episode_0014

“Yeah, bubba.”

“Just in case… …is that the one you’re talking about carrying a person on your back?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

A refreshing positivity.

However, Do Yu-jin stood there blankly for a moment, unable to do anything, and then stammered.

“If that’s the case, why don’t you save someone else instead of me? Someone who resembles a turtle and can carry people well.”

“No, no one else.”

“If someone who resembles a turtle doesn’t work, how about someone who resembles a kangaroo? They seem like they’d hug you gently.”

“It’s not the way you hug that’s the problem.”

Do Yu-jin continued the conversation by saying whatever came to mind, but she was still confused.

Even though we were having a conversation, my doubts were not being resolved, but rather were piling up.

As the conversation between the two continued on parallel lines, Erio raised his palm slightly.

Phage crackle-!

Then, a golden swarm of lightning appeared above Erio’s tiny palm, overwhelming anyone who looked at it.

‘What? Are you going to resort to threats because you can’t convince me?’

Do Yu-jin became nervous for a moment.

However, since I couldn’t find any will to attack on Erio’s face, I decided to stay still for the time being.

“I can create electricity inside my body like this and manipulate it at will.”

“People from the Vista family are all like that. They are a family born with the talent to manipulate lightning.”

Since this is a default setting that appears when playing the game, Do Yu-jin also knew this much.

“That’s right, but my family said I was special among them. Incomparable to other people.”

A genius who is loved by lightning.

The second coming of the first patriarch who founded the Vista family.

Do Yu-jin remained silent as she recalled the words referring to her in her head.

Looking at Doyujin like that, Erio made the orb of lightning disappear with a single gesture.

“But maybe because of that constitution, even if I close my eyes or cover my ears, I can sense everything that happens within a certain distance around me or the presence of people approaching me.”

“Is that possible?”

“Yeah, because I can feel the bioelectricity inside people’s bodies.”

“Bioelectricity… … Ah, something similar to an electric eel?”

Erio’s face turned slightly sour, as if he didn’t like the metaphor very much.

“Isn’t it a good ability anyway?”

“Isn’t that a good ability?”

Erio shook his head and pointed to the two cylindrical hair ornaments that held his hair in place.

“Because of that ability, I can’t rest properly without this artifact.”

“Are you saying that your senses are so sensitive that you can’t control them?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Do Yu-jin recalled her past when she had trouble sleeping because of the sound of mosquitoes fluttering about.

“Uh… …That certainly seems like it would be inconvenient.”

“That’s right.”

Erio said with his lips pouting.

“Even if I want to sleep, it’s so noisy that I can’t sleep. Even if I want to rest, it’s so noisy that I can’t rest. What’s even more annoying is that I get static electricity whenever someone comes near me. And only for me.”

“Ah, so that’s why you always kept your distance from people and walked alone.”

Do Yu-jin nodded as if she understood.

“Yeah, even with artifacts, you can’t stop them. So like a whipped horse, you have to move even if you don’t want to, and you keep waking up even if you want to sleep more.”

“Does it sting?”

Do Yu-jin unconsciously lowered her gaze and looked at her wrist, which was being held by Erio.

Erio, who saw Doyujin’s gaze, nodded with sparkling eyes as if to say that was exactly what it was.

“That’s how it was originally, but strangely, you don’t have that at all. I don’t feel any electricity.”

“You don’t feel the electricity? What do you mean?”

“Well, to be exact, it’s not that I don’t feel it. I feel it, but it’s not necessarily a person, it’s a plant, no, it’s an object, it’s a gentle feeling.”

Erio tilted his head as if he himself didn’t know the exact reason.

But Do Yu-jin could immediately tell why this was happening.

‘Haa, so it was [Blurry Cloak (3★)] that was the cause after all.’

[Blurry Cloak (3★)], this is a trait that minimizes your presence and blends in with the surrounding scenery.

‘It feels like the ultimate version of that quiet, inconspicuous kid in a class who sometimes only has one person in the class.’

Should I say that it makes it like salt in water?

Adding salt to water does not change the water or make the salt disappear.

However, salt in water becomes invisible to the human eye.

Likewise, when using [Blurry Cloak (3★)], the presence becomes very small, making it difficult to recognize Do Yu-jin’s presence even when in the same space.

