episode_0118

A remark that sounds so light and indifferent that it sounds like you bought some snacks on your way here.

“Huh?”

At those words, Shigure looked at Doyujin with a surprised expression.

Do Yu-jin sighed inwardly as he looked at her like that.

How could you react like that to something that is obviously a bluff?

Because it was the same as handing over evidence to someone you only had a suspicion of.

“How did you know that he and I weren’t friends?”

“Of course I know, even if other people don’t know, because I’m this child’s father.”

Words that sound touching at first glance.

But the meaning behind Hayato’s words wasn’t that touching.

“I sent him to the circle for various reasons, but to be honest, I didn’t expect Shigure to be able to make friends his own age.”

“Oh, Dad?”

Shigure called out to Hayato urgently at his unexpected words.

“Well, there is no such thing as absolute in life, so I didn’t think it would be impossible.”

However, Hayato ignored his daughter’s desperate voice, which he felt was particularly noisy today, as if the wind was too loud and he was picking at his ears.

“But I was sure that it would take an enormous amount of time and effort to make friends.”

“Don’t you think you don’t trust him enough?”

“Well, it may seem like that… … ”

Hayato burst into laughter as if he found it funny.

“Common sense tells you that it would be strange if a kid who has never made a single real friend because he has lived in this small town all his life suddenly makes a few friends at school, right?”

Do Yu-jin remained silent without saying anything at the appearance of the undeniable truth, and Shigure watched the conversation between the two with his hands trembling.

“But honestly, I’m a little less worried. I thought that kid would be scary and wear a mask around the circle, but since you and I are getting along pretty well, I guess that’s not how it is.”

A truly accurate judgment, worthy of the name Dad.

“Oh… … ”

At that, Do Yu-jin forgot the situation and let out an exclamation of admiration.

Po-ok

Shigure lowered his head and covered his reddened face with both hands as if he could no longer endure it.

When Shigure was seriously thinking that he wished the world would end right now.

“Anyway, this is why I figured out your lie. No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think that kid is sociable enough to make two friends in such a short time.”

Hayato put a period to his words with an extremely calm expression.

“Since it’s come to this, I’ll ask frankly. How’s that guy Shigure doing in the circle?”

“It’s so accurate that I don’t even need to say anything else. He really does wear a mask on his face and walks around alone.”

At Doyujin’s words, a tsk-tsk tongue-clicking sound was heard from Hayato’s mouth.

“You still don’t have any friends?”

“I can’t say for sure because I’ve never really had a conversation with him, but I don’t think so.”

“Oh my, I had a feeling that would happen. Why is a pretty girl like her mom wearing a mask like that… … ”

“Well? Isn’t it because you don’t want to bother putting on makeup every time you cross-dress?”

“What? Does that guy walk around in the circle disguised as a man?”

“Stop!!!”

Shigure, unable to bear it any longer, let out a scream, forcibly ending the conversation between the two.

Hayato, who had only just come to his senses after hearing his daughter’s angry cries, coughed softly.

“Ahem, anyway, the reason I sent Shigure to the circle was to help him make some connections, or friends, that would be helpful in the future. And while I’m at it, it would be good to try some dating, something I haven’t tried before.”

After saying that, Hayato pointed at Doujin with his finger.

“And I liked you.”

“I’ll introduce you to another guy, so go with him. I’ll guarantee you talent and a future.”

I dare say that he is the best horse to use as a main character who will save the world.

However, despite Doyujin’s attractive offer, Hayato shook his head with a blank expression like a three-year-old child and said.

“I don’t like that guy even if he’s a genius who shakes up the times, I like you more.”

“No, why on earth?”

“Well, it’s the first time I’ve seen someone like you since I was born.”

Hayato answered as if it were a given.

“At first, I only felt a little uncomfortable when I saw you. But the moment I received your treatment, I vaguely tasted a higher level of realm, so now I can see a little bit.”

Ps …

“No, wouldn’t it be a bit inappropriate to say “visible” in this situation?”

Hayato looked at Doyujin’s face, or more precisely, the blurry curtain covering Doyujin’s face, and chuckled.

In contrast, Do Yu-jin was openly frowning.

“Huh? What does that mean?”

