Jin Ye-Seul, who called by text, was standing on a sparsely populated pronade waiting for .
The sky was gradually becoming cloudy, as Jin Ye-Jeong said.
I stopped for a mont at the sound of a harsh wind coming from sowhere and quickly moved my feet.
I thought there would be a shower soon.
Why on earth is the weather like this at a ti like this?
"Hi."
As I approached her and greeted her, Jin Ye-Seul turned her head without saying a word and looked at .
She looked quite unfamiliar, just like the first ti I saw her acting naively in the beginning.
“…….”
Only a few days passed at most, but Jin Ye-Seul looked quite haggard.
When I thought that the cause was solely because of , my taste buds just got bitter.
The dark circles that settled around her eyes were clearly visible from a distance.
They, strangely enough, stood out in contrast to her dark hair and especially her pure white skin, giving her a sowhat decadent look.
Interestingly, I thought it really suited her.
“You ca on ti.”
Jin Ye-Seul looked at her watch and muttered that.
Wait, honorifics?
“I contacted you this way because I thought it would be better to discuss simple matters and then move on.”
Jin Ye-Seul stared at , speaking in clear pronunciation as if she were a stiff clerk.
“…uh, um. Okay."
I didn't hear it wrong.
I couldn't help but smile bitterly.
“Before that, could I have a brief explanation of the three remaining legacies?”
Jin Ye-Seul still stared at , using honorifics.
Interestingly, that appearance reminded of Jin Ye-Jeong, whom I t a while ago.
"Explain what?"
“Well, for example, the nas of those legacies… .”
I recalled my mory for a mont.
Because, although I rembered the abilities of the remaining legacies, the nas were a bit vague.
At that sight, Jin Ye-Seul frowned slightly, but didn't say anything.
“Henir's shadow, Mirror Twins, and Scorpion's Hoof. These three are left.”
The Mirror Twins is a technique that creates an intangible foothold in the empty air that only the person casting the skill can recognize.
Because of this skill, in the original story, Jin Ye-Seul was able to attack from various directions along with three-dinsional movent without being restricted by space.
The Scorpion's Hoof was a slightly unusual attack-type skill.
When using this, once at a slightly faster timing and once at a slightly slower timing.
In this way, two extra hits follow.
In other words, it ans that you can inflict three hits with one attack with a ti difference to the opponent.
If used mixed with Flowing Snake, it was such a simple and powerful skill that pretty much any enemy would not even be able to resist and would fall helplessly.
“Certainly, the nas are as they appear in the literature.”
"Yes."
Jin Ye-Seul nodded slowly.
That look seed like she was testing .
"So, where do you want to start looking?"
“… you're already going to go look for them?”
She looked at with squinted eyes at my question.
“I want to make sure that we exchange things with each other as soon as possible, so that we can get things straightened out and cleared up. If you really don't believe , just tell one and give the other two when you're done."
I nodded slightly at the sharp response.
In my inner pocket, the bracelet Jin Ye-Jeong had given was making a rattling sound.
Yeah, just a little more....
"Yeah. Well. You should have a insurance, too.”
I thought it would be best to start with the most versatile one.
… of course, the most threatening Henir's shadow should be found at the end.
‘It'll probably be still there.’
Henir's shadow is probably still sealed in the book inserted in the archives.
Of course, since I brought most of it, returning to Jin Ye-Seul would be quite weakened, but....
I clearly rember that there was still so shadow in the sealed book.
“The Mirror Twins. Let's go find this."
She nodded at my words.
"Then should we go out this week? Can we find it in two days?”
“Yeah, there’s plenty of ti. But the two of us alone won't be enough.”
Jin Ye-Seul stared at with eyes demanding an explanation.
“We have to break through a dungeon, but we need at least three people. We need to take one more.”
At those words, Jin Ye-Seul looked troubled for a mont.
“… then I'll take Lee Yu-Na."
“Choose your companion as you like. Lee Yu-Na, she's reliable enough, so it doesn't matter."
“Then we are going out this weekend. I'll talk to Lee Yu-Na and ask her to co with us... .”
Gruuuh.
The mont I heard the sound, I reflexively grabbed my stomach.
Jin Ye-Seul stared at , frowning slightly.
"Oh sorry. I didn't have lunch."
I told Han Soo-Young not to starve and take care of her als, but I was actually starving.
It was ridiculous, but I couldn't help it.
Strangely, there were a lot of people visiting at lunchti today.
There were only 10 minutes left for lunch, so I had no choice but to buy snacks and eat on the way.
“… what are you doing that you can’t even eat?”
Jin Ye-Seul muttered grumblingly in a small voice.
She then stared at and tried to say sothing, but stopped and shut her mouth.
“Anyway, I know that Lee Yu-Na will accompany us on the weekend. I'll take care of the small preparation from this side.”
At my words, she looked at for a mont and nodded.
"Yes."
After a while, she said, shaking her head slightly.
“If so, then I'll rember it. I'll get back to you then."
Excuse .
With those words, Jin Ye-Seul walked past and started walking.
Looking at her back, I sighed inaudibly.
Thinking that I was a really stupid person who thought there was a slight possibility of reconciling at Jin Ye-Jeong's words.
* * *
“Hey, Ji-Hyuk… .”
It was when I was just mindlessly swinging my spear and sword in both hands during the advisor's class.
Lee Yu-Na, who was standing next to before I knew it, glanced around and asked in a cautious voice.
“That, well, did you fight with Ye-Seul?”
"Huh?"
As I looked at her questioningly, she scratched her neck as if embarrassed.
She was also wearing a turtleneck like that completely covered her neck.
“No, even at a glance, Ye-Seul's expression is completely downcast, and she looks upset and… I can see that you're also feeling very complicated right now."
she muttered in a low voice.
