episode_0208

Atra looked up.

I saw a flame.

The flame, which was quite far away, hit me in the blink of an eye.

– Quang!

The huge impact that penetrated my defenses shook my body. Calmly letting go of the shock, Atra moved both arms.

Hands and feet came out from the flames. The attack flies.

Fists are pounded, and body blows with elbows and shoulders are also thrown. My legs wouldn’t stay still. Limbs move organically and attacks flow freely.

Punching and kicking filled with fear. Everyone has great power. It is a force that most armaments cannot withstand and will be broken and torn apart by a single blow.

Atra bravely blocked him and let him go.

Hands wrapped in flames, removed.

I block the fist rising from below. bang! My body jumped up from the impact of being hit on my forearm. The attack is heavy. Atra furrowed his eyebrows and stretched out his arms.

Quang! Hong Yeon-hwa, who ignorantly blocked Atra’s attack with a fist strike, kicked up her knee. Hold out your palm to block the knee kick.

Boom! Moreover, my body floats. Meanwhile, Hong Yeon-hwa rotated her body. The flame spun like a windmill. The fist sticking out from the whirling flames was swung like a blunt weapon.

– Quang!

Because I was hit while my body was floating, I was pushed back significantly. Atra, whose hair had been damaged at the end, fluttered wildly, and landed stably on the ground, staring straight ahead.

– Howling!

Hong Yeon-hwa came running in, her body covered in thick, burning flames. A painting with an exterior that feels calm and not harsh. The expression of Hong Yeon-hwa surrounding him was also static.

However, the momentum was quite the opposite and was extremely brutal.

Intense emotions seeping out beneath a static expression. That makes the fear even stronger.

‘Gyeophwa’s expansion ability, evolution.’

I experienced it in the past, not in the present, when I was at the peak of my career.

Hong Jin-seon, the current head of Gyeophwa.

I’ve seen the flames he handles on the front line. The flames were so brutal that the thought that this was truly a disaster occurred to me.

The moment even high-ranking monsters were engulfed in that fear, they rolled on the ground, letting out a scream that shook the world.

Even the third-tier monsters that crashed into the front line regarded the intimidation as a danger that could not be ignored.

I also met him outside the front line.

I couldn’t remember the name. He is the one who even in the Gyeophwa family called it a disgrace, excommunicated him, and ordered him to be summarily executed. That damn flower was especially dangerous, so even though I didn’t know its name, I remembered it.

It’s a regrettable memory. I was able to catch it and kill it, but a trick came in and I couldn’t kill it. A guy with the unique ability of blades sprouting from his entire body. It was a bit comical, but I barely missed them because of my skills.

The calamity of those who were rightly considered to have achieved great success. That and the appearance of Hong Yeon-hwa in front of me overlapped quite a bit.

Crack! Hong Yeon-hwa hit the ground and turned around. I twisted my waist and pulled one leg back. Fear ran through my body.

Evolution of expansion capabilities.

Physical ability has become stronger than ever before. I put all of the flames of fear into my body and pulled my outstretched arms to gather my strength.

He turned his twisted body in the opposite direction and swung his pulled back leg wide.

Crrr! There was a special feeling in the kick that flew as it tore through the wind. A personality that is blatantly revealed in this world. It seems that the ability to expand the technology field has slowly been revealed.

But the movement is big.

If it hits, it will be a powerful attack, but there are many ways to avoid it. There is a lot of counterattack distance. Atra can immediately exploit the gap and launch a powerful counterattack.

Hong Yeon-hwa herself knows those weaknesses best. A big attack that would hardly have been used in a real battle. Nevertheless, I did it.

“Hmm… !”

This is because the attack is based on the assumption that it will hit.

As expected, Atra chose neither counterattack nor evasion. I just stood there and strengthened my defense.

If it had been a normal sparring, I would have counterattacked and knocked him out, but that wasn’t the purpose now. Because you can’t beat up the other person while accepting their anger.

“Back, uhuhuh─!”

With a cry that spread as if something had been blocked inside, the trajectory of the attack overlapped the firm defense.

– Wow!

A huge sound spread, as if a meteorite wrapped in flames had fallen. An unusual sensation came from both arms that were blocking the block, and the arms that had applied force were pushed away.

Whoa! The attack that came through my defense hit me in the face. Atra’s head turned.

Rumbling! Centered around the two people, the ground, with cracks carved into it like a dense spider web, suddenly collapsed.

