EPISODE 40. Abyss
“At first, I was thinking of reopening the passage I used a week ago.”
Elohim walked forward past the cosmos full of various colours. I followed him, gently stroking the pale pink cosmos petals.
“I think it would be better to open a new path.”
At the end of a beautiful field of cosmos flowers spread out under the bright sunlight, there was an old forest with huge trees tangled. Unlike this peaceful and gentle place, the forest exuded an overly dark and heavy atmosphere.
“Here you go.”
As Elohim waved his hand in the air once, an oval entrance appeared in front of him. It looked very similar to the gate entrance, but strangely, it shone with a silvery light rather than a dark blue light.
“Where did it lead to?”
“This is the entrance to the inside of the gate in D23 Area of Korea.”
“…is that possible?”
“Nothing is impossible.”
Ha Tae-heon looked at Elohim with suspicious eyes at the answer that seed to be natural.
“You can’t go into a place where safety isn’t guaranteed.”
“Oh, no. But this is only one open passage here.”
A rabbit jumped next to Elohim, who smiled softly. A rabbit sniffing around the entrance looked up at him.
“It’s good thing you co.”
Elohim, who leaned down and stroked the rabbit, pointed to the entrance.
“You don’t seem to believe at all, so let this child in first.”
The rabbit jumped straight up towards the entrance as if it understood his words. The small, round body disappeared beyond the entrance and within a minute, it showed its cute face again outside the entrance.
“Good job. Kid.”
The rabbit pricked its ears once to Elohim’s thankful and ran out with a more vigorous movent than before. Turning his back from the rabbit that was moving away, he looked at Ha Tae-heon leisurely.
“As long as you’re not weaker than that child, you will be able to walk back to Korea safely. How is it?”
As Elohim sarcastically said in a friendly tone, Ha Tae-heon’s forehead was wrinkled horribly. Ha Tae-heon responded that he couldn’t believe what Elohim did for the entire week he was here, so that level of sarcasm was understandable.
Ha Tae-heon still responded that he was uncomfortable, but the rabbit ca back alive, so there was no doubting it anymore. I stood behind him and made eye contact with Elohim.
His golden eyes were clearly visible. It ant the ti had co. I smiled bitterly and grabbed Ha Tae-heon’s arm.
“Ha Tae-heon-ssi.”
Ha Tae-heon, who made eye contact with even though I hadn’t said anything yet, had a hardened face for so reason. I opened my mouth hoping that the expression I was making wouldn’t look too painful.
“Actually, I… I’m…”
“Say it.”
“That…”
The pounding of my heart rang in my ears. In an instant, the tension reached an extre, to the point where I felt dizzy. I wanted to give up everything right away and run away, but if I did, there was no turning back.
While I hesitated, I opened my mouth at the sa ti as Ha Tae-heon, who was looking at and Elohim alternately with his eyes narrowed.
“Han Yi-gyeol. It doesn’t matter if you say you want to stay here.”
“I have to stay here. Huh?”
“What?”
“……”
It was a big deal.
Realizing that the words were tangled with each other, I beca pale and sweated, and Ha Tae-heon wrinkled his face badly. I let go of his arm reflexively, this ti he grabbed my arm. Elohim, who was watching from behind, let out a small sigh.
“Kid. You’re fine with everything, but it would be better to change that habit of spitting out the main point.”
“I agree.”
Ha Tae-heon, who agreed with Elohim for the first ti, clenched his teeth and asked .
“Right now. Properly. Explain.”
Ha Tae-heon, who gave strength to each word, was conscious of Elohim and pulled to the other side. He persuaded to have a conversation with Ha Tae-heon in advance, so Elohim didn’t bother to stop him even when he saw being dragged away.
Ha Tae-heon, who widened the distance so much that he couldn’t hear the conversation, continued.
“You must have felt enough in the past week, right? This is not an ordinary place.”
“Ha Tae-heon-ssi.”
“Besides the unidentified creature or that guy with a funny tone, this place where the rain and wind never blow… do they look normal?”
I knew enough that he was worried, but that it didn’t stop from giving up the information I was going to get from Elohim. I looked up at him after taking one deep breath.
“I have a reason to stay.”
“Did the author threaten to not to give prophecy if there’s no benefit?”
“It was an offer, not a threat, and I accepted it. A week ago, I had already made up my mind since I first ca here.”
“Since you first ca here?”
Ha Tae-heon was still calm, but in his questioning voice, there was a sense of betrayal that he couldn’t hide. I licked my dry lips in the rising nervousness.
“I absolutely need the information he knows and I can’t return to Korea until I hear it.”
“Han Yi-gyeol.”
“…honestly, yes. I was even shaken about giving up information and going back to Korea with you. But things have changed…”
“Things have changed?”
Ha Tae-heon raised one corner of his lips and smiled coldly. An excruciating pain emanating from the wrist held by him.
“Is it because of ?”
“……”
“I asked if it was an answer to my feelings. Han Yi-gyeol.”
There were reasons for wanting to know not only his confession but also the terrible mories I had seen in the book, but I couldn’t explain that part to Ha Tae-heon.
And if I was going to refuse anyway, maybe it was better to let him misunderstand. I slowly closed my eyes and opened them.
“Yes. This is the answer.”
Ha Tae-heon’s black eyes shook for a mont. Seeing that, my heart ached to an unbelievable degree.
“I’m neither free nor relaxed enough to accept or have soone around.”
“What if sothing like that happens?”
“…what does it an?”
“Don’t make excuses for the situation, just tell about your feelings.”
I tried to pretend to be as calm as possible, but this ti I distorted my face without realizing it.
This part was deliberately I avoided so as not to hurt Ha Tae-heon sohow, but he stabbed accurately. I clenched my fist with the other hand and answered with difficulty.
