episode_0401

-Why me?

After those words, silence fell over the dark pit. Night air began to bleed in through the small hole.

“… Well… ”

Daera hesitated to speak. She couldn’t speak properly. Why me? Because she didn’t expect that kind of answer to come back.

“Isn’t that obvious?”

“What’s obvious?”

Lee Ha-sol burst into laughter.

The hand that was stroking Lee Ha-yool’s back in her arms was still the same. Da-era’s expression became even more bewildered at the hand that was dripping with kindness.

“That… Even if the priest is a lover, isn’t he still an outsider? It’s a bit much to hug him like that… ”

“What are you talking about? It’s a needless worry.”

Lee Ha-sol let out a wry laugh.

“I’ve been taking care of Harul since she was little. I held her in my arms and slept with her almost every day, so what’s the big deal now?”

“No, I was young back then.”

“What would be different now?”

Then fuck, of course it will change. Daera swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

“To exaggerate a bit, I have been Harul’s older sister and mother since she was little.”

-Shock!

To be honest, it’s not an exaggeration.

This is Gay Ha-sol, who took care of Ha-ryul Lee, who was physically and mentally unwell, in a poor orphanage.

Holding you in your arms? What’s so special about it? Every time I put you to sleep at night, every time I wanted to feed you, every time I just wanted to hold you.

Even when I was young, it was common to hold Lee Ha-yul in my arms.

‘Of course I’m getting older now…’

The beauty that had been budding since childhood blossomed beautifully, and the body swelled into a voluptuous shape. As she went through many things, her mind also grew.

‘So what?’

It wasn’t a big deal. Lee Ha-sol smiled and patted Lee Ha-yul on the back, who flinched at the word ‘mother’.

“From the beginning, Harul herself was quietly holding the product. Why are you trying to take it away by force?”

That’s right. Daera looked at the other side with a strange expression. She saw Lee Ha-yul, wrapped in Lee Ha-sol’s outer garment like a quilt, with her face buried in Lee Ha-yul’s ample chest.

‘It feels like home. Are you already asleep?’

That little girl looks so cozy. Her face is completely buried in the flesh… Isn’t it hard to breathe?

Daera glanced at Ha-sol’s chest again. It was large and voluptuous at first glance. It was far above average…

It was an element that Lee Ha-yool liked, something I half-seriously thought about.

“Ahem, even if we’re like family, it’s like that. It’d be uncomfortable if you hugged me like that. And if it got known by chance, it’d be troublesome… So I’d rather… ”

“Is that really all?”

“What?”

“Is that the whole reason? Isn’t it because the feelings are mixed up?”

At the unexpected words, Daeraga narrowed her eyes. On the other side. Even in the darkness, she met Ha-sol’s drowsy eyes.

‘Is that all? Superintendent?’

No way.

Although Daera is said to be a beast of a man who acts faster than he speaks, she thinks and acts in her own way.

It’s true that I was worried about Lee Ha-sol hugging another man.

Of course, I was more concerned about Lee Ha-yool being hugged by another woman.

Isn’t that the case with the relationship between Gayul and Atra? A truly close and important… relationship between a man and a woman.

It was difficult for Daera to sit quietly and watch her master’s man bury his face in the chest of another woman.

‘spite?’

Other.

Daera blinked as the thought continued.

What should I say… I just didn’t like it. There’s Dae-ra here, so why in Ha-sol’s arms? Dae-ra can hug me as much as she wants. Of course, her chest seems smaller though…

A memory immediately came to mind.

A terrible memory of gritting my teeth and enduring the hellish situation.

Lee Ha-yool, who pulled her out of that hell.

I dare to receive a treasure whose value cannot be measured.

He smiled brightly and said that it was not a gift that was expected in return, and he was even happier when Daera was happy…

“… … ”

“What, what is it? Why are your eyes open like that?”

The silence grew longer. Hasol Lee’s eyes narrowed. Era flinched and shook her shoulders as she opened her mouth.

***

Suddenly, my eyes opened. I couldn’t see in front of me, but I was conscious.

I feel short of breath.

Something soft was covering her face. Not only that, but her entire body was clinging to it with a round, warm feeling.

I took a quick look around. My brain felt a little dizzy because I was lacking mental strength.

A bedding made with a lot of leaves on the floor. Daera Sajeo was seen sleeping next to him, and Ha Sol was seen sleeping in his arms.

“… Harul, are you awake?”

‘Heck.’

As I was carefully trying to get out of the embrace, I flinched at the voice I heard from above. Before I knew it, Ha-sol had opened her eyes and was looking down at me.

“Can’t sleep?”

Her drowsy, light green eyes shook their heads.

“Then why are you awake… What should I do… I need to sleep well… ”

-Slurp… slurp…

‘Ugh… ‘

I was about to come back to my senses as a hand gently stroked my hair.

