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‘Ahhh… ‘

I’ve been in an embarrassing situation since morning. I was scratching my head and groaning for no reason.

‘I couldn’t believe I was sleeping all night with my mouth wide open and drooling… ‘

It wasn’t spilled on the pillow or blanket, it was buried in Baek Arin’s arms.

It’s so absurd and embarrassing that I can’t even raise my head.

I would have been shocked if I had just been sleeping alone, but I ended up causing harm to others…

“It’s okay. It’s not like my heart gets worn out just because I drool a little. ”

Baek A-rin burst into laughter at the sight of me sitting on the bed and writhing around. She closed her front armpits that were open, came to my side, and patted my back as if comforting me.

I turned my head slightly as if to avoid Baek Arin’s gaze.

The victim herself said that, but the embarrassment did not go away.

Hong Yeon-hwa was still fast asleep. Even Hong Yeon-hwa, who sleeps a lot, would normally have woken up when she sensed a presence, but yesterday, she seemed to be tired from trying to control my unusually fluctuating Hong Yeon-hwa.

‘Ugh… ‘

I sighed heavily.

After a while, Hong Yeon-hwa also came out of dreamland.

“I think the ordeal is over.”

These were the words of Hong Yeon-hwa, who checked my condition before starting breakfast.

It is not simply a blind test.

He made me sit in his arms and the hand that came under my clothes caressed my stomach. Magical energy came out from my soft palms and I carefully examined my whole body.

“The heat has subsided well. I don’t feel any signs of going out of control, and my magical energy has calmed down.”

The ordeal of Gyeophwa is over.

These are the words of Hong Yeon-hwa, who handles Gyeophwa with more than skill, so it will be certain.

Above all, I am also aware of my condition. Until yesterday, the magical energy that was converted into fire and struck emotions even when standing still is now calmly subsiding.

‘… … ‘

Usually, superhumans who have awakened their unique abilities can recognize their own uniqueness.

From what I hear, it seems that although he cannot feel all the small and countless uniqueness like me, he is able to recognize the uniqueness that has become a major ‘ability’.

So did I. There is no need to use the power of observation; you can feel it just by concentrating your mind.

There is a feeling of discomfort that I have been feeling since I woke up earlier.

I touched my solar plexus with a strange expression.

Tons of uniqueness. There were two things that stood out significantly. There are many that are sticking together around it and growing bigger.

And, nearby, a large, unique feature that had not been seen before was recognized.

Awareness is a hot burning fire.

‘I’m scared.’

I was aware of it, but I didn’t understand it.

‘I don’t have homogenization turned on right now. however… ‘

I feel scared.

Even though it has not gone through homogenization, it is blatantly revealing its presence.

It’s not an illusion. My senses and powers of observation are all aware of the apocalypse.

I didn’t understand it, but it was clear what this phenomenon meant.

I expressed fear. It was not a homogenized imitation, but a fear that took root in me.

‘how?’

There was confusion and confusion on my face.

When I think about it, it was strange that I faced the ordeal of Gyeophwa.

The third episode is the episode where fear manifested itself. The first thing I did was to manifest a half-hearted fear and use it sparingly whenever I worked alone. Based on the session time, I used it even after graduating from poetry cradle.

We dealt with it for that long. However, I have never faced the ordeal of fear. I judged him to be a half-hearted person who resorted to expedients, so there was no ordeal.

So, I naturally thought that there would be no hardships.

To begin with, I was only a temporary imitation, not even half-hearted.

It’s not like there’s any flimsy uniqueness inside. All it does is momentarily change the nature of its magical power to be similar to that of the Abyssal Flame and embody the flames of the Abyssal Flame.

Nevertheless, I faced hardships, and real fear took over me.

‘Then from now on, should I also be wary of cowardice?’

I didn’t pay much attention to it before. I only had to temporarily control my emotions when I started a fire, but from now on, I may be affected by the fire on a regular basis.

‘If Changhae and Taesan are settled… ‘Will I become a psychopath whose emotions go up and down in an instant?’

Suddenly, a dream I had a while ago came to mind.

It’s not a clear memory like dreams usually are, but something comes to mind.

Dealing with Gyeophwa, Changhae, and Taesan, and finally Lee Ha-yul, who died in the deepest part of the Demon World… Memories of the 3rd session.

And the second time I witnessed it at the Tower of Growth.

‘… I should be able to get something from the Tower of Knowledge.’

Of course, it is unclear whether you can enter right away.

In any case, Gyeophwa’s ordeal is over.

Thanks to this, my emotions were normal and I didn’t have any obscene thoughts.

“It took longer than I thought. Like me, I thought it would be over in a few days… ”

– Hold… Kuuk…

“Ugh… ”

… I didn’t hear it.

My palms rub against my skin and I just squirm from the tickling sensation. Tickling was a physiological phenomenon, so it could not be helped.

The continuing worries suddenly came to an end.

“It took almost 10 days? It’s finally over!”

Clap clap – Elia’s eyes sparkled and she clasped her hands. There is a bright smile on the corner of his mouth.

It wasn’t just me and Hong Yeon-hwa gathered in the living room.

Baek A-rin, who was sleeping in the same bed, came out, and Elia and Seoyul, who were sleeping in another room, also came out.

“There won’t be a runaway of terror attacks now, right?”

“Uh… For now, that’s right. But it’s not always safe, and you never know when a disaster might explode, even if it’s not during a trial… ”

“Are you saying it’s the same as usual? Good for you! So now we can sleep together with Hayul and Seoyul?”

