episode_0068

After Lee Ji-hye hung up the phone, not long after, she felt a strangely creepy feeling. She felt an uneasy aura somewhere.

what?

Is something going to happen?

I kept feeling uneasy, but I decided to ignore it for now. It wasn’t important at the moment anyway.

“Is this good enough?”

I stood in front of the full-length mirror, wearing the equipment that Yusera had prepared. There, anyone could see a figure that looked like a hunter.

The black long coat, including the clothes visible inside, was all black. The surface was soft, like leather, and also not very heavy.

‘When I think about the fact that I’m just an ordinary person, I realize how light it is.’

Originally, only the Awakened wear hunter gear.

So, to finish it off, we make it weigh a certain amount. If you try to force it not to weigh much, the performance may actually decrease.

That’s why the gear I’m wearing is on the very light side.

‘Is the performance bad?’

I had some doubts about it, but it was better than a school uniform anyway. It was good enough considering that the material wasn’t easy to obtain.

“Do you like it?”

At that moment, Yoo Seo-ra walked towards me with a smile.

“Well, I guess it’s pretty good.”

Of course, I don’t know if it’s really good since I don’t have an eye for it. But since Yusera recommended it, I think it might actually be good.

“Really? Then take this too.”

Yusera handed me something. I turned my head to check, and it was a neatly shaped dagger.

“You can think of it as a secondary weapon.”

“Oh really? Thanks.”

I gave a brief thank you and looked around. It was certainly a large place, even when I looked at it again.

But that’s not what I wanted.

What’s the point of looking at a place I’ve already checked once?

“What are you doing?”

“No, I was just looking around.”

“Are you looking for something?”

I closed my mouth for a moment.

Yes. I was looking for a kid I met before, Baek Jeong-eun.

After a quick look, it didn’t look like the kid was playing with other kids. It seemed like he was alone, so no matter how hard I looked, I couldn’t find him.

“Can I help you?”

“No, that’s okay. It’s not something you have to worry about.”

I just wanted to see you again.

If you can’t see it, it’s okay to just not see it. So, although it’s a little disappointing, I decided to just let it go.

I swung the dagger I had received for a moment. After slashing it into the air a few times, it felt like I was cutting through the air.

My first thought was that it would be light enough for me to use easily.

“You’re not very good with a sword.”

“It’s obvious since it’s my first time using it.”

If I had handled it even once, I wouldn’t know, but today was my first time even touching it. Of course, it was a will, so my eyes would be immature, and because of that, I felt a strange sense of shame.

Yeah, it feels like I’m in my second year of middle school.

The gun didn’t give me that feeling at all.

This feels really strange.

“Still, it’s not that heavy, so it’s not inconvenient to carry around.”

“Thank you very much.”

I chuckled.

I had a bit of a feeling of anxiety that they might be giving me a bad weapon for no reason, but seeing that, it seems like my thoughts were for nothing.

If you think about it, it’s natural since we’re going together.

While I was thinking so lightly, Lee So-young slowly approached me.

For a moment, I wondered why he wasn’t coming to me, and I couldn’t help but tilt my head. While I was quietly guessing like that, Lee So-young stood in front of me.

“Uh, Uh. I just remembered. You were the one who came with Yoo Seo-ra back then, right?”

Looks like you came here to ask that one thing.

I hesitated for a moment about how to answer, then opened my mouth with a soft expression.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Ah. Oh, I see. So, so you saved those, those kids?”

Lee So-young was talking to me with a trembling voice, which made it uncomfortable to listen to.

Still, I could tell what he was saying, so I smiled and answered.

“Oh, yes. That’s right.”

When I answered like that, I felt embarrassed.

That’s because the question of whether I can really say that I saved the children is engraved deep in my heart.

Oddly enough, I find myself rejecting the idea of saving someone.

I have no idea why.

It was just my feelings that followed.

After hearing the answer, Lee So-young hesitated for a moment and then smiled and said to me.

“Then what’s your name…?”

“My name is Kim Seo-jin.”

“Then, Mr. Kim Seo-jin. I, I will greet you on behalf of the kids. Ga, thank you. Thank you for saving me.”

OMG, I was startled.

I felt the need to take a moment to collect my thoughts, and while I was doing that, Yusara, who was next to me, spoke to me.

“Are you feeling a little proud now?”

“Shut the fuck up.”

I still didn’t feel that way.

I was just surprised that Lee So-young didn’t know how to thank me. As I was trying to organize my thoughts, I suddenly thought of Baek Jeong-eun.

He opened his mouth quickly.

“Excuse me, have you memorized all the kids’ names?”

“Yes? Why, why is that?”

“There’s one kid I want to see again. Is that okay?”

“Ah, if you tell me, I’ll blow it right away.”

I said Baek Jeong’s name without hesitation.

I suddenly thought that maybe she didn’t know, but fortunately that wasn’t the case. As soon as she heard the name, Lee So-young said she would bring it and went somewhere.

“I didn’t know you even shared your names.”

“I just had a little conversation with him.”

I gave a vague answer to Yusera’s question and waited for a moment.

Time passed quickly, and Lee So-young brought Baek Jeong-eun back with a messy smile. Looking at her, I felt like I had done something wrong.

“Hello.”

