episode_0053

The moment I made eye contact with her standing in front of the door, I felt as if the world had stopped for a moment.

A cute face that was infinitely adorable with brown hair flowing around the chin.

Han Ryeo-won, she was standing in front of our house.

“… … ?”

When she saw that I had come out from next door, she slightly frowned.

It was as if he was asking ‘Why are you out there?’, but that wasn’t what was important right now.

“… How did you get here?”

I closed the half-open door and went out into the hallway, looking at her standing there indifferently.

I didn’t tell anyone that I moved here.

There is no way that Ma Yeon-seo informed Han Ryeo-won.

“Surely they investigated my background again…? ?”

Embarrassment appeared on Han Ryeo-won’s face as she inadvertently frowned and let out a low, bitter voice.

“Well, that… .”

She seemed to have a lot to say, but couldn’t get it out easily.

Is it because of past affection, or is it because the affection has fallen out?

I wasn’t really angry at her like that.

“… Go back.”

“Yu, Yuchan… !”

“I don’t know what I came here to talk about, but I’m not in the mood to talk to you.”

I shot back coldly with the intention of sending Hallyeowon back.

But at that moment.

Suddenly. She held my wrist and prayed affectionately.

“I quit my job.”

“… … .”

“I’m not going to ask you to forgive me, so just let me make an excuse.”

“… … .”

“Please.”

I stared at her earnestly looking up, then let out a heavy sigh and removed the hand that was holding me.

Then, out of frustration, he brushed his hair and spoke indifferently.

“… Just 10 minutes.”

One way or another, I couldn’t be harsher toward Han Ryeo-won.

*

“I will continue to live here from now on… ?”

After entering the house, Hallyeowon looked inside and quietly asked how I was doing.

I deliberately didn’t answer and gave her the cushion.

“… … .”

“… … .”

As she sat quietly on the cushion, her face looked quite haggard, as if she had just suffered a lot.

If this was going to happen, why did they do something like that?

I even felt sorry for her for making a hasty choice.

“… I’m sorry for lying to you all this time… .”

Han Ryeo-won immediately bowed her head and offered an apology.

“It’s all my fault.”

But what I wanted to hear wasn’t her apology.

That was why he deceived me by selling my information.

“… Why did you do that?”

She took the lead in leading the project and tried to cleverly take control of the person called ‘me’.

The feeling of betrayal I felt when I found out was indescribable.

“Why did you do that?”

“… … .”

Han Ryeo-won slowly raised her head at the reprimanding voice and made eye contact with a rather cold expression.

It was an expression I had never seen on her before.

“At that time, that was all I could do.”

“… What?”

I inadvertently frown at the shameless answer.

She spoke clearly, as if complaining of injustice.

“I lost my boyfriend right before my eyes, and the whole world told me to give up.”

She claimed that while I was in the United States, someone from the government came to me and pressured me to break up with her.

After that, through Ma Yeon-seo’s media play, they became a national couple.

Even the president made a fuss, saying he would officiate.

Literally the entire country forced her to break up.

“… But the association asked me to help?”

In such a situation, the association reached out to Hallyeowon.

“How can I refuse that… ?”

So, she decided to fight against Ma Yeon-seo, who had the association on her back and the country on her back.

Only for me.

“I can’t give up on you… !”

“… … .”

It was a miserable feeling.

What if I had done something before she joined hands with the association?

‘If only I had been a little faster… !’

In the end, the root cause was me.

This happened because I became a summoned beast for no reason.

‘… What on earth did I do wrong? .’

Thanks to becoming a summoned beast, he was forced to become one with his former first love, and was even betrayed by his girlfriend, whom he had promised to marry.

Feeling skeptical about my own miserable life, I lowered my head and sighed.

“… Now, if you’re done talking, go back.”

“… !”

Anyway, from my perspective, Hallyeowon was not much different from Mayeonseo.

Because she also crossed the line.

It might be a while later, but it was hard to accept her actions right now.

“… Yuchan… .”

“I hope you don’t blush unnecessarily. Go back first.”

“… … .”

She pursed her lips as if trying to say something, but then seemed to give up and silently took her bag and stood up.

And then he spoke with difficulty in a voice that seemed to be holding back tears.

“… I’m unemployed now so I have some free time.”

“… … .”

“… I’m really sorry for making you worry.”

“… … .”

“… I know you don’t want to see it, but… . But I’ll come again.”

Her sorrowful voice flew into my heart and stabbed me like a dagger.

‘shit.’

After all, she knew me too well.

*

After Hallyeowon left, I finally calmed down and went to Shin Yuna’s house again.

“I’m sorry. Suddenly someone came to visit me.”

“It’s okay. Did the story end well?”

“… Roughly.”

“Thank goodness.”

She seemed to have roughly guessed the situation and didn’t say anything else.

“So. How far did we talk?”

“I was just about to tell you that story.”

“Ah. Yes, indeed.”

“First, would you like some more tea?”

“Then it’s good for me.”

I drank the cool tea provided by Shin Yuna and let out something that was stuck in my heart.

“After.”

After taking a breather, I felt a little better.

“Well, if you have any questions, just ask.”

Having calmed down like that, I regained my composure and tried my luck with Shin Yuna.

“Umm.”