“읏차.”

As I was resisting the hand that was making me sleepy, Ihasol suddenly sat up.

I wondered what it was like to be quiet, so I approached the small air hole that was holding Ha-sol in my arms.

The vent expanded silently. Moonlight and the night breeze came in through the hole, which had grown to the size of a window.

“Hmm… It’s not cold, is it?”

Ha-sol, who was hanging on the hole, hugged me and asked. I nodded while manipulating my vitality.

It wasn’t cold because the cold wind was filtered out. It was blocking out any noise in the same way.

“It used to be like this sometimes.”

Hasol, who was sitting on the hole and looking outside, smiled faintly.

“Sometimes, Harul wouldn’t sleep at night. Or she’d groan as if she was having a nightmare… Whenever that happened, I’d grab a blanket and sit in the yard with her to get some fresh air.”

Now, instead of a blanket, it is Ihasol’s cadet uniform outerwear. Ihasol smiled as she took off the outerwear that had wrapped her.

“I originally hated the night sky. It made me feel gloomy for no reason, but it was okay because I was with Ha-ryul.”

-Yeah…

Ha-sol strokes my hair.

He felt the warmth and sleepiness coming over him, and made a strange expression.

He has very skilled and affectionate hands. He seems to know what you like.

Even this body is accustomed to receiving that touch. It naturally accepts the embrace that is pulling it in…

‘old days.’

A past I don’t know. I watched Issol from time to time.

In the lime green eyes looking down at me under the moonlight, there was an unfamiliar yet familiar affection.

The question keeps coming to my mind. What on earth happened in the past that made him feel affection for me?

‘Memories can be restored.’

The power of knowledge. If you use it well, you can read the memories of your own body.

I met Lee Ha-sol, but I didn’t do anything about it.

Right now, I would rather be more deeply connected to this body.

If everything goes as planned, the body and soul will have to separate at some point, but as the connection deepens, the backlash is bound to grow.

‘… … ‘

I didn’t know the cause, but I knew that the love was real.

So I couldn’t refuse his touch. I didn’t want to leave this warm embrace. I felt a sense of security as I heard his heart pounding in my ears.

“It would be good to recall the rate of interest.”

Lee Ha-sol muttered softly and rubbed her cheek against my hair. I buried my face in her voluptuous breasts that were rubbing against my face.

“Ah, are you sleepy now?”

-Nod…

I remembered the face buried in my chest.

The work is finished.

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The night after the sun set was dark.

I walked through the forest under the night sky and checked my body.

‘The level has dropped a lot because it’s unfolded in reverse time…’

A clone made with the art of incarnation. He caressed the hastily made body and made a strange expression.

‘Is it because you created Taesan? You made it better than I expected.’

Manipulation of life energy while water rises and manifests as a mountain. As I construct a life energy vessel using the improved incarnation technique, the basic performance has increased considerably.

The clones walked under the night sky.

Occasionally, I would encounter monsters, but since I hid my presence, they passed by without even noticing me.

Arrived just in time.

Trees that were broken, uprooted, and cut down. This is an empty space created by battle.

-Wow!

There was no need to wait. Let’s stop walking. Someone appeared in the swaying space.

“What on earth have you done?”

The Vice President, who had landed with his robe fluttering, asked.

During my sleep, I felt an obvious echo in the space and sent out a clone.

‘hmm…’

Purple hair and eyes. I was reminded of the woman I had encountered just before falling here, but my impression was different.

A blunt… A face that seemed to be somewhat tired. I shrugged my shoulders and sent a message.

-That… I was testing the technique and made a mistake in adjusting it…

“What on earth did you explode that made the floors like that… ”

The vice president couldn’t continue speaking. Shock and bewilderment leaked out from his tightly shut mouth. I feel the same way.

‘Who would have thought it would explode like that…’

I thought there would be more than three types of output, but how could I have predicted that it would destroy the space inside the tower…

“Monsters on other floors flowed back through the holes drilled by Lee Ha-yool.

‘omg…’

“They are all powerful entities that should not be on the current floor… It took some time to fill in the urgent holes.”

The Vice President’s words took my breath away.

I figured out that the three bells had shattered space and fallen, but I didn’t know that there would be more than just one hole…

‘I, I’m currently in the first year entrance exam period…’

Even before the entrance was finished, they released a monster of a higher level. There has never been a mess like this.

The vice president explained with a rather tired face. For some reason, the cane she was holding seemed like a dirty tool…

-I’m sorry, I’m sorry…

I shrugged my shoulders and lowered my head. I was trembling even as I sent the message. The Vice President sighed and shook his head.

“You don’t have to worry too much. The training itself is not a problem.”

The Vice President flicked his cane… no, his staff.