Shigure, who couldn’t keep up with the conversation between the two, asked while observing their expressions.

Then Hayato took out a notebook and a pen and handed them to her.

“Try drawing that guy’s face, then you’ll understand a little bit what I’m talking about.”

Shigure was puzzled by Hayato’s sudden words, but he quietly began to draw Doyujin’s face in his notebook.

‘Why are you suddenly telling me to do this… … Huh?’

After drawing half of the picture, Shigure looked at Do Yu-jin’s face again. He looked back and forth between his drawing and Do Yu-jin’s face.

And then he tilted his head.

‘what?’

Apparently, Shigure drew the picture while looking straight at Doyujin’s face.

Nevertheless, strangely, the Do Yu-jin in the picture and the Do Yu-jin in front of me looked completely different.

Shigure then drew the picture again on the back.

‘uh?’

all.

This time too, it was impossible to capture Do Yu-jin’s face in the picture.

“Why on earth… … ”

Shigure, who felt a creepy sense of discomfort during this series of events, muttered while sweating profusely.

“There’s no way you can draw a portrait. You’re covering your face so openly.”

Even while listening to Hayato, Doyujin didn’t say anything.

As I said before, the power of a trait is never absolute.

Therefore, anyone who has reached a certain level of skill can easily feel a sense of discomfort and break through the power of the trait.

‘I knew that, but I never thought things would turn out this way.’

Do Yu-jin let out a hollow laugh.

Thanks to the glimpse of the realm beyond while treating arrhythmia with his own help, I was able to sense the discomfort that [The One Walking Through the Transparent World (5★)] gives.

Even though the level of the bullying was severe, it was too severe.

While Doyujin was grumbling like that, Hayato, whose face had hardened, looked at Shigure with serious eyes and said.

“Shigure, I’ve already decided to leave you to this guy.”

“Dad.”

“So from now on, you should hang out with this guy.”

“… … Are you serious?”

“Yeah.”

Hayato nodded and added.

“And while moving like that, aim for this guy’s wife’s position. If not wife, then concubine, if not concubine, then tool.”

“Dad!”

Shigure couldn’t hold it in any longer and screamed, but Hayato was firm.

“This is not a request from my father, but an order from the leader.”

“Ugh… … ”

“Please stop.”

When Shigure was left speechless by the word order, Doyujin intervened with a helpless expression.

If he stayed still like this, there was a real danger that Shigure would start following him around.

“As I said before, I have no intention of doing anything like entertainment.”

“Then why don’t we just do the last one?”

“… … Are you serious?”

“Of course.”

Hayato said with determined eyes.

“There’s nothing strange about it. Ninjas are originally tools for their lords, parts that breathe and live only for their masters.”

“Oh, is that so?”

Swish-

“Then what if I take this guy and then throw him away?”

Doyujin said that and then aimed the dagger at Shigure’s neck while staring at Hayato.

“How to use a tool is up to the owner.”

Even as he watched his own daughter being pointed at with a sword, Hayato remained resolute.

Do Yu-jin stared at him intently and gradually brought the dagger closer to Shigure’s neck.

The dagger, which had been gradually closing the distance, soon reached Shigure’s neck.

Again-

Finally, a drop of red blood slowly dripped down the dagger’s blade.

At that moment.

Swish-

Shigure quietly closed his eyes, not even breathing, wondering what on earth was going on in his mind, and calmly accepted the sensation of the dagger digging into his neck.

The moment when the heavy silence created by the three people weighed down the space.

“Haa… … ”

Do Yu-jin sighed and put away the dagger he had pointed at Shigure.

Do Yu-jin, who had declared such an indirect surrender, looked up at the ceiling with an extremely annoyed expression, clicked her tongue strongly, and spoke to Hayato.

“From now on, this guy is mine. Even if you cry and ask for it back later, I won’t give it back to you, so just know that.”

Boom-!

After saying what she wanted to say, Do Yu-jin got up from her seat as if she had nothing more to say and roughly walked out.

The room suddenly became quiet.

In it, Shigure looked at the door Doyujin had exited through for a moment and then asked in a voice full of annoyance.

“So, why on earth did you do this all of a sudden?”