episode_0051

Choi Na-yeon quickly ran forward.

It was a speed that I couldn’t keep up with, but somehow I kept chasing after it. The reason is because I kept using up mana.

Because if you use mana, you can make your body move faster.

‘Damn, but I have to save my mana.’

Even if it’s for the battle that will come later.

But if I miss even a little bit, it becomes dangerous. But if I continue like this, I will be in danger.

I have to do something about this.

“Okay, wait a minute! Stop for a minute!”

When I shouted loudly, Choi Na-yeon reflexively stopped walking. Thanks to that, I was able to run a little faster and almost catch up with her.

“Why? Is there a problem?”

The moment I heard that, I was momentarily at a loss as to what to do.

We’ve succeeded in stopping them, but what should we do now? The key is to persuade them by saying something.

‘Anyway, I have to continue my relationship with him as a trustworthy colleague later on.’

then.

I opened my mouth slowly.

“I have something I want to show you, senior.”

There’s nothing I can do.

Now that it’s come to this, I’m letting you know right away that I have mana.

The reason why I am telling Choi Na-yeon not to follow me now is because I am an ordinary person.

In short, they are weak and therefore dangerous, so don’t come.

What if, on the contrary, we let you know that we can help?

I don’t know about anything else, but I can’t tell them not to come. At the very least, if I tell them my circumstances and tell them to slow down a little so that they can help me, I think they’ll be able to follow along to some extent.

Especially if I lie and say I know the solution, it’s quite possible.

“What do you want to show? What is it?”

“Oh, that’s right.”

I reached out my hand to confirm that I had mana.

That was the moment.

I could feel the atmosphere around me change in an instant. I immediately took up my gun and took up my stance.

Choi Na-yeon also felt it, so she looked around like me.

I can see that.

There is definitely something there.

‘Could it be that something happened that wasn’t in the original?’

It may be hard to believe, but it was possible.

On the contrary, since nothing about it appeared in the original work, I feel even more confident that it might be true.

Choi Na-yeon immediately took up her stance. She looked around while holding the blade in front of her as if she was going to attack.

“What is this situation?”

“I don’t know either.”

I want to know more than anyone else.

Thud thud.

Footsteps are heard from somewhere.

I swallowed dryly and turned my head toward the sound. There, a figure was approaching us.

‘What the fuck, seriously?’

What is the difference that makes it different from the original?

In an instant, something that wasn’t in the original appeared again. A cold sweat ran down my spine.

I even felt a chill somewhere.

‘Think about it, it must have happened because there were differences from the original.’

Otherwise, it’s just a fucking shitty situation.

I stared at the figure for a moment, lost in thought. I couldn’t even tell if it was a person or a monster.

Slowly the shape begins to emerge.

A figure who appeared to be a middle-aged man was approaching us.

“Hey, who are you?”

Choi Na-yeon spoke to the man.

I couldn’t say anything and just kept staring. Especially since I didn’t know what he would do suddenly, I had to be mindful of my surroundings.

“Huh? Are you Choi Na-yeon?”

“Do you know me?”

Choi Na-yeon was momentarily surprised by those words.

And of course, I was more embarrassed than anyone else. I almost took a step back for a moment.

‘Fuck. Who is that guy? Who knows Choi Na-yeon?’

If you knew me, that would be fortunate.

In that case, at least I can think that the original story was distorted because of my actions and move on. But you know Choi Na-yeon of all people?

That sound means that the current situation is likely to have occurred in the original work as well.

‘I’m going crazy,’

I stand still, clenching my teeth. It makes me feel like I can’t move here.

“I see, I made a mistake. If this is where Choi Na-yeon is, I shouldn’t have come.”

“What does that mean?”

“Just a simple monologue. But this is a bit problematic. I had no intention of making our presence known.”

Think about it.

Clearly, anyone can see that this situation is not something that happened by mistake. If that is the case, then it must have been caused maliciously by someone.

And with the information I have so far, what group would do something like that?

Once it was sorted out, it was simple.

