episode_0023

23. Her Worry.

Yohan collapsed. Sarah became furious at the sight.

I was anxious when buying the potion, I told him to be so careful.

What on earth is urging him? Yohan looked like he was being chased by someone.

Sarah never dared to think that she was the culprit. Rather······

‘Could it be that he’s dwelling on the attack from last time? Trying to protect me?’

It was truly an absurd delusion. But from her perspective, it was quite possible.

Because his past actions came to mind.

‘He stopped me from killing myself, and he was the most active in killing the attackers. Even though his memories aren’t fully intact.’

Hwa-reuk, even though Yohan didn’t use Fire Arrow, Sarah’s cheeks flushed.

Sarah fanned herself with her palms and made Yohan lie down comfortably.

Soldiers walk around the ramparts and distribute supplies.

“Water! Grain crackers! Hey, you over there! Don’t steal!!”

Water in a bucket with something unidentifiable floating in it. The grain crackers hardened together were too hard.

I didn’t have to eat it to know, I could tell just by touching it.

I took out various foods from the inventory. They looked similar to the supplies, but the quality was different.

Glug, glug.

I poured water little by little into Yohan’s mouth. It’s what you do for an unconscious person. It wasn’t easy.

Sarah forcibly opened his mouth and stuffed food in.

A soft feeling is transmitted from my fingers. It was Yohan’s lips.

“······.”

It was just an act for nursing, there was no special meaning. There wouldn’t be.

At that time, Sarah noticed that Yohan’s left hand was in an unnatural position.

His elbow was bent behind his back. This is not good for the rotator cuff.

She carefully reaches out and readjusts it to the correct position. Then, something shiny caught Sarah’s eye.

“This is······.”

A silver ring engraved with some English letters. It said ‘S.A’ and behind it, the initials ‘J.H’ are visible.

A ray of light flashed through my head.

‘Yohan(Johann). Then S.A is······.’

Squeeze!

I don’t know why, but my fist clenches. I remember him from our first meeting.

I want to cut the ring in half horizontally, vertically, and diagonally······

“Eat quickly!! The bastards are coming back soon! This is just the end of the first wave!”

“······.”

The commander’s shout woke her up.

Right, now is not the time to be swept away by emotions. In the first place, Yohan and she are just colleagues.

They are not in a romantic relationship.

“······Tsk.”

Slap, she slapped the ring on her palm for no reason. But isn’t this much allowed?

She didn’t know, but her lips were pouting.

***

The wave proceeded a total of five times at hourly intervals.

Based on his experience from the first wave, Yohan adjusted the amount of potion and engaged in battle.

He earned gold and karma handsomely. He feels full.

‘Why is that woman acting like that again?’

Apart from that, Sarah’s expression was unusual. Yesterday she was grinning and laughing, but today she looked angry.

And for some reason, my left ring finger was throbbing. As if someone had hit it.

There was a couple ring on it, could it be dented?

‘That’s not it. It’s fine.’

It is the center of gravity that firmly supports Yohan even in difficult circumstances. He carefully caressed it and looked around.

“Mr. Yohan.”

“Yes?”

“What about putting that in your inventory?”

“What are you talking about?”

She frowned strangely and replied.

“······I’m talking about you know what.”

“······?”

I can’t hear you. Even a mosquito would speak louder than that. Yohan put his ear close to her.

“I can’t hear you. What did you say?”

“The ring, isn’t it precious?”

“That’s right.”

“······.”

It could be called Treasure No. 1.

“If it’s so precious, don’t wear it and keep it in your inventory.”

Her tone was somehow curt. She was also crossing her legs, looking very sensitive. Why is she like that?

“I can’t do that. I promised to wear it all the time.”

Gritting.

The sound of a knife being sharpened is heard from somewhere.

“Even if it were reality, this is ‘the Tower’, right? You might lose it. Or it might be damaged.”

“Umm······.”

Yohan pondered. In fact, it was a topic he had been thinking about steadily for a while.

Honestly, there were some inconveniences in battle.

Nevertheless, the reason Yohan didn’t use the inventory was······

‘I can just regress.’

It was truly a selfish thought, but it would be fine if I didn’t get caught. I just need to find a suitable excuse.

‘But, why am I making excuses for this?’

Whether Yohan wears a ring or a gold necklace. What does it have to do with her?

After all, they’re just strangers······ Ah, maybe?