Then, after being lost in thought for a moment, she casually asked a question.

“Who was it earlier?”

“… … .”

It was definitely a question.

Actually, it was weirder not to ask.

“… Just, someone came.”

I tried to avoid answering and change the subject.

But she seemed to want to hear the situation, so she boldly asked.

“Are you Ma Yeonseo?”

It seemed like he knew about Ma Yeon-seo and me.

“… Did you know?”

“It was famous in Japan too.”

Shin Yu-na, with a shameless expression, claimed that she later found out that I was Ma Yeon-seo’s summons.

At first, I wasn’t very interested, but recently I found out that I was that country’s husband.

“So I thought a very famous person came. I guess it wasn’t?”

“… It was someone else.”

“That’s right.”

Perhaps she was really interested in Ma Yeon-seo, and she naturally continued the conversation about Ma Yeon-seo and me.

“Then what happened to the summoned beast?”

The way she asked with her eyes sparkling with curiosity made her seem like an innocent newbie who had not yet been spoiled.

“I don’t know either.”

“Eh? If you don’t know, who knows.”

“… So.”

I briefly explained the background to becoming a summoned beast.

Normally, humans cannot become summoned animals, but for some reason, they were suddenly summoned.

“Awakening… Is it?”

She tilts her head with a worried face.

I sipped my tea and continued answering.

“That could be true. Anyway, there was a lot of talk in the association because of that.”

Since I still couldn’t completely trust her, I told her some information selectively.

For example, something about the stone of the beginning.

“I have a lot of magical power, but I can’t handle it.”

“Eh. Was it like that before you were summoned?”

“I don’t know. Even after I became a summoned beast, I didn’t know about it for a long time.”

“Hoo.”

Shin Yuna has shown interest more than anything else in my inability to manipulate magical power.

I thought it was very interesting to be in a situation that was completely opposite to myself, who had no magic power despite being able to handle it skillfully.

“Then, can I use your magic power?”

“… My magical power?”

“ Originally, my abilities were not efficient, so it was difficult to use other people’s magic power.”

It is said that she has made numerous efforts to replace what longevity gives her.

From using huge magic stones with large capacity to eating plants and animals from the tower that are known to be rich in magic.

However, it is said that a suitable substitute has not been found among them.

“… Now you want me to be your auxiliary battery?”

“That’s right! It’s a fully walking power bank!”

She seems to like the title “auxiliary battery” and shows a satisfied reaction, smiling.

I vaguely wondered if the reason I joined her as a colleague was because of the auxiliary battery position.

“… Okay, let’s give it a try.”

“Good! Give me your hand!”

Among the ways to transfer magical power from person to person, the most representative method is to hold hands.

This is because the hand is the easiest part to exchange magical power.

Of course, there is a much more efficient way than this… .

It’s not an emergency, and I don’t think it’s something that should be done between people who aren’t lovers.

“If you’re having a hard time, should you speak up?”

“I don’t force myself either.”

It was just as he was about to join hands with Shin Yuna and hand over his magical powers.

“… … !”

Shin Yuna, who was stretching out her hand with a smile, suddenly stiffened and started looking at me with a suddenly serious look on her face.

“What’s wrong?”

“Uh… . S, skinship… .”

“Huh?”

Only then did I feel like I recognized that we were holding hands.

“Surely you did it without knowing?”

“No… . Ugh… .”

He calmly asked for my hand, so I thought he definitely considered it.

‘He’s completely skilled in this area.’

The sight of her shivering, barely holding her hand despite her size, looked quite cute.

“You don’t have to do it if you don’t want to.”

I had no intention of forcing it and quickly withdrew my hand.

In conclusion, I’m not the one who regrets not being able to use magical power.

“… Is that so?”

Unable to muster the courage, she quietly withdrew her hand… .

“… … .”

He was glancing at my hands, apparently curious about the results.

‘Well, my life is at stake… .’

I once again felt sorry for her, and decided to lead her as a social adult.

“Or, should we just do it?”

“… Yes?”

“It’s just holding hands.”

“Eto… . But… .”

“I won’t eat it, so give it a try. It could be possible.”

Holding a doctor’s hand does not mean holding hands with someone of the opposite sex.

Now I’m just a power bank, and she’s a super computer with future prediction capabilities.

“I’m the type of person who needs to try something like this again to be satisfied.”

Actually, I wanted to try it, I subtly pushed her back and handed her my hand on the table.

OK.

“… Hey, can’t you do something strange?”

Finally, she seemed to have mustered up the courage and carefully stretched out her hand.

“I’ll close my eyes, so tell me when you’re done.”

I closed my eyes and waited patiently.

She hesitated and slowly reached out her hand, gently holding my hand and speaking softly.

“… Ha, I will?”

Maybe it was because of his irritated voice, but even though he was clearly doing something very wholesome, there was an unhealthy nuance to it.

“Do whatever you want.”

Ssss. Soon, I feel the magic draining from my body.

After a while, I felt a startled movement in the joined hands… .

sudden! She took her hand away.

“Are you finished?”

I carefully opened my eyes and checked her condition.

and.

“… Uh, uhhh… .”

I was able to hear an incredible story from her, who was in shock with her mouth wide open.

“Number, lifespan… . Yes, it has increased… .”

“… ?!”