.”