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“…Wake up, Doyoon.”

“Um… .”

Where am I? As soon as I opened my eyes, what I saw was a ceiling with a soft orange light and an antique atmosphere.

I clearly remember falling asleep in the car. Eventually, I got tired of being bothered by Joo Ha Na and Han Yu Rim, who had turned the switch, and closed my eyes.

And here it is. The blanket and pillow smell something musty. A strangely comfortable and warm place.

“Where is this?”

“Hmm, hmm… .”

“?”

An unfamiliar voice. I looked to the side in surprise, and saw a woman sitting on her knees somewhat obediently.

“Who, who are you…?”

“Ah, Doyoon. This side is… .”

“My name is Na Hye-eun. She’s the older sister of the kids here.”

“Huh, sis…?”

When Seong Ha-neul looked at the woman who called herself Na Hye-eun in shock, she quietly turned her head away.

“…Hmm, hmm. Yes, sis.”

“Yeah.”

“……?”

What the. For a moment, I felt a really tingling sensation.

“Uh… Yes. Hello?”

“Haaak… .”

“?”

Why is my chest suddenly pounding? Do you have a heart condition?

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah, yeah. It’s okay… I was just surprised for a moment, but… .”

This is the first time I’ve seen a reaction like this. I felt a bit amused, so I approached him slightly and looked up.

“Then can I call you Hye-eun noona too?”

“Yeah, yeah. Will you do that…?”

Na Hye-eun’s voice trembled. Was it an illusion that she seemed strangely happy?

“Yes, Sister.”

“Okay, okay.”

And perhaps because she didn’t like the look of that kind of atmosphere, Joo Ha Na quietly put her hand on my shoulder.

“That’s it, Master… Sister. We’ll be back in a bit.”

“Uh, uh…? Yeah, right.”

You’re going? Where? Suddenly?

“Do-yoon. Can I stay here with you for a bit?”

“…Huh?”

You’re leaving me behind? Here?

“It won’t take long. I have something to take care of. It’ll only take a moment, right?”

“But, but… .”

I guess it wouldn’t be a problem if I was alone, but you still want to leave me alone?

‘…is it good?’

If they all leave, it’ll be a little easier for a while. There’s a woman named Na Hye-eun, but she probably wouldn’t suddenly start touching me.

“Yeah, yeah.”

“Yeah, good.”

Tsdam tsdam. Joo Ha Na patted my head and then got up from her seat.

“Sister, can you please take good care of Doyoon?”

“Yeah… Okay.”

No matter how I looked at it, the way she spoke when she called me unnie was really awkward, but if she was unnie, then she was unnie. By the way, I definitely thought there was a really scary auntie who was Joo Ha Na.

‘Hey, no way… .’

I can’t believe that this kind and gentle-looking older sister is actually a really scary woman.

“I’ll go and come back?”

“Ugh, uh.”

In the end, Joo Ha-na, Seong Ha-neul, and Han Yu-rim left the room, leaving Na Hye-eun alone.

“But how old is your sister?”

“…Huh?”

“It’s the first time I’ve seen someone call me unnie… .”

It’s usually considered rude to ask a woman’s age, but that was a story from a past life. Isn’t it okay here?

“7… 22 years old.”

“Aha… .”

Didn’t you just say 7? What?

“But just now… .”

“Hey, what do you want to eat? I’ll make it for you.”

“Uh… .”

Nothing in particular. I’m not hungry either.

“Uh… I’m not hungry.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes.”

“… … .”

I think I’ve run out of topics to talk about. What should I do?

“Ugh, ugh. Then shall we go look at the stars?”

“…A star?”

Even if you look outside, the sun is shining brightly.

No, but the comment that says “let’s go see the stars” is just that. Isn’t that too shabby?

“Okay, I’ll show you.”

“Uh…yes.”

But there was nothing to do in the room, so I decided to pretend to be fooled and follow him out.

“Hey, wanna stand here?”

“…yes.”

Wait a minute. You didn’t tell me it was a place like this.

The rocks and dirt scattered all around were covered in thick fog. No, is that a cloud? Isn’t that a cliff down there? It’s really high.

It was bright even though there was fog all around. Isn’t it normal for it to be dark?

Even the trees themselves don’t know why they grow so big. How can such large trees normally be found in this kind of land?

‘…analyze’

[Magic Power 60%, … … .]

“…in?”

What kind of tree has 60% magic power?

“Huh? Why is that?”

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

“Really?”

Na Hye-eun smiled and raised her hands.

“Okay, look carefully. This is… .”

Woohoo!

The surrounding atmosphere changes. Darkness suddenly falls. The sky that was clearly bright just a moment ago is starting to darken and become pitch black.

“In this world, I am the only star that can be shown.”

Soon the surroundings began to brighten again. Instead of strong sunlight, there was a soft, cool light shining down.

Before I knew it, the sky was filled with bright lights, twinkling and looking at me.

“How is it?”

“That, that’s… .”

But if you think about it, this sight was created by just one person.

