Chapter 183
Koo Hui-seo spoke as if he knew everything. Therefore, I retreated as many steps as he approached .
Koo Hui-seo stared at before smiling incomprehensibly. “Why…? Does Lee-kyung-ssi also hate because I’m dirty…”
“It’s not because you’re dirty… More than that, how much do you know?”
“About what?”
“About the servants… Did Chairwoman Shin talk to you about it?”
“……” Koo Hui-seo adopted an expression that belied his ignorance and looked behind . It was as if he were staring at the servants standing behind .
I watched his gaze nervously. Koo Hui-seo, in a tone that still conveyed he had no idea what I was talking about, continued to speak slowly. “Those lumps, every day they would follow Lee-kyung-ssi. Well, it’s not like I can see them clearly, but…”
“……”
“I felt a violent energy from them… And since Lee-kyung-ssi is a Necromancer… I assud they might be vengeful ghosts contracted to you.”
Even though he had such a blank expression, his words hit the nail on the head. I looked back at Seo Dawon, my eyes pleading at him to decide on our next actions.
“It’s alright, Lee-kyung-ah. Summon .”
“… [Seo Dawon.]” Left with no choice, I followed Seo Dawon’s suggestion and summoned him.
The mage’s outline next to slowly filled in with vibrant colors. When his shadow, created by the lighting near his feet, was finally ford, Koo Hui-seo looked at Seo Dawon emotionlessly. “Hello…?”
“If you had noticed what I was to so extent, you should have been quick to talk about it.”
“You’re trying to offset towards Lee-kyung-ssi during summoning with my blood?”
“That’s right.”
The two talked without much agitation from either side–to the point where I, who had been a ball of anxiety, had relaxed.
However, unlike before when Koo Hui-seo was so eager to give blood, he suddenly rolled his eyes and looked at . As if he had no desire to talk to Seo Dawon.
“Do you… have anything you’d like to say?” I asked.
“If I were to give you my blood, will Lee-kyung-ssi do anything for ?”
“Lee-kyung-ie was the one to stop from just grabbing you and digging out your eyes.”
“……”
Seo Dawon imdiately squashed his superficial question, but, when I saw Koo Hui-seo’s sunken eyes, I felt guilty. It was true that Koo Hui-seo had helped us a lot.
So, after looking at the mage once, I sighed and replied to Koo Hui-seo. “… Nothing perverted, but, if there’s anything you want, I’ll listen.”
“This isn’t the ti to pretend to be nice.” Woo Ragi remarked sarcastically behind . Of course, I also began to regret my words as soon as Koo Hui-seo’s eyes began to sparkle excessively…
“T-Then… Will you co by my house next Sunday?”
“Absolutely not.” The mage said.
“Without Seo Dawon-ssi…”
Seo Dawon refused, as if there was nothing more that he needed to hear from Koo Hui-seo, but I observed the guild master’s desperate face.
It was difficult to turn a blind eye to Koo Hui-seo’s gaunt cheeks; when I lowered my gaze I even saw his bitten fingernails on both hands. I have to ask soone who looked like that to give all that blood in one go…
“You won’t do anything weird? Anything perverted?” I asked.
“Lee-kyung-ah.”
“Yes…! Yes, yes!”
“I’ll be back ho by five pm that day. If I’m to go, you can’t cling onto or confine . At five, you must return ho.”
“Of course…” Koo Hui-seo’s two cheeks shined brightly with joy. Seo Dawon’s eyes, pleading not to agree, pierced in the back of my head, but I eventually nodded.
I made that decision because I thought it’d be better to neatly detail the deal with Koo Hui-seo, but it was painful to be glared at by soone I liked. I couldn’t even bear to look at the Mage and could only mouth, ‘sorry…’ to him.
“Fine. On Sunday, I’ll go to Koo Hui-seo-ssi’s house.”
“I-I then… Will Lee-kyung-ssi co alone?”
“…Fine.”
At this response, the servants who were watching with their arms folded across their chests began to try to dissuade .
“……”
“Choi Lee-kyung, are you crazy?”
“Your liver’s co out of your stomach.” 1
“That was a rash response, Necromancer.”
Of course, I expected their dissent. We already know how bizarrely Koo Hui-seo acted around .
