episode_0236

It was lunchtime that day that the Goyumado successfully cast its spell.

After reviewing the progress so far in the morning, I’ll finish the final tuning.

The unique magic attempted in the lab was successful.

After that the magic breaks down.

Amidst the scattered traces of magical power, Lee Ha-yool could not possibly be happy.

The next day, you will leave the tower.

That fact felt like a skewer was stuck in my heart.

‘… … .’

It is only natural that time passes.

Especially when a person is concentrating on something, time seems to pass more quickly.

This was especially true for Lee Ha-yul, who had rarely lost focus since entering the Tower of Knowledge.

Half of the day was devoted to studying, maintaining a high level of concentration.

The other half studied on their own, concentrating, and the rest slept in Ariel’s arms or did other things.

Because of that, the time felt like it was passing faster.

The coming separation just felt so sudden.

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.

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“Please go to bed early today.”

Lee Ha-yool’s feelings were clearly revealed on the outside.

After the success of Goyoumado.

It was because the tension was released in an instant and I realized that the separation was right in front of me.

A melancholy feeling settled around him, as if he was carrying a storm cloud.

In particular, the wing suit he was wearing had changed dramatically.

Artifacts that are deeply connected to the below rate are affected by the below rate’s status.

The clear and bright blue becomes gloomy as if covered with rain clouds.

Sadly, the thing that had been floating around like a cloud in the sky fell down gloomily and dragged on the floor.

“Okay… Come here.”

Ariel was worried that she should give herself some time alone to sort out her emotions.

As the dark clouds grew over Lee Ha-yool, I ended up hugging him.

So I went to bed early that day.

The first floor of the tower was plunged into darkness early in the morning.

A floor where only a soft light like moonlight can be felt.

Ariel, leaning back on her chair as usual, carefully stroked the hair of Lee Ha-yool, who was quietly held in her arms.

“… Can’t you sleep today?”

After some time, Ariel whispered softly in Lee Ha-yul’s ear.

The sense of smell has been developed for a long time, and it is giving off the scent of life and its embrace.

If it had been the same as before, he would have just thrown a tantrum and gone to dreamland, but now he seemed conscious.

[yes…]

Lee Ha-yool, who had been tossing and turning for a moment, answered.

A ticklish feeling arose in my arms.

Soon, he lifted his face from where he had buried it deep in her arms and rested his chin on her chest.

Ariel lifted her hand and placed it on Iha Yul’s cheek.

He held her soft cheek and rubbed it gently.

Lee Ha-yool also did not refuse the touch of the hand that was rubbing just enough to make him feel good.

“Are you having trouble sleeping? If you have any inconvenience, I will try to fix it.”

[It’s not uncomfortable…]

“Then why can’t you sleep?”

Ariel’s tone was calm, but the way she looked down at him was kind, as if she was letting him act up in any way he wanted.

Lee Ha-yul licked his lips slightly.

Just… a simple thought of not wanting to sleep.

But he was too embarrassed to reveal his childish thoughts, so he buried his face in Ariel’s chest.

“… … ”

Soon, the hand placed on his head began to stroke his hair calmly as if to soothe him.

Although the words were not connected, the feeling that he knew what she was thinking was conveyed through her touch.

So, Lee Ha-yul hid his face even deeper in his bosom.

If there is a meeting, there is a parting.

Although he knew the reason, Lee Ha-yul was not used to meeting or parting.

– Yeah…

Lee Ha-yul kept his mouth tightly shut.

An incoherent sound echoed in my throat.

He stretched out his arms and wrapped them tightly around Ariel’s waist.

Although she had short arms, Ariel’s waist was as thin as an ant, so even Lee Ha-yul could hug her.

And when I buried my face in her large breasts that were dazzling right in front of my nose, the gentle touch and body temperature enveloped my body warmly.

If you rub your nose against the flesh in that state, a warm fleshy scent that calms your mind and body will come out.

