episode_0052
by Afuhfuihgs“This… story… ? W-what… ”
Yeon Myeong-ha asks in a trembling voice. His voice and eyes were still full of moisture.
The following article: Does this woman know what I was worrying about all night? Considering our relationship so far, it seems like a natural reaction. Actually, to some extent, this is the direction I intended…
“For now, let me go… Yes, this is rude… ”
“Things that happened yesterday. Do you remember?”
“Uh, yesterday… ? What the heck… ”
The connection of thoughts is made in an instant. Yeon Myeong-ha’s pupils, who had been speechless, widened greatly. His eyes and expression were filled with fear.
He rushed at me like a crazy person. Before that, I curled up in an empty corner of the dormitory’s living room and shivered. I couldn’t really know what happened before, but it was clear that it was a very scary experience for her.
“Hi… Hehe… omg… ”
Yang Yeon-ha clutched her chest and let out a rough breath. I turned my head and frantically looked around.
She seemed like a really lost person yesterday, so I wondered if she had no memory of that time.
However, from his current reaction, he seems to have a clear awareness of his experiences and actions.
“You, you… That’s you… ”
Eventually, those eyes turn to me.
“What do you mean?”
“Si, don’t act like a fool… ! Well, otherwise, as soon as you come back… !”
It is a voice that is fierce, but at the same time, one can feel earnestness.
Judging by the focus in his eyes, I think he’s in a good state this time.
But seeing as she still doubts me like yesterday, she is already very confident in her feelings.
“… ”
The eyes glaring at me waver like candle flames.
Yesterday, I couldn’t sleep and thought about this situation.
Just like I thought the first day I used the blockade, I thought about just denying it.
As long as I’m acting like a fool, there’s nothing Sympathy can do. Just like now, it’s probably just asking random questions that don’t really reveal the point.
However, yesterday’s experience made one thing clear.
Now, there is no need to do such annoying things like blind tag.
“Then what?”
“… !”
Perhaps because he hadn’t expected such a confident question, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
“You seem to be having a bit of a nightmare. Even me in the next room was having a hard time. So I used my own method.”
“Uh, how… ”
“There is no reason for me to even tell you that.”
“What nonsense… That’s, that’s impossible… how… ”
“You asked the question and now you are denying it? In that case, I don’t think I have anything more to say.”
I pretended to get up from my seat. After speaking, he turned toward the door with seemingly resolute steps.
I guess wearing a mask makes me more shameless than usual.
“I will leave now. Your dreams might be a little uncomfortable tonight. then… ”
“Sleep, wait… for a moment… !”
-Wudangtang!
An urgent voice trying to catch me, and the sound of something falling headlong to the floor and rolling.
“… Black… for a moment… ”
It was a reaction that made it impossible to escape without turning around.
I see Yeon Myeong-ha sitting on the floor next to the bed, as if she had lost her footing.
Looking at that miserable sight, I couldn’t help but sigh inside.
On the one hand, relief that she behaved as expected.
On the other hand, the sadness and pity caused by such a strong reaction…
“… ”
I still have no idea what this power is. Although I use it usefully whenever I need it, avoiding the eyes of others, I have no clue as to its true identity at the moment.
I just think it might have something to do with the fact that I, a completely insensitive person, can use magic in a strange way.
At least the leader seemed to know the identity to some extent, but he kept his mouth shut, saying he would tell me when he graduated from Cradle.
In addition, in an unusually serious manner, he left a message to God to keep the existence of power a secret.
Because of those circumstances, at first I tried to get out of the situation anyway.
However, after experiencing the desperation of sympathy yesterday, I was able to think of one thought.
Regardless of my personal regret or pity for her, I now have to follow the leader’s words to graduate from the cradle with the best grades possible and return home.
Now, the best way to keep that promise is to faithfully carry out the principal’s request, that is, to help restore the fallen status of Yang Myeong-ha and restore the collapsed balance.
But as of now, there is no way for a trust relationship to be formed. Also, there is still a wall between me and her. It is a high and strong wall that comes from differences in the environment and position in which we grew up.
