episode_0057

I looked at Yoo Soo-ho without saying anything.

The guy didn’t look serious at all. But still, there was a strange atmosphere flowing somewhere, and thanks to that, I could feel that the situation wasn’t something that could be taken lightly, just like me.

He slowly gathered his thoughts and smiled faintly.

“Isn’t finding that the chairman’s goal?”

“And that’s why I came here to ask you this question. What are you, really?”

I looked around to see if there was a place to sit for a while. Luckily, my room had a desk and a chair, so I was able to sit down right away.

I sat down comfortably and spoke with a slightly arrogant expression.

“Would you like me to tell you?”

I still know Yoo Soo-ho’s personality. No matter how much he’s having a hard time finding out about me, I wouldn’t give up that easily. That’s why I was a little bluffing.

“No, not yet. Let’s try harder.”

The answer I got was similar to what I expected.

As expected, it seems that Yoo Soo-ho still wants to find it himself. Thanks to him, I was able to regain my composure.

“As expected, you know me well.”

I guess he asked that question because he wanted to see how I would react. It was okay since I didn’t care about the arrangement anyway.

You won’t be able to find anything about me with just that one thing.

Of course, you can probably figure out what my personality is like to some extent.

Anyway, in the end, Yoo Soo-ho seemed to have gotten what he wanted, but he didn’t look very satisfied. It seemed like he was asking the question while strengthening his pride.

With that, that’s all.

I looked at Yoo Soo-ho and fell into deep thought for a moment.

I wonder how much he knows about me. Of course, he can’t help but not know that I’m a possessed person.

But there is a high possibility that he has information about my personality, what I am hiding, and most importantly, information about ‘this’ body that even I do not know.

I was curious about what information that was, so I asked, pretending it was nothing.

“Then, how about you tell me what you have found out so far, as if it were an interim report?”

“Interim report?”

Yoo Soo-ho thought to himself and then chuckled.

The guy crossed his legs slightly arrogantly and looked down at me.

“Are you just curious about what I found out?”

He matched my thoughts, but I didn’t respond at all. Obviously, what he said was true, but honestly, I thought that someone like Yoo Soo-ho would be able to figure it out easily.

That’s why I was thinking lightly.

“If you don’t want to do it, you don’t have to.”

“No, you don’t have to do it. I need to organize things too.”

Yoo Soo-ho said that and slowly sat up straight. Then he cleared his throat and opened his mouth.

“First, let’s skip your past, which is too common and obvious.”

How can you get a new one if you skip that?

This is the information I know the least about.

“To put it simply, a person changes due to some reason.”

It was certainly a fact that could be noticed right away.

The only thing I know about this body is that it was bullied and just took it silently.

Of course, because of my personality, I couldn’t do that, so I beat up those kids almost immediately after I got possessed. So, even if they just took off their shoes and ran, I could figure it out right away.

“The basis… I don’t need to tell you, right?”

I nodded at those words.

“The following is a lot of information that is hiding something from you. I don’t think I need to give you any evidence for this.”

Yoo Soo-ho said, shrugging his shoulders.

“From now on, all I can think about is delusions. And even though I’ve already gotten rid of a few of them.”

The moment I heard that, I couldn’t help but wonder.

Even if the information isn’t that much, there’s no way Yoo Soo-ho didn’t get something out of it. Especially since I thought he’d at least say that these were the conjectures he considered most likely.

It seems like he wants to hide it a little.

“Isn’t there anything else besides that?”

“Well, that’s right.”

But there is one thing that we can learn from this. That is, Lee Ji-hye did not say anything about what happened back then. That is because the guy didn’t say anything about the Masin Church, and he didn’t even mention the fact that I could use mana.

Of course, you could just think that Yoo Soo-ho was hiding it, but if you consider that he didn’t necessarily need to hide it, then it’s quite possible.

‘Does that mean I can trust Lee Ji-hye?’

It was enough for me that she didn’t tell Yoo Soo-ho as I asked. I could definitely trust her.

‘It’s okay if we meet again separately later.’

While I was thinking about something else, Yoo Soo-ho said.

“That’s why I’m saying this, but from now on, whenever I have time, I plan on sticking with you as much as possible.”

what?

“What are you saying now?”

“Didn’t you hear? I’m going to be with you. Of course, I won’t be with you that much. I need some personal time, too. So don’t worry.”

“No, I don’t think that’s the problem.”

For a moment, I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.

That’s because I never thought Yoo Soo-ho would use such a method. Even if there was no way to find it.

Honestly, it’s a bit like that.

“Well, I understand that. But you don’t have to worry. I come here like this every day.”

That look every day?

So, does that mean that when you’re hanging out with me, you’ll be like a girl?

What the fuck?

Honestly, I wanted to refuse, but I decided to just hold back. Even if I said no, it would be useless if he secretly followed me around.

It was inevitable.

I sighed involuntarily.

“That’s it. What happened inside?”

“Inside?”

“Yeah, inside the gate. You were hanging out with Choi Na-yeon, but did anything happen?”

It was a question about what happened earlier.

I decided to give a vague answer without anything special.

“Senior Choi Na-yeon provided some covering fire from behind to help us defeat the boss monster easily. Other than that, there wasn’t anything special about it.”

Yoo Soo-ho, whose mouth was closed at my words, said.

“Really?”

It seemed like he was doubting what I said.

