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The body suddenly stiffened like a stone statue. On the other hand, a violent storm rages in my head.

Even though he was clearly wearing a mask, his psychotic symptoms appeared.

This moment. Lee Hyun was a little resentful of Sa Jae-hyuk.

He was the one who had a habit of saying that the most important thing for a wizard is composure, and that what Lee Hyun lacks the most is composure.

Following his advice, I participated more diligently in meditation classes.

But I still couldn’t control the emotions that were bursting out… I wonder if he lied.

“No need to get up. Just stay.”

Unlike Lee Hyun, the black-haired girl was just peaceful.

Baek Seo-yeon moved gracefully and sat down on the sofa without changing her expression.

As the white skirt is lifted slightly by gravity, black stockings that follow the graceful curves and slightly show the skin are revealed.

Baek Seo-yeon’s attitude towards him showed only businesslike coolness.

He looked completely different from the last time, when he looked restless and worried about his well-being.

Lee Hyun was able to easily realize the reason for the difference.

There are no other people’s eyes in this living room right now. There are only two people in this completely enclosed space.

There is absolutely no need to embellish the unique kindness known to the world.

Just like when I was called by Kwon Yuri at the beginning of the semester.

and… Just like that day two years ago at the hospital.

It was also natural to call him anonymously.

There is no way Lee Hyun, who claims to be a member of Yeon Myeong-ha’s faction, would respond to Baek Seo-yeon’s call.

Lee Hyun got up from his seat as if he couldn’t hold on any longer.

“Stop.”

Waves of unrefined thoughts were still swirling in his head.

One thing was certain.

I don’t know what business she has with ‘Yoo Jin-hyeon’, but that doesn’t mean she has to respond to him like that.

“I told you to stop.”

Lee Hyeon walked towards the door with great strides, ignoring Baek Seo-yeon’s continued restraint with one ear.

“If you just leave now, the name of Black Lotus will be greatly damaged.”

However, the harsh voice he hears again stops his hand, which was about to grab the doorknob and turn it.

-Wow…

He grabbed the handle tightly without realizing it.

The outline is engraved on the soft metal handle.

In the living room, there was only silence and tension that seemed as if it would break at any moment.

A little later.

Lee Hyun forced his mouth, which would not fall, open.

“… What on earth does that mean?”

“Wouldn’t you know it when you hear it?”

“Please explain.”

“The story is long. It would be better to sit down.”

However, Seoyeon’s voice is still calm.

Familiarity naturally evokes nostalgia, which once again plunges him into the swamp of memories.

The only way to get out of it is to leave this place.

But he couldn’t refuse the dark-haired girl’s offer.

Because she contained the name of Black Lotus, not an individual.

“… ”

After quite a long time has passed.

Lee Hyun eventually took a reluctant step and headed back to the sofa.

As he sat down, Seoyeon secretly sighed.

Contradictory feelings of relief and tension enveloped her at the same time.

However, while maintaining the same expression on the outside, Seoyeon opened her red-stained lips.

“I feel sorry for you when you are busy with your studies. The external request period starts this week, right? so… ”

“Only for business.”

“… ”

A dry voice that suddenly cuts off and conveys nothing but hostility.

Even Seo-yeon, who was good at controlling herself and manipulating her emotions, could not help but be shaken.

A ripple appears in his calm golden eyes, and he chews his lips without realizing it.

Lee Hyun wasn’t looking at her.

Therefore, I was completely unaware of such emotional turmoil.

Seoyeon hurriedly calmed herself down and then opened her mouth again in a slightly calm tone.

“… The reason I called you today is to pay compensation for the enemy attack that we talked about back then.”

Her words reminded Lee Hyun of the conversation he had with Baek Il-yong that he had encountered at the Capitol during the last hearing.

I forgot, but I definitely had that conversation with him.

However, Lee Hyun immediately shook his head.

“I will not accept it.”

“It would be nice to receive it.”

“I don’t want to receive anything from you. Compensation or anything.”

“He said it would be good to receive it. I told you so. It is said that even the name of Black Lotus could be greatly damaged.”

At Seo-yeon’s words, Lee Hyun, who had been avoiding gaze the whole time, finally turns his head and stares at her.

Hair that sparkles like the night sky.

Eyes as dazzling as gold.

