Chapter 16 – Day 16

Day 16

“Hmm…?”

The Mara monk who had just finished practicing the Mara Great Completion Technique wore a puzzled expression.

On the desk, there was a single pill that he had never seen before.

Next to the pill was a note, and on that note…

[A reward for your hard training^^]

A single line of text written neatly in small, tidy handwriting.

Only then did the Mara monk realize that the pill on his desk was a gift from Cheon Seoa.

Truly.

“Thank you, Heavenly Demon.”

Although Cheon Seoa was no longer there, the Mara monk still put his palms together, bowed his head, and expressed his gratitude to Cheon Seoa.

However, the Mara monk wasn’t the only one who received a “Cheon Seoa special pill”.

All nine of the world’s most notorious villains, including the Mara monk, received pills personally made by Cheon Seoa.

Meanwhile, Cheon Seoa, who had escaped from Marasseung’s house.

“As expected, I feel most comfortable in Seoul.”

She said this while alternately eating the bread and banana milk held in both hands.

* * *

“What should I do now?”

On the street where countless people were walking around with their own goals.
Sitting in a corner, Cheon Seoa, who was blankly staring at the many people passing by in front of her, suddenly muttered.

What should I do now?

Even for Cheon Seoa, who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years, this was a difficult question to answer readily.

To be honest, the current Earth was too peaceful.

Of course, compared to the past, superpowers exist on Earth now.
And because of that, there are villains and heroes, but nevertheless, to Cheon Seoa, it feels no different from the Earth of the past.

If it were a world like in web novels where gates, dungeons, or towers appeared and monsters flooded the world, she wouldn’t have felt this boredom.

How long had Cheon Seoa been blankly staring into space, just watching the people passing by in front of her?

Growl-.

“I’m hungry.”

At the sound coming from her stomach, Cheon Seoa muttered with slightly reddened cheeks, as if embarrassed.

Perhaps it’s because the current body she’s using is so close to being human.

Cheon Seoa felt a sense of wonder at the feeling of ‘hunger,’ something she hadn’t experienced even once in nearly 200,000 years.

However, while it was fascinating…

Growl-.

The constantly rumbling sound was embarrassing.

But.

“I don’t have any money.”

Despite blushing with embarrassment at the constant rumbling sound, Cheon Seoa couldn’t bring herself to move.

The need for money, which she hadn’t felt when working at places like the Proxy’s mansion or Mara Monk’s house, was now keenly felt.

If Earth had been a lawless place like the Cultivation World, she could have just taken everything by force, but Earth was a world where law and order were well established, unlike the Cultivation World.

If only she had known.

“Maybe I should have at least taken some money from the children.”

Or perhaps she should have brought David along.

But now, even for someone like Cheon Seoa, it felt awkward to go back.

Of course, those children would surely welcome her anytime, anywhere.
However, she couldn’t rely on the children forever.

It was then, as Cheon Seoa was pondering ‘How can I solve this hunger?’

“Hello?”

Suddenly a shadow fell over her, and soon a beautiful voice echoed in Cheon Seoa’s ears.
At that, Cheon Seoa’s eyes focused, and a woman came into view.

Could she be a hero?
The beautiful woman who spoke to Cheon Seoa was wearing an outfit similar to a hero costume.

“Hello.”

“What are you doing here?”

With a bow, Cheon Seoa lowered her head in greeting, and the woman asked.

“I was just sitting here.”

“It’s getting late, aren’t you going home?”

Huh?
It’s getting late?

At the woman’s words, Cheon Seoa tilted her head.

What did she mean by it’s getting late?
She clearly remembered arriving in Seoul around 10 AM after leaving Mara Monk’s house.

But now, she’s saying it’s late?

Puzzled by the woman’s words, Cheon Seoa looked around and noticed that darkness had settled in.

“Ah…”

How could she solve her hunger problem?
Had she been pondering too deeply on that?

Checking the smartphone that the agent had given her, Cheon Seoa realized that it was already approaching 11 PM.

‘I was lost in thought for too long.’

Cheon Seoa muttered to herself.

At the same time.

Growl-.

An even more intense sound erupted from Cheon Seoa’s stomach.

This made her blush once again without realizing it, while the woman nodded as if understanding Cheon Seoa’s situation.

“You look hungry. Shall we go get something to eat together?”

“Food?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“Huh?”

The woman showed a flustered expression for the first time at Seo-ah Cheon’s sudden question about the reason.

However, thinking about it, Seo-ah Cheon’s question was quite reasonable.

Even though she was wearing a hero costume, Seo-ah Cheon and the woman had just met.

If a complete stranger suddenly asks, “Do you want to go eat together?”, nine out of ten people would certainly feel suspicious.

Only then did the woman realize what she had done wrong and hurriedly opened her mouth.

