episode_0070

heavy.

This was the first thought that came to Eunha’s mind when she came to her senses.

It feels like a big cat is climbing on my chest and pulling my breast meat from both sides.

Eunha sat down on the soft bed and looked around blankly.

This is her bedroom. He is lying on the bed in his tattered hoodie, which has been bitten by sharp teeth. The smell of iron emanates from blood-soaked clothes.

Did someone take me home from the park? Judging by the fact that he was laid on the bed without taking off his shoes, he was not from our country. That’s not polite.

The sunlight coming through the window falls on the back of her hand.

“……What time is it now? What’s wrong with your voice?”

Eunha turned around and looked for her cell phone. Then, he found his suitcase lying next to the bed.

This carrier also lasts a long time. She patted the lid of the suitcase, opened the zipper, and took out her cell phone.

When I turn on the blood-stained smartphone, the time appears on the screen. 7 am.

I definitely lost my mind while watching the sun rise over the mountain range, but not as much time passed as I thought.

Does that park have a strange concept of time?

‘Well… it’s not bad. I woke up at just the right time. Let’s take a shower and go to the cafe.’

Eunha, who was lying on her bed tapping her smartphone, suddenly noticed alarms piled up at the top of the screen.

I wanted to know something, so I checked and found that there was a missed call from Ban Harin.

From around the time Eunha entered the park yesterday, dozens of missed calls were piling up throughout the early morning.

If you look at the time it took, it looks like you just kept walking without sleeping.

‘What is this again… be scared.’

There is such a person. A person who calls anyone when drinking.

If Eunha had not gone to the park and had woken up in the early morning to receive a phone call… wouldn’t she have had to talk to a drunken Ban Harin all night while listening to him lament about his situation?

Drunk Banharin… I would like to see him at least once.

But I didn’t want this type of drunkenness.

… … Or perhaps, are you being stalked?

What if it wasn’t just regular drunkenness, but Eunha had been calling all night because she didn’t answer the phone?

‘If you think about it, this woman… She always calls me whenever I get caught up in ‘those’. Even when I fell from the department store, I was there before I knew it…’

Eunha thought back to the question she had been thinking about before.

okay. Meetings with Ban Harin are frequent these days.

Even when I exchanged black bungpa for a blood donation bus sticker, and when I ate crispy chicken salad at [Euncheon Restaurant]…

There was always a call from Ban Harin or she came to see Eunha in person.

Even if you try to do it once or twice, the same situation keeps happening over and over again, so it goes beyond being suspicious and becoming unpleasant.

He hid that he was an employee of the association for three years, and this time he is doing something again without people knowing.

Mulberry bread~ Mulberry bread~… beep.

ㅡ Eunha?

“Good morning. Why did you call me at dawn?”

So I decided to ask directly.

When I call Ban Harin, an ice-cold voice comes over the phone in less than five seconds.

Eunha twisted her hair with her fingers, waiting for Ban Harin’s answer.

For some reason, it feels like my hair has gotten longer.

ㅡ … … Yesterday evening, news came out that ‘Changcheon Hunter Academy’ was completely destroyed by fire. Eunha had a history of hurting her wrist due to work at that academy, so I was worried and called.

“Overnight?”

ㅡ That’s right. I called 30 minutes ago too.

When Eunha asks why she called at dawn, Ban Harin pauses for a moment and answers carefully.

He speaks longer than usual, like someone looking for an excuse.

Eunha spoke as if poking her.

“You’re lying, right?”

ㅡ That’s right. It’s a lie.

Then Ban Harin honestly confesses the lie.

Eunha smiled a complicated smile.

Either be honest from the beginning or continue to lie… People are so mediocre.

Do you have any concerns?

“…Am I really angry?”

ㅡ I’m sorry… Of course, there is another reason why I called Eunha… There is no lie whatsoever about the fact that there was a fire at ‘Changcheon Hunter Academy’ and that Eunha was worried.

“Really?”

– It’s true. I’m always thinking of Eunha. Just a little bit of stalking and location tracking.

“aha.”

Anything is fine, so please do it in moderation.

I felt like I wanted to ask her what she was hiding, but since Eunha was keeping her mouth shut about [The Black Book] and wasn’t in a position to say anything, I decided to just watch.

Eunha thought positively.

Ban Harin wouldn’t have been calling all night with bad intentions.

Purung…

Eunha continued talking on the phone, rolling over on her side as she felt a heavy weight on her chest.

My body is heavy. Is it body aches?

“Okay. I’ll just look at you this once. Consider yourself lucky.”

ㅡ Thank you. But let’s get angry sometimes. Then, it only takes a moment to be ignored and heard shouting.

“Really? Then I’ll hit you up at the cafe today.”

ㅡGood. I am Eunha’s punching bag.

Banharin continued speaking in a cold, as usual voice, but with a thoughtful voice.