“We rarely carry out surprise missions without prior notice. This monster appearance is also something that needs to be notified. ”

-Is that okay?

“Of course. A real crisis comes without warning. You can rule with this kind of reasoning. Because it’s true. It was like that in the days when there was no ministerial side.”

The magical front that we experienced up until yesterday was like that.

Before the observatory was established, dungeons and monsters were disasters that came without warning.

I didn’t really feel anything because I had the power of observation, but others were different.

The image of the cadets jumping up in surprise from their sleep at the sudden attack is vivid in my mind.

“So you don’t have to worry about the training. Of course, since it is something that has not been discussed with the professors, you will have to inform them separately and coordinate it. ”

A surprise mission that was not even announced to the professors in advance.

Explaining it, adjusting the creaks, guiding it, reorganizing the evaluation criteria…

This is something the Vice President should do instead of the President.

-sorry…

“There is no need for Lee Ha-yul to apologize.”

The vice president shook his head firmly.

“My duty is to protect and help Lee Ha-yul from this cradle. Why would I be apologized for that? ”

Despite all that, I can always feel a slight hint of fatigue on his blunt face…

-Still… Something needless happened because of me…

“… Then, since you’ve already taken out the clone, please help me clean it up a little.”

I bowed my head repeatedly and offered an apology.

The vice president, who had been looking down at that day, held out his hand as if he had no choice.

‘?’

He was holding a helmet in his hand.

Black helmet. It looks exactly like the helmet that the 5th generation used when they first entered the Tower of Birth last year. After analyzing it, I found that the functions are also the same.

When I raised my head with a blank expression, the Vice President shrugged his shoulders.

“How about giving some advice to your juniors while practicing?”

***

“To lose a comrade like this… If only I were a little stronger… Ugh!”

“No shit, our assistant series.”

“Who will detect it now?”

It was a rather light-hearted joke. But the people sitting on the floor were covered in wounds and breathing heavily.

“Oh my… Air raids at night are too much.”

Even though I spent a lot of time managing it, the student who threw the broken sword was still grumbling.

“Well, since this actually happened, I have nothing to say… If it was real, someone would have really died.”

The student who threw his sword at the undeniable argument closed his mouth.

Since it was a tower that was built to allow people to safely experience real-life situations, it was wrong to complain.

“… Well, okay. I guess I should just be thankful that I got hit at the end… and that my name was cut off… ”

“Really. We could have easily been wiped out.”

“Keukk… Mateo. I won’t forget your sacrifice.”

“Please put off the repose of his soul. It’s still late at night… Shouldn’t you at least make a small bed?”

“You should move before they hear the sound and come rushing in.”

The cadets who had caught their breath one by one rose up, quickly drew their weapons, and took up a stance.

The place where the weapons were aimed. A pure white robe was visible, catching the eye in the dark forest.

“… That.”

The teacher in front narrowed his eyes.

A human figure. But small. Thin arms and legs. Wide, pure white robe. Pulled over the head…

“Hey, that pitcher… Doesn’t it look familiar?”

The cadet who was holding the bowstring behind the formation frowned at the half-hearted muttering.

A pitch-black, rough helmet. It doesn’t have any special features, but somehow it catches the eye.

“… That thing, the event object that was born at that time… ”

“What the hell.”

Half-belief became certainty.

At the birth ceremony last year. A magician-level boss who was summoned as an event and indiscriminately casts high-level magic or higher.

The student holding the broken sword spat out a curse.

“Isn’t this a bit too much? How are we supposed to deal with that… ”

Others feel the same way, although they don’t say anything.

The majesty of the event boss, who could unleash dozens of advanced siege magic spells with a single gesture, remains vivid in the memories of many.

“… The build is different.”

The cadet with the arrows muttered. I passed on it because it was so urgent, but he was clearly smaller than the event boss.

“Isn’t that another entity?”

“Ah.”

At those words, the faces of the students who had been rotting away brightened up a little. Certainly. There was no way they could drop that kind of monster on the first-year students anymore.

It will definitely be an individual suited to the current first grade level.

-dump

“… Huh?”

The body of the student who had made that judgment collapsed. He fell to his knees and looked down at his body after blinking blankly.

It’s nothing.

No, it’s different.

Upon closer inspection, thin needles were embedded all over her body. The needles penetrated the circuit precisely and instantly reduced her physical abilities.

“What is this… ”

The student who was unable to continue speaking collapsed on the floor.

-Please lie down for a minute. Then the paralysis will go away on its own.

Lee Ha-yool, who had not finished it in good conscience, sent a message.

The level of the clones is extremely low. This is especially true since they are not special. It is almost impossible to fight with the ornamental clones.

It’s almost impossible.

So, we just have to use other methods.

Lee Ha-yool’s new form melted into thin air.

Darkness is a good environment for assassins to operate.