‘I thought it would be easy to wear without being noticed since it would simply disappear, but I never thought it would stimulate Erio’s senses in this way.’

Just as a shield blocks electromagnetic waves, the [Blurry Cloak (3★)] that Do Yu-jin activated affected her radar.

‘Ugh.’

This was entirely Do Yu-jin’s mistake.

This was a problem that arose because the abilities of the main character appearing in the game’s main story were underestimated.

‘But even so, how could things get this messed up?’

Do Yu-jin stood there dumbfounded, dumbfounded at her own misfortune.

At that moment, Erio grabbed Doyujin’s hand again and spoke with his eyes shining even brighter.

“You’re the only one who can keep me from waking up.”

Hug-

“So please, sign a contract with me and become my butler.”

Erio tightened his grip on Doyujin.

Filled with the earnest desire to never let go.

The sight was enough to arouse sympathy, but unfortunately Do Yu-jin’s answer was set in stone.

“Sorry, that’s impossible.”

Do Yu-jin was not emotional enough to get into a mud puddle because of other people’s misfortune.

but.

Kwak-

“Why doesn’t it work?”

Erio was not so weak-willed as to give up and back down after receiving a single rejection.

“Of course… … ”

Do Yu-jin’s voice trailed off slightly.

There were many reasons why it didn’t work.

And the biggest reason among them was Erio to Vista, because she was one of the main characters appearing in the main story.

Just imagining how much of a backlash there would be from getting involved with her was annoying and scary.

“That’s because it doesn’t benefit me at all.”

But there was no way he could convince Erio by making excuses like that, so Do Yu-jin came up with an excuse that was different from what he was thinking.

“Sorry, but I’m more of a dropout than a good student. So I have to work hard at school to keep up. But I also have to go out to earn money, so I can’t go with you.”

“Then I’ll pay you your salary too.”

“I don’t know how much you’re willing to give, but I don’t think you can take my heart that easily… … ”

“I can give you about ten million won a month.”

Do Yu-jin stopped what she was about to say and turned her head to look at Erio.

Erio’s eyes sparkled when he saw that sight.

Because it looked like something that would be interesting to anyone who saw it.

“… … Ah, no, no.”

Do Yu-jin felt Erio’s gaze and shook her head to come to her senses.

‘This isn’t it. No matter how much money you have, it’s easy to move forward, but this is too much of a risk for me to take.’

If she signs a contract with Erio in this way, Do Yu-jin will not be able to go against her words.

Right now, they’re just asking you to carry them around, but you never know what they’ll make you do later on, so why would you sign a contract like that just to make a few bucks?

It was no different from committing suicide.

‘And if things go wrong while you’re doing that, it’ll only be a matter of time before you get involved with another main character.’

Do Yu-jin didn’t want to take that risk.

‘I may be a beggar now, but I can always earn money doing other things.’

The moment Do Yu-jin, who had convinced herself like that, was about to reject Erio’s offer once again.

Kwak-

“Twenty million won.”

Erio opened his mouth quickly and cut off Doyujin from speaking.

Then he stared at Do Yu-jin.

‘ah……’

Do Yu-jin realized as she met those intense eyes.

What he is saying is that no matter what he says here and now, the other person will never let him go.

‘It turns out I didn’t have a choice from the beginning.’

Do Yu-jin sighed inwardly as she realized that the answer was to not stand out in the first place.

‘What should I do? If I just run away, they might talk to me in the classroom.’

Hmm-

‘So, do I have no choice but to accept this offer?’

I didn’t like it.

The first rule that Do Yu-jin set for herself in order to live a peaceful life was to avoid getting involved with the main characters, including the protagonist, as much as possible, but that plan was doomed from the start.

‘Haa, but if you put a knife to my throat and force me to agree, I guess I can agree… … ‘

That would be the case, because if you really think about it, she was a somewhat exceptional character.

Swish-

He lowered his head and looked at Erio, who was holding onto him with slightly trembling hands and not letting go.

Is it because I’m small?

It was like watching a little kid begging to buy him candy.

‘It’s amazing that such a small child later becomes a boss that is difficult for the main characters to defeat even if they all attack at once.’

Erio Vista, she was a main character who appeared as a villain rather than the protagonist in the main story.