“… … ”

The breath that swirls between your chest and enjoys your body scent.

The way he covered her with his adorable body, hugged her tightly, and whined, and the sweet scent of his body that lingered in her mind, they had become familiar to her now.

When familiarity disappears, you will feel lonely.

Suddenly Ariel turned her gaze and looked around.

Nothing has changed.

The surroundings were empty, with only a table nearby…

A newly placed chair.

Something that hasn’t been around for a long time, but has appeared recently.

I put it in for the sake of the below rate, but I’ll have to put it away tomorrow.

Thinking of him, Ariel suddenly felt a pang in her heart.

-Wow…

Ariel snapped her fingers.

A strange noise enveloped the surroundings, and ripples formed in the chair she was sitting on.

An ordinary chair affected by magic becomes a rocking chair.

[?]

“It’s okay.”

At the sudden change, Lee Ha-yool lifted his head from his bosom.

Ariel smiled faintly and patted Lee Ha-yul on the back to calm him down, pushing his body with her legs.

Creak… My body fell backwards.

Feeling a strange sensation, Lee Ha-yool hugged Ariel’s waist even tighter.

Creak… My body fell forward.

Only then did Lee Ha-yool relax the strength in his arms that were tightly holding her.

Back again, and forward again.

The movement of the chair rocking alternately.

The feeling of riding a rocking chair for the first time in my life was… quite unfamiliar.

“How do you feel, is there anything uncomfortable?”

[Uh… no]

“Thank goodness.”

Lee Ha-yool answers awkwardly, his lips moving back and forth.

Ariel found that kind of appearance of Lee Ha-yool quite cute.

Lee Ha-yul has leapt over tall buildings in a single leap and has also flown while tearing through the air.

It felt like the sensation of the chair rocking so gently was even more unfamiliar.

Ariel, who had been looking down at him calmly, opened her mouth calmly.

“Gracia… The top of the tuning tower was really light-mouthed and blunt. She would always provoke and cause harm when she would otherwise just pass by. In an industry where people are conscious that if you make a mistake with your mouth, you die, it was truly a strange thing that she survived until she met us.”

What came out of Ariel’s mouth was an old story of little importance.

Light topics that don’t really have any restrictions.

However, for Lee Ha-yool, who didn’t want to fall asleep because he wanted to be with Ariel even for a little while, this kind of conversation was actually welcome.

Also, Lee Ha-yul perked up his ears at the rather interesting topic.

If you listen closely, you can hear many sounds.

The crackling sound of firewood, the sound of a small breeze blowing and swaying, the sound of a golem clanking and moving in the distance…

– Thump thump…

But Ariel’s heartbeat was the most audible.

When I buried my face between her breasts and put my ear against her flesh, I could hear her heartbeat right inside, right next to me.

The sound of that beating sounded like a lullaby.

“Can I ask you one thing?”

How long was I buried in that temperature and whispers?

The will gradually and cautiously asked questions into my increasingly hazy consciousness.

“How…you gave me affection.”

[yes…?]

Lee Ha-yool lifted his head from inside her arms.

Ariel continued speaking quietly, feeling as if she was suddenly hearing something through her drowsiness.

“Don’t you hate us enough to dare to show affection to us?”

In fact, Ariel was both looking forward to her first meeting with Lee Ha-yul and afraid of it.

Although Lee Ha-yul didn’t know the truth, he must have guessed who brought him there.

The moment Lee Ha-yul entered the tower of knowledge.

Because he thought it wouldn’t be strange if he tried to kill himself.

I thought that he might even show hostility and feel resentful.

She, the top lords, brought Lee Ha-yul into this world.

There was a reason why it had to be that way, and a lot of preparations had been put into it.

Even if you use him as an excuse.

In the end, from Lee Ha-yool’s perspective, weren’t they the ones who threw him into an isolated world?

In the end, the power that the tower owners gave him worked better than he could have imagined, and Lee Ha-yool almost died from the moment he first came into the world.