"And if you don't notice that suddenly Ye-Seul is using honorifics as if she were drawing a line at you, then you're an idiot."
"Well… you're right.”
I nodded ekly.
As she said, it was rather strange not to notice that the relationship between and Jin Ye-Seul was creaking.
“I’m sorry, I made you uncomfortable for nothing.”
“No, well… these things happened before. It’s always like this during mock dungeon classes.”
At my apology, she sohow made an expression as if she had achieved nirvana and waved her hand as if it was okay.
The appearance of her bursting into hollow laughter was not a lie, but as she said, she seed quite used to it.
Co to think of it, her team mber were definitely the ones who didn't look back while turning their tails during the last practice.
Seeing her appearance like that, it seed that her condition had worsened instead of getting any better.
“And rather than fighting… I made a mistake, and she justly got angry.”
“…… .”
In response, Lee Yu-Na stared at without saying a word.
Then she hesitated for a mont, then raised her hand, and patted on the shoulder.
"What?"
“No, just be strong.”
She nodded her head slowly with an all-knowing expression.
It seed there was another strange misunderstanding.
"Then would you like to have a spar with ? I don't know if you're fighting holding one at a ti, but wouldn't it be better if you fight holding two at the sa ti?"
"I'd appreciate it if you'd… .”
Gruuuh.
“… ahh, sh*t.”
I uttered a small swear word at the loud grumbling sound.
Lee Yu-Na, who was next to , opened her eyes wide and soon let out a poof and burst into laughter.
“Kekk… th, this ti you're making that sound? Ji-Hyuk, did you not have enough for lunch?”
"Yeah. I didn’t have enough.”
I didn't think of saying, I couldn't eat.
… because it was obvious that she would probably react very hyper-sensitively to the idea of starving like .
anwhile, Lee Yu-Na rummaged through her pocket.
“Wait a minute, I have sothing good for you… Tada!”
There was candy in her hand.
It was scorched rice flavored.
She nodded, forcing it into my hand.
“It tastes a bit like scorched rice, so it's good for satisfying hunger. Older sister is giving it to you with kindness, so eat it treasuring-ly."
“We have different last nas, and we're the sa age, so what kind of older sister are you?”
As I smirked, she gave a huffish expression.
"Ji-Hyuk, when's your birthday?"
“March 22nd.”
“…….”
Lee Yu-Na was silent for a mont.
Then she quickly nodded.
“Well, there’s no point in arguing about birthdays if we have different last nas."
And then she pulled so more candy out of her pocket.
Fortunately, this ti it was just plain ones, like grapes and strawberries.
“Want so more candy?”
"It's okay. This is enough.”
I put the scorched rice-flavored candy she gave in my mouth.
As I rolled it in my mouth with a clattering sound, Lee Yu-Na also tore up the candy packet and put the candy into her mouth.
It was in the anti.
For a mont, a snapping sound ca from sowhere.
I thought I heard it wrong, but seeing that Lee Yu-Na in front of was looking around with a surprised look, I didn't seem to have heard it wrong.
“Yu-Na.”
Jin Ye-Seul, who suddenly ca out of the next classroom, called her in a quiet voice.
After confirming that Lee Yu-Na had turned and was looking at her, Jin Ye-Seul smiled slightly.
“The professor is calling.”
"Oh, really?"
Lee Yu-Na nodded as if she knew right away and walked away.
She might not have seen it, but I could see Jin Ye-Seul moving only her eyes to quickly scan Lee Yu-Na from head to toe.
Jin Ye-Seul sighed quietly when she saw Lee Yu-Na enter the next classroom.
She then walked over to and offered sothing.
"Take it."
"Huh?"
What she handed was a chocolate bar.
It was a fairly high-calorie one with things like almond and caral inside.
I rembered Lee Hyun-Seung eating it while saying, one of these will make you hungry in no ti.
“Because it bothers more when you keep making a hungry sound."
"Uh… yes, thank you. I'll eat it well.”
For a mont, while receiving the chocolate bar from her, I resented myself for doubting that she might have put so kind of strange poison inside.
I quickly took off the wrapping paper at Jin Ye-Seul's staring gaze.
“…….”
"Umm."
I hesitated for a mont and then took a big bite.
Yes, it'll be fine, Nidhogg's fang has poison resistance as well as immunity to poison, so it won't work too much.
"Huh?"
anwhile, I noticed that the chocolate bar was broken in the middle.
Was the snapping sound from here?
"What's wrong? Does it taste weird by any chance? Or are you allergic to peanuts?”
"No, it's nothing."
I waved my hand and kept moving my mouth.
As she watched munch on the big chocolate bar, Jin Ye-Seul loosened her very little but hardened face.
She stood still without moving as if she needed to check until I ate the entire chocolate bar on the spot.
In the end, in a strange atmosphere, I had no choice but to eat it all.
"I ate it well."
It wasn't empty words, I ant it.
As I was about to put the trash in my pocket, she held out her hand as if saying, give it to .
When I hesitated, she waved her hand once, as if saying, it's okay, and hurry up.
It was when I finally reached out to give her the trash.
"I knew it."
Her hand moved quickly and grabbed my wrist.
At the mont, several ways to shake off her hand ca to my mind, but I was barely able to quit.
anwhile, before I knew it, she had grabbed my hand, wrapped my shoulder with the other hand, and put that hand on my back.
Her breath ca closer and tickled the nape of my neck.
We beca like hugging each other.
Jin Ye-Seul, who was clinging to , put her nose between my neck and collarbone and sniffed .
"Why."
She looked up at , muttering quietly.
“Do you sll like Sister?”
I definitely told you not to et her.
She was asking this, her eyes looking at as if they were interrogating .
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