“The feelings are no different. I always respect Ha Tae-heon-ssi and I sincerely hope that you will be happy. But that’s all. I can’t see you… that way.”
At the end of that, a terrible silence fell. Ha Tae-heon didn’t say anything for a long ti as if he was lost in thought. I was also not bold enough to break this silence.
Unable to look up at him, I lowered my head and stared at the hand he was holding. Ha Tae-heon’s hand was still warm. I thought he would leave with his back on at any mont.
“Okay.”
Ha Tae-heon finally opened his mouth and spoke.
“I get it.”
Unbelievably, it was a voice that was no different from usual. He gently touched my face, which was stiff and tense.
“Look at , Han Yi-gyeol.”
“……”
I swallowed dry saliva and raised my gaze. Contrary to my worries, Ha Tae-heon’s face, which I barely t, had a friendly light. Seeing that, I was forced to feel a little relieved.
“I don’t know why you’re so scared. Did you think I would be mad at you?”
“That, of course…”
“Do I look like a piece of garbage that gets mad at the person I like for being dumped?”
“Nope. It’s not like that, but I’ve decided to stay here, so I…”
“It doesn’t matter.”
As he was sweeping my cheeks, he soon covered my eyes with his large hands. I later realized that the hand was his right hand.
“Wai…!”
I hurriedly removed his hand, but black darkness spread before my eyes, and my legs lost strength. Gasp, I fell into Ha Tae-heon’s arms in front of , fumbling around my eyes.
There were no blindfolds, but I still couldn’t see anything. Not only that, but Ha Tae-heon’s body temperature was also felt hotter than usual.
“Because I won’t leave you anyway.”
The words that Ha Tae-heon whispered in my ear gave goosebumps. Debuff temporarily removed sight and amplified all other senses. It was another ability possessed by Ha Tae-heon’s right hand.
The effect last for 10 minutes each ti he touched it, but even at this mont, Ha Tae-heon’s right hand was holding my body, making it difficult to calculate accurately.
“It’s going to be like this in the end.”
The bitter Elohim’s voice was heard. Ha Tae-heon opened his mouth, holding tighter as I struggled to escape sohow with a body that wasn’t strong enough.
“Get out of my way.”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t. Han Yi-gyeol should stay here.”
Sararak, I heard the sound of dust gathering around .
“Wait a minute, kid.”
As soon as Elohim finished speaking, an intense cold ca over that made my whole body tremble. It was no ordinary cold. Even though I couldn’t see anything, the fear that gripped my heart rushed in.
“Gasp!”
Kwagak, his body shook several tis and Ha Tae-heon swallowed a moan. As the sound of sothing sharp hitting resounded nonstop, the strength that was holding back gradually weakened.
“Ugh…!”
Kugung! At the sa ti as the ground rumbled, the hot body temperature disappeared and the body was shocked several tis. Crush, the sound of grass and the scent of flowers spread deeply. I coughed and patted the soft ground with my palms.
“Oh, no. I’m sorry, kid.”
“Han Yi-gyeol…!”
The relaxed Elohim’s voice and Ha Tae-heon’s sharp shouts were heard alternately. I took a deep breath and focused on amplified hearing.
“It’s useless, Ha Tae-heon.”
“This, let go…”
“Like I said, Han Yi-gyeol chose , not you. Go back to Korea.”
The sound of sothing dragging on the ground, followed by the sound of swinging the sword gradually faded. The shaking of the ground felt in the palm of my hand was also disappeared.
“Gasp, gasp…”
I bit my lip and struggled to raise my upper body. I couldn’t control my trembling body. Everything felt too sharp. I bowed my head and tried to catch my breath, but the cool thing behind my back was getting closer.
“Se-hyun-ah.”
“Hu…”
It was too cold and hot at the sa ti as if facing a huge sun. Instinctively, I shook my head and backed away from the unbearable feeling.
“It’s okay.”
Even though I couldn’t see anything, I kept blinking in tension. Elohim, who spoke as if to soothe , who had beco very sensitive, quickly reduced his energy.
“Open your mouth.”
His hand gripped my chin and forced my lips apart then put sothing round into my mouth. I tried to spit it out in the stinging taste of my tongue, but his hard hand covered my mouth and closed it.
“Uh, up… uh!”
“Swallow it, Se-hyun-ah. You have to swallow it.”
Elohim whispered, forcing down who was rebelling. After trying for a long ti, I finally swallowed it and the darkness that had covered began to disappear little by little.
“It’s a candy that removes the debuff effect. Just wait for the next 10 minutes, your eyesight and your senses will be back to normal.”
With blurred vision, I could see Elohim’s face with a soft smile. I looked forward, relying my body on him.
The entrance, which had been shining in silver light, was suddenly closed.
“Ha Tae-heon-ssi… what happened?”
“He entered the entrance without any major problems. He will arrive safely in Korea, so don’t worry too much.”
“……”
Many thoughts crossed my mind, but now there was no turning back. I sighed and nodded my head.
“Co on, let’s go ho. You better get so rest.”
Elohim gently hugged . I closed my eyes, leaning my face on his shoulder.
T/N :
Ta, Tae-heon? Calm down!!
Oh gosh, this guy really… Poor Yi-gyeol… QAQ I feel panicked too if I can’t see anything suddenly…
BEST COMNT :
Yi-gyeol, you’re going to get hit hard by karma in 2 months…
Cheon Sa-yeon, who gave him a house but he left because it wasn’t a house, so his ntal broke down Ha Tae-heon, who confessed but was dumped and sent back alone Kim Woo-jin, who cried because he left without saying anything
I’m afraid because these three seem to have the most windings right now… Yi-gyeol-ah…
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