…It’s so scary?!

Even Joo Ha Na and Sung Ha Neul, who seemed incredibly strong by my standards, couldn’t show me this kind of sight. I’m sure they would have shown it to show off.

In a word, it means that it can’t be done. But Na Hye-eun did it.

“That’s… pretty.”

“Right? Huh?”

Na Hye-eun looked at me with a proud expression.

‘Wow, that’s scary… .’

I wish you wouldn’t look this way. It’s really scary.

“What should I do next? Don’t you want to see that mountain collapse?”

“Oh, no… .”

What is that? It’s even scarier.

‘Ah… I miss you already… .’

I already miss Joo Ha Na, Seong Ha Neul, and Han Yu Rim.

***

‘Huh, hmm. This might look a little cool, right?’

Males are naturally attracted to strong females. Females who can safely give birth to and protect their children. Females who won’t let their offspring be stolen.

Because it was the male who instinctively burrowed into the arms of such a female.

‘Hana Haneul, and… Han Yu-rim, I think? I’m better than those old ladies. Hmm.’

Of course, it can’t compare to youth, but so what.

Her innate abundance of magical power and natural talents had drastically reduced her aging process, and as she lived in this place where the atmospheric magical power was abundant, it was almost as if time had stopped in her body.

Is that all? Originally, social experience was something that came about when people lived together.

For all those years, her only interaction with people was with her two disciples, and in fact, her mental age was not much different from theirs!

“Wow, noona, noona, you’re amazing… hehe… ”

“Hehe, right?”

So it was quite normal and ordinary for this young boy to call her big sister.

“What should I show you next? Huh? Is there anything you want to see?”

However, if there was one thing that Na Hye-eun had overlooked, it was that, by her standards, ‘strength’ was a natural disaster that was incomprehensible to Do-yoon, who was no different from an ordinary person.

It was normal and actually true that I felt fear or horror rather than attraction.

In this place, only Na Hye-eun was not able to feel it.

“That… uh, it’s okay. Sister, I want to drink that beverage… .”

“Huh? A drink?”

“Yes… .”

“Yeah, the drink is good. Should I go back in?”

Actually, I was more interested in just getting out of this situation quickly, even if it was just a drink or something.

“What do you like? Coke? Or cider?”

“Uh… Coke please.”

Even in such a high mountain valley, there are such drinks. Even in the midst of all this, Do-yoon was thinking such things.

“Okay, here.”

“, thank you… .”

A cold cola in a glass cup. Taking a sip of the drink with bubbles popping out, Do-yoon felt a strange sense of familiarity.

“Ah… .”

“Why is that?”

“Oh, no.”

Actually, there really isn’t any particular reason.

‘This is delicious… .’

For some reason, I haven’t been craving soft drinks lately. I’ve been drinking a lot more of the sweet and unique tasting booze than water, so how could I want to drink soft drinks?

Do-yoon looked up at Na-hye-eun quietly.

“Um… .”

He seemed to be thinking deeply about something. I was afraid that if I spoke to him for no reason, I would be in a similar situation as before, so I kept my mouth shut and continued drinking my cola.

‘Ah, what should I do…?’

Of course, I wasn’t as worried as Do-yoon thought.

Na Hye-eun was worried that Do-yoon would feel burdened if she stared at him too closely, so she observed him with a sense that had reached a transcendent level, using parts of him other than her eyes.

The sight of someone holding the cup tightly with both hands and gulping down cola.

The scent that comes from your skin and the scent that you feel from your breath.

Every time she wants to do something, her hand movements get twitchy and her slender body gets twitchy.

‘It’s a monster… .’

A boy who could be considered a demon, or perhaps even a yōma, born to seduce women.

I looked to see if there was a unique wavelength coming from the monsters, but there was absolutely nothing like that.

Actually, if it had been a monster, I would have rushed at it without any guilt.

The period in which Na Hye-eun was active was still an era in which human rights were equal between the awakened and the unawakened, and between men and women, so it was more difficult to meddle in it.

“Ahem, are you done drinking?”

“Yes, yes.”

“Would you like more?”

“…yes.”

Do-yoon said he would accept it quietly because he didn’t know what he would do if he didn’t, but that actually became poisonous.

‘Hmm, just in case….’

Na Hye-eun was a person who lacked patience, to the point where she even said she couldn’t keep calm.

And the brain, paralyzed by sexual desire and loneliness, quickly set fire to the originally short fuse.

‘I’m just checking, just checking… .’

Even though I knew in my head that this child was not at fault, and even though I knew that the boy in front of me was clearly a human being.

The thought of, “What if?” tempted her and led her hand to the bottle of medicine on the shelf.

Fondant.

“…Okay, here.”

“Thank you.”

Na Hye-eun, who handed Do-yoon the cup with slightly sweaty hands that were unusual for a superhuman, watched him drink the cola with a nervous heart.

“…ah.”

“Why, why are you like that?”

“Uh… Just… This.”

With those last words, Do-yoon collapsed on the spot.