Since there was no evidence anyway, I could have just lied. But strangely enough, I began to hesitate.

‘Is it right to say nothing here?’

I’ve seen events and settings that weren’t seen in the original work time and time again.

Of course, I didn’t have the power to stop it, and at the same time, I didn’t have much information to prepare for it. Even the fact that I was gathering my comrades right now was only for the distant future, not because I was considering the present as important.

‘In order to prepare for information I don’t know, I need a colleague to block it with me.’

I can trust Lee Ji-hye and Choi Na-yeon, but are they really enough?

‘No, that’s not enough.’

Lee Ji-hye’s strength is not that strong yet. She is still weaker than the original version I saw, so it will be difficult to stop her right away, although it may be possible later.

Just by looking at the fact that Choi Na-yeon is a cadet, you can quickly tell that she has shortcomings.

‘But Yoo Soo-ho is different.’

Even within the world, he is one of the strongest beings.

At the same time, since he would know about the Masin Church, he would be the most suitable person to help prepare for the future.

But I still don’t trust the guy.

Although I know that Yoo Soo-ho is kind because I saw the original, that alone is not enough evidence. Especially since even Yoo Soo-ho won’t trust me, how can I trust him?

That’s why I’m hesitating.

A moment of silence.

Time passed quickly and when no one spoke, I spoke first.

“Something happened.”

Says.

It’s about explaining what happened inside the gate for my future.

“What was that?”

Yoo Soo-ho asked me with a sly smile as if he found it amusing.

I took a deep breath and spoke with a serious expression.

“A being calling itself the Masin Church has attacked.”

So I’m ready to explain as much as I can.

Of course, I don’t intend to tell the whole truth. I can’t explain who I am or what the future holds, but at least I need to explain what happened inside the gate.

At my words, Yoo Soo-ho suddenly became serious.

“Details.”

I nodded and continued.

“While I was walking around the gate, I saw a man and approached him to see if he was in danger. While I was checking, he suddenly attacked me from the other side, so I had no choice but to fight him. Then I started talking to him naturally, and he told me that he was a member of the Masin Church. It was more than that.”

It may sound unnatural, but I spoke while hiding the information as much as possible.

Of course, Yoo Soo-ho might be confused, but my goal is to simply let him know that the mastermind behind this gate incident is the Masin Church.

That alone will prepare the guy for it and should lead to a pretty good situation.

“Mashinkyo. I didn’t think it would be them.”

“Do you know what this is?”

I deliberately pretended not to know anything. Then Yoo Soo-ho turned his head toward me and glared at me.

“It’s nothing. You don’t have to worry about it.”

What on earth were they thinking?

Did he realize I was lying? I’m not sure, but at least he knew I was being ignored.

“So what happened?”

“The man was pushed and ran away.”

He lowers his head and crosses his legs as if lost in thought. After quite some time, Yoo Soo-ho still hasn’t said anything, perhaps because he was so troubled by it.

“How did you make him run away?”

“Why do you ask that?”

“Because I think it would be difficult for Choi Na-yeon to defeat the man and the boss monster all by herself.”

Anyone who looks at it will see that it is like that.

It was already difficult to defeat a boss monster alone, but it became even more impossible when fighting other people. That was why Yoo Soo-ho was having doubts, and it was natural.

Since I had already made up my mind, I simply extended my hand. Then, I slowly gathered mana to my fingertips.

Woohoo!

Yoo Soo-ho stood up from his seat with a surprised expression.

He looked at me with an expression on his face as if he didn’t understand the current situation.

“How did this happen……..”

“My ability.”

“But weren’t you incompetent? Did you try to trick me? No, that wouldn’t be possible.”

I chuckled at that.

“That’s simple. It was only recently that I was able to use mana.”

“Recently…….? Huh, that’s ridiculous.”

Yoo Soo-ho let out a hollow laugh, as if he was in despair.

The guy closed his eyes as if he had gone crazy, and fell back down on the bed.

“Well, that doesn’t mean I became an Awakened One. I just gained some mana.”

“That alone is amazing enough.”

Yoo Soo-ho opened his eyes that had been tightly shut and met my gaze.

“Are you really only able to use mana recently?”

“Yes, you can trust it.”

Yoo Soo-ho looked at me with a somewhat serious expression.

“What do you mean?”

I definitely expected that question to come up.

I opened my mouth and chuckled as I had expected.

“Try to figure it out.”

“…….”

“If you find out, I’ll make sure to give you a reward.”

Yoo Soo-ho laughed as if he was dumbfounded by those words. It must have sounded a bit shameless to me. But at the same time, the guy had a look on his face as if he was satisfied.

“Is it okay for you to answer like that? I won’t be able to trust you.”

“You probably won’t believe me even if I tell you the truth, so I think this is better.”

“…….You’re stupid.”

Yes, I might look stupid to someone.

But I am someone who has read the original. That means I know Yoo Soo-ho’s personality, and at least I am sure that answering like this will not be a threat to me, so that is why I said that.

“What do you want from me?”

I was silent for a moment and then answered.

◦Please help me with %◦”

“Help you? How?”

“There is a way. If you just do me a favor later, it will be enough.”

Yoo Soo-ho glared at me.

It looked like he had something to say, but he didn’t open his mouth at all.

Time passed slowly, and the guy said with a serious expression

“Okay. I’ll do it for you.”

I showed a bright smile.

“Thank you.”