However, because the other couldn’t hurt due to the contract conditions and because I had prevented his perverted behavior just now, I thought it wasn’t likely for there to be a big issue. Also, I wanted to ask why he invited to his ho while wringing his trembling, anxious hands…
‘As expected, this is a gamble…’
Still, I didn’t want to regret my decision, but, when I looked up to see Seo Dawon avoiding my eyes, I wanted to cancel my offer imdiately.
‘Haah…’
I inwardly sighed deeply and stepped aside, allowing Koo Hui-seo to enter. Koo Hui-seo stepped through the threshold, wearing the brightest smile I had ever seen on him.
* * *
Afterwards, Seo Dawon was frighteningly quiet and made Koo Hui-seo stop in the living room. The Mage roughly grabbed and stood Koo Hui-seo’s thin body, making the guild master stagger; however, Koo Hui-seo maintained a despicably cheeky and nonchalant smile. It was as if he was purposefully drawing Seo Dawon’s ire…
‘If he keeps on acting like that, what’s he going to do if Seo Dawon stabs him painfully…?’
Could I say the guildmaster was courting punishnt? Seo Dawon placed Koo Hui-seo in the middle of the living room, and, as if giving him a command, said “Take your top off.”
“Urghh… Supply without demand…” Jung Garam, standing behind , grumbled sothing strange and retreated. I also wondered if I should turn my head away because Koo Hui-seo dithered while looking at . As expected, it must feel uncomfortable changing clothes in front of others?
“If you look at like that… I’ll get excited…”
“Understood, damn it.”
However, rather than being embarrassed, Koo Hui-seo twisted his closed thighs together oddly. Fed up and annoyed, I turned my back and stood looking the opposite way. I heard the soft rustling of thin clothes disrobing, and silence fell over the living room soon afterwards.
Strangely though, the room’s atmosphere changed a little after he took off his top.
The other servants were staring at Koo Hui-seo, so I thought they’d start ridiculing him or say an things for no reason. However, it was strange to see their mouths closed–their eyes unable to tear away from his body.
In particular, Kim Olim, standing right next to , looked a little shell-shocked; a firm expression returned to her face when she felt my eyes on her, though.
‘What’s this? Is there sothing on Koo Hui-seo’s body…?’
I was curious, but I remained silent and still–I thought it’d be too ridiculous for to look after I had already turned around. Not long after, the faint scent of blood began wafting around the tips of my nose.
Almost simultaneously, the golden lines on the living room floor, shining bright into my eyes, were slowly rising upwards. I stood at the edge of the magic circle, and I had no idea what state Koo Hui-seo and Seo Dawon were in…But, I couldn’t afford to look at them because I was reeling from the gust of winds blowing against my back.
As I kept almost falling forward, Woo Ragi looked annoyed. He grabbed at my collar with two fingers–with enough force to strangle my neck.
“Cough…!”
“Don’t make a fool of yourself and cling onto because you’re about to fall.” Ragi said.
“W-Who would…! More than that, my neck hurts…!”
“Don’t whine.”
That bastard must think he’s doing a huge favor, but, from my point of view, it would be better to just roll over from that strong wind. Until Jung Garam ca from nowhere to hug , I gulped in gasps of air, strangled.
Plop–
Finally, the golden light that filled every crevice of the living room vanished, and the faint blood sll faded as if it had been washed away.
The wind pushing at my back stopped completely, so I was able to stand properly, back upright, without the help of these two. Woo Ragi made a show of shaking off his fingers, and Jung Garam leaned against , hanging off my waist.
I stumbled under Jung Garam’s weight and barely managed to look back. Behind were Koo Hui-seo, who now was fully clothed, Seo Dawon, standing with his eyes closed, and a brilliant crimson jewel floating between them.
‘That jewel is probably sothing that contains Koo Hui-seo’s blood, right?’
I glanced once more at the fist-sized jewel before observing Koo Hui-seon again. Since he originally had such pale white skin, it was hard to properly assess his condition. His expression didn’t change much either… I guess he’s alright?
“I-Is it over?”
“Yeah.”
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TL: Lee-kyung-ie asserting himself and going against Dawon >.< Honestly I would trust Koo Hui-seo as far as I could throw him with my noodly weak arms. However, it’s good that Lee-kyung is pressing his own agency.
RIP Hui-seo though. Seo Dawon looks mad.
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