episode_0061
by fnovelpia
There is a heavy silence in the house.
Ma Yeon-seo, who had been asking sharp questions, was staring blankly with her head cocked.
‘Why… !’
Of course, the owner of the toothbrush in the sink attached to the bathroom is Shin Yuna.
Recently, we had been spending our days almost like living together, so her traces remained all over the house.
It was clear that Ma Yeon-seo also saw it and spoke about it.
‘Fucked.’
If I lie here, Ma Yeon-seo will immediately reveal the lie and interrogate me.
But if I told him the truth, he would definitely get angry and ask if he had brought in another woman.
It was a one-sided trap in which no matter which side you chose, you had no choice but to get hit.
“Why can’t you answer?”
She subtly lowers her voice and quietly urges me to answer.
‘Let’s stay calm.’
Cornered, I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, swallowed my determination, and made eye contact with her.
“What does that have to do with you?”
Since this had come to an end, I was thinking of going boldly.
“Stop asking useless questions and go back quickly. I’m tired.”
“… … .”
Ma Yeon-seo didn’t even blink at my shameless attitude.
He just watched me for a while in silence, then nodded as if he understood.
and.
“It’s him, right? The bitch who went with you today.”
With a cold voice, he hinted at Shin Yuna’s existence.
“… !”
It seems like he knew everything.
“If I was going to cheat secretly, I should have at least worn a mask. Don’t you know how many people in this land know your face?”
“… What is that… .”
Ma Yeon-seo immediately took out her cell phone and showed a screenshot of an SNS.
There was a photo of a man and a woman walking down the street, along with a message saying they had seen Kang Yu-chan.
‘crazy… . ‘What is this?’
It was a photo taken secretly by someone who recognized me.
“I really tried to respect you this time.”
Ma Yeon-seo put away her cell phone and gave a cold look with her arms crossed.
“I only checked that you used your card every day, and I didn’t even look into where and how you used it. Because I ‘promised’ with you.”
“… … .”
“But you were doing everything you want, like going on a date with another girl without me knowing?”
“… … .”
“Is it okay for me to be angry now?”
Ma Yeon-seo glares with sharp eyes, and the corners of her lips tremble.
I couldn’t tell how much anger I was holding in.
“What should I do? Should I find her right now and kill her? or not… . Do you want to explain?”
In the meantime, she gave me a chance to explain.
This opportunity should not be missed.
“… Yeonseo. Before you listen to my story, there’s something you need to know.”
“… … .”
“So… . Ah.”
While looking for a suitable item, I quickly took out a receipt from my wallet and placed it on my palm as if to show off.
“Look carefully.”
“… … .”
She silently watched my actions with an expression on her face that said she couldn’t understand.
After struggling to concentrate, I clenched my fist with my other hand.
That moment.
Rustling—!
The receipt that had been lying on my palm crumbled into a small ball of its own.
“!”
“… I recently gained this ability. Roughly speaking, it’s the ability to manipulate gravity.”
As I raise my magic power again, a crumpled receipt floats in my palm.
“Ability… . It happened?”
“… For now.”
After seeing that Ma Yeon-seo’s anger had subsided slightly, I continued speaking cautiously.
“I didn’t achieve this alone, I got help from the person in the photo. Should I say that we are receiving help due to each other’s circumstances…? .”
“… … Help?”
“… Well, it’s a bit difficult to explain right now. Anyway, we are not what you think, it is just a real business relationship.”
Currently, Shin Yuna and I are in a business relationship.
Of course, I did everything a lover would do.
It was definitely not a lie.
“… … .”
Ma Yeon-seo stared at me with very suspicious eyes.
Actually, it seems like a suspicious situation to anyone.
What was the point of explaining every detail without consulting with Shin Yuna?
“… I’ll explain everything soon. I have to tell you anyway… .”
It is true that I will have to explain it to Ma Yeon-seo someday.
Like it or not, she is my master.
Even if no one else knew, I had to reveal the situation to her.
“… … .”
Ma Yeon-seo, with meaningful eyes, watched me for a while.
Then he let out a heavy sigh and spoke in a tone that said there was nothing he could do.
“… okay. You might have an idea too.”
Has something been calculated?
It was a hint that he was trying to look after me.
“Do as you wish this time.”
“… Really?”
It was so easy to get over it that I was almost suspicious.
“You said you would tell me everything later. So, I’ll just trust it for now. The most important things in a marital relationship are trust and concessions, right?”
Ma Yeon-seo took care of my situation by subtly mentioning the marital relationship.
‘What kind of couple are they?’
I wanted to say something, but I wasn’t in a position to open my mouth.
“Can I contact you again?”
“… You’re going to do it anyway. Do whatever you want.”
Ma Yeon-seo, standing at the entrance like that, held my face with a faint smile and lightly pressed her lips to mine.
“Don’t give your heart to another bitch till the end.”
And then he suddenly left, leaving behind a solemn message.
‘… Did it go well… ?’
I decided to think so.
*
After a while. This was after preparing to climb the tower.