No matter how many excuses I made, no matter how much hostility I received, I was in a situation where I had nothing to say even if I had a hundred mouths.

[I don’t hate it]

[I am rather grateful to the top lords]

Like this, I never had such hopeful thoughts about being thanked.

“… How… ?”

[After hearing the circumstances, I heard that my original world would have been invaded anyway]

“… However, that is in the realm of speculation. In the end, we called Lee Ha-yul into this world and forced him to fight.”

[Then wouldn’t it be much better to fight in a better environment?]

Ariel’s expression became complicated at those simple words.

In conclusion, there is nothing wrong with what you said, but people can’t only think positively.

[I don’t want to hate Ariel]

Of course, if you were to find something to hate, you could find many, but Lee Ha-yul thought that was just nitpicking.

On the contrary, I was able to find many things to like.

The Tower Master of Space and Observation has handed over his power to you and is taking on the duties of the Tower in your stead.

Although his compatibility with power was better than expected and he almost died when he first came here, even they could not have predicted this.

The Tower of Attunement and Knowledge gave a status window.

Originally, even if your vision was locked by a curse, you had to recognize the status window.

The power of observation should have recognized the status window, but the curse, which fit strangely well, completely blocked the recognition of the status window.

Even if it wasn’t working properly, the status window was also the source of the power that pushed me back so I wouldn’t die at every moment of crisis.

The Tower of Growth established a cradle and even created a place for safe and rapid growth.

It was ultimately his own choice to go out there and get angry.

If I think about it carefully, there are more reasons to be thankful than to hate.

and…

[Thank you for bringing me here]

[I was able to meet people I like]

In the previous world.

There have been many relationships that passed by in passing and then faded away.

If you walk down the street right now, how many people will you pass by?

How many relationships end with just a few words?

But there was never a breakup with someone I truly had a deep connection with, someone I trusted and relied on.

Agapanthus, the flower girl.

When I was stuck in the corner of my room, I met him through the internet, and to be honest, I gave him a lot of support and dependence.

In fact, I had mentally prepared myself for when it might end.

Aren’t all internet friends like that?

I thought it wouldn’t be strange if one day he changed his mind, cut ties with me, and disappeared.

There was no one I could truly face, touch, and build a relationship with.

At that time, Lee Ha-yool was afraid of the outside world and the people he met outside.

Some people approached me with a smile.

There were some who harbored deep-rooted malice, while others harbored good intentions.

No matter what happened, Lee Ha-yool was terrified and was in a hurry to run away.

How could a relationship develop if he turned his back and ran away? Lee Ha-yool was always alone.

If you are summoned to another world.

If there was no reason to be forced to go outside and form relationships.

If I had never had the opportunity to meet those people in the first place.

Lee Ha-yul may have been alone his entire life.

It is possible that I would have died alone, never knowing the warmth of a person’s body, the comforting feeling of being hugged, the cozy scent of a person’s body, or the sound of a person’s heartbeat.

[Thanks to you, I’m happy]

[And, I was able to build up my strength to be happy]

[Thank you so much]

Rather than finding reasons to hate, I wanted to find reasons to be thankful.

It was better to like each other than to hate each other.

The necklace of confession conveyed such feelings quite well.

“… … .”

Ariel didn’t ask any more questions.

Instead, he kept his mouth shut and calmly stroked Lee Ha-yul’s head.

The last night passed in such a warm atmosphere.

* * *

“…When will Harul come?”

Late at night.

Hong Yeon-hwa, who was rummaging through the refrigerator in the dark kitchen and taking out the food that Lee Ha-yool had prepared, suddenly muttered.

I’ve been feeling so lonely these days.

I missed the sweet and fragrant Lee Ha-yool who was easy to hold in my arms and fall asleep with…

* * *

[The top of the tuning tower shouts, “Don’t harm me!”]

…

[The top lord of tuning sniffles]

[The towering star of growth bows his head]