A face so small that it can be held in one hand. Long eyelashes and sharp nose bridge. Perfectly proportioned features as if they were created by God himself.

All the beauty that was once yours.

The more perfect her beauty was, the more my stomach twisted, so it was natural that I avoided facing it.

Seoyeon had already been staring at him with her characteristic cold eyes.

It was as if he had never taken his eyes off me.

“Our subjugation of the enemy was a legal procedure. They are traitors who have already committed a mortal sin. There can be no hesitation whatsoever in destroying the power.”

The black-haired female student continued her explanation as if responding to a silent urging.

“But you were unlucky enough to get caught up in that situation. When we attacked you like that, it was a violation of the magic oath. Our Paecheon has already publicly admitted his mistake. And as an apology, we even prepared a compensation plan.”

“… ”

“But if you keep acting like this… Wouldn’t we also feel a little shameful?”

“Numbers… You say?”

“Okay. black eye. No matter how hard I bend it this far. Maybe I can shed some light on the humiliation I received from my friends.”

Lee Hyun belatedly realized the meaning of what the black-haired female student said.

Over the past two years. She imprinted the three letters of her name on students in a positive way.

Unlike Yeon Yeon-ha.

The person who can exert greater influence on students than the student council president is Baek Seo-yeon.

Even if the power is divided between the Black Lotus, which returned only at the Supreme Council, Paecheon still holds an overwhelming advantage in the cradle.

For a girl like her, twisting words in a clever way is quite an easy task.

And the person who would suffer the most was not himself, but pity.

Seoyeon finished speaking, as if she wasn’t going to receive any more objections, and immediately put her hand into her jacket pocket and took out a box.

Small size that fits comfortably in the palm of your hand. Something that is square in shape and made of a luxurious metal material.

She took a thin white finger and gently pressed the center of the box, and the cover automatically opened with a click sound.

Soon something that looks like a translucent ore the size of a small bird’s egg reveals itself.

At first glance, I thought it was a round-shaped gem, but when I looked at the surface, I immediately realized that it was not just a decoration.

The surface and interior of the ore were filled with lines so thin that they could only be seen with narrowed eyes.

Each extending line eventually forms a number of sets of geometric shapes.

Even if I didn’t understand the meaning, it was clear that it was a magic formula.

“This is a new concept armor developed by Dosan Precision Co., Ltd. some time ago. I mixed a few more ingredients into a high-purity Stellite gemstone and engraved an adaptive three-dimensional magic formula on it.”

Seoyeon turned it slightly and showed it to Lee Hyeon and continued her explanation.

“Stellite is a mineral that absorbs nearby emitted particles. This product maximizes the properties of Stellite. When particles are absorbed to the limit, a barrier magic that automatically surrounds the body is immediately created. Although it is disposable… Still, I will protect you from a huge shock for once.”

After finishing speaking, Seoyeon gently pushed the box in front of Lee Hyeon.

“It is not a ready-made product, but rather a product that will be produced in very small quantities on order for Patcheon’s direct descendants. Take it. This will be enough compensation for threatening my life.”

Despite Seo-yeon’s urging, Lee Hyun did not accept it.

Another long silence passed between them.

Lee Hyun opened his mouth in a voice full of agony and a little tired.

“To me… What is the reason for doing this?”

“I told you earlier. It means apology. It means more than that… ”

“… Lie.”

“… ”

“Don’t lie. Who do you think would be fooled by such words? It could have been done as a formality. But you’re giving me a valuable item as a reward, something that is only given to immediate relatives? You and no one else?”

Like a drought hitting a dry land, raindrops called anger were falling little by little in his voice.

The waves of emotion that swept inside me began to rush outward through my mouth.

“Do you not remember what you said at the beginning of the semester? What is the reason for doing this? Does it make you look different because you are said to be a direct descendant of the noble Black Lotus, not a traveling sect of unknown origin? Are you going to try to appease me now?”

However, Seo-yeon is still looking at him with eyes that cannot understand his true intentions.

She shook her head with a bitter smile, as if she wanted to completely embrace that anger.

And then he opened his mouth again with a calm expression.

“… no. I know very well that you are not that type of person.”

“You say things like that just because you know something about me.”

“I know very well. At least rather than pity.”

