episode_0418

“Umm…”

It wasn’t very difficult to pretend to concentrate with my eyes closed.

However, it was difficult to look away from Lily’s gaze, which was focused and sitting right in front of me.

I opened my eyes slightly and looked at Lily. She was smiling at me, no different from an hour ago.

“Oh. Are you done?”

“No…”

I sighed and shook my head.

It was true that preparations were needed to break down the barrier, but it did not take as long as initially requested.

I felt uneasy at the thought of deceiving the innocent and cute Lily.

But there was one good thing about this.

Because the Khan who came to see me just went back.

If I had been playing with dolls with Lily like usual, I would have definitely been dragged away by Khan while being grabbed by the back of the neck.

I got up from my seat.

“Oh. Jeff?”

“I think I need a break.”

“That, that means?”

“You can play with Lily.”

“Yahoo~”

Lily jumped to her feet at my words, threw her arms around and cheered.

No, I was trying to cheer.

Lily, who had jumped up, suddenly started to cry, grabbed her legs, fell to the floor, and started rolling around.

“Lee, Lily?”

“Oh my, my legs are numb!!!”

It made sense, since he was on his knees for an entire hour, looking at me.

I sighed and rubbed Lily’s legs.

The pure white legs were soft and smooth.

I thought, rubbing my thighs.

Would it be okay if I took a bite?

No, if I asked something like that, Lily would definitely look at me strangely.

I shook my head and continued to rub Lily’s legs.

“Jeff is so kind.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

Lily, who had been receiving a massage for a long time, suddenly got up from her seat, feeling better now.

I had no choice but to take my hand off her thigh, unfortunately.

“What shall we play this time?”

“Do you know of a place where Khan doesn’t come?”

I said, looking around.

The room that Lily and I were staying in was so unsettling because Khan would barge in every now and then.

So I had to find a place where Khan didn’t come often.

“Oh. I know a place like that.”

Lily took my hand and left the room.

Go down the long hallway and up the stairs.

The place we arrived at was in front of a large door.

This door was also black.

The doors to all the rooms in the Black Palace were black like this.

“Where is this?”

“It’s the library.”

Lily said so and opened the door.

Contrary to its large appearance, the door opens easily with Lily’s power.

Inside, the smell of old books filled the air.

I sniffed and went inside.

It’s a book.

book.

This is a book written in analog format, which is hard to find these days.

“Wow…”

“Do you like Jeff Yang’s books too?”

“Yeah.”

“Wow~”

Lily circled around me again, delighted at my words.

The steps become lighter.

I walked lightly and looked through the books around me.

All the books here had titles I had never seen before.

“I’m seeing this for the first time.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

I took out a book in the middle and opened it.

It looked like an ordinary novel, but the content was a story I had never heard of before.

“Are you sure this space isn’t coming up?”

“Of course! Mr. Khan hates reading books.”

“That’s good. Let’s play here from now on.”

“Like!”

I nodded to Lily’s words and took out more than ten books and placed them in my hands.

My body sways from side to side due to the thickness that is greater than my height.

“Jeff… Shall I listen to you?”

“No, it’s okay.”

If you strengthen your body to this extent, there will be no problem.

So I picked a book, went to the desk, and started reading.

My initial thought was that I just started reading books to pass the time.

But my thoughts changed when the word transcendence started to be mentioned repeatedly.

“Lily over there.”

“Huh?”

“The books here. Are they open to the general public in District 1?”

“Of course not. It’s a book that’s only open to nobles like us. Jeff Yang is my friend, so he can read it specially. ”

“I see…”

If so, then it means that ordinary citizens may not know about transcendence.

I thought, rubbing my chin.

It seemed like I needed to read every book in here.

After reading all ten books I had originally brought, I was able to find clues about transcendence in the new book I had brought.

But all those explanations were abstract.

Because the words were like grasping at clouds and I couldn’t understand them, I kept bringing new books.

Novels, dictionaries, records, genres were not limited.

I was simply obsessed with the word ‘transcendence’ and chased after it.

After a while, a wall of books appeared above my desk.

“Oh my gosh… Jeff. Did you read all of this?”

“Ugh…”

I nodded to Lily’s question.

She had brought a romance novel and was reading it intently, and it seemed like she had just discovered me.

He was a child with great concentration.

“I just finished reading a book…”

“I’m just abnormally fast…”

I stroked Lily’s sullen head.

He had just finished one book, but I had read dozens of books and was feeling discouraged.

I looked at Lily and thought.

How can such a cute kid be 50 years old?

So I decided to think of Lily as a child my age.

