episode_0094

“Ah, stay away from me! There is no room for me!”

“heehee.”

“Sister!”

“heehee.”

Even when Kara screamed, Seris didn’t try to leave. The two were about to argue again when Yoosung’s eyes caught Kara’s wooden sword.

“Kara, why are you holding a wooden sword?”

“Huh..? Ah, this… uh… sword! To practice swordsmanship!”

“On this late night?”

“Of course, it’s a bit much to do it at night, right? I thought so too.”

Kara threw the wooden sword across the room. Yoosung looked at that with suspicious eyes.

“You guys didn’t mean to fight, right?”

Seris and Kara trembled. If you are caught fighting, you will be locked up in a private room for a week. The two people frantically shook their heads left and right.

“Fighting. Is that possible? Right, Kara?”

“Of course. How close am I to my sister!”

I looked at his eyes and spoke as if asking him to trust me.

“…Okay. Let’s say so.”

At first glance, it looked like he was trying to fight, but Yoosung decided to let him go. It wasn’t really a fight, because he was tired right now.

Yoosung separated the two people and sat down on the chair. I felt like I needed to drink some alcohol before washing up. Cerise and Kara brought chairs and took the seats next to him.

“Yoosung, how was the dinner you had with Amy?”

“Dinner? I had smoked whole chicken and it was quite delicious. Amy knows a good place.”

“Smoked whole chicken? It must have been really delicious.”

“It was okay.”

Afterwards, Yoosung continued to say that the atmosphere of the store was good, the drink was clean, etc. In conclusion, it was fun.

“Next time, let’s go together when we have time.”

Yooseong said those words and walked to the basin filled with water. Cerise turned to Kara before following the shooting star.

“How about it? There was nothing you were worried about, right?”

He said with a grin. However, Kara’s complexion turned slightly pale.

“What’s wrong with Kara’s expression?”

“Sister… I really didn’t feel it..?”

“Huh? What is that… Ah, Yoosung! Let me help you.”

Seris ran towards the shooting star. Kara looked at the back and muttered.

“You really didn’t feel it..?”

Kara recalled Yoosung talking about dinner just moments ago. He smiled as he recalled dinner.

Yes, smiley face.

It was different from usual when Seris brought up the topic of Amy and changed the topic with an uncomfortable expression.

‘…no. ‘Maybe I care too much.’

Maybe it was just because I was satisfied with my dinner. Kara ignored the anxiety that sprouted deep within her heart.

* * *

The adventurer’s guild’s guest reception room.

Inside was a happy-looking Orr, an excited Sister Cerise, and a grinning Amy. I was caught in the middle.

Orr, who was sitting across from me, placed the small box next to him on the table.

“Would you like to open it?”

I opened the box as she said.

Inside the box was a copper-colored pendant with a blue stone and an adventure card.

I raised my adventure certificate first.

The adventure card looked like a business card at first glance, but unlike the business card, it was made of hard copper.

‘Isn’t it too thin?’

If I do this, I think it will bend or break easily. I grabbed both ends of the adventurer and gave it strength. However, even though it was as thin as paper, it did not bend or bend.

Orr smiled with pride.

“You knew it would bend easily, right? Hehe, there’s no way around it. It is magically treated so it will never be damaged by any amount of force.”

“Wow, really? Oppa, I want to try it too!”

I handed Kara the adventure certificate. Kara held both ends of the adventurous spirit and applied strength, just like I did earlier, but the adventurous spirit showed no signs of being broken.

“Is it true? It’s very hard.”

“Really?”

Seris looked at the adventurer with the gaze of an Amazon native reading a newspaper. It was a little funny, so I smiled and handed her the adventure card.

“Seris, do you want to try it too?”

“Is that okay?”

“Mr. Orr said it. It’s very hard, so don’t worry, try it.”