‘Fuck, it’s those damn drinking bastards again.’

There is no time to rest.

I looked at the guy quietly. I had no idea why this had happened. But I had to know, and that was why I had to speak up.

“What are you? Did you cause this?”

A middle-aged man turned his head toward me. He tilted his head and smiled as if to ask if I had ever been there.

“Who are you?”

“I asked first. I won’t answer unless you answer.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

The guy ignored what I said and looked back at Choi Na-yeon. It seemed like he had no intention of answering.

In that case, I have to force an answer.

“What the fuck, you’re drinking?”

And just in case I should attack right away, I surrounded my entire body with mana.

“Do you know about us?”

As expected, it seems the guy was a believer of Masinism.

Thanks to that, I thought that the situation might be resolved easily. If I get more information here, there is a possibility that I can do many things.

“Of course. Do you know how many times you guys have hurt me? Thinking about it makes me so mad I can’t sleep.”

“I see. I never thought I’d meet someone here who knows about us.”

The guy walks toward me with a serious expression on his face.

I just keep staring at him on purpose so as not to show that I’m needlessly scared.

“Hey, aren’t you going to answer?”

“Answer, why should I do it?”

That’s true.

There’s no reason for him to tell me that. But it’s something I can’t give up on. If I don’t get anything out of this, I’m at a loss.

Because of this, even if it may be a little reckless, I have to hear the answer.

“Now, wait a minute. Do you know who that person is?”

Choi Na-yeon spoke to me in a flustered manner.

It sounded as if he was asking me to tell him what was happening. But I couldn’t say anything. There was still a target ahead.

“What, what? Why aren’t you talking?”

Choi Na-yeon looked back and forth between me and the middle-aged man. She seemed to be trembling with anxiety.

I ignored her and continued thinking.

First of all, considering that Choi Na-yeon’s parents are connected to the Masin Church, I guess it might be related to that.

So, it was obvious what I would do.

I opened my mouth with a bitter smile.

“Is this by any chance related to Choi Siwoo?”

It may be reckless, but I told Choi Na-yeon’s father’s name.

Of course, she doesn’t even know her parents’ names yet, so she probably won’t think I’m suspicious. So for now, I can say it’s a good situation.

The middle-aged man stands there with a dumbfounded expression on his face as I say those words. It’s as if he hadn’t expected that name to come out of my mouth.

“Why? No?”

I looked at the guy leisurely.

The guy frowned as if he was uncomfortable somewhere and opened his mouth.

“How much do you know?”

“I don’t know.”

He shrugged his shoulders and showed his playfulness.

“What’s your relationship with Choi Na-yeon?”

It seems like you are curious about me.

My relationship with Choi Na-yeon? Honestly, I think it’s nothing. But I didn’t tell the truth and said something different.

“Colleague.”

Maybe in the future we will become colleagues.

If not, then forget it.

“Colleague.”

The man muttered to himself and then looked at me again.

“Normally there shouldn’t have been any casualties, but today the plan changed. I don’t know who you are, but you’re going to die here.”

“What?”

That was the moment.

Suddenly, the bastard kicked the ground and rushed at me.

I had been waiting with the mindset of when he would attack, so I pulled the trigger without hesitation.

I kept firing in order to somehow get as many bullets out as possible, and the guy quickly got to the side.

“What is this?”

Choi Na-yeon seemed somewhat taken aback by the sudden change.

“If you want to run away, run away. Or, fight together.”

After leaving those words, I looked around.

I tried to use the surrounding environment like I did when fighting the giant monster before, but it seemed like it would be difficult to properly destroy anything.

In short, my current situation is extremely unfavorable.

“Hey! Why the hell are you trying to kill me when you can just talk to me!”

I felt like I was out of bullets so I immediately replaced the magazine.

Of course, he came charging at me again, but I finished reloading faster than him, probably because he wasn’t a very high-level Awakener.

He just fired bullets.

But no matter what, there are limits to what a normal person can do. I don’t know if it was because he was tired or what, but he came very close to me.

