After finishing my shower and slling like Sylvia, we gathered again in Yoon Si-woo’s room.
In the anti, for so reason, Yoon Si-woo attempted to jump out of the window, but fortunately, he seed calm now.
“Now that you’re all clean, I guess it’s ti to talk about what happened while Yoon Si-woo was passed out. You’re curious, right? About everything that happened in the anti.”
The reason we all gathered here was to discuss Yoon Si-woo and the events that had transpired during that ti.
Although Yoon Si-woo hadn’t been asleep for years, a lot had indeed happened during that period.
If I were to write everything down, I could easily fill about 100 web novel chapters.
“Hearing that makes curious. What the hell happened while I was out…? No, more importantly, Sylvia, what are you spraying all over the room?”
Noticing Yoon Si-woo seed intrigued by the events but also distracted by Sylvia’s constant spraying of sothing around the room, he asked.
In response to Yoon Si-woo’s question, Sylvia continued her busy work with the spray bottle and replied nonchalantly.
“Oh, this? It’s a deodorizer. I’ve changed the bed sheets and cleaned, but if the room itself still slls, that would be problematic. I’m not blaming you, Yoon Si-woo, so don’t worry about it.”
After hearing that, I couldn’t help but be shocked by the cruelty of her actions.
Sylvia might have answered without much thought, but to dig at such a recently healed wound was indeed too much.
Just look at Yoon Si-woo sniffing his own body to check.
Is he really concerned that he might sll bad?
It’s hard to realize the sll coming from your own body, so he must be troubled by it.
Anyway, if things continued as they were, Yoon Si-woo might try to throw himself out the window again, so I wanted to reassure him and said,
“Hey, Yoon Si-woo. What are you so worried about? If it bothers you that much, I can check for you.”
“What?! Ah, Scarlet, wait…!”
“Ah, it’s fine. Just stay still. Sss.”
I grabbed Yoon Si-woo to keep him from resisting and pressed my nose to the nape of his neck, taking a deep breath.
At that mont, perhaps feeling shy about possibly slling bad, Yoon Si-woo’s face turned bright red, and he stiffened up.
Why is he so worried about slling bad when he just took a shower?
I couldn’t help but laugh at his silly reaction and said,
“Ha! You don’t need to worry. You don’t sll at all. So stop stressing about it, okay?”
“Uh… uh…”
After I confird that for him, it seed he finally felt reassured, and Yoon Si-woo nodded dumbly.
anwhile, Sylvia was still muttering, “I still feel like there’s a faint sll… is it just ?” while continuing to douse the room with deodorizer.
Honestly, I thought Sylvia was being overly dramatic.
After all, I hadn’t sensed any sll when I had just hugged Yoon Si-woo a mont ago.
Hmm… Is it because elves have a sensitive sense of sll?
Or maybe my nose got used to Yoon Si-woo’s sll while staying close to him, and I didn’t even notice it?
Thinking back, I had a similar experience during military training.
There was a ti I hadn’t showered for almost a week due to training, and when I returned, one of the guys who had co back earlier than went on about how I slled and needed to wash up.
Curious about what sll they ant, I reluctantly washed up, only to realize the sll coming from my military uniform afterward, and I was shocked.
The sense of sll can beco horrifyingly dull when you get used to a scent.
Anyway, as I was lost in thought, Sylvia seed to feel that continuing to spray deodorizer was pointless, and her expression shifted to one of resignation as she halted her spraying.
Sylvia then left the spray bottle and walked towards Yoon Si-woo and sitting together on the bed, suddenly looking at with a strange expression and murmured,
“…By the way, Scarlet, I’m just curious, but why are you holding onto Yoon Si-woo’s hem like that?”
“…Huh? Oh, sorry…! I didn’t even realize I was holding onto this.”
Upon hearing Sylvia’s comnt, I checked my hands in surprise and apologized to Yoon Si-woo.
I hadn’t noticed I was tightly gripping the hem of Yoon Si-woo’s clothes.
Realizing this, I imdiately released my hold, but…
“…Oh.”
As soon as I let go, I felt a strange sense of longing and fidgeted my fingers, then cautiously asked Yoon Si-woo,
“…Um, is it okay if I hold on again?”
“Uh? W-why…?”
Yoon Si-woo seed quite taken aback by my request.
It would be surprising to suddenly have soone ask if they could hold onto the hem of their clothes.
I knew it was an odd request.
Still, wanting him to agree, I presented my reasoning and asked again,
“Well, when I hold on, it helps feel a bit calr… as long as I’m holding on, I feel like I can’t just leave you behind and that’s reassuring for … so, can I hold on?”
“Of course!”
“Thank you!”