ㅡ Because I always feel sorry for Eunha… I will listen to any request you may have at any time.

“Did you make it clear? Are you really hitting me?”

– How many times do I tell you to hit me? You won’t even feel it if you get hit with a soft fist anyway.

“what?”

ㅡ Well.

After that it was just meaningless chatter.

What are you going to eat for breakfast, what time are you going to the cafe today, etc… Small talk that you forget as soon as you turn your head.

In the middle, Ban Harin asked Eunha why her voice had become so prettier, but since she didn’t know what was happening, she just said it was a period of change.

As I was rolling around in bed and chatting with Ban Harin, 30 minutes had already passed.

Since I had to get ready for work soon, I ended the call with a greeting saying I would see you later.

ㅡ Then, I will wash my neck and come visit you.

“OK.”

Beep–.

After the call ended, Eunha put down her cell phone and stretched and got up from the bed.

Then, the pain of shattering each joint comes over her, making her body stiff.

Eunha grimaced in dizzying pain, but somehow managed to get up.

It looks like someone is tearing the joint apart with large pliers.

‘I wonder if I’m pushing myself too hard at the park… Let’s move slowly today. ‘If you fall down, Jeongbul will be worried.’

I moved my numb joints little by little and relaxed my stiff muscles.

okay. I overdid it.

How many times have you met a [black person] in one night? It hurt so much that I lost my temper and cursed at the wise old man next to me.

Nevertheless, the old man smiled and stayed in his place, and Eunha broke down several times as time was sucked away by the old man.

Even now, my joints ache when I think of that time.

It is also natural that the body is heavy.

(『…I realized one day. What makes people stand up is pain and fear, but what makes people run is desire and hope.』)

But… still, what I gained was great.

So much so that I thought he died well.

Ugh.

The sensation of cold blood traveling through the blood vessels and throughout the body.

Eunha grinned and jumped out of bed at the clearly felt ‘movement of mana’.

I feel ‘mana’. at las.

Three years after becoming a hunter.

Even now, I can see how the [Self-Recovery] that repairs her body is moving her mana.

Just like smelling with your nose or tasting with your tongue… I feel like I have a new organ in my head that detects mana.

It may still be difficult to consciously move mana to ‘strengthen the body’, but once you have awakened mana, it is only a matter of time.

A new sensation. Growth as a hunter.

Even more so than when I passed the E-level promotion test… A heartless laugh flows out.

Today is a really good day.

(Well… I’m not suited to being a hunter physically. I recommend finding another job.)

(Even if you force yourself to learn ‘body strengthening’, your hunter activities will be difficult due to your lack of basic strength.)

(For the safety of other hunters who must perform missions together, please think again.)

Hunter academy? I guess I’ll visit again a second time.

Private tutoring is a trend these days.

Purung…

And, Eunha took off her shoes and got out of bed with a smile,

It was only then that I discovered the heavy weight swinging on my chest.

“Huh?… What is it?”

The weight of one or two cute dogs at the park last night.

She placed her hand on her chest without thinking and trembled.

It’s a strange child.

Not only that.

Body heavier than usual.

Long hair.

A more feminine voice…

He tapped her shoulder, telling her to finally realize the sense of discomfort that had been felt earlier.

‘No way again? ‘More here?’

Eunha took off her tattered hoodie and stood in front of her bedroom mirror.

Then, a woman with her eyes wide open in embarrassment was looking at the galaxy beyond the mirror.

There are many words to describe, but… a body that doesn’t feel like it should be expressed carelessly.

Fortunately, my skin is clear. I don’t know if it’s because his whole body is old and worn out, or if he looks clean because his whole body is covered in scars.

The scar from where he ripped off his wrist has completely disappeared, so now Bell will no longer be heartbroken when he sees the scar.

And… the hair that reaches down to her chest has a few strands colored in a sunset color, as if she were wearing a bridge.

‘Tsk… the clothes I bought at the department store last week won’t fit either.’

Eunha, who was groping her face, pursed her lips in frustration.

My body changed again. A little too much this time.

Although my body changed in the past whenever I suffered a major injury, this time it was quite unconventional.

Is it because my entire body was torn apart so many times in a short period of time?

And, the thing I don’t understand the most is,

Even though her body shape changed overnight… Eunha actually feels more comfortable in her current body.

Why?

‘Hmm… I don’t know. Good things are good, right? Let’s wash up quickly and come out. ‘I’ll be late for the cafe.’

Even if I thought about it, I couldn’t find the answer right away,

Eunha headed to the bathroom without thinking much.

Let’s clean the house after work at the cafe.

Because there is a lot of time.

Right now, my head hurts just thinking about how to explain this change to the people at the cafe.

“It’s dyed yellow, yellow~…”

Just like that, Eunha finished showering, moving her still throbbing joints.

After looking through the clothes I bought at the department store, I managed to find a baggy box tee, put it on, and left the house.