A sturdy sparring hall built for superhuman battles. The floor collapsed like a sand castle.

The two men’s new forms were buried in a cloud of dust.

“Fuhu… ”

A moment later, Atra suddenly stood up from a cloud of dust.

Atra stood up, massaging her creaking neck and exhaled deeply.

Dust piled up on my body, and an unpleasant sensation hit my neck.

Atra furrowed her brows. It’s for a reason other than dust or something.

My neck is sore. When I gently wiped the corner of my mouth, red blood came out.

And when I looked at the arm that had blocked the attack, I saw that, as expected, the forearm was quite swollen.

Although it is said that it is not armed with a strong sword, it is a very powerful attack. Even if a fairly large monster hits it, it won’t cause this much impact.

“So, have your feelings been somewhat resolved?”

Atra wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and turned her gaze straight ahead.

Hong Yeon-hwa, who was burning the dust by releasing the evil spirits trapped inside her body, nervously glared at Atra.

“Are you sure, you bitch?”

“I thought so.”

A barrage of bloody swear words poured out. Atra shrugged his shoulders, not paying attention to the tone of voice that ignored even the honorific title.

Hong Yeon-hwa’s expression was grim at that rather nonchalant response.

A sparring match… No, venting my anger.

– The disciple’s story seems to be a curse. Also, as expected, the condition for doing so is a kiss.

A sudden and unsettling encounter. The place is sparsely populated Dalianjang.

And the words spoken as if there was no need for introduction were words that Hong Yeon-hwa herself had expected.

Lee Ha-yul is basically very wary.

The psychological fence is quite high and strong, and it shows rejection towards those who cannot overcome it.

Perhaps because of their good nature, they act politely and kindly to people outside the fence, but if they behave rudely, they immediately lose interest and just ignore them.

However, this cannot be done to those who have once crossed that fence. No matter what method you use, once it climbs over the fence, you cannot drive it out.

Superhumans are inherently unique and eccentric in their world view and personality. Since this is a world where uniqueness is a great strength, such a worldview is even more unique and distinct.

This fence was also Lee Ha-yul’s unique worldview. This type of worldview is difficult to change.

Hong Yeon-hwa found out about it too late. By the time I realized that, some people had already settled inside the fence.

Also, after confirming that there was something unidentified hanging over Lee Ha-yul, I couldn’t push him away anymore.

– Is that so? Then rummage it carefully.

Expected problem.

So, I immediately slammed my fist in. Atra allowed the punch thrown without hesitation without much reaction.

For a while, I poured out a lot of anger.

“Fuck, this haircut is so hard. I thought it was a piece of iron.”

The crumpled expression could hardly straighten out. This is the one who got hit, but it seems that this side also took the damage.

Of course, thanks to the sight of my lips bursting and blood flowing from what I was aiming for, my anger eased very slightly, but most of it did not go away.

No matter how much I beat that bitch, I couldn’t feel relieved.

“The body of an unmanned person is inherently solid. Especially, a superhuman who engages in hand-to-hand combat should not have a soft body.”

‘What a bitch.’

In response to Hong Yeon-hwa’s complaints as she shook off her itching wrist, Atra shrugged her shoulders again.

I got angry again at that sly retort.

Hong Yeon-hwa narrowed her eyes and rolled her head for a moment.

After a while, the corners of my mouth slowly turned up as a thought came to my mind.

“Do you think your body is that hard? So, are your breasts as hard as a steel plate?”

Atra narrowed her eyes at the vulgar sexual harassment followed by the swear words.

“… Gyeophwa’s successor’s words and actions are truly vulgar. Have you ever been criticized for your usual way of speaking?”

“You are saying the right thing, but what? I’m not hard. So Hayul really liked it. Oh, you don’t like those parts that are like removing steel plates?”

“… … ”

Atra’s expression crumpled. Atra, who twitched the corner of her mouth for a moment, eventually said nothing and turned her head as if to avoid eye contact.

Finally, I got the response I wanted. Hong Yeon-hwa, slightly relieved, giggled.

-Tirring!

“Huh?”

Suddenly, an alarm rang in Hong Yeon-hwa’s ears. It sounds familiar. Alarm sound set on her smartwatch.

The source of the sound was inside the debris piled up nearby. With destruction in mind, they were roughly released on the floor and fought, but it seems the floor collapsed and they fell together.

