41 – Third meeting with ex-girlfriend [ EPISODE – 2 ]
It started with a mild cold at first, but it seems quite difficult to stay injured for a long time in sub-zero temperatures.
Park Jin-ha, who is taken to the ambulance, is told that he will have to be hospitalized.
Of course, it’s because of a simple high fever, so I don’t think it will take that long if you get an IV.
Redgate suddenly appeared.
I was able to subdue it somehow, and it seems there are no other problems.
It’s just a little disappointing that almost all of my golden days have been deleted because of Red Gate.
Still, the situation was quickly sorted out.
The sun had set and it was evening.
The winter days had been short, and now it was gradually getting much cooler to match the temperature of the night.
Of course, shopping for clothes with Park Jin-ha has stopped now, so I’m going to go home.
In fact, originally, the process of talking about this and that from the Hunter Association still remains.
There was no such concern because Min Seo-jin and Reitana had solved most of the process.
Now I can go home safely.
By the way.
“Hey. Why are you following me?”
While I was walking for a while after leaving the department store, I felt someone following me from behind.
Looking back, it was Reitana, who was wearing a blonde nun’s uniform as expected.
You might think that he secretly follows you, but his outfit is too flashy.
When I turned around and looked at Reitana, Reitana made a slight appearance as if she had been caught.
And when she came to me, Reitana greeted me kindly like a shy girl.
“Hero, I think I should report it. I applied for the gate subjugation this time in the name of Siwoo. Sooner or later, an official from the Hunter Association will visit.”
“okay.”
“You can become an S-class Hunter now, too.”
“Good.”
Reitana smiled and informed me.
It is said that the subjugation of the Red Gate, the feat of subjugating the SS-level gate, was completely my share.
Now, whether I like it or not, I will no longer be able to hide that I have EX-class skills, and there will be no reason to hide it.
In fact, now I have become strong enough that no one can pose a threat to me, and I have no intention of hiding it anymore.
“Hero, when I heard the news that I fell for Red Gate, I came running, did you do well?”
“uh.”
Reitana wanted an expression that seemed to be looking for praise, but I wasn’t particularly interested.
After turning my back to Reitana, I continued walking.
“That’s… Warrior. Do you want to have dinner…?”
After catching me trying to leave like that, Reitana calls out once again.
It was as if he wanted something.
“Bob…”
“After dinner?”
“Yeah? Then we’ll go to a cafe…”
“After we go to the cafe?”
“Then… while walking down the street…”
“After that?”
“…then…”
“Tell me honestly. What’s your purpose?”
“… that… that…”
When I asked Reitana, Reitana blushed and began to twist her fingers.
It must be that he is trying to say something that is difficult to say with his own mouth.
Even if you don’t have to tell me what Reitana is trying to ask of me, I know the truth.
“Ehh.”
I sighed when I saw Reitana like that.
And he continued talking like he was annoyed.
“Reitana. It seems you’re mistaken, but I haven’t forgiven you yet.”
To be honest, I haven’t really liked Reitana yet.
Because of Reitana, I almost died, and my sister even suffered the humiliation of being kidnapped.
But now, even if he created a sweet atmosphere as if he liked me, I just hated this situation.
Of course, it was clear that Reitana was not a villain.
I could sympathize to some extent with the fact that I had no choice but to do such a thing according to the order of the goddess.
They say the world is about to perish, but I wasn’t in a position to do anything to save it.
But, I still hate what I don’t like.
“Ooh…”
Upon hearing my words, Reitana gave a deeply disappointed expression.
It looked like an abandoned puppy.
ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ
Reitana has always lacked the impetus for something.
Could it be because of his celibate life since childhood?
Or is it because of trying to repay the expectations coming from the surroundings?
Or is it because of her pride in having received the power of a goddess herself?
Or is it because of the combination of everything?
No one knows for sure, but in any case, as a result, there was nothing lacking in Reita or her inner self.
Because I have everything, and I live with satisfaction all the time.