Although I was able to get close and confirm the effectiveness of the power, there was still a possibility that she would fly in a direction that I could not control.
Compassion for pity.
And what I have to do.
So how to satisfy both in this situation… It’s just putting on one more shackles.
“… ”
Compassionately, he was still trembling as he sat on the floor. The two eyes looking at me are full of moisture and fear.
That fear is also a tool I try to use.
Trying to ignore the pricking of my conscience, I walked towards Yeon Myeong-ha again.
“ugh… Oh, don’t come… ”
I tried to stop him from going, but he ended up like that, and now when I approach him again, he begs me not to come.
“Hi… Hi.”
As soon as I reached the front, I couldn’t even look up and started hiccuping.
I sat down in front of her, who was squatting down, and leveled my gaze.
“Do you want to have a conversation now?”
***
The contradiction between hope and despair was what Sympathy was feeling right now.
The hope was that the alleviation of mental pollution was not a temporary miracle, and the despair was that the person who held the key to the solution was the perverted masked man who was now threatening him.
It couldn’t have been a coincidence that he attacked me the morning after that incident.
He first approached him by naming himself as a mentor, won a duel by hiding his skills, and then used him as an excuse to invade the dormitory and sit down with him. He used his unidentified abilities to give him a taste of heaven for a while, and then took him back and became his own again. Dropped into the quagmire.
It is clear that the entire process went according to his intention from beginning to end.
The mental contamination of the immediate descendants of the Jeokhwa Yeon Clan was a side effect that continued throughout history, so no matter how quiet it was, it has now spread to the outside world and has even led to rumors of the spirit priest’s curse and other things.
She couldn’t escape the curse either. In fact, in proportion to his exceptionally outstanding talent, he had to suffer even more terrible mental contamination. From the time Sam was born as a child until now, he has suffered from nightmares and auditory hallucinations.
But even for Yeon-sik, who had been through such pain for several years, the last two nights were a hell that she never wanted to experience again.
The shadows and illusions pressed on her even more angrily than usual. Yesterday, I experienced the most terrible auditory hallucination in the world and the scene at the bottom of hell.
If I had suffered here one more night, I would have truly lost my mind.
And in the rampage that followed from that torturous nightmare, he ended up showing the guy his despicable behavior that bordered on mania.
“Ah… ”
The sight before my pitiful eyes was dark. So far, I’ve been able to somehow gloss it over as a nightmare, but gossiping about him without physical evidence and actually seeing him are two completely different stories.
The fact that he is now boldly taking on the threat may have been due to that judgment.
What also made her even more helpless was the fact that even though she guessed his intentions, there was actually nothing she could do.
“Senior. Do you want to have happy dreams again?”
“… Hmm.”
The white and eerie mask pressured her again. I could only nod my trembling head slightly in sympathy.
“I also feel bad seeing my respected senior suffering.”
The guy said a series of clichés that didn’t even seem to be in his mind.
“So, I have a suggestion. Would you like to hear it? If you just accept a few simple conditions, we will continue to help you regain peace of mind and body.”
“Ah… ”
Compassionate’s vision becomes distant. The simple condition he was talking about was a dog leash around his neck.
But again, all she could do was nod helplessly.
“First things first. I, Yoo Jin-hyeon, will do my best to help Yeon Myeong-ha regain peace of mind and body.”
It was a repetition of what he had just said, and a condition that basically supported his proposal.
“Second. I do not want anyone to know that the compassionate Yoo Jin-hyeon has such means.”
“… ”
From his perspective, it is an extremely common sense and reasonable condition. Despite the enormous wealth obtained through exclusive mining of Stellite and the investment of nearly a hundred years, mental pollution was a long-cherished wish that no one in history could solve.
Having experienced his abilities for just three days, I am also very curious. However, if this fact is leaked to the outside world, he will not only be a simple inconvenience, but will also face threats to his life.
“Third. In return for help, I will always absolutely obey any command given by the compassionate Yu Jin-hyeon.”