As soon as Yoon Si-woo permitted , I imdiately grabbed the hem again.
The mont I grasped it, I felt a wave of calm wash over .
It was like lying on my bed on a Friday night, where I could forget all the anxiety and worries, and just by holding the hem, my body relaxed.
Yet, there was sothing about my actions that seed to bother Sylvia, who muttered with a pout,
“Is that so? So, is it just Yoon Si-woo who gets to be by your side…?”
Seeing Sylvia’s haughty attitude, I felt a sense of déjà vu.
I felt like I had seen a similar expression on soone else long ago…
Ah, I rembered now.
Yes, it was the day I ran into a close friend who had gone abroad for study when we were back in school.
We were both so happy to see each other and were asking each other when they had returned, and at that mont, another friend present had made a face just like Sylvia’s.
That person had said sothing like if they liked that friend so much, they should just play with them instead of .
If I recall, that friend must have felt a bit possessive, thinking they were losing their good companion, but that was just ridiculous.
How could that even work?
“Sylvia is the sa…”
I said while gripping the hem of Sylvia’s dress with my other hand.
“Sylvia is also a precious friend to , just like Yoon Si-woo… so if you leave behind, I wouldn’t like it. Stay by my side, okay?”
“Ah, hehehe…! Of course! I’m Scarlet’s precious friend, after all! So I would never leave you behind!”
With my words, Sylvia smiled widely and sat right next to .
Just monts ago, she seed a bit sulky, but seeing her smile like that, I could tell her mood had brightened.
Well, either way, I held both of their hems as we sat on the bed, and I began to share the stories of what happened while Yoon Si-woo was unconscious.
Starting from the day Yoon Si-woo saved as I fled from the city.
“I almost got into serious trouble because everyone thought I had hurt you. If it weren’t for Sylvia and the others, it might have been a disaster.”
“I’m glad it all worked out…”
“Well, I did my best!”
I recounted how the Aegis Academy hunting squad pursued and how Sylvia provided support and the revival of the World Tree.
“Essentially, it’s like I’m the one who saved you from danger, Scarlet!”
“That’s sothing I have to sincerely thank you for. Thank you, Sylvia, for protecting Scarlet while I was out.”
“Oh, it’s actually kind of embarrassing to hear it said like that… but honestly, without Yoon Si-woo’s help, it would have been impossible.”
While sharing stories, the Holy Sword of Truth would pop up occasionally, sparkling as if to boast of its own contributions.
“My help? I don’t recall that…”
“Huh? Wait a minute, wasn’t it Yoon Si-woo who lent the sword?”
“Ahaha… These guys might listen to , but really, they have their own personalities too…”
“Ah, really! I thought that while Yoon Si-woo was unconscious, you were helping Scarlet! Give back my emotions!”
Sylvia expressed her disappointnt upon realizing the truth.
Since the happenings had been quite tumultuous, Yoon Si-woo’s reactions to the stories were also quite intense.
“I see, everyone recognized that you’re not bad, Scarlet… It’s really, really good news…”
When I recounted how I was acknowledged as part of the city, he beca emotional, almost feeling it like his own.
“Oh… Eve, Captain Leon, and Captain Natalia… so that’s what happened…”
He even teared up when hearing about the sacrifices of Eve and the captains in sealing the gluttonous witch.
As we continued to chatter about the stories, suddenly…
-Bwayk!
“Ah, Ari.”
The open window revealed Ari flying in and landing softly on my shoulder, which caught Yoon Si-woo’s bewildered gaze.
“What’s this bird…?”
“Oh, this is Ari—”
Just as I was about to introduce Ari to Yoon Si-woo,
“Oh, Yoon Si-woo, I’m sure you’ve never seen her like this before, right? Can you believe it? This small, adorable bird is actually a high-ranking demonic beast of rage, the Bird of Ending, Finis!”
Sylvia exclaid, looking at Yoon Si-woo as if she were in awe.
“……A high-ranking beast of rage?”
“Yes. Yoon Si-woo saw it too, rember? When Scarlet was kidnapped by that witch? We all witnessed it in the northern forest back then.”
“……So, this beast is her?”
Yoon Si-woo’s expression hardened upon hearing Sylvia’s explanation.
And at that mont, I felt a peculiar sensation seeing Yoon Si-woo’s reaction.
What was this…? I felt like I was forgetting sothing important…
I looked at Yoon Si-woo again, feeling on the verge of recalling sothing.
Then, seeing Yoon Si-woo glaring at Ari with icy eyes, the forgotten mory suddenly resurfaced.
Yoon Si-woo’s parents, the being that killed them…
Ari on my shoulder cried out with a chirp!
I felt darkness enveloping my vision and muttered inwardly.
Shit, this is bad.
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