In a way, her upbringing may have made her unable to understand other people’s pain and have a bit of a sociopathic personality.
Leitana had never looked at anything.
However, I felt that something was empty.
Because of the absence of emotions and desires, something was stimulated.
A person who is full of everything, but on the contrary, everything is empty.
That was the essence of the human Reitana.
On the other hand, Reitana felt sorry for herself, but it didn’t matter.
Receiving something from another person who is foolish is something that cannot and should not exist in the first place.
There was a slight lack of sensation, but it didn’t matter.
Anyway, Reitana was born as a priest.
He believed that his destiny was not to dwell on such trivial things.
So all she could do, all she had to do was pray.
However.
Reitana felt so many emotions these days that she has never felt before.
It was related to the hero, Siwoo Lee.
The encounter with him, and the incident of attacking the church. Because of that incident, Reitana was able to feel really different things.
For the first time in my life, I felt fear.
For the first time in my life, I felt a sense of surrender.
For the first time in my life, I felt s*xual desire.
For the first time in my life, I felt clinging.
For the first time in my life, I also felt sadness.
The meeting with Lee Si-woo was too short.
There were so many feelings for Reitana that were the first in her life.
It contained all the emotions she had felt in her entire life… so many.
Having always lived an outstanding life, she surprised herself.
I couldn’t help but realize that there were so many things I didn’t have.
As I realized, my desire grew stronger.
The heart that I thought was full was empty, and now I wanted to fill it.
Leitana wanted to know more about this feeling.
‘It’s my fault…’
But I can’t.
Reitana knows very well what she did to Siu Lee.
He put them in danger of death and even kidnapped Lee Si-woo’s younger sister, Lee Si-eun.
No matter how much he thought it was for the cause, it was a difficult act to gain favor.
Because of that, I had no choice but to endure such cruel treatment.
She knows perfectly well that treating herself well is impossible, even if Reita or herself thinks of it.
‘Why the hell did I do that…’
That’s why Reitana’s emotional thirst cannot be quenched.
It was such a situation that no matter how servilely he begged, it was impossible.
So, Reitana had no choice but to regret this moment.
If you had behaved a little more kindly, would the situation have changed a lot?
If I had thought of others a little, would I have been able to fill this emotional goal?
It was Reitana who had many thoughts.
And the end was regret.
Even if it was for a greater cause, Reitana regretted her past actions.
‘I can’t turn back…’
I want to fill this feeling so much, but there is no way to do that.
You don’t even deserve it.
Dew formed around Reitana’s eyes as she lamented why this had happened to her.
ㅡ ㅡ ㅡ
The time when I was about to leave, leaving Reitana behind.
“Huh…”
A cry was heard from behind.
Looking back, Reitana was crying sadly in the middle of the street.
ㅡ Wow. It must have been that woman’s car.
ㅡBut isn’t that a saint?
ㅡA. I’m sure she’s just a saintess cosplayer. Could it be that the saintess is crying in the middle of the street?
ㅡUmm… I see. Anyway, I guess that guy is real trash.
And the sparse people on the street began to react to Reitana’s cries.
Because of Red Gate, the crowd wasn’t too many, but they were still gathering one by one.
“Ehh.”
The thought of being really annoying filled my mind.
I approached Leitana again.
“Follow.”
“yes?”
“Follow me. He said he wants to eat. Don’t you want to eat?”
“Ah… no…! I want to eat.”
I took Reitana and got out of the street.
okay.
There’s nothing I can’t eat.
Because it looks like it will be pretty intertwined in one way or another in the future.
For some reason, it feels like a lot of troublesome things happen after becoming a warrior.
After escaping with Reitana, I headed to a nearby restaurant I knew, avoiding people’s eyes.
So now I wondered if I had avoided the troublesome thing, and I was able to face another troublesome thing.
I don’t understand why we keep running into each other these days.
“Ha. Why is he here again…”
The restaurant where Reitana and I arrived.
In one corner of the restaurant, I was able to face Yoo Eun-ha eating food.