“That’s right. It is very hard because Orca, a wizard from the Red Heart Adventure Team, personally hardened it. It won’t break even under the slightest impact. Unless you’re an orc, you can’t even bend it…”

“Ah.”

Seris froze as she saw the adventurous spirit bent in her hand. I slowly raised my head to look around, turned my adventurous spirit around, and gave it my strength again. The bent adventurous spirit straightened back to its original state.

She gave me my adventure card back.

“It’s solid!”

Except for Seris, the other personnel stared at her. She lowered her head, breaking into a cold sweat. Amy, who was leaning on the sofa behind her, said as if it were absurd.

“Ok.”

“Oh, no!”

Seris stood up angrily. Kara next to me also spoke.

“Oak.”

“No! Mr. Orr, I think the magic didn’t work properly on this one. Could you please check again?”

“Yes, yes? No… It was definitely hung properly until I checked in the morning…”

Orr muttered in embarrassment as he looked at the adventure certificate that Seris handed him. I sighed and sat Cerise down.

“It’s just that you are strong. You say you’re lucky because you’re usually strong, but why are you like that now?”

“Yeah, but the orcs are a bit…”

“Oh my, what’s wrong with orcs? You’re not saying the orc’s face is ugly, are you?”

Amy scoffed from behind.

“It’s not like that.”

“Then?”

“That’s… I mean…”

Cerise’s eyes wandered with nowhere to go. Amy grinned.

“That’s right, seeing as you can’t answer. I never thought they would hate me so much just because my face is a bit ugly. Is your face brighter than you think?”

“It’s not like that!”

Cerys, who was watching me, began to argue with Amy. It seemed like mainly Amy was teasing and Cerys was getting angry.

I ignored the two people and lifted the pendant.

“What is this?”

Then Orr, who had been paying attention to the two people, came to his senses.

“Ah, this is a gift from Kalita to adventurers of the same level or higher. Would you like to repeat after me?”

Orr cleared his throat and opened his mouth.

“Light, use your strength to break through the darkness that blocks my path.”

“..?”

“Try to follow along quickly.”

As I stared blankly at the spell, Orr urged me.

I had no choice but to follow along.

“Light, use your strength to break through the darkness that blocks my path.”

“Han Yu-seong, that’s not it… huh?”

Light leaked from the blue stone hanging on the pendant. The light is so strong that it seems to be brighter than a torch in the dark.

‘I got something good.’

If you have this pendant, you won’t have to carry around anything distracting like a torch from now on.

“More than that, can’t you adjust the brightness of this?”

When I raised my head to ask that, I saw Orr tilting his head with wide-open eyes. Looking around, sisters Cerise and Amy had similar reactions.

“What, what’s wrong?”

“Han Yu-seong… What did you just do?”

“Yes? How do you do it…”

I narrowed my eyes, not knowing why, and Cerise pulled me in. He whispered into my ear.

“What Orr said earlier and what Yoosung said were different.”

“What’s different… ah.”

Could it be that what Orr just said was a magic spell?

Did I just say it like that?

this.

“Yes? Mr. Han Yu-seong, what did you do? How can it not be a rune word…”

“Cha, it must be an illusion.”

Cerise hurriedly looked around.

“A misunderstanding? It shines so brightly…”

“That’s actually… I was mumbling along next to him. I think that’s probably why.”

“Oh, I see… Well, it can’t be done without rune words.”

Orr spoke in a somewhat regretful voice. I took a breath and asked her again how to adjust the brightness.

Orr kindly taught me how to use the pendant.

* * *

I took my pendant and adventure certificate and left the adventurer’s guild. On the way home, Amy poked Yoosung’s side.

“Congratulations on your bronze grade. Hey, I’m jealous. I wonder when I’ll get the same grade… I’ll give you a congratulatory note.”

“Congratulations on how long it has been since you last drank. Just drink it at home.”

“At your house?”

“That’s okay.”

“Huh? really? Are you really going?”

“So.”

“Good. Then what should I buy for alcohol?”

