After my master and the senior Slayer Squad mbers returned to their duties, we spent an entire day addressing dia and press requests.
To be honest, most of the heavy lifting was done by Shin Se-hee while I recovered from muscle pain and fatigue.
"Since we’re here anyway, how about delaying our return to the academy for a bit? We could rest and relax for a while."
Unlike Korea, which was still chilly, Hawaii’s warm weather made it a perfect place for a winter break.
My suggestion was t with cheers from the party mbers, who clearly needed a break after the stressful gate expedition.
But then, the atmosphere suddenly grew tense.
"So, who’s Jin Yuha going to hang out with first this ti..."
"I have sothing to discuss with him privately."
"Yoo-ri, you got to go first last ti. Maybe it’s my turn now?"
’Hmm, looks like everyone is trying to figure out who will spend ti with first. But this ti, it’s already decided.’
"Sorry, but this ti, I’d like to spend ti with Shin Se-hee first."
Normally, I wasn’t the type to make the first move in such situations.
But I was curious.
The party mbers looked visibly disappointed, their eyes filled with longing, but they soon nodded in understanding. They, too, realized that Shin Se-hee had changed since this gate.
"Hehe, for Jin Yu-ha to choose first—this is unexpectedly delightful. Alright then, Jin Yu-ha. Let’s take a break together."
Shin Se-hee smiled brightly and nodded.
.
.
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The next day, on a cliff overlooking the sea, Shin Se-hee and I entered an upscale Hawaiian restaurant, "Ocean Pri."
I had booked the entire restaurant in advance, but the owner, upon seeing us, exclaid in disbelief. She said she never thought Jin Yuha would actually show up and promised to pour her soul into preparing the al.
"Wow, the view here is stunning!"
Shin Se-hee marveled as she gazed out the window.
Through the glass, the setting sun painted the sea in hues of red.
"You were the one who booked this place, Shin Se-hee," I said, chuckling at her reaction.
"Well, yes, but it’s my first ti actually coming here. I always thought I’d visit soday, but I never imagined I’d co with Jin Yuha," she replied, a hint of excitent in her voice.
Just then, a waiter with neatly combed blond hair approached.
"What kind of wine would you like?"
"Hmm, do you have a 1982 Château Lafite Rothschild?"
Shin Se-hee replied as if she were accustod to such settings.
"An excellent choice. You have impeccable taste," the waiter remarked.
"Hehe, I’ll leave it to you," she replied.
Soon, appetizers and wine were brought out.
"Jin Yuha, how did you feel during the battle with the Spider Queen?"
Shin Se-hee asked while gently swirling her wine glass. The ruby-red liquid sparkled in the glass.
"Hmm? You saw everything, didn’t you? You were coordinating the whole ti."
"Yes, I saw it. But I want to know how you felt. What was going through your mind in those monts?"
"Well, I guess... I just thought I had to win. If I fell there, it would all be over. I was just desperate to survive, nothing more."
Shin Se-hee’s voice took on a slightly hollow tone.
"Desperate to survive... I see. Even when the clones appeared?"
"Well, I used muah so intensely back then that my mory’s a bit hazy... I don’t really rember. By the way, did you see Lee Min-young’s broadcast? What was up with her?"
"Hehe, Lee Min-young’s popularity is off the charts right now. I needed soone to handle broadcasting since I was busy with coordination, so I brought her along. But now..."
Our conversation flowed naturally. As the sunset deepened, the candles in the restaurant grew brighter and more prominent.
’Hmm, when should I ask about her rank-up?’
Just then, the food arrived—vividly red, stead blue crab and a perfectly cooked steak, steaming on pristine white plates.
"What do you want to eat?"
"I’ll go with the steak. Why don’t you take the blue crab, Jin Yuha?"
"Sure, let’s eat and then swap dishes later."
"Sounds good."
I instinctively pulled the steak plate in front of .
