“Ugh!”
Seora opened her eyes. Two wet eyes hurriedly looked around the room.
A dark room, a plush luxury bed, and even curtains covering the windows.
This was not her room. It was not Song Hanna’s house, which she moved to because she could hardly live in a place where the traces of her parents remained, nor the officetel she had lived in since she beca an adult and beca independent.
Hotel. Yes, it was the suite that she’d been living with Sung Jarim recently.
The fact was unbearably reassuring.
“Calm down.”
But her body was still shaking. Her parents’ graves, where flowers had been thrown, crossed her mind, and she closed her eyes again.
But she couldn’t co back to her senses. The past traumatic event repeated itself over and over again in her head.
‘I hope those kids grow up to be like their parents.’
‘If only they would awaken to an S-class and sacrifice for us.’
‘When do you awaken? When do you awaken? When do you awaken? When do you awaken? When do you awaken? Isn’t it ti now?’
Tak, tak, tak. Auditory hallucinations like a broken cassette tape disturbed her ears.
Seora curled up, covering her ears tightly. Even though it wasn’t winter, she felt a chill. Even when she pulled the duvet and wrapped it around her, there was no warmth.
It’s going to be okay. I’ll be alright in no ti. This, too, is just a nightmare that will eventually pass…
“Ah…”
A warm touch suddenly touched her cheek and hair when she was alone in her thoughts. The warm wind that resembled a hand opened her eyes.
[The system administrator whispers that it’ll be okay.]
What caught her eye was a system ssage, not a hand.
[The system administrator whispers that it’ll be okay.]
Even though it was just those words, she could feel a kind and gentle warmth sowhere.
[The system administrator whispers that it’ll be okay.]
A warm breeze still lingered near her hair as if comforting her, just like Song Hanna’s promise to protect her.
She felt like she was going to burst into tears suddenly. Not tears swept away by nightmares but tears of relief.
She bit her lips tightly and hugged her shoulders. Before she knew it, her hands had turned warm.
Even though the tremors had stopped, the system ssages continued.
[The system administrator whispers that it’ll be okay.]
[The system administrator whispers that it’ll be okay.]
Until the sound of Seora’s breathing, which had been irregular, beca completely even.
Until the precious contractor shook off the anguish and slept deeply.
[The system administrator whispers that it’ll be okay.]
The small starlight stayed by her side.
***
Clatter. Sothing small and hard touched her bare feet. Seora frowned.
What is this? Did I put so beads on the bed? No, I don’t have beads in the house in the first place.
But it’s weird. I think I’ve had similar thoughts before.
As soon as the thought went so far, she opened her eyes. Instead of a monotonous studio room with few ornants, the view was filled with the most luxurious mansion she had ever seen. It seed there were even more jewels than before.
“The day has co when I kick a jewel away in my life.”
The floor was littered with jewels, except where she was standing. Even if one toe moved, the beautifully crafted things would roll over and cover the instep.
Oh, my gosh. I’ve never seen a scene like this unless in a movie.
The restless feeling went away in an instant. Wait, how did he know I was suffering from nightmares?
Seora had been struggling to build more jewelry on the top of her feet by wiggling her toes when a chanical voice fell from behind.
Oops, I was so blinded by jewels that I forgot that there is a landlord here.
‘Take a deep breath. I need a deep breath.’
After Seora cald her mind to welco the beauty more dazzling than the jewels, she slowly turned back.
“Aigoo. We t again. How have you been? I’m so glad that you’re still beautiful.”
The beauty she saw after a few days still showed off his formidable beauty. Seora smiled broadly because her life was rewarding just by looking at him. I’m glad I’m alive.
“Won’t anyone fall into lust in a place like this?”
Thousands of jewels on the floor and a beautiful beauty in front of one’s eyes.
Who wouldn’t kneel in front of the perfect combination that would even put a high priest in agony?
“But how did I co here again? Once is a coincidence, and twice is fate. Are we related?”
As Seora smiled shalessly, the man’s face was colored with absurdity.
Wait a minute. Is this a surprise attack? Her heart was beating fast at such a great flutter.
“Are you doing this on purpose now? My heart is going to stop.”
When she seriously asked, like in a scene in Korean dramas, the man burst into laughter.
Aah… My mind is purified.
“You are speaking as if you know very well. You’ve treated like this since the start like I’m very familiar with you.”
For a mont, the man rubbed his lips as if in embarrassnt. As his fingers pressed his thick, well-shaped lips to and fro, Seora swallowed her saliva without realizing it. Whoa, this is killing .
“If you don’t want to use it…”
“… What?”
Seora and the man’s eyes t. The shiny, pretty green eyes beca thin, and the squishy lips drew a pleasant arc.
“…”
Seora buried her face in her hands. Not only did her face get hot enough to burn, but she had to cover her mouth, which was about to open.
‘You are very determined to seduce people.’
I’m losing my mind. Seora had to pat around her nose, which was as hot as her face, several tis to see if it was bleeding.
“Just speak comfortably. I’m going to faint at this rate.”
The man smiled brightly at the words full of sincerity. Even though it was still a voice mixed with machine sounds, it was amazing that it sounded so refreshing.
Face. Is this the effect of the face?
“I can’t speak informally when I see your face.”
The man laughed again as if he were having fun.
“Do you enjoy talking to that much? I feel like I’m the only one who’s very proud to have made you laugh.”
“?”
Seora licked her lips at the unexpected words.
Yeah, for a mont, I really forgot.
The day of Mom and Dad’s funeral. The day when my life was turned upside down at 10.
It’s such a terrible mont that I’ve never erased it from my mind.
“That’s right. That’s amazing. I never forgot.”
Nurous jewels rattled near her feet and a man who treated her more affectionately than when they first t.
All of that took her out of the swamp of lancholy.
“Did you prepare all these jewels?”
Unlike before, this ti, it was like he was drawing a line sohow. Seora’s nose wrinkled.
“I like you being friendly. Can’t you be friendly until the end? You said you’d do whatever I, the dream master, wanted. So be friendly to .”
He slowly approached Seora, even as he spoke in embarrassnt.
Expensive jewels were stomped by his feet, but he didn’t care. As if those gems held no importance.
However, when he stood before Seora, his movents changed cautiously. As if she were more important than the scattered jewels.
Why? Just because I’m the dream master?
“… Wait, wait. Those are very exciting and pleasant words, but why is your hand on my shoulder again?”
She had felt like she was fading away for a short ti. Before she knew it, she opened her eyes wide to see the neat fingers on her shoulder.
She rembered the first ti they t. This resolute hand had rcilessly pushed her back and woke her up then!
Seora hurriedly grabbed the man’s wrist, but it was already too late. He looked apologetic.
“Again! You’re saying that again! This behavior of yours makes sad!”
There was no choice. Seora tightened her grip on the man’s hand. The twisted wrist must hurt, but the man didn’t shake. Instead, he pulled the caught arm toward himself. As soon as Seora opened her eyes wide, their bodies touched each other gently.
Even though she couldn’t feel his body temperature because it was a dream, her ears were strangely hot as she felt his smooth chin.
“What…?”
The conversation ended there. The man pushed her before she lost her strength at the soothing whispers.
The man’s face, gradually moving away, disappeared completely with a splashing sound. Seora’s body, which had fallen into the sea of jewels, slowly sank into the depths.
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