“Yeah, that’s true, but… ”

“ Seoyul felt very lonely for a while. Is that right, Seoyul?”

“Yes, I want to sleep with my dad.”

To Elia’s question, Seoyul answered clearly, as if she had prepared in advance.

His sorrowful eyes fell on me. My shoulders automatically slumped.

For a while, I couldn’t play with him because he was droopy from trying to control his anger. As long as I was able to move, I invested fully in training to get used to it.

It seems that Seoyul has been dissatisfied with her for a while.

“… … .”

Hong Yeon-hwa looked alternately at me, who was in her arms, and Seo-yul, who was in Elia’s arms, with wide eyes.

It’s a complex look in their eyes, as if they don’t like something about it, but also feel reluctant to separate parents and children.

After those words, there was a strange silence in the living room.

“Then, now that the ordeal is over, Mr. Hayul’s fear has also changed?”

[Yes, I will]

Baek A-rin’s carefree voice rang through the silence.

In a strange atmosphere, I rolled my eyes and looked around, unable to see anything other than the red lotus flower, and responded with a bright smile.

Then he stretched out one hand forward.

To change the mood, I plan to check the status of Gyeophwa. I knew that fear had taken hold in me, but I had to manifest it myself to clearly see the difference.

I was also curious about how Gyeophwa would have changed.

Did Hong Yeon-hwa’s output increase and end? My output may have increased similarly. If so, did the side effects also increase?

‘Apparition, fear.’

– Growling

There was a fearful painting in the palm of my hand.

The morning sunlight, which had been shining brightly for a while, was pushed out, and the colors of the flames colored the surroundings.

The flames arose. The fear that had been lying down rose upward as if stretching.

“Wow… ”

Kuuk… The arm wrapped around my waist gained strength. This is Hong Yeon-hwa, who was still sitting in my arms. She opened her mouth in a daze and let out an exclamation.

The reactions of others were not much different. Wide-open eyes stared at the flames, and exclamation escaped from the open mouth.

“It’s pretty… ”

That was Elia’s assessment.

I, who was observing the flames, agreed at first glance.

The sight of fire fluttering violently as if bursting with vitality, yet gently twisting its body as if accepting the cycle of the world, was as if I was appreciating a dance move.

The color is still red, but somehow it feels brighter and warmer. It was a color that seemed to emphasize warmth rather than danger.

Before such evaluation, the flame itself is aesthetic in the first place. That’s how the brain accepts it.

“Wow, wow… So pretty… ”

“… softening. Are there cases where things change like this?”

“Huh? Uh… It’s not that there are no cases where there has been a change in temperament… I’ve never heard of such an unusual change.”

Hong Yeon-hwa, holding my hand that was trembling with fear, answered in a stuttering manner. It looks like he’s busy appreciating the painting.

It wasn’t just Hong Yeon-hwa. Before I knew it, everyone was clinging to me and admiring the painting from close range.

‘… Why is it so pretty with the fire theme?’

I tilted my head in shock. At best, I thought the output would increase and it would end, but suddenly the atmosphere of the fire changed drastically.

On the outside, it was a beautiful flame that seemed to be used for ceremonial purposes rather than combat.

Everyone admired the flames until I extinguished them.

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As the ordeal ended, the time bomb that had been attached to me disappeared.

Of course, the risk has not completely disappeared.

With homogenization, I only use it when I want to… To put it bluntly, from now on, we need to be careful about the side effects of the vulgarization that we used to eat only when necessary.

In any case, the risk of it exploding like a bomb has disappeared. Thanks to this, there is no need for Hong Yeon-hwa and Baek A-rin to always be by my side.

For some reason, Hong Yeon-hwa and Baek A-rin looked regretful, while Elia was happy, saying it was fortunate that the ordeal ended safely.

Anyway, now I can resume my activities.

There is a lot of work behind.

First of all, you must solve as many assignments as the lectures you missed, and you must participate in and learn important lectures that cannot be missed.

But before anything else, there is something to do.

“Long time no see, Cadet Lee Ha-yul.”

[hello]

The top floor of the Central Administration Building, which I visited after a long time.

The person sitting across the table… The vice president, with his characteristic purple eyes and hair, bowed his head and greeted me.

This is a meeting with the vice president that was previously scheduled.

I responded by lowering my head, but without realizing it, a pout appeared on my face.

I had a lot to talk about, and a lot of complaints I wanted to vent.

Besides that, a story about entering the Tower of Knowledge. Will they really let me in? If you are not planning on letting them in, what is the reason?

A story about the second encounter at the Tower of Growth. What is that guy? Why did I feel pain? Why did you show me episode 2? Are there any other episodes? Why did the president bring me here?

The things I wanted to ask, I had been holding back, but now the things I wanted to ask were pouring out right away…

“First of all, this.”

[?]

Just before pouring him out, the vice president stretched out his hand into the air. Subspace unfolded. I could block it with the power of space, but I left it for now.

The vice president’s hand, which had been scribbling in subspace, came out. Two keys were held in those slender fingers.

One was a gorgeous golden key, and the other was an elegant silver key.

The vice-chancellor handed me two keys.

[what is this?]

The vice president responded to my question as if it was no big deal.

“It is the key to the secret cradle of poetry and the tower of knowledge.”

[yes?]

My mind, which had been trying to argue, was blocked.