Shhkk—
I channeled a bit of energy into the knife and lightly touched the at. The blade effortlessly sliced through the thick steak without scratching the plate. Precision was essential to avoid damaging the plate while cutting the at.
"I have a question, Jin Yuha."
"Hmm? What is it?"
Shhk shhk.
I was focused on cutting Shin Se-hee’s steak as I answered.
"Is it customary in your world for n to cut won’s steaks for them?"
Her question made jerk my head up in surprise.
There she was, her expression playful, her face slightly flushed, as she propped her chin on her hand.
"Si, Shin Se-hee. What are you saying right now...?"
In that mont, I felt as if my soul had frozen solid.
It was so sudden that I couldn’t even manage my expression.
"I want to know. About Jin Yuha’s original world."
"...Ah."
And at that mont, scenes from the ti when I had fallen into a state of trance played out in my mind like a panorama.
What exactly had I said back then...?
-"A one-star trash. Lowest physical ability, swordsmanship specialized at E rank. A uniquely worthless character that makes you want to reset your account the mont you draw them. Honestly, I think Jin Yuha was released just to annoy the players. Otherwise, why would a ga full of beautiful characters release soone this useless?"
-"You see... I’m not originally from this world. I ca from a place where there are no monsters, a completely peaceful world. I lived a normal life in a city with neon lights, just playing gas."
-"How great would it have been to possess soone with more potential? Seriously, why of all people did it have to be soone with no redeeming qualities like this...?"
-"If not that, then maybe they could’ve at least given a free gacha once a month. Then I wouldn’t have had to suffer like this."
The words echoed in my ears like a curse.
"No... no way."
Yes, Shin Se-hee had heard.
And she must have realized what those words ant.
’What should I do?’
’Should I deny it outright, saying it’s ridiculous?’
’No, just looking at her expression, she’s convinced. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have brought it up in the first place.’
Even as soone who had spent over 10,000 hours, perhaps even more, playing Velvet, I had no idea how to handle this situation.
My mind went blank, and my fingertips started trembling.
The red liquid in the wine glass on the table rippled faintly.
"Not foresight, but transmigration? I truly didn’t see that coming. I’m really shocked."
Then, Shin Se-hee spoke with a languid smile.
"But thinking about it like that, all the oddities I found suddenly make sense. During battles, you knew not just the enemy’s patterns but even the lines they would say. You seed to know everything about each party mber’s past and future as if you’d seen it all firsthand."
She fiddled with her lips as if organizing her thoughts before continuing.
"Especially when we first t. You treated like soone you’d known for a long ti. It all makes perfect sense if you were soone who played the ga and controlled these characters."
I could only stare blankly at her lips, unable to say a word.
"In that ga, what kind of character was I? I suppose I wasn’t very good, was I?"
It felt like I was laying my neck on a guillotine.
"Heh, from your expression, it seems you rember everything now. Hmm, I did think about keeping this to myself after hearing it from you... but I decided not to."
I was terrified of what words might spill from her crimson lips.
"Or rather, you could say I’m preparing insurance to avoid any issues later."
She savored a sip of wine before continuing.
"I think you’ll recall saying those words, whether it’s during an ordinary day or after everything has ended. Perhaps even during a life-and-death battle. And if that happens, you might lose focus in that critical mont, putting yourself in danger. Or, even if it’s not that, I believe you’d distance yourself from and the other party mbers because of those mories."
Her words pierced my heart like sharp arrows.
Shin Se-hee narrowed her eyes and let out a soft hum.
"Still, since Jin Yuha now knows as much as I know him, why don’t I try guessing what you’re thinking right now?"
Whether it was because of the sunset or the light of insight, Shin Se-hee’s eyes glowed red.
"I’m soone who doesn’t belong to this world."
Her voice was quiet.
"And I wore soone else’s skin, deceitfully fooling the precious people around ."
I couldn’t breathe. It was as though she was reading the thoughts swirling in my head.
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