“Shall we go?”
“Let’s go.”
We left home early in the morning and got into a taxi side by side.
The destination is the tower.
“… I’m nervous for no reason.”
“Are you nervous?”
“If it doesn’t work out, it’s a lie. Yuna, aren’t you nervous?”
“It’s on the first floor anyway. If anything happens, they will protect you.”
“Our party is all living alone?”
“Et.”
At the entrance to Suwon Tower, there was a large building built by the association.
It was a kind of management office building to manage the tower.
“See you in front of the gate.”
“Yes!”
We immediately changed our clothes, took our awakened registration cards, and headed to the entrance application window.
“You two are Shin Yu-na and Kang Yu-chan, right?”
“Yes.”
“This is your first time together. Do you need an explanation?”
“Ah, yes. Please.”
The procedure for climbing the tower was quite systematic, as I had heard.
First, you leave your awakened registration card at the counter, go through an entrance screening, and borrow some items.
“The rescue signal is free, but the sub-space bag is chargeable?”
Among them, there were some items that were provided for free and some that were provided for a fee.
“I will only accept the signal.”
After that, you can finally enter the tower by passing through the double gate.
It was a procedure that felt quite thorough.
“It feels like getting on a plane at the airport.”
“Sure.”
As I passed through the entrance of the tower, where bright light poured in, a vast field and a forest of grass appeared before my eyes.
“Wow… .”
I could see people in a party hunting monsters in the distance, and it felt like I was entering a beginner’s dungeon in a game.
“Mr. Yuchan. Shall we go over there?”
“Of course.”
We settled down about 15 minutes away from the entrance to avoid the crowds.
“It’s quieter than I thought.”
“I guess it’s because it’s on the first floor.”
They said the first floor was almost at a tutorial level, and there weren’t many monsters to be seen.
“Oh! Over there!”
Meanwhile. Shin Yuna suddenly gave me a signal, pointing somewhere.
“Where are you?”
At the place she pointed to, there was a really small monster watching us from the grass.
A class F monster in the form of a rodent with a small horn on its forehead.
It was the tower’s mascot, a horned rat, famous as a common monster on the first floor all over the world.
“Oh. It looks cuter than I thought.”
“Ugh. Hurry up and catch it!”
Out of curiosity, I picked up a rock nearby and threw it at the guy with all my might.
“Take─!”
bean! The guy who got hit on the head with a stone immediately ran out of the forest in disgust.
The first monumental battle has finally begun.
I felt like I could even hear the battle BGM in my ears.
‘I’ll finish it right away.’
I was a little excited about the battle with the monster I had only dreamed of, so I immediately raised my magic power and aimed it at him.
Then, increase the power output as much as possible and pump your fist! I grabbed it.
“Intake… !”
The guy weighed down by gravity began to squeak and suffer… .
“Squeak squeak… !”
That was it.
‘… … what?’
Although he was clearly using his abilities to the fullest, he was unable to inflict significant damage on the horned rat.
It seemed like the power was weak.
“… Why don’t you die?”
“… So.”
In the end, the horned rat, which was slightly floating and struggling, soon broke free from the shackles of gravity.
dump. He fell to the ground and started to get angry.
“Squeak—! Squeak──!”
The target was me.
“Uh, huh? Avoid it!”
A guy that flies away with the sharp horn on its forehead sticking out.
“Ugh!”
Because the speed wasn’t fast, it wasn’t difficult to avoid the attack, but the guy who was highly intoxicated didn’t give up on the attack.
“Squeak—! Squeak──!”
“Try something there!”
He asks Shin Yu-na, who has run away before he knows it, for help.
“Well, the person in charge of combat is Yuchan!!!”
But she wasn’t much help.
“Squeak──!!!”
“Wow… !”
How long has it been since I played tag with a level 0 tutorial monster like that?
‘This can’t go on!’
Realizing that there would be no end if I continued to run away, I once again dodged the attack and looked back.
“Snap─! Take a picture─!”
The guy, who continued to fail in his attacks and became even more intoxicated, was immediately preparing for his next attack.
‘now!’
Quickly use your abilities to catch him.
“Squeak squeak… !”
The guy, caught by gravity again, fell flat in the air and struggled desperately.
Sigh. I took out the club I had purchased earlier and immediately rushed at him and swung with all my might.
“Die─!”
puck. puck. puck. puck. A one-sided beating follows.
“Take─!”
The horned rat who was beaten so hard passed away with his death.
It was my victory.
“… Phew… .”
It was just a moment when I could finally take a breather.
“You did it as expected… !”
Shin Yuna, who had run away alone, came up to me and congratulated me on my victory.
Seeing her like that felt mean for no reason.
“… How could you run away alone, leaving me behind?”
“Of course I knew Yu-chan would win!”
“… Traitor.”
“ji, it’s real! You already saw a future where Yoo-chan wins? If I help you, the future will change… .”
“Let’s put it that way. Mr. Traitor.”
“Unfair!”
Our first tower challenge continued like that.
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