Yoosung and Amy talked ahead of Sister Cerise. Kara looked at that with dissatisfied eyes.

‘For some reason, my brother looks happy.’

Originally, Yoosung was uncomfortable with Amy. However, his attitude began to change little by little some time ago, and now he treats me warmly like a friend. If I think back, it was the day after I went out drinking alone with Amy.

‘What on earth happened that day…’

What did you two do to make him change like that?

Of course, even if he had changed, it did not mean that he would neglect Cerys and Kara. He just became kinder to Amy. However, Kara was extremely concerned about his sudden and subtle change in attitude.

I wanted to ask him directly why he was acting like this all of a sudden, but I couldn’t. I asked for no reason, but what if it was just her delusions of grandeur?

As I was groaning and keeping it inside for that reason, Seris tilted her head. When he saw where Kara’s eyes were directed, he sighed as if he understood.

“Anyway, Kara, you too… take a good look.”

Seris approached Yoosung at a slow pace. While he was talking to Amy, he grabbed him and immediately held him in his arms. Yoosung stopped the conversation he was having with Amy. He smiled and patted Ceris.

-Did you see it?

Cerise spoke with her mouth full. Seeing that, Kara felt a little relieved. It seems like the worries were unfounded.

However, another smile appeared in Kara’s relieved eyes.

It was Amy. Her eyes and the corners of her mouth were drooping as she looked at Seris. Kara didn’t know if it was her illusion, but somehow that smile seemed like a mockery.

My heart was pounding from the anxiety that came again.

* * *

I bought some alcohol and returned home.

Amy, who had been here a few times, went in naturally. I put the drinks on the table and took a seat. He pulled the chair next to me and hit it with his hand.

“Here, come here.”

“Why am I sitting there?”

“You have two lovers. If only one of them sits next to the other, will the other become jealous? In that case, it’s better to sit next to me.”

“You speak well.”

I sat down next to her, speaking slightly bluntly. Amy put down the liquor table with a satisfied look on her face.

“What are you doing? Am I the only one preparing?”

Amy complained, looking at the absent-minded Sister Cerise.

“Go now.”

‘I wanted to sit next to you.’ Cerise mumbled and sat down across from me.

“…”

Kara, who was sitting diagonally, was watching Amy and I while setting the bar. When I saw her shaking eyes, I remembered what happened last night.

-good. I’ll accept it. So what is that method?

-That’s right, you’re falling for me.

This is what Amy said.

If I pretend to be in love with her, wouldn’t the anxious Sister Cerise ask me to quit?

-it’s okay. Do you know if I’ve never thought of that?

-What, have you already thought about it? Then why don’t you just do it and give yourself a headache?

-If you do that, trust may be destroyed. Trust is the most important thing in a romantic relationship.

-Well, then what kind of trust do you have now, will it last a lifetime? It may be okay right now, but if the relationship continues, there will be a big rift at some point, right? And it was so festering.

-…

-If you’re going to do this, it’s better to do it quickly. And why is trust broken? It’s not like I really cheated on you, you can just tell me everything later. Well, the obsession might get a little worse after it’s over, but that doesn’t matter anyway, right? Unless you really want to cheat.

It made sense. After much thought, I decided to accept Amy’s suggestion. After that, I started directing to get closer to Amy little by little.

As it reached today, Kara seemed to have started to notice as well.

‘But it’s surprising. I thought Cerise would notice sooner.’

Instead, Seris just smiled without thinking. I don’t know what kind of confidence it is, but I think I need to be a little more explicit in front of her.

I didn’t notice Kara caring about me and Amy. And so the drinking party continued. I ate the snacks I bought along with the wine. We had a trivial conversation and laughed.

The atmosphere warmed up and our spirits gradually rose. Amy suggested, probably thinking it was the right time.

“You seem to be getting a little drunk. How about playing a light game?”

Let’s play a drinking game.