“What are you looking for, Jeff? You brought a variety of things regardless of genre.”

Lily asked a question while looking at the book I brought.

I rolled my eyes and then spoke honestly.

“I want to know more about that transcendence.”

“Uhm… Really?”

“Yeah.”

“I don’t really know anything else, so I can’t help you.”

I continued to search for the book after that, but I couldn’t find anything.

Just vaguely becoming stronger. Being able to handle greater forces. That’s all I could figure out.

Eventually, as dinner time approached, Lily and I had no choice but to leave the library.

“What is Lily’s favorite food?”

“I like boiled eggs.”

“Boiled egg?”

“Yes, it’s soft and fluffy and cute.”

Lily answered with a bright smile.

I said, stroking her hair.

“But Lily, if you eat boiled eggs, your cute chicks won’t be born.”

“Oops…”

Lily covered her mouth at my words.

Then, with a pale face, she began to sob.

“Oh, no! That’s not true! The boiled eggs I eat are unfertilized!”

“What if there are fertilized eggs mixed in?”

Lily kept her mouth shut at my words.

I felt like I should stop teasing.

Lily led me into a large dining room.

Inside the restaurant, Kelly, Khan, and some unknown people were sitting.

I followed behind Lily, tense as hell.

“Jeff, don’t be afraid. They’re all good people.”

That was the moment.

Khan, who noticed me coming in, jumped up from his seat, walked over to me, and grabbed the back of my neck.

I found myself hanging on to him again.

“Jeff. Where have you been?”

“Oh, Mr. Khan! Jeff is not a toy! He’s my friend!”

Lily jumped up and down, screaming from beneath her feet.

Her small hands shook here and there, trying to catch me, but they were just too high to reach.

“Oh, hello…”

At my small greeting, Khan smiled brightly and forced me to sit next to him.

The people around me looked at me in surprise, as if the sight of Khan was unusual.

I was out of breath.

Lily frowned at the sight of the room, then took the chair next to Kelly and came over to me.

This appearance of Lily also contributed to attracting the attention of those around her.

I lowered my head and covered my face.

Khan held out a large plate in front of me.

It was full of meat.

To be honest, I was a bit burdened by this attention, but the dish Khan offered really caught my eye.

My hands moved without me realizing it, looking at the plate full of only meat without any vegetables.

That was the moment.

“Mr. Khan! Jeff can’t eat this kind of thing!”

Lily, who was sitting next to me, shouted and thrust a small plate in front of me.

The plate she chose was filled with various fresh vegetables and a small piece of meat.

“Lily. If you eat like that, you won’t be able to gain strength. You need to eat meat to become strong.”

“No, Mr. Jeff doesn’t need a body as bulky as Mr. Khan.”

I couldn’t figure out why I was fighting over food, but honestly, I liked the plate Khan offered me better.

Khan covered Lily’s face with his large hand as she whimpered noisily.

Lily’s mouth was blocked and she was unable to speak.

“Ugh!”

As if frustrated, he hit Khan’s hand and bit his fingers, but Khan didn’t move an inch.

“What do you like?”

At Khan’s words, I swallowed hard and chose the plate he offered me.

Khan took his hands off Lily’s face and started laughing loudly.

Hahahahaha-!

Loud laughter filled the restaurant.

“Ahh! Jeff! If you eat like that, you’ll turn into a pig!”

Sorry Lily.

But I don’t want to eat vegetables anymore.

I ignored Lily’s words and shoved the meat into my mouth.

Lily became sad.

I quickly swallowed the meat in my mouth and emptied the plate Lily had prepared for me in one go.

Fortunately, there was only a small amount so we could eat it quickly.

“Ehehe…”

Lily looked at me with a bright smile, as if she enjoyed seeing me eat.

Feeling like I was going to vomit, I drank all the water from the glass next to me.

Maybe it’s because I arrived a little late.

As the people who had arrived first began to leave one by one, Khan, who had been sitting next to me, stood up from his seat.

With me.

Khan’s hand grabbed the back of my neck as if it were a given.

Lily didn’t miss that moment.

He clung to me and floated into the air with me.

I still had meat in my mouth because I hadn’t finished eating yet.

“Where are you going?”

“Hmm? Of course we should continue playing the game we were playing earlier.”

“Did you get Jeff Yang’s permission?”

“Permission? Why do you need that?”

Lily and Khan started a snowball fight.

Khan waved his arms wildly as if trying to kick Lily out.

I too was shaken by him.

“Eww!”

“Eeeet!”

Lily and I screamed together.