‘Is it because she’s worried I won’t be able to fight well?’

Certainly, a colleague’s health is very important, even for oneself.

Yohan wouldn’t feel good if her condition was bad either.

Because it can affect his own self-preservation.

‘Okay, that’s what it was. Well, should I pretend to accept it for now?’

I can put it back on later, so it didn’t matter much.

“Um, I understand. Ms. Sarah makes a good point. I’ll put it in the inventory.”

“······!”

Then her expression brightened noticeably. I knew it, this is the right answer. Yohan felt like he understood Sarah a little better.

‘Thoroughly manage combat status. Is that the ideal colleague that Ms. Sarah wants?’

It wasn’t difficult. He bent and straightened his empty fingers.

At that time, a huge voice echoed once again.

[Everyone!! Return to your respective positions and engage in your livelihoods! You can meet again at the same time tomorrow!]

‘What kind of magic is this?’

Instead of blocking his ears, he focuses his hearing even more to understand the principle.

Yohan was now a full-fledged magician.

[The list has been accurately made! If you run away, I will destroy your three generations!!]

‘So that’s why they asked for ID cards while taking seats in the outpost earlier.’

He remembers the soldiers who were asking for identification cards and the middle-aged man in official attire who was writing them down.

“Let’s go. Mr. Yohan.”

“Yes.”

Anyway, today’s work was over. Yohan hugged his churning stomach due to the side effects of the potion and went down the outer wall.

Now, all I have to do is buy equipment and skills.

***

Currently, Yohan possessed a total of 4 magics: Dig, Magic Missile, Fire Arrow, and Shield.

As the saying goes, the more the merrier, I want to spend endless money to acquire skills if I could······

‘This is the last one. Tsk, it’s a shame.’

The number of magics that can be obtained on the market is greatly limited.

Unless you go to the inner castle where the upper class resides, you can only learn 4 magics.

In other words, you can’t learn more than 5 magics on the 1st floor, which is very disadvantageous to Yohan.

Dew.

Poooong, a human-sized water droplet is created with a sound. Unlike the cute name, it was a ferocious size.

However, Yohan’s expression looking at it was bitter.

‘Is this the end?’

That’s right. It was nothing more or less than a mysterious water droplet floating in the air.

Yohan recalled the contents of the magic book. It comes to mind like video footage.

[In the writer’s opinion, this is a spell that is truly suitable for beginner water magic. Its only use is to quench your thirst, but it will be useful if you learn higher-level spells.]

‘You’re just saying it’s a useless spell in a long way.’

Thanks to the too vivid memory, I only feel worse. It could be said to be a side effect of perfect memory.

I remember too well, so even annoying memories come to mind clearly!

‘I have to find an illegal route or create connections in the inner castle.’

I was able to know for sure during the large-scale battle yesterday. Most are less skilled than Yohan.

‘Some seemed a little useful, but they were only a minority.’

Among the modern magician in the city, he is skilled enough to be in the top five.

The commanders in each outpost seemed to have noticed that too, and I felt like they were watching Yohan.

‘If I perform a little more, I might catch the eye of the higher-ups.’

To do that, skill improvement was essential. And I also found out why the wave occurred.

It was surprisingly common information.

‘It happens around this time every year? It was such a common occurrence that I couldn’t get any information.’

Waves that occur every year like spring, summer, fall, and winter.

It would be obvious to the natives, but it was difficult for modern people who had just arrived in the city.

Of course, the natives were also well aware of the characteristics of the wave.

At that time, someone waves their hand in the distance. A thin, pale arm. It’s Sarah.

“Mr. Yohan. Did you already learn a skill?”

“Yes. Ms. Sarah, aren’t you super fast too?”

Acquiring a skill is not as easy as you think. In the case of magicians, you can acquire it by memorizing almost the entire magic book.

Warrior’s martial skills are relatively easy to acquire, but it takes time to get used to them.

‘It’s not level 1, it feels like level 0.5? I heard that’s how the swordsman works.’

In Yohan’s case, he was able to acquire it quickly based on his characteristics, and Sarah was just talented.

In a word, she is an excellent killing machine.

Yohan shuddered for no reason and rubbed his arm.

‘Her aura seems to have gotten stronger. She’s a monster of a woman. Really.’

He fiddled with the magic recovery potion in his pocket. I guess I’ll have to push myself a little harder.

It was Yohan who was saying things inwardly that Sarah would have been horrified to hear.