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“we… “What’s your relationship?”

The moment I heard that, there was only one thought that came to mind.

It has finally come.

It was an issue that had to be addressed at least once.

That’s because our current relationship spans several boundaries that are difficult to explain.

They’re too hot to be friends, and it’s unfortunate to be lovers.

However, their feelings for each other are not that shallow to be dismissed as sex friends.

“well.”

“well… rani.”

Shin Yu-jeong’s face turns cold at my ambiguous answer.

His expression looked like he had never dreamed that he would receive an answer like this.

No, even though I knew, I might have hoped it wouldn’t come back.

She asked me with a vain expression.

“you… , you don’t like me?”

The desperation felt in the question.

“I like it.”

“however… “Why do you say things like that when you say you like them?”

So that’s the problem.

If you didn’t like it, you could just harshly cut it off even if it meant getting slapped a few times, but you can’t do that.

“I’m sure I like you. but… .”

A relationship that does not fully belong to any side and only has multiple boundaries.

This relationship started with Shin Yu-jeong.

A worldly greed that seeks to exploit the scarce resources of a wizard’s talents.

I reached this point as my thoughts and emotions at that time began to change into pure sincerity.

However, not all causes lie solely with her.

It definitely started back then, but I was the one who maintained this relationship and brought it to this point.

It may not be Shin Yu-jeong, but it was there for me.

It’s time to reestablish relationships.

But what brought this unstable relationship to this point… .

“My feelings are not 100% for you.”

Because I thought it was easier to create the form I wanted from an unstable state rather than breaking an already solid form and creating a new one.

At least that was my thought.

“You mean… , therefore… “You like me, but you like other girls too, right?”

I had a premonition as I looked at Shin Yu-jeong’s sad voice and the face of Shin Yu-jeong, whose magic power had turned red due to anger.

Maybe we’ve been away for quite some time.

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Going back to university in almost two weeks.

As I walk down the stairs, Jeonghee is standing in front of the stairs right downstairs, waiting for me.

It looks like he has something to say.

“Hey, Dojin.”

“yes.”

“Did you ever fight with Yu-jeong?” ?”

That was it, after all.

Shin Yu-jeong, who was coldly angry at my answer, asked several times.

Who is the woman he likes other than himself?

Of course I didn’t answer.

Because if you think about it just a little bit, you can figure out what will happen when you reveal it.

In the end, Yujeong, who could not find out anything from me, passed me by and left.

He told me that if you don’t tell me, I will find out about it myself.

“… “We had a little fight.”

“I see. Since yesterday, the child has been keeping his mouth shut with a sullen expression, so I wondered what was going on, hoho.”

Jeonghee’s awkwardly smiling face is filled with worries that cannot be hidden even with such a pretty smile.

I smiled at her as brightly as I could and answered.

“You don’t have to worry too much because it will be resolved soon.”

“What are you worried about? “Like Yu-jeong, Do-jin, you’re both adults, so you’ll figure it out easily.”

Jeonghee responds with a smile and a wave of her hand.

It seems like there’s too much worry on your face to even think that way.

“I’m going to be late. “Please leave quickly.”

“Then I’ll come back.”

“okay.”

I was about to walk again, but Jeonghee, who had stepped aside, suddenly grabbed my arm and stopped me.

“Oh, wait a minute.”

“… … ?”

When I turn my head, she hugs my neck with both arms.

And then the kiss follows.

side!

No, is it a kiss?

Is it because you’re a little excited, or because you’re embarrassed?

She waves her hand with a red face.

“Cheer up.”

“… … .”

I answered by pointing my finger downwards.

“The power went to the other side.”

“Oh my goodness.”

Morning class… , should I fly it?

* * *

Accommodation for members of the Haenam Surveillance Battalion.

Last night, as usual, Shin Hyo-seop returned after drinking heavily at the only bar in the area, fell asleep, and woke up late in the morning.

“Wow, it hurts inside… .”

The cause of the problem was that when he was quenching his thirst with soju and was about to get free, he drank a hastily ordered liquor mixed with Madam’s table.

“Money goes out according to money, and what is inside is cut down according to the inside…” “What is this?”

He smiled bitterly and looked at himself brushing his teeth in the mirror.

Even though he is sore and in pain, his face itself looks alive.

‘That’s enough.’

He liked this life.

A free life that does not oppress oneself in anything.

If you work hard, you get paid on time, you have colleagues to hang out with, and there are places where the drinks are good.

Although my youth in my 20s passed in vain, I have no regrets.

No, to be precise, I hit the ground and regretted it, but now I am gradually feeling less regret.

‘I’m being compensated now.’

He considered his current free life to be a reward for his difficult life.

Compensation for the difficult days in my early 20s, trying to take responsibility for a new child.

Of course, it’s largely your fault for ignoring the importance of birth control, but anyway.