“I guess they did a background check. I need to hear the reason, not nonsense. Answer me.”

He came closer and pressured Seo-yeon even more threateningly.

“You seem to be neither fearful nor cautious. I know what will happen if I stay alone with a man in a secret room like this. If you are afraid of what happens next, it would be better to state your purpose.”

A ferocious force envelopes the air, and along with it, a tingling sensation enters Seoyeon’s body.

But she didn’t offer any resistance.

I just left it alone.

So that he can covet every inch of me and ravage it to the fullest.

“Why? What do you want to do with me?”

Seoyeon actually asked back.

“Do you want to make a mess of me? Do you want to rip my clothes to shreds with your own hands? Did you want to make me crawl under your feet like that?”

A very confident response spoken in a calm voice.

Rather, the eyes behind the thick eyelashes look up slightly.

The masked male student was so breathless from the allure that he forgot what he was going to say.

Lee Hyun belatedly remembered a certain memory.

Since before, he had never defeated Seoyeon verbally.

“… ”

Time passes like that without any words being spoken.

The conversation started in the early evening, but before we knew it, soft moonlight was seeping through the living room window.

Seoyeon was still looking up at him without even blinking.

Before I knew it, my pale skin was tinged with a light blush.

The sound of your heart pounding makes your body vibrate, and without you noticing, your breathing becomes irregular.

She remained defenseless, not offering any resistance to the man who tried to trample on her.

It seems like he will give it to him if he wants it, but on the other hand, he hopes that he will recognize such a signal. I hope he is willing to give himself over to his desires.

“… That can’t be possible.”

However, Lee Hyun turned around, leaving only those brief words.

Seo-yeon, who was barely able to maintain her composure, shows disappointment on her face. She held a silent sigh beneath her lips.

The masked male student snatched up the small ore that was lying on the table.

And he said it without even looking at Seoyeon.

“I will not say thank you. This is literally a reward.”

“… Yes.”

Seoyeon nodded.

“… There is no need for you to worry about me.”

And then he added a few small words.

“I take care of my body. No one will dare touch it even with a finger. It will stay clean forever.”

No answer came back. What sounded like a cold warning at first glance had a hidden meaning.

He stood in silence for a moment, then actually turned the doorknob this time and left the drawing room.

The sound of footsteps pounding through the corridor moves away at a fast pace.

Eventually, when the sound was completely gone, Seoyeon relaxed and let her body go limp.

There was something I didn’t tell him.

Originally, the item that should have been given to Lee Hyun as compensation should have been something else.

Of course, there was no need to give such practical and powerful armor to the successor of a rival family.

Because they might be the ones trying to take their lives.

The gift she gave him was originally her thing.

It is made by cutting the finest stellite gemstone of high purity. Not only did it cost an astronomical amount of money, but the magic formula for the barrier reconstructed using unique magic was also engraved.

An item of inestimable value, of which only two were made for the head of the family and the heir.

So his suspicions were valid and natural.

The only good thing was that he was blind to the financial sense of high society.

If I had known its actual value, I would have never accepted the reward.

Although it seems to have been forced to some extent… After all, it was better for him to blame himself than for him to get hurt.

Even though accepting that hatred is a terrible pain.

I had clearly vowed to stay away from him until everything was resolved.

However, when I received instructions to quickly complete compensation for the enemy attack and eliminate any reason for an attack.

Suddenly, Seoyeon found herself happy without even realizing it.

“Ugh… ”

Seoyeon collapsed and hugged herself.

As if he was trying to gather the lingering memories of a conversation that was only an illusion.

***

Lee Hyun headed toward the pond at the back of campus, not toward the Beech Tree Dormitory.

I kept my head down the whole time and walked unsteadily.

The fingers and arms trembled like those of a sick person.

As I follow the trail, relying on the light from the street lamps, the pond next to me soon spreads out before my eyes, beyond a few large trees and a meadow.

The name “pond” is meaningless, and its enormous size is closer to a lake.

He flopped down on the edge.

After doing that for a while, he suddenly reached into his arms and took out a small box.

He glared deathly at the box in his palm. Then he clenched his fist tightly and wrapped it around it so that it couldn’t be seen.

As if I would be thrown into that dark water at any moment.

“Why… Why on earth is this… ”

But throughout the night, no sound was heard from the pond.