As soon as Baek Jeong-eun saw me, she immediately bowed her head and greeted me.

I actually couldn’t think of anything to say when I saw the guy. I guess I asked him to call me for nothing. While I was staring blankly like that, Baek Jeong-eun spoke first.

“How have you been?”

Only then did I feel like the awkwardness was going away.

“Oh, I’m doing well. How about you?”

“I’m okay too.”

“Really? Then that’s good.”

Honestly, just knowing that you’re doing well is enough for me. I smiled a little at that thought.

“Take care in the future too.”

“Yeah, well.”

It was a very short conversation, but I was satisfied with it. It was almost as if I thought that as long as that kid was here, it would be enough.

“Then let’s go now.”

I spoke to Yusera monotonously.

“Is that okay? Do we not need to talk anymore?”

“If you need more conversation, she’ll keep talking.”

“If you do that, then I know it.”

So I walked out the door. As I was about to open the door and go out, someone called me from behind.

“Over there, over there!”

I naturally turned my head. There stood the children I had saved. They seemed to have something to say.

After a while, they came to me one by one and spoke.

“Thank you for that.”

“Thank you.”

“Thank you.”

“Thank you for saving me.”

They all came to thank me. I don’t know if it was because Lee So-young told them to. But they still mustered up the courage to talk to me.

As expected, they were still trying to figure out who I was.

“Now I feel a little proud… … .”

“Ah, shut up.”

Again, I still don’t feel that way. Instead, as I described earlier, I feel a strange sense of guilt.

Yes, there are still many children suffering like that in the world. And I was a fool who made a very light plan on such a topic.

A thought suddenly crossed my mind.

I opened my mouth after a moment of searching for words.

“Okay, thank you.”

I responded to their thanks and went out. Then I spoke to Yoo Seora, who was following me.

“Now give me directions on where to go.”

“Okay, follow me.”

*

After Yoo Se-ra and Kim Seo-jin left, Lee So-young called the children.

“Everyone spoke up with courage. Good job.”

Everyone expressed their gratitude even though they weren’t asked to. It seemed like they had feelings of gratitude deep down in their hearts.

Lee So-young, who saw that sight, still felt proud somewhere.

‘But I thought the world was rotten.’

She had been a member of the old Masin sect. Not only that, she had even become a senior member, so it was possible to guess how long she had been there.

‘I wasn’t even hypnotized.’

I felt a sense of guilt rising up somewhere.

At that time, he was deeply immersed in a desire for revenge. As a result, he looked at the world in a more distorted way, and as a result, he committed many evil deeds.

But not anymore.

No matter how many wrong things there were in the world, the evil deeds of the Demon Sect were unforgivable. Realizing this, he brought a lot of information in advance and escaped from the Demon Sect.

The reason I ran away was because it could have been dangerous if I stayed inside.

Anyway, Lee So-young is trying to stop the Masin cult in her own way. She still lacks the ability to do so, but she will succeed someday.

In particular, wasn’t there someone like him who was trying to stop him? It was a very possible thought.

While I was lost in my thoughts, I was able to spot Baek Jeong-eun next to me. For a moment, I was able to think about who that child was.

A child who always stays alone and away from the group.

Even though she didn’t seem to have any friends, Isoyoung was strangely interested in her. So I kept talking to her, but she only told me her name and didn’t say anything else.

But after talking to that guy named Kim Seo-jin today, I couldn’t help but feel curious. But I ended up talking to him without realizing it.

“Hey, Jeong-eun? What did you talk about with that guy?”

I spoke to the children in the softest tone possible.

Of course, if she didn’t want to answer, she could have just ignored it. So she stayed quiet.

“That’s right, I just had a random conversation with Kim Seo-jin hyung.”

Those words meant that no one wanted to answer, so Lee So-young just smiled awkwardly and decided to move on.

If you don’t like that kid, you’d better move on.

“Hey kids. What are you going to do today?”

Lee So-young said that as if she were a kindergarten teacher.

*

I am currently in the car.

The reason is very simple: Yusera said it was quite far away and that she would need to drive.

Of course, he’s still a minor and probably doesn’t have a driver’s license, but I think it’ll be okay if he doesn’t get caught.

So I sat comfortably in the car and quietly recalled what had happened earlier.

A conversation with Lee So-young, a reunion with Baek Jeong-eun, and words of thanks from the children.

Of those, the one I remember most is, of course, Baek Jeong-eun. Strangely enough, whenever I think of her, I get a strange feeling.

I’m a little sorry that it has some negative connotations mixed in it.

I felt like nothing good would come of continuing to think about what happened earlier. I decided to just think about something else.

‘By the way, what is the hidden piece I’m going to get today?’

It was a fact that I couldn’t help but wonder about.

‘This must be something that Yusera needs.’

So what exactly does she need?

common sense?

Rational thinking?

No, not things like this.

‘Damn, I can’t remember?’

I guess this is the question I should be asking.

“Hey, but what is that hidden piece you’re getting? Explain it to me.”

After hearing what I said, Yu Seo-ra shrugged his shoulders and answered.

“This is not information you necessarily need to know. You can ignore it.”

“No, but I’m still curious. Can you answer me? What is it? Tell me.”

“It’s just the most important thing I can get.”

“You’re not answering, you piece of shit.”

That’s why I don’t like you.