Occasionally I would feel guilty thinking about my wife, but only for a moment.

‘Because I don’t go out and indulge in gambling or cheating.’

Wasn’t it inevitable because of work?

Since he takes half of his salary and sends it home, he is doing a good job of being the head of the household.

‘Yujeong must have grown up, and Jeonghee must be doing well now.’

In fact, since my daughter turned 20, we haven’t been in touch as often as before.

To be exact, it’s been a little longer since I turned 20, but I guess that doesn’t really matter.

The creeping remorse quickly disappeared with this one rationalization.

All that remains in my mind is who I will drink with today.

After a quick wash, I change into my crew uniform and leave the dorm.

“Hey, good luck.”

“I see you’re on duty this afternoon, Captain Shin.”

“Ugh, right.”

After passing through security with just a few greetings from the familiar faces in charge of guarding the guard, I take the elevator to the top of the guard building and arrive at my duty station.

The mission was sent in after receiving the handover, which ended with the usual jokes and a remark that nothing had happened.

The Haenam Guard does only one thing.

Surveilling the vast ocean that spreads out before your eyes.

Although the probability is slim, it was to detect and prevent cracks that would form on the sea in advance.

“It’s boring… .”

A mission where you only see dark blue sea water no matter how much you turn is extremely boring.

Since he started working here, there hasn’t been a single disturbance, so the great sense of responsibility and tension he felt when he was first assigned to work has long since disappeared.

“Daewon Yoon.”

“Yes, Captain Shin.”

“Would you like to have a drink after dinner? huh?”

Representative Yoon, who was in charge of the afternoon shift with him, looked disgruntled.

“Oh, please look after me today. “I drank it every day, so my bank account was empty.”

Shin Hyo-seop then responded by grinning and nudging Daewon Yoon’s side with his elbow.

“I’m going to live today, so just fill in the space. “You’re going, right?”

“If that’s the case, I’d be grateful… , I feel sorry for trying to get it every time… .”

“Hey, you guy! “We can drink together, right?”

“haha! “Then, will I take care of you just for today?”

While the two people were chatting happily.

An ominous wind began to blow over the dark blue sea not far from the land.

At the same time, various devices filling the front of their desks began making loud noises.

Beep!

Beep!

“Uh, uh… ?”

A sharp alarm sound.

It was a noise coming from a device that measures the concentration of magical power in the surrounding area.

There is only one reason for the concentration of magical power to increase in this extremely peaceful place.

“S-No way… ?”

“Leh, check the radar, quick!”

“yes? Ah yes!”

Another eye watching the sea, a dot that shouldn’t appear on the radar.

A point not far from here that can be easily confirmed with the naked eye of an awakened person.

Daewon Yoon’s trembling eyes turn to the open sea.

An unbelievable sight is happening there.

Damn it!

Damn it!

“Ha, the sky… .”

It’s splitting apart.

A clear sign of a crack was revealed before their eyes.

At the moment, Shin Hyo-seop is embarrassed by the unrealistic situation.

“Oh my gosh, Master Shin! “Alarm!”

“Oh, that’s right, yes!”

Shin Hyo-seop suddenly comes to his senses and hits the emergency button in front of him.

Bleep!

Soon, a signal echoed throughout the area.

The crew members who heard this rushed over.

“W-what’s going on?”

“Suddenly an emergency alert… !”

“Everyone, look over there!”

One of the crew members who rushed over pointed to the open sea.

There, a crack was forming and was gradually eating away at the sky.

“Gyu, the crack… !”

One of the crew members who was able to maintain his senses shouted in a panic.

“Build a protective wall, quickly!”

At his shout, Agent Yoon hit the button furthest away.

Coo coo coo coo!

The surrounding ground shook, and something huge began to rise from beneath the water, close to the land.

Sigh-!

The thing rising up and dividing the sea was none other than a wall.

A huge wall that completely separates the nearby sea from the land.

It was a protective wall installed at an astronomical cost in preparation for monsters pouring out of the cracks.

Is it because they thought the huge wall would keep them safe?

The crew members looking at the wall gradually began to regain their senses.

After some time passed like that.

“Switch cameras, come on!”

As one of the operators shouts, Operator Yoon presses the button.

A miniature camera installed on the protective wall displayed the sea situation on the screen in real time.

What they faced was a huge crack.

A crack of ridiculous size, perhaps as large as 100 meters in diameter.

The mouths of the crew members widened when they saw this.

“Well, what happened to that… ?”

“Was the crack really that big?”

“That can’t be possible!”

It was a time when the crew members did not know what to do due to the fear that had returned.

Something began to flow out of the huge crack.

Ten huge tentacles writhing without stopping for a moment… , no, legs.

One of the crew members muttered in a trembling voice after seeing the huge triangular body that appeared next.

“Wow, Kraken… .”

It was the moment when the monster of disaster that devastated Japan in the past appeared again.