The rubble was roughly cleared away. Because the alarm went off one after another, I quickly found my smartwatch. When I roughly brushed off the dust and attached it to my wrist, the hologram was printed forward.

Hong Yeon-hwa read the hologram with an indifferent expression.

…

“… ”

– Pudduk!

The indifferent face twisted. An eerie crushing sound rang out from the clenched grip.

“This, this… !

My whole body was vibrating. The fear I had put in was boiling over.

“This gold piece is real… Ahhh!!!”

“This… ”

Crrr! An angry outburst broke out.

Atra, shocked, blocked the attack.

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A courtroom is inherently a cold and solemn space.

A space where the truth is judged as to whether the criminal has committed a crime, and if a crime has been committed, the severity of the punishment is enforced.

A space filled with the wishes of sinners for their sins not to be revealed, and for those who have been harmed to hope that their sins will be thoroughly uncovered.

How can such a space be so cozy?

I have been to the courthouse before.

After crashing into the car like a moth and becoming paralyzed, I had to appear in court because of the incident.

The courthouse had exactly the same atmosphere as I entered, passing people who were creaking wheelchairs, running around like wild cats, and flashing flashes.

Although I didn’t say a few words, and the lawyers, prosecutors, and others took care of everything, the unique solemn atmosphere still lingered in my memory.

Anxiety, tension and fear, earnestness, fear, etc… Emotions that were by no means positive were stuck in the space.

[unrest]

[nervous]

[fear]

[fear]

[sullen]

Now I’m feeling that feeling again.

The injury to the right arm has been well resolved.

An injury that splits the arm in two. He was embarrassed and tried to deal with it, but Baek Ah-rin, who rushed towards him in a hurry, acted even faster.

After properly attaching the neatly cut edges, freeze them with cold air to secure them. Afterwards, recovery is carried out by pushing a surgical instrument into the fixed wound…

I was momentarily amazed by the quick and accurate action, and Baek Ah-rin scolded me for what I was admiring…

Anyway, I soon received a diagnosis and treatment from the resident healer, and wrapped my arm with a high-quality bandage.

Fortunately, the cut surface was clean and Baek A-rin’s first aid was excellent, so nothing serious happened.

But this case didn’t end there.

He was dragged into the dormitory as if transporting a criminal, and was soon surrounded by people who had heard the rumor and came in a panic.

The living room of my dorm… This is a court and a sorting stand.

Also, I, kneeling somewhat in the center, was a sinner, and the many pairs of eyes staring at me were judges…

Hong Yeon-hwa, Baek A-rin, Elia, Seoyul, Master, Professor Liana… When did they all get together…

“Why doesn’t Hayul treat his body with respect? Huh?”

It was then. Hong Yeon-hwa, who was quietly looking down at me, spoke as if speaking representatively.

I slowly raised my eyes.

And seeing Hong Yeon-hwa with her eyes wide open as if asking where she was proudly raising her head, I let out a huffing noise and lowered my head back.

“So, So… Handled with great care─”

“Did you treat it so carefully that you almost lost your arm like this? Are you a robot? Can you take your arms off and on?”

“Oh, no… ”

“What? Didn’t you treat it with care? Are you saying you behaved like shit on purpose?”

“I’m sorry…”

My body automatically cringed at the unpleasant gaze.

Hong Yeon-hwa and her teacher, their eyes sharp as if they were angry.

Baek A-rin and Professor Liana sigh as if they are dumbfounded.

Elia, who still has tear marks around her eyes, and Seoyul, who is still sobbing…

‘Huh… ‘

The gaze and emotions that pierce my body are so sharp.

In particular, my heart broke when I saw Seoyul. What happened to the so-called guardian is causing the child to shed tears.

The current situation was much more painful than the claws of Aerus or the poison of the two-headed poisonous dragon…

“Ugh…”

Hong Yeon-hwa, who was looking down at me, suddenly sighed and squatted down next to me.

When I slowly raised my head, Hong Yeon-hwa made eye contact with me and opened her mouth.

“Should I cut off my arm as an experiment? Then will Hayul understand my feelings?”

“Oh, no─!”

– Coo!

The words that followed made my mind wander.

I thought it was a reverse situation, changing the situation. Just imagining it made my head feel like it was going to explode.

My arms can be cut, torn, and torn as much as I like. It’s okay for me to be sick.

But other people should never do that.

After that, my memories were blurry.

“I’m sorry…”

I just cried and cried and cried and clung to Hong Yeon-hwa…

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