“Oh, I’m not a strange person. Have you ever heard of a hero called ‘Gwanghwi’?”

“Umm, no.”

Seo-ah Cheon shook her head, puffing her cheeks at the woman’s question.
Meanwhile, the woman who had been wearing a confident expression now looked even more flustered than before when Seo-ah Cheon said she had never heard of the name Gwanghwi.

“Um, have you really never heard of it?”

“No, I haven’t.”

“Really? Not even once? But I’m ranked 8th among Korean heroes…”

Why is she so flustered and even persistently asking?

Ah, could it be!

“Are you the hero called Gwanghwi, miss?”

“Mmm.”

The woman named Gwanghwi nodded with a gloomy expression to Cheon Seoa, who was asking with a look of realization.

At that, a faint emotion of ‘regret’ flashed across Cheon Seoa’s eyes.

‘Being ranked 8th among heroes, she must have great pride in herself. This is my mistake.’

As soon as she had that thought.

“Hehe, I’m just kidding. Of course I’ve heard about you, sis!”

“R-Really?”

As Cheon Seoa spoke with a bright smile, the expression of the woman named Gwanghwi also brightened up.

“But are you really going to buy me a meal? I don’t have any money.”

“It’s okay. To be honest, I can’t just leave you like this anyway.”

“Ah.”

At the hero Gwanghwi’s words, Cheon Seoa nodded with a low murmur.

Certainly, from the outside, she currently looked like a girl between 15 and 16 years old.
An age that would be considered a minor not only in Korea but in any country.

In other words, the Gwanghwi in front of her was not just acting out of simple compassion, but also performing a kind of hero activity.

However.

‘Korea really does have good public safety.’

Cheon Seoa muttered to herself.

In other countries.
Even in a country like the United States, if a young girl were sitting alone on a street corner late at night, she would instantly become a target for crime.

However, it wasn’t Korea.

Even if people looked at Cheon Seoa with curious or contemptuous eyes, she wouldn’t become a target of crime.

‘Even with these abilities, and the concepts of villains and heroes, Korea is still Korea.’

Cheon Seoa muttered to herself and suddenly stood up.

“What are we going to eat?”

“Hmm, good question. Do you have any favorite foods?”

“Um… dessert! I like sweet things like cake…”

Grumble-!

Cheon Seoa’s mouth closed as she was answering Gwanghwi’s question.
Her stomach had once again rumbled loudly.

Hearing that loud sound, Gwanghwi tried to swallow his laughter and said,

“Alright, alright. But before we eat cake, let’s go get some proper food first. It’s not good for your health to eat cake on an empty stomach.”

With those words, Gwanghwi led Cheon Seoa out.

Just as Cheon Seoa disappeared completely from the street, following Gwanghwi’s lead.

[Well, well, who would have thought she’d end up involved with Gwanghwi of all people.]

A shadow cast over the place where Cheon Seoa had been sitting.
Suddenly, the shadow rippled, and a strange figure emerged, muttering.

The figure pondered deeply with a somewhat serious expression.

[I should report this to the Seven Sword Masters first.]

With those words, the figure disappeared, sinking back into the shadow just as it had appeared.

* * *

“Where is this…?”

Cheon Seoa tilted her head and asked.
In response, Gwanghwi showed a somewhat awkward expression.

“Well, you see. It was too late, and there weren’t any open restaurants. So I brought you to the dormitory of the team I belong to for now.”

“Hmm.”

Cheon Seoa nodded at Gwanghwi’s words.

To be honest, even if it was late, Korea was a country with a well-developed late-night food culture.
Especially here in Seoul, the capital of Korea, if one were determined to find it, they could probably find an open restaurant in less than a minute.

Despite this, the fact that Gwanghwi had brought her to the dormitory of the team he belonged to…

‘I guess he sees me as a runaway girl.’

Well, it wasn’t incomprehensible.

No, to be honest, if Cheon Seoa were in Gwanghwi’s position, she would have thought of herself as a runaway girl too.

So, as Cheon Seoa was led by Gwanghwi’s hand into the dormitory once again.

“Hey, you brat! What time do you think it is, crawling in here now!”

A woman with an angry expression jumped out and burst into a furious shout towards Gwanghwi.

However.

“Huh? Who’s that little one?”

The woman, belatedly noticing Cheon Seoa behind Gwanghwi, showed a confused expression.

Gwanghwi, facing the woman who was simultaneously angry and perplexed, displayed an awkward smile and…

“Well, you see.”

Whisper whisper.

The light whispered something into the woman’s ear.
Only then did the woman nod as if she understood.

“Sigh, can’t be helped. Let’s feed her first…”

Growl-.

Before the woman could finish her sentence, a loud sound resonated again.

As Cheon Seoa’s face turned bright red, the woman couldn’t help but burst into laughter.