The only good thing was that the guy didn’t have a weapon, so I was able to quickly pull the trigger and make him back off.

But the bastard kept trying to get closer to me, and I tried to block it with bullets.

Bang! Bang!

A repetitive blasting sound.

I could feel the bullets falling out again, so I quickly took out one magazine in advance.

‘By the way, where did Choi Na-yeon go?’

He definitely didn’t run away.

But it wasn’t visible to me. It didn’t seem to be hidden, I just felt like I couldn’t find it.

‘Fuck.’

Then why isn’t he helping me?

I don’t know what it is, but if I keep going like this, I’m going to end up broke. I guess it’s better to take a gamble.

“Choi Na-yeon! If you’re going to help me, then help me quickly, otherwise, get out now!”

With those words left, I strongly gathered my mana. Then, I glared at the bastard and pulled the trigger.

My legs were a little wobbly, perhaps because I had used too much, but at least I didn’t fall.

At some point the guy suddenly stopped.

I was about to attack him when I saw him, but he opened his mouth first.

“How strange. The body looks like a normal person, but it has mana.”

After hearing that, I immediately looked around.

It seemed like Choi Na-yeon had gone somewhere.

‘That’s strange.’

I don’t even think he ran away.

“Are you looking for Choi Na-yeon?”

Those words stung me inside. But I answered lightly as if nothing had happened.

“Well, that’s right.”

“Haha, did you say it was despair because someone you thought was your comrade ran away?”

What the hell is he talking about?

I didn’t feel very good because it felt like it was slightly irritating my nerves.

“Don’t worry. Choi Na-yeon can’t say she ran away because of her own life.”

“There’s a reason?”

“Of course.”

He continued speaking as if he was explaining something great.

“Choi Na-yeon has a deep trauma that she doesn’t even know about. Choi Na-yeon ran away because I showed it to her.”

You have a trauma that you don’t even know about?

“If Choi Na-yeon ends up fighting with me, it will be disadvantageous for me.”

When I heard that, I felt a strange sense of unease.

Choi Na-yeon has a trauma that she doesn’t even know about, and in the original work, she has a trauma about Yoo Seo-ra.

In short, it means that Yu Seo knows what kind of trauma Choi Na Yeon has.

‘how?’

In conclusion, I couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable.

In the novel, there was not a single trauma other than that related to Yoo Seo-ra. It could be thought of as a new trauma that could cover up the original trauma.

Otherwise, it is possible that the original work did not show such trauma.

‘Then that would be strange.’

Choi Na-yeon meets her father and mother in person. If they knew about the trauma, why didn’t they use it?

‘What the fuck.’

Wouldn’t that trauma disappear on its own once you become a superpowered person? Of course, I think it’s just speculation. That’s because Choi Na-yeon still has a fear of Yoo Seo-ra in the latter half of the story.

‘or not.’

It could be that a new trauma has arisen like that. A trauma that only exists with regard to Yusera.

If so, the answer was simple.

“Hey, let’s get this straight. It’s not trauma, right? ”

At least if it disappears when you become a superpowered person, then you can’t call it trauma.

I could think of something that made it work reflexively.

“Yeah, it’s a bit ambiguous to call it trauma.”

“Then what is that? No. I don’t need that. Just explain what you did.”

Anyway, I can just ask Yoo Seora later if there’s something about Choi Na-yeon.

But I can’t tell Yusera about today’s events. That’s why I have to hear it from her right away.

“You don’t need to know.”

“What are you talking about? You can talk about what you said earlier, but you can’t talk about what you said now? This is fucking bullshit.”

There must have been a purpose behind what he said to me.

Even if it’s just for a simple reason like taking a break, that’s why I’m being a little more careful.

“You know why I said that.”

He reaches out his hand.

Anyone who saw it would see that he was ready to attack at any moment.

“Ha, the conversation is over.”

I immediately granted it mana without hesitation and pulled the trigger.

But the guy who dodged my bullet by twisting his body slightly rushes at me.