But the moment he says the third condition. Compassionate’s mind was far removed from reason.
“What… ?”
A retort came out of Yeo Yeon-ha’s mouth without me even realizing it. Her hands were shaking as if they had been hit by frost.
“Also, write a contract and stipulate the terms.”
Ignoring her retort, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket. It was not difficult to identify the person I was pitying. It is a special-purpose paper made by mixing stellite sensitized stone powder with fiber and used for writing and preserving contracts between wizards.
There was something written there in dense letters. What he recited was merely a notification of some important details of the contract that had already been written.
“You… you… ”
My eyes were full of tears. The tremors in my hands have now spread to my entire body. Both arms reflexively hugged the shoulders.
I don’t feel very good. All I could think about was putting a leash on myself and using it as a plaything.
My vision was blurry because of my tears, but I still tried to glare at the mask beyond my pity.
This was her last pride.
Absolute obedience to the successor of Jeokhwa is not something that can be said easily. It is a problem that is not just a matter of personal circumstances, but also involves the prestige of the family. The carrot he offered was as sweet as honey, but if it meant causing trouble to the family, it would be better to just die.
“Ha… ”
Seeing such a pitiful look, the mask naturally let out a sorrowful sigh. I feel sorry for my body that twitches even at the slightest action.
However, the next moment, the completely unexpected words that came out of the guy’s mouth shattered the last of his pride.
“And one more thing. I, Yoo Jin-hyeon, will not cause any direct or indirect mental or physical harm to Min-ha, and I will protect Min-ha from any danger.”
“What… ?”
“Is this enough?”
Leaving the bewildered Yeon Myeong-ha, he added a line to the contract with a pen. And this time, he took out a seal.
“This is an item entrusted to me by the heir of the Black Lotus. What I do through this seal is guaranteed by the Black Lotus Si family and is legally binding. This means that not only you but I also have to keep the contract.”
As he spoke, he stamped the seal he was holding onto the paper. Soon, the smell of something burning was heard, and a subtle light leaked out centered on the area in contact with the seal.
A moment later he removed the seal from the contract, but the intricately engraved, irreversible symbol was still there.
“I understand that you have already qualified as a successor. Seal. Take a picture.”
“Why, why are you doing this to me… ”
His attitude of going back and forth between two sides of the coin was completely incomprehensible. Yang Yeon-ha asked in a voice that had lost all strength, but all that was heard was a hard, dry voice.
“Didn’t I tell you already? I said it was to help you.”
“So why… ”
“Because you are worth using. To me and to my sponsors.”
“What is that… ”
“Stop. Take a picture. Quickly.”
“… Wow.”
At the forceful tone of abruptly interrupting the conversation, Yeon Myeong-ha reflexively lowered her gaze.
Now she had no strength or will left to refuse the request.
Even the slightest bit of pride was completely shattered by the last condition he put forward.
Finding the seal with his weak hands, he brought it to the bottom of the contract and blew into it.
Soon, light came out along with the smell of something burning, and soon another seal was imprinted on the contract.
Yeon Myeong-ha handed the contract to the mask again with trembling hands. He flicked the paper with his fingers to separate the two thin layers of the same contract, then handed one back to Min-ha.
“I think it’s almost finished now. There were a lot of rude comments from the morning. Well then, please take care of me in the future, senior.”
After bowing his head and saying hello like a very polite person, he immediately turned around and left Yan Xianha’s bedroom.
It was only when the tension was relieved and at the same time I felt pity that two questions came to mind.
This is the reason for the pain still throbbing in her lower abdomen, and the reason why she woke up in the bedroom in the morning while she was clearly in the living room.
“… Hmm.”
There is only one answer that my vague memories can tell me. The last thing I saw before I passed out was him punching himself in the stomach.
A feeling of shame rises across my face, and tears fall to the floor in droplets. The shawl over my shoulders has become a useless item.
He looked up in confusion at the door the man had left through, then dropped his head to the floor again.
She was already an insect tied